1520

Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean AI analysis

This marked the first European passage through what is now called the Strait of Magellan, representing a pivotal moment in maritime history and global exploration. The discovery opened new trade routes and dramatically improved understanding of global geography. --AI Explanation

1660

The Royal Society is founded in London AI analysis

The establishment of this prestigious scientific institution marked a turning point in the development of modern science. It became a model for scientific academies worldwide and helped establish the scientific method as we know it today. --AI Explanation

1729

Birth of Philip Schuyler, American Revolutionary War general AI analysis

Schuyler's birth preceded his crucial role in American independence, where he would become a key military and political figure. His strategic leadership in New York and relationships with Native American tribes significantly impacted the revolution's success. --AI Explanation

1814

The Times in London becomes the first newspaper to be printed by automatic, steam-powered presses AI analysis

This technological breakthrough revolutionized mass communication, enabling wider distribution of news and information. It marked the beginning of modern mass media and dramatically increased literacy rates. --AI Explanation

1843

The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized as independent by the United Kingdom and France AI analysis

This recognition represented a crucial moment in Hawaiian sovereignty, though it would be relatively short-lived. It demonstrated the complex interplay of colonial powers in the Pacific region. --AI Explanation

1893

New Zealand becomes the first country to grant women the right to vote AI analysis

This groundbreaking legislation made New Zealand a pioneer in women's suffrage, influencing similar movements worldwide and setting a precedent for gender equality in democratic processes. --AI Explanation

1895

The first American automobile race is held from Chicago to Evanston and back AI analysis

This race marked the beginning of American auto racing culture and helped popularize automobiles as practical transportation, accelerating the transition from horse-drawn carriages. --AI Explanation

1907

Scrap-Metal Dealer Louis B. Mayer buys his first movie theater AI analysis

This humble beginning led to the creation of MGM Studios, fundamentally shaping Hollywood's Golden Age and establishing the studio system that dominated American cinema. --AI Explanation

1912

Albania declares independence from the Ottoman Empire AI analysis

This declaration marked the end of centuries of Ottoman rule and the birth of modern Albania, significantly impacting Balkan geopolitics and demonstrating the empire's continuing decline. --AI Explanation

1919

Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons AI analysis

This historic moment represented a significant breakthrough in women's political participation in Britain, paving the way for increased female representation in politics. --AI Explanation

1925

The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee AI analysis

The launch of this radio show became a cornerstone of country music culture, helping establish Nashville as "Music City" and shaping the development of American popular music. --AI Explanation

1942

Fire destroys the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston AI analysis

This tragic fire, killing 492 people, led to major reforms in fire safety codes and emergency procedures in public buildings across the United States. --AI Explanation

1943

The Tehran Conference begins with Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin AI analysis

This first meeting of the "Big Three" Allied leaders shaped the final stages of World War II and post-war international order, including decisions about the D-Day invasion. --AI Explanation

1964

NASA launches Mariner 4 toward Mars AI analysis

This mission achieved the first successful Mars flyby, providing unprecedented close-up images of the red planet and revolutionizing our understanding of Mars. --AI Explanation

1975

East Timor declares independence from Portugal AI analysis

This declaration marked the beginning of a long struggle for genuine independence, highlighting the complexities of post-colonial transitions in Southeast Asia. --AI Explanation

1984

Over 250 years of British rule in Belize ends AI analysis

This peaceful transition to independence represented a significant moment in Caribbean decolonization, establishing a new democratic nation while maintaining positive relations with Britain. --AI Explanation

1990

Margaret Thatcher formally resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom AI analysis

The end of Thatcher's eleven-year tenure marked the conclusion of a transformative era in British politics, having fundamentally reshaped the UK's economy and society. --AI Explanation

1994

Norwegian voters reject European Union membership AI analysis

This referendum reflected Norway's complex relationship with European integration, influenced by concerns about sovereignty and control over natural resources. --AI Explanation

2002

First online terrorist attack simulation by the U.S. government AI analysis

This exercise marked a significant shift in understanding cyber security threats, leading to enhanced digital infrastructure protection protocols. --AI Explanation

2010

WikiLeaks begins releasing U.S. diplomatic cables AI analysis

This massive release of classified documents transformed discussions about government transparency and digital security, while raising questions about privacy and national security. --AI Explanation

November 28 Birthdays

1118

Manuel I Komnenos

Byzantine emperor

(d. 1180)

1293

Yesün Temür

Chinese emperor

(d. 1328)

1470

Wen Zhengming

artist during the Ming dynasty

(d. 1559)

1489

Margaret Tudor

Queen of James IV of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England

(d. 1541)

1570

James Whitelocke

English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester

(d. 1632)

1592

Hong Taiji

Emperor of China

(d. 1643)

1598

Hans Nansen

Danish lawyer and politician

(d. 1667)

1628

John Bunyan

English preacher, theologian, and author

(d. 1688)

1631

Abraham Brueghel

Flemish Baroque painter

(d. 1690)

1632

Jean-Baptiste Lully

Italian-French composer and manager

(d. 1687)

1640

Willem de Vlamingh

Flemish captain and explorer

(d. 1698)

1661

Edward Hyde

3rd Earl of Clarendon, English soldier and politician, 14th Colonial Governor of New York

(d. 1723)

1681

Jean Cavalier

French rebel leader

(d. 1740)

1682

Betty Parris

woman from Salem in Massachusetts who accused others of being witches

(d. 1760)

1694

Leopold

Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

(d. 1728)

1700

Nathaniel Bliss

English astronomer and mathematician

(d. 1764)

1757

William Blake

English poet and painter

(d. 1827)

1760

Maria Teresa Poniatowska

Polish noblewoman

(d. 1834)

1772

Luke Howard

English chemist and meteorologist

(d. 1864)

1785

Victor de Broglie

French lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of France

(d. 1870)

1792

Victor Cousin

French philosopher and academic

(d. 1867)

1793

Carl Jonas Love Almqvist

Swedish poet, composer, and critic

(d. 1866)

1804

William Weston

English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania

(d. 1888)

1805

John Lloyd Stephens

American archaeologist and explorer

(d. 1852)

1810

William Froude

English engineer and architect

(d. 1879)

1820

Friedrich Engels

German-English philosopher, economist, and journalist

(d. 1895)

1829

Anton Rubinstein

Russian pianist, composer, and conductor

(d. 1894)

1837

John Wesley Hyatt

American engineer

(d. 1920)

1853

Helen Magill White

American academic

(d. 1944)

1861

Adina Emilia De Zavala

American teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history

(d. 1955)

1864

James Allen

English author and poet

(d. 1912)

1864

Lindley Miller Garrison

American lawyer and politician, 46th United States Secretary of War

(d. 1932)

1866

Henry Bacon

American architect, designed the Lincoln Memorial

(d. 1924)

1876

Bert Vogler

South African cricketer

(d. 1946)

1880

Alexander Blok

Russian poet and playwright

(d. 1921)

1881

Stefan Zweig

Austrian author, playwright, and journalist

(d. 1942)

1887

Ernst Röhm

German soldier and politician

(d. 1934)

1891

Gregorio Perfecto

Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician

(d. 1949)

1891

Mabel Alvarez

American painter

(d. 1985)

1894

Brooks Atkinson

American theatre critic

(d. 1984)

1894

Henry Hazlitt

American economist and philosopher

(d. 1993)

1895

José Iturbi

Spanish pianist and conductor

(d. 1980)

1896

Dawn Powell

American author and playwright

(d. 1965)

1896

Lilia Skala

Austrian-American actress

(d. 1994)

1898

İhap Hulusi Görey

Turkish graphic artist

(d. 1986)

1900

Mary Bothwell

Canadian classical vocalist and painter

(d. 1985)

1903

Gladys O'Connor

English-Canadian actress

(d. 2012)

1904

James Eastland

American planter and politician

(d. 1986)

1904

Nancy Mitford

English journalist and author

(d. 1973)

1906

Henry Picard

American golfer

(d. 1997)

1907

Rose Bampton

American soprano and educator

(d. 2007)

1907

Alberto Moravia

Italian journalist and author

(d. 1990)

1908

Michael Adekunle Ajasin

Nigerian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State

(d. 1997)

1908

Claude Lévi-Strauss

Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist

(d. 2009)

1910

Elsie Quarterman

American ecologist and academic

(d. 2014)

1911

Václav Renč

Czech poet and playwright

(d. 1973)

1912

Morris Louis

American painter

(d. 1962)

1913

Cliff Addison

English chemist and academic

(d. 1994)

1915

Evald Okas

Estonian painter and academic

(d. 2011)

1915

Yves Thériault

Canadian author

(d. 1983)

1916

Lilian

Princess of Réthy

(d. 2002)

1916

Ramón José Velásquez

Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela

(d. 2014)

1919

Keith Miller

Australian cricketer, footballer, and pilot

(d. 2004)

1923

Helen Delich Bentley

American politician

(d. 2016)

1923

Gloria Grahame

American actress

(d. 1981)

1924

Dennis Brutus

South African journalist, poet, and academic

(d. 2009)

1924

Johanna Döbereiner

Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic

(d. 2000)

1925

József Bozsik

Hungarian footballer and manager

(d. 1978)

1925

Gigi Gryce

American saxophonist and composer

(d. 1983)

1926

Lawrence Turman

American film producer

(d. 2023)

1927

Abdul Halim of Kedah

Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia

(d. 2017)

1928

Arthur Melvin Okun

American economist and academic

(d. 1980)

1928

Piet Steenbergen

Dutch footballer and manager

(d. 2010)

1929

Berry Gordy

American songwriter and producer, founded Motown Record

s

1930

A.L. "Doodle" Owens

American country music songwriter and singer

(d. 1999)

1932

Gato Barbieri

Argentinian saxophonist and composer

(d. 2016)

1932

Terence Frisby

English author and playwright

(d. 2020)

1933

Joe Knollenberg

American soldier and politician

(d. 2018)

1933

Hope Lange

American actress

(d. 2003)

1935

Frik du Preez

South African rugby playe

r

1935

Randolph Stow

Australian-English author and poet

(d. 2010)

1936

Gary Hart

American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Special Envoy for Northern Irelan

d

1938

Peter Dimond

Australian rugby league player

(d. 2021)

1940

Bruce Channel

American singer-songwrite

r

1941

Laura Antonelli

Italian actress

(d. 2015)

1942

Paul Warfield

American football player and sportscaste

r

1943

R. B. Greaves

Guyanese-American singer-songwriter

(d. 2012)

1943

Randy Newman

American singer-songwriter, composer, and pianis

t

1943

Susan Brookes

British television chef and food write

r

1944

Rita Mae Brown

American novelist, poet, and screenwrite

r

1945

Franklin Drilon

Filipino lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the Senate of the Philippine

s

1946

Joe Dante

American director and produce

r

1947

Michel Berger

French singer-songwriter

(d. 1992)

1947

Maria Farantouri

Greek singer and politicia

n

1947

Gladys Kokorwe

Botswana politician and Speaker of The National Assembl

y

1948

Beeb Birtles

Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter and guitaris

t

1948

Mick Channon

English footballer and horse traine

r

1948

Agnieszka Holland

Polish film and television director and screenwrite

r

1948

Alan Lightman

American physicist, novelist, and academicia

n

1948

Dick Morris

American political consultant, journalist, and autho

r

1949

Alexander Godunov

Russian-American actor and dancer

(d. 1995)

1949

Paul Shaffer

Canadian-American singer, keyboard player, and bandleade

r

1950

Ed Harris

American actor and produce

r

1950

Russell Alan Hulse

American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureat

e

1951

Barbara Morgan

American educator and astronau

t

1952

S. Epatha Merkerson

American actres

s

1953

Alistair Darling

English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

(d. 2023)

1953

Helen De Michiel

American director and produce

r

1953

Sixto Lezcano

Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coac

h

1953

Gordon Marsden

English journalist and politicia

n

1954

Necip Hablemitoğlu

Turkish historian and academic

(d. 2002)

1955

Alessandro Altobelli

Italian footballer and sportscaste

r

1955

Adem Jashari

Kosovan commander

(d. 1998)

1956

Fiona Armstrong

English-Scottish journalist and autho

r

1956

David Van Day

English singe

r

1957

Peeter Järvelaid

Estonian historian and schola

r

1958

Kriss Akabusi

English sprinter and hurdle

r

1958

Dave Righetti

American baseball player and coac

h

1959

Nancy Charest

Canadian lawyer and politician

(d. 2014)

1959

Judd Nelson

American actor and screenwrite

r

1959

Stephen Roche

Irish cyclist and sportscaste

r

1960

Jorge Domecq

Spanish lawyer and diploma

t

1960

John Galliano

Gibraltar-born British fashion designe

r

1960

Andy Ritchie

English footballer and manage

r

1960

Kenny Wharton

English footballer and coac

h

1961

Martin Clunes

English actor, singer, and directo

r

1961

Alfonso Cuarón

Mexican director, producer, and screenwrite

r

1961

Klaus Köchl

Austrian politicia

n

1962

Matt Cameron

American drummer and songwrite

r

1962

Juan Carlos Rosero

Ecuadorian cyclist

(d. 2013)

1962

Jane Sibbett

American actres

s

1962

Jon Stewart

American comedian, actor, and television hos

t

1963

Armando Iannucci

Scottish comedian, actor, director, and produce

r

1963

Andrew Jones

English politicia

n

1963

Johnny Newman

American basketball playe

r

1963

Walt Weiss

American baseball player and manage

r

1964

Michael Bennet

Indian-American lawyer and politicia

n

1964

John Burkett

American baseball player and bowle

r

1964

Roy Tarpley

American basketball player

(d. 2015)

1964

Sian Williams

English-Welsh journalis

t

1965

Erwin Mortier

Belgian author and poe

t

1965

Matt Williams

American baseball player and manage

r

1966

Garcelle Beauvais

Haitian-American actres

s

1966

Sam Seder

American actor and political commentato

r

1967

José del Solar

Peruvian footballer and manage

r

1967

Chris Heaton-Harris

English businessman and politicia

n

1967

Anna Nicole Smith

American model, actress, and television personality

(d. 2007)

1967

Stephnie Weir

American actress and comedia

n

1968

Darren Bett

English journalis

t

1969

Nick Knight

English cricketer and sportscaste

r

1969

Robb Nen

American baseball player and manage

r

1969

Valeri Nikitin

Estonian wrestle

r

1969

Sonia O'Sullivan

Irish athlet

e

1970

Álex López Morón

Spanish tennis playe

r

1970

Richard Osman

English television host, director, and produce

r

1972

Paulo Figueiredo

Angolan footballe

r

1972

Anastasia Kelesidou

German-Greek discus throwe

r

1972

Jesper Strömblad

Swedish guitarist and songwrite

r

1973

Jade Puget

American guitarist and produce

r

1973

Gina Tognoni

American actres

s

1974

apl.de.ap

Filipino-American singer and rappe

r

1974

András Tölcséres

Hungarian footballer and manage

r

1975

Bakarhythm

Japanese comedian, actor, playwright, and compose

r

1975

Eka Kurniawan

Indonesian journalist and autho

r

1975

Park Sung-bae

South Korean footballe

r

1975

Takashi Shimoda

Japanese footballe

r

1975

Sigurd Wongraven

Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and produce

r

1976

Ryan Kwanten

Australian acto

r

1977

Marlon Broomes

English footballe

r

1977

Fabio Grosso

Italian footballer and manage

r

1977

Acer Nethercott

English rower

(d. 2013)

1977

Gavin Rae

Scottish footballe

r

1977

Greg Somerville

New Zealand rugby playe

r

1977

DeMya Walker

American basketball playe

r

1978

Brent Albright

American wrestle

r

1978

Darryl Flahavan

English footballe

r

1978

Aimee Garcia

American actress and write

r

1978

Freddie Mitchell

American football playe

r

1978

Mehdi Nafti

Tunisian footballe

r

1978

Michael Simpkins

English footballe

r

1978

Haytham Tambal

Sudanese footballe

r

1979

Jaroslav Balaštík

Czech ice hockey playe

r

1979

Chamillionaire

American rapper, entrepreneur, and investo

r

1979

Shy FX

English DJ and produce

r

1979

Daniel Henney

American actor and mode

l

1979

Katarzyna Strączy

Polish tennis playe

r

1980

Lisa Middelhauve

German singer-songwrite

r

1980

Stuart Taylor

English footballe

r

1981

Erick Rowan

American wrestle

r

1981

Brian Tevreden

Dutch footballe

r

1982

Leandro Barbosa

Brazilian basketball playe

r

1982

Chris Harris

English motorcycle race

r

1982

Alan Ritchson

American actor, model, singer, and songwrite

r

1982

Raido Villers

Estonian basketball playe

r

1983

Rostam Batmanglij

American musician and songwrite

r

1983

Tyler Glenn

American singer-songwriter and keyboard playe

r

1983

Summer Rae

American football player, wrestler, and actres

s

1983

Édouard Roger-Vasselin

French tennis playe

r

1983

Nelson Valdez

Paraguayan footballe

r

1983

Carlos Villanueva

Dominican baseball playe

r

1984

Andrew Bogut

Australian basketball playe

r

1984

Marc-André Fleury

Canadian ice hockey playe

r

1984

Trey Songz

American R&B singer-songwriter and acto

r

1984

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

American actress and produce

r

1984

Naoko Yamada

Japanese anime directo

r

1985

Mike Kostka

Canadian ice hockey playe

r

1985

Álvaro Pereira

Uruguayan footballe

r

1986

Mouhamadou Dabo

French footballe

r

1986

Taurean Green

American-Georgian basketball playe

r

1987

Karen Gillan

Scottish actres

s

1987

Craig Kieswetter

South African-English cricketer and golfe

r

1988

Joe Cole

English acto

r

1988

Scarlett Pomers

American actress and singer-songwrite

r

1989

Laura Alleway

Australian footballe

r

1989

Jamie Buhrer

Australian rugby league playe

r

1989

Jesús Montero

Venezuelan baseball playe

r

1990

Dedryck Boyata

Belgian footballe

r

1990

Bradley Smith

English motorcycle race

r

1992

Adam Hicks

American acto

r

1992

Jarvis Landry

American football playe

r

1992

Jake Miller

American singer-songwrite

r

1993

Bryshere Y. Gray

American actor and rappe

r

1993

David Nofoaluma

Australian-Samoan rugby league playe

r

1994

Nao Hibino

Japanese tennis playe

r

1995

Chase Elliott

American race car drive

r

1997

Mostafa Mohamed

Egyptian footballe

r

1999

Trey Jemison

American basketball playe

r

2000

Jackson Yee

Chinese singer, dancer and acto

r

November 28 Deaths

939

Lady Ma

Chinese noblewoman

(b. 890)

1039

Adalbero

duke of Carinthia

(b. 980)

1170

Owain Gwynedd

Welsh king

(b. 1080)

1317

Yishan Yining

Zen monk and writer from China who taught in Japan

(b. 1247)

1476

James of the Marches

Franciscan fria

r

1499

Edward Plantagenet

17th Earl of Warwick

(b. 1475)

1574

Georg Major

German theologian and educator

(b. 1502)

1585

Hernando Franco

Spanish composer

(b. 1532)

1667

Jean de Thévenot

French linguist and botanist

(b. 1633)

1675

Basil Feilding

2nd Earl of Denbigh, English soldier and politician

(b. 1608)

1675

Leonard Hoar

English minister and academic

(b. 1630)

1680

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Italian sculptor and painter

(b. 1598)

1680

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi

Italian painter and architect

(b. 1606)

1680

Athanasius Kircher

German priest, philologist, and scholar

(b. 1601)

1694

Matsuo Bashō

Japanese poet and scholar

(b. 1644)

1695

Giovanni Paolo Colonna

Italian organist, composer, and educator

(b. 1637)

1695

Anthony Wood

English historian and author

(b. 1632)

1698

Louis de Buade de Frontenac

French soldier and politician, 3rd Governor General of New France

(b. 1622)

1763

Naungdawgyi

Burmese king

(b. 1734)

1785

William Whipple

American general and politician

(b. 1730)

1794

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

Prussian-American general

(b. 1730)

1794

Sir James Tylney-Long

7th Baronet, English politician

(b. 1736)

1801

Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu

French geologist and academic

(b. 1750)

1815

Johann Peter Salomon

German violinist, composer, and conductor

(b. 1745)

1852

Ludger Duvernay

French journalist and politician

(b. 1799)

1852

Emmanuil Xanthos

Greek activist, co-founded Filiki Eteria

(b. 1772)

1859

Washington Irving

American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian

(b. 1783)

1870

Frédéric Bazille

French soldier and painter

(b. 1841)

1873

Caterina Scarpellini

Italian astronomer and meteorologist

(b. 1808)

1878

Orson Hyde

American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

(b. 1805)

1880

Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos

Portuguese archbishop

(b. 1837)

1890

Jyotirao Phule

Indian philosopher and activist

(b. 1827)

1891

Sir James Corry

1st Baronet, British politician

(b. 1826)

1893

Talbot Baines Reed

English author

(b. 1852)

1901

Moses Dickson

African-American abolitionist, soldier, minister, and founder of The Knights of Liberty

(b. 1824)

1904

Hermann de Pourtalès

Swiss sailor

(b. 1847)

1907

Stanisław Wyspiański

Polish playwright, poet, and painter

(b. 1869)

1912

Walter Benona Sharp

American businessman

(b. 1870)

1917

Mikelis Avlichos

Greek poet and scholar

(b. 1844)

1921

`Abdu'l-Bahá

Head of the Baháʼí Faith

(b. 1844)

1935

Erich von Hornbostel

Austrian musicologist and scholar

(b. 1877)

1939

James Naismith

Canadian-American physician and educator, created basketball

(b. 1861)

1943

Aleksander Hellat

Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

(b. 1881)

1945

Dwight F. Davis

American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War

(b. 1879)

1947

Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque

French general

(b. 1902)

1953

Frank Olson

American biologist and chemist

(b. 1910)

1954

Enrico Fermi

Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

(b. 1901)

1960

Dirk Jan de Geer

Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands

(b. 1870)

1960

Tsunenohana Kan'ichi

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 31st Yokozuna

(b. 1896)

1960

Richard Wright

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet

(b. 1908)

1962

K. C. Dey

Indian singer-songwriter and actor

(b. 1893)

1968

Enid Blyton

English author and poet

(b. 1897)

1971

Wasfi al-Tal

Jordanian captain and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Jordan

(b. 1920)

1972

Havergal Brian

English composer

(b. 1875)

1973

Marthe Bibesco

Romanian-French author and poet

(b. 1886)

1975

Peder Furubotn

Norwegian Communist and anti-Nazi Resistance leader

(b. 1890)

1976

Rosalind Russell

American actress and singer

(b. 1907)

1977

Bob Meusel

American baseball player and sailor

(b. 1896)

1978

Antonio Vespucio Liberti

Argentinian businessman

(b. 1902)

1983

Christopher George

American actor

(b. 1929)

1987

Choh Hao Li

Chinese-American biologist and chemist

(b. 1913)

1987

Kazuharu Sonoda

Japanese wrestler

(b. 1956)

1992

Sidney Nolan

Australian-English painter and academic

(b. 1917)

1993

Jerry Edmonton

Canadian-American drummer

(b. 1946)

1993

Garry Moore

American comedian, television personality, and game show host

(b. 1915)

1994

Jeffrey Dahmer

American serial killer

(b. 1960)

1994

Buster Edwards

English boxer and criminal

(b. 1932)

1994

Jerry Rubin

American businessman and activist

(b. 1938)

1995

Joe Kelly

Irish race car driver

(b. 1915)

1997

Georges Marchal

French actor

(b. 1920)

1998

Kerry Wendell Thornley

American soldier and author

(b. 1938)

2001

Kal Mann

American songwriter

(b. 1917)

2001

William Reid

Scottish lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient

(b. 1921)

2002

Melih Cevdet Anday

Turkish poet and author

(b. 1915)

2003

Ted Bates

English footballer and manager

(b. 1918)

2003

Antonia Forest

English author

(b. 1915)

2003

Mihkel Mathiesen

Estonian engineer and politician

(b. 1918)

2005

Marc Lawrence

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

(b. 1910)

2005

Jack Concannon

American football player and actor

(b. 1943)

2007

Gudrun Wagner

Prussian director and producer

(b. 1944)

2008

Havaldar Gajender Singh

Indian sergeant

(b. 1972)

2008

Sandeep Unnikrishnan

Indian soldier

(b. 1977)

2009

Gilles Carle

Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

(b. 1928)

2010

Leslie Nielsen

Canadian-American actor and producer

(b. 1926)

2011

Lloyd J. Old

American immunologist and academic

(b. 1933)

2012

Knut Ahnlund

Swedish historian, author, and academic

(b. 1923)

2012

Spain Rodriguez

American illustrator

(b. 1940)

2012

Franco Ventriglia

American opera singer

(b. 1922)

2012

Zig Ziglar

American soldier and author

(b. 1926)

2013

Jack Matthews

American author, playwright, and academic

(b. 1925)

2013

Mitja Ribičič

Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

(b. 1919)

2013

Jean-Louis Roux

Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

(b. 1923)

2013

Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman

Austrian-American poet and songwriter

(b. 1920)

2014

Chespirito

Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

(b. 1929)

2014

Said Akl

Lebanese poet, playwright, and linguist

(b. 1912)

2014

Dale Armstrong

Canadian race car driver

(b. 1941)

2015

Wayne Bickerton

Welsh songwriter and producer

(b. 1941)

2015

Luc Bondy

Swiss director and producer

(b. 1948)

2015

Gerry Byrne

English-Welsh footballer

(b. 1938)

2015

Marjorie Lord

American actress

(b. 1918)

2015

Olene Walker

American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Utah

(b. 1930)

2018

Harry Leslie Smith

British writer and political commentator

(b. 1923)

2020

David Prowse

English weight-lifting champion, actor and Green Cross Man

(b. 1935)

2021

Virgil Abloh

American fashion designer and entrepreneur

(b. 1980)

2021

Frank Williams

British founder of Williams Grand Prix Engineering

(b. 1942)

2023

Charlie Munger

American businessman and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

(b. 1924)