April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 273 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida .
1755 – Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint .
1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna .
1801 – Napoleonic Wars : Battle of Copenhagen : The British capture the Danish fleet.
1851 – Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand .
1863 – Richmond Bread Riot : Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia , and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies.
1865 – American Civil War : At the Third Battle of Petersburg Virginia, the Siege of Petersburg is broken by Union Army troops capturing trenches and breaking Confederate States Army lines, forcing the Confederates under General Robert E. Lee to retreat in the Appomattox Campaign .
1865 – American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia .
1885 – Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories , Canada, killing nine.
1900 – The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act , giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule .
1902 – Dmitry Sipyagin , Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire , is assassinated in the Marie Palace , St Petersburg .
1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles .
1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census .
1912 – The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.
1917 – World War I : United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany .
1921 – The Autonomous Government of Khorasan , a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran , is established.
1930 – After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu , Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia .
1945 – Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Brazil are established.
1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV . The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
1962 – The first official panda crossing is opened outside London Waterloo station .
1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
1973 – Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
1973 – The Liberal Movement breaks away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia .
1975 – Vietnam War : Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1975 – Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Canada. It reaches 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure.
1980 – United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
1982 – Falklands War : Argentina invades the Falkland Islands .
1986 – Alabama governor George Wallace , a former segregationist most widely known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door ", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
1989 – Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana , Cuba , to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
1991 – Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia .
1992 – In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
1992 – 42 civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina .
1994 – The National Convention of New Sudan of the SPLA/M opens in Chukudum .
2002 – Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated; a siege ensues.
2004 – Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid ; the attack is thwarted.
2006 – Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.
2012 – A mass shooting at Oikos University at Oakland, California , leaves seven people dead and three injured.
2014 – A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood Army Base near the town of Killeen, Texas , with four people dead, including the gunman, and 16 others sustaining injuries.
2015 – Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya , killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
Births
742 – Charlemagne , Frankish king (d. 814)
1348 – Andronikos IV Palaiologos , Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)
1545 – Elisabeth of Valois (d. 1568)
1565 – Cornelis de Houtman , Dutch explorer (d. 1599)
1614 – Dodo , Chinese prince (d. 1649)
1614 – Jahanara Begum , Indian daughter of Shah Jahan (d. 1681)
1618 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi , Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
1647 – Maria Sibylla Merian , German-Dutch botanist and illustrator (d. 1717)
1653 – Prince George of Denmark (d. 1708)
1719 – Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim , German poet (d. 1803)
1725 – Giacomo Casanova , Italian explorer and author (d. 1798)
1788 – Francisco Balagtas , Filipino poet and author (d. 1862)
1788 – Wilhelmine Reichard , German balloonist (d. 1848)
1789 – Lucio Norberto Mansilla , Argentinian general and politician (d. 1871)
1792 – Francisco de Paula Santander , Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (d. 1840)
1798 – August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben , German poet and academic (d. 1874)
1805 – Hans Christian Andersen , Danish author and poet (d. 1875)
1814 – Erastus Brigham Bigelow , American inventor (d. 1879)
1827 – William Holman Hunt , English soldier and painter (d. 1910)
1835 – Jacob Nash Victor , American engineer (d. 1907)
1838 – Léon Gambetta , French lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of France (d. 1882)
1840 – Émile Zola , French novelist, playwright, journalist (d. 1902)
1841 – Clément Ader , French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (d. 1926)
1861 – Iván Persa , Slovenian priest and author (d. 1935)
1862 – Nicholas Murray Butler , American philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
1867 – Eugen Sandow , German-English bodybuilder (d. 1925)
1869 – Hughie Jennings , American baseball player and manager (d. 1928)
1875 – Walter Chrysler , American businessman, founded Chrysler (d. 1940)
1875 – William Donne , English cricketer and captain (d. 1942)
1884 – J. C. Squire , English poet, author, and historian (d. 1958)
1891 – Jack Buchanan , Scottish actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1957)
1891 – Max Ernst , German painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 1976)
1898 – Harindranath Chattopadhyay , Indian poet, actor and politician (d. 1990)
1900 – Roberto Arlt , Argentinian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1942)
1900 – Anis Fuleihan , Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970)
1902 – Jan Tschichold , German-Swiss graphic designer and typographer (d. 1974)
1903 – Lionel Chevrier , Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Canadian Minister of Justice (d. 1987)
1906 – Alphonse-Marie Parent , Canadian priest and educator (d. 1970)
1907 – Harald Andersson , American-Swedish discus thrower (d. 1985)
1907 – Luke Appling , American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
1908 – Buddy Ebsen , American actor and dancer (d. 2003)
1910 – Paul Triquet , Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1980)
1910 – Chico Xavier , Brazilian spiritual medium (d. 2002)
1914 – Alec Guinness , English actor and singer (d. 2000)
1917 – Dabbs Greer , American actor (d. 2007)
1917 – Lou Monte , American singer (d. 1989)
1919 – Delfo Cabrera , Argentinian runner and soldier (d. 1981)
1920 – Gerald Bouey , Canadian lieutenant and civil servant (d. 2004)
1920 – Jack Stokes , English animator and director (d. 2013)
1920 – Jack Webb , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
1922 – John C. Whitehead , American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (d. 2015)
1923 – Clifford Scott Green , American sergeant and judge (d. 2007)
1923 – Gloria Henry , American actress
1923 – Johnny Paton , Scottish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2015)
1923 – G. Spencer-Brown , English mathematician, psychologist, and author
1924 – Bobby Ávila , Mexican baseball player (d. 2004)
1925 – George MacDonald Fraser , English author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1925 – Hard Boiled Haggerty , American wrestler and actor (d. 2004)
1925 – Hans Rosenthal , German radio and television host (d. 1987)
1926 – Jack Brabham , Australian race car driver (d. 2014)
1926 – Rudra Rajasingham , Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (d. 2006)
1927 – Carmen Basilio , American boxer and soldier (d. 2012)
1927 – Howard Callaway , American soldier and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Army (d. 2014)
1927 – Billy Pierce , American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1927 – Kenneth Tynan , English author and critic (d. 1980)
1928 – Joseph Bernardin , American cardinal (d. 1996)
1928 – Serge Gainsbourg , French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (d. 1991)
1928 – Roy Masters , English-American radio host
1928 – David Robinson , Irish horticulturist and academic (d. 2004)
1929 – Ed Dorn , American poet and educator (d. 1999)
1930 – Roddy Maude-Roxby , English actor
1930 – Yelizaveta Yermolayeva , Russian runner
1931 – Vladimir Kuznetsov , Russian javelin thrower (d. 1986)
1932 – Edward Egan , American cardinal (d. 2015)
1933 – György Konrád , Hungarian sociologist and author
1934 – Paul Cohen , American mathematician and theorist (d. 2007)
1934 – Brian Glover , English wrestler and actor (d. 1997)
1934 – Carl Kasell , American journalist and game show host
1935 – Sharon Acker , Canadian actress
1936 – Shaul Ladany , Serbian-Israeli race walker and engineer
1937 – Dick Radatz , American baseball player (d. 2005)
1937 – Denis Tuohy , Northern Irish television journalist
1938 – John Larsson , Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army
1938 – Booker Little , American trumpet player and composer (d. 1961)
1938 – Al Weis , American baseball player
1939 – Marvin Gaye , American singer-songwriter (The Moonglows ) (d. 1984)
1939 – Anthony Lake , American academic and diplomat, 18th United States National Security Advisor
1939 – Lise Thibault , Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
1940 – Donald Jackson , Canadian figure skater and coach
1940 – Mike Hailwood , English motorcycle racer (d. 1981)
1940 – Penelope Keith , English actress and singer
1941 – Dr. Demento , American radio host
1942 – Leon Russell , American singer-songwriter and pianist
1942 – Hiroyuki Sakai , Japanese chef
1942 – Roshan Seth , Indian-English actor
1943 – Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce , South African-English admiral and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
1943 – Caterina Bueno , Italian singer (d. 2007)
1943 – Larry Coryell , American guitarist (The Free Spirits and The Eleventh House )
1943 – Antonio Sabàto, Sr. , Italian actor
1944 – Bill Malinchak , American football player
1945 – Jürgen Drews , German singer-songwriter (Les Humphries Singers )
1945 – Guy Fréquelin , French race car driver
1945 – Linda Hunt , American actress
1945 – Reggie Smith , American baseball player and coach
1945 – Don Sutton , American baseball player and sportscaster
1945 – Anne Waldman , American poet
1946 – David Heyes , English politician
1946 – Judith Ann Lanzinger , American jurist
1946 – Sue Townsend , English author and playwright (d. 2014)
1946 – Kurt Winter , Canadian guitarist and songwriter (The Guess Who ) (d. 1997)
1947 – Paquita la del Barrio , Mexican singer-songwriter
1947 – Emmylou Harris , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – Camille Paglia , American author and critic
1948 – Roald Als , Danish author and illustrator
1948 – Dimitris Mitropanos , Greek singer (d. 2012)
1948 – Daniel Okrent , American journalist and author
1948 – Joan D. Vinge , American author
1949 – Paul Gambaccini , American-English radio and television host
1949 – Bernd Müller , German footballer
1949 – Ron Palillo , American actor (d. 2012)
1949 – Pamela Reed , American actress
1949 – David Robinson , American drummer (The Modern Lovers , DMZ , and The Cars )
1950 – Lynn Westmoreland , American politician
1951 – Ayako Okamoto , Japanese golfer
1951 – Moriteru Ueshiba , Japanese martial artist
1952 – Lennart Fagerlund , Swedish cyclist
1952 – Will Hoy , English race car driver (d. 2002)
1952 – Thierry Le Luron , French comedian and actor (d. 1986)
1952 – Leon Wilkeson , American bass player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd ) (d. 2001)
1953 – Jim Allister , Northern Irish lawyer and politician
1953 – Debralee Scott , American actress (d. 2005)
1953 – James Vance , American author and playwright
1954 – Gregory Abbott , American singer-songwriter and producer
1954 – Susumu Hirasawa , Japanese singer-songwriter (P-Model )
1954 – Donald Petrie , American actor and director
1955 – Michael Stone , English-Irish murderer
1957 – Caroline Dean , English biologist and academic
1957 – Giuliana De Sio , Italian actress
1958 – Stefano Bettarello , Italian rugby player
1958 – Larry Drew , American basketball player and coach
1958 – Amelia Marshall , American actress
1959 – Gelindo Bordin , Italian runner
1959 – David Frankel , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Juha Kankkunen , Finnish race car driver
1959 – Yves Lavandier , French director and producer
1959 – Steve Monarque , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1959 – Badou Ezzaki , Moroccan footballer and manager
1960 – Linford Christie , Jamaican-English sprinter
1960 – Brad Jones , Australian race car driver
1960 – Pascale Nadeau , Canadian journalist
1961 – Buddy Jewell , American singer-songwriter
1961 – Christopher Meloni , American actor
1961 – Keren Woodward , English singer-songwriter (Bananarama )
1962 – Pierre Carles , French director and producer
1962 – Billy Dean , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Clark Gregg , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1963 – Shane Barbi , American model, author, and activist
1963 – Sia Barbi , American model, author, and activist
1963 – Karl Beattie , English director and producer
1963 – Mike Gascoyne , English engineer
1963 – Tim Hodge , American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter
1963 – Michael Panes , American actor and singer
1964 – Pete Incaviglia , American baseball player and coach
1964 – Jonathon Sharkey , American wrestler
1965 – Rodney King , American victim of police brutality (d. 2012)
1966 – Bill Romanowski , American football player and actor
1966 – Teddy Sheringham , English footballer and coach
1966 – Garnett Silk , Jamaican singer (d. 1994)
1967 – Greg Camp , American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Smash Mouth )
1967 – Helen Chamberlain , English television host
1967 – Phil Demmel , American guitarist and songwriter (Machine Head and Vio-lence )
1967 – Renée Estevez , American actress and screenwriter
1967 – Prince Paul , American DJ and producer (Gravediggaz , Stetsasonic , and Handsome Boy Modeling School )
1969 – Ajay Devgan , Indian actor, director, and producer
1971 – Elton , German comedian and television host
1971 – Zeebra , Japanese rapper (King Giddra )
1971 – Todd Woodbridge , Australian tennis player and sportscaster
1972 – Remo D'Souza , Indian choreographer and dancer
1972 – Calvin Davis , American sprinter and hurdler
1972 – Stephen Saux , American actor
1972 – Chico Slimani , Welsh singer and actor
1973 – Dmitry Lipartov , Russian footballer
1973 – Roselyn Sánchez , Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1973 – Aleksejs Semjonovs , Latvian footballer
1974 – Håkan Hellström , Swedish singer (Broder Daniel )
1974 – Harold Hunter , American skateboarder and actor (d. 2006)
1974 – Tayfun Korkut , Turkish football manager and former player
1975 – Lisa Ann Beley , Canadian voice actress
1975 – Randy Livingston , American basketball player
1975 – Adam Rodríguez , American actor and director
1975 – Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski , German rower
1976 – Andreas Anastasopoulos , Greek shot putter
1976 – Geneva Cruz , Filipino singer and actress (Smokey Mountain )
1976 – Zane Lamprey , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – Aaron Lohr , American actor and singer
1976 – Daisuke Namikawa , Japanese voice actor
1976 – Rory Sabbatini , South African golfer
1977 – Jelena Abbou , Serbian-American model and personal trainer
1977 – Per Elofsson , Swedish skier
1977 – Michael Fassbender , German-Irish actor and producer
1977 – Annett Louisan , German singer
1977 – Nicki Pedersen , Danish motorcycle racer
1977 – Hanno Pevkur , Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Justice
1977 – Marc Raquil , French sprinter
1977 – Aiden Turner , English actor
1978 – Nick Berg , American businessman (d. 2004)
1978 – John Gall , American baseball player
1978 – Scott Lynch , American author
1978 – Jaime Ray Newman , American actress and singer
1978 – Deon Richmond , American actor and producer
1978 – Ethan Smith , American actor, director, and producer
1979 – Lindy Booth , Canadian actress
1979 – Jesse Carmichael , American keyboard player (Maroon 5 )
1979 – Stian Westerhus , Norwegian guitarist (Puma )
1979 – Aslı Tandoğan , Turkish actress
1980 – Adam Fleming , Scottish journalist
1980 – Gavin Heffernan , Canadian director and screenwriter
1980 – Ricky Hendrick , American race car driver (d. 2004)
1980 – Cristian Lizzori , Italian footballer
1980 – Carlos Salcido , Mexican footballer
1981 – Michael Clarke , Australian cricketer
1981 – Bethany Joy Lenz , American actress, singer, director, and producer
1982 – Marco Amelia , Italian footballer
1982 – Jeremy Bloom , American football player and skier
1982 – Bianca Chatfield , Australian netball player
1982 – Jack Evans , American wrestler
1982 – David Ferrer , Spanish tennis player
1982 – Shanti Lowry , American actress and dancer
1982 – Leyla Milani , Canadian model and actress
1983 – Félix Borja , Ecuadorian footballer
1983 – Paul Capdeville , Chilean tennis player
1983 – Owen Fussey , Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Yung Joc , American rapper
1983 – Maksym Mazuryk , Ukrainian pole vaulter
1984 – Engin Atsür , Turkish basketball player
1984 – Nóra Barta , Hungarian diver
1984 – Meryl Cassie , New Zealand actress and singer
1984 – Jérémy Morel , French footballer
1984 – Ashley Peldon , American actress
1984 – Shawn Roberts , Canadian actor
1985 – Barry Corr , Irish footballer
1985 – Thom Evans , Zimbabwean-Scottish rugby player
1985 – Stéphane Lambiel , Swiss figure skater
1986 – R3hab , Dutch DJ and producer of Moroccan origin
1986 – Ibrahim Afellay , Dutch footballer
1986 – Andris Biedriņš , Latvian basketball player
1986 – Lee DeWyze , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 – Drew Van Acker , American actor
1986 – Mykki Blanco , American rapper
1987 – Pablo Aguilar , Paraguayan footballer
1987 – Marc Pugh , English footballer
1988 – Ellen Adarna , Filipino model and actress
1988 – Francesca Catalano , American actress
1988 – Kimber James , American porn actress
1988 – Jesse Plemons , American actor
1989 – Midhun Jith , Indian martial artist
1989 – Christina Masterson , Filipino-American actress and singer
1990 – Amy Castle , American actress
1990 – Felipe Chalegre , Brazilian footballer
1990 – Roscoe Dash , American rapper
1990 – Yevgeniya Kanayeva , Russian gymnast
1990 – Leho Pent , Estonian weightlifter
1990 – Miralem Pjanić , Bosnian footballer
1991 – Luke Jones , Australian rugby player
1991 – Paulina Schippers , Guatemalan tennis player
1992 – Sammi Kane Kraft , American actress (d. 2012)
1993 – Aaron Kelly , American singer
1993 – Keshorn Walcott , Trinidadian javelin thrower
1995 – Abdou Nef , Algerian footballer (d. 2013)
1999 – Daniel Seavey , American singer
Deaths
872 – Muflih al-Turki , Turkish general
1118 – Baldwin I of Jerusalem (b. 1058)
1272 – Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall , English husband of Sanchia of Provence (b. 1209)
1335 – Henry of Bohemia (b. 1265)
1412 – Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo , Spanish explorer and author
1502 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (b. 1486)
1507 – Francis of Paola , Italian friar and saint, founded the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
1640 – Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski , Polish author and poet (b. 1595)
1657 – Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
1657 – Jean-Jacques Olier , French priest, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
1672 – Pedro Calungsod , Filipino missionary and saint (b. 1654)
1720 – Joseph Dudley , English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1647)
1742 – James Douglas , Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
1747 – Johann Jacob Dillenius , German-English botanist and mycologist (b. 1684)
1754 – Thomas Carte , English historian and author (b. 1686)
1787 – Thomas Gage , English general and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1719)
1791 – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau , French journalist and politician (b. 1749)
1801 – Thomas Dadford, Jr. , English engineer (b. 1761)
1803 – Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet , Scottish judge and politician (b. 1721)
1817 – Johann Heinrich Jung , German author and academic (b. 1740)
1827 – Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus , German physician and educator (b. 1776)
1845 – Philip Charles Durham , Scottish admiral and politician (b. 1763)
1865 – A. P. Hill , American general (b. 1825)
1872 – Samuel Morse , American painter and academic, invented the Morse code (b. 1791)
1891 – Albert Pike , American lawyer and general (b. 1809)
1891 – Ahmed Vefik Pasha , Greek playwright and politician, 249th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1823)
1894 – Achille Vianelli , Italian painter and academic (b. 1803)
1896 – Theodore Robinson , American painter and academic (b. 1852)
1914 – Paul Heyse , German author, poet, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
1917 – Bryn Lewis , Welsh international rugby player (b.1891)
1923 – Topal Osman , Turkish colonel (b. 1883)
1928 – Theodore William Richards , American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
1930 – Zewditu I of Ethiopia (b. 1876)
1933 – Ranjitsinhji , Indian cricketer (b. 1872)
1936 – Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne , French general (b. 1860)
1948 – Sabahattin Ali , Turkish journalist, author, and poet (b. 1907)
1953 – Hugo Sperrle , German field marshal (b. 1885)
1958 – Tudor Davies , Welsh tenor and actor (b. 1892)
1958 – Jōsei Toda , Japanese educator and activist (b. 1900)
1965 – Nils Kihlberg , Swedish actor, singer, and director (b. 1915)
1966 – C. S. Forester , Egyptian-American author (b. 1899)
1972 – Franz Halder , German general (b. 1884)
1972 – Gil Hodges , American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
1972 – Toshitsugu Takamatsu , Japanese martial artist and educator (b. 1887)
1974 – Georges Pompidou , French banker and politician, 19th President of France (b. 1911)
1977 – Walter Wolf , German academic and politician (b. 1907)
1987 – Buddy Rich , American drummer, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1917)
1989 – Manolis Angelopoulos , Greek singer (b. 1939)
1990 – Ted Hook , Australian public servant (b. 1910)
1992 – Juanito , Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1954)
1992 – Tomisaburo Wakayama , Japanese actor, producer, and martial artist (b. 1929)
1994 – Betty Furness , American actress and journalist (b. 1916)
1995 – Hannes Alfvén , Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
1995 – Harvey Penick , American golfer and coach (b. 1904)
1997 – Tomoyuki Tanaka , Japanese director and producer (b. 1910)
1998 – Rob Pilatus , American singer and dancer (Milli Vanilli and Rob & Fab ) (b. 1965)
2000 – Tommaso Buscetta , Italian-American mobster (b. 1928)
2001 – Charles Daudelin , Canadian sculptor and painter (b. 1920)
2001 – Jennifer Syme , American actress and production assistant (b. 1972)
2002 – Levi Celerio , Filipino composer and songwriter (b. 1910)
2002 – John R. Pierce , American engineer and author (b. 1910)
2003 – Edwin Starr , American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
2004 – John Argyris , Greek computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1913)
2005 – Betty Bolton , English actress (b. 1906)
2005 – Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
2006 – Lloyd Searwar , Guyanese anthologist and diplomat (b. 1925)
2006 – Bernard Seigal , American guitarist and critic (The Beat Farmers ) (b. 1957)
2006 – Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg , Lithuanian-German wife of Claus von Stauffenberg (b. 1913)
2007 – Henry L. Giclas , American astronomer and academic (b. 1910)
2007 – Paul Reed , American actor and singer (b. 1909)
2008 – Paul Arden , English author (b. 1940)
2008 – Ray Poole , American football player and coach (b. 1921)
2008 – Yakup Satar , Turkish soldier (b. 1898)
2009 – Albert Sanschagrin , Canadian bishop (b. 1911)
2009 – Bud Shank , American saxophonist and flute player (The L.A. Four ) (b. 1926)
2010 – Mike Cuellar , Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1937)
2010 – Chris Kanyon , American wrestler (b. 1970)
2010 – Thomas J. Moyer , American lawyer and judge (b. 1939)
2011 – John C. Haas , American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918)
2012 – Jesús Aguilarte , Venezuelan captain and politician (b. 1959)
2012 – Warren Bonython , Australian explorer, author, and engineer (b. 1916)
2012 – Elizabeth Catlett , American-Mexican sculptor and illustrator (b. 1915)
2012 – Allie Clark , American baseball player and politician (b. 1923)
2012 – Mauricio Lasansky , American graphic designer and academic (b. 1914)
2012 – Jimmy Little , Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1937)
2013 – Fred , French author and illustrator (b. 1931)
2013 – Chuck Fairbanks , American football player and coach (b. 1933)
2013 – Jesús Franco , Spanish director, screenwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1930)
2013 – Jane Henson , American puppeteer and voice actress (b. 1934)
2013 – Duke Kimbrough McCall , American pastor and activist (b. 1914)
2013 – Milo O'Shea , Irish-American actor (b. 1926)
2013 – Benjamin Purcell , American colonel and politician (b. 1928)
2013 – Maria Redaelli , Italian super-centenarian (b. 1899)
2014 – Al Bolton , American soldier and meteorologist (b. 1925)
2014 – Harris Goldsmith , American pianist, educator, and critic (b. 1937)
2014 – Lyndsie Holland , English actress and singer (b. 1939)
2014 – Lucy Hood , American businesswoman, founded Fox Mobile Entertainment (b. 1957)
2014 – Glyn Jones , South African actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)
2014 – Miloš Mikeln , Slovene director and playwright (b. 1930)
2014 – Carl Epting Mundy, Jr. , American general (b. 1935)
2014 – David Werdyger , Polish-American singer (b. 1919)
2014 – Urs Widmer , Swiss author and playwright (b. 1938)
2015 – Per Vilhelm Brüel , Danish physicist and engineer (b. 1915)
2015 – Manoel de Oliveira , Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
2015 – Hayley Okines , English activist (b. 1997)
2015 – Robert H. Schuller , American pastor and author (b. 1926)
2015 – Steve Stevaert , Belgian businessman and politician, Governor of Limburg (b. 1954)
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