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==Events==
=== Up to 1900 ===
* [[411 BC]] &ndash; The [[Athenian coup of 411 BC|Athenian coup]] succeeds, forming a short-lived [[oligarchy]].
* [[AD 53]] &ndash; The [[Roman emperor]] [[Nero]] marries [[Claudia Octavia]].
* [[AD 68]] &ndash; [[Nero]] commits suicide, after quoting [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]'', thus ending the [[Julio-Claudian dynasty]] and starting the civil war known as the [[Year of the Four Emperors]].
* [[721]] &ndash; [[Odo of Aquitaine]] defeats the [[Moors]] in the [[Battle of Toulouse (721)|Battle of Toulouse]].
* [[747]] &ndash; [[Abbasid Revolution#Khorosan phase|Abbasid Revolution]]: [[Abu Muslim Khorasani]] begins an open revolt against [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] rule, which is carried out under the sign of the [[Black Standard]].
* [[1311]] &ndash; [[Duccio]]'s [[Maestà (Duccio)|Maestà]], a seminal artwork of the early [[Italian Renaissance]], is unveiled and installed in [[Siena Cathedral]] in [[Siena]], Italy.
* [[1523]] &ndash; The Parisian Faculty of Theology fines [[Simon de Colines]] for publishing the Biblical commentary ''Commentarii initiatorii in quatuor Evangelia'' by [[Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples]].
* [[1534]] &ndash; [[Jacques Cartier]] is the first European to describe and map the [[Saint Lawrence River]].
* [[1667]] &ndash; [[Second Anglo-Dutch War]]: The [[Raid on the Medway]] by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in the worst ever defeat of the [[Royal Navy]].
* [[1732]] &ndash; [[James Oglethorpe]] is granted a [[royal charter]] for the colony of the future U.S. state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
* [[1762]] &ndash; [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] forces begin the [[Battle of Havana (1762)|Siege of Havana]] and capture the city during the [[Seven Years' War]].
* [[1772]] &ndash; The [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] [[schooner]] ''[[Gaspee Affair|Gaspee]]'' is burned in Narragansett Bay, [[Rhode Island]].
* [[1798]] &ndash; [[Irish Rebellion of 1798]]: [[Battle of Arklow|Battles of Arklow]] and [[Battle of Saintfield|Saintfield]].
* [[1815]] &ndash; End of the [[Congress of Vienna]]: The new European political situation is set.
*  1815   &ndash; [[Luxembourg]] declares independence from the [[First French Empire|French Empire]].
* [[1856]] &ndash; Five hundred [[Mormon handcart pioneers|Mormon]]s leave [[Iowa City, Iowa]] for the [[Mormon Trail]].
* [[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Stonewall Jackson]] concludes his successful [[Jackson's Valley Campaign|Shenandoah Valley Campaign]] with a victory in the [[Battle of Port Republic]]; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world.
* [[1863]] &ndash; American Civil War: [[Battle of Brandy Station]], [[Virginia]].
* [[1885]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Tientsin (1885)|Treaty of Tientsin]] is signed to end the [[Sino-French War]], with [[Qing dynasty|China]] eventually giving up [[Tonkin]] and [[Annam (Chinese province)|Annam]] – most of present-day [[Vietnam]] – to France.
* [[1900]] &ndash; Indian nationalist [[Birsa Munda]] dies in a British prison of [[cholera]].

=== 1901 to 1950 ===
* [[1915]] &ndash; [[William Jennings Bryan]] resigns as [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the {{RMS|Lusitania}}.
* [[1923]] &ndash; [[Bulgaria]]'s military takes over the government in a [[Bulgarian coup d'état of 1923|coup]].
* [[1928]] &ndash; [[Charles Kingsford Smith]] completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a [[Fokker F.VII|Fokker Trimotor monoplane]], the ''[[Southern Cross (aircraft)|Southern Cross]]''.
* [[1930]] &ndash; A ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' reporter, [[Jake Lingle]], is killed during rush hour at the [[Illinois]] Central train station by [[Leo Vincent Brothers]], allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to [[Al Capone]].
* [[1934]] &ndash; [[Donald Duck]] makes his debut in ''[[The Wise Little Hen]]''.
* [[1944]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: Ninety-nine civilians are [[Tulle massacre|hanged from lampposts and balconies]] by German troops in [[Tulle]], France, in reprisal for [[Maquis du Limousin|maquisards]] attacks.
*  1944   &ndash; World War II: The [[Soviet Union]] invades [[East Karelia]] and the [[Karelia (historical province of Finland)|previously Finnish part of Karelia]], occupied by Finland since [[1941]].
* [[1948]] &ndash; Foundation of the [[International Council on Archives]] under the auspices of the [[UNESCO]].

=== From 1951 ===
* [[1953]] &ndash; The [[Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence]] kills 94 people in [[Massachusetts]].
* [[1954]] &ndash; [[McCarthyism]]: [[Joseph Welch]], special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Joseph McCarthy]] during hearings on whether [[Communism]] has infiltrated the Army giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
* [[1957]] &ndash; First ascent of [[Broad Peak]] by [[Fritz Wintersteller]], [[Marcus Schmuck]], [[Kurt Diemberger]], and [[Hermann Buhl]].
* [[1959]] &ndash; The {{USS|George Washington|SSBN-598|6}} is launched. It is the first [[Nuclear power|nuclear-powered]] [[ballistic missile submarine]].
* [[1965]] &ndash; The civilian Prime Minister of [[South Vietnam]], [[Phan Huy Quát]], resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by [[Nguyễn Cao Kỳ]].
*  1965   &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The [[Viet Cong]] commences combat with the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] in the [[Battle of Dong Xoai|Battle of Đồng Xoài]], one of the largest battles in the war.
* [[1967]] &ndash; [[Six-Day War]]: [[Israel]] captures the [[Golan Heights]] from [[Syria]].
* [[1968]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] declares a national day of mourning following the [[assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy]].
* [[1972]] &ndash; Severe rainfall causes a dam in the [[Black Hills]] of [[South Dakota]] to burst, creating [[1972 Black Hills flood|a flood]] that kills 238 people and causes $160 million in damage.
* [[1973]] &ndash; In horse racing, [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] wins the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|U.S. Triple Crown]].
* [[1978]] &ndash; [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] opens its [[Priesthood (Latter Day Saints)|priesthood]] to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
* [[1979]] &ndash; The [[1979 Sydney Ghost Train fire|Ghost Train fire]] at [[Luna Park Sydney]], Australia, kills seven.
* [[1983]] &ndash; [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s [[Conservative Party (UK)|Cosnservative Party]] is re-elected by a large margin the [[United Kingdom]]'s general election.
* [[1999]] &ndash; [[Kosovo War]]: The [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] and [[NATO]] sign a [[peace treaty]].
* [[2006]] &ndash; The [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Germany]] begins, with host nation [[Germany national football team|Germany]] defeating [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] 4-2.
* [[2008]] &ndash; [[2008 Beni Amrane bombings|Two bombs explode]] at a train station near [[Algiers|Algiers, Algeria]], killing at least 13 people.
* [[2009]] &ndash; An [[Pearl Continental hotel bombing|explosion]] kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in [[Peshawar]], [[Pakistan]].
* [[2010]] &ndash; At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a [[Nadahan wedding bombing|suicide bombing]] at a wedding party in [[Arghandab District|Arghandab]], [[Kandahar]].
* [[2019]] &ndash; [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]] wins [[Kazakhstan]]'s Presidential election, having succeeded [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] in March.

==Births==
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=== Up to 1800 ===
* [[1016]] &ndash; [[Deokjong of Goryeo]], ruler of Korea (d. [[1034]])
* [[1424]] &ndash; [[Blanche II of Navarre]] (d. [[1464]])
* [[1580]] &ndash; [[Daniel Heinsius]], Belgian poet and scholar (d. [[1655]])
* [[1588]] &ndash; [[Johann Andreas Herbst]], German composer and theorist (d. [[1666]])
* [[1595]] &ndash; [[Władysław IV Vasa]], Polish king (d. [[1648]])
* [[1597]] &ndash; [[Pieter Jansz. Saenredam]], Dutch painter (d. [[1665]])
* [[1640]] &ndash; [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. [[1705]])
* [[1661]] &ndash; [[Feodor III of Russia]] (d. [[1682]])
* [[1672]] &ndash; [[Peter the Great]], Russian emperor (d. [[1725]])
* [[1686]] &ndash; [[Andrey Osterman]], German-Russian politician, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. [[1747]])
* [[1696]] &ndash; [[Shivaji II|Shiva Rajaram]], infant Chattrapati of the [[Maratha Empire]] (d. [[1726]])
* [[1732]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Demachi]], Italian violinist and composer (d. [[1791]])
* [[1754]] &ndash; [[Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth]], English general and politician, [[List of Governors of Barbados|Governor of Barbados]] (d. [[1815]])
* [[1768]] &ndash; [[Samuel Slater]], English-American engineer and businessman (d. [[1835]])
* [[1781]] &ndash; [[George Stephenson]], English engineer, designed the [[Liverpool and Manchester Railway]] (d. [[1848]])

=== 1801 to 1900 ===
* [[1810]] &ndash; [[Otto Nicolai]], German composer and conductor (d. [[1849]])
* [[1812]] &ndash; [[Johann Gottfried Galle]], German astronomer and academic (d. [[1910]])
* [[1835]] &ndash; [[Ramón Barros Luco]], [[President of Chile]] (d. [[1919]])
* [[1836]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Garrett Anderson]], English physician and politician (d. [[1917]])
* [[1837]] &ndash; [[Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie]], English author (d. [[1919]])
* [[1842]] &ndash; [[Hazard Stevens]], American military officer, mountaineer, politician and writer (d. [[1918]])
* [[1843]] &ndash; [[Bertha von Suttner]], Austrian journalist and author, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. [[1914]])
* [[1845]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto]], English soldier, academic, and politician, 36th [[Governor-General of India]] (d. [[1914]])
*  1845   &ndash; [[Frank Norton]], American baseball player (d. [[1920]])
* [[1849]] &ndash; [[Michael Ancher]], Danish painter and academic (d. [[1927]])
* [[1851]] &ndash; [[Charles Joseph Bonaparte]], American lawyer and politician, 46th [[United States Attorney General]] (d. [[1921]])
* [[1861]] &ndash; [[Pierre Duhem]], French physicist, mathematician, and historian (d. [[1916]])
*  1861   &ndash; [[Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann]], Russian-German chemist and physicist (d. [[1938]])
* [[1864]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Bérangère]], French actress (d. [[1928]])
* [[1865]] &ndash; [[Albéric Magnard]], French composer and educator (d. [[1914]])
*  1865   &ndash; [[Carl Nielsen]], Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (d. [[1931]])
* [[1868]] &ndash; [[Jane Avril]], French model and dancer (d. [[1943]])
* [[1874]] &ndash; [[Launceston Elliot]], Scottish weightlifter and wrestler (d. [[1930]])
* [[1875]] &ndash; [[Henry Hallett Dale]], English pharmacologist and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. [[1968]])
* [[1879]] &ndash; [[Harry DeBaecke]], American rower (d. [[1961]])
* [[1882]] &ndash; [[Robert Kerr (athlete)|Robert Kerr]], Irish-Canadian sprinter and coach (d. [[1963]])
* [[1885]] &ndash; [[Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski]], Polish general and politician, 27th [[Prime Minister of Poland]] (d. [[1962]])
* [[1890]] &ndash; [[Leslie Banks]], English actor, director, and producer (d. [[1952]])
* [[1891]] &ndash; [[Cole Porter]], American composer and songwriter (d. [[1964]])
* [[1893]] &ndash; [[Irish Meusel]], American baseball player and coach (d. [[1963]])
* [[1895]] &ndash; [[Archie Weston]], American football player and journalist (d. [[1981]])
* [[1898]] &ndash; [[Luigi Fagioli]], Italian race car driver (d. [[1952]])
* [[1900]] &ndash; [[Fred Waring]], American singer, bandleader, and television host (d. [[1984]])

=== 1901 to 1925 ===
* [[1902]] &ndash; [[Skip James]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. [[1969]])
* [[1903]] &ndash; [[Felice Bonetto]], Italian race car driver (d. [[1953]])
*  1903   &ndash; [[Marcia Davenport]], American author and critic (d. [[1996]])
* [[1906]] &ndash; [[Robert Klark Graham]], American eugenicist and businessman, founded [[Repository for Germinal Choice]] (d. [[1997]])
* [[1908]] &ndash; [[Luis Kutner]], American lawyer, author, and activist (d. [[1993]])
*  1908   &ndash; [[Branch McCracken]], American basketball player and coach (d. [[1970]])
* [[1910]] &ndash; [[Robert Cummings]], American actor, singer, and director (d. [[1990]])
*  1910   &ndash; [[Ted Hicks]], Australian public servant and diplomat, [[List of Australian High Commissioners to New Zealand|Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand]] (d. [[1984]])
* [[1912]] &ndash; [[Ingolf Dahl]], German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. [[1970]])
* [[1915]] &ndash; [[Jim McDonald (American football)|Jim McDonald]], American football player and coach (d. [[1997]])
*  1915   &ndash; [[Les Paul]], American guitarist and songwriter (d. [[2009]])
* [[1916]] &ndash; [[Jurij Brězan]], German soldier and author (d. [[2006]])
*  1916   &ndash; [[Siegfried Graetschus]], German [[SS]] officer (d. [[1943]])
*  1916   &ndash; [[Robert McNamara]], American businessman and politician, 8th [[United States Secretary of Defense]] (d. [[2009]])
* [[1917]] &ndash; [[Eric Hobsbawm]], Egyptian-English historian and author (d. [[2012]])
* [[1918]] &ndash; [[John Hospers]], American philosopher and politician (d. [[2011]])
* [[1921]] &ndash; [[Arthur Hertzberg]], American rabbi and scholar (d. [[2006]])
*  1921   &ndash; [[Jean Lacouture]], French journalist, historian, and author (d. [[2015]])
* [[1922]] &ndash; [[George Axelrod]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. [[2003]])
*  1922   &ndash; [[John Gillespie Magee, Jr.]], Chinese-American pilot and poet (d. [[1941]])
*  1922   &ndash; [[Fernand Seguin]], Canadian biochemist and academic (d. [[1988]])
* [[1923]] &ndash; [[Gerald Götting]], German politician (d. [[2015]])
* [[1924]] &ndash; [[Tony Britton]], English actor (d. [[2019]])
* [[1924]] &ndash; [[Ed Farhat]], American wrestler and manager (d. [[2003]])
* [[1925]] &ndash; [[Keith Laumer]], American soldier and author (d. [[1993]])
*  1925   &ndash; [[Herman Sarkowsky]], German-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the [[Seattle Seahawks]] (d. [[2014]])

=== 1926 to 1950 ===
* [[1926]] &ndash; [[Calvin "Fuzz" Jones]], American singer and bass player (d. [[2010]])
*  1926   &ndash; [[Mona Freeman]], American actress and painter (d. [[2014]])
*  1926   &ndash; [[Happy Rockefeller]], American philanthropist, 31st [[Second Lady of the United States]] (d. [[2015]])
* [[1927]] &ndash; [[Jim Nolan (basketball)|Jim Nolan]], American basketball player (d. [[1983]])
* [[1928]] &ndash; [[R. Geraint Gruffydd]], Welsh critic and academic (d. [[2015]])
* [[1929]] &ndash; [[Johnny Ace]], American singer and pianist (d. [[1954]])
* [[1930]] &ndash; [[Barbara (singer)|Barbara]], French singer (d. [[1997]])
*  1930   &ndash; [[Jordi Pujol]], Spanish physician and politician, 126th [[President]] of the Generalitat de [[Catalonia]]
* [[1931]] &ndash; [[Jackie Mason]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. [[1981]])
*  1931   &ndash; [[Nandini Satpathy]], Indian author and politician, 8th [[Chief Minister]] of [[Odisha]] (d. [[2006]])
*  1931   &ndash; [[Bill Virdon]], American baseball player, coach, and manager
* [[1932]] &ndash; [[Denise Robertson]], English television personality (d. [[2016]])
* [[1933]] &ndash; [[Al Cantello]], American javelin thrower and coach
* [[1934]] &ndash; [[Michael Mates]], English colonel and politician
*  1934   &ndash; [[Jackie Wilson]], American singer-songwriter (d. [[1984]])
* [[1935]] &ndash; [[Dutch Savage]], American wrestler and promoter (d. [[2013]])
* [[1936]] &ndash; [[Mick O'Dwyer]], Irish Gaelic footballer and manager
*  1936   &ndash; [[George Radda]], Hungarian chemist and academic
* [[1937]] &ndash; [[Harald Rosenthal]], German hydrobiologist and academic
* [[1938]] &ndash; [[Jeremy Hardie]], English economist and businessman
*  1938   &ndash; [[Giles Havergal]], Scottish actor, director, and playwright
*  1938   &ndash; [[Charles Wuorinen]], American composer and educator (d. [[2020]])
* [[1939]] &ndash; [[Ileana Cotrubaș]], Romanian soprano and actress
*  1939   &ndash; [[Eric Fernie]], Scottish historian and academic
*  1939   &ndash; [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]], English race car driver and sportscaster
*  1939   &ndash; [[Dick Vitale]], American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
*  1939   &ndash; [[Charles Webb (author)|Charles Webb]], American author
* [[1940]] &ndash; [[André Vallerand]], Canadian businessman and politician
* [[1941]] &ndash; [[Jon Lord]], English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. [[2012]])
* [[1942]] &ndash; [[Anton Burghardt]], German footballer and manager
*  1942   &ndash; [[Nicholas Lloyd]], English journalist
* [[1943]] &ndash; [[John Fitzpatrick (racing driver)|John Fitzpatrick]], English race car driver
*  1943   &ndash; [[Charles Saatchi]], Iraqi-English businessman, co-founded [[Saatchi & Saatchi]]
* [[1944]] &ndash; [[Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon]], English accountant and politician
*  1944   &ndash; [[Wally Gabler]], American football player and sportscaster
* [[1946]] &ndash; [[Deyda Hydara]], Gambian journalist and publisher, co-founded ''[[The Point (the Gambia)|The Point]]'' (d. [[2004]])
*  1946   &ndash; [[James Kelman]], Scottish author and playwright
*  1946   &ndash; [[Peter Kilfoyle]], English politician
*  1946   &ndash; [[Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata]], Italian politician and diplomat, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Italy)|Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
* [[1947]] &ndash; [[Robert Indermaur]], Swiss painter
*  1947   &ndash; [[Robbie Vincent]], UK disc jockey and radio presenter
* [[1948]] &ndash; [[Jim Bailey (American football)|Jim Bailey]], American football player
*  1948   &ndash; [[Gudrun Schyman]], Swedish social worker and politician
* [[1949]] &ndash; [[Kiran Bedi]], Indian police officer and activist
* [[1950]] &ndash; [[Trevor Bolder]], English bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. [[2013]])
*  1950   &ndash; [[Fred Jackson (American football coach)|Fred Jackson]], American football player and coach
*  1950   &ndash; [[Giorgos Kastrinakis]], Greek-American basketball player

=== 1951 to 1975 ===
* [[1951]] &ndash; [[Michael Patrick Cronan]], American graphic designer and academic (d. [[2013]])
*  1951   &ndash; [[James Newton Howard]], American composer, conductor, and producer
*  1951   &ndash; [[Dave Parker]], American baseball player and coach
*  1951   &ndash; [[Brian Taylor (basketball)|Brian Taylor]], American basketball player
* [[1952]] &ndash; [[Uzi Hitman]], Israeli singer-songwriter (d. [[2004]])
*  1952   &ndash; [[Billy Knight]], American basketball player
* [[1953]] &ndash; [[Ken Navarro]], Italian-American guitarist and composer
* [[1954]] &ndash; [[Pete Byrne]], English singer-songwriter ([[Naked Eyes]])
*  1954   &ndash; [[Paul Chapman (musician)|Paul Chapman]], Welsh guitarist and songwriter (d. [[2020]])
*  1954   &ndash; [[Gregory Maguire]], American author
*  1954   &ndash; [[Elizabeth May]], American-Canadian environmentalist, lawyer, and politician
*  1954   &ndash; [[George Pérez]], American author and illustrator
* [[1956]] &ndash; [[Berit Aunli]], Norwegian skier
* 1956  &ndash; [[Patricia Cornwell]], American journalist and author
* 1956  &ndash; [[Marek Gazdzicki]], Polish nuclear physicist
* 1956  &ndash; [[Joaquín (footballer, born 1956)|Joaquín]], Spanish footballer
* 1956  &ndash; [[John Le Lievre]], British squash player
* 1956  &ndash; [[Kayhan Mortezavi]], Iranian director
* 1956  &ndash; [[Francine Raymond]], French Canadian singer songwriter
* 1956  &ndash; [[Nikolai Tsonev]], Bulgarian politician
* 1956  &ndash; [[Rudolf Wojtowicz]], Polish footballer
* [[1957]] &ndash; [[Randy Read]], English crystallographer and academic
* [[1958]] &ndash; [[David Ancrum]], American basketball player and coach
*  1958   &ndash; [[Tony Horwitz]], American journalist and author (d. [[2019]])
* [[1959]] &ndash; [[Peter Fowler]], Australian golfer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Benny Gantz]], Israeli politician
* [[1960]] &ndash; [[Steve Paikin]], Canadian journalist and author
* [[1961]] &ndash; [[Thomas Benson (American football)|Thomas Benson]], American football player
*  1961   &ndash; [[Michael J. Fox]], Canadian-American actor, producer, and author
*  1961   &ndash; [[Aaron Sorkin]], American screenwriter, producer, and playwright
* [[1962]] &ndash; [[Yuval Banay]], Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1962   &ndash; [[Ken Rose (American football)|Ken Rose]], American football player
*  1962   &ndash; [[David Trewhella]], Australian rugby league player
* [[1963]] &ndash; [[Gilad Atzmon]], Israeli-English saxophonist, author, and activist
*  1963   &ndash; [[Johnny Depp]], American actor
*  1963   &ndash; [[David Koepp]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
* [[1964]] &ndash; [[Gloria Reuben]], Canadian-American actress
*  1964   &ndash; [[Wayman Tisdale]], American basketball player and bass player (d. [[2009]])
* [[1967]] &ndash; [[Rubén Maza]], Venezuelan runner
* [[1968]] &ndash; [[Niki Bakoyianni]], Greek high jumper and coach
* [[1969]] &ndash; [[André Racicot]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Eric Wynalda]], American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster
* [[1971]] &ndash; [[Gilles De Bilde]], Belgian footballer and sportscaster
*  1971   &ndash; [[Jean Galfione]], French pole vaulter and sportscaster
*  1971   &ndash; [[Jackie McKeown]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
* [[1972]] &ndash; [[Matt Horsley]], Australian footballer and coach
* [[1973]] &ndash; [[Aigars Apinis]], Latvian discus thrower and shot putter
*  1973   &ndash; [[Tedy Bruschi]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1973   &ndash; [[Frédéric Choffat]], Swiss director, producer, and cinematographer
*  1973   &ndash; [[Grant Marshall]], Canadian ice hockey player
* [[1974]] &ndash; [[Samoth]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* [[1975]] &ndash; [[Otto Addo]], German-Ghanaian footballer and manager
*  1975   &ndash; [[Andrew Symonds]], English-Australian cricketer

=== From 1976 ===
* [[1977]] &ndash; [[Usman Afzaal]], Pakistani-English cricketer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Paul Hutchison (English cricketer)|Paul Hutchison]], English cricketer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Olin Kreutz]], American football player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Peja Stojaković]], Serbian basketball player
* [[1978]] &ndash; [[Shandi Finnessey]], American model and actress, [[Miss USA|Miss USA 2004]]
*  1978   &ndash; [[Miroslav Klose]], German footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Heather Mitts]], American soccer player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Hayden Schlossberg]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
* [[1979]] &ndash; [[Dario Dainelli]], Italian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Amanda Lassiter]], American basketball player
* [[1980]] &ndash; [[D'banj]], Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Mike Fontenot]], American baseball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Udonis Haslem]], American basketball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Lehlohonolo Seema]], South African footballer
* [[1981]] &ndash; [[Natalie Portman]], Israeli-American actress<ref>{{Cite news |publisher = [[CBS News]] |title = A 'Garden State' Of Mind |first = Ellen |last = Crean |url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/30/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main633153.shtml |accessdate = October 18, 2007 |date = July 30, 2004 |archivedate = October 6, 2014 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006191706/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-garden-state-of-mind |url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[1982]] &ndash; [[Yoshito Ōkubo]], Japanese footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Christina Stürmer]], Austrian singer-songwriter
* [[1983]] &ndash; [[Firas Al-Khatib]], Syrian footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Josh Cribbs]], American football player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Dwayne Jones (basketball)|Dwayne Jones]], American basketball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Danny Richar]], Dominican-American baseball player
* [[1984]] &ndash; [[Yulieski Gourriel]], Cuban baseball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Jake Newton (footballer)|Jake Newton]], Guyanese footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Asko Paade]], Estonian basketball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Masoud Shojaei]], Iranian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Wesley Sneijder]], Dutch footballer
* [[1985]] &ndash; [[Richard Kahui]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Sonam Kapoor]], Indian model and actress<ref>{{cite news |title = Sonam Kapoor |url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Celebrity/Sonam-Kapoor/894295-Profile.aspx |accessdate = 12 November 2013 |newspaper = [[Hindustan Times]] |date = 23 July 2013 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141211031321/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Celebrity/Sonam-Kapoor/894295-Profile.aspx |archivedate = 11 December 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Sebastian Telfair]], American basketball player
* [[1986]] &ndash; [[Doug Legursky]], American football player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Yadier Pedroso]], Cuban baseball player (d. [[2013]])
*  1986   &ndash; [[Ashley Postell]], American gymnast
* [[1987]] &ndash; [[Jaan Mölder]], Estonian race car driver
* [[1988]] &ndash; [[Jason Demers]], Canadian ice hockey defenseman
*  1988   &ndash; [[Sara Isaković]], Slovenian swimmer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Mae Whitman]], American actress
* [[1989]] &ndash; [[Dídac Vilà]], Spanish footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Tanya Burr]], English [[YouTube]]r
* [[1990]] &ndash; [[Matthias Mayer]], Austrian skier
*  1992   &ndash; [[Zach Hyman]], Canadian ice hockey player
* [[1992]] &ndash; [[Yannick Agnel]], French swimmer
*  1992   &ndash; [[Boyd Cordner]], Australian rugby league player
* [[1993]] &ndash; [[George Jennings (rugby league)|George Jennings]], Australian rugby league player
* [[2000]] &ndash; [[Laurie Hernandez]], American artistic gymnast
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==Deaths==
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=== Up to 1900 ===
* [[AD 68]] &ndash; [[Nero]], Roman emperor (b. [[37]])
* [[373]] &ndash; [[Ephrem the Syrian]], hymnographer and theologian (b. [[306]])
* [[597]] &ndash; [[Columba]], Irish missionary and saint (b. [[521]])
* [[630]] &ndash; [[Shahrbaraz]], king of the Persian Empire
* [[889]] &ndash; [[Aimoin of Saint-Germain-des-Prés|Aimoin]], Frankish monk and [[archivist]]
* [[908]] &ndash; [[Yang Wo]], Prince of Hongnong
* [[1075]] &ndash; [[Gebhard of Supplinburg]], Saxon count
* [[1087]] &ndash; [[Otto I of Olomouc]] (b. [[1045]])
* [[1238]] &ndash; [[Peter des Roches]], bishop of Winchester
* [[1252]] &ndash; [[Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]]
* [[1348]] &ndash; [[Ambrogio Lorenzetti]], Sienese painter (b. [[1290]])
* [[1361]] &ndash; [[Philippe de Vitry]], French composer and poet (b. [[1291]])
* [[1563]] &ndash; [[William Paget, 1st Baron Paget]], English accountant and politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (b. [[1506]])
* [[1572]] &ndash; [[Jeanne d'Albret]], Navarrese queen and [[Huguenots|Huguenot]] leader (b. [[1528]])
* [[1583]] &ndash; [[Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (b. [[1525]])
* [[1597]] &ndash; [[José de Anchieta]], Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. [[1534]])
* [[1647]] &ndash; [[Leonard Calvert]], [[List of colonial governors of Maryland|Colonial governor of Maryland]] (b. [[1606]])
* [[1656]] &ndash; [[Thomas Tomkins]], Welsh-English composer (b. [[1572]])
* [[1716]] &ndash; [[Banda Singh Bahadur]], Indian commander (b. [[1670]])
* [[1717]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Guyon]], French mystic and author (b. [[1648]])
* [[1834]] &ndash; [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]], English minister and missionary (b. [[1761]])
* [[1870]] &ndash; [[Charles Dickens]], English novelist and critic (b. [[1812]])
* [[1875]] &ndash; [[Gérard Paul Deshayes]], French geologist and conchologist (b. [[1795]])
* [[1889]] &ndash; [[Mike Burke (shortstop)|Mike Burke]], American baseball player (b. [[1854]])
* [[1892]] &ndash; [[William Grant Stairs]], Canadian-English captain and explorer (b. [[1863]])

=== 1901 to 2000 ===
* [[1901]] &ndash; [[Adolf Bötticher]], German historian and author (b. [[1842]])
* [[1923]] &ndash; [[Princess Helena of the United Kingdom]] (b. [[1846]])
* [[1927]] &ndash; [[Victoria Woodhull]], American activist for women's rights (b. [[1838]])
* [[1929]] &ndash; [[Louis Bennison]], American stage and silent film actor (b. [[1884]])
*  1929   &ndash; [[Margaret Lawrence (actress)|Margaret Lawrence]], American stage actress (b. [[1889]])
* [[1942]] &ndash; [[František Erben]], Czech gymnast (b. [[1874]])
* [[1952]] &ndash; [[Adolf Busch]], German-Austrian violinist and composer (b. [[1891]])
* [[1953]] &ndash; [[Ernest Graves, Sr.]], American football player, coach, and general (b. [[1880]])
* [[1954]] &ndash; [[Alain LeRoy Locke]], American writer, professor and [[philosopher]] (b. [[1885]])
* [[1956]] &ndash; [[Chandrashekhar Agashe]], Indian industrialist and lawyer (b. [[1888]])
* 1956 &ndash; [[Hans Bergsland]], Norwegian fencer (b. [[1878]])
* 1956 &ndash; [[Thomas Hicks (tennis)|Thomas Hicks]], Australian tennis player (b. [[1869]])
* 1956 &ndash; [[Ferdinand Jodl]], German general (b. [[1896]])
* [[1958]] &ndash; [[Robert Donat]], English actor (b. [[1905]])
* [[1959]] &ndash; [[Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1876]])
* [[1960]] &ndash; [[Harry S. Hammond]], American football player and businessman (b. [[1884]])
* [[1961]] &ndash; [[Camille Guérin]], French veterinarian, bacteriologist and immunologist (b. [[1872]])
* [[1963]] &ndash; [[Jacques Villon]], French painter (b. [[1875]])
* [[1964]] &ndash; [[Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook]], British businessman and politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (b. [[1879]])
* [[1968]] &ndash; [[Bernard Cronin]], Australian author and journalist (b. [[1884]])
* [[1972]] &ndash; [[Gilberto Parlotti]], Italian motorcycle racer (b. [[1940]])
* [[1973]] &ndash; [[Chuck Bennett]], American football player and coach (b. [[1907]])
*  1973   &ndash; [[John Creasey]], English author and politician (b. [[1908]])
*  1973   &ndash; [[Erich von Manstein]], German general (b. [[1887]])
* [[1974]] &ndash; [[Miguel Ángel Asturias]], Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1899]])
* [[1979]] &ndash; [[Cyclone Taylor]], Canadian ice hockey player and civil servant (b. [[1884]])
* [[1981]] &ndash; [[Allen Ludden]], American game show host (b. [[1917]])
* [[1984]] &ndash; [[Helen Hardin]], American painter (b. [[1943]])
* [[1989]] &ndash; [[George Wells Beadle]], American geneticist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1903]])
* [[1991]] &ndash; [[Claudio Arrau]], Chilean-American pianist and educator (b. [[1903]])
* [[1993]] &ndash; [[Alexis Smith]], Canadian-born American actress (b. [[1921]])
* [[1994]] &ndash; [[Jan Tinbergen]], Dutch economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1903]])
* [[1997]] &ndash; [[Stanley Knowles]], American-Canadian academic and politician (b. [[1908]])
* [[1998]] &ndash; [[Lois Mailou Jones]], American painter and academic (b. [[1905]])
* [[2000]] &ndash; [[John Abramovic]], American basketball player (b. [[1919]])
*  2000   &ndash; [[Jacob Lawrence]], American painter and academic (b. [[1917]])

=== From 2001 ===
* [[2004]] &ndash; [[Rosey Brown]], American football player and coach (b. [[1932]])
*  2004   &ndash; [[Brian Williamson]], Jamaican activist, co-founded [[J-FLAG]] (b. [[1945]])
* [[2006]] &ndash; [[Drafi Deutscher]], German singer-songwriter (b. [[1946]])
* [[2007]] &ndash; [[Frankie Abernathy]], American purse designer, cast-member on ''[[The Real World: San Diego]]'' (b. [[1981]])
* [[2008]] &ndash; [[Algis Budrys]], Lithuanian-American author and critic (b. [[1931]])
*  2008   &ndash; [[Suleiman Mousa]], Jordanian historian and author (b. [[1919]])
* [[2009]] &ndash; [[Dick May]], American race car driver (b. [[1930]])
* [[2010]] &ndash; [[Marina Semyonova]], Russian ballerina (b. [[1908]])
* [[2011]] &ndash; [[M. F. Husain]], Indian painter and director (b. [[1915]])
*  2011   &ndash; [[Tomoko Kawakami]], Japanese voice actress (b. [[1970]])
*  2011   &ndash; [[Mike Mitchell (basketball, born 1956)|Mike Mitchell]], American basketball player (b. [[1956]])
* [[2012]] &ndash; [[Régis Clère]], French cyclist (b. [[1956]])
*  2012   &ndash; [[John Maples, Baron Maples]], English lawyer and politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Defence]] (b. [[1943]])
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ivan Minatti]], Slovene poet and translator (b. [[1924]])
*  2012   &ndash; [[Hawk Taylor]], American baseball player and coach (b. [[1939]])
*  2012   &ndash; [[Abram Wilson]], American-English trumpet player and educator (b. [[1973]])
* [[2013]] &ndash; [[Iain Banks]], Scottish author (b. [[1954]])
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bruno Bartoletti]], Italian conductor (b. [[1926]])
*  2013   &ndash; [[John Burke (rugby league)|John Burke]], English rugby player (b. [[1948]])
*  2013   &ndash; [[Walter Jens]], German philologist, historian, and academic (b. [[1923]])
*  2013   &ndash; [[Zdeněk Rotrekl]], Czech poet and historian (b. [[1920]])
* [[2014]] &ndash; [[Bernard Agré]], Ivorian cardinal (b. [[1926]])
*  2014   &ndash; [[Reinhard Höppner]], German politician (b. [[1948]])
*  2014   &ndash; [[Rik Mayall]], English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. [[1958]])
*  2014   &ndash; [[Elsie Quarterman]], American ecologist and academic (b. [[1910]])
*  2014   &ndash; [[Alicemarie Huber Stotler]], American lawyer and judge (b. [[1942]])
*  2014   &ndash; [[Gustave Tassell]], American fashion designer (b. [[1926]])
*  2014   &ndash; [[Bob Welch (baseball)|Bob Welch]], American baseball player and coach (b. [[1956]])
* [[2015]] &ndash; [[Pumpkinhead (rapper)|Pumpkinhead]], American rapper (b. [[1975]])
*  2015   &ndash; [[James Last]], German musician and bandleader (b. [[1929]])
*  2015   &ndash; [[Fred Anton Maier]], Norwegian speed skater (b. [[1938]])
*  2015   &ndash; [[Pedro Zerolo]], Spanish lawyer and politician (b. [[1960]])
* [[2016]] &ndash; [[Hamza Ali]], English [[cricket]]er (b. [[1996]])
* [[2017]] &ndash; [[Adam West]], American actor and investor (b. [[1928]])
*  2017   &ndash; [[Natig Aliyev]], Azerbaijani politician (b. [[1947]])
*  2017   &ndash; [[Andrzej Baturo]], Polish photographer (b. [[1940]])
* [[2018]] &ndash; [[Fadil Vokrri]], Kosovo Albanian football administrator and player (b. [[1960]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Head of Kosovo soccer federation Fadil Vokrri dies |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-soccer-death/head-of-kosovo-soccer-federation-fadil-vokrri-dies-idUSKCN1J50FZ |accessdate=9 June 2018 |work=Reuters |date=9 June 2018}}</ref>
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* [[2018]] &ndash; [[Reinhard Hardegen]], German U-boat commander and politician (b. [[1913]])
* [[2019]] &ndash; [[Bushwick Bill]], Jamaican-American rapper (b. [[1966]])
*  2019   &ndash; [[Erich Iltgen]], German politician (b. [[1940]])
*  2019   &ndash; [[Juhani Wahlsten]], Finnish [[ice hockey]] player (b. [[1938]])
*  2019   &ndash; [[William D. Wittliff]], American screenwriter (b. [[1940]])
* [[2020]] &ndash; [[Parviz Aboutaleb]], Iranian [[footballer]] (b. [[1942]])
*  2020   &ndash; [[Paul Chapman (musician)|Paul Chapman]], Welsh musician (b. [[1954]])
*  2020   &ndash; [[Pau Donés]], Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. [[1966]])
*  2020   &ndash; [[Simon Henshaw]], American politician
*  2020   &ndash; [[Ain Kaalep]], Estonian novelist, poet and editor (b. [[1926]])
*  2020   &ndash; [[Kim Chang-sop]], North Korean politician (b. [[1946]])
*  2020   &ndash; [[Nemir Kirdar]], Iraqi-British banker (b. [[1933]])
* [[2022]] &ndash; [[Matt Zimmerman (actor)|Matt Zimmerman]], Canadian actor (b. [[1934]])
* [[2024]] &ndash; [[Lynn Conway]], American computer scientiste, engineer and transgender activist. (b. [[1938]])
==Holidays and observances==
* Anniversary of the Accession of King Abdullah II ([[Jordan]])
* Autonomy Day ([[Åland Islands]])
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] ([[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]])
** [[Bede]] ([[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]])
** [[Columba]]
** [[Ephrem the Syrian]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[Church of England]])
** [[José de Anchieta]]
** [[Primus and Felician]]
** [[June 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Coral Triangle Day]]
* La Rioja Day ([[La Rioja]])
* Murcia Day ([[Murcia]])
* National Heroes' Day ([[Uganda]])

==References==
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