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What happend on 19. December in History
In our data base we found 307 events happened on 19. December:
• 211: Publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (b. 189) [category: Deaths]
• 211: Publius Septimius Geta, co-emperor of Rome, is lured to come without his bodyguards to meet his brother Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Caracalla), to discuss a possible reconciliation. [category: Events]
• 324: Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. [category: Events]
• 1111: Al-Ghazali, Islamic philosopher (b. 1058) [category: Deaths]
• 1154: Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey. [category: Events]
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• 1327: Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1260) [category: Deaths]
• 1370: Pope Urban V (b. 1310) [category: Deaths]
• 1490: Anne, Duchess of Brittany, is married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor by proxy. [category: Events]
• 1554: Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) [category: Births]
• 1587: Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (d. 1645) [category: Births]
• 1606: The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery depart England carrying settlers who found, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States. [category: Events]
• 1683: Philip V of Spain (d. 1746) [category: Births]
• 1699: William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) [category: Births]
• 1714: John Winthrop, American astronomer and educator (d. 1779) [category: Births]
• 1737: James Louis Sobieski, Polish son of John III Sobieski (b. 1667) [category: Deaths]
• 1741: Vitus Bering, Danish-Russian navy officer and explorer (b. 1681) [category: Deaths]
• 1745: Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (b. 1684) [category: Deaths]
• 1749: Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (b. 1672) [category: Deaths]
• 1751: Louise of Great Britain (b. 1724) [category: Deaths]
• 1776: Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis". [category: Events]
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• 1777: American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. [category: Events]
• 1778: Marie Thérèse of France (d. 1851) [category: Births]
• 1784: Marcus Morton, American politician, 16th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1864) [category: Births]
• 1796: Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish playwright (d. 1873) [category: Births]
• 1796: French Revolutionary Wars: Two British frigates under Commodore Horatio Nelson and two Spanish frigates under Commodore Don Jacobo Stuart engage in battle off the coast of Murcia. [category: Events]
• 1807: Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author (b. 1723) [category: Deaths]
• 1813: James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (b. 1744) [category: Deaths]
• 1814: Joseph Bramah, English inventor and locksmith, invented the Hydraulic press (b. 1748) [category: Deaths]
• 1817: James J. Archer, American lawyer and general (d. 1864) [category: Births]
• 1819: Thomas Fremantle, English navy officer and politician (b. 1765) [category: Deaths]
• 1820: Mary Livermore, American journalist and activist (d. 1905) [category: Births]
• 1825: George Frederick Bristow, American composer (d. 1898) [category: Births]
• 1828: Nullification Crisis: Vice President of the United States John C. Calhoun pens the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, protesting the Tariff of 1828. [category: Events]
• 1831: Bernice Pauahi Bishop, American philanthropist (d. 1884) [category: Births]
• 1843: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol goes on sale. [category: Events]
• 1848: Emily Brontë, English author (b. 1818) [category: Deaths]
• 1849: Henry Clay Frick, American businessman (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1850: Friedrich Lüthi, Swiss target shooter (d. 1913) [category: Births]
• 1852: Albert Abraham Michelson, Prussian-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931) [category: Births]
• 1853: Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec (d. 1942) [category: Births]
• 1861: Italo Svevo, Italian author (d. 1928) [category: Births]
• 1863: Wallace Bryant, American archer (d. 1953) [category: Births]
• 1865: Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress (d. 1932) [category: Births]
• 1873: Alphonse Kirchhoffer, French fencer (d. 1913) [category: Births]
• 1875: Carter G. Woodson, American historian and author, founded Black History Month (d. 1950) [category: Births]
• 1878: Bayard Taylor, American author and poet (b. 1825) [category: Deaths]
• 1881: John Fraser, Canadian soccer player (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1888: Fritz Reiner, Hungarian-American conductor (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1894: Ford Frick, American journalist and businessman (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1895: Ingeborg Refling Hagen, Norwegian author and educator (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1899: Martin Luther King, Sr., American pastor, missionary, and activist (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1900: Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign. [category: Events]
• 1901: Fritz Mauruschat, German footballer (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1901: Rudolf Hell, German inventor, invented the Hellschreiber (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1902: Ralph Richardson, English actor (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1903: George Davis Snell, American geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1905: Irving Kahn, American businessman [category: Births]
• 1906: Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet politician (d. 1982) [category: Births]
• 1907: Jimmy McLarnin, Irish boxer (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1907: 239 coal miners die in a mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania. [category: Events]
• 1909: W. A. Criswell, American pastor and author (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1910: Jean Genet, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1912: William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over 1,000 people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after three-and-a-half-years in Sing Sing prison. [category: Events]
• 1914: Mel Shaw, American animator and screenwriter (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1915: Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1915: Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (b. 1864) [category: Deaths]
• 1916: Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1916: Roy Ward Baker, English director (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1916: Thibaw Min, Burmese king (b. 1859) [category: Deaths]
• 1916: World War I: Battle of Verdun – On the Western Front, the French Army successfully holds off the German Army and drives it back to its starting position. [category: Events]
• 1918: Professor Longhair, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1920: David Susskind, American talk show host and producer (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1920: Little Jimmy Dickens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1920: King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite. [category: Events]
• 1922: Eamonn Andrews, Irish radio and television host (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1923: Gordon Jackson, Scottish actor (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1924: Carlo Chiti, Italian engineer (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1924: Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1924: Edmund Purdom, English actor (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1924: Gary Morton, American comedian, actor, and producer (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1924: The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England, United Kingdom. [category: Events]
• 1925: Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1925: Tankred Dorst, German playwright [category: Births]
• 1925: William Schutz, American psychologist (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1926: Bobby Layne, American football player (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1926: Herb Stempel, American game show contestant [category: Births]
• 1927: James Booth, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1927: Ashfaqulla Khan, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1900) [category: Deaths]
• 1927: Roshan Singh, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1927: Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan are executed by the British government. [category: Events]
• 1928: Eve Bunting, Irish author [category: Births]
• 1928: Nathan Oliveira, American painter and sculptor (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1929: Bob Brookmeyer, American trombonist, pianist, and composer (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1929: Howard Sackler, American screenwriter (d. 1982) [category: Births]
• 1932: Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1932: Yoon Bong-Gil, South Korean activist (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1932: BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service [category: Events]
• 1933: Cicely Tyson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1933: Kevan Gosper, Australian runner [category: Births]
• 1933: George Jackson Churchward, BEnglish engineer (b. 1857) [category: Deaths]
• 1934: Al Kaline, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1934: Casper R. Taylor, Jr., American politician [category: Births]
• 1934: Pratibha Patil, Indian politician, 12th President of India [category: Births]
• 1934: Rudi Carrell, Dutch actor and singer (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1935: Barbara Bostock, American actress [category: Births]
• 1935: Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1935: Joanne Weaver, American baseball player (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1936: Marian McKnight, American model, Miss America 1957 [category: Births]
• 1938: Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American politician (b. 1873) [category: Deaths]
• 1939: Hans Langsdorff, German navy officer (b. 1894) [category: Deaths]
• 1940: Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1941: Lee Myung-bak, South Korean politician, 10th President of South Korea [category: Births]
• 1941: Maurice White, American singer-songwriter and producer (Earth, Wind & Fire) [category: Births]
• 1941: World War II: Adolf Hitler becomes Supreme Commander-in-chief of the German Army. [category: Events]
• 1941: World War II: Limpet mines placed by Italian divers sink the HMS Valiant and HMS Queen Elizabeth in Alexandria harbour. [category: Events]
• 1942: Cornell Dupree, American guitarist [category: Births]
• 1942: Dennis E. Fitch, American pilot (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1942: Rufus, French actor [category: Births]
• 1943: James L. Jones, American general 22nd United States National Security Advisor [category: Births]
• 1943: Ross M. Lence, American political scientist and academic (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1944: Alvin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ten Years After) [category: Births]
• 1944: Mitchell Feigenbaum, American physicist [category: Births]
• 1944: Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleontologist and politician [category: Births]
• 1944: Tim Reid, American actor and director [category: Births]
• 1944: William Christie, American-French harpsichordist and conductor (Les Arts Florissants) [category: Births]
• 1944: Zal Yanovsky, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lovin' Spoonful) (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1944: Abbas II of Egypt (b. 1874) [category: Deaths]
• 1944: Rudolph Karstadt, German businessman (b. 1856) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Elaine Joyce, American actress [category: Births]
• 1945: John McEuen, American guitarist (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) [category: Births]
• 1946: Robert Urich, American actor (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1946: Rosemary Conley, English businesswoman, author, and broadcaster [category: Births]
• 1946: Paul Langevin, French physicist (b. 1872) [category: Deaths]
• 1946: Start of the First Indochina War. [category: Events]
• 1947: Charlie Van Dyke, American actor and radio host [category: Births]
• 1947: Jimmy Bain, Scottish bass player (Rainbow and Wild Horses) [category: Births]
• 1948: Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1949: Nancy Kyes, American actress [category: Births]
• 1949: Sebastian, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1950: Eleanor J. Hill, American lawyer and diplomat [category: Births]
• 1951: Alan Rouse, English mountaineer (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1952: Walter Murphy, American pianist and composer [category: Births]
• 1953: Robert Andrews Millikan, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868) [category: Deaths]
• 1954: Jeff Allam, English racing driver [category: Births]
• 1955: Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1955: Rob Portman, American politician [category: Births]
• 1956: Shane McEntee, Irish politician (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1956: Tom Lawless, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1956: Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges. [category: Events]
• 1957: Cyril Collard, French actor, director, and composer (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1957: John Gulager, American actor, cinematographer, and director [category: Births]
• 1957: Kevin McHale, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1958: Limahl, English singer and keyboard player (Kajagoogoo and Brooks) [category: Births]
• 1958: Steven Isserlis, English cellist [category: Births]
• 1959: Ivan Vallejo, Ecuadorian mountaineer [category: Births]
• 1960: Derrick Jensen, American author and activist [category: Births]
• 1960: Michelangelo Signorile, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1960: Mike Lookinland, American actor [category: Births]
• 1961: Eric Allin Cornell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate [category: Births]
• 1961: Matthew Waterhouse, English actor [category: Births]
• 1961: Reggie White, American football player (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1961: India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India. [category: Events]
• 1962: Gary Fleder, American director, screenwriter, and producer [category: Births]
• 1962: Jill Talley, American actress [category: Births]
• 1962: Warren Brittingham, American soccer player (b. 1886) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: Jennifer Beals, American actress [category: Births]
• 1963: Til Schweiger, German actor [category: Births]
• 1963: Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah. [category: Events]
• 1964: Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player [category: Births]
• 1964: Béatrice Dalle, French actress [category: Births]
• 1964: The South Vietnamese military junta of Nguyen Khanh dissolve the High National Council and arrest some of the members. [category: Events]
• 1965: Chito Martínez, Belizean baseball player [category: Births]
• 1965: Jessica Steen, American actress [category: Births]
• 1966: Alberto Tomba, Italian skier [category: Births]
• 1966: Chuckii Booker, American singer-songwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1966: Eric Weinrich, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1966: Robert MacNaughton, American actor [category: Births]
• 1967: Criss Angel, American magician [category: Births]
• 1967: Frankie Lam, Hong Kong actor [category: Births]
• 1967: Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt is officially presumed dead. [category: Events]
• 1968: Ken Marino, American actor and comedian [category: Births]
• 1968: Norman Thomas, American minister (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Kristy Swanson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1969: Richard Hammond, English journalist and television host [category: Births]
• 1969: Tom Gugliotta, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1970: Tyson Beckford, American model and actor [category: Births]
• 1971: Amy Locane, American actress [category: Births]
• 1971: Liz Cho, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1972: Alyssa Milano, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1972: Rosa Blasi, American actress [category: Births]
• 1972: Warren Sapp, American football player [category: Births]
• 1972: Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth. [category: Events]
• 1973: Michalis Grigoriou, Greek footballer and coach [category: Births]
• 1973: Takashi Sorimachi, Japanese actor [category: Births]
• 1973: Zulfiya Zabirova, Russian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1974: Felipe Lopez, Dominican basketball player [category: Births]
• 1974: Jake Plummer, American football player [category: Births]
• 1974: Joe Jurevicius, American football player [category: Births]
• 1974: Mikko Paananen, Finnish bass player (HIM) [category: Births]
• 1974: Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer [category: Births]
• 1975: Jon Smith, English journalist and author [category: Births]
• 1975: Makis Belevonis, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Michiel van den Bos, Dutch composer [category: Births]
• 1975: Olivier Tébily, Ivorian footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Russell Branyan, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1975: John Paul Stevens is appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. [category: Events]
• 1977: Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player [category: Births]
• 1978: Patrick Casey, American screenwriter and actor [category: Births]
• 1979: Kevin Devine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Books) [category: Births]
• 1979: Paola Rey, Colombian actress [category: Births]
• 1980: Chris Haslam, Canadian skateboarder [category: Births]
• 1980: Iman Ali, Pakistani model and actress [category: Births]
• 1980: Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor [category: Births]
• 1980: Marla Sokoloff, American actress [category: Births]
• 1981: Sixteen lives are lost when the Penlee lifeboat goes to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas. [category: Events]
• 1982: Mo Williams, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Tero Pitkämäki, Finnish javelin thrower [category: Births]
• 1982: Dwight Macdonald, American philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1983: Casey Crescenzo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Dear Hunter and The Receiving End of Sirens) [category: Births]
• 1983: Matt Stajan, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1983: Nektarios Alexandrou, Cypriot footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [category: Events]
• 1984: Ian Kennedy, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1984: Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and the United Kingdom would restore Hong Kong to China with effect from July 1, 1997 is signed in Beijing, China by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher. [category: Events]
• 1985: Dan Logan, English bass player (The Kooks, Cat the Dog, and The Ordinary Boys) [category: Births]
• 1985: Gary Cahill, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1985: Lady Sovereign, English rapper [category: Births]
• 1985: Neil Kilkenny, English-Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Miguel Lopes, Portuguese footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Ryan Babel, Dutch footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: V. C. Andrews, American author (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Werner Dankwort, German diplomat (b. 1895) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from exile in Gorky. [category: Events]
• 1987: Cédric Baseya, French-Congolese footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Karim Benzema, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Alexis Sánchez, Chilean footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Paulina Gretzky, American singer and model [category: Births]
• 1988: Peter Winn, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Hamza Riazuddin, English cricketer [category: Births]
• 1989: Valdimar Bergstað, Icelandic horse rider [category: Births]
• 1989: Stella Gibbons, English author (b. 1902) [category: Deaths]
• 1990: Greg Bretz, American snowboarder [category: Births]
• 1991: Declan Galbraith, English singer [category: Births]
• 1991: Joe Cole, American roadie and author (b. 1961) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Iker Muniain, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1992: Raphael Spiegel, Swiss footballer [category: Births]
• 1993: Michael Clarke, American drummer (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Firefall) (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: M'Baye Niang, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1995: The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indian tribe. [category: Events]
• 1996: Marcello Mastroianni, Italian actor (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Jimmy Rogers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104. [category: Events]
• 1998: Antonio Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Mel Fisher, American treasure hunter (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives forwards articles I and III of impeachment against President Bill Clinton to the Senate. [category: Events]
• 1999: Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: David Dewayne Johnson, American murderer (b. 1963) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: John Lindsay, American lawyer and politician, 103rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Milt Hinton, American bassist (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Pops Staples, American singer and guitarist (The Staple Singers) (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs) (b. 1958) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist attack a Nationalist Movement Party office in Istanbul, Turkey, killing one person and injuring three. [category: Events]
• 2001: Arkie Whiteley, Australian actress (b. 1964) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl, Mongolia. [category: Events]
• 2001: Argentine economic crisis: December 2001 riots – Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [category: Events]
• 2002: Arthur Rowley, English footballer (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Will Hoy, English racing driver and 1991 British Touring Car Champion (b. 1952) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Hope Lange, American actress (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Les Tremayne, English-American actor (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Peter Carter-Ruck, English lawyer, founded Carter-Ruck (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Keith Duckworth, English engineer (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Vincent Gigante, American mobster (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Carol Chomsky, American linguist and educator (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Dock Ellis, American baseball player (b. 1945) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: James Bevel, American minister and activist (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Kenny Cox, American pianist (b. 1940) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Michael Connell, American political consultant (b. 1963) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Giridharilal Kedia, Indian businessman (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Hussein-Ali Montazeri, Iranian theologian, scholar, and activist (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Kim Peek, American megasavant (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Anthony Howard, English journalist (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Trudy Pitts, American pianist and singer (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli military officer and politician (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Colin Davis, English race car driver (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: George O'Donnell, American baseball player (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross rider (b. 1961) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Inez Andrews, American singer (The Caravans) (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Keiji Nakazawa, Japanese writer and illustrator (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Larry Morris, American football player (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Lawrie Barratt, English businessman, founded Barratt Developments (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Paul Crauchet, French actor (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Pecker Dunne, Irish singer-songwriter (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Peter Struck, German politician (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Robert Bork, American judge and scholar (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Park Geun-hye becomes the first female elected President of South Korea [category: Events]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Liberation day (Goa) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: O Radix [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Opalia (Roman Empire) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Pope Anastasius I [category: Holidays and observances]