EVENTS OF THIS DAY IN THE PAST
- 1272 – While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.
- 1491 – An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
- 1532 – Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.
- 1632 – Thirty Years' War: Battle of Lützen is fought, the Swedes are victorious but King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden dies in the battle.
- 1776 – American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
- 1776 – American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
- 1793 – French Revolution: Ninety anti-republican Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes.
- 1797 – The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Fredrick William III.
- 1805 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern – Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Joachim Murat.
- 1822 – American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail.
- 1828 – Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades.
- 1849 – A Russian court sentences writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.
- 1852 – The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.
- 1857 – Second relief of Lucknow – twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.
- 1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee – Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
- 1885 – Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
- 1904 – English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
- 1907 – Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
- 1907 – Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
- 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
- 1920 – Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
- 1940 – World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
- 1940 – Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
- 1940 – New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.
- 1943 – World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
- 1944 – World War II: Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur, is launched.
- 1944 – World War II: Dueren, Germany, is destroyed by Allied bombers.
- 1945 – UNESCO is founded.
- 1965 – Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
- 1973 – Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.
- 1973 – U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
- 1979 – The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
- 1988 – The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.
- 1988 – In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- 1989 – A death squad composed of El Salvadoran army troops kills six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University.
- 1992 – The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
- 1997 – After nearly 18 years of incarceration, the People's Republic of China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.
- 42 BC – Tiberius, Roman emperor (d. 37)
- 1436 – Leonardo Loredan, Italian Doge of Venice (d. 1521)
- 1569 – Paul Sartorius, German organist and composer (d. 1609)
- 1603 – Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)
- 1643 – Jean Chardin, French-English jeweler and explorer (d. 1703)
- 1715 – Girolamo Abos, Maltese-Italian composer (d. 1760)
- 1717 – Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1793)
- 1720 – Carlo Antonio Campioni, Italian composer (d. 1788)
- 1750 – Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, English Judge (d. 1818)
- 1753 – James McHenry, Irish-American surgeon and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of War (d. 1816)
- 1758 – Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author (d. 1841)
- 1806 – Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, American educator and author (d. 1887)
- 1811 – John Bright, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1889)
- 1836 – Kalākaua of Hawaii (d. 1891)
- 1839 – Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian poet, author, and politician (d. 1908)
- 1841 – Jules Violle, French physicist (d. 1923)
- 1847 – Edmund James Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Quebec (d. 1927)
- 1851 – Minnie Hauk, American soprano (d. 1929)
- 1856 – Jürgen Kröger, German architect (d. 1928)
- 1862 – Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (d. 1944)
- 1873 – W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1958)
- 1878 – Maxie Long, American runner (d. 1959)
- 1883 – Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (d. 1972)
- 1886 – Jalmari Eskola, Finnish runner (d. 1958)
- 1888 – Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan pianist and composer (d. 1957)
- 1889 – George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (d. 1961)
- 1889 – Dietrich Kraiß, German general (d. 1944)
- 1890 – Elpidio Quirino, Filipino lawyer and politician, 6th President of the Philippines (d. 1956)
- 1892 – Guo Moruo, Chinese poet, author, and historian (d. 1978)
- 1892 – Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver (d. 1953)
- 1894 – Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian philosopher and politician (d. 1972)
- 1895 – Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1963)
- 1896 – Joan Lindsay, Australian author (d. 1984)
- 1896 – Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1980)
- 1896 – Lawrence Tibbett, American actor and singer (d. 1960)
- 1897 – Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Indian-Pakistani academic, created the name for Pakistan (d. 1951)
- 1899 – Mary Margaret McBride, American radio host (d. 1976)
- 1904 – Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigerian journalist and politician, 1st President of Nigeria (d. 1996)
- 1905 – Eddie Condon, American guitarist and banjo player (d. 1973)
- 1907 – Burgess Meredith, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
- 1909 – Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani religious leader (d. 1982)
- 1912 – George Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997)
- 1914 – Eddie Chapman, English spy (d. 1997)
- 1915 – Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, American singer and accordion player (d. 2007)
- 1915 – Jean Fritz, Chinese-American author
- 1916 – Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor (d. 1996)
- 1916 – Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (d. 1988)
- 1916 – Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983)
- 1918 – Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress
- 1922 – Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, founded the Amdahl Corporation
- 1922 – José Saramago, Portuguese-Spanish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
- 1924 – Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (d. 2013)
- 1924 – Mel Patton, American sprinter and coach
- 1925 – Gianfranco Dell'Innocenti, Italian footballer (d. 2012)
- 1927 – Dolo Coker, American pianist and composer (d. 1983)
- 1928 – Clu Gulager, American actor and director
- 1929 – Peter Boizot, English businessman and philanthropist, founded PizzaExpress
- 1930 – Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author, poet, and academic (d. 2013)
- 1930 – Paul Foytack, American baseball player
- 1930 – Salvatore Riina, Italian mobster
- 1931 – Luciano Bottaro, Italian illustrator (d. 2006)
- 1931 – Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (d. 2011)
- 1933 – Garnet Mimms, American singer
- 1935 – Elizabeth Drew, American journalist and author
- 1935 – Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Iraqi-Lebanese cleric, educator, and author (d. 2010)
- 1935 – Magdi Yacoub, Egyptian-English surgeon
- 1936 – John Moore, Australian businessman and politician, 46th Australian Minister for Defence
- 1937 – Alan Budd, English economist and academic
- 1938 – Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (d. 2002)
- 1939 – Michael Billington, English author and critic
- 1940 – Donna McKechnie, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1941 – Gerry Marshall, English race car driver (d. 2005)
- 1941 – Dan Penn, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1942 – Willie Carson, Scottish jockey
- 1942 – Joanna Pettet, English-Canadian actress
- 1944 – Oliver Braddick, English psychologist and academic
- 1945 – Teenie Hodges, American guitarist and songwriter (Hi Rhythm Section) (d. 2014)
- 1945 – Lynn Hunt, American historian, author, and academic
- 1946 – Colin Burgess, Australian drummer (The Masters Apprentices, AC/DC, and His Majesty)
- 1946 – Terence McKenna, American botanist, philosopher, and author (d. 2000)
- 1946 – Ole Olsen, Danish motorcycle racer
- 1946 – Jo Jo White, American basketball player and coach
- 1947 – Omar Ruiz Hernández, Cuban journalist and activist
- 1947 – Ebby Thust, German boxing promoter
- 1948 – Horst Bertram, German footballer and manager
- 1948 – Chi Coltrane, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1948 – Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic
- 1949 – Arrow, Montserratian singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
- 1950 – David Leisure, American actor
- 1950 – John Swartzwelder, American screenwriter and author
- 1950 – David Wilson-Johnson, English opera singer
- 1951 – Miguel Sandoval, American actor and director
- 1952 – Peter Keefe, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2010)
- 1952 – Robin McKinley, American author
- 1952 – Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer, created Mario and The Legend of Zelda
- 1953 – Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, actor, and author
- 1954 – Andrea Barrett, American author
- 1954 – Luis Conte, Cuban drummer (Jaguares and Pat Metheny Group)
- 1954 – Bruce Edwards, American golf caddy (d. 2004)
- 1954 – Dick Gross, Australian politician
- 1955 – Pierre Larouche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1955 – Herbert Oberhofer, Austrian footballer (d. 2012)
- 1955 – Héctor Cúper, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
- 1956 – Lorraine Heggessey, English television producer
- 1956 – Terry Labonte, American race car driver
- 1957 – Jacques Gamblin, French actor
- 1958 – Marg Helgenberger, American actress
- 1958 – Boris Krivokapić, Serbian academic and author
- 1959 – Glenda Bailey, English journalist
- 1959 – Francis M. Fesmire, American cardiologist and physician (d. 2014)
- 1961 – Frank Bruno, English boxer
- 1961 – Corinne Hermès, French singer
- 1961 – Chris Pitman, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Guns N' Roses, Replicants, and Zaum)
- 1962 – Mani, English bass player (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and Freebass)
- 1962 – Josh Silver, American keyboard player and producer (Type O Negative and Fallout)
- 1963 – Steve Argüelles, English drummer and producer (Loose Tubes and Human Chain)
- 1963 – Zina Garrison, American tennis player and coach
- 1964 – Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, English businessman and politician
- 1964 – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1964 – Dwight Gooden, American baseball player
- 1964 – Diana Krall, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1964 – Harry Lennix, American actor and producer
- 1964 – Maeve Quinlan, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1965 – Mika Aaltonen, Finnish footballer
- 1965 – Mark Benton, English actor
- 1966 – Joey Cape, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, The Playing Favorites, and Scorpios)
- 1966 – Dave Kushner, American guitarist (Velvet Revolver, Electric Love Hogs, Loaded, and DKFXP)
- 1966 – Christian Lorenz, German keyboard player (Rammstein and Feeling B)
- 1966 – Dean McDermott, Canadian-American actor and producer
- 1966 – Tahir Shah, English journalist, author, and explorer
- 1967 – Craig Arnold, American poet and academic (d. 2009)
- 1967 – Lisa Bonet, American actress
- 1968 – Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (d. 2014)
- 1968 – Vlado Šola, Croatian handball player
- 1968 – Melvin Stewart, American swimmer
- 1970 – Logan Mader, Canadian-American guitarist and producer (Machine Head and Soulfly)
- 1970 – Martha Plimpton, American actress and singer
- 1971 – Tanja Damaske, German javelin thrower and shot putter
- 1971 – Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer and manager
- 1971 – Annely Peebo, Estonian soprano
- 1971 – Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer
- 1971 – Rikdo Koshi, Japanese illustrator
- 1971 – Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer and coach
- 1972 – Missi Pyle, American actress and singer (Smith & Pyle)
- 1973 – Christian Horner, English race car driver and manager
- 1973 – Brendan Laney, New Zealand-Scottish rugby player
- 1973 – Carli Norris, English actress
- 1974 – Brooke Elliott, American actress and singer
- 1974 – Eric Judy, American bass player (Modest Mouse)
- 1974 – Maurizio Margaglio, Italian ice dancer
- 1974 – Paul Scholes, English footballer
- 1975 – Julio Lugo, Dominican baseball player
- 1976 – Mario Barravecchia, Belgian singer
- 1976 – Dan Black, English singer-songwriter (The Servant)
- 1976 – Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer
- 1976 – Danny Wallace, Scottish comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1976 – Martijn Zuijdweg, Dutch swimmer
- 1977 – Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater
- 1977 – Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress
- 1977 – Mauricio Ochmann, Mexican actor
- 1977 – Gigi Edgley, Australian actress, singer and songwriter
- 1978 – Kip Bouknight, American baseball player
- 1978 – Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1978 – Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer (CSS)
- 1979 – Tony Frias, American soccer player
- 1979 – Bruce Irons, American surfer
- 1980 – Moris Carrozzieri, Italian footballer
- 1980 – Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
- 1980 – Nicole Gius, Italian skier
- 1980 – Carol Huynh, Canadian wrestler
- 1981 – Fernando Cabrera, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1981 – Allison Crowe, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1981 – Caitlin Glass, American voice actress, singer, and director
- 1981 – Kate Miller-Heidke, Australian singer-songwriter
- 1981 – Osi Umenyiora, English-American football player
- 1982 – Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player
- 1982 – Ronald Pognon, French sprinter
- 1982 – Amar'e Stoudemire, American basketball player
- 1983 – K, South Korean-Japanese singer
- 1983 – Chris Gocong, American football player
- 1983 – Kari Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1983 – Britta Steffen, German swimmer
- 1983 – Victor Vazquez, American rapper (Das Racist and Boy Crisis)
- 1984 – Gemma Atkinson, English model and actress
- 1984 – Kimberly J. Brown, American actress
- 1984 – Mark Bunn, English footballer
- 1985 – Saori Yamamoto, Japanese model
- 1986 – Saeko, Japanese actress
- 1986 – Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov, Russian footballer
- 1986 – Maxime Médard, French rugby player
- 1987 – Eitan Tibi, Israeli footballer
- 1987 – Jordan Walden, American baseball player
- 1988 – Siva Kaneswaran, Irish singer and model (The Wanted)
- 1989 – Iamsu!, American rapper and producer (The HBK Gang)
- 1991 – Tomomi Kasai, Japanese actress and singer (AKB48 and Queen & Elizabeth)
- 1993 – Pete Davidson, American comedian and actor
- 1995 – Changjo, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Teen Top)
- 1995 – Noah Gray-Cabey, American actor and pianist
- 498 – Pope Anastasius II
- 1093 – Saint Margaret of Scotland (b. 1045)
- 1240 – Edmund Rich, English archbishop (b. 1175)
- 1272 – Henry III of England (b. 1207)
- 1328 – Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)
- 1613 – Trajano Boccalini, Italian author and educator (b. 1556)
- 1628 – Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer (b. 1555)
- 1688 – Bengt Gottfried Forselius, Swedish-Estonian scholar and author (b. 1660)
- 1695 – Pierre Nicole, French philosopher and author (b. 1625)
- 1724 – Jack Sheppard, English criminal (b. 1702)
- 1745 – James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1665)
- 1773 – John Hawkesworth, English journalist and author (b. 1715)
- 1779 – Pehr Kalm, Finnish botanist and explorer (b. 1716)
- 1790 – Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American politician (b. 1723)
- 1797 – Frederick William II of Prussia (b. 1744)
- 1802 – André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (b. 1746)
- 1806 – Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1754)
- 1836 – Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (b. 1761)
- 1878 – Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1874)
- 1884 – František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian physician (b. 1835)
- 1885 – Louis Riel, Canadian politician (b. 1844)
- 1903 – Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1895)
- 1907 – Robert I, Duke of Parma (b. 1848)
- 1908 – Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian politician, 4th Premier of Quebec (b. 1829)
- 1911 – A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, 9th Mayor of Minneapolis (b. 1842)
- 1911 – Lawrence Feuerbach, American shot putter (b. 1879)
- 1922 – Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1875)
- 1939 – Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1866)
- 1941 – Eduard Ellman-Eelma, Estonian footballer (b. 1902)
- 1941 – Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)
- 1947 – Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (b. 1877)
- 1950 – Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1879)
- 1956 – Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (b. 1887)
- 1960 – Clark Gable, American actor and singer (b. 1901)
- 1961 – Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1882)
- 1964 – Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and author (b. 1898)
- 1966 – Alfred Neuland, Estonian weightlifter (b. 1895)
- 1971 – Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (b. 1940)
- 1972 – Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1889)
- 1973 – Alan Watts, English-American philosopher, author, and educator (b. 1915)
- 1974 – Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (b. 1882)
- 1976 – Jack Foster, English cricket-player (b. 1905)
- 1976 – Duke Moore, American actor (b. 1913)
- 1980 – Jayan, Indian navy officer and actor (b. 1938)
- 1982 – Pavel Alexandrov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1896)
- 1982 – Arthur Askey, English comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1900)
- 1982 – Lenny Murphy, Irish activist (b. 1952)
- 1984 – Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (b. 1906)
- 1985 – Omayra Sánchez, Colombian girl killed by the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz (b. 1972)
- 1986 – Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (b. 1923)
- 1987 – Jim Brewer, American baseball player and coach (b. 1937)
- 1987 – Zubir Said, Indonesian-Singaporean composer (b. 1907)
- 1989 – Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
- 1993 – Lucia Popp, Slovak-German soprano (b. 1939)
- 1993 – Achille Zavatta, Tunisia-French clown (b. 1915)
- 1994 – Chet Powers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b. 1943)
- 1994 – Doris Speed, English actress (b. 1899)
- 1997 – George Petrie, American actor and director (b. 1912)
- 1999 – Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1928)
- 2000 – Joe C., American rapper and actor (b. 1974)
- 2000 – Ahmet Kaya, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1957)
- 2000 – DJ Screw, American rapper and DJ (Screwed Up Click) (b. 1971)
- 2001 – Tommy Flanagan, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)
- 2003 – Bettina Goislard, French relief worker (b. 1974)
- 2005 – Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
- 2005 – Donald Watson, English activist, founded the Vegan Society (b. 1910)
- 2006 – Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
- 2006 – Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist and political scientist (b. 1930)
- 2007 – Harold Alfond, American businessman (b. 1914)
- 2007 – Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (b. 1947)
- 2007 – Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor and screenwriter (b. 1946)
- 2007 – Vernon Scannell, English boxer, poet, and author (b. 1922)
- 2008 – Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1916)
- 2009 – Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)
- 2009 – Sergei Magnitsky, Ukrainian-Russian accountant and lawyer (b. 1972)
- 2009 – Edward Woodward, English actor and singer (b. 1930)
- 2010 – Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (b. 1913)
- 2010 – Ronni Chasen, American publicist (b. 1946)
- 2010 – Donald Nyrop, American businessman (b. 1912)
- 2010 – Wyngard Tracy, Filipino talent manager (b. 1952)
- 2012 – Leo Blair, English lawyer, academic, and author (b. 1923)
- 2012 – John Chapman, Australian evangelist (b. 1930)
- 2012 – Subhash Dutta, Bangladeshi actor and director (b. 1930)
- 2012 – Patrick Edlinger, French mountaineer (b. 1960)
- 2012 – Jefferson Kaye, American radio announcer (b. 1936)
- 2012 – Aliu Mahama, Ghanaian engineer and politician, 3rd Vice President of Ghana (b. 1946)
- 2012 – Eliyahu Nawi, Iraqi-Israeli lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1920)
- 2012 – Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1921)
- 2013 – Chris Argyris, American psychologist and academic (b. 1923)
- 2013 – Robert Conley, American journalist (b. 1928)
- 2013 – Billy Hardwick, American bowler (b. 1941)
- 2013 – William McDonough Kelly, Canadian lieutenant and politician (b. 1925)
- 2013 – Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Indian-Pakistani diplomat, 19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (b. 1932)
- 2013 – Oscar Lanford, American mathematician and academic (b. 1940)
- 2013 – Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
- 2013 – Robin Plunket, 8th Baron Plunket, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
- 2013 – Louis D. Rubin, Jr., American author, critic, and academic (b. 1923)
- 2013 – Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1924)
- 2013 – Jock Young, English sociologist and criminologist (b. 1942)
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