September 28
Events
Pre-1600
- 48 BC - Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII.
- 235 - Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.
- 351 - Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius.
- 365 - Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself emperor.
- 935 - Duke Wenceslaus I of Bohemia is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I, who succeeds him.
- 995 - Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, kills most members of the rival Slavník dynasty.
- 1066 - William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest.
- 1106 - King Henry I of England defeats his brother Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebray.
- 1213 - Queen consort Gertrude of Merania is assassinated by a group of Hungarian lords.
- 1238 - King James I of Aragon conquers Valencia from the Moors. Shortly thereafter, he proclaims himself king of Valencia.
- 1322 - Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Frederick I of Austria in the Battle of Mühldorf.
- 1538 - Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
- 1542 - Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California.
1601–1900
1901–present
- 1901 - Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.
- 1912 - The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.
- 1912 - Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.
- 1918 - World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.
- 1919 - Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
- 1924 - The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
- 1928 - Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
- 1939 - World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
- 1939 - World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
- 1941 - World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
- 1941 - Ted Williams achieves a.406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat.400 or better.
- 1944 - World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
- 1951 - CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
- 1958 - Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, dies of injuries sustained in an incident of gay bashing.
- 1961 - A coup d'état|military coup] in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria.
- 1970 - Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo.
- 1973 - The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile.
- 1975 - The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
- 1986 - The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.
- 1992 - A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.
- 1994 - The cruise ferry sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.
- 1995 - Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of the Comoros in a coup.
- 1995 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
- 2000 - Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
- 2006 - Typhoon Xangsane passes over Manila after impacting parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, becoming the strongest to affect the Philippine capital in 11 years.
- 2008 - Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission.
- 2008 - The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault [Formula One crash controversy|had been ordered to crash his car] to help bring out the safety car and give Alonso the advantage and win.
- 2009 - The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1,400 people.
- 2012 - Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.
- 2012 - Sita Air Flight 601 crashes in Madhyapur Thimi, Nepal, killing all 19 passengers and crew.
- 2014 - The 2014 Hong Kong protests begin in response to restrictive political reforms imposed by the NPC in Beijing.
- 2016 - The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas.
- 2018 - The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.
- 2022 - Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.
- 2023 - The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center.
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
- 1605 - Ismaël Bullialdus, French astronomer and mathematician
- 1681 - Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat
- 1705 - Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department
- 1705 - Johann Peter Kellner, German organist and composer
- 1735 - Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain
- 1746 - William Jones, English-Welsh philologist and scholar
- 1765 - Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
- 1803 - Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author
- 1809 - Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist
- 1819 - Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer and publisher
- 1821 - Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician
- 1823 - Alexandre Cabanel, French painter and educator
- 1824 - Francis Turner Palgrave, English poet and critic
- 1836 - Thomas Crapper, English plumber, invented the ballcock
- 1841 - Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France
- 1844 - Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 1852 - Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1852 - Isis Pogson, British astronomer and meteorologist
- 1852 - John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, British Army officer
- 1856 - Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator
- 1860 - Paul Ulrich Villard, French chemist and physicist
- 1861 - Amélie of Orléans, queen consort of Portugal
- 1867 - Hiranuma Kiichirō, Japanese lawyer and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Japan
- 1867 - James Edwin Campbell, American educator, school administrator, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist
- 1870 - Florent Schmitt, French composer and critic
- 1877 - Albert Young, American boxer and promoter
- 1878 - Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player
- 1881 - Pedro de Cordoba, American actor
- 1882 - Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer
- 1883 - Albert Peyriguère, French priest, hermit and ethnologist
- 1885 - Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, coach, and referee
- 1887 - Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee
- 1889 - Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach
- 1890 - Florence Violet McKenzie, Australian electrical engineer
- 1892 - Elmer Rice, American playwright
- 1893 - Hilda Geiringer, Austrian mathematician
- 1893 - Giannis Skarimpas, Greek author, poet, and playwright
- 1898 - Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician
- 1898 - Mijo Mirković, Croatian economist and author
- 1900 - Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII
1901–present
- 1901 - William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS
- 1901 - Ed Sullivan, American television host
- 1903 - Haywood S. Hansell, American general
- 1905 - Max Schmeling, German boxer
- 1907 - Heikki Savolainen, Finnish gymnast and physician
- 1907 - Bhagat Singh, Indian activist
- 1909 - Al Capp, American author and illustrator
- 1910 - Diosdado Macapagal, Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th President of the Philippines
- 1910 - Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician
- 1913 - Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator
- 1913 - Alice Marble, American tennis player
- 1914 - Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American refugee and singer
- 1915 - Ethel Rosenberg, American spy
- 1916 - Peter Finch, English-Australian actor
- 1916 - Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator
- 1917 - Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge
- 1918 - Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager
- 1918 - Arnold Stang, American actor
- 1919 - Doris Singleton, American actress
- 1922 - Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress
- 1922 - Larry Munson, American sportscaster
- 1922 - Jules Sedney, Prime Minister of Suriname
- 1923 - Tuli Kupferberg, American singer, poet, and writer
- 1923 - John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire
- 1923 - William Windom, American actor
- 1924 - Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor
- 1924 - Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer
- 1925 - Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company
- 1925 - Cromwell Everson, South African composer
- 1925 - Martin David Kruskal, American physicist and mathematician
- 1926 - Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author
- 1926 – Bonnie Leman, American art historian, writer, and publisher of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine
- 1928 - Koko Taylor, American singer
- 1929 - Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer and composer
- 1930 - Tommy Collins, American country music singer-songwriter
- 1930 - Immanuel Wallerstein, American sociologist, author, and academic
- 1932 - Jeremy Isaacs, Scottish screenwriter and producer
- 1932 - Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, poet, and director
- 1933 - Joe Benton, English soldier and politician
- 1933 - Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor and educator
- 1933 - Johnny "Country" Mathis, American singer-songwriter
- 1934 - Brigitte Bardot, French actress and animal rights activist
- 1935 - Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer
- 1935 - David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- 1935 - Ronald Lacey, English actor
- 1936 - Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick
- 1936 - Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player
- 1936 - Robert Wolders, Dutch television actor
- 1937 - Alice Mahon, English trade union leader and politician
- 1937 - Glenn Sutton, American country music songwriter and record producer
- 1938 - Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1939 - Stuart Kauffman, American biologist and academic
- 1941 - David Lewis, American philosopher and academic
- 1941 - Edmund Stoiber, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Bavaria
- 1941 - Charley Taylor, American football player
- 1942 - Pierre Clémenti, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1942 - Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1943 - Warren Lieberfarb, American businessman
- 1943 - George W. S. Trow, American novelist, playwright, and critic
- 1943 - Nick St. Nicholas, German-Canadian bass player
- 1944 - Richie Karl, American golfer
- 1944 - Marcia Muller, American journalist and author
- 1945 - Marielle Goitschel, French skier
- 1945 - Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist
- 1945 - Fusako Shigenobu, Japanese activist, founded the Japanese Red Army
- 1946 - Tom Bower, English journalist and author
- 1946 - Jeffrey Jones, American actor
- 1946 - Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
- 1947 - Bob Carr, Australian journalist and politician, 37th Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1947 - Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- 1947 - Jon Snow, English journalist and academic
- 1947 - Rhonda Hughes, American mathematician and academic
- 1949 - Jim Henshaw, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1949 - Vernee Watson-Johnson, American actress
- 1950 - Paul Burgess, English drummer
- 1950 - Christina Hoff Sommers, American author and philosopher
- 1950 - John Sayles, American novelist, director, and screenwriter
- 1951 - Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician
- 1952 - Christopher Buckley, American satirical novelist
- 1952 - Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Greek basketball player and coach
- 1952 - Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model and actress
- 1952 - Andy Ward, English drummer
- 1953 - Otmar Hasler, Liechtensteiner educator and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
- 1954 - Steve Largent, American football player and politician
- 1954 - George Lynch, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1954 - John Scott, English rugby player
- 1954 - Margot Wallström, Swedish politician and diplomat, 42nd Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs
- 1955 - Stéphane Dion, Canadian sociologist and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment
- 1955 - Mercy Manci, Xhosa sangoma and HIV activist from South Africa
- 1955 - Kenny Kirkland, American pianist
- 1957 - Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician
- 1959 - Laura Bruce, American artist
- 1959 - Ron Fellows, Canadian race car driver
- 1960 - Gary Ayres, Australian footballer and coach
- 1960 - Tom Byrum, American golfer
- 1960 - Frank Hammerschlag, German footballer and manager
- 1960 - Gus Logie, Trinidadian cricketer
- 1960 - Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, English politician
- 1960 - Jennifer Rush, American singer-songwriter
- 1960 - Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop
- 1961 - Helen Grant, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
- 1961 - Gregory Jbara, American actor and singer
- 1961 - Quentin Kawānanakoa, American lawyer and politician
- 1961 - Anne White, American tennis player
- 1962 - Grant Fuhr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1962 - Laurie Rinker, American golfer
- 1962 - Dietmar Schacht, German footballer and manager
- 1962 - Chuck Taylor, American journalist
- 1963 - Steve Blackman, American wrestler and martial artist
- 1963 - Érik Comas, French race car driver
- 1963 - Johnny Dawkins, American basketball player and coach
- 1963 - Greg Weisman, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1964 - Claudio Borghi, Argentinian footballer and manager
- 1964 - Gregor Fisken, Scottish race car driver
- 1964 - Janeane Garofalo, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
- 1964 - Paul Jewell, English footballer and manager
- 1964 - Mārtiņš Roze, Latvian lawyer and politician
- 1965 - B.G., the Prince of Rap, American rapper
- 1966 - Scott Adams, American football player
- 1966 - Maria Canals-Barrera, Cuban-American actress
- 1966 - Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1967 - Mira Sorvino, American actress
- 1967 - Moon Zappa, American actress and author
- 1968 - Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist
- 1968 - Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver
- 1968 - Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1968 - Sean Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor
- 1968 - Rob Moroso, American race car driver
- 1968 - Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer
- 1969 - Kerri Chandler, electronic music producer and DJ
- 1969 - Marcel Dost, Dutch decathlete
- 1969 - Ben Greenman, American journalist and author
- 1969 - Piper Kerman, American author and memoirist
- 1969 - Éric Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
- 1969 - Sascha Maassen, German race car driver
- 1969 - Angus Robertson, Scottish politician
- 1969 - Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer
- 1970 - Kimiko Date, Japanese tennis player
- 1970 - Mike DeJean, American baseball player
- 1970 - Gualter Salles, Brazilian race car driver
- 1971 - Joseph Arthur, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1971 - George Eustice, English lawyer and politician
- 1971 - Braam van Straaten, South African rugby player
- 1971 - Alan Wright, English footballer and manager
- 1972 - Leila McKinnon, Iranian-Australian journalist and television host
- 1972 - Dita Von Teese, American model and dancer
- 1973 - Brian Rafalski, American ice hockey player
- 1974 - Marco Di Loreto, Italian footballer and manager
- 1974 - Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer
- 1974 - Joonas Kolkka, Finnish footballer and coach
- 1974 - Shane Webcke, Australian rugby league player and coach
- 1975 - Stuart Clark, Australian cricketer and manager
- 1975 - Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic
- 1975 - Lenny Krayzelburg, Russian-American swimmer
- 1976 - Fedor Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and politician
- 1976 - Bonzi Wells, American basketball player
- 1977 - Pak Se-ri, South Korean golfer
- 1977 - Young Jeezy, American rapper
- 1978 - Peter Cambor, American actor
- 1978 - Ben Edmondson, Australian cricketer
- 1979 - Bam Margera, American skateboarder, actor, and stuntman
- 1979 - Taki Tsan, American-Greek rapper and producer
- 1980 - Marlon Parmer, American basketball player
- 1981 - Greg Anderson, American pianist and composer
- 1981 - Willy Caballero, Argentine footballer
- 1981 - José Calderón, Spanish basketball player
- 1981 - Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1981 - Jerrika Hinton, American actress
- 1981 - Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian bass player
- 1982 - Aleksandr Anyukov, Russian footballer
- 1982 - Abhinav Bindra, Indian target shooter
- 1982 - Ray Emery, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982 - Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director
- 1982 - Nolwenn Leroy, French singer-songwriter and actress
- 1982 - Emeka Okafor, American basketball player
- 1982 - Dustin Penner, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982 - Aivar Rehemaa, Estonian skier
- 1982 - Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player
- 1982 - St. Vincent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1983 - Stefan Moore, English footballer
- 1983 - John Schwalger, New Zealand rugby player
- 1984 - Jenny Omnichord, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1984 - Luke Pomersbach, Australian cricketer
- 1984 - Naim Terbunja, Kosovan-Swedish boxer
- 1984 - Melody Thornton, American singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1984 - Mathieu Valbuena, French footballer
- 1984 - Ryan Zimmerman, American baseball player
- 1985 - Shindong, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1985 - Alina Ibragimova, Russian-English violinist
- 1986 - Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer
- 1986 - Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner
- 1986 - Daniel Platzman, American musician
- 1986 - Dominic Waters, American basketball player
- 1987 - Pierre Becken, German footballer
- 1987 - Gary Deegan, Irish footballer
- 1987 - Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1987 - Chloë Hanslip, English violinist
- 1987 - Viktoria Leks, Estonian high jumper
- 1988 - Marin Čilić, Croatian tennis player
- 1988 - Esmée Denters, Dutch singer-songwriter
- 1988 - Jason Jordan, American wrestler
- 1988 - Olivia Jordan, American actress, model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder
- 1988 - Hana Mae Lee, American actress, model, and fashion designer
- 1988 - Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer
- 1988 - Worakls, French DJ and electronic musician
- 1989 - Çağla Büyükakçay, Turkish tennis player
- 1989 - Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player
- 1989 - Mark Randall, English footballer
- 1990 - Phoenix Battye, Australian rugby player
- 1991 - Eddie Rosario, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1991 - Elvyonn Bailey, American sprinter
- 1992 - Khem Birch, Canadian basketball player
- 1992 - Keir Gilchrist, Canadian actor and musician
- 1992 - Alex Landi, American actor
- 1992 - Paula Ormaechea, Argentine tennis player
- 1992 - Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer
- 1992 - Kōko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast
- 1993 - Jodie Williams, English sprinter
- 1995 - Juancho Hernangómez, Spanish basketball player
- 1995 - Caleb Martin, American basketball player
- 1995 - Cody Martin, American basketball player
- 1995 - Jason Williams, English footballer
- 1996 - Aiden Moffat, British race car driver
- 1998 - Panna Udvardy, Hungarian tennis player
- 1999 - Kayla Day, American tennis player
- 2000 - Frankie Jonas, American actor, singer, and songwriter
- 2004 - Isack Hadjar, French-Algerian racing driver
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 48 BC - Pompey, Roman general and politician
- 135 - Rabbi Akiva, Jewish sage, martyr.
- 782 - Leoba, Anglo-Saxon nun
- 935 - Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia
- 980 - Minamoto no Hiromasa, Japanese nobleman
- 1197 - Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1213 - Gertrude of Merania, queen consort of Hungary
- 1330 - Elizabeth of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia
- 1429 - Cymburgis of Masovia, duchess consort of Austria
- 1582 - George Buchanan, Scottish historian and scholar
- 1596 - Margaret Clifford, countess of Derby
1601–1900
- 1618 - Josuah Sylvester, English poet and translator
- 1687 - Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian theologian and academic
- 1694 - Gabriel Mouton, French mathematician and theologian
- 1702 - Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, French-English lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council
- 1742 - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop
- 1805 - Christoph Franz von Buseck, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg
- 1829 - Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and politician
- 1844 - Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy, Russian general and politician
- 1859 - Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic
- 1873 - Émile Gaboriau, French journalist and author
- 1882 - Amunda Kolderup, Norwegian opera singer
- 1891 - Herman Melville, American author and poet
- 1893 - Annie Feray Mutrie, British painter
- 1895 - Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist
- 1899 - Giovanni Segantini, Austrian painter
1901–present
- 1902 - John Marks Moore, American politician and attorney
- 1904 - Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese historian and author
- 1914 - Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears
- 1915 - Saitō Hajime, Japanese samurai
- 1918 - Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher
- 1918 - Freddie Stowers, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
- 1920 - Yu Gwan-sun, Korean independence activist
- 1925 - Paul Vermoyal, French actor
- 1935 - William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer, invented the Kinetoscope
- 1938 - Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company
- 1941 - Marion Miley, American golfer, ranked No. 1 in the United States
- 1943 - Sam Ruben, American chemist and academic
- 1943 - Filippo Illuminato, Italian partisan, Gold Medal of Military Valour
- 1949 - Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens
- 1953 - Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and scholar
- 1956 - William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company
- 1957 - Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan violinist and composer
- 1959 - Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver
- 1962 - Roger Nimier, French soldier and author
- 1964 - Harpo Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer
- 1966 - André Breton, French author and poet
- 1970 - John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright
- 1970 - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt
- 1978 - Pope John Paul I
- 1979 - John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer
- 1981 - Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan journalist and politician, President of Venezuela
- 1982 - Mabel Albertson, American actress
- 1984 - Cihad Baban, Turkish journalist, author, and politician
- 1989 - Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Philippines
- 1990 - Larry O'Brien, American businessman and politician, 57th United States Postmaster General
- 1991 - Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader
- 1993 - Peter De Vries, American editor and novelist
- 1993 - Alexander A. Drabik, American sergeant
- 1994 - Urmas Alender, Estonian singer
- 1994 - José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Guerrero
- 1994 - Harry Saltzman, Canadian production manager and producer
- 1994 - K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian
- 1999 - Escott Reid, Canadian academic and diplomat
- 2000 - Pierre Trudeau, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada
- 2002 - Patsy Mink, American lawyer and politician
- 2002 - Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician
- 2003 - Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer
- 2003 - Elia Kazan, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 2003 - George Odlum, Saint Lucian politician and diplomat
- 2004 - Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer
- 2005 - Constance Baker Motley, American lawyer, judge, and politician
- 2007 - René Desmaison, French mountaineer
- 2007 - Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association
- 2009 - Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama
- 2009 - Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and director
- 2010 - Kurt Albert, German mountaineer and photographer
- 2010 - Arthur Penn, American director and producer
- 2010 - Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress
- 2012 - Avraham Adan, Israeli general
- 2012 - Chris Economaki, American journalist and sportscaster
- 2012 - Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor
- 2013 - James Emanuel, American-French poet and scholar
- 2013 - Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricketer and rugby player
- 2013 - George Amon Webster, American singer and pianist
- 2014 - Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author
- 2014 - Joseph H. Alexander, American colonel and historian
- 2014 - Sheila Faith, English dentist and politician
- 2014 - Tim Rawlings, English footballer and manager
- 2014 - Petr Skoumal, Czech pianist and composer
- 2015 - Alexander Faris, Irish composer and conductor
- 2015 - Walter Dale Miller, American rancher and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota
- 2015 - Ignacio Zoco, Spanish footballer
- 2016 - Agnes Nixon, American television writer and director
- 2016 - Gary Glasberg, American television writer and producer
- 2016 - Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli statesman and politician, 9th President of Israel
- 2016 - Gloria Naylor, American novelist
- 2017 - Daniel Pe'er, Israeli television host and newsreader
- 2018 - Predrag Ejdus, Serbian actor
- 2019 - José José, Mexican musician and singer
- 2022 - Coolio, American rapper
- 2024 - Winfield Dunn, American politician, 43rd Governor of Tennessee
- 2024 - Drake Hogestyn, American actor
- 2024 - Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor
Holidays and observances