March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 284 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).
Events
238 – Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperors .
871 – Æthelred of Wessex is defeated by a Danish invasion army at the Battle of Marton .
1508 – Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire .
1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags .
1622 – Jamestown massacre : Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia , a third of the colony's population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War .
1630 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice , and gaming tables.
1638 – Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.
1713 – The Tuscarora War comes to an end with the fall of Fort Neoheroka , effectively opening up the interior of North Carolina to European colonization.
1739 – Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne .
1765 – The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies .
1784 – The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew , Thailand .
1829 – In the London Protocol , the three protecting powers (United Kingdom , France and Russia ) establish the borders of Greece .
1849 – The Austrians defeat the Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara .
1871 – In North Carolina , William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment .
1872 – Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
1873 – A law is approved by the Spanish National Assembly in Puerto Rico to abolish slavery .
1894 – The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.
1906 – The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris
1912 – The State of Bihar , India was carved out of the State of Bengal .
1916 – The last Emperor of China , Yuan Shikai , abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.
1920 – Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh ).
1939 – World War II : Germany takes Memel from Lithuania .
1942 – World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte .
1943 – World War II: the entire population of Khatyn (in what is the present-day Republic of Belarus ) is burnt alive by German occupation forces.
1945 – The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt .
1960 – Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser
1972 – The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
1972 – In Eisenstadt v. Baird , the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives .
1975 – A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels.
1978 – Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico .
1982 – NASA 's Space Shuttle Columbia , is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3 .
1992 – USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport , leading to a number of studies into the effect that ice has on aircraft.
1992 – Fall of communism in Albania : The Democratic Party of Albania wins a decisive majority in the parliamentary election .
1993 – The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS , and a 64 bit data path.
1995 – Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space .
1997 – Tara Lipinski , aged 14 years and 10 months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion .
1997 – The Comet Hale–Bopp has its closest approach to Earth .
2004 – Ahmed Yassin , co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas , two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache fired Hellfire missiles .
2006 – Three Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague from the U.S., Tom Fox .
2013 – At least 37 people are killed and 200 are injured after a fire destroys a camp containing Burmese refugees near Ban Mae , Thailand .
2016 – Three suicide bombers kill 32 people and injure 316 in the 2016 Brussels bombings at the airport and at the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station.
Births
841 – Bernard Plantapilosa , French son of Bernard of Septimania (d. 885)
875 – William I, Duke of Aquitaine (d. 918)
1212 – Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1235)
1366 – Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk , English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (d. 1399)
1394 – Ulugh Beg , Persian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1449)
1459 – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1519)
1503 – Antonio Francesco Grazzini , Italian author and educator (d. 1583)
1599 – Anthony van Dyck , Flemish-English painter and etcher (d. 1641)
1609 – John II Casimir Vasa , Polish king (d. 1672)
1663 – August Hermann Francke , German clergyman, philanthropist, and scholar (d. 1727)
1684 – William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath , English politician, Secretary at War (d. 1764)
1712 – Edward Moore , English poet and playwright (d. 1757)
1720 – Nicolas-Henri Jardin , French architect, designed the Yellow Palace and Bernstorff Palace (d. 1799)
1723 – Charles Carroll , American lawyer and politician (d. 1783)
1728 – Anton Raphael Mengs , German painter and theorist (d. 1779)
1785 – Adam Sedgwick , English scientist (d. 1873)
1797 – William I, German Emperor (d. 1888)
1808 – David Swinson Maynard , American physician and lawyer (d. 1873)
1812 – Stephen Pearl Andrews , American author and activist (d. 1886)
1814 – Thomas Crawford , American sculptor, designed the Statue of Freedom (d. 1857)
1817 – Braxton Bragg , American general (d. 1876)
1818 – John Ainsworth Horrocks , English-Australian explorer, founded Penwortham (d. 1846)
1842 – Mykola Lysenko , Ukrainian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1912)
1846 – Randolph Caldecott , English illustrator and painter (d. 1886)
1846 – James Timberlake , American lieutenant, police officer, and farmer (d. 1891)
1852 – Otakar Ševčík , Czech violinist and educator (d. 1934)
1852 – Hector Sévin , French cardinal (d. 1916)
1857 – Paul Doumer , French mathematician, journalist, and politician, 14th President of France (d. 1932)
1866 – Jack Boyle , American baseball player and umpire (d. 1913)
1868 – Robert Andrews Millikan , American colonel and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1953)
1869 – Tom McInnes , Scottish-English footballer (d. 1939)
1873 – Ernest Lawson , Canadian-American painter (d. 1939)
1878 – Michel Théato , Luxembourgian-French runner (d. 1919)
1880 – Ernest C. Quigley , Canadian-American football player and coach (d. 1960)
1884 – Arthur H. Vandenberg , American journalist and politician (d. 1951)
1885 – Aryeh Levin , Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and educator (d. 1969)
1886 – August Rei , Estonian lawyer and politician, Head of State of Estonia (d. 1963)
1887 – Chico Marx , American actor (d. 1961)
1890 – George Clark , American racing driver (d. 1978)
1892 – Johannes Semper , Estonian poet and scholar (d. 1970)
1896 – He Long , Chinese general and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1969)
1896 – Joseph Schildkraut , Austrian-American actor (d. 1964)
1899 – Ruth Page , American ballerina and choreographer (d. 1991)
1901 – Greta Kempton , Austrian-American painter (d. 1991)
1902 – Johannes Brinkman , Dutch architect, designed the Van Nelle Factory (d. 1949)
1902 – Madeleine Milhaud , French actress and composer (d. 2008)
1903 – Bill Holman , American cartoonist (d. 1987)
1907 – James M. Gavin , American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (d. 1990)
1908 – Jack Crawford , Australian tennis player (d. 1991)
1908 – Louis L'Amour , American novelist and short story writer (d. 1988)
1909 – Gabrielle Roy , Canadian author and educator (d. 1983)
1910 – Nicholas Monsarrat , English sailor and author (d. 1979)
1912 – Karl Malden , American actor (d. 2009)
1912 – Agnes Martin , Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004)
1912 – Leslie Johnson , English race car driver (d. 1959)
1913 – Tom McCall , American journalist and politician, 30th Governor of Oregon (d. 1983)
1913 – Lew Wasserman , American businessman and talent agent (d. 2002)
1914 – John Stanley , American author and illustrator (d. 1993)
1914 – Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes , English businessman (d. 2008)
1917 – Virginia Grey , American actress (d. 2004)
1917 – Irving Kaplansky , Canadian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2006)
1917 – Paul Rogers , English actor (d. 2013)
1918 – Cheddi Jagan , Guyanese politician, 4th President of Guyana (d. 1997)
1919 – Bernard Krigstein , American illustrator (d. 1990)
1920 – James Brown , American actor and singer (d. 1992)
1920 – Werner Klemperer , German-American actor (d. 2000)
1920 – Lloyd MacPhail , Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (d. 1995)
1920 – Fanny Waterman , English pianist and educator, founded the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition
1921 – Nino Manfredi , Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1922 – John J. Gilligan , American lieutenant and politician, 62nd Governor of Ohio (d. 2013)
1922 – Stewart Stern , American screenwriter (d. 2015)
1923 – Marcel Marceau , French mime and actor (d. 2007)
1924 – Al Neuharth , American journalist and author, founded USA Today (d. 2013)
1924 – Yevgeny Ostashev , Russian colonel, pilot, and engineer (d. 1960)
1924 – Bill Roost , English footballer (d. 2013)
1924 – Osman F. Seden , Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1924 – Bill Wendell , American television announcer (d. 1999)
1927 – Marty Blake , American basketball player and manager (d. 2013)
1928 – Carrie Donovan , American journalist (d. 2001)
1928 – E. D. Hirsch , American author, critic, and academic
1928 – Ed Macauley , American basketball player, coach, and priest (d. 2011)
1929 – Mort Drucker , American illustrator
1929 – Yayoi Kusama , Japanese painter and sculptor
1930 – Derek Bok , American lawyer and academic
1930 – Pat Robertson , American minister and broadcaster, founded the Christian Broadcasting Network
1930 – Stephen Sondheim , American composer and songwriter
1931 – Burton Richter , American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – William Shatner , Canadian actor
1931 – Leslie Thomas , Welsh journalist and author (d. 2014)
1932 – Els Borst , Dutch physician and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2014)
1932 – Larry Evans , American chess player and journalist (d. 2010)
1933 – Abolhassan Banisadr , Iranian economist and politician, 1st President of Iran
1934 – May Britt , Swedish actress
1934 – Sheila Cameron , English lawyer and judge
1934 – Orrin Hatch , American lawyer and politician
1935 – Frank Pulli , American baseball player and umpire (d. 2013)
1935 – M. Emmet Walsh , American actor
1936 – Ron Carey , American trade union leader (d. 2008)
1936 – Roger Whittaker , Kenyan-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1936 – Erol Büyükburç , Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor (d. 2015)
1937 – Angelo Badalamenti , American pianist and composer
1937 – Armin Hary , German sprinter
1937 – Jon Hassell , American trumpet player and composer
1938 – Rein Etruk , Estonian chess player (d. 2012)
1940 – Dave Keon , Canadian ice hockey player
1940 – Haing S. Ngor , Cambodian-American physician and author (d. 1996)
1941 – Billy Collins , American poet
1941 – Jeremy Clyde , English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Bruno Ganz , Swiss actor
1941 – Cassam Uteem , Mauritian politician, 2nd President of Mauritius
1942 – Jorge Ben Jor , Brazilian singer-songwriter
1942 – Dick Pound , Canadian lawyer and academic
1943 – George Benson , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Nazem Ganjapour , Iranian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1943 – Keith Relf , English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1976)
1945 – Eric Roth , American screenwriter and producer
1945 – Peter Williams , English physicist and academic
1946 – Don Chaney , American basketball player and coach
1946 – Richard Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Worcester , English journalist and politician
1946 – Rivka Golani , Israeli viola player and composer
1946 – Rudy Rucker , American mathematician, computer scientist, and author
1946 – Harry Vanda , Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1947 – George Ferguson , English architect and politician, 1st Mayor of Bristol
1947 – James Patterson , American author and producer
1947 – Maarten van Gent , Dutch basketball player and coach
1948 – Wolf Blitzer , American journalist
1948 – Andrew Lloyd Webber , English director and composer
1949 – Fanny Ardant , French actress, director, and screenwriter
1949 – Brian Hanrahan , English journalist (d. 2010)
1952 – Des Browne , Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1952 – Bob Costas , American talk show host and sportscaster
1955 – James House , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Lena Olin , Swedish actress
1955 – Pete Sessions , American politician
1955 – Valdis Zatlers , Latvian physician and politician, 7th President of Latvia
1957 – Jürgen Bucher , German footballer
1957 – Stephanie Mills , American actress and singer
1958 – Wayne Bloom , American wrestler
1958 – Laurie David , American blogger, activist, and producer
1958 – Pete Wylie , English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Carlton Cuse , Mexican-American screenwriter and producer
1959 – Matthew Modine , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Tarmo Laht , Estonian architect
1960 – Lauri Vahtre , Estonian historian and politician
1962 – Villano V , Mexican wrestler
1963 – Deborah Bull , English ballerina
1964 – El Felino , Mexican wrestler
1964 – David Gillespie , Australian rugby league player
1966 – Pia Cayetano , Filipino lawyer and politician
1966 – Todd Ewen , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
1966 – Paul Midgley , English scientist and academic
1966 – Artis Pabriks , Latvian academic and politician, 11th Minister for Defence of Latvia
1966 – António Pinto , Portuguese runner
1966 – Brian Shaw , American basketball player and coach
1967 – Mario Cipollini , Italian cyclist
1967 – Bernie Gallacher , Scottish-English footballer (d. 2011)
1968 – Euronymous , Norwegian guitarist and producer (d. 1993)
1968 – Arve Henriksen , Norwegian trumpet player and composer
1970 – Andreas Johnson , Swedish singer-songwriter
1970 – Leontien van Moorsel , Dutch cyclist
1970 – Hwang Young-cho , South Korean runner
1971 – Keegan-Michael Key , American actor, comedian, and writer
1972 – Shawn Bradley , German-American basketball player, coach, and actor
1972 – Cory Lidle , American baseball player (d. 2006)
1972 – Elvis Stojko , Canadian figure skater and sportscaster
1973 – Beverley Knight , English singer-songwriter and producer
1973 – Joe Nedney , American football player and coach
1973 – Christopher Wheeldon , English dancer and choreographer
1974 – Marcus Camby , American basketball player
1974 – Philippe Clement , Belgian footballer
1974 – Kidada Jones , American actress and fashion designer
1974 – Gert Peens , South African-Italian rugby player
1975 – Cole Hauser , American actor and producer
1975 – Jiří Novák , Czech-Monegasque tennis player
1976 – Teun de Nooijer , Dutch field hockey player
1976 – Kathryn Jean Lopez , American journalist
1976 – Asako Toki , Japanese singer-songwriter
1976 – Kellie Shanygne Williams , American actress
1976 – Reese Witherspoon , American actress and producer
1977 – John Otto , Canadian-American drummer
1977 – Joey Porter , American football player and coach
1977 – Tom Poti , American ice hockey player
1979 – Aaron North , American guitarist
1979 – Staņislavs Olijars , Latvian hurdler
1979 – Juan Uribe , Dominican baseball player
1981 – Arne Gabius , German runner
1982 – Piá , Brazilian footballer
1982 – Enrico Gasparotto , Italian cyclist
1982 – Michael Janyk , Canadian skier
1982 – Kyle Kingsbury , American mixed martial artist
1984 – Piotr Trochowski , German footballer
1985 – Mayola Biboko , Belgian footballer
1985 – Jakob Fuglsang , Danish cyclist
1985 – Mike Jenkins , American football player
1985 – Justin Masterson , American baseball player
1985 – Kelli Waite , Australian swimmer
1986 – David Choi , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1987 – Björn Barrefors , Swedish decathlete
1987 – Ike Davis , American baseball player
1987 – Jairo Mora Sandoval , Costa Rican environmentalist (d. 2013)
1987 – Liam Doran , British rally cross driver
1988 – Noriko Kijima , Japanese model and actress
1989 – Ben King , American cyclist
1989 – Eva Pereira , Cape Verdean runner
1989 – Ruben Popa , Romanian footballer
1989 – J. J. Watt , American football player
1990 – Lisa Mitchell , English-Australian singer-songwriter
1992 – Jessie Andrews , American porn actress and DJ
1994 – Kolohe Andino , American surfer
1994 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich , Belarusian tennis player
1994 – Atsushi Shiramata , Japanese actor
1996 – Gig Morton , Canadian actor
1996 – Jeroen van der Lely , Dutch professional football player
1997 – María Fernanda Herazo , Colombian tennis player
Deaths
1322 – Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster , English politician, Lord High Steward of England (b. 1278)
1418 – Dietrich of Nieheim , German bishop and historian (b. 1345)
1421 – Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence , English soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of England (b. 1388)
1471 – George of Poděbrady (b. 1420)
1544 – Johannes Magnus , Swedish archbishop and theologian (b. 1488)
1602 – Agostino Carracci , Italian painter and educator (b. 1557)
1685 – Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (b. 1638)
1687 – Jean-Baptiste Lully , Italian-French composer and conductor (b. 1632)
1758 – Jonathan Edwards , English minister, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1703)
1772 – John Canton , English physicist and academic (b. 1718)
1820 – Stephen Decatur , American commander (b. 1779)
1832 – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat (b. 1749)
1840 – Étienne Bobillier , French mathematician and academic (b. 1798)
1881 – Samuel Courtauld , English businessman (b. 1793)
1896 – Thomas Hughes , English lawyer and politician (b. 1822)
1913 – Song Jiaoren , Chinese educator and politician (b. 1882)
1913 – Ruggero Oddi , Italian physiologist and anatomist (b.1864)
1924 – William Macewen , Scottish surgeon and neuroscientist (b. 1848)
1942 – Frederick Cuming , English cricketer (b. 1875)
1942 – William Donne , English captain and cricketer (b. 1875)
1945 – John Hessin Clarke , American lawyer and judge (b. 1857)
1952 – Uncle Dave Macon , American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1870)
1955 – Ivan Šubašić , Croatian lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1892)
1958 – Mike Todd , American film producer (b. 1909)
1960 – José Antonio Aguirre , Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (b. 1904)
1966 – John Harlin , American mountaineer and pilot (b. 1935)
1971 – Johannes Villemson , Estonian-American runner (b. 1893)
1974 – Peter Revson , American race car driver (b. 1939)
1974 – Orazio Satta Puliga , Italian automobile designer (b. 1910)
1976 – John Dwyer McLaughlin , American painter (b. 1898)
1977 – A. K. Gopalan , Indian educator and politician (b. 1904)
1978 – Karl Wallenda , German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (b. 1905)
1979 – Ben Lyon , American actor and studio executive (b. 1901)
1981 – James Elliott , American runner and coach (b. 1915)
1981 – Gil Puyat , Filipino businessman and politician, 13th President of the Senate of the Philippines (b. 1907)
1986 – Olive Deering , American actress (b. 1918)
1986 – Mark Dinning , American singer (b. 1933)
1987 – Odysseas Angelis , Greek general and politician (b. 1912)
1990 – Gerald Bull , Canadian engineer and academic (b. 1928)
1991 – Léon Balcer , Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Solicitor General of Canada (b. 1917)
1991 – Paul Engle , American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1908)
1991 – Dave Guard , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)
1991 – Gloria Holden , English-American actress (b. 1908)
1993 – Samiha Ayverdi , Turkish mystic and author (b. 1905)
1993 – Steve Olin , American baseball player (b. 1965)
1994 – Dan Hartman , American singer-songwriter, and producer (b. 1950)
1994 – Walter Lantz , American animator, director, and producer (b. 1900)
1996 – Don Murray , American drummer (b. 1945)
1996 – Robert F. Overmyer , American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1936)
1996 – Billy Williamson , American guitarist (b. 1925)
1999 – Max Beloff, Baron Beloff , English historian and academic (b. 1913)
1999 – David Strickland , American actor (b. 1969)
2000 – Carlo Parola , Italian footballer and manager (b. 1921)
2001 – Stepas Butautas , Lithuanian basketball player and coach (b. 1925)
2001 – Sabiha Gökçen , Turkish soldier and pilot (b. 1913)
2001 – William Hanna , American animator, director, producer, and voice actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1910)
2001 – Robert Fletcher Shaw , Canadian businessman, academic, and civil servant (b. 1910)
2002 – Rudolf Baumgartner , Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1917)
2003 – Terry Lloyd , English journalist (b. 1952)
2004 – Janet Akyüz Mattei , Turkish-American astronomer and academic (b. 1943)
2004 – Ahmed Yassin , Palestinian spiritual leader, co-founded Hamas (b. 1937)
2005 – Rod Price , English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947)
2005 – Kenzō Tange , Japanese architect, designed the Yoyogi National Gymnasium and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (b. 1913)
2006 – Pierre Clostermann , French soldier, pilot, and politician (b. 1921)
2006 – Pío Leyva , Cuban singer and author (b. 1917)
2006 – Kurt von Trojan , Austrian-Australian journalist and author (b. 1937)
2007 – U. G. Krishnamurti , Indian-Italian philosopher and educator (b. 1918)
2008 – Cachao López , Cuban-American bassist and composer (b. 1918)
2010 – James Black , Scottish biologist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924)
2010 – Özhan Canaydın , Turkish basketball player and businessman (b. 1943)
2011 – Artur Agostinho , Portuguese journalist (b. 1920)
2011 – Victor Bouchard , Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1926)
2012 – Joe Blanchard , American football player and wrestler (b. 1928)
2012 – John Payton , American lawyer and activist (b. 1946)
2012 – Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley , English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland (b. 1925)
2012 – Mickey Sullivan , American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)
2012 – David Waltz , American computer scientist and academic (b. 1943)
2012 – Neil L. Whitehead , English anthropologist and author (b. 1956)
2013 – Vladimír Čech , Czech actor and politician (b. 1951)
2013 – Fred Jones , Welsh footballer (b. 1938)
2013 – James Nabrit , American lawyer and academic (b. 1932)
2013 – Bebo Valdés , Cuban-Swedish pianist and composer (b. 1918)
2013 – Derek Watkins , English trumpet player and composer (b. 1945)
2013 – Ray Williams , American basketball player and coach (b. 1954)
2014 – Yashwant Vithoba Chittal , Indian author (b. 1928)
2014 – Mickey Duff , Polish-English boxer and manager (b. 1929)
2014 – Thor Listau , Norwegian soldier and politician (b. 1938)
2014 – Tasos Mitsopoulos , Cypriot politician, Cypriot Minister of Defence (b. 1965)
2014 – Patrice Wymore , American actress (b. 1926)
2015 – Arkady Arkanov , Ukrainian-Russian actor and playwright (b. 1933)
2015 – Horst Buhtz , German footballer and manager (b. 1923)
2015 – George Neel, Jr. , American businessman (b. 1930)
2015 – Norman Scribner , American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1936)
2016 – Phife Dawg , American rapper (b. 1970)
2016 – Rob Ford , Canadian businessman and politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (b. 1969)
2016 – Rita Gam , American actress (b. 1927)
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