February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 323 days remaining until the end of the year (324 in leap years ).
Events
660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu .
55 – Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus , heir to the Roman emperorship , dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome . This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
244 – Emperor Gordian III is murdered by mutinous soldiers in Zaitha (Mesopotamia ). A mound is raised at Carchemish in his memory.
1177 – John de Courcy 's army defeats the native Dunleavey Clan in Ulster. The English establish themselves in Ulster.
1534 – Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England .
1626 – Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia and Patriarch Afonso Mendes declare the primacy of the Roman See over the Ethiopian Church , and Roman Catholicism the state religion of Ethiopia.
1659 – The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
1790 – The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers , petitions U.S. Congress for the abolition of slavery .
1794 – First session of United States Senate opens to the public.
1808 – Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.
1812 – Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry "gerrymanders " for the first time.
1826 – University College London is founded under the name University of London .
1826 – Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri , an important text within Swaminarayan Hinduism .
1840 – Gaetano Donizetti 's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
1843 – Giuseppe Verdi 's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan , Italy.
1855 – Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II , Emperor of Ethiopia , by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam
1856 – The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah , the king of Awadh, is imprisoned and later exiled to Calcutta .
1858 – Bernadette Soubirous 's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes , France.
1861 – American Civil War : The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
1873 – King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
1889 – Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted; the first National Diet convenes in 1890.
1903 – Anton Bruckner 's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna , Austria.
1906 – Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos .
1916 – Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control .
1919 – Friedrich Ebert (SPD ), is elected President of Germany .
1929 – Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty .
1937 – A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers .
1938 – BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R. , that coined the term "robot ".
1939 – A Lockheed P-38 Lightning flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes.
1942 –World War II: The Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore .
1943 – World War II: General Dwight D. Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe.
1953 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower refuses a clemency appeal for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg .
1953 – The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel .
1959 – The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South , which will later become South Yemen , is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
1964 – Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol , Cyprus .
1968 – Israeli–Jordanian border clashes rage.
1968 – The Memphis Sanitation strike begins.
1971 – Eighty-seven countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union, sign the Seabed Arms Control Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters.
1973 – Vietnam War : First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
1978 – Censorship : China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle , William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens .
1979 – The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini .
1981 – Around 100,000 US gallons (380 m3 ) of radioactive coolant leak into the containment building of TVA Sequoyah 1 nuclear plant in Tennessee , contaminating eight workers.
1990 – Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town , South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
1990 – Buster Douglas , a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing 's world Heavyweight title and cause the largest upset in sports history.
1997 – Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope .
2001 – A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.
2008 – Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta . Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.
2008 – Namdaemun , a 550-year-old gate in South Korea, was toppled by fire.
2011 – The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.
2014 – A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria , killing 77 people.
2015 – A university student was murdered as she resisted an attempted rape in Turkey , sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women .
2016 – A man shoots six people dead at an education center in Jizan Province , Saudi Arabia.
Births
1380 – Poggio Bracciolini , Italian scholar and translator (d. 1459)
1466 – Elizabeth of York (d. 1503)
1535 – Pope Gregory XIV (d. 1591)
1568 – Honoré d'Urfé , French author and playwright (d. 1625)
1649 – William Carstares , Scottish minister and academic (d. 1715)
1657 – Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle , French poet and playwright (d. 1757)
1708 – Egidio Duni , Italian composer (d. 1775)
1755 – Albert Christoph Dies , German composer and painter (d. 1822)
1764 – Joseph Chénier , French poet and playwright (d. 1811)
1776 – Ioannis Kapodistrias , Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece (d. 1831)
1796 – Giovanni Pacini , Italian composer and educator (d. 1867)
1799 – Basil Moreau , French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (d. 1873)
1800 – Henry Fox Talbot , English photographer and politician, invented the calotype (d. 1877)
1802 – Lydia Maria Child , American journalist, author, and activist (d. 1880)
1805 – Jean Baptiste Charbonneau , American explorer (d. 1866)
1812 – Alexander H. Stephens , American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (d. 1883)
1813 – Otto Ludwig , German author, playwright, and critic (d. 1865)
1821 – Auguste Mariette , French archaeologist and scholar (d. 1881)
1830 – Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff , Prussian pianist and composer (d. 1913)
1833 – Melville Fuller , American lawyer and jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1910)
1839 – Josiah Willard Gibbs , American physicist, mathematician, and academic (d. 1903)
1845 – Ahmet Tevfik Pasha , Ottoman soldier and politician, 272nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1936)
1847 – Thomas Edison , American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (d. 1931)
1855 – Ellen Day Hale , American painter and author (d. 1940)
1860 – Rachilde , French author and playwright (d. 1953)
1869 – Helene Kröller-Müller , German-Dutch art collector and philanthropist, founded the Kröller-Müller Museum (d. 1939)
1869 – Else Lasker-Schüler , German poet and author (d. 1945)
1874 – Elsa Beskow , Swedish author and illustrator (d. 1953)
1881 – Carlo Carrà , Italian painter (d. 1966)
1891 – J. W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)
1898 – Leo Szilard , Hungarian-American physicist and academic (d. 1964)
1900 – Hans-Georg Gadamer , German philosopher and scholar (d. 2002)
1900 – Jōsei Toda , Japanese educator and activist (d. 1958)
1902 – Arne Jacobsen , Danish architect, designed Aarhus City Hall and Radisson Blu Royal Hotel (d. 1971)
1904 – Keith Holyoake , New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1983)
1908 – Philip Dunne , American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1908 – Vivian Fuchs , English geologist and explorer (d. 1999)
1909 – Max Baer , American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
1909 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz , American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
1912 – Rudolf Firkušný , Czech-American pianist and educator (d. 1994)
1914 – Matt Dennis , American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2002)
1915 – Patrick Leigh Fermor , English soldier, author, and scholar (d. 2011)
1915 – Richard Hamming , American mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
1917 – Sidney Sheldon , American author and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1919 – Eva Gabor , Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 1995)
1920 – Farouk of Egypt (d. 1965)
1920 – Daniel F. Galouye , American author (d. 1976)
1920 – Billy Halop , American actor (d. 1976)
1920 – Daniel James, Jr. , American general and pilot (d. 1978)
1921 – Lloyd Bentsen , American colonel and politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 2006)
1921 – Ottavio Missoni , Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (d. 2013)
1921 – Edward Seidensticker , American scholar and translator (d. 2007)
1923 – Antony Flew , English philosopher and academic (d. 2010)
1925 – Virginia E. Johnson , American psychologist and academic (d. 2013)
1925 – Kim Stanley , American actress (d. 2001)
1926 – Paul Bocuse , French chef
1926 – Leslie Nielsen , Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2010)
1927 – Sinclair Stevens , Canadian businessman, lawyer, and politician
1930 – Roy De Forest , American painter and academic (d. 2007)
1932 – Dennis Skinner , English miner and politician
1934 – Mel Carnahan , American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 51st Governor of Missouri (d. 2000)
1934 – Tina Louise , American actress and singer
1934 – Manuel Noriega , Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama
1934 – Mary Quant , English-Welsh fashion designer
1934 – John Surtees , English motorcycle racer and race car driver
1934 – David Taylor , English veterinarian and television host (d. 2013)
1935 – Gene Vincent , American singer and guitarist (d. 1971)
1936 – Burt Reynolds , American actor and director
1937 – Bill Lawry , Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1937 – Eddie Shack , Canadian ice hockey player
1937 – Phillip Walker , American singer and guitarist (d. 2010)
1938 – Simone de Oliveira , Portuguese actress and singer
1938 – Bobby Pickett , American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
1939 – Gerry Goffin , American songwriter (d. 2014)
1939 – Jane Yolen , American author and poet
1940 – Mick Staton , American soldier and politician (d. 2014)
1941 – Sérgio Mendes , Brazilian pianist and composer
1942 – Otis Clay , American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
1943 – Joselito , Spanish singer and actor
1943 – Serge Lama , French singer-songwriter
1943 – Alan Rubin , American trumpet player (The Blues Brothers ) (d. 2011)
1943 – Stan Szelest American keyboard player (The Band ) (d. 1991)
1944 – Mike Oxley , American lawyer and politician (d. 2016)
1945 – Burhan Ghalioun , Syrian academic and politician
1946 – Pierre Curzi , Canadian actor, screenwriter, and politician
1946 – Chris Rush , American comedian, actor, and author
1946 – Ian Porterfield , Scottish-English footballer and manager (d. 2007)
1947 – Yukio Hatoyama , Japanese engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Japan
1947 – Johnny Manahan , Filipino actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Derek Shulman , Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (Gentle Giant and Simon Dupree and the Big Sound )
1948 – Al Johnson , American singer-songwriter and producer (The Unifics ) (d. 2013)
1948 – Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (d. 2014)
1953 – Philip Anglim , American actor
1953 – Jeb Bush , American banker and politician, 43rd Governor of Florida
1953 – Tom Veryzer , American baseball player (d. 2014)
1954 – Wesley Strick , American director and screenwriter
1956 – Catherine Hickland , American actress
1956 – Didier Lockwood , French violinist (Magma )
1957 – Peter Klashorst , Dutch painter, sculptor, and photographer
1959 – Deborah Meaden , English businesswoman
1959 – Roberto Moreno , Brazilian race car driver
1959 – Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi , Iranian educator and politician, Iranian Minister of Health
1960 – Momus , Scottish-Japanese author, journalist, and songwriter
1960 – Richard Mastracchio , American engineer and astronaut
1961 – Carey Lowell , American model and actress
1962 – Tammy Baldwin , American lawyer and politician
1962 – Sheryl Crow , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
1962 – Bestia Salvaje , Mexican wrestler (d. 2008)
1963 – José Mari Bakero , Spanish footballer and manager
1963 – Diane Franklin , American actress and producer
1963 – Dan Osman , American rock climber (d. 1998)
1963 – Nini Stoltenberg , Norwegian activist (d. 2014)
1964 – Adrian Hasler , Liechtensteiner police officer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
1964 – Sarah Palin , American journalist and politician, 9th Governor of Alaska
1964 – Ken Shamrock , American martial artist and wrestler
1966 – Dieudonné M'bala M'bala , French comedian, actor, and activist
1967 – Hank Gathers , American basketball player (d. 1990)
1967 – Paul McLoone , Irish singer, producer, radio presenter, and voice actor (The Undertones )
1967 – Ty Treadway , American actor and talk show host
1968 – Mo Willems , American author and illustrator
1969 – Jennifer Aniston , American actress and producer
1969 – Andreas Hilfiker , Swiss footballer
1969 – John Salako , Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
1970 – Fredrik Thordendal , Swedish guitarist and songwriter (Meshuggah )
1971 – Damian Lewis , English actor and producer
1971 – Evan Tanner , American mixed martial artist (d. 2008)
1972 – Craig Jones , American keyboard player (Slipknot )
1972 – Steve McManaman , English footballer
1972 – Bernd Meier , German footballer and coach (d. 2012)
1972 – Kelly Slater , American surfer and actor
1973 – Hernandez , American wrestler and promoter
1973 – Jeon Do-yeon , South Korean actress
1973 – Varg Vikernes , Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (Burzum , Mayhem , and Old Funeral )
1974 – D'Angelo , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Soulquarians )
1974 – Nick Barmby , English footballer and manager
1974 – Alex Jones , American radio host and author
1974 – Isaiah Mustafa , American football player and actor
1974 – Jaroslav Špaček , Czech ice hockey player and coach
1974 – Zain Verjee , Kenyan-Canadian journalist
1975 – Andy Lally , British sports presenter
1975 – Jacqui Oatley , British sports presenter
1975 – Jacque Vaughn , American basketball player and coach
1976 – Tony Battie , American basketball player and sportscaster
1976 – Peter Hayes , American singer and guitarist (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club )
1977 – Ioannis Okkas , Cypriot footballer and manager
1977 – Mike Shinoda , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Linkin Park and Fort Minor )
1979 – Brandy Norwood , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1980 – Mark Bresciano , Australian footballer
1980 – Matthew Lawrence , American actor
1980 – Cormac McAnallen , Irish footballer (d. 2004)
1981 – Kelly Rowland , American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Destiny's Child )
1982 – Natalie Dormer , English actress
1982 – Neil Robertson , Australian snooker player
1983 – Rafael van der Vaart , Dutch footballer
1984 – Maarten Heisen , Dutch sprinter
1984 – Marco Marcato , Italian cyclist
1984 – Aubrey O'Day , American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Danity Kane and Dumblonde )
1984 – Maxime Talbot , Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – William Beckett , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Academy Is... )
1985 – Mike Richards , Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Robin Hawkins , Welsh singer and bass player (The Automatic )
1986 – Kees Luyckx , Dutch footballer
1987 – Ebba Busch Thor , Swedish politician
1987 – Brian Matusz , American baseball player
1987 – Jan Smeekens , Dutch speed skater
1987 – Ellen van Dijk , Dutch cyclist
1988 – Vlad Moldoveanu , Romanian basketball player
1988 – Alwyn Uytingco , Filipino actor
1989 – Alexander Büttner , Dutch footballer
1989 – Lovi Poe , Filipino actress and singer
1990 – Princess Ayah bint Faisal of Jordan
1990 – Javier Aquino , Mexican footballer
1990 – Go Ara , South Korean actress and singer
1991 – Hwang Chansung , South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (2PM )
1991 – Georgia May Foote , English actress
1992 – Taylor Lautner , American actor and martial artist
1993 – Marlann Flores , Filipino actress
1993 – Saana Saarteinen , Finnish tennis player
1994 – Katherine Miranda Chang , Peruvian tennis player
1995 – Yang Zhaoxuan , Chinese tennis player
1997 – Yuumi Shida , Japanese model and actress
Deaths
55 – Britannicus , Roman son of Claudius (b. 41)
244 – Gordian III , Roman emperor (b. 225)
641 – Heraclius , Byzantine emperor (b. 575)
731 – Pope Gregory II (b. 669)
806 – Emperor Shunzong of Tang (b. 761)
824 – Pope Paschal I
1141 – Hugh of Saint Victor , German philosopher and theologian (b. 1096)
1160 – Minamoto no Yoshitomo , Japanese general (b. 1123)
1503 – Elizabeth of York (b. 1466)
1626 – Pietro Cataldi , Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1552)
1650 – René Descartes , French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
1755 – Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei , Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
1763 – William Shenstone , English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
1795 – Carl Michael Bellman , Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
1829 – Alexander Griboyedov , Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
1862 – Elizabeth Siddal , English poet and model (b. 1829)
1868 – Léon Foucault , French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
1901 – Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)
1917 – Oswaldo Cruz , Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1872)
1918 – Alexey Kaledin , Russian general (b. 1861)
1923 – Wilhelm Killing , German mathematician and academic (b. 1847)
1931 – Charles Algernon Parsons , English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)
1935 – Germanos Karavangelis , Greek-Austrian metropolitan (b. 1866)
1940 – John Buchan , Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, 15th Governor General of Canada (b. 1875)
1940 – Ellen Day Hale , American painter and author (b. 1855)
1942 – Jamnalal Bajaj , Indian businessman and philanthropist, founded Bajaj Group (b. 1884)
1942 – Ugo Pasquale Mifsud , Maltese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1889)
1947 – Martin Klein , Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)
1948 – Sergei Eisenstein , Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
1958 – Ernest Jones , Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1879)
1959 – Marshall Teague , American race car driver (b. 1922)
1963 – John Olof Dahlgren , Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
1963 – Sylvia Plath , American author and poet (b. 1932)
1967 – Trần Tử Bình , Vietnamese general and diplomat (b. 1907)
1967 – A. J. Muste , Dutch-American minister and activist (b. 1885)
1968 – Howard Lindsay , American actor, director, producer, and playwright (b. 1888)
1968 – Deendayal Upadhyaya , Indian journalist, economist, and politician (b. 1916)
1973 – J. Hans D. Jensen , German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
1975 – Richard Ratsimandrava , Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (b. 1931)
1976 – Lee J. Cobb , American actor (b. 1911)
1976 – Alexander Lippisch , German pilot and engineer (b. 1894)
1977 – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed , Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (b. 1905)
1977 – Louis Beel , Dutch academic and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1902)
1978 – James Bryant Conant , American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany (b. 1893)
1978 – Harry Martinson , Swedish sailor and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
1982 – Eleanor Powell , American actress and dancer (b. 1912)
1982 – Takashi Shimura , Japanese actor (b. 1905)
1985 – Henry Hathaway , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1898)
1985 – C. Suntharalingam , Sri Lankan academic, lawyer, and politician (b. 1895)
1986 – Frank Herbert , American journalist and author (b. 1920)
1986 – Evelio Javier , Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1942)
1989 – George O'Hanlon , American actor and director (b. 1912)
1993 – Kamal Amrohi , Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1918)
1993 – Robert W. Holley , American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
1994 – Neil Bonnett , American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1946)
1994 – Sorrell Booke , American lieutenant, actor, and director (b. 1930)
1994 – William Conrad , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)
1994 – Paul Feyerabend , Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (b. 1924)
1994 – Nicole Germain , Canadian actress and journalist (b. 1917)
1996 – Kebby Musokotwane , Zambian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1946)
1996 – Amelia Rosselli , Italian poet and author (b. 1930)
1997 – Don Porter , American actor (b. 1912)
2000 – Lord Kitchner , Trinidadian singer (b. 1922)
2000 – Roger Vadim , French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
2002 – Frankie Crosetti , American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
2002 – Barry Foster , English actor (b. 1931)
2004 – Shirley Strickland , Australian runner and coach (b. 1925)
2005 – Jack L. Chalker , American author (b. 1944)
2006 – Peter Benchley , American author and screenwriter (b. 1940)
2006 – Ken Fletcher , Australian tennis player (b. 1940)
2006 – Jackie Pallo , English wrestler and actor (b. 1926)
2008 – Tom Lantos , American lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
2008 – Frank Piasecki , American engineer (b. 1919)
2009 – Estelle Bennett , American singer (The Ronettes ) (b. 1941)
2009 – Willem Johan Kolff , Dutch-American physician and academic (b. 1911)
2010 – Heward Grafftey , Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1928)
2010 – Alexander McQueen , English fashion designer, founded Alexander McQueen (b. 1969)
2010 – Caroline McWilliams , American actress (b. 1945)
2011 – Chuck Tanner , American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
2012 – Siri Bjerke , Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of the Environment (b. 1958)
2012 – Aharon Davidi , Israeli general (b. 1927)
2012 – Whitney Houston , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)
2013 – Tom Aspell , New Zealand-American journalist and producer (b. 1950)
2013 – Jim Boatwright , American basketball player and coach (b. 1952)
2013 – Rick Huxley , English bass player (The Dave Clark Five ) (b. 1940)
2013 – D. Vinayachandran , Indian poet and educator (b. 1946)
2014 – Roy Alvarez , Filipino actor and director (b. 1950)
2014 – Alice Babs , Swedish singer and actress (b. 1924)
2014 – Tito Canepa , Dominican-American painter (b. 1916)
2014 – Fernando González Pacheco , Spanish-Colombian journalist and actor (b. 1932)
2015 – Anne Cuneo , Swiss journalist and author (b. 1936)
2015 – Roger Hanin , Algerian-French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2015 – Bob Simon , American journalist (b. 1941)
2015 – Jerry Tarkanian , American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
2016 – Kevin Randleman , American mixed martial artist and wrestler (b. 1971)
2016 – Zeng Xuelin , Thai-Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1929)
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