# December 14

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## Events

### Pre-1600

- [557](/source/557) – [Constantinople](/source/Constantinople) is severely damaged by [an earthquake](/source/557_Constantinople_earthquake), which cracks the dome of [Hagia Sophia](/source/Hagia_Sophia).[1]
- [835](/source/835) – [Sweet Dew Incident](/source/Sweet_Dew_Incident): [Emperor Wenzong](/source/Emperor_Wenzong_of_Tang) of the [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) conspires to kill the powerful [eunuchs](/source/Eunuch) of the Tang court, but the plot is foiled.[2]
- [872](/source/872) – [Pope John VIII](/source/Pope_John_VIII) is elected following the death of [Hadrian II](/source/Hadrian_II).[3]
- [1287](/source/1287) – [St. Lucia's flood](/source/St._Lucia's_flood): The [Zuiderzee](/source/Zuiderzee) sea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing over 50,000 people.[4]
- [1542](/source/1542) – Princess [Mary Stuart](/source/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots) becomes [Queen of Scots](/source/Queen_of_Scots) at the age of one week on the death of her father, King [James V](/source/James_V).[5]

### 1601–1900

- [1751](/source/1751) – The [Theresian Military Academy](/source/Theresian_Military_Academy) is founded in [Wiener Neustadt](/source/Wiener_Neustadt), Austria.[6]
- [1780](/source/1780) – [Founding Father](/source/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States) [Alexander Hamilton](/source/Alexander_Hamilton) marries [Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton](/source/Elizabeth_Schuyler_Hamilton) at the [Schuyler Mansion](/source/Schuyler_Mansion) in [Albany, New York](/source/Albany,_New_York).[7]
- [1782](/source/1782) – The [Montgolfier brothers](/source/Montgolfier_brothers) first test fly an unmanned [hot air balloon](/source/Hot_air_balloon) in France; it floats nearly 2.5 km (1.6 mi).[8]
- [1812](/source/1812) – The [French invasion of Russia](/source/French_invasion_of_Russia) comes to an end as the remnants of the [Grande Armée](/source/Grande_Arm%C3%A9e) are expelled from Russia.[9]
- [1814](/source/1814) – [War of 1812](/source/War_of_1812): The [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) [seizes control](/source/Battle_of_Lake_Borgne) of [Lake Borgne](/source/Lake_Borgne), [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana).[10]
- [1819](/source/1819) – [Alabama](/source/Alabama) becomes the 22nd [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state).[11]
- [1836](/source/1836) – The [Toledo War](/source/Toledo_War) unofficially ends as the "Frostbitten Convention" votes to accept Congress' terms for admitting [Michigan](/source/Michigan) as a U.S. state.[12]
- [1863](/source/1863) – [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War): The [Confederate](/source/Confederate_States_of_America) victory under General [James Longstreet](/source/James_Longstreet) at the [Battle of Bean's Station](/source/Battle_of_Bean's_Station) in [East Tennessee](/source/East_Tennessee) ends the [Knoxville Campaign](/source/Knoxville_Campaign), but achieves very little as Longstreet returns to [Virginia](/source/Virginia) next spring.[13]
- [1896](/source/1896) – The [Glasgow Underground Railway](/source/Glasgow_Subway) is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.[14]
- [1900](/source/1900) – [Quantum mechanics](/source/Quantum_mechanics): [Max Planck](/source/Max_Planck) presents a theoretical derivation of his [black-body radiation law (quantum theory)](/source/Planck's_law) at the Physic Society in Berlin.[15]

### 1901–present

- [1902](/source/1902) – The [Commercial Pacific Cable Company](/source/Commercial_Pacific_Cable_Company) lays the first Pacific [telegraph](/source/Telegraphy) cable, from [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco) to [Honolulu](/source/Honolulu).[16]
- [1903](/source/1903) – The [Wright brothers](/source/Wright_brothers) make their first attempt to fly with the *[Wright Flyer](/source/Wright_Flyer)* at [Kitty Hawk, North Carolina](/source/Kitty_Hawk,_North_Carolina).[17]
- [1907](/source/1907) – The [*Thomas W. Lawson*](/source/Thomas_W._Lawson_(ship)), the [largest ever ship without a heat engine](/source/List_of_large_sailing_vessels), runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the [Isles of Scilly](/source/Isles_of_Scilly) in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.
- [1909](/source/1909) – [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales) Premier [Charles Wade](/source/Charles_Wade) signs the [Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909](/source/Seat_of_Government_Surrender_Act_1909), formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the [Australian Capital Territory](/source/Australian_Capital_Territory).
- [1911](/source/1911) – [Roald Amundsen](/source/Roald_Amundsen)'s team, comprising himself, [Olav Bjaaland](/source/Olav_Bjaaland), [Helmer Hanssen](/source/Helmer_Hanssen), [Sverre Hassel](/source/Sverre_Hassel), and [Oscar Wisting](/source/Oscar_Wisting), becomes the first to reach the [South Pole](/source/South_Pole).
- [1913](/source/1913) – [Japanese battleship *Haruna*](/source/Japanese_battleship_Haruna), the fourth and last [*Kongō*-class battlecruiser](/source/Kong%C5%8D-class_battlecruiser) ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the [Japanese](/source/Empire_of_Japan) workhorses during [World War I](/source/World_War_I) and [World War II](/source/World_War_II).
- [1914](/source/1914) – [Lisandro de la Torre](/source/Lisandro_de_la_Torre) and others found the [Democratic Progressive Party](/source/Democratic_Progressive_Party_(Argentina)) (*Partido Demócrata Progresista*, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), Argentina.
- [1918](/source/1918) – [Friedrich Karl von Hessen](/source/Prince_Frederick_Charles_of_Hesse), a German prince elected by the [Parliament of Finland](/source/Parliament_of_Finland) to become [King of Finland](/source/Kingdom_of_Finland_(1918)), renounces the throne.
- 1918 – [Portuguese President](/source/President_of_Portugal) [Sidónio Pais](/source/Sid%C3%B3nio_Pais) is assassinated.
- 1918 – The [1918 United Kingdom general election](/source/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election) occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote. In Ireland the Irish republican political party [Sinn Féin](/source/Sinn_F%C3%A9in) wins a landslide victory with nearly 47% of the popular vote.[18]
- 1918 – [Giacomo Puccini](/source/Giacomo_Puccini)'s comic opera *[Gianni Schicchi](/source/Gianni_Schicchi)* premieres at the [Metropolitan Opera](/source/Metropolitan_Opera) in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).[19]
- [1925](/source/1925) – *[Wozzeck](/source/Wozzeck)*, [Alban Berg](/source/Alban_Berg)'s first opera, is premiered at the [Berlin State Opera](/source/Berlin_State_Opera) conducted by [Erich Kleiber](/source/Erich_Kleiber).[20]
- [1939](/source/1939) – [Winter War](/source/Winter_War): The [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) is expelled from the [League of Nations](/source/League_of_Nations) for invading Finland.
- [1940](/source/1940) – [Plutonium](/source/Plutonium) (specifically [Pu-238](/source/Pu-238)) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
- [1942](/source/1942) – An [Aeroflot](/source/Aeroflot) [Tupolev ANT-20](/source/Tupolev_ANT-20) [crashes](/source/1942_Aeroflot_Tupolev_ANT-20bis_crash) near [Tashkent](/source/Tashkent), killing all 36 people on board.[21]
- [1948](/source/1948) – [Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.](/source/Thomas_T._Goldsmith_Jr.) and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their [cathode-ray tube amusement device](/source/Cathode-ray_tube_amusement_device), the earliest known interactive [electronic game](/source/Electronic_game).
- [1955](/source/1955) – [Albania](/source/Albania), [Austria](/source/Austria), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria), [Cambodia](/source/Kingdom_of_Cambodia_(1953%E2%80%931970)), [Ceylon](/source/Dominion_of_Ceylon), [Finland](/source/Finland), [Hungary](/source/Hungary), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland), [Italy](/source/Italy), [Jordan](/source/Jordan), [Laos](/source/Laos), [Libya](/source/Libya), [Nepal](/source/Nepal), [Portugal](/source/Portugal), [Romania](/source/Romania) and [Spain](/source/Spain) join the [United Nations](/source/United_Nations) through [United Nations Security Council Resolution 109](/source/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_109).
- [1958](/source/1958) – The [3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition](/source/3rd_Soviet_Antarctic_Expedition) becomes the first to reach the [southern pole of inaccessibility](/source/Pole_of_inaccessibility#Southern_pole_of_inaccessibility).
- [1960](/source/1960) – [Convention against Discrimination in Education](/source/Convention_Against_Discrimination_in_Education) of [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) is adopted.
- [1962](/source/1962) – [NASA](/source/NASA)'s *[Mariner 2](/source/Mariner_2)* becomes the first [spacecraft](/source/Spacecraft) to fly by [Venus](/source/Venus).
- [1963](/source/1963) – The dam containing the [Baldwin Hills Reservoir](/source/Baldwin_Hills_Dam_disaster) bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles).
- [1964](/source/1964) – [American Civil Rights Movement](/source/Civil_rights_movement): *[Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States](/source/Heart_of_Atlanta_Motel,_Inc._v._United_States)*: The [Supreme Court of the United States](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States) rules that [Congress](/source/United_States_Congress) can use the [Constitution's](/source/Constitution_of_the_United_States) [Commerce Clause](/source/Commerce_Clause) to fight discrimination.
- [1971](/source/1971) – [Bangladesh Liberation War](/source/Bangladesh_Liberation_War): Over 200 of [East Pakistan](/source/East_Pakistan)'s intellectuals are [executed](/source/1971_killing_of_Bengali_intellectuals#14_December_executions) by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as [Martyred Intellectuals Day](/source/Martyred_Intellectuals_Day).)
- [1972](/source/1972) – [Apollo program](/source/Apollo_program): [Eugene Cernan](/source/Gene_Cernan) is the most recent person to walk on the Moon, after he and [Harrison Schmitt](/source/Harrison_Schmitt) complete the third and final [extravehicular activity](/source/Extravehicular_activity) (EVA) of the [Apollo 17](/source/Apollo_17) mission.
- [1981](/source/1981) – [Arab–Israeli conflict](/source/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict): Israel's [Knesset](/source/Knesset) ratifies the *[Golan Heights Law](/source/Golan_Heights_Law)*, extending Israeli law to the [Golan Heights](/source/Golan_Heights).
- [1985](/source/1985) – [Wilma Mankiller](/source/Wilma_Mankiller) takes office as the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the [Cherokee Nation](/source/Cherokee_Nation).
- [1986](/source/1986) – [Qasba Aligarh massacre](/source/Qasba_Aligarh_massacre): Over 400 [Muhajirs](/source/Muhajir_(Pakistan)) killed in revenge killings in Qasba colony after a raid on [Pashtun](/source/Pashtuns) heroin processing and distribution center in [Sohrab Goth](/source/Sohrab_Goth) by the security forces.[22]
- [1992](/source/1992) – [War in Abkhazia](/source/War_in_Abkhazia_(1992%E2%80%931993)): [Siege of Tkvarcheli](/source/Siege_of_Tkvarcheli): A helicopter carrying evacuees from [Tkvarcheli](/source/Tkvarcheli) is [shot down](/source/1992_Russian_Air_Force_Mi-8_shootdown), resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
- [1994](/source/1994) – Construction begins on the [Three Gorges Dam](/source/Three_Gorges_Dam) on the [Yangtze](/source/Yangtze) river.
- [1995](/source/1995) – [Yugoslav Wars](/source/Yugoslav_Wars): The [Dayton Agreement](/source/Dayton_Agreement) is signed in Paris by the leaders of the [Federal Republic of Yugoslavia](/source/Serbia_and_Montenegro), [Croatia](/source/Croatia), and [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina). On the same day, [NATO](/source/NATO) began ground [peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/NATO_intervention_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina).[23]
- [1998](/source/1998) – Yugoslav Wars: The [Yugoslav Army](/source/Military_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro) [ambushes](/source/December_14,_1998,_Albanian%E2%80%93Yugoslav_border_ambush) a group of [Kosovo Liberation Army](/source/Kosovo_Liberation_Army) fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36.
- [1999](/source/1999) – [Torrential rains](/source/Vargas_tragedy) cause [flash floods](/source/Flash_flood) in [Vargas, Venezuela](/source/Vargas,_Venezuela), resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
- [2003](/source/2003) – Pakistani President [Pervez Musharraf](/source/Pervez_Musharraf) narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
- [2004](/source/2004) – The [Millau Viaduct](/source/Millau_Viaduct), the [tallest bridge in the world](/source/List_of_tallest_bridges), is formally inaugurated near [Millau](/source/Millau), France.
- [2012](/source/2012) – [Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting](/source/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting): Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in [Sandy Hook, Connecticut](/source/Sandy_Hook,_Connecticut).
- [2013](/source/2013) – [A reported coup attempt](/source/South_Sudanese_Civil_War) in [South Sudan](/source/South_Sudan) leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties.
- [2017](/source/2017) – [The Walt Disney Company](/source/The_Walt_Disney_Company) announces that it would acquire [21st Century Fox](/source/21st_Century_Fox), including the [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Fox) movie studio, for $52.4 billion.
- [2020](/source/2020) – A [total solar eclipse](/source/Solar_eclipse_of_December_14,_2020) is visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean, southern South America, and the South Atlantic Ocean.[24]
- [2025](/source/2025) – At least 16 people are killed, including one gunman, and 43 injured in [a mass shooting](/source/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting) during a [Hanukkah](/source/Hanukkah) celebration at [Bondi Beach](/source/Bondi_Beach) in the [deadliest terror incident in Australia](/source/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_Australia).[25]

## Births

### Pre-1600

- [1009](/source/1009) – [Go-Suzaku](/source/Emperor_Go-Suzaku), emperor of Japan (died 1045)
- [1332](/source/1332) – [Frederick III](/source/Frederick_III,_Landgrave_of_Thuringia), German nobleman (died 1381)
- [1546](/source/1546) – [Tycho Brahe](/source/Tycho_Brahe), Danish astronomer and chemist (died 1601)[26]
- [1599](/source/1599) – [Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge](/source/Charles_Berkeley,_2nd_Viscount_Fitzhardinge), English politician (died 1668)

### 1601–1900

- [1607](/source/1607) – [János Kemény](/source/John_Kem%C3%A9ny_(prince)), Hungarian prince (died 1662)
- [1625](/source/1625) – [Barthélemy d'Herbelot](/source/Barth%C3%A9lemy_d'Herbelot), French orientalist and academic (died 1695)
- [1631](/source/1631) – [Anne Conway](/source/Anne_Conway_(philosopher)), English philosopher and author (died 1679)
- [1640](/source/1640) – [Aphra Behn](/source/Aphra_Behn), English playwright and author (died 1689)
- [1678](/source/1678) – [Daniel Neal](/source/Daniel_Neal), English historian and author (died 1743)
- [1720](/source/1720) – [Justus Möser](/source/Justus_M%C3%B6ser), German jurist and theorist (died 1794)
- [1730](/source/1730) – [Capel Bond](/source/Capel_Bond), English organist and composer (died 1790)
- [1738](/source/1738) – [Jan Antonín Koželuh](/source/Jan_Anton%C3%ADn_Ko%C5%BEeluh), Czech composer and educator (died 1814)
- [1775](/source/1775) – [Philander Chase](/source/Philander_Chase), American bishop and educator, founded [Kenyon College](/source/Kenyon_College) (died 1852)
- 1775 – [Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald](/source/Thomas_Cochrane,_10th_Earl_of_Dundonald), Scottish admiral and politician (died 1860)
- [1777](/source/1777) – [Du Pré Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon](/source/Du_Pr%C3%A9_Alexander,_2nd_Earl_of_Caledon), Irish politician, [Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone](/source/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Tyrone) (died 1839)
- [1784](/source/1784) – [Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily](/source/Princess_Maria_Antonia_of_Naples_and_Sicily) (died 1806)
- [1789](/source/1789) – [Maria Szymanowska](/source/Maria_Szymanowska), Polish composer and pianist (died 1831)
- [1791](/source/1791) – [Charles Wolfe](/source/Charles_Wolfe), Irish priest and poet (died 1823)
- [1794](/source/1794) – [Erastus Corning](/source/Erastus_Corning), American businessman and politician (died 1872)
- [1816](/source/1816) – [Abraham Hochmuth](/source/Abraham_Hochmuth), Hungarian rabbi and educator (died 1889)
- [1824](/source/1824) – [Pierre Puvis de Chavannes](/source/Pierre_Puvis_de_Chavannes), French painter and illustrator (died 1898)
- [1832](/source/1832) – [Daniel H. Reynolds](/source/Daniel_H._Reynolds), American general, lawyer, and politician (died 1902)
- [1851](/source/1851) – [Mary Tappan Wright](/source/Mary_Tappan_Wright), American [novelist](/source/Novelist) and [short story](/source/Short_story) writer (died 1916)
- [1852](/source/1852) – [Daniel De Leon](/source/Daniel_De_Leon), Curaçaoan-American journalist and politician (died 1914)
- [1856](/source/1856) – [Louis Marshall](/source/Louis_Marshall), American lawyer and activist (died 1929)
- [1866](/source/1866) – [Roger Fry](/source/Roger_Fry), English painter and critic (died 1934)
- [1870](/source/1870) – [Karl Renner](/source/Karl_Renner), Austrian lawyer and politician, 4th [President of Austria](/source/President_of_Austria) (died 1950)
- [1881](/source/1881) – [Katherine MacDonald](/source/Katherine_MacDonald), American actress and producer (died 1956)
- [1883](/source/1883) – [Manolis Kalomiris](/source/Manolis_Kalomiris), Greek pianist and composer (died 1962)
- 1883 – [Morihei Ueshiba](/source/Morihei_Ueshiba), Japanese martial artist, developed [aikido](/source/Aikido) (died 1969)
- [1884](/source/1884) – [Jane Cowl](/source/Jane_Cowl), American actress and playwright (died 1950)
- [1887](/source/1887) – [Virgil Madgearu](/source/Virgil_Madgearu), Romanian economist, sociologist (died 1940)[27]
- [1887](/source/1887) – [Xul Solar](/source/Xul_Solar), Argentinian painter and sculptor (died 1963)
- [1894](/source/1894) – [Alexander Nelke](/source/Alexander_Nelke), Estonian-American painter and carpenter (died 1974)
- [1895](/source/1895) – [George VI](/source/George_VI) of the United Kingdom (died 1952)[28]
- 1895 – [Paul Éluard](/source/Paul_%C3%89luard), French poet and author (died 1952)
- [1896](/source/1896) – [Jimmy Doolittle](/source/Jimmy_Doolittle), American general and pilot, [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) recipient (died 1993)
- [1897](/source/1897) – [Kurt Schuschnigg](/source/Kurt_Schuschnigg), Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15th [Federal Chancellor of Austria](/source/Federal_Chancellor_of_Austria) (died 1977)
- 1897 – [Margaret Chase Smith](/source/Margaret_Chase_Smith), American educator and politician (died 1995)
- [1899](/source/1899) – [DeFord Bailey](/source/DeFord_Bailey), American [Hall of Fame](/source/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame) country and blues musician (died 1982)

### 1901–present

- [1901](/source/1901) – [Henri Cochet](/source/Henri_Cochet), French tennis player (died 1987)[29]
- 1901 – [Paul of Greece](/source/Paul_of_Greece) (died 1964)
- [1902](/source/1902) – [Frances Bavier](/source/Frances_Bavier), American actress (died 1989)
- 1902 – [Herbert Feigl](/source/Herbert_Feigl), Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1988)
- [1903](/source/1903) – [Walter Rangeley](/source/Walter_Rangeley), English sprinter (died 1982)
- [1904](/source/1904) – [Virginia Coffey](/source/Virginia_Coffey), American civil rights activist (died 2003)
- [1908](/source/1908) – [Morey Amsterdam](/source/Morey_Amsterdam), American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1996)
- 1908 – [Claude Davey](/source/Claude_Davey), Welsh rugby player (died 2001)
- 1908 – [Mária Szepes](/source/M%C3%A1ria_Szepes), Hungarian journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2007)
- [1909](/source/1909) – [Edward Lawrie Tatum](/source/Edward_Lawrie_Tatum), American geneticist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine) laureate (died 1975)
- [1911](/source/1911) – [Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz](/source/Jerzy_Iwanow-Szajnowicz), Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (died 1943)
- 1911 – [Spike Jones](/source/Spike_Jones), American singer and bandleader (died 1965)
- 1911 – [Hans von Ohain](/source/Hans_von_Ohain), German-American physicist and engineer (died 1998)
- [1914](/source/1914) – [Karl Carstens](/source/Karl_Carstens), German lieutenant and politician, 5th [President of the Federal Republic of Germany](/source/President_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany) (died 1992)
- 1914 – [Rosalyn Tureck](/source/Rosalyn_Tureck), American pianist and [harpsichord](/source/Harpsichord) player (died 2003)
- [1915](/source/1915) – [Dan Dailey](/source/Dan_Dailey), American dancer and actor (died 1978)
- [1916](/source/1916) – [Shirley Jackson](/source/Shirley_Jackson), American novelist and short story writer (died 1965)[30]
- [1917](/source/1917) – [C.-H. Hermansson](/source/C.-H._Hermansson), Swedish author and politician (died 2016)
- 1917 – [Elyse Knox](/source/Elyse_Knox), American actress and fashion designer (died 2012)
- 1917 – [June Taylor](/source/June_Taylor), American dancer and choreographer (died 2004)
- [1918](/source/1918) – [James T. Aubrey](/source/James_T._Aubrey), American broadcaster (died 1994)
- 1918 – [Radu Beligan](/source/Radu_Beligan), Romanian actor and director (died 2016)
- 1918 – [B. K. S. Iyengar](/source/B._K._S._Iyengar), Indian yoga instructor and author, founded [Iyengar Yoga](/source/Iyengar_Yoga) (died 2014)
- [1920](/source/1920) – [Clark Terry](/source/Clark_Terry), American trumpet player, composer, and educator (died 2015)
- [1922](/source/1922) – [Nikolay Basov](/source/Nikolay_Basov), Russian physicist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics) laureate (died 2001)
- 1922 – [Don Hewitt](/source/Don_Hewitt), American journalist and producer, created *[60 Minutes](/source/60_Minutes)* (died 2009)
- 1922 – [Junior J. Spurrier](/source/Junior_J._Spurrier), American sergeant, [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) recipient (died 1984)
- [1923](/source/1923) – [Gerard Reve](/source/Gerard_Reve), Dutch-Belgian author and poet (died 2006)
- [1924](/source/1924) – [Raj Kapoor](/source/Raj_Kapoor), Indian actor, director, and producer (died 1988)
- [1927](/source/1927) – [Richard Cassilly](/source/Richard_Cassilly), American tenor and actor (died 1998)
- 1927 – [Koos Rietkerk](/source/Koos_Rietkerk), Dutch lawyer and politician, [Dutch Minister of the Interior](/source/Ministry_of_the_Interior_and_Kingdom_Relations) (died 1986)
- [1929](/source/1929) – [Ron Jarden](/source/Ron_Jarden), New Zealand rugby player (died 1977)
- [1930](/source/1930) – [Margaret Bakkes](/source/Margaret_Bakkes), South African author (died 2016)
- 1930 – [David R. Harris](/source/David_R._Harris_(geographer)), English geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist (died 2013)
- 1930 – [Fred Gray](/source/Fred_Gray_(attorney)), American attorney, [civil rights movement](/source/Civil_rights_movement) legal representative[31]
- [1931](/source/1931) – [Jon Elia](/source/Jon_Elia), Pakistani philosopher, poet, and scholar (died 2002)
- 1931 – [Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar](/source/Vladimir-Georg_Karassev-Orgusaar), Estonian director and politician (died 2015)
- [1932](/source/1932) – [George Furth](/source/George_Furth), American actor and playwright (died 2008)
- 1932 – [Abbe Lane](/source/Abbe_Lane), American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1932 – [Charlie Rich](/source/Charlie_Rich), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)[30]
- [1934](/source/1934) – [Shyam Benegal](/source/Shyam_Benegal), Indian director and screenwriter (died 2024)[32]
- 1934 – [Charlie Hodge](/source/Charlie_Hodge_(guitarist)), American guitarist and singer (died 2006)
- [1935](/source/1935) – [Lewis Arquette](/source/Lewis_Arquette), American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
- 1935 – [Lee Remick](/source/Lee_Remick), American actress (died 1991)[30]
- [1938](/source/1938) – [Leonardo Boff](/source/Leonardo_Boff), Brazilian theologian and author
- 1938 – [Charlie Griffith](/source/Charlie_Griffith), Barbadian cricketer
- [1939](/source/1939) – [Ann Cryer](/source/Ann_Cryer), English academic and politician
- 1939 – [Ernie Davis](/source/Ernie_Davis), American football player (died 1963)[30]
- [1940](/source/1940) – [Lex Gold](/source/Lex_Gold), Scottish footballer and civil servant
- [1941](/source/1941) – [Karan Armstrong](/source/Karan_Armstrong), American soprano and actress (died 2021)
- 1941 – [Ellen Willis](/source/Ellen_Willis), American journalist, critic, and academic (died 2006)
- [1942](/source/1942) – [Chris Harris](/source/Chris_Harris_(actor)), English actor and director (died 2014)
- 1942 – [Dick Wagner](/source/Dick_Wagner), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
- [1943](/source/1943) – [Britt Allcroft](/source/Britt_Allcroft), English writer (died 2024)[33]
- 1943 – [Tommy McAvoy](/source/Tommy_McAvoy), Scottish politician (died 2024)
- 1943 – [Emmett Tyrrell](/source/Emmett_Tyrrell), American journalist, author, and publisher, founded *[The American Spectator](/source/The_American_Spectator)*
- [1944](/source/1944) – [Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham](/source/Graham_Kirkham,_Baron_Kirkham), English businessman, founded [DFS](/source/DFS_(British_retailer))
- 1944 – [Denis Thwaites](/source/Denis_Thwaites), English professional footballer murdered in the [2015 Sousse attacks](/source/2015_Sousse_attacks) (died 2015)[34]
- [1946](/source/1946) – [Antony Beevor](/source/Antony_Beevor), English historian and author
- 1946 – [Jane Birkin](/source/Jane_Birkin), English-French actress and singer (died 2023)[35]
- 1946 – [John Du Prez](/source/John_Du_Prez), English conductor and composer
- 1946 – [Patty Duke](/source/Patty_Duke), American actress (died 2016)[30]
- 1946 – [Ruth Fuchs](/source/Ruth_Fuchs), German javelin thrower and politician (died 2023)
- 1946 – [Peter Lorimer](/source/Peter_Lorimer), Scottish footballer (died 2021)
- 1946 – [Michael Ovitz](/source/Michael_Ovitz), American talent agent, co-founded [Creative Artists Agency](/source/Creative_Artists_Agency)
- 1946 – [Stan Smith](/source/Stan_Smith), American tennis player and coach[36]
- 1946 – [Lynne Marie Stewart](/source/Lynne_Marie_Stewart), American actress (died 2025)[37]
- 1946 – [Joyce Vincent Wilson](/source/Joyce_Vincent_Wilson), American singer[35]
- [1947](/source/1947) – [Christopher Parkening](/source/Christopher_Parkening), American guitarist and educator
- 1947 – [Dilma Rousseff](/source/Dilma_Rousseff), Brazilian economist and politician, 36th [President of Brazil](/source/President_of_Brazil)[30]
- [1948](/source/1948) – [Lester Bangs](/source/Lester_Bangs), American journalist and author (died 1982)
- 1948 – [Kim Beazley](/source/Kim_Beazley), Australian politician and diplomat, 9th [Deputy Prime Minister of Australia](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Australia)
- 1948 – [Boudewijn Büch](/source/Boudewijn_B%C3%BCch), Dutch author, poet, and television host (died 2002)
- 1948 – [Peeter Kreitzberg](/source/Peeter_Kreitzberg), Estonian lawyer and politician (died 2011)
- 1948 – [Dee Wallace](/source/Dee_Wallace), American actress[35]
- [1949](/source/1949) – [Bill Buckner](/source/Bill_Buckner), American baseball player and manager (died 2019)
- 1949 – [David A. Cherry](/source/David_A._Cherry), American artist and illustrator[38]
- 1949 – [Cliff Williams](/source/Cliff_Williams), Australian bass player[35]
- [1951](/source/1951) – [John Brown](/source/John_Brown_(basketball,_born_1951)), American basketball player[39]
- 1951 – [Jan Timman](/source/Jan_Timman), Dutch chess player and author (died 2026)
- [1952](/source/1952) – [John Lurie](/source/John_Lurie), American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer
- [1953](/source/1953) – [Vijay Amritraj](/source/Vijay_Amritraj), Indian tennis player and sportscaster[40]
- 1953 – [Wade Davis](/source/Wade_Davis_(anthropologist)), Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer
- 1953 – [René Eespere](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Eespere), Estonian composer
- 1953 – [Vangelis Meimarakis](/source/Vangelis_Meimarakis), Greek lawyer and politician, 4th [Greek Minister for National Defence](/source/Minister_for_National_Defence_(Greece))
- 1953 – [Mikael Odenberg](/source/Mikael_Odenberg), Swedish soldier and politician, 29th [Swedish Minister for Defence](/source/Minister_for_Defence_(Sweden))
- [1954](/source/1954) – [Alan Kulwicki](/source/Alan_Kulwicki), American race car driver (died 1993)
- 1954 – [Steve MacLean](/source/Steve_MacLean_(astronaut)), Canadian physicist and astronaut
- [1955](/source/1955) – [Jane Crafter](/source/Jane_Crafter), Australian golfer
- 1955 – [Jill Pipher](/source/Jill_Pipher), American mathematician and academic
- [1956](/source/1956) – [Linda Fabiani](/source/Linda_Fabiani), Scottish politician
- 1956 – [Hanni Wenzel](/source/Hanni_Wenzel), German skier
- [1958](/source/1958) – [Mike Scott](/source/Mike_Scott_(Scottish_musician)), Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist[35]
- 1958 – [Spider Stacy](/source/Spider_Stacy), English singer-songwriter and guitarist[35]
- [1959](/source/1959) – [Bob Paris](/source/Bob_Paris), American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor
- 1959 – [Jorge Vaca](/source/Jorge_Vaca), Mexican boxer
- [1960](/source/1960) – [James Comey](/source/James_Comey), American lawyer, 7th [Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation](/source/Director_of_the_Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation)[30]
- 1960 – [Don Franklin](/source/Don_Franklin), American actor
- 1960 – [Chris Waddle](/source/Chris_Waddle), English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
- 1960 – [Diane Williams](/source/Diane_Williams_(athlete)), American sprinter
- [1961](/source/1961) – [Patrik Sundström](/source/Patrik_Sundstr%C3%B6m), Swedish ice hockey player
- [1963](/source/1963) – [Greg Abbott](/source/Greg_Abbott_(footballer)), English footballer and manager
- 1963 – [William Bedford](/source/William_Bedford_(basketball)), American basketball player[41]
- 1963 – [Diana Gansky](/source/Diana_Gansky), German discus thrower
- 1963 – [Cynthia Gibb](/source/Cynthia_Gibb), American actress and model[35]
- [1964](/source/1964) – [Dino Stamatopoulos](/source/Dino_Stamatopoulos), American writer, producer, and actor[42]
- [1965](/source/1965) – [Craig Biggio](/source/Craig_Biggio), American baseball player and coach
- 1965 – [Ken Hill](/source/Ken_Hill_(baseball)), American baseball player
- 1965 – [Ted Raimi](/source/Ted_Raimi), American actor, director, and screenwriter[35]
- [1966](/source/1966) – [Fabrizio Giovanardi](/source/Fabrizio_Giovanardi), Italian race car driver
- 1966 – [Carl Herrera](/source/Carl_Herrera), Trinidadian-Venezuelan basketball player[43]
- 1966 – [Anthony Mason](/source/Anthony_Mason_(basketball)), American basketball player (died 2015)
- 1966 – [Bill Ranford](/source/Bill_Ranford), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1966 – [Tim Sköld](/source/Tim_Sk%C3%B6ld), Swedish bass player and producer
- 1966 – [Helle Thorning-Schmidt](/source/Helle_Thorning-Schmidt), Danish academic and politician, 41st [Prime Minister of Denmark](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark)
- [1967](/source/1967) – [Ewa Białołęcka](/source/Ewa_Bia%C5%82o%C5%82%C4%99cka), Polish author
- 1967 – [Hanne Haugland](/source/Hanne_Haugland), Norwegian high jumper and coach
- [1968](/source/1968) – [Kelley Armstrong](/source/Kelley_Armstrong), Canadian author
- 1968 – [Mohamed Saad](/source/Mohamed_Saad_(actor)), Egyptian actor[44]
- [1969](/source/1969) – [Scott Hatteberg](/source/Scott_Hatteberg), American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1969 – [Archie Kao](/source/Archie_Kao), American actor and producer[35]
- 1969 – [Natascha McElhone](/source/Natascha_McElhone), English-Irish actress[35]
- 1969 – [Dave Nilsson](/source/Dave_Nilsson), Australian baseball player and manager[45]
- 1969 – [Arthur Numan](/source/Arthur_Numan), Dutch footballer and manager
- [1970](/source/1970) – [Anna Maria Jopek](/source/Anna_Maria_Jopek), Polish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1970 – [Beth Orton](/source/Beth_Orton), English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- [1971](/source/1971) – [Michaela Watkins](/source/Michaela_Watkins), American actor and comedian[35]
- [1972](/source/1972) – [Miranda Hart](/source/Miranda_Hart), English actress[35]
- 1972 – [Marcus Jensen](/source/Marcus_Jensen), American baseball player and coach
- [1973](/source/1973) – [Falk Balzer](/source/Falk_Balzer), German hurdler
- 1973 – [Pat Burke](/source/Pat_Burke), Irish basketball player
- 1973 – [Tomasz Radzinski](/source/Tomasz_Radzinski), Canadian soccer player
- 1973 – [Saulius Štombergas](/source/Saulius_%C5%A0tombergas), Lithuanian basketball player and coach
- [1974](/source/1974) – [Billy Koch](/source/Billy_Koch), American baseball player
- [1975](/source/1975) – [Justin Furstenfeld](/source/Justin_Furstenfeld), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1975 – [Ben Kay](/source/Ben_Kay), English rugby player
- 1975 – [KaDee Strickland](/source/KaDee_Strickland), American actress[35]
- [1976](/source/1976) – [Tammy Blanchard](/source/Tammy_Blanchard), American actress and singer
- 1976 – [Leland Chapman](/source/Leland_Chapman), American bounty hunter
- 1976 – [Sebastien Chaule](/source/Sebastien_Chaule), French-German rugby player
- 1976 – [André Couto](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Couto), Portuguese race car driver
- 1976 – [Santiago Ezquerro](/source/Santiago_Ezquerro), Spanish footballer
- [1977](/source/1977) – [Brendan Nash](/source/Brendan_Nash), Australian-Jamaican cricketer
- 1977 – [Jamie Peacock](/source/Jamie_Peacock), English rugby player and manager
- [1978](/source/1978) – [Dean Brogan](/source/Dean_Brogan), Australian footballer and coach
- 1978 – [Shedrack Kibet Korir](/source/Shedrack_Kibet_Korir), Kenyan runner
- 1978 – [Zdeněk Pospěch](/source/Zden%C4%9Bk_Posp%C4%9Bch), Czech footballer
- 1978 – [Patty Schnyder](/source/Patty_Schnyder), Swiss tennis player[46]
- 1978 – [Kim St-Pierre](/source/Kim_St-Pierre), Canadian ice hockey player
- [1979](/source/1979) – [Autumn Durald Arkapaw](/source/Autumn_Durald_Arkapaw), American cinematographer
- 1979 – [Jean-Alain Boumsong](/source/Jean-Alain_Boumsong), French footballer
- 1979 – [Andrei Makrov](/source/Andrei_Makrov), Estonian ice hockey player
- 1979 – [Kyle Shanahan](/source/Kyle_Shanahan), American football coach[47]
- 1979 – [Sophie Monk](/source/Sophie_Monk), English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1979 – [Michael Owen](/source/Michael_Owen), English footballer and sportscaster
- [1980](/source/1980) – [Thed Björk](/source/Thed_Bj%C3%B6rk), Swedish race car driver
- 1980 – [Gordon Greer](/source/Gordon_Greer), Scottish footballer
- 1980 – [Didier Zokora](/source/Didier_Zokora), Ivorian footballer
- [1981](/source/1981) – [Amber Chia](/source/Amber_Chia), Malaysian model[48]
- 1981 – [Johnny Jeter](/source/Johnny_Jeter), American wrestler
- 1981 – [Liam Lawrence](/source/Liam_Lawrence), Irish footballer
- 1981 – [Shaun Marcum](/source/Shaun_Marcum), American baseball player
- [1982](/source/1982) – [Josh Fields](/source/Josh_Fields_(infielder)), American baseball player
- 1982 – [Steve Sidwell](/source/Steve_Sidwell), English footballer
- 1982 – [Anthony Way](/source/Anthony_Way), English singer and actor
- [1983](/source/1983) – [Leanne Mitchell](/source/Leanne_Mitchell), English singer-songwriter
- [1984](/source/1984) – [Chris Brunt](/source/Chris_Brunt), Northern Irish footballer
- 1984 – [Rana Daggubati](/source/Rana_Daggubati), Indian actor and producer
- 1984 – [Ed Rainsford](/source/Ed_Rainsford), Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1984 – [Jackson Rathbone](/source/Jackson_Rathbone), American actor, singer, and musician[35]
- [1985](/source/1985) – [Jakub Błaszczykowski](/source/Jakub_B%C5%82aszczykowski), Polish footballer
- 1985 – [Alex Pennie](/source/Alex_Pennie), Welsh keyboard player
- 1985 – [Tom Smith](/source/Tom_Smith_(rugby_union_player_born_1985)), English-Welsh rugby player
- 1985 – [Nonami Takizawa](/source/Nonami_Takizawa), Japanese actress and singer
- [1987](/source/1987) – [Kenneth Medwood](/source/Kenneth_Medwood), Belizean-American hurdler
- [1988](/source/1988) – [Nicolas Batum](/source/Nicolas_Batum), French basketball player
- 1988 – [Nate Ebner](/source/Nate_Ebner), American football player
- 1988 – [Vanessa Hudgens](/source/Vanessa_Hudgens), American actress and singer[35]
- 1988 – [Hayato Sakamoto](/source/Hayato_Sakamoto), Japanese baseball player
- [1989](/source/1989) – [Pedro Botelho](/source/Pedro_Botelho_(footballer,_born_1989)), Brazilian footballer
- 1989 – [Sam Burgess](/source/Sam_Burgess), English rugby league player
- 1989 – [Onew](/source/Onew), South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
- [1990](/source/1990) – [Robert Covington](/source/Robert_Covington), American basketball player[49]
- [1991](/source/1991) – [Ben Henry](/source/Ben_Henry), New Zealand rugby league player
- 1991 – [Offset](/source/Offset_(rapper)), American rapper[30]
- [1992](/source/1992) – [Tori Kelly](/source/Tori_Kelly), American singer-songwriter[35]
- 1992 – [Ryo Miyaichi](/source/Ryo_Miyaichi), Japanese footballer
- [1993](/source/1993) – [Antonio Giovinazzi](/source/Antonio_Giovinazzi), Italian race car driver
- [1994](/source/1994) – [Kuldeep Yadav](/source/Kuldeep_Yadav), Indian cricketer[50]
- [1995](/source/1995) – [Ivan Barbashev](/source/Ivan_Barbashev), Russian ice hockey player[51]
- 1995 – [Calvyn Justus](/source/Calvyn_Justus), South African swimmer
- 1995 – [Álvaro Odriozola](/source/%C3%81lvaro_Odriozola), Spanish footballer[52]
- [1996](/source/1996) – [Barbie Ferreira](/source/Barbie_Ferreira), American actress and model[53]
- 1996 – [Raphinha](/source/Raphinha), Brazilian footballer[54]
- 1996 – [Li Zijun](/source/Li_Zijun), Chinese figure skater
- [1997](/source/1997) – [DK Metcalf](/source/DK_Metcalf), American football player[55]
- [1998](/source/1998) – [Lonnie Walker IV](/source/Lonnie_Walker_IV), American basketball player[56]
- 1998 – [Kim Ji-woong](/source/Kim_Ji-woong), South Korean singer and actor[57]
- [2001](/source/2001) – [Joshua Rush](/source/Joshua_Rush), American actor and activist[30]
- [2002](/source/2002) – [Francisco Conceição](/source/Francisco_Concei%C3%A7%C3%A3o), Portuguese footballer[58]

## Deaths

### Pre-1600

- [618](/source/618) – [Xue Rengao](/source/Xue_Rengao), emperor of Qin
- [648](/source/648) – [John III of the Sedre](/source/John_III_of_the_Sedre), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch[59]
- [704](/source/704) – [Aldfrith](/source/Aldfrith_of_Northumbria), king of [Northumbria](/source/Northumbria) (or [705](/source/705))
- [872](/source/872) – [Pope Adrian II](/source/Pope_Adrian_II) (born 792)
- [1077](/source/1077) – [Agnes of Poitou](/source/Agnes_of_Poitou), Holy Roman Empress and regent (born c. 1025)
- [1293](/source/1293) – [Al-Ashraf Khalil](/source/Al-Ashraf_Khalil), Mamluk sultan of Egypt
- [1311](/source/1311) – [Margaret of Brabant](/source/Margaret_of_Brabant), German queen consort (born 1276)
- [1332](/source/1332) – [Rinchinbal Khan](/source/Rinchinbal_Khan), Mongolian emperor (born 1326)
- [1359](/source/1359) – [Cangrande II della Scala](/source/Cangrande_II_della_Scala), Lord of Verona (born 1332)
- [1417](/source/1417) – [John Oldcastle](/source/John_Oldcastle), English Lollard leader
- [1460](/source/1460) – [Guarino da Verona](/source/Guarino_da_Verona), Italian scholar and translator (born 1370)
- [1480](/source/1480) – [Niccolò Perotti](/source/Niccol%C3%B2_Perotti), humanist scholar (born 1429)
- [1503](/source/1503) – [Sten Sture the Elder](/source/Sten_Sture_the_Elder), regent of Sweden (born 1440)
- [1510](/source/1510) – [Friedrich of Saxony](/source/Frederick_of_Saxony_(Teutonic_Knight)) (born 1473)
- [1542](/source/1542) – [James V](/source/James_V), King of Scotland (born 1512)
- [1591](/source/1591) – [John of the Cross](/source/John_of_the_Cross), Spanish priest and saint (born 1542)
- [1595](/source/1595) – [Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon](/source/Henry_Hastings,_3rd_Earl_of_Huntingdon) (born 1535)

### 1601–1900

- [1624](/source/1624) – [Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham](/source/Charles_Howard,_1st_Earl_of_Nottingham), English politician, [Lord High Admiral of England](/source/Lord_High_Admiral_of_England) (born 1536)
- [1651](/source/1651) – [Pierre Dupuy](/source/Pierre_Dupuy_(scholar)), French historian and scholar (born 1582)
- [1715](/source/1715) – [Thomas Tenison](/source/Thomas_Tenison), English archbishop (born 1636)
- [1735](/source/1735) – [Thomas Tanner](/source/Thomas_Tanner_(bishop)), English bishop and historian (born 1674)
- [1741](/source/1741) – [Charles Rollin](/source/Charles_Rollin), French historian and educator (born 1661)
- [1785](/source/1785) – [Giovanni Battista Cipriani](/source/Giovanni_Battista_Cipriani), Italian painter and engraver (born 1727)
- [1788](/source/1788) – [Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach](/source/Carl_Philipp_Emanuel_Bach), German pianist and composer (born 1714)
- 1788 – [Charles III of Spain](/source/Charles_III_of_Spain) (born 1716)
- [1799](/source/1799) – [George Washington](/source/George_Washington), American general and politician, 1st [President of the United States](/source/President_of_the_United_States) (born 1732)
- [1831](/source/1831) – [Martin Baum](/source/Martin_Baum), American businessman and politician, 5th [Mayor of Cincinnati](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Cincinnati) (born 1765)
- [1838](/source/1838) – [Jean-Olivier Chénier](/source/Jean-Olivier_Ch%C3%A9nier), Canadian physician (born 1806)
- [1842](/source/1842) – [Ben Crack-O](/source/Ben_Crack-O), king of several tribes around [Cape Palmas](/source/Cape_Palmas)
- [1860](/source/1860) – [George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen](/source/George_Hamilton-Gordon,_4th_Earl_of_Aberdeen), Scottish-English politician, [Prime Minister of the United Kingdom](/source/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom) (born 1784)
- [1861](/source/1861) – [Albert, Prince Consort](/source/Albert,_Prince_Consort) of the United Kingdom (born 1819)[60]
- [1865](/source/1865) – [Johan Georg Forchhammer](/source/Johan_Georg_Forchhammer), Danish geologist and mineralogist (born 1794)
- [1873](/source/1873) – [Louis Agassiz](/source/Louis_Agassiz), Swiss-American zoologist and geologist (born 1807)
- [1878](/source/1878) – [Princess Alice of the United Kingdom](/source/Princess_Alice_of_the_United_Kingdom) (born 1843)

### 1901–present

- [1912](/source/1912) – [Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis](/source/Belgrave_Edward_Sutton_Ninnis), English lieutenant and explorer (born 1887)
- [1915](/source/1915) – [Eva Gouel](/source/Eva_Gouel), French choreographer and girlfriend of [Pablo Picasso](/source/Pablo_Picasso)[61]
- [1917](/source/1917) – [Phil Waller](/source/Phil_Waller_(rugby_union)), Welsh rugby player (born 1889)
- [1920](/source/1920) – [George Gipp](/source/George_Gipp), American football player (born 1895)
- [1927](/source/1927) – [Julian Sochocki](/source/Julian_Sochocki), Russian mathematician and academic (born 1842)
- [1929](/source/1929) – [Henry B. Jackson](/source/Henry_Jackson_(Royal_Navy_officer)), British admiral (born 1855)
- [1935](/source/1935) – [Stanley G. Weinbaum](/source/Stanley_G._Weinbaum), American author (born 1902)
- [1937](/source/1937) – [Fabián de la Rosa](/source/Fabi%C3%A1n_de_la_Rosa), Filipino painter and educator (born 1869)
- [1940](/source/1940) – [Anton Korošec](/source/Anton_Koro%C5%A1ec), Slovenian priest and politician, 10th [Prime Minister of Yugoslavia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Yugoslavia) (born 1872)
- [1943](/source/1943) – [John Harvey Kellogg](/source/John_Harvey_Kellogg), American physician and businessman, co-invented [corn flakes](/source/Corn_flakes) (born 1852)
- [1944](/source/1944) – [Lupe Vélez](/source/Lupe_V%C3%A9lez), Mexican actress (born 1908)[62]
- [1947](/source/1947) – [Stanley Baldwin](/source/Stanley_Baldwin), English lieutenant and politician, [Prime Minister of the United Kingdom](/source/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom) (born 1867)
- 1947 – [Edward Higgins](/source/Edward_Higgins), English-American 3rd [General of The Salvation Army](/source/General_of_The_Salvation_Army) (born 1864)
- [1953](/source/1953) – [Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings](/source/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings), American author and academic (born 1896)
- [1956](/source/1956) – [Juho Kusti Paasikivi](/source/Juho_Kusti_Paasikivi), Finnish lawyer and politician, 7th [President of Finland](/source/President_of_Finland) (born 1870)
- [1963](/source/1963) – [Dinah Washington](/source/Dinah_Washington), American singer and pianist (born 1924)
- [1964](/source/1964) – [William Bendix](/source/William_Bendix), American actor (born 1906)
- [1970](/source/1970) – [Franz Schlegelberger](/source/Franz_Schlegelberger), German judge and politician, [German Reich Minister of Justice](/source/Federal_Ministry_of_Justice_(Germany)) (born 1876)
- [1971](/source/1971) – [Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury](/source/Mufazzal_Haider_Chaudhury), Bangladeshi linguist and scholar (born 1926)
- 1971 – [Munier Choudhury](/source/Munier_Choudhury), Bangladeshi author, playwright, and critic (born 1925)
- 1971 – [Shahidullah Kaiser](/source/Shahidullah_Kaiser), Bangladeshi journalist and author (born 1927)
- [1974](/source/1974) – [Walter Lippmann](/source/Walter_Lippmann), American journalist and author (born 1889)
- [1975](/source/1975) – [Arthur Treacher](/source/Arthur_Treacher), English-American entertainer (born 1894)
- [1978](/source/1978) – [Salvador de Madariaga](/source/Salvador_de_Madariaga), Spanish historian and diplomat, co-founded the [College of Europe](/source/College_of_Europe) (born 1886)
- [1980](/source/1980) – [Elston Howard](/source/Elston_Howard), American baseball player and coach (born 1929)
- [1984](/source/1984) – [Vicente Aleixandre](/source/Vicente_Aleixandre), Spanish poet and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate (born 1898)
- [1985](/source/1985) – [Catherine Doherty](/source/Catherine_Doherty), Russian-Canadian activist, founded the [Madonna House Apostolate](/source/Madonna_House_Apostolate) (born 1896)
- 1985 – [Roger Maris](/source/Roger_Maris), American baseball player and coach (born 1934)
- [1988](/source/1988) – [Jean Schramme](/source/Jean_Schramme), Belgian mercenary, farmer, and convicted murderer (born 1929)[63]
- [1989](/source/1989) – [Jock Mahoney](/source/Jock_Mahoney), American actor and stuntman (born 1919)
- 1989 – [Andrei Sakharov](/source/Andrei_Sakharov), Russian physicist and activist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Peace_Prize) laureate (born 1921)
- [1990](/source/1990) – [Friedrich Dürrenmatt](/source/Friedrich_D%C3%BCrrenmatt), Swiss author and playwright (born 1921)
- 1990 – [Paula Nenette Pepin](/source/Paula_Nenette_Pepin), French composer, pianist and lyricist (born [1908](/source/1908))[64]
- [1991](/source/1991) – [Robert Eddison](/source/Robert_Eddison), Japanese-English actor (born 1908)
- [1993](/source/1993) – [Jeff Alm](/source/Jeff_Alm), American football player (born 1968)
- 1993 – [Myrna Loy](/source/Myrna_Loy), American actress (born 1905)
- [1994](/source/1994) – [Orval Faubus](/source/Orval_Faubus), American soldier and politician, 36th [Governor of Arkansas](/source/Governor_of_Arkansas) (born 1910)
- [1995](/source/1995) – [G. C. Edmondson](/source/G._C._Edmondson), American soldier and author (born 1922)
- [1996](/source/1996) – [Gaston Miron](/source/Gaston_Miron), Canadian poet and author (born 1928)
- [1997](/source/1997) – [Stubby Kaye](/source/Stubby_Kaye), American actor and comedian (born 1918)
- 1997 – [Emily Cheney Neville](/source/Emily_Cheney_Neville), American author (born 1919)
- 1997 – [Kurt Winter](/source/Kurt_Winter), Canadian guitarist and songwriter (born 1946)
- [1998](/source/1998) – [Norman Fell](/source/Norman_Fell), American actor and comedian (born 1924)
- 1998 – [A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.](/source/A._Leon_Higginbotham_Jr.), American lawyer, judge, and activist (born 1928)
- 1998 – [Annette Strauss](/source/Annette_Strauss), American philanthropist and politician, [Mayor of Dallas](/source/Mayor_of_Dallas) (born 1924)
- [2001](/source/2001) – [W. G. Sebald](/source/W._G._Sebald), German novelist, essayist, and poet (born 1944)
- [2003](/source/2003) – [Jeanne Crain](/source/Jeanne_Crain), American actress (born 1925)
- 2003 – [Blas Ople](/source/Blas_Ople), Filipino journalist and politician, 21st [President of the Senate of the Philippines](/source/President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines) (born 1927)
- 2003 – [Frank Sheeran](/source/Frank_Sheeran), American union leader and mobster (born 1920)
- [2004](/source/2004) – [Rod Kanehl](/source/Rod_Kanehl), American baseball player (born 1934)
- 2004 – [Fernando Poe Jr.](/source/Fernando_Poe_Jr.), Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician (born 1939)
- [2006](/source/2006) – [Anton Balasingham](/source/Anton_Balasingham), Sri Lankan-English strategist and negotiator (born 1938)
- 2006 – [Ahmet Ertegun](/source/Ahmet_Ertegun), Turkish-American composer and producer, co-founded [Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records) (born 1923)
- 2006 – [Mike Evans](/source/Mike_Evans_(actor)), American actor and screenwriter (born 1949)
- [2009](/source/2009) – [Alan A'Court](/source/Alan_A'Court), English footballer and manager (born 1934)
- [2010](/source/2010) – [Timothy Davlin](/source/Timothy_Davlin), American politician, [Mayor of Springfield](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Springfield,_Illinois) (born 1957)
- 2010 – [Neva Patterson](/source/Neva_Patterson), American actress (born 1920)
- 2010 – [Dale Roberts](/source/Dale_Roberts_(footballer,_born_1986)), English footballer (born 1986)
- [2011](/source/2011) – [Joe Simon](/source/Joe_Simon), American author and illustrator (born 1913)
- 2011 – [Billie Jo Spears](/source/Billie_Jo_Spears), American singer-songwriter (born 1937)
- [2012](/source/2012) – [John Graham](/source/John_Graham_(British_Army_officer,_born_1923)), English general (born 1923)
- 2012 – [Edward Jones](/source/Edward_Jones_(North_Carolina_politician)), American police officer and politician (born 1950)
- 2012 – [Victoria Leigh Soto](/source/Victoria_Leigh_Soto), American educator (born 1985)
- [2013](/source/2013) – [Janet Dailey](/source/Janet_Dailey), American author (born 1944)
- 2013 – [C. N. Karunakaran](/source/C._N._Karunakaran), Indian painter and illustrator (born 1940)
- 2013 – [Dennis Lindley](/source/Dennis_Lindley), English statistician and academic (born 1923)
- 2013 – [Peter O'Toole](/source/Peter_O'Toole), British-Irish actor (born 1932)
- 2013 – [George Rodrigue](/source/George_Rodrigue), American painter (born 1944)
- [2014](/source/2014) – [Theo Colborn](/source/Theo_Colborn), American zoologist and academic (born 1927)
- 2014 – [Irene Dalis](/source/Irene_Dalis), American soprano and pianist (born 1925)
- 2014 – [Louis Alphonse Koyagialo](/source/Louis_Alphonse_Koyagialo), Congolese politician, [Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Prime_Minister_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) (born 1947)
- 2014 – [Bess Myerson](/source/Bess_Myerson), American model, activist, game show panelist and television personality; [Miss America 1945](/source/Miss_America) (born 1924)
- 2014 – [Fred Thurston](/source/Fred_Thurston), American football player (born 1933)
- [2015](/source/2015) – [Terry Backer](/source/Terry_Backer), American soldier and politician (born 1954)
- 2015 – [Glen Sonmor](/source/Glen_Sonmor), Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1929)
- 2015 – [Vadym Tyshchenko](/source/Vadym_Tyshchenko), Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1963)
- 2015 – [Lillian Vernon](/source/Lillian_Vernon_(businesswoman)), German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the [Lillian Vernon Company](/source/Lillian_Vernon_(company)) (born 1927)
- [2016](/source/2016) – [Paulo Evaristo Arns](/source/Paulo_Evaristo_Arns), Brazilian cardinal (born 1921)
- 2016 – [Bernard Fox](/source/Bernard_Fox_(actor)), Welsh actor (born 1927)
- [2017](/source/2017) – [Yu Kwang-chung](/source/Yu_Kwang-chung), Chinese writer (born 1928)
- [2019](/source/2019) – [Chuy Bravo](/source/Chuy_Bravo), Mexican-American comedian and actor (born 1956)[65]
- [2020](/source/2020) – [Gérard Houllier](/source/G%C3%A9rard_Houllier), French Football manager (born 1947)[66]
- [2022](/source/2022) – [Jean Franco](/source/Jean_Franco), American academic and literary critic (born 1924)[67]
- [2023](/source/2023) – [Tomáš Janovic](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Janovic), Slovak writer (born 1937)[68]
- [2024](/source/2024) – [Isak Andic](/source/Isak_Andic), Turkish-Spanish billionaire businessman (born 1953)[69]
- [2025](/source/2025) – [Rob Reiner](/source/Rob_Reiner), American filmmaker and actor (born 1947)[70]

## Holidays and observances

- Christian [feast day](/source/Feast_day): - [Folcwin](/source/Folcwin)[71] - [John of the Cross](/source/John_of_the_Cross)[71] - [John III of the Sedre](/source/John_III_of_the_Sedre) ([Syriac Orthodox Church](/source/Syriac_Orthodox_Church))[59] - Blessed [Mary Frances Schervier](/source/Mary_Frances_Schervier)[71] - [Nicasius of Rheims](/source/Nicasius_of_Rheims)[71] - [Nimatullah Kassab](/source/Nimatullah_Kassab) ([Maronite Church](/source/Maronite_Church))[71] - [Spyridon](/source/Saint_Spyridon) ([Western Church](/source/Western_Church)) - [Venantius Fortunatus](/source/Venantius_Fortunatus)[71] - [December 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)](/source/December_14_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
- [Alabama Day](/source/Alabama_Day) ([Alabama](/source/Alabama))
- [Forty-seven Ronin Remembrance Day](/source/Forty-seven_Ronin) ([Sengaku-ji](/source/Sengaku-ji), [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo))
- [Martyred Intellectuals Day](/source/Martyred_Intellectuals_Day) ([Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh))
- [Monkey Day](/source/Monkey_Day)

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1. ["Dino Stamatopoulos"](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/dino-stamatopoulos/). *[TV Insider](/source/TV_Guide_(magazine)#TV_Insider)*. Retrieved 3 December 2025.

1. ["Carl Herrera"](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/61/career). [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association). Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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1. ["Dave Nilsson"](https://www.mlb.com/player/dave-nilsson-119804). [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball). Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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1. ["Kyle Shanahan"](https://www.49ers.com/team/coaches-roster/kyle-shanahan). *San Francisco 49ers*. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

1. ["Amber Chia"](https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/amber_chia/). *FashionModelDirectory.com*. Retrieved 2022-12-14.

1. ["Robert Covington"](https://www.nba.com/player/203496/robert-covington). [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association). Retrieved 12 December 2023.

1. ["Stats - Rohit Sharma second only to Sachin Tendulkar"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28324821/stats-rohit-sharma-second-only-sachin-tendulkar). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

1. ["Ivan Barbashev"](https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/player/ivan-barbashev-8477964). [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League). Retrieved 12 December 2023.

1. ["Álvaro Odriozola"](https://www.laliga.com/en-ES/player/odriozola). *[La Liga](/source/La_Liga)*. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

1. ["How old is Kat from Euphoria? - Barbie Ferreira"](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/euphoria/cast-how-old/kat-barbie-ferreira-age/). *[Capital FM](/source/Capital_(radio_network))*. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

1. ["Raphinha"](https://www.premierleague.com/en/players/219961/raphinha/overview). *[Premier League](/source/Premier_League)*. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

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## External links

- [BBC: On This Day](http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/14)
- [Historical Events on December 14](https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/14)

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