2009 in der Geschichte

Sixty-six people die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.

Santika Club fire · Bangkok

The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.

Payment system · Bitcoin · Satoshi Nakamoto

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32.

2009 Costa Rica earthquake · Costa Rica

Kapitän Sully (Chesley Sullenberger) landete eine US Airways-Flug 1549 in der Hudson River, rettete alle 155 Passagiere, nachdem das Flugzeug wenige Minuten nach dem Start mit Vögeln kollidierte.

Chesley Sullenberger · US Airways Flight 1549 · Hudson River

Gaza War: Hamas announces they will accept Israel Defense Forces offer of a ceasefire, ending the assault.

Gaza War (2008-09) · Hamas · Israel Defense Forces · Ceasefire · Gaza War (2008-09)

A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.

Iceland · 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests

Barack Obama wird als 44. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika vereidigt und wird der erste afro-amerikanische Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten.

Barack Obama · President of the United States of America · African-American · President of the United States

Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.

Cyclone Klaus · Bordeaux

Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.

Antananarivo · Madagascar · 2009 Malagasy political crisis · President of Madagascar · Marc Ravalomanana

The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.

Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt · Religion in Egypt · Egyptian identification card controversy · Identity document

Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.

Governor of Illinois · Rod Blagojevich · Rod Blagojevich corruption charges · United States Senate · President-elect of the United States

In Kenya, at least 113 people are killed and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at least 25 people.

Kenya · Molo fire · Molo, Kenya · 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire · Nakumatt

The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.

First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir · Iceland · Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir · LGBT

Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history.

Black Saturday bushfires

The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both.

Communications satellite · Iridium 33 · Kosmos 2251 · 2009 satellite collision

Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes into a house in Clarence Center, New York while on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all on board and one on the ground.

Colgan Air Flight 3407 · Clarence Center, New York · Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.

2009 suicide air raid on Colombo · Kamikaze

Members of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at their headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulting in 74 deaths, including more than 50 army officials.

Border Guards Bangladesh · Bangladesh Rifles revolt · Dhaka

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashed during landing at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, primarily due to a faulty radio altimeter, resulting in the death of nine passengers and crew including all three pilots.

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Radio altimeter

Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (ICC) erlässt einen Haftbefehl gegen den sudanesischen Präsidenten Omar Hassan al-Bashir wegen Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit in Darfur. Al-Bashir ist der erste amtierende Staatschef, der seit der Gründung des ICC im Jahr 2002 angeklagt wurde.

International Criminal Court · President of Sudan · Omar Hassan al-Bashir · War crime · Crimes against humanity

The Real Irish Republican Army kills two British soldiers and injures two other soldiers and two civilians at Massereene Barracks, the first British military deaths in Northern Ireland since the end of The Troubles.

Real Irish Republican Army · 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting · Massereene Barracks · Northern Ireland · The Troubles

Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent-graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.

Winnenden school shooting

Financier Bernard Madoff pleads guilty in New York to scamming $18 billion, the largest in Wall Street's history.

Bernard Madoff · Wall Street

Four police officers are shot and killed and a fifth is wounded in two shootings at Oakland, California.

2009 shootings of Oakland police officers · Oakland, California

FedEx Express Flight 80: A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from Guangzhou, China crashes at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, killing both the captain and the co-pilot.

FedEx Express Flight 80 · McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Guangzhou · Narita International Airport

The dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, fails, killing at least 99 people.

Situ Gintung · Indonesia

Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.

2009 Lahore police academy attacks

Jiverly Antares Wong eröffnet im American Civic Association Einwanderungszentrum in Binghamton, New York, das Feuer, tötet dreizehn und verletzt vier Menschen, bevor er sich selbst tötet.

Binghamton shootings · American Civic Association (Binghamton) · Binghamton, New York

Nordkorea startet seinen umstrittenen Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2-Raketenstart. Der Satellit überflog das Festland Japans, was eine sofortige Reaktion des UN-Sicherheitsrates sowie der beteiligten Staaten der Sechsstaten-Gespräche auslöste.

North Korea · Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 · Japan · United Nations Security Council · Six-party talks

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.

2009 L'Aquila earthquake · L'Aquila

Der ehemalige peruanische Präsident Alberto Fujimori wird zu 25 Jahren Haft verurteilt, weil er Befehle zu Tötungen und Entführungen durch Sicherheitskräfte erteilt hat.

Peru · Alberto Fujimori

Mass protests begin across Moldova under the belief that results from the parliamentary election are fraudulent.

2009 Moldova civil unrest · Moldova · Moldovan parliamentary election, April 2009

In Tiflis, Georgien, protestieren bis zu 60.000 Menschen gegen die Regierung von Mikheil Saakaschwili.

Tbilisi · Georgia (country) · 2009 Georgian demonstrations · Mikheil Saakashvili

President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.

President of Fiji · Ratu · Josefa Iloilo · 1997 Constitution of Fiji · 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis

Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.

Zimbabwe · Zimbabwean dollar

Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Chrysler · Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code

Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.

2009 attack on the Dutch Royal Family · Koninginnedag · Apeldoorn · Beatrix of the Netherlands

Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.

Same-sex marriage

Die LTTE werden von der sri-lankischen Regierung geschlagen, was fast 26 Jahre des Kampfes zwischen den beiden Seiten beendet.

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam · Government of Sri Lanka · Sri Lankan Civil War

North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community.

North Korea · 2009 North Korean nuclear test

Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.

Air France Flight 447 · Rio de Janeiro

General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.

General Motors · General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization · Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code · Bankruptcy

After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.

2009 Peruvian political crisis · Bagua, Peru

Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour.

Journalist · 2009 imprisonment of American journalists by North Korea · North Korea · Penal labour

An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Pearl Continental hotel bombing · Peshawar · Pakistan

A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.

Iranian presidential election, 2009 · 2009 Iranian election protests

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.

Shishou incident · Shishou

War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

War in North-West Pakistan · Pakistani Armed Forces · Operation Rah-e-Nijat · Taliban · Islamist

Greenland assumes self-rule.

Greenland · Self-governance

A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.

Washington Metro · Fort Totten (WMATA station) · June 2009 Washington Metro train collision

Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.

Honduras · Manuel Zelaya · 2009 Honduran coup d'état · Honduran fourth ballot box referendum · Honduran Constitution

Der Krönleuchter der Freiheitsstatue wird nach acht Jahren Schließung aufgrund von Sicherheitsbedenken im Zuge der Anschläge vom 11. September wieder für die Öffentlichkeit geöffnet.

Statue of Liberty · September 11 attacks

Der erste von vier Bombenangriffen beginnt auf der südphilippinischen Inselgruppe Mindanao.

July 2009 Mindanao bombings · Philippines · Mindanao

A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China.

July 2009 Ürümqi riots · Ürümqi · Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in England, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.

Anglo-Saxon · Staffordshire Hoard · Hammerwich · Lichfield

Die bewaffnete nigerianische Islamistengruppe Boko Haram greift eine Polizeistation in Bauchi an, was zu Racheaktionen der Nigeria-Polizei und vier Tagen Gewalt in mehreren Städten führt.

Nigeria · Islamism · Boko Haram · Bauchi · Nigeria Police Force

A tour helicopter and a private Piper aircraft collide over the Hudson River near Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S; all three people on the helicopter and all six aboard the Piper are killed, 40 blocks south of where US Airways Flight 1549 ditched after suffering multiple bird strikes just 7 months earlier.

US Airways Flight 1549

Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.

Handlová · Trenčín Region · 2009 Handlová mine blast · Slovakia

An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.

2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident · Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam · Khakassia

A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.

August 2009 Baghdad bombings · Baghdad

Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.

Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard

Internal conflict in Burma: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.

Internal conflict in Burma · State Peace and Development Council · 2009 Kokang incident · Kokang Special Region

The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash · Kurnool · Andhra Pradesh · India · Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.

Roll-on/roll-off · SuperFerry 9 · Zamboanga Peninsula

The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.

Dubai Metro · Arabian Peninsula

The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. It marks the first use of Long-Range Acoustic Devices in U.S. history.

2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit · Pittsburgh · LRAD

Der Taifun Ketsana trifft auf die Philippinen, China, Vietnam, Kambodscha, Laos und Thailand, und verursacht 700 Todesopfer.

Typhoon Ketsana · Philippines · Vietnam · Cambodia · Laos

The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, raped, killed, and wounded protesters during a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre.

Guinea · Moussa Dadis Camara · 2009 Guinea protest · Stade du 28 Septembre

The 8.1 Mw Samoa earthquake strikes with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami follows, leaving 189 dead and hundreds injured.

2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami · Mercalli intensity scale

The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake shakes central Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This dip-slip (reverse) earthquake left 1,115 people dead, and was followed several days later by a 6.6 Mw strike-slip event.

2009 Sumatra earthquakes · Sumatra · Mercalli intensity scale

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom · Judicial functions of the House of Lords

Die Präsidenten von Aserbaidschan, Kasachstan, Kirgistan und der Türkei unterzeichnen das Nakhchivan-Abkommen zur Gründung des Türkischen Rates.

Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Turkey · Turkic Council

First lunar impact of the Centaur and LCROSS spacecrafts as part of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.

Moon · LCROSS · Spacecraft · NASA · Lunar Precursor Robotic Program

Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders.

Armenia · Turkey

Die Bombenanschläge im Oktober 2009 in Bagdad töteten 155 Menschen und verletzten mindestens 721.

October 2009 Baghdad bombings

The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213.

28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing

NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its later-cancelled Constellation program.

NASA · Ares I-X · Constellation program

Der US-amerikanische Armee-Oberstleutnant Nidal Malik Hasan tötet 13 und verletzt 32 Menschen auf der Kaserne Fort Hood im US-Bundesstaat Texas bei der tödlichsten Massenweise in einer US-militärischen Einrichtung.

Nidal Malik Hasan · Fort Hood · Texas · 2009 Fort Hood shooting

Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.

Battle of Daecheong · Daecheong Island · Yellow Sea

A mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108.

2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion

The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines.

Maguindanao massacre · Ampatuan, Maguindanao

Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing.

2009 Jeddah floods · Jeddah · Saudi Arabia

Nevsky Express bombing: A bomb explodes on the Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, derailing it and causing 28 deaths and 96 injuries.

2009 Nevsky Express bombing · Nevsky Express · Moscow · Saint Petersburg

Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington.

Maurice Clemmons · 2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers · Lakewood, Washington

A suicide bombing at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.

2009 Hotel Shamo bombing · Mogadishu · Somalia · Transitional Federal Government

Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kill 127 people and injure 448 others.

December 2009 Baghdad bombings · Baghdad

The Lebanese government headed by Saad Hariri get the confidence of Lebanese Parliament by a majority of 122 votes, out of the audience, while the deputy abstained from voting and another deputy withhold confidence from the government, and missed four vice-confidence session.

Lebanese government of November 2009 · Saad Hariri · Parliament of Lebanon

MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.

MV Danny F II · Lebanon

China opens the world's longest high-speed rail route, which links Beijing and Guangzhou.

High-speed rail in China · List of high-speed railway lines · Beijing-Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway · Beijing · Guangzhou

Iranische Wahlproteste: Am Tag des Schiitenopfers in Teheran, Iran, schießen Sicherheitskräfte der Regierung auf Demonstranten.

2009 Iranian presidential election protests · Day of Ashura · Tehran · Iran · Ashura protests

Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.

2009 Karachi bombing · Karachi · Shia Islam · Day of Ashura

A segment of the Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 l (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River.

Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha pipeline · Shaanxi · Diesel fuel · Yellow River oil spill · Wei River

Ein Selbstmordattentäter tötet neun Menschen auf der Forward Operating Base Chapman, einer wichtigen Einrichtung der Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.

Camp Chapman attack · Forward Operating Base Chapman · Central Intelligence Agency · Afghanistan

Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.

Blue moon · December 2009 lunar eclipse

Xia Vigor, British-Filipino child actress

Xia Vigor

Claiborne Pell, amerikanischer Politiker (geb. 1918)

Claiborne Pell

Inger Christensen, Danish poet and author (b. 1935)

Inger Christensen

Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (b. 1921)

Betty Freeman

Pat Hingle, American actor (b. 1924)

Pat Hingle

Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (b. 1937)

Ulf G. Lindén

Hisayasu Nagata, Japanese politician (b. 1969)

Hisayasu Nagata

Gert Jonke, Austrian poet, playwright, and author (b. 1946)

Gert Jonke

Griffin Bell, American lawyer and politician, 72nd United States Attorney General (b. 1918)

Griffin Bell · United States Attorney General

Ron Asheton, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (b. 1948)

Ron Asheton

Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan Journalist (b. 1958)

Lasantha Wickrematunge

Rob Gauntlett, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1987)

Rob Gauntlett

T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (b. 1914)

T. Llew Jones

Claude Berri, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)

Claude Berri

Russ Conway, Canadian-American actor (b. 1913)

Russ Conway (actor)

Dai Llewellyn, Welsh humanitarian activist and politician (b. 1946)

Dai Llewellyn

Patrick McGoohan, Irish-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)

Patrick McGoohan

Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese poet, composer, and producer (b. 1925)

Mansour Rahbani

W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (b. 1926)

W. D. Snodgrass

Nancy Bird Walton, Australian pilot (b. 1915)

Nancy Bird Walton

Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (b. 1937)

Jan Kaplický · Selfridges Building, Birmingham

Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (b. 1920)

Ricardo Montalbán

Lincoln Verduga Loor, ecuadorianischer Journalist und Politiker (geb. 1917)

Lincoln Verduga Loor

Joe Erskine, American boxer and runner (b. 1930)

Joe Erskine (American boxer)

John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (b. 1923)

John Mortimer

Andrew Wyeth, American painter (b. 1917)

Andrew Wyeth

Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist and historian (b. 1943)

Anders Isaksson

Tony Hart, English painter and television host (b. 1925)

Tony Hart

Nora Kovach, Hungarian-American ballerina (b. 1931)

Nora Kovach

Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1913)

Danai Stratigopoulou

Grigore Vieru, Romanian poet and author (b. 1935)

Grigore Vieru

Stéphanos II Ghattas, Egyptian patriarch (b. 1920)

Stéphanos II Ghattas

Sheila Walsh, English author (b. 1928)

Sheila Walsh (novelist)

Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician and diplomat (b. 1946)

Krista Kilvet

Billy Werber, American baseball player (b. 1908)

Billy Werber

Robert W. Scott, amerikanischer Farmer und Politiker, 67. Gouverneur von North Carolina (geb. 1929)

Robert W. Scott · Governor of North Carolina

Reg Gutteridge, English journalist and sportscaster (b. 1924)

Reg Gutteridge

Kay Yow, American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)

Kay Yow

Eleanor F. Helin, American astronomer (b. 1932)

Eleanor F. Helin

Ewald Kooiman, Dutch organist and educator (b. 1938)

Ewald Kooiman

Kim Manners, American director and producer (b. 1951)

Kim Manners

John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1932)

John Updike

R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th President of India (b. 1910)

R. Venkataraman · President of India

Billy Powell, American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1952)

Billy Powell

Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (b. 1913)

Hélio Gracie

H. Guy Hunt, American soldier, pastor, and politician, 49th Governor of Alabama (b. 1933)

H. Guy Hunt · Governor of Alabama

Sheng-yen, Chinese monk and scholar, founded the Dharma Drum Mountain (b. 1930)

Sheng-yen · Dharma Drum Mountain

Philip Carey, American actor (b. 1925)

Philip Carey

James Whitmore, American actor (b. 1921)

James Whitmore

Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)

Blossom Dearie

Reg Evans, Australian actor (b. 1929)

Reg Evans

Brian Naylor, Australian journalist (b. 1931)

Brian Naylor

Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Cuban bassist and composer (b. 1933)

Orlando "Cachaíto" López

Estelle Bennett, American singer (b. 1941)

Estelle Bennett

Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch-American physician and academic (b. 1911)

Willem Johan Kolff

victims of Colgan Air Flight 3407: Alison Des Forges, American historian and activist (b. 1942) Beverly Eckert, American activist (b. 1951) Mat Mathews, Dutch accordion player (b. 1924) Coleman Mellett, American guitarist (b. 1974) Gerry Niewood, American saxophonist (b. 1943)

Colgan Air Flight 3407 · Alison Des Forges · Beverly Eckert · Mat Mathews · Coleman Mellett

Edward Upward, English author and educator (b. 1903)

Edward Upward

Bernard Ashley, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1926)

Bernard Ashley (businessperson) · Laura Ashley plc

Louie Bellson, American drummer and composer (b. 1924)

Louie Bellson

Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, South Korean cardinal (b. 1921)

Stephen Kim Sou-hwan

Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter and journalist (b. 1922)

Conchita Cintrón

Tayeb Salih, Sudanese journalist and author (b. 1929)

Tayeb Salih

Miika Tenkula, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1974)

Miika Tenkula

Kelly Groucutt, English singer and bass player (b. 1945)

Kelly Groucutt

Larry H. Miller, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1944)

Larry H. Miller

Philip José Farmer, American author (b. 1918)

Philip José Farmer

Johnny Kerr, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1932)

Johnny Kerr

Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)

Wendy Richard

Norm Van Lier, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1947)

Norm Van Lier

Paul Harvey, American radio host (b. 1918)

Paul Harvey

João Bernardo Vieira, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1939)

João Bernardo Vieira · President of Guinea-Bissau

Gilbert Parent, Canadian educator and politician, 33rd Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (b. 1935)

Gilbert Parent · Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons

Yvon Cormier, kanadischer Wrestler (geb. 1938)

Yvon Cormier

Horton Foote, amerikanischer Theater- und Drehbuchautor (geb. 1916)

Horton Foote

George McAfee, amerikanischer Footballspieler (geb. 1918)

George McAfee

Francis Magalona, Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (b. 1964)

Francis Magalona

Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)

Hank Locklin

Zbigniew Religa, Polish surgeon and politician, Polish Minister of Health (b. 1938)

Zbigniew Religa · Ministry of Health (Poland)

Charles Lewis, Jr., American businessman, co-founded Tapout Clothing (b. 1963)

Charles Lewis, Jr. · Tapout (clothing brand)

Betsy Blair, American actress (b. 1923)

Betsy Blair

Alan W. Livingston, American businessman (b. 1917)

Alan W. Livingston

Ron Silver, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1946)

Ron Silver

Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937)

Clodovil Hernandes

Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, Iranian journalist and blogger (b. 1980)

Omid Reza Mir Sayafi

Natasha Richardson, English-American actress (b. 1963)

Natasha Richardson

Maria Bergson, Austrian-American architect and interior designer (b. 1914)

Maria Bergson

Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)

Walt Poddubny

Ghukas Chubaryan, Armenian sculptor (b. 1923)

Ghukas Chubaryan

Raúl Macías, Mexican boxer and trainer (b. 1934)

Raúl Macías

George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1922)

George Kell

Hans Klenk, German race car driver (b. 1919)

Hans Klenk

Gábor Ocskay, Hungarian ice hockey player (b. 1975)

Gábor Ocskay

Johnny Blanchard, American baseball player (b. 1933)

Johnny Blanchard

Kosuke Koyama, Japanese-American theologian and academic (b. 1929)

Kosuke Koyama

Dan Seals, American musician (b. 1948)

Dan Seals

Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, Turkish politician and member of the Parliament of Turkey (b. 1954)

Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu

Shane McConkey, Canadian skier and BASE jumper (b. 1969)

Shane McConkey · BASE jumping

Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and composer (b. 1926)

Arne Bendiksen

Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (b. 1922)

Irving R. Levine

Maurice Jarre, French-American composer and conductor (b. 1924)

Maurice Jarre

Vladimir Fedotov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1943)

Vladimir Fedotov

Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (b. 1975)

Andy Hallett

Raúl Alfonsín, argentinischer Anwalt und Politiker, 46. Präsident Argentiniens (geb. 1927)

Raúl Alfonsín · President of Argentina

Choor Singh, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (b. 1911)

Choor Singh

Albert Sanschagrin, Canadian bishop (b. 1911)

Albert Sanschagrin

Bud Shank, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1926)

Bud Shank

Maxine Cooper, American actress, activist and photographer (b. 1924)

Maxine Cooper

Constantine Papadakis, Greek-American businessman and academic (b. 1946)

Constantine Papadakis

J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1919)

J. M. S. Careless

Shawn Mackay, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1982)

Shawn Mackay

Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (b. 1947)

Dave Arneson · Dungeons & Dragons

Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (b. 1922)

Richard de Mille

Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (b. 1976)

Piotr Morawski

Nick Adenhart, amerikanischer Baseballspieler (geb. 1986)

Nick Adenhart

Deborah Digges, American poet and educator (b. 1950)

Deborah Digges

Gerda Gilboe, Danish actress and singer (b. 1914)

Gerda Gilboe

Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (b. 1912)

Vishnu Prabhakar

Corín Tellado, Spanish author (b. 1927)

Corín Tellado

Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (b. 1954)

Mark Fidrych

Bruce Snyder, American football player and coach (b. 1940)

Bruce Snyder

Maurice Druon, French author (b. 1918)

Maurice Druon

Clement Freud, German-English journalist, academic, and politician (b. 1924)

Clement Freud

László Tisza, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (b. 1907)

László Tisza

Salih Neftçi, Turkish economist and author (b. 1947)

Salih Neftçi

J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. (b. 1930)

J. G. Ballard

Jack Cardiff, British cinematographer, director and photographer (b. 1914)

Jack Cardiff

Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

Bea Arthur

Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal investigator and author (b. 1920)

Hans Holzer

Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1914)

Frankie Manning

Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (b. 1983)

Woo Seung-yeon

Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1939)

Ekaterina Maximova

Richard Pratt, Polish-Australian businessman (b. 1934)

Richard Pratt (Australian businessman)

Henk Nijdam, Dutch cyclist (b. 1935)

Henk Nijdam

Marilyn French, American author and academic (b. 1929)

Marilyn French

Kiyoshiro Imawano, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1951)

Kiyoshiro Imawano

Jack Kemp, American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (b. 1935)

Jack Kemp · United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Renée Morisset, Canadian pianist (b. 1928)

Renée Morisset

Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar, Indian author and critic (b. 1931)

Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar

Dom DeLuise, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1933)

Dom DeLuise

Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (b. 1978)

Kevin Grubb

David Mellor, English designer (b. 1930)

David Mellor (designer)

Danny Ozark, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1923)

Danny Ozark

Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917)

Dom DiMaggio

Bud Shrake, American journalist and author (b. 1931)

Bud Shrake

Chuck Daly, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

Chuck Daly

Abel Goumba, Central African physician and politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1926)

Abel Goumba · Prime Minister of the Central African Republic

Claudio Huepe, Chilean economist and politician, Chilean Minister Secretary-General of Government (b. 1939)

Claudio Huepe · Ministry General Secretariat of Government (Chile)

Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, Indian admiral (b. 1915)

Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda

Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)

Antonio Vega (singer)

Frank Aletter, American actor (b. 1926)

Frank Aletter

Meir Brandsdorfer, Belgian rabbi (b. 1934)

Meir Brandsdorfer

Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (b. 1914)

Achille Compagnoni

Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)

Bud Tingwell

Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (b. 1964)

Wayman Tisdale

Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (b. 1920)

Mario Benedetti

Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (b. 1965)

Jung Seung-hye

Velupillai Prabhakaran, sri-lankischer Rebellenführer, gründete die Tamil Eelam Tigers (geb. 1954)

Velupillai Prabhakaran · Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

Robert F. Furchgott · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nicholas Maw, English composer and academic (b. 1935)

Nicholas Maw

Clint Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1913)

Clint Smith

Arthur Erickson, Canadian architect and urban planner, designed Roy Thomson Hall (b. 1924)

Arthur Erickson · Roy Thomson Hall

Pierre Gamarra, French author, poet, and critic (b. 1919)

Pierre Gamarra

Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (b. 1946)

Roh Moo-hyun · President of South Korea

Jay Bennett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1963)

Jay Bennett

Haakon Lie, Norwegian politician (b. 1905)

Haakon Lie

Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek journalist and politician (b. 1941)

Mihalis Papagiannakis

Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey and soccer player (b. 1965)

Peter Zezel

Thomas M. Franck, American lawyer and academic (b. 1931)

Thomas M. Franck

Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1934)

Clive Granger · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Mona Grey, British nursing administrator; Northern Ireland's first Chief Nursing Officer

Mona Grey

Abram Hoffer, Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist (b. 1917)

Abram Hoffer

Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian-American priest and theologian (b. 1946)

Gérard Jean-Juste

Carol Anne O'Marie, American nun and author (b. 1933)

Carol Anne O'Marie

William Refshauge, Australian soldier and physician (b. 1913)

William Refshauge

Paul Sharratt, English-American television host (b. 1933)

Paul Sharratt

Torsten Andersson, Swedish painter and illustrator (b. 1926)

Torsten Andersson

Susanna Haapoja, Finnish politician (b. 1966)

Susanna Haapoja

Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (b. 1916)

Ephraim Katzir · President of Israel

Danny La Rue, Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (b. 1927)

Danny La Rue · Drag queen

George Tiller, American physician (b. 1941)

George Tiller

Bob Christie, American racing driver (b. 1924)

Bob Christie (racing driver)

Vincent O'Brien, Irish horse trainer (b. 1917)

Vincent O'Brien

David Eddings, American author (b. 1931)

David Eddings

David Carradine, American actor (b. 1936)

David Carradine

Koko Taylor, American singer (b. 1928)

Koko Taylor

Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1978)

Jeff Hanson

Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

Jean Dausset · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Jim Owens, American football player and coach (b. 1927)

Jim Owens

Hugh Hopper, English bass player and songwriter (b. 1945)

Hugh Hopper

Omar Bongo, Gabonese captain and politician, President of Gabon (b. 1935)

Omar Bongo · President of Gabon

Dick May, American race car driver (b. 1930)

Dick May

Stelios Skevofilakas, Greek footballer (b. 1940)

Stelios Skevofilakas

Fathi Yakan, Lebanese scholar and politician (b. 1933)

Fathi Yakan

Bob Bogle, American musician (The Ventures) (b. 1934)

Bob Bogle · The Ventures

William McIntyre, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and judge (b. 1918)

William McIntyre (judge)

Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (b. 1929)

Ralf Dahrendorf

Darrell Powers, American sergeant (b. 1923)

Darrell Powers

Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese engineer and surveyor (b. 1895)

Tomoji Tanabe

Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1931)

Raymond Berthiaume

Ed McMahon, American game show host and announcer (b. 1923)

Ed McMahon

Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (b. 1952)

Jerri Nielsen

Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)

Roméo LeBlanc · Governor General of Canada

Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (b. 1947)

Farrah Fawcett

Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (b. 1958)

Michael Jackson

Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

Sky Saxon

Gale Storm, American actress (b. 1922)

Gale Storm

A. K. Lohithadas, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)

A. K. Lohithadas

Billy Mays American TV Personality (b. 1958)

Billy Mays

Joe Bowman, American marksman, target shooter and boot-maker (b. 1925)

Joe Bowman (marksman)

Pina Bausch, German dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1940)

Pina Bausch

Harve Presnell, American actor and singer (b. 1933)

Harve Presnell

Karl Malden, American actor (b. 1912)

Karl Malden

Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (b. 1917)

Onni Palaste

Mollie Sugden, English actress (b. 1922)

Mollie Sugden

Alauddin Al-Azad, Bangladeshi author and poet (b.1932)

Alauddin Al-Azad

John Keel, American journalist and author (b. 1930)

John Keel

Brenda Joyce, amerikanische Schauspielerin (geb. 1917)

Brenda Joyce (actress)

Allen Klein, amerikanischer Geschäftsmann und Talentagent, gründete ABKCO Records (geb. 1931)

Allen Klein · ABKCO Records

Drake Levin, amerikanischer Gitarrist (geb. 1946)

Drake Levin

Steve McNair, amerikanischer Footballspieler (geb. 1973)

Steve McNair

Lasse Strömstedt, schwedischer Autor und Schauspieler (geb. 1935)

Lasse Strömstedt

Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard, kongolesischer Dichter und Politiker (geb. 1938)

Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard

Vasily Aksyonov, Russian author and academic (b. 1932)

Vasily Aksyonov

Robert McNamara, amerikanischer Geschäftsmann und Politiker, 8. US-amerikanischer Verteidigungsminister (geb. 1916)

Robert McNamara · United States Secretary of Defense

Midnight, American singer-songwriter (b. 1962)

Midnight (musician)

Reg Fleming, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1936)

Reg Fleming

Arturo Gatti, Italian-Canadian boxer (b. 1972)

Arturo Gatti

Ji Xianlin, Chinese linguist and paleographer (b. 1911)

Ji Xianlin

Walter Cronkite, American journalist and actor (b. 1916)

Walter Cronkite

Leszek Kołakowski, Polish historian and philosopher (b. 1927)

Leszek Kołakowski

Henry Allingham, English soldier (b. 1896)

Henry Allingham

Jill Balcon, English actress (b. 1925)

Jill Balcon

Frank McCourt, American author and educator (b. 1930)

Frank McCourt

Henry Surtees, English race car driver (b. 1991)

Henry Surtees

Vedat Okyar, Turkish footballer (b. 1945)

Vedat Okyar

Mark Rosenzweig, American psychologist and academic (b. 1922)

Mark Rosenzweig

Richard M. Givan, American lawyer and judge (b. 1921)

Richard M. Givan

Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)

Peter Krieg

E. Lynn Harris, American author and screenwriter (b. 1955)

E. Lynn Harris

Vernon Forrest, American boxer (b. 1971)

Vernon Forrest

Stanley Middleton, English author (b. 1919)

Stanley Middleton

Harry Patch, English soldier (b. 1898)

Harry Patch

Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1919)

Merce Cunningham

Jim Johnson, American football player and coach (b. 1941)

Jim Johnson (American football)

Mohammed Yusuf, Nigerian militant leader, founded Boko Haram (b. 1970)

Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram) · Boko Haram

Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Peter Zadek

Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (b. 1933)

Bobby Robson

Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (b. 1920)

Harry Alan Towers

Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (b. 1933)

Corazon Aquino · President of the Philippines

Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)

Nikolaos Makarezos · Deputy Prime Minister of Greece

Blake Snyder, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1957)

Blake Snyder

Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1914)

Budd Schulberg

Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (b. 1909)

Riccardo Cassin

Willy DeVille, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)

Willy DeVille

John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950)

John Hughes (filmmaker)

Louis E. Saavedra, American educator and politician, 48th Mayor of Albuquerque (b. 1933)

Louis E. Saavedra · Mayor of Albuquerque

Mike Seeger, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)

Mike Seeger

Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (b. 1983)

Daniel Jarque

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (b. 1921)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver · Special Olympics

Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1915)

Les Paul

Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (b. 1980)

Lavelle Felton

Les Paul, American musician (b. 1915)

Les Paul

Kim Dae-jung, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 15th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)

Kim Dae-jung · President of South Korea · Nobel Peace Prize

Rose Friedman, Ukrainian-American economist and author (b. 1910)

Rose Friedman

Robert Novak, American journalist and author (b. 1931)

Robert Novak

Don Hewitt, American television producer, created 60 Minutes (b. 1922)

Don Hewitt · 60 Minutes

Larry Knechtel, amerikanischer Keyboarder und Bassist (geb. 1940)

Larry Knechtel

Karla Kuskin, amerikanische Autorin und Illustratorin (geb. 1932)

Karla Kuskin

Rex Shelley, Singaporean engineer and author (b. 1930)

Rex Shelley

Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (b. 1926)

Elmer Kelton

Ted Kennedy, American politician (b. 1932)

Ted Kennedy

Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1940)

Mandé Sidibé · Prime Minister of Mali

Dominick Dunne, American journalist and novelist (b. 1925)

Dominick Dunne

Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and poet (b. 1913)

Sergey Mikhalkov

Adam Goldstein, American drummer, DJ, and producer (b. 1973)

Adam Goldstein

Klaus-Peter Hanisch, German footballer (b. 1952)

Klaus-Peter Hanisch

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy · Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (b. 1938)

Gani Fawehinmi

Catherine Gaskin, Irish-Australian author (b. 1929)

Catherine Gaskin

Aage Bohr, Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)

Aage Bohr · Nobel Prize in Physics

Mike Bongiorno, American-Italian television host (b. 1924)

Mike Bongiorno

Jim Carroll, American author, poet and musician (b. 1949)

Jim Carroll

Pierre Cossette, Canadian producer and manager (b. 1923)

Pierre Cossette

Larry Gelbart, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Larry Gelbart

Yoshito Usui, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1958)

Yoshito Usui

Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)

Norman Borlaug · Nobel Peace Prize

Jack Kramer, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1921)

Jack Kramer

Willy Ronis, French photographer and author (b. 1910)

Willy Ronis

Paul Burke, American actor (b. 1926)

Paul Burke (actor)

Keith Floyd, English chef and author (b. 1943)

Keith Floyd

Henry Gibson, American actor and (b. 1935)

Henry Gibson

Jody Powell, American diplomat, White House Press Secretary (b. 1943)

Jody Powell · White House Press Secretary

Patrick Swayze, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1952)

Patrick Swayze

Troy Kennedy Martin, Scottish-English screenwriter (b. 1932)

Troy Kennedy Martin

Myles Brand, American philosopher and academic (b. 1942)

Myles Brand

Ernst Märzendorfer, Austrian conductor (b. 1921)

Ernst Märzendorfer

Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)

Mary Travers

Dick Durock, American stuntman and actor (b. 1937)

Dick Durock

Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian terrorist (b. 1968)

Noordin Mohammad Top

Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (b. 1915)

Milton Meltzer

Eduard Zimmermann, German journalist (b. 1929)

Eduard Zimmermann

Robert Ginty, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1948)

Robert Ginty

Edward Delaney, Irish sculptor (b. 1930)

Edward Delaney

Paul B. Fay, American sailor and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1918)

Paul B. Fay · United States Secretary of the Navy

Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (b. 1975)

Nelly Arcan

Alicia de Larrocha, Spanish pianist (b. 1923)

Alicia de Larrocha

Pierre Falardeau, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1946)

Pierre Falardeau

Ivan Dykhovichny, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1947)

Ivan Dykhovichny

Charles Houston, American physician and mountaineer (b. 1913)

Charles Snead Houston

William Safire, American author and journalist (b. 1929)

William Safire

Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (b. 1936)

Guillermo Endara · President of Panama

Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and director (b. 1956)

Ulf Larsson

Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930)

Pavel Popovich

Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (b. 1921)

Cintio Vitier

Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (b. 1929)

Vladimir Beekman

Gerhard Kaufhold, German footballer (b. 1928)

Gerhard Kaufhold

Günther Rall, German general and pilot (b. 1918)

Günther Rall

Mike Alexander, English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1977)

Mike Alexander (musician)

Douglas Campbell, Scottish-Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Douglas Campbell (actor)

Irving Penn, American photographer (b. 1917)

Irving Penn

Stuart M. Kaminsky, American author and educator (b. 1934)

Stuart M. Kaminsky

John Daido Loori, American Zen Buddhist monastic and teacher (b. 1931)

John Daido Loori · Zen · Buddhist

Horst Szymaniak, German footballer (b. 1934)

Horst Szymaniak

Stephen Gately, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (b. 1976)

Stephen Gately

Angelo DiGeorge, American physician and endocrinologist (b. 1922)

Angelo DiGeorge

Halit Refiğ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)

Halit Refiğ

Dickie Peterson American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1948)

Dickie Peterson

Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (b. 1974)

Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)

Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (b. 1935)

Stephen Barnett

Martyn Sanderson, New Zealand actor and screenwriter (b. 1938)

Martyn Sanderson

Collin Wilcox, American actress (b. 1935)

Collin Wilcox (actress)

Lou Albano, American professional wrestler (b. 1933)

Lou Albano

Heinz Versteeg, Dutch-German footballer (b. 1939)

Heinz Versteeg

Norma Fox Mazer, American author and educator (b. 1931)

Norma Fox Mazer

Vic Mizzy, American composer (b. 1916)

Vic Mizzy

Adriaan Kortlandt, Dutch ethologist and biologist (b. 1918)

Adriaan Kortlandt

Nancy Spero, American painter and academic (b. 1926)

Nancy Spero

Howard Unruh, amerikanischer Mörder (geb. 1921)

Howard Unruh

Joseph Wiseman, kanadisch-amerikanischer Schauspieler (geb. 1918)

Joseph Wiseman

Don Lane, amerikanisch-australischer Schauspieler, Sänger und Talkshow-Moderator (geb. 1933)

Don Lane

Soupy Sales, amerikanischer Komiker und Schauspieler (geb. 1926)

Soupy Sales

Lou Jacobi, kanadisch-amerikanischer Schauspieler (geb. 1913)

Lou Jacobi

Teel Bivins, amerikanischer Anwalt und Politiker, 18. US-Botschafter in Schweden (geb. 1947)

Teel Bivins · United States Ambassador to Sweden

Yoshirō Muraki, japanischer Produktionsdesigner und Kunstdirektor (geb. 1924)

Yoshirō Muraki

George Naʻope, amerikanischer Sänger und Tänzer (geb. 1928)

George Naʻope

Troy Smith, amerikanischer Geschäftsmann, gründete Sonic Drive-In (geb. 1922)

Troy Smith (businessman) · Sonic Drive-In

John David Carson, amerikanischer Schauspieler (geb. 1952)

John David Carson

August Coppola, amerikanischer Autor und Akademiker (geb. 1934)

August Coppola

David Shepherd, englischer Cricketspieler und Schiedsrichter (geb. 1940)

David Shepherd (umpire)

Taylor Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1990)

Taylor Mitchell

Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist and ethnologist (b. 1908)

Claude Lévi-Strauss

Mustafa Mahmud, ägyptischer Arzt und Schriftsteller (geb. 1921)

Mustafa Mahmud

Tom Wheatcroft, englischer Geschäftsmann, gründete die Donington Grand Prix Ausstellung (geb. 1922)

Tom Wheatcroft · Donington Grand Prix Exhibition

Qian Xuesen, chinesischer Aerodynamiker und Akademiker (geb. 1911)

Qian Xuesen

Esther Hautzig, Lithuanian-American author (b. 1930)

Esther Hautzig

Endel Laas, Estonian scientist and academic (b. 1915)

Endel Laas

Robert H. Rines, American violinist and composer (b. 1922)

Robert H. Rines

Nien Cheng, Chinese-American author (b. 1915)

Nien Cheng

Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and critic (b. 1906)

Francisco Ayala (novelist)

Archie Baird, Scottish footballer, journalist, and educator (b. 1919)

Archie Baird

Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (b. 1917)

Carl Ballantine

Hubertus Brandenburg, German bishop (b. 1923)

Hubertus Brandenburg

Félix Luna, argentinischer Anwalt, Historiker und Akademiker (geb. 1925)

Félix Luna

Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (b. 1932)

Ron Sproat

Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and astrophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

Vitaly Ginzburg · Nobel Prize in Physics

Robert Enke, German footballer (b. 1977)

Robert Enke

John Allen Muhammad, American spree killer (b. 1960)

John Allen Muhammad

Serbian Patriarch Pavle II (b. 1914)

Serbian Patriarch Pavle II

Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)

Antonio de Nigris

Sergei Magnitsky, Ukrainian-Russian accountant and lawyer (b. 1972)

Sergei Magnitsky

Edward Woodward, English actor (b. 1930)

Edward Woodward

Red Robbins, American basketball player (b. 1944)

Red Robbins

Johnny Delgado, Filipino actor (b. 1948)

Johnny Delgado

Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1926)

Konstantin Feoktistov

José Arraño Acevedo, Chilean journalist and historian (b. 1921)

José Arraño Acevedo

Abe Pollin, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1923)

Abe Pollin

Samak Sundaravej, Thai politician, 25th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1935)

Samak Sundaravej · Prime Minister of Thailand

Jun Ross, Filipino basketball player (b. 1949)

Jun Ross

Al Alberts, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)

Al Alberts

Gilles Carle, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Gilles Carle

Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)

Robert Holdstock

Foge Fazio, American football player and coach (b. 1938)

Foge Fazio

Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1945)

Eric Woolfson

Leila Lopes, Brazilian actress and journalist (b. 1959)

Leila Lopes (actress)

Richard Todd, Irish-born British soldier and actor (b. 1919)

Richard Todd

Liam Clancy, Irish singer, actor, and guitarist (b. 1935)

Liam Clancy

William Lederer, American soldier and author (b. 1912)

William Lederer

Luis Días, Dominican singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)

Luis Días (composer)

Gene Barry, American actor (b. 1919)

Gene Barry

Vladimir Teplyakov, Russian soldier and physicist (b. 1925)

Vladimir Teplyakov

Alan A'Court, English footballer and manager (b. 1934)

Alan A'Court

Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (b. 1918)

Oral Roberts · Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association

Roy E. Disney, American businessman (b. 1930)

Roy E. Disney

Yegor Gaidar, Russian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1956)

Yegor Gaidar · Prime Minister of Russia

Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, South African physician and politician, 22nd South African Minister of Health (b. 1940)

Manto Tshabalala-Msimang · Minister of Health (South Africa)

Chris Henry, American football player (b. 1983)

Chris Henry (wide receiver)

Jennifer Jones, American actress (b. 1919)

Jennifer Jones

Alaina Reed Hall, American actress (b. 1946)

Alaina Reed Hall

Brittany Murphy, American actress (b. 1977)

Brittany Murphy

Arnold Stang, American actor (b. 1918)

Arnold Stang

Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Edwin G. Krebs · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Christos Lambrakis, Greek journalist and businessman (b. 1934)

Christos Lambrakis

Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (b. 1940)

Luis Francisco Cuéllar

Albert Scanlon, English footballer (b. 1935)

Albert Scanlon

Robert L. Howard, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1939)

Robert L. Howard · Medal of Honor

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan general and politician (b. 1910)

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme

Edward Schillebeeckx, Belgian theologian and academic (b. 1914)

Edward Schillebeeckx

Marcus Bakker, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1923)

Marcus Bakker

Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (b. 1916)

Rafael Caldera · President of Venezuela

George Michael, American sportscaster (b. 1939)

George Michael (sportscaster)

Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (b. 1933)

Gero von Wilpert

Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1964)

Vic Chesnutt

Felix Wurman, American cellist and composer (b. 1958)

Felix Wurman

Isaac Schwartz, ukrainisch-russischer Komponist und Musikpädagoge (geb. 1923)

Isaac Schwartz

Jimmy Sullivan, American musician, composer and songwriter. Known by his stage name The Rev (b. 1981)

The Rev · The Rev

Steven Williams, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)

"Dr. Death" Steve Williams

Rowland S. Howard, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1959)

Rowland S. Howard

Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, 4th President of Indonesia (b. 1940)

Abdurrahman Wahid · President of Indonesia

Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and philosopher (b. 1917)

Cahal Daly

Justin Keating, Irish surgeon, journalist, and politician, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (b. 1930)

Justin Keating · Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation