April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 273 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Tuesday or Wednesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Friday or Sunday (56).
1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida .
1755 – Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint .
1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna .
1801 – Napoleonic Wars : Battle of Copenhagen : The British capture the Danish fleet.
1851 – Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand .
1863 – Richmond bread riot : Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia , and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies.
1865 – American Civil War : Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia .
1885 – Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories , Canada, killing nine.
1900 – The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act , giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule .
1902 – Dmitry Sipyagin , Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire , is assassinated in the Marie Palace , St Petersburg .
1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles .
1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census .
1912 – The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials .
1917 – World War I : United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany .
1921 – The Autonomous Government of Khorasan , a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran , is established.
1930 – After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu , Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia .
1945 – Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Brazil are established.
1947 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 21 is adopted.
1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV . The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
1962 – The first official panda crossing is opened outside London Waterloo station .
1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
1973 – Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
1973 – The Liberal Movement breaks away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia .
1975 – Vietnam War : Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1975 – Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Canada. It reaches 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure.
1979 – A Soviet biowarfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores , killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock.
1980 – United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
1982 – Falklands War : Argentina invades the Falkland Islands .
1986 – Alabama governor George Wallace , a former segregationist most widely known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door ", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
1989 – Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana , Cuba , to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
1991 – Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia .
1992 – In New York , Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
1992 – 42 civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina .
1994 – The National Convention of New Sudan of the SPLA/M opens in Chukudum .
2002 – Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated; a siege ensues.
2004 – Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid ; the attack is thwarted.
2006 – Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.
2011 – India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup , defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.
2012 – A mass shooting at Oikos University at Oakland, California , leaves seven people dead and three injured.
2014 – A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood Army Base near the town of Killeen, Texas , with four people dead, including the gunman, and 16 others sustaining injuries.
2015 – Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya , killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
742 – Charlemagne , Frankish king (d. 814)
1348 – Andronikos IV Palaiologos , Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)
1545 – Elisabeth of Valois (d. 1568)
1565 – Cornelis de Houtman , Dutch explorer (d. 1599)
1614 – Dodo , Chinese prince (d. 1649)
1614 – Jahanara Begum , Indian daughter of Shah Jahan (d. 1681)
1618 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi , Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
1647 – Maria Sibylla Merian , German-Dutch botanist and illustrator (d. 1717)
1653 – Prince George of Denmark (d. 1708)
1719 – Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim , German poet (d. 1803)
1725 – Giacomo Casanova , Italian explorer and author (d. 1798)
1788 – Francisco Balagtas , Filipino poet and author (d. 1862)
1788 – Wilhelmine Reichard , German balloonist (d. 1848)
1789 – Lucio Norberto Mansilla , Argentinian general and politician (d. 1871)
1792 – Francisco de Paula Santander , Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (d. 1840)
1798 – August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben , German poet and academic (d. 1874)
1805 – Hans Christian Andersen , Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1875)
1814 – Erastus Brigham Bigelow , American inventor (d. 1879)
1827 – William Holman Hunt , English soldier and painter (d. 1910)
1835 – Jacob Nash Victor , American engineer (d. 1907)
1838 – Léon Gambetta , French lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of France (d. 1882)
1840 – Émile Zola , French novelist, playwright, journalist (d. 1902)
1841 – Clément Ader , French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (d. 1926)
1861 – Iván Persa , Slovenian priest and author (d. 1935)
1862 – Nicholas Murray Butler , American philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
1867 – Eugen Sandow , German-English bodybuilder (d. 1925)
1869 – Hughie Jennings , American baseball player and manager (d. 1928)
1875 – Walter Chrysler , American businessman, founded Chrysler (d. 1940)
1875 – William Donne , English cricketer and captain (d. 1942)
1884 – J. C. Squire , English poet, author, and historian (d. 1958)
1891 – Jack Buchanan , Scottish actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1957)
1891 – Max Ernst , German painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 1976)
1891 – Tristão de Bragança Cunha , Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist from Goa (d. 1958)
1896 – Johnny Golden , American golfer (d. 1936)
1898 – Harindranath Chattopadhyay , Indian poet, actor and politician (d. 1990)
1900 – Roberto Arlt , Argentinian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1942)
1900 – Anis Fuleihan , Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970)
1900 – Alfred Strange , English footballer (d. 1978)
1902 – Jan Tschichold , German-Swiss graphic designer and typographer (d. 1974)
1903 – Lionel Chevrier , Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Canadian Minister of Justice (d. 1987)
1906 – Alphonse-Marie Parent , Canadian priest and educator (d. 1970)
1907 – Harald Andersson , American-Swedish discus thrower (d. 1985)
1907 – Luke Appling , American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
1908 – Buddy Ebsen , American actor and dancer (d. 2003)
1910 – Paul Triquet , Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1980)
1910 – Chico Xavier , Brazilian spiritual medium (d. 2002)
1914 – Alec Guinness , English actor (d. 2000)
1917 – Dabbs Greer , American actor (d. 2007)
1917 – Lou Monte , American singer (d. 1989)
1919 – Delfo Cabrera , Argentinian runner and soldier (d. 1981)
1920 – Gerald Bouey , Canadian lieutenant and civil servant (d. 2004)
1920 – Jack Stokes , English animator and director (d. 2013)
1920 – Jack Webb , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
1922 – John C. Whitehead , American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (d. 2015)
1923 – Clifford Scott Green , American sergeant and judge (d. 2007)
1923 – Gloria Henry , American actress
1923 – Johnny Paton , Scottish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2015)
1923 – G. Spencer-Brown , English mathematician, psychologist, and author
1924 – Bobby Ávila , Mexican baseball player (d. 2004)
1925 – George MacDonald Fraser , Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1925 – Hard Boiled Haggerty , American wrestler and actor (d. 2004)
1925 – Hans Rosenthal , German radio and television host (d. 1987)
1926 – Jack Brabham , Australian race car driver (d. 2014)
1926 – Rudra Rajasingham , Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (d. 2006)
1927 – Carmen Basilio , American boxer and soldier (d. 2012)
1927 – Howard Callaway , American soldier and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Army (d. 2014)
1927 – Rita Gam , American actress (d. 2016)
1927 – Billy Pierce , American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1927 – Ken Sansom , American actor and voice artist (d. 2012)
1927 – Kenneth Tynan , English author and critic (d. 1980)
1928 – Joseph Bernardin , American cardinal (d. 1996)
1928 – Serge Gainsbourg , French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (d. 1991)
1928 – Roy Masters , English-American radio host
1928 – David Robinson , Northern Irish horticulturist and academic (d. 2004)
1929 – Ed Dorn , American poet and educator (d. 1999)
1930 – Roddy Maude-Roxby , English actor
1930 – Yelizaveta Yermolayeva , Russian runner
1931 – Vladimir Kuznetsov , Russian javelin thrower (d. 1986)
1932 – Edward Egan , American cardinal (d. 2015)
1933 – György Konrád , Hungarian sociologist and author
1934 – Paul Cohen , American mathematician and theorist (d. 2007)
1934 – Brian Glover , English wrestler and actor (d. 1997)
1934 – Carl Kasell , American journalist and game show host
1935 – Sharon Acker , Canadian actress
1936 – Shaul Ladany , Serbian-Israeli race walker and engineer
1936 – Cynthia Lynn , American actress (d. 2014)
1937 – Dick Radatz , American baseball player (d. 2005)
1937 – Denis Tuohy , Northern Irish television journalist
1938 – John Larsson , Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army
1938 – Booker Little , American trumpet player and composer (d. 1961)
1938 – Al Weis , American baseball player
1939 – Marvin Gaye , American singer-songwriter (The Moonglows ) (d. 1984)
1939 – Anthony Lake , American academic and diplomat, 18th United States National Security Advisor
1939 – Lise Thibault , Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
1940 – Donald Jackson , Canadian figure skater and coach
1940 – Mike Hailwood , English motorcycle racer (d. 1981)
1940 – Penelope Keith , English actress
1941 – Dr. Demento , American radio host
1942 – Leon Russell , American singer-songwriter and pianist
1942 – Hiroyuki Sakai , Japanese chef
1942 – Roshan Seth , Indian-English actor
1943 – Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce , South African-English admiral and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
1943 – Caterina Bueno , Italian singer (d. 2007)
1943 – Larry Coryell , American guitarist (The Free Spirits and The Eleventh House )
1943 – Antonio Sabàto, Sr. , Italian actor
1944 – Bill Malinchak , American football player
1945 – Jürgen Drews , German singer-songwriter (Les Humphries Singers )
1945 – Guy Fréquelin , French race car driver
1945 – Linda Hunt , American actress
1945 – Reggie Smith , American baseball player and coach
1945 – Don Sutton , American baseball player and sportscaster
1945 – Anne Waldman , American poet
1946 – Richard Collinge , New Zealand cricketer
1946 – David Heyes , English politician
1946 – Judith Ann Lanzinger , American jurist
1946 – Sue Townsend , English author and playwright (d. 2014)
1946 – Kurt Winter , Canadian guitarist and songwriter (The Guess Who ) (d. 1997)
1947 – Paquita la del Barrio , Mexican singer-songwriter
1947 – Emmylou Harris , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – Camille Paglia , American author and critic
1948 – Roald Als , Danish author and illustrator
1948 – Dimitris Mitropanos , Greek singer (d. 2012)
1948 – Daniel Okrent , American journalist and author
1948 – Joan D. Vinge , American author
1949 – Paul Gambaccini , American-English radio and television host
1949 – Bernd Müller , German footballer
1949 – Ron Palillo , American actor (d. 2012)
1949 – Pamela Reed , American actress
1949 – David Robinson , American drummer (The Modern Lovers , DMZ , and The Cars )
1950 – Lynn Westmoreland , American politician
1951 – Ayako Okamoto , Japanese golfer
1951 – Moriteru Ueshiba , Japanese martial artist
1952 – Lennart Fagerlund , Swedish cyclist
1952 – Will Hoy , English race car driver (d. 2002)
1952 – Thierry Le Luron , French comedian and actor (d. 1986)
1952 – Leon Wilkeson , American bass player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd ) (d. 2001)
1953 – Jim Allister , Northern Irish lawyer and politician
1953 – Debralee Scott , American actress (d. 2005)
1953 – James Vance , American author and playwright
1954 – Gregory Abbott , American singer-songwriter and producer
1954 – Susumu Hirasawa , Japanese singer-songwriter (P-Model )
1954 – Donald Petrie , American actor and director
1955 – Michael Stone , Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary
1957 – Caroline Dean , English biologist and academic
1957 – Giuliana De Sio , Italian actress
1958 – Stefano Bettarello , Italian rugby player
1958 – Larry Drew , American basketball player and coach
1958 – Amelia Marshall , American actress
1959 – Gelindo Bordin , Italian runner
1959 – David Frankel , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Juha Kankkunen , Finnish race car driver
1959 – Yves Lavandier , French director and producer
1959 – Steve Monarque , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1959 – Badou Ezzaki , Moroccan footballer and manager
1960 – Linford Christie , Jamaican-English sprinter
1960 – Brad Jones , Australian race car driver
1960 – Lee Mi-sook , South Korean actress
1960 – Pascale Nadeau , Canadian journalist
1961 – Buddy Jewell , American singer-songwriter
1961 – Christopher Meloni , American actor
1961 – Keren Woodward , English singer-songwriter (Bananarama )
1962 – Pierre Carles , French director and producer
1962 – Billy Dean , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Clark Gregg , American actor
1963 – Karl Beattie , English director and producer
1963 – Mike Gascoyne , English engineer
1964 – Pete Incaviglia , American baseball player and coach
1964 – Jonathon Sharkey , American wrestler
1965 – Rodney King , American victim of police brutality (d. 2012)
1966 – Bill Romanowski , American football player and actor
1966 – Teddy Sheringham , English footballer and coach
1967 – Greg Camp , American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Smash Mouth )
1967 – Helen Chamberlain , English television host
1967 – Phil Demmel , American guitarist and songwriter (Machine Head and Vio-lence )
1967 – Renée Estevez , American actress and screenwriter
1967 – Prince Paul , American DJ and producer (Gravediggaz , Stetsasonic , and Handsome Boy Modeling School )
1969 – Ajay Devgan , Indian actor, director, and producer
1971 – Elton , German comedian and television host
1971 – Jason Lewry , English cricketer
1971 – Todd Woodbridge , Australian tennis player and sportscaster
1971 – Zeebra , Japanese rapper (King Giddra )
1972 – Remo D'Souza , Indian choreographer and dancer
1972 – Calvin Davis , American sprinter and hurdler
1972 – Zane Lamprey , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Dmitry Lipartov , Russian footballer
1973 – Roselyn Sánchez , Puerto Rican-American actress and singer-songwriter
1973 – Aleksejs Semjonovs , Latvian footballer
1974 – Håkan Hellström , Swedish singer (Broder Daniel )
1974 – Harold Hunter , American skateboarder and actor (d. 2006)
1974 – Tayfun Korkut , Turkish football manager and former player
1975 – Randy Livingston , American basketball player
1975 – Pedro Pascal , Chilean-American actor
1975 – Adam Rodriguez , American actor and director
1975 – Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski , German rower
1976 – Andreas Anastasopoulos , Greek shot putter
1976 – Geneva Cruz , Filipino singer and actress (Smokey Mountain )
1976 – Adam F. Goldberg , American television and film writer and producer
1976 – Daisuke Namikawa , Japanese voice actor
1976 – Rory Sabbatini , South African golfer
1977 – Jelena Abbou , Serbian-American model and personal trainer
1977 – Per Elofsson , Swedish skier
1977 – Michael Fassbender , German-Irish actor and producer
1977 – Hanno Pevkur , Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Justice
1977 – Marc Raquil , French sprinter
1977 – Aiden Turner , English actor
1978 – Nick Berg , American businessman (d. 2004)
1978 – John Gall , American baseball player
1978 – Scott Lynch , American author
1978 – Deon Richmond , American actor and producer
1978 – Ethan Smith , American actor, director, and producer
1979 – Jesse Carmichael , American keyboard player (Maroon 5 )
1979 – Stian Westerhus , Norwegian guitarist (Puma )
1979 – Aslı Tandoğan , Turkish actress
1980 – Adam Fleming , Scottish journalist
1980 – Gavin Heffernan , Canadian director and screenwriter
1980 – Ricky Hendrick , American race car driver (d. 2004)
1980 – Wairangi Koopu , New Zealand rugby league player
1980 – Cristian Lizzori , Italian footballer
1980 – Carlos Salcido , Mexican footballer
1981 – Michael Clarke , Australian cricketer
1982 – Marco Amelia , Italian footballer
1982 – Jeremy Bloom , American football player and skier
1982 – Bianca Chatfield , Australian netball player
1982 – Jack Evans , American wrestler
1982 – David Ferrer , Spanish tennis player
1982 – Leyla Milani , Canadian model and actress
1982 – Jenny Ryan , British quizzer
1983 – Félix Borja , Ecuadorian footballer
1983 – Paul Capdeville , Chilean tennis player
1983 – Owen Fussey , Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Yung Joc , American rapper
1983 – Maksym Mazuryk , Ukrainian pole vaulter
1984 – Engin Atsür , Turkish basketball player
1984 – Nóra Barta , Hungarian diver
1984 – Jérémy Morel , French footballer
1985 – Barry Corr , Irish footballer
1985 – Thom Evans , Zimbabwean-Scottish rugby player
1985 – Stéphane Lambiel , Swiss figure skater
1986 – R3hab , Dutch DJ and producer of Moroccan origin
1986 – Ibrahim Afellay , Dutch footballer
1986 – Andris Biedriņš , Latvian basketball player
1986 – Lee DeWyze , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987 – Pablo Aguilar , Paraguayan footballer
1987 – Marc Pugh , English footballer
1988 – Ellen Adarna , Filipino model and actress
1988 – Jesse Plemons , American actor
1989 – Midhun Jith , Indian martial artist
1990 – Amy Castle , American actress
1990 – Felipe Chalegre , Brazilian footballer
1990 – Roscoe Dash , American rapper
1990 – Yevgeniya Kanayeva , Russian gymnast
1990 – Leho Pent , Estonian weightlifter
1990 – Miralem Pjanić , Bosnian footballer
1991 – Luke Jones , Australian rugby player
1991 – Paulina Schippers , Guatemalan tennis player
1993 – Aaron Kelly , American singer
1993 – Keshorn Walcott , Trinidadian javelin thrower
1995 – Abdou Nef , Algerian footballer (d. 2013)
872 – Muflih al-Turki , Turkish general
1118 – Baldwin I of Jerusalem (b. 1058)
1272 – Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall , English husband of Sanchia of Provence (b. 1209)
1335 – Henry of Bohemia (b. 1265)
1412 – Ruy González de Clavijo , Spanish explorer and author
1502 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (b. 1486)
1507 – Francis of Paola , Italian friar and saint, founded the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
1640 – Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski , Polish author and poet (b. 1595)
1657 – Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
1657 – Jean-Jacques Olier , French priest, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
1672 – Pedro Calungsod , Filipino missionary and saint (b. 1654)
1672 – Diego Luis de San Vitores , Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1627)
1720 – Joseph Dudley , English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1647)
1742 – James Douglas , Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
1747 – Johann Jacob Dillenius , German-English botanist and mycologist (b. 1684)
1754 – Thomas Carte , English historian and author (b. 1686)
1787 – Thomas Gage , English general and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1719)
1791 – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau , French journalist and politician (b. 1749)
1801 – Thomas Dadford, Jr. , English engineer (b. 1761)
1803 – Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet , Scottish judge and politician (b. 1721)
1817 – Johann Heinrich Jung , German author and academic (b. 1740)
1827 – Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus , German physician and educator (b. 1776)
1845 – Philip Charles Durham , Scottish admiral and politician (b. 1763)
1865 – A. P. Hill , American general (b. 1825)
1872 – Samuel Morse , American painter and academic, invented the Morse code (b. 1791)
1891 – Albert Pike , American lawyer and general (b. 1809)
1891 – Ahmed Vefik Pasha , Greek playwright and politician, 249th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1823)
1894 – Achille Vianelli , Italian painter and academic (b. 1803)
1896 – Theodore Robinson , American painter and academic (b. 1852)
1914 – Paul Heyse , German author, poet, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
1917 – Bryn Lewis , Welsh international rugby player (b.1891)
1923 – Topal Osman , Turkish colonel (b. 1883)
1928 – Theodore William Richards , American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
1930 – Zewditu I of Ethiopia (b. 1876)
1933 – Ranjitsinhji , Indian cricketer (b. 1872)
1936 – Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne , French general (b. 1860)
1948 – Sabahattin Ali , Turkish journalist, author, and poet (b. 1907)
1953 – Hugo Sperrle , German field marshal (b. 1885)
1958 – Tudor Davies , Welsh tenor and actor (b. 1892)
1958 – Jōsei Toda , Japanese educator and activist (b. 1900)
1965 – Nils Kihlberg , Swedish actor, singer, and director (b. 1915)
1966 – C. S. Forester , Egyptian-American author (b. 1899)
1972 – Franz Halder , German general (b. 1884)
1972 – Gil Hodges , American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
1972 – Toshitsugu Takamatsu , Japanese martial artist and educator (b. 1887)
1974 – Georges Pompidou , French banker and politician, 19th President of France (b. 1911)
1977 – Walter Wolf , German academic and politician (b. 1907)
1987 – Buddy Rich , American drummer, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1917)
1989 – Manolis Angelopoulos , Greek singer (b. 1939)
1990 – Ted Hook , Australian public servant (b. 1910)
1992 – Juanito , Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1954)
1992 – Tomisaburo Wakayama , Japanese actor, producer, and martial artist (b. 1929)
1994 – Betty Furness , American actress and journalist (b. 1916)
1995 – Hannes Alfvén , Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
1995 – Harvey Penick , American golfer and coach (b. 1904)
1997 – Tomoyuki Tanaka , Japanese director and producer (b. 1910)
1998 – Rob Pilatus , American singer and dancer (Milli Vanilli and Rob & Fab ) (b. 1965)
2000 – Tommaso Buscetta , Italian-American mobster (b. 1928)
2001 – Charles Daudelin , Canadian sculptor and painter (b. 1920)
2001 – Jennifer Syme , American actress and production assistant (b. 1972)
2002 – Levi Celerio , Filipino composer and songwriter (b. 1910)
2002 – John R. Pierce , American engineer and author (b. 1910)
2003 – Edwin Starr , American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
2004 – John Argyris , Greek computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1913)
2005 – Betty Bolton , English actress (b. 1906)
2005 – Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
2006 – Lloyd Searwar , Guyanese anthologist and diplomat (b. 1925)
2006 – Bernard Seigal , American guitarist and critic (The Beat Farmers ) (b. 1957)
2007 – Henry L. Giclas , American astronomer and academic (b. 1910)
2007 – Paul Reed , American actor and singer (b. 1909)
2008 – Paul Arden , English author (b. 1940)
2008 – Ray Poole , American football player and coach (b. 1921)
2008 – Yakup Satar , Turkish soldier (b. 1898)
2009 – Albert Sanschagrin , Canadian bishop (b. 1911)
2009 – Bud Shank , American saxophonist and flute player (The L.A. Four ) (b. 1926)
2010 – Mike Cuellar , Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1937)
2010 – Chris Kanyon , American wrestler (b. 1970)
2010 – Thomas J. Moyer , American lawyer and judge (b. 1939)
2011 – John C. Haas , American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918)
2012 – Jesús Aguilarte , Venezuelan captain and politician (b. 1959)
2012 – Warren Bonython , Australian explorer, author, and engineer (b. 1916)
2012 – Elizabeth Catlett , American-Mexican sculptor and illustrator (b. 1915)
2012 – Allie Clark , American baseball player and politician (b. 1923)
2012 – Mauricio Lasansky , American graphic designer and academic (b. 1914)
2012 – Jimmy Little , Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1937)
2013 – Fred , French author and illustrator (b. 1931)
2013 – Chuck Fairbanks , American football player and coach (b. 1933)
2013 – Jesús Franco , Spanish director, screenwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1930)
2013 – Jane Henson , American puppeteer and voice actress (b. 1934)
2013 – Duke Kimbrough McCall , American pastor and activist (b. 1914)
2013 – Milo O'Shea , Irish-American actor (b. 1926)
2013 – Benjamin Purcell , American colonel and politician (b. 1928)
2013 – Maria Redaelli , Italian super-centenarian (b. 1899)
2014 – Al Bolton , American soldier and meteorologist (b. 1925)
2014 – Harris Goldsmith , American pianist, educator, and critic (b. 1937)
2014 – Lyndsie Holland , English actress and singer (b. 1939)
2014 – Lucy Hood , American businesswoman, founded Fox Mobile Entertainment (b. 1957)
2014 – Glyn Jones , South African actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)
2014 – Miloš Mikeln , Slovene director and playwright (b. 1930)
2014 – Carl Epting Mundy, Jr. , American general (b. 1935)
2014 – Urs Widmer , Swiss author and playwright (b. 1938)
2015 – Per Vilhelm Brüel , Danish physicist and engineer (b. 1915)
2015 – Manoel de Oliveira , Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
2015 – Robert H. Schuller , American pastor and author (b. 1926)
2015 – Steve Stevaert , Belgian businessman and politician, Governor of Limburg (b. 1954)
2016 – Gallieno Ferri , Italian comic book artist and illustrator (b. 1929)
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