January 14
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
- 1907 - An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
- 1911 - Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
- 1939 - Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
- 1943 - World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.
- 1943 - World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
- 1951 - National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew.
- 1952 - NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
- 1953 - Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia.
- 1954 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
- 1957 - Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
- 1960 - The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.
- 1967 - Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
- 1969 - USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the near Hawaii kills 28 people.
- 1972 - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.
- 1973 - Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
- 1993 - Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers.
- 2010 - Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
- 2016 - Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.
- 2019 - A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.
- 2024 - Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.
- 2026 - Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand.
Births
Pre-1600
- 83 BC - Mark Antony, Roman general and politician
- 1131 - Valdemar I of Denmark
- 1273 - Joan I of Navarre, queen regnant of Navarre, queen consort of France
- 1451 - Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist
- 1477 - Hermann of Wied, German archbishop
- 1476 - Anne St Leger, Baroness de Ros, English baroness
- 1507 - Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal
- 1507 - Luca Longhi, Italian painter
- 1551 - Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Grand vizier of emperor Akbar
- 1552 - Alberico Gentili, Italian-English academic and jurist
1601–1900
- 1683 - Gottfried Silbermann, German instrument maker
- 1684 - Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer
- 1684 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter
- 1699 - Jakob Adlung, German organist, historian, and theorist
- 1700 - Picander, German poet and playwright
- 1702 - Emperor Nakamikado of Japan
- 1705 - Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French sailor, explorer, and politician
- 1741 - Benedict Arnold, American-British general
- 1749 - James Garrard, American farmer, Baptist minister and politician
- 1767 - Maria Theresa of Austria
- 1780 - Henry Baldwin, American judge and politician
- 1792 - Christian de Meza, Danish general
- 1793 - John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician
- 1798 - Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- 1800 - Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian composer, botanist, and publisher
- 1806 - Charles Hotham, English-Australian soldier and politician, 1st Governor of Victoria
- 1806 - Matthew Fontaine Maury, American astronomer, oceanographer, and historian
- 1818 - Zachris Topelius, Finnish author and journalist
- 1819 - Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Romanian poet and politician
- 1820 - Bezalel HaKohen, Russian rabbi
- 1824 - Vladimir Stasov, Russian critic
- 1834 - Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Victoria
- 1836 - Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter and lithographer
- 1841 - Berthe Morisot, French painter
- 1845 - Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, English politician, 34th Governor-General of India
- 1849 - Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator
- 1850 - Pierre Loti, French captain and author
- 1856 - J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Bulletin
- 1861 - Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan
- 1862 - Carrie Derick, Canadian botanist and geneticist
- 1863 - Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal
- 1863 - Richard F. Outcault, American author and illustrator
- 1869 - Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician
- 1870 - George Pearce, Australian carpenter and politician
- 1875 - Albert Schweitzer, French-German physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1882 - Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist
- 1883 - Nina Ricci, Italian-French fashion designer
- 1886 - Hugh Lofting, English author and poet, created Doctor Dolittle
- 1887 - Hugo Steinhaus, Polish mathematician and academic
- 1892 - Martin Niemöller, German pastor and theologian
- 1892 - Hal Roach, American actor, director, and producer
- 1892 - George Wilson, English footballer
- 1894 - Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier and nurse
- 1896 - John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, and playwright
- 1897 - Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician
- 1899 - Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly
1901–present
- 1901 - Bebe Daniels, American actress
- 1901 - Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher
- 1904 - Cecil Beaton, English photographer, painter, and costume designer
- 1904 - Emily Hahn, American journalist and author
- 1904 - Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1905 - Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer
- 1905 - Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan
- 1905 - Sterling Holloway, American actor
- 1906 - William Bendix, American actor
- 1907 - Georges-Émile Lapalme, Canadian lawyer and politician
- 1908 - Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor
- 1909 - Brenda Forbes, English-American actress
- 1909 - Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1911 - Anatoly Rybakov, Russian-American author
- 1912 - Tillie Olsen, American short story writer
- 1914 - Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor
- 1914 - Selahattin Ülkümen, Turkish diplomat
- 1915 - Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud and The Price Is Right
- 1919 - Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy
- 1919 - Andy Rooney, American soldier, journalist, critic, and television personality
- 1920 - Bertus de Harder, Dutch footballer and manager
- 1921 - Murray Bookchin, American author and philosopher
- 1921 - Kenneth Bulmer, American author
- 1921 - Ken Sailors, American basketball player
- 1922 - Hank Biasatti, Italian-Canadian baseball and basketball player
- 1922 - Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington
- 1923 - Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer
- 1923 - Fred Beckey, American mountaineer and author
- 1924 - Carole Cook, American actress and singer
- 1924 - Guy Williams, American actor
- 1925 - Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina
- 1925 - Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina
- 1925 - Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright
- 1926 - Frank Aletter, American actor
- 1926 - Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter
- 1926 - Tom Tryon, American actor and author
- 1927 - Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player
- 1928 - Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and songwriter
- 1928 - Hans Kornberg, German-English biologist and academic
- 1928 - Garry Winogrand, American photographer and author
- 1929 - Peter Barkworth, English actor
- 1930 - Johnny Grande, American pianist and accordion player
- 1930 - Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer
- 1931 - Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer and politician
- 1931 - Martin Holdgate, English biologist and academic
- 1931 - Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer
- 1932 - Don Garlits, American race car driver and engineer
- 1933 - Stan Brakhage, American director and producer
- 1934 - Richard Briers, English actor
- 1934 - Pierre Darmon, French tennis player
- 1934 - Alberto Rodríguez Larreta, Argentinian race car driver
- 1936 - Clarence Carter, American blues and soul singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
- 1937 - J. Bernlef, Dutch author and poet
- 1937 - Ken Higgs, English cricketer and coach
- 1937 - Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic
- 1937 - Rao Gopal Rao, Indian actor, producer, and politician
- 1937 - Sonny Siebert, American baseball player
- 1937 - Billie Jo Spears, American country singer
- 1938 - Morihiro Hosokawa, Japanese journalist and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Japan
- 1938 - Jack Jones, American singer and actor
- 1938 - Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1939 - Kurt Moylan, Guamanian businessman and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam
- 1940 - Julian Bond, American academic and politician
- 1940 - Ron Kostelnik, American football player
- 1940 - Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer
- 1940 - Trevor Nunn, English director and composer
- 1940 - Vasilka Stoeva, Bulgarian discus thrower
- 1941 - Nicholas Brooks, English historian
- 1941 - Faye Dunaway, American actress and producer
- 1941 - Gibby Gilbert, American golfer
- 1941 - Barry Jenner, American actor
- 1941 - Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia
- 1942 - Dave Campbell, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1942 - Gerben Karstens, Dutch cyclist
- 1943 - Angelo Bagnasco, Italian cardinal
- 1943 - Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor
- 1943 - Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut
- 1943 - Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright
- 1944 - Marjoe Gortner, American actor and evangelist
- 1944 - Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and architect
- 1944 - Nina Totenberg, American journalist
- 1945 - Kathleen Chalfant, American actress
- 1945 - Maina Gielgud, English ballerina and director
- 1947 - Taylor Branch, American historian and author
- 1947 - Bev Perdue, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina
- 1947 - Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player
- 1948 - T Bone Burnett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1948 - Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan, Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
- 1948 - Nasrollah Mardani, Iranian poet,
- 1948 - Carl Weathers, American football player and actor
- 1949 - Lawrence Kasdan, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1949 - Mary Robison, American short story writer and novelist
- 1949 - İlyas Salman, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1949 - Lamar Williams, American bass player
- 1950 - Arthur Byron Cover, American author and screenwriter
- 1950 - Swen Nater, Dutch-American basketball player
- 1950 - Rambhadracharya, Indian religious leader, scholar, and author
- 1951 - Ron Behagen, American basketball player
- 1951 - O. Panneerselvam, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- 1952 - Sydney Biddle Barrows, American businesswoman and author
- 1952 - Maureen Dowd, American journalist and author
- 1952 - Konstantinos Iosifidis, Greek footballer and manager
- 1952 - Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Romanian engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Romania
- 1953 - David Clary, English chemist and academic
- 1953 - Denzil Douglas, Caribbean educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 1953 - Hans Westerhoff, Dutch biologist and academic
- 1954 - Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler
- 1956 - Étienne Daho, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and producer
- 1957 - Anchee Min, Chinese-American painter, photographer, and author
- 1959 - Geoff Tate, German-American singer-songwriter and musician
- 1961 - Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer
- 1963 - Steven Soderbergh, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1964 - Beverly Kinch, English long jumper and sprinter
- 1964 - Sergei Nemchinov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1964 - Shepard Smith, American television journalist
- 1965 - Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player, coach, and lawyer
- 1965 - Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1965 - Jemma Redgrave, English actress
- 1965 - Slick Rick, English-American rapper and producer
- 1966 - Terry Angus, English footballer
- 1966 - Marko Hietala, Finnish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
- 1966 - Nadia Maftouni, Iranian philosopher
- 1966 - Dan Schneider, American TV producer
- 1967 - Leonardo Ortolani, Italian author and illustrator, created Rat-Man
- 1967 - Emily Watson, English actress
- 1967 - Zakk Wylde, American guitarist and singer
- 1968 - Ruel Fox, English-Montserratian footballer, manager and chairman
- 1968 - LL Cool J, American rapper and actor
- 1969 - Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer
- 1969 - Martin Bicknell, English cricketer
- 1969 - Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
- 1971 - Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier
- 1971 - Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer and manager
- 1971 - Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer and manager
- 1972 - Kyle Brady, American football player and sportscaster
- 1972 - Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author
- 1972 - James Key, English engineer
- 1973 - Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver
- 1973 - Paul Tisdale, English footballer and manager
- 1974 - Kevin Durand, Canadian actor
- 1974 - David Flitcroft, English footballer and manager
- 1975 - Georgina Cates, English actress
- 1975 - Jordan Ladd, American actress
- 1976 - Vincenzo Chianese, Italian footballer
- 1977 - Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver
- 1977 - Terry Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 - Shawn Crawford, American sprinter
- 1979 - Karen Elson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and model
- 1979 - Evans Soligo, Italian footballer
- 1980 - Clive Clarke, Irish footballer
- 1980 - Cory Gibbs, American soccer player
- 1980 - Byron Leftwich, American football player and coach
- 1981 - Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian footballer
- 1981 - Jadranka Đokić, Croatian actress
- 1981 - Hyleas Fountain, American heptathlete
- 1981 - Concepción Montaner, Spanish long jumper
- 1982 - Marc Broussard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1982 - Zach Gilford, American actor
- 1982 - Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer
- 1982 - Thomas Longosiwa, Kenyan runner
- 1982 - Víctor Valdés, Spanish footballer
- 1983 - Cesare Bovo, Italian footballer
- 1983 - Vincent Jackson, American football player
- 1983 - Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer
- 1984 - Erick Aybar, American baseball player
- 1984 - Erika Matsuo, Japanese violinist
- 1984 - Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player
- 1985 - Aaron Brooks, American basketball player
- 1985 - Jake Choi, American actor
- 1985 - Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey
- 1985 - Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater
- 1986 - Yohan Cabaye, French footballer
- 1986 - Alessio Cossu, Italian footballer
- 1986 - Matt Riddle, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
- 1987 - Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer
- 1987 - Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor
- 1988 - Kacey Barnfield, English actress
- 1988 - Hakeem Nicks, American football player
- 1988 - Jack P. Shepherd, English actor
- 1989 - Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1989 - Emma Greenwell, American-English actress
- 1990 - Kacy Catanzaro, American athlete and wrestler
- 1990 - Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner
- 1990 - Grant Gustin, American actor and singer
- 1990 - Áron Szilágyi, Hungarian fencer
- 1992 - Robbie Brady, Irish footballer
- 1992 - Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player
- 1992 - Qiang Wang, Chinese tennis player
- 1993 - Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer
- 1993 - David Nwaba, American basketball player
- 1994 - Kai, South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer
- 1997 - Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer
- 1998 - Maddison Inglis, Australian tennis player
- 1999 - Declan Rice, English footballer
- 1999 - Emerson Royal, Brazilian footballer
- 1999 - D'Andre Swift, American football player
- 2000 - Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player
- 2001 - Cora Jade, American wrestler
- 2002 - JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 378 - Chak Tok Ichʼaak I, ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal
- 769 - Cui Huan, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- 927 - Wang Yanhan, king of Min
- 937 - Zhang Yanlang, Chinese official
- 973 - Ekkehard I, Frankish monk and poet
- 1092 - Vratislaus II of Bohemia
- 1163 - Ladislaus II of Hungary
- 1236 - Saint Sava, Serbian archbishop and saint
- 1301 - Andrew III of Hungary
- 1331 - Odoric of Pordenone, Italian priest and explorer
- 1465 - Thomas Beckington, English statesman and prelate
- 1476 - John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk
- 1555 - Jacques Dubois, French anatomist
1601–1900
- 1640 - Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
- 1648 - Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian
- 1676 - Francesco Cavalli, Italian organist and composer
- 1679 - Jacques de Billy, French mathematician and academic
- 1701 - Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyō
- 1753 - George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author
- 1766 - Frederick V of Denmark
- 1776 - Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar
- 1786 - Michael Arne, English organist and composer
- 1786 - Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire
- 1823 - Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician
- 1825 - George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor
- 1833 - Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint
- 1867 - Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator
- 1874 - Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, invented the Reis telephone
- 1883 - Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer
- 1888 - Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer
- 1889 - Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano
- 1892 - Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
- 1892 - Alexander J. Davis, American architect
- 1898 - Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician
1901–present
- 1901 - Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian
- 1901 - Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist
- 1905 - Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer
- 1907 - Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, Scottish soldier and politician, 6th Governor of New Zealand
- 1908 - Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright
- 1915 - Richard Meux Benson, English priest and saint, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist
- 1919 - Platon, Estonian bishop and saint
- 1920 - John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company
- 1926 - August Sedláček, Czech historian and author
- 1934 - Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist
- 1937 - Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright
- 1938 - Jaakko Mäki, Finnish politician
- 1942 - Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author
- 1943 - Laura E. Richards, American author and poet
- 1944 - Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Turkish author and politician
- 1947 – Gustave Mathieu, French illegalist anarchist, suspected of being one of Ravachol's main accomplices
- 1949 - Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
- 1951 - Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright
- 1952 - Artur Kapp, Estonian composer and conductor
- 1957 - Humphrey Bogart, American actor
- 1959 - Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop and translator
- 1961 - Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor
- 1965 - Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer
- 1966 - Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic
- 1968 - Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet and author
- 1970 - William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic
- 1970 - Asım Gündüz, Turkish general
- 1972 - Horst Assmy, German footballer
- 1972 - Frederik IX of Denmark
- 1976 - Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia
- 1977 - Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1977 - Peter Finch, English-Australian actor
- 1977 - Anaïs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist
- 1978 - Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist
- 1978 - Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher
- 1978 - Robert Heger, German conductor and composer
- 1978 - Blossom Rock, American actress
- 1980 - Robert Ardrey, American-South African author, playwright, and screenwriter
- 1981 - G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician
- 1984 - Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist
- 1986 - Donna Reed, American actress
- 1987 - Turgut Demirağ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1987 - Douglas Sirk, German-Swiss director and screenwriter
- 1988 - Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union
- 1991 - Gordon Bryant, Australian educator and politician
- 1995 - Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor
- 1996 - Onno Tunç, Armenian-Turkish composer
- 1997 - Dollard Ménard, Canadian general
- 2000 - Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator
- 2004 - Uta Hagen, German-American actress
- 2004 - Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 2005 - Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author
- 2005 - Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator
- 2005 - Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer
- 2005 - Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan sculptor and painter
- 2006 - Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter
- 2006 - Jim Gary, American sculptor
- 2006 - Shelley Winters, American actress
- 2007 - Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer
- 2008 - Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic
- 2009 - Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building
- 2009 - Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor
- 2010 - Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and academic
- 2011 - Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress
- 2012 - Txillardegi, Spanish linguist and politician
- 2012 - Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- 2012 - Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy, youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in 2004
- 2012 - Giampiero Moretti, Italian entrepreneur and race car driver
- 2012 - Rosy Varte, Armenian-French actress
- 2013 - Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor
- 2014 - Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic
- 2014 - Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author
- 2014 - Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist
- 2015 - Bob Boyd, American basketball player and coach
- 2015 - Zhang Wannian, Chinese general
- 2016 - René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer
- 2016 - Alan Rickman, English actor
- 2017 - Zhou Youguang, Chinese sociologist,
- 2018 - Spanky Manikan, Filipino veteran actor
- 2018 - Cyrille Regis, French Guianan-English footballer
- 2021 - Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer
- 2023 - Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad
- 2025 - Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher
- 2025 - Tony Slattery, British actor, comedian and television personality
Holidays and observances