August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 131 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).
392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor .
565 – Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness , Scotland.
851 – Battle of Jengland : Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.
1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England.
1485 – The Battle of Bosworth Field , the death of Richard III and the end of the House of Plantagenet .
1559 – Bartolomé Carranza , Spanish archbishop , is arrested for heresy .
1639 – Madras (now Chennai ), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
1642 – Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham , which marks the beginning of the English Civil War .
1654 – Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam . He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.
1711 – Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais .
1717 – Spanish troops land on Sardinia .
1770 – James Cook names and lands on Possession Island , and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales .
1777 – British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
1780 – James Cook's ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
1791 – Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue, Haiti .
1795 – The Constitution of the Year III is ratified by the National Convention
1798 – French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo , Ireland to aid the rebellion .
1827 – José de la Mar becomes President of Peru .
1831 – Nat Turner's slave rebellion commences just after midnight in Southampton County, Virginia , leading to the deaths of about 60 whites and approximately 250 blacks .
1846 – The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established.
1849 – The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice .
1851 – The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America .
1864 – Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention .
1875 – The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands .
1902 – Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
1902 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
1910 – Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 , beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
1922 – Michael Collins , Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead during in an ambush by anti-Treaty forces at Béal na Bláth, County Cork during the Irish Civil War .
1934 – Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes .
1941 – World War II : German troops begins the Siege of Leningrad .
1942 – World War II: Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy.
1944 – World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces
1949 – The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake
1950 – Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis .
1953 – The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
1962 – The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle .
1963 – X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)).
1966 – Labor movements NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), predecessor of the United Farm Workers .
1968 – Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá , Colombia . It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America.
1971 – J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28 .
1972 – Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
1973 – The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende 's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
1978 – The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FLSN) occupies national palace in Nicaragua .
1978 – The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress . The proposed amendment would have provided the District of Columbia with full voting representation in the Congress, the Electoral College , and regarding amending the U.S. Constitution . The proposed amendment failed to be ratified by enough states (ratified by 16, needed 38) and so did not become part of the Constitution.
1984 – PC Brian Bishop a British police officer is shot in the head by an armed robber in Frinton-on-Sea , Essex . He dies from his injuries five days later.
1985 – Manchester Air Disaster sees 55 people killed when a fire breaks out on a commercial aircraft at Manchester Airport .
1989 – Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts .
1992 – FBI HRT sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge , Idaho .
1996 – Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing a major shift in US welfare policy
2003 – Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court building.
2004 – Versions of The Scream and Madonna , two paintings by Edvard Munch , are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo , Norway.
2006 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine , killing all 170 people on board.
2007 – The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history. The combined run total is also Major League record.
2007 – The Storm botnet , a botnet created by the Storm Worm , sends out a record 57 million e-mails in one day
2012 – Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths.
2015 – Eleven people are killed in England when a vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashes on the A27 in Shoreham-by-Sea , West Sussex .
1412 – Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1464)
1601 – Georges de Scudéry , French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1667)
1624 – Jean Regnault de Segrais , French author and poet (d. 1701)
1647 – Denis Papin , French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking (d. 1712)
1679 – Pierre Guérin de Tencin , French cardinal (d. 1758)
1760 – Pope Leo XII (d. 1829)
1764 – Charles Percier , French architect and interior designer (d. 1838)
1771 – Henry Maudslay , English engineer (d. 1831)
1773 – Aimé Bonpland , French botanist and explorer (d. 1858)
1778 – James Kirke Paulding , American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1860)
1800 – William S. Harney , American general (d. 1889)
1800 – Samuel David Luzzatto , Italian poet and scholar (d. 1865)
1827 – Ezra Butler Eddy , Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1906)
1834 – Samuel Pierpont Langley , American physicist and astronomer (d. 1906)
1836 – Archibald Willard , American soldier and painter (d. 1918)
1845 – William Lewis Douglas , American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)
1848 – Melville Elijah Stone , American publisher, founded the Chicago Daily News (d. 1929)
1854 – Milan I of Serbia (d. 1901)
1857 – Ned Hanlon , American baseball player and manager (d. 1937)
1860 – Paul Gottlieb Nipkow , Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk (d. 1940)
1860 – Alfred Ploetz , German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. 1940)
1860 – Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz (d. 1917)
1862 – Claude Debussy , French pianist and composer (d. 1918)
1867 – Maximilian Bircher-Benner , Swiss physician and nutritionist (d. 1939)
1873 – Alexander Bogdanov , Russian physician and philosopher (d. 1928)
1874 – Max Scheler , German philosopher and author (d. 1928)
1880 – Gorch Fock , German author and poet (d. 1916)
1880 – George Herriman , American cartoonist (d. 1944)
1882 – Raymonde de Laroche , French pilot (d. 1919)
1887 – Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk , German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1977)
1890 – Cecil Kellaway , South African-American actor and singer (d. 1973)
1891 – Henry Bachtold , Australian soldier and railway engineer (d. 1983)
1891 – Jacques Lipchitz , Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (d. 1973)
1893 – Wilfred Kitching , English 7th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1977)
1893 – Dorothy Parker , American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (d. 1967)
1895 – László Almásy , Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (d. 1951)
1895 – Paul Comtois , Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1966)
1897 – Bill Woodfull , Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1965)
1898 – Alexander Calder , American artist (d. 1976)
1902 – Thomas Pelly , American lawyer and politician (d. 1973)
1902 – Leni Riefenstahl , German actress, film director and propagandist (d. 2003)
1902 – Edward Rowe Snow , American historian and author (d. 1982)
1903 – Jerry Iger , American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger (d. 1990)
1904 – Deng Xiaoping , Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)
1908 – Henri Cartier-Bresson , French photographer and painter (d. 2004)
1908 – Erwin Thiesies , German rugby player and coach (d. 1993)
1909 – Julius J. Epstein , American screenwriter and producer (d. 2000)
1909 – Mel Hein , American football player and coach (d. 1992)
1909 – Lucille Ricksen , American actress (d. 1925)
1913 – Leonard Pagliero , English businessman and pilot (d. 2008)
1913 – Bruno Pontecorvo , Italian physicist and academic (d. 1993)
1914 – Jack Dunphy , American author and playwright (d. 1992)
1914 – Connie B. Gay , American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989)
1915 – David Dellinger , American activist (d. 2004)
1915 – James Hillier , Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (d. 2007)
1915 – Edward Szczepanik , Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (d. 2005)
1917 – John Lee Hooker , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
1918 – Mary McGrory , American journalist and author (d. 2004)
1920 – Ray Bradbury , American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1920 – Denton Cooley , American soldier and surgeon
1921 – Sotiria Bellou , Greek singer (d. 1997)
1921 – Dinos Dimopoulos , Greek director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
1921 – Tony Pawson , English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (d. 2012)
1922 – Roberto Aizenberg , Argentine painter and sculptor (d. 1996)
1922 – Theoni V. Aldredge , Greek-American costume designer (d. 2011)
1922 – Micheline Presle , French actress
1924 – Ada Jafri , Pakistani poet and author (d. 2015)
1924 – James Kirkwood, Jr. , American playwright and author (d. 1989)
1925 – Honor Blackman , English actress and republican
1926 – Marc Bohan , French fashion designer
1926 – Bob Flanigan , American tenor singer (The Four Freshmen ) (d. 2011)
1926 – Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan , Turkish poet and author (d. 1984)
1928 – Tinga Seisay , Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat
1928 – Karlheinz Stockhausen , German composer and academic (d. 2007)
1929 – Valery Alekseyev , Russian anthropologist and author (d. 1991)
1929 – Ulrich Wegener , German police officer and general
1930 – Gylmar dos Santos Neves , Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
1932 – Gerald P. Carr , American engineer, colonel, and astronaut
1933 – Sylva Koscina , Italian actress (d. 1994)
1934 – Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. , American general and engineer (d. 2012)
1935 – Annie Proulx , American novelist, short story writer, and journalist
1936 – Chuck Brown , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)
1936 – John Callaway , American journalist and producer (d. 2009)
1936 – Dale Hawkins , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
1936 – Werner Stengel , German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the maverick roller coaster
1938 – Jean Berkey , American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)
1938 – Paul Maguire , American football player and sportscaster
1939 – Valerie Harper , American actress
1939 – Carl Yastrzemski , American baseball player
1940 – Bill McCartney , American football player and coach, founded Promise Keepers
1941 – Bill Parcells , American football player and coach
1942 – Uğur Mumcu , Turkish journalist and author (d. 1993)
1943 – Alun Michael , Welsh police officer and politician, 1st First Minister of Wales
1943 – Masatoshi Shima , Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004
1944 – Roger Cashmore , English physicist and academic
1945 – David Chase , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Ron Dante , American singer-songwriter and producer (The Archies , The Cuff Links , and The Detergents )
1945 – Erol Gelenbe , Turkish computer scientist and mathematician
1947 – Donna Jean Godchaux , American singer-songwriter (Grateful Dead , Heart of Gold Band , and Jerry Garcia Band , and Donna Jean Godchaux Band )
1947 – Cindy Williams , American actress and producer
1948 – David Marks , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beach Boys and Delaney & Bonnie )
1949 – Doug Bair , American baseball player and coach
1949 – Diana Nyad , American swimmer and author
1950 – Ray Burris , American baseball player and coach
1950 – Scooter Libby , American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
1951 – Mary Allen , English journalist
1951 – Chandra Prakash Mainali , Nepalese politician
1952 – Peter Laughner , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rocket from the Tombs and Pere Ubu ) (d. 1977)
1953 – Paul Ellering , American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager
1955 – Chiranjeevi , Indian actor, producer, and politician
1956 – Paul Molitor , American baseball player and coach
1956 – Peter Taylor , Australian cricketer
1957 – Steve Davis , English snooker player, sportscaster, and author
1958 – Colm Feore , American-Canadian actor
1958 – Vernon Reid , English-American guitarist and songwriter (Living Colour )
1959 – Juan Croucier , Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Ratt and Dokken )
1959 – Pia Gjellerup , Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance
1959 – Annie Tempest , English cartoonist
1960 – Holger Gehrke , German footballer and manager
1961 – Andrés Calamaro , Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Los Abuelos de la Nada and Los Rodríguez )
1961 – Iain Coucher , English businessman
1961 – Roland Orzabal , English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tears for Fears and Graduate )
1961 – Debbi Peterson , American singer and drummer (The Bangles and Kindred Spirit )
1963 – Tori Amos , American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Y Kant Tori Read )
1963 – Terry Catledge , American basketball player
1964 – Diane Setterfield , English author and educator
1964 – Mats Wilander , Swedish-American tennis player and coach
1965 – Wendy Botha , South African-Australian surfer
1966 – GZA , American rapper and producer (Wu-Tang Clan )
1966 – Eric Andolsek , American football player (d. 1992)
1966 – Rob Witschge , Dutch footballer and manager
1967 – Ty Burrell , American actor and comedian
1967 – Alfred Gough , American screenwriter and producer
1967 – Layne Staley , American singer-songwriter (Alice in Chains , Class of '99 , Mad Season , and Sleze ) (d. 2002)
1967 – Bill Welke , American baseball player and umpire
1968 – Casper Christensen , Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1968 – Paul Colman , Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Newsboys and Paul Colman Trio )
1968 – Aleksandr Mostovoi , Russian footballer
1968 – Elisabeth Murdoch , Australian businesswoman
1968 – Horst Skoff , Austrian tennis player (d. 2008)
1970 – Charlie Connelly , English-Irish journalist and author
1970 – Giada De Laurentiis , Italian-American chef and author
1970 – Shaun Steels , English drummer and bass player (My Dying Bride and Anathema )
1971 – Richard Armitage , English actor
1971 – Natalie Ceeney , English businesswoman
1971 – Craig Finn , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Hold Steady and Lifter Puller )
1972 – Okkert Brits , South African pole vaulter
1972 – Paul Doucette , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (Matchbox Twenty , The Break and Repair Method , and Tabitha's Secret )
1972 – Steve Kline , American baseball player and coach
1972 – Pontus Schultz , Swedish journalist (d. 2012)
1972 – Max Wilson , German-Brazilian race car driver
1973 – Sornram Teppitak , Thai actor and singer
1973 – Howie Dorough , American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Backstreet Boys )
1973 – Kristen Wiig , American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
1973 – Eurelijus Žukauskas , Lithuanian basketball player
1974 – Agustín Pichot , Argentine rugby player
1975 – Clint Bolton , Australian footballer
1976 – Marius Bezykornovas , Lithuanian footballer
1976 – Bryn Davies , American bassist, cellist, and pianist
1976 – Laurent Hernu , French decathlete
1976 – Randy Wolf , American baseball player
1977 – Heiðar Helguson , Icelandic footballer
1978 – Robert Levon Been , American singer and guitarist (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club )
1978 – James Corden , English actor, comedian, writer, and television host/presenter
1978 – Ioannis Gagaloudis , Greek basketball player
1979 – Matt Walters , American football player
1980 – Roland Benschneider , German footballer
1980 – Nicolas Macrozonaris , Canadian sprinter
1980 – Seiko Yamamoto , Japanese wrestler
1981 – Alex Holmes , American football player
1981 – Jang Hyun-kyu , South Korean footballer (d. 2012)
1983 – Theo Bos , Dutch cyclist
1983 – Jahri Evans , American football player
1983 – Miho Ohwada , Japanese actress
1983 – Dani Thompson , Australian-English model and actress
1984 – Lee Camp , English footballer
1984 – Lawrence Quaye , Ghanaian-Qatari footballer
1985 – Kether Donohue , American actress, singer, and producer
1985 – Luke Russert , American journalist
1986 – Monsieur Adi , French DJ and producer
1986 – James Frost , Welsh guitarist and keyboardist (The Automatic )
1986 – Erika Hebron , American model, Miss Missouri 2010
1986 – Adrian Neville , English wrestler
1986 – Janis Vahter , Estonian basketball player
1987 – Leonardo Moracci , Italian footballer
1987 – Uhaa Nation , American wrestler
1987 – Karlie Simon , English porn actress
1988 – Sarah Major , New Zealand actress and singer
1989 – Giacomo Bonaventura , Italian footballer
1990 – Syque Caesar , Bangladeshi gymnast
1990 – Randall Cobb , American football player
1990 – Drew Hutchison , American baseball player
1990 – Robbie Rochow , Australian rugby league player
1991 – Federico Macheda , Italian footballer
1991 – Brayden Schenn , Canadian ice hockey player
1992 – Ema Burgić Bucko , Bosnian tennis player
1994 – Olli Määttä , Finnish ice hockey player
408 – Stilicho , Roman general (b. 359)
1155 – Emperor Konoe of Japan (b. 1139)
1241 – Pope Gregory IX , (b. 1143)
1280 – Pope Nicholas III (b. 1216)
1304 – John II, Count of Holland (b. 1247)
1350 – Philip VI of France (b. 1293)
1358 – Isabella of France (b. 1295)
1456 – Vladislav II of Wallachia
1485 – Richard III of England (b. 1452)
1553 – John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland , English admiral and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1504)
1572 – Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland , English leader of the Rising of the North (b. 1528)
1584 – Jan Kochanowski , Polish poet and playwright (b. 1530)
1599 – Luca Marenzio , Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1553)
1607 – Bartholomew Gosnold , English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (b. 1572)
1652 – Jacob De la Gardie , Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (b. 1583)
1664 – Maria Cunitz , Polish astronomer and author (b. 1610)
1680 – John George II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1613)
1701 – John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath , English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1628)
1711 – Louis François, duc de Boufflers , French general (b. 1644)
1752 – William Whiston , English mathematician, historian, and theologian (b. 1667)
1793 – Louis de Noailles , French general (b. 1713)
1793 – Cäcilia Weber , German-Austrian mother of Constanze Weber (b. 1727)
1797 – Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser , French-Austrian field marshal (b. 1724)
1806 – Jean-Honoré Fragonard , French painter and illustrator (b. 1732)
1817 – Nakşidil Sultan , Ottoman wife of Abdul Hamid I (b. 1768)
1818 – Warren Hastings , English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (b. 1732)
1828 – Franz Joseph Gall , Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (b. 1758)
1850 – Nikolaus Lenau , Romanian-Austrian poet and author (b. 1802)
1861 – Xianfeng Emperor of China (b. 1831)
1888 – Ágoston Trefort , Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1817)
1891 – Jan Neruda , Czech journalist, author, and poet (b. 1834)
1903 – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury , English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1830)
1904 – Kate Chopin , American novelist and poet (b. 1850)
1909 – Henry Radcliffe Crocker , English dermatologist and author (b. 1846)
1914 – Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi , Italian bishop and academic (b. 1859)
1918 – Korbinian Brodmann , German neurologist and academic (b. 1868)
1920 – Anders Zorn , Swedish artist (b. 1860)
1922 – Michael Collins , Irish commander and politician, 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (b. 1890)
1926 – Charles William Eliot , American academic (b. 1834)
1933 – Alexandros Kontoulis , Greek general and diplomat (b. 1858)
1940 – Oliver Lodge , English physicist and academic (b. 1851)
1940 – Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland , Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1861)
1942 – Michel Fokine , Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1880)
1946 – Döme Sztójay , Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1883)
1950 – Kirk Bryan , American geologist and academic (b. 1888)
1951 – Jack Bickell , Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)
1953 – Jim Tabor , American baseball player (b. 1916)
1958 – Roger Martin du Gard , French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
1960 – Johannes Sikkar , Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1897)
1963 – William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield , English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (b. 1877)
1965 – Ellen Church , American flight attendant (b. 1904)
1967 – Gregory Goodwin Pincus , American biologist and academic, co-created the birth-control pill (b. 1903)
1970 – Vladimir Propp , Russian philologist and scholar (b. 1895)
1973 – Louise Huff , American actress (b. 1895)
1974 – Jacob Bronowski , Polish-English mathematician, biologist, and author (b. 1908)
1976 – Gina Bachauer , Greek pianist and composer (b. 1913)
1976 – Juscelino Kubitschek , Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (b. 1902)
1977 – Sebastian Cabot , English-Canadian actor and singer (b. 1918)
1978 – Jomo Kenyatta , Kenyan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kenya (b. 1894)
1979 – James T. Farrell , American novelist, short-story writer, and poet (b. 1904)
1980 – James Smith McDonnell , American pilot, engineer, and businessman, founded McDonnell Aircraft (b. 1899)
1985 – Charles Gibson (historian) , Historian of Mexico and its Indians, President of the American Historical Association (b. 1920)
1986 – Celâl Bayar , Turkish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Turkey (b. 1883)
1987 – Joseph P. Lash , American author and journalist (b. 1909)
1989 – Robert Grondelaers , Belgian cyclist (b. 1933)
1989 – Huey P. Newton , American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (b. 1942)
1991 – Colleen Dewhurst , Canadian-American actress (b. 1924)
1991 – Boris Pugo , Russian soldier and politician, Soviet Minister of Interior (b. 1937)
1994 – Gilles Groulx , Canadian director and screenwriter (b. 1931)
1994 – Allan Houser , American sculptor and painter (b. 1914)
1995 – Johnny Carey , Irish footballer and manager (b. 1919)
1996 – Erwin Komenda , Austrian car designer and engineer (b. 1904)
2000 – Professor Tanaka , American wrestler and actor (b. 1930)
2003 – Imperio Argentina , Argentine singer and actress (b. 1906)
2003 – Arnold Gerschwiler , Swiss figure skater and coach (b. 1914)
2004 – Konstantin Aseev , Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1960)
2004 – Angus Bethune , Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1908)
2004 – Al Dvorin , American bandleader and talent agent (b. 1922)
2004 – Daniel Petrie , Canadian director and producer (b. 1920)
2005 – Luc Ferrari , French-Italian director and composer (b. 1929)
2005 – Ernest Kirkendall , American chemist and metallurgist (b. 1914)
2005 – Mati Unt , Estonian author and director (b. 1944)
2006 – Bruce Gary , American drummer and producer (The Knack ) (b. 1951)
2007 – Grace Paley , American short story writer, and poet (b. 1922)
2008 – Gladys Powers , English-Canadian soldier (b. 1899)
2009 – Elmer Kelton , American journalist and author (b. 1926)
2010 – Stjepan Bobek , Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1923)
2011 – Nick Ashford , American singer-songwriter and producer (Ashford & Simpson ) (b. 1942)
2011 – Jack Layton , Canadian academic and politician (b. 1950)
2011 – Jerry Leiber , American songwriter (b. 1933)
2011 – Joan Gerber , American voice actor and singer (b. 1935)
2011 – Casey Ribicoff , American philanthropist (b. 1922)
2012 – Nina Bawden , English author (b. 1925)
2012 – Paulino Matip Nhial , South Sudanese soldier and politician
2012 – Paul Shan Kuo-hsi , Chinese cardinal (b. 1923)
2012 – Jeffrey Stone , American actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2012 – András József Szennay , Hungarian clergyman (b. 1921)
2013 – Paul Poberezny , American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (b. 1921)
2013 – Andrea Servi , Italian footballer (b. 1984)
2014 – U. R. Ananthamurthy , Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)
2014 – Emmanuel Kriaras , Greek lexicographer and philologist (b. 1906)
2014 – Pete Ladygo , American football player and coach (b. 1928)
2014 – Noella Leduc , American baseball player (b. 1933)
2014 – John Sperling , American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (b. 1921)
2014 – John S. Waugh , American chemist and academic (b. 1929)
2015 – Mariem Hassan , Saharan singer-songwriter (b. 1958)
2015 – Arthur Morris , Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1922)
2015 – Ieng Thirith , Cambodian academic and politician (b. 1932)
2015 – Eric Thompson , English race car driver and book dealer (b. 1919)
2016 – S. R. Nathan , 6th President of Singapore (b. 1924)
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