Events

1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
1230 - William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
1335 - Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.
1536 - Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
1559 - John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
1568 - Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
1611 - The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
1670 - King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
1672 - John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
1808 - Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
1812 - The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory after Mexican rebels under José María Morelos y Pavón abandon the city after 72 days under siege by royalist Spanish troops under Félix María Calleja.
1816 - Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Princess Charlotte of Wales.
1829 - After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
1863 - American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
1866 - Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
1876 - The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria.
1879 - The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Casa Labra Pub (city of Madrid) by the historical Spanish workers' leader Pablo Iglesias.
1885 - Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
1885 - Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
1885 - The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
1889 - Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
1906 - Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
1918 - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
1920 - The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
1932 - Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time.
1933 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
1941 - Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
1945 - World War II: Fall of Berlin: The Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin and Soviet soldiers hoist their red flag over the Reichstag building.
1945 - World War II: Italian Campaign: General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs the official instrument of surrender of all Wehrmacht forces in Italy.
1945 - World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
1946 - The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place; two guards and three inmates are killed.
1952 - The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg.
1955 - Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
1963 - Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
1964 - Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
1964 - First ascent of Shishapangma the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
1969 - The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
1972 - In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
1980 - Referendum on system of government held in Nepal.
1982 - Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
1986 - Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster
1989 - Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
1994 - A bus crashes in Gdask, Poland killing 32 people.
1995 - During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
1998 - The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
1999 - Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
2000 - President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
2004 - The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd.
2008 - Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
2008 - Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
2011 - Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2011 - An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak.
2011 - The 41st Canadian federal election is held, in which the governing Conservative Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper, increases their number of seats from a minority to a majority.
2012 - A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
2014 - Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.

Births

1360 - Yongle Emperor of China (died 1424)
1451 - René II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1508)
1458 - Eleanor of Viseu (died 1525)
1533 - Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (died 1596)
1551 - William Camden, English historian and topographer (died 1623)
1601 - Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar (died 1680)
1660 - Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (died 1725)
1695 - Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect (died 1766)
1702 - Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and theosopher (died 1782)
1707 - Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (died 1747)
1729 - Catherine the Great, of Russia (died 1796)
1737 - William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1805)
1740 - Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (died 1821)
1750 - John André, English soldier and spy (died 1780)
1752 - Ludwig August Lebrun, German oboe player and composer (died 1790)
1754 - Vicente Martín y Soler, Spanish composer (died 1806)
1772 - Novalis, German author and poet (died 1801)
1773 - Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher and poet (died 1845)
1797 - Abraham Pineo Gesner, Canadian physician and geologist (died 1864)
1802 - Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (died 1870)
1806 - Catherine Labouré, French nun and saint (died 1876)
1808 - Emma Darwin, English wife of Charles Darwin (died 1896)
1810 - Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (died 1874)
1815 - William Buell Richards, Canadian lawyer and judge, 1st Chief Justice of Canada (died 1889)
1828 - Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (died 1915)
1830 - Otto Staudinger, German entomologist and author (died 1900)
1843 - Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American engineer (died 1929)
1859 - Jerome K. Jerome, English author and playwright (died 1927)
1860 - John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, physician, and academic (died 1936)
1860 - Theodor Herzl, Jewish-Austrian philosopher, journalist and author (died 1904)
1865 - Clyde Fitch, American playwright (died 1909)
1867 - Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mobster (died 1930)
1873 - Jurgis Baltrukaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (died 1944)
1879 - James F. Byrnes, American stenographer and politician, 49th United States Secretary of State (died 1972)
1880 - Bill Horr, American football player, discus thrower, and coach (died 1955)
1881 - Alexander Kerensky, Russian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Russia (died 1970)
1885 - Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (died 1966)
1886 - Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (died 1956)
1887 - Vernon Castle, English-American dancer (died 1918)
1887 - Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (died 1951)
1889 - Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1959)
1890 - E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (died 1965)
1892 - Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (died 1918)
1894 - Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist, philosopher, and academic (died 1981)
1895 - Lorenz Hart, American playwright and lyricist (died 1943)
1896 - Helen of Greece and Denmark (died 1982)
1897 - John Frederick Coots, American songwriter (died 1985)
1898 - Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (died 1989)
1901 - Bob Wyatt, English cricketer (died 1995)
1902 - Brian Aherne, English actor (died 1986)
1903 - Benjamin Spock, American rower, pediatrician, and author (died 1998)
1904 - Bill Brandt, German-English photographer and journalist (died 1983)
1906 - Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (died 1979)
1907 - Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (died 1993)
1908 - William Bakewell, American actor (died 1993)
1910 - Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1943)
1912 - Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (died 1985)
1913 - Pietro Frua, Italian coachbuilders and car designers (died 1983)
1913 - Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (died 1981)
1915 - Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
1915 - Peggy Mount, English actress (died 2001)
1917 - Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder
1920 - Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (died 2004)
1920 - Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (died 2000)
1920 - Vasantrao Deshpande, Indian singer and sitar player (died 1983)
1920 - Guinn Smith, American pole vaulter, soldier, and pilot (died 2004)
1921 - Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992)
1922 - Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (died 2007)
1922 - A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born American journalist and author (died 2006)
1923 - Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (died 2008)
1924 - Jamal Abro, Pakistani lawyer and author (died 2004)
1924 - Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2015)
1924 - Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan
1925 - John Neville, English-Canadian actor (died 2011)
1926 - Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Premier of Quebec (died 1993)
1927 - Ray Barrett, Australian actor and singer (died 2009)
1928 - Hans Trass, Estonian ecologist and botanist
1928 - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (died 1972)
1929 - Édouard Balladur, Turkish-French economist and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of France
1929 - James Dillion, American discus thrower (died 2010)
1929 - Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
1930 - Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter and critic (died 2013)
1930 - Marco Pannella, Italian journalist and politician
1931 - Phil Bruns, American actor and stuntman (died 2012)
1931 - Martha Grimes, American author and poet
1932 - Maury Allen, American journalist, actor, and author (died 2010)
1933 - Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
1935 - Lance LeGault, American actor (died 2012)
1935 - Faisal II of Iraq (died 1958)
1935 - Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager
1936 - Norma Aleandro, Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter
1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck, Indian-English singer and pianist
1936 - Michael Rabin, American violinist (died 1972)
1937 - Klaus Enders, German motorcycle sidecar racer
1937 - Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
1938 - Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (died 1996)
1939 - Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist and engineer
1940 - Jo Ann Pflug, American actress
1941 - Tony Adamowicz, American race car driver
1941 - Bruce Cameron, Scottish bishop
1941 - Clay Carroll, American baseball player
1941 - Paul Darrow, British actor
1942 - Jacques Rogge, Belgian businessman
1944 - Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator
1944 - Bob Henrit, English drummer (Argent, The Roulettes, The Kinks, and Unit 4 + 2)
1945 - Randy Cain, American soul singer (The Delfonics) (died 2009)
1945 - Gene Deckerhoff, American sportscaster
1945 - Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (died 1998)
1945 - Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist
1945 - Goldy McJohn, Canadian keyboard player (Steppenwolf, The Mynah Birds, and The Sparrows)
1946 - Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (died 2011)
1946 - Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)
1946 - David Suchet, English actor
1946 - Indrek Tart, Estonian sociologist and poet
1947 - James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company
1947 - Lynda Myles, English screenwriter and producer
1948 - Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Imperials)
1949 - Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author
1950 - Simon Gaskell, English chemist and academic
1950 - Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician
1950 - Lou Gramm, American rock singer-songwriter (Foreigner)
1950 - Richard Ground English lawyer and judge (died 2014)
1951 - John Glascock, English singer and bass player (Jethro Tull, Carmen, The Gods, and Chicken Shack) (died 1979)
1952 - Chris Anderson Australian rugby league player and coach
1952 - Christine Baranski, American actress and singer
1952 - Isla St Clair, Scottish singer and actress
1952 - Mari Natsuki, Japanese singer, dancer, and actress
1953 - Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor and director
1954 - Elliot Goldenthal, American composer and conductor
1954 - Dawn Primarolo, English politician
1954 - Stephen Venables, English mountaineer and author
1955 - Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
1956 - Régis Labeaume, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Quebec City
1958 - Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese songwriter and producer
1958 - Stanislav Levý, Czech footballer and manager
1958 - David O'Leary, English-Irish footballer and manager
1959 - Alan Best, Canadian animator, director, and producer
1959 - Tony Wakeford, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960 - Stephen Daldry, English director and producer
1961 - Steve James, English snooker player
1961 - Sophie Thibault, Canadian journalist
1961 - Phil Vickery, English chef and author
1962 - Elizabeth Berridge (actress), American actress
1962 - Big Boss Man, American wrestler and manager (died 2004)
1962 - Mitzi Kapture, American actress
1962 - Jimmy White, English snooker player
1965 - Félix José, Dominican-American baseball player
1966 - Uwe Freiler, German footballer
1966 - Margus Kolga, Estonian diplomat
1966 - Belinda Stronach, Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and politician
1967 - Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (died 1995)
1967 - Mika Brzezinski, American journalist and author
1967 - David Rocastle, English footballer (died 2001)
1968 - Jeff Agoos, Swiss-American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster
1968 - Julia Hartley-Brewer, English broadcaster and columnist
1968 - Hikaru Midorikawa, voice actor and singer
1968 - Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress
1969 - Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer
1970 - Marco Walker, Swiss footballer and coach
1971 - Fatima Yusuf, Nigerian sprinter
1972 - Paul Adcock, English footballer
1972 - Pandora Boxx, American drag queen performer and singer
1972 - Ahti Heinla, Estonian programmer and businessman, co-developed Skype
1972 - Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer
1973 - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter
1974 - Horacio Carbonari, Argentinian footballer and manager
1974 - Andy Johnson, English-Welsh footballer
1974 - Janek Meet, Estonian footballer
1975 - David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model
1976 - Jeff Gutt, American singer-songwriter
1977 - Brian Cardinal, American basketball player
1977 - Jan Fitschen, German runner
1977 - Luke Hudson, American baseball player
1977 - Fredrik Malm, Swedish journalist and politician
1977 - Jenna von Oÿ, American actress and singer
1978 - Melvin Ely, American basketball player
1978 - Mike Weaver, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 - Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 - Ioannis Kanotidis, Greek footballer
1980 - Tim Borowski, German footballer
1980 - Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder
1980 - Ellie Kemper, American actress, comedian and writer
1980 - Zat Knight, English footballer
1980 - Troy Murphy, American basketball player
1980 - Lassaâd Ouertani, Tunisian footballer (died 2013)
1980 - Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 - Robert Buckley, American actor
1981 - Chris Kirkland, English footballer
1981 - Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1981 - Matt Murray, English footballer
1982 - Lorie, French singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1982 - Timothy Benjamin, Welsh sprinter
1982 - Johan Botha, South African cricketer
1983 - Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer
1983 - Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer
1983 - Tina Maze, Slovenian skier
1983 - Christa Rigozzi, Swiss model, Miss Switzerland 2006
1983 - Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver
1983 - Ove Vanebo, Norwegian politician
1984 - Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player
1985 - Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and actress
1985 - Kyle Busch, American race car driver
1985 - Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
1985 - Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
1985 - David Nugent, English footballer
1985 - Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player
1986 - Emily Hart, American actress
1986 - Katie O'Brien, British tennis player
1987 - Nana Kitade, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress (The Teenage Kissers)
1987 - Pat McAfee, American football player
1987 - Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 - Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player
1988 - Stephen Henderson, Irish footballer
1989 - Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player
1990 - Paul George, American basketball player
1990 - Kay Panabaker, American actress
1991 - Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer (2AM)
1992 - María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player
1993 - Tao, Chinese rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, and martial artist
1993 - Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer-songwriter
1994 - Yook Sungjae, South Korean singer, actor, and dancer (BtoB)
2015 - Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal, and fourth in line to the British throne

Deaths

373 - Athanasius of Alexandria, Egyptian bishop and saint (born 298)
907 - Boris I of Bulgaria
1219 - Leo I, King of Armenia (born 1150)
1230 - William de Braose, English son of Reginald de Braose (born 1197)
1300 - Blanche of Artois (born 1248)
1450 - William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English admiral (born 1396)
1519 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (born 1452)
1564 - Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (born 1500)
1627 - Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer and educator (born 1560)
1667 - George Wither, English poet and author (born 1588)
1711 - Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (born 1641)
1799 - Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (born 1740)
1802 - Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (born 1762)
1810 - Henry Jerome de Salis, English priest (born 1740)
1819 - Mary Moser, English painter and academic (born 1744)
1857 - Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist (born 1810)
1864 - Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer and educator (born 1791)
1880 - Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (born 1805)
1880 - Tom Wills, Australian cricketer, co-created Australian rules football (born 1835)
1885 - Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (born 1817)
1915 - Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (born 1870)
1918 - Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (born 1889)
1927 - Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (born 1866)
1929 - Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister for Military Affairs (born 1879)
1941 - Penelope Delta, Greek author (born 1874)
1945 - Martin Bormann, German politician (born 1900)
1945 - Joe Corbett, American baseball player and journalist (born 1875)
1945 - Ludwig Stumpfegger, German physician (born 1910)
1947 - Dorothea Binz, German SS officer (born 1920)
1953 - Wallace Bryant, American archer (born 1863)
1957 - Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1908)
1960 - Caryl Chessman, American criminal (born 1921)
1963 - Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, peer, politician, poet, author and newspaper editor (born 1884)
1964 - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (born 1879)
1968 - Harri Moora, Estonian archeologist and academic (born 1900)
1969 - Franz von Papen, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879)
1972 - J. Edgar Hoover, American 1st director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (born 1895)
1974 - James O. Richardson, American admiral (born 1878)
1979 - Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
1980 - Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (born 1891)
1980 - George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (born 1908)
1983 - Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (born 1926)
1984 - Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry and Enright Productions (born 1918)
1984 - Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (born 1913)
1985 - Attilio Bettega, Italian race car driver (born 1951)
1985 - Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1909)
1986 - Sergio Cresto, American race car driver (born 1956)
1986 - Henri Toivonen, Finnish race car driver (born 1956)
1989 - Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author (born 1902)
1989 - Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (born 1906)
1990 - David Rappaport, English-American actor (born 1951)
1991 - Ronald McKie, Australian journalist and author (born 1909)
1992 - Wilbur Mills, American lawyer and politician (born 1909)
1993 - André Moynet, French race car driver, pilot, and politician (born 1921)
1994 - Dorothy Marie Donnelly, American poet and author (born 1903)
1995 - John Bunting, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (born 1918)
1995 - Michael Hordern, English actor and singer (born 1911)
1997 - John Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
1997 - Paulo Freire, Brazilian philosopher and academic (born 1921)
1998 - hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (X Japan and Zilch) (born 1964)
1998 - Justin Fashanu, English footballer (born 1961)
1998 - Kevin Lloyd, English actor (born 1949)
1998 - Gene Raymond, American actor (born 1908)
1999 - Augie Blunt, American actor (born 1929)
1999 - Douglas Harkness, Canadian colonel and politician (born 1903)
1999 - Oliver Reed, English actor (born 1938)
2002 - W. T. Tutte, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (born 1917)
2005 - Wee Kim Wee, Singaporean journalist and politician, 4th President of Singapore (born 1915)
2006 - Louis Rukeyser, American journalist and author (born 1933)
2007 - Brad McGann, New Zealand director and screenwriter (born 1964)
2008 - Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (born 1940)
2008 - Izold Pustõlnik, Ukrainian-Estonian astronomer and academic (born 1938)
2009 - Marilyn French, American author and academic (born 1929)
2009 - Kiyoshiro Imawano, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (RC Succession) (born 1951)
2009 - Jack Kemp, American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (born 1935)
2010 - Kama Chinen, Japanese super-centenarian (born 1895)
2010 - Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (born 1943)
2011 - Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (born 1957)
2012 - Fernando Lopes, Portuguese director and screenwriter (born 1935)
2012 - Tufan Miñnullin, Russian playwright and politician (born 1936)
2012 - Junior Seau, American football player (born 1969)
2012 - Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Indonesian physician and politician, Indonesian Minister of Health (born 1955)
2012 - Akira Tonomura, Japanese physicist, author, and academic (born 1942)
2013 - Ernie Field, English boxer (born 1943)
2013 - Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist and songwriter (Slayer) (born 1964)
2013 - Joseph P. McFadden, American bishop (born 1947)
2013 - Dvora Omer, Israeli author and educator (born 1932)
2013 - Sarabjit Singh, Indian spy (born 1963)
2013 - Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (born 1980)
2013 - Charles Banks Wilson, American painter and illustrator (born 1918)
2014 - Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (born 1922)
2014 - Jessica Cleaves, American singer (The Friends of Distinction and Earth, Wind and Fire) (born 1948)
2014 - Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, Iranian setar player and composer (born 1947)
2014 - Nigel Stepney, English mechanic (born 1958)
2014 - Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (born 1918)
2015 - Stuart Archer, English colonel and architect (born 1915)
2015 - Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (born 1945)
2015 - Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (born 1927)
2015 - Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (born 1925)
2015 - Ruth Rendell, English author (born 1930)
2016 - Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (born 1947)