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October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 61 days remaining until the end of the year.
475 – Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor .
683 – During the Siege of Mecca , the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.
802 – Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos . Conspirators place Nikephoros , the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.
1517 – Protestant Reformation : Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg .
1587 – Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575 .
1822 – Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire .
1861 – American Civil War : Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army .
1863 – The Maori Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato .
1864 – Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state .
1876 – A monster cyclone ravages India, resulting in over 200,000 deaths.
1903 – Purdue Wreck , a railroad train collision in Indianapolis , killed 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway , the first automobile highway across United States.
1913 – The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
1917 – World War I: Battle of Beersheba : The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
1918 – World War I: Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire .
1922 – Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy
1923 – The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia .
1924 – World Savings Day is announced in Milan , Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
1926 – Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that develops after his appendix ruptures.
1938 – Great Depression : In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
1940 – World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
1941 – After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
1941 – World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland , killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
1943 – World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar -guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
1944 – Erich Göstl , a member of the Waffen-SS , is awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross , to recognise extreme battlefield bravery, after losing his face and eyes during the Battle of Normandy .
1956 – Suez Crisis : The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal .
1961 – In the Soviet Union , Joseph Stalin 's body is removed from Vladimir Lenin's Tomb .
1963 – An explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now Pepsi Coliseum ) in Indianapolis kills 74 people and injures another 400 during an ice skating show. A faulty propane tank connection in a concession stand is blamed.
1968 – Vietnam War October surprise : Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam " effective November 1 .
1969 – the Disappearance of Patricia Spencer and Pamela Hobley occurs.
1973 – Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape . Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison , Dublin , Republic of Ireland aboard a hijacked helicopter that lands in the exercise yard.
1984 – Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and nearly 10,000 Sikhs are killed.
1994 – American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana , killing 68.
1998 – Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
1999 – Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
1999 – EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.
2000 – Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station . The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
2000 – Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei , killing 83.
2000 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 is adopted.
2002 – A federal grand jury in Houston , Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud , money laundering , conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
2003 – Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi , marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
2003 – United Nations Convention against Corruption is adopted.
2011 – The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as Seven Billion Day .
2014 – Virgin Galactic 's SpaceShipTwo crashes in the Mojave Desert during a test flight.
2015 – Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula , killing all 224 people on board.
1291 – Philippe de Vitry , French composer, poet, and theorist (d. 1361)
1345 – Ferdinand I of Portugal (d. 1383)
1391 – Edward, King of Portugal (d. 1438)
1424 – Władysław III of Poland (d. 1444)
1599 – Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles , English politician (d. 1680)
1620 – John Evelyn , English gardener and author (d. 1706)
1636 – Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)
1686 – Senesino , Italian singer and actor (d. 1758)
1692 – Anne Claude de Caylus , French archaeologist and author (d. 1765)
1694 – Yeongjo of Joseon (d. 1776)
1705 – Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)
1711 – Laura Bassi , Italian physician, physicist, and academic (d. 1778)
1724 – Christopher Anstey , English author and poet (d. 1805)
1737 – James Lovell , American educator and politician (d. 1789)
1795 – John Keats , English poet (d. 1821)
1815 – Karl Weierstrass , German mathematician and academic (d. 1897)
1825 – Charles Lavigerie , French-Algerian cardinal and academic (d. 1892)
1827 – Richard Morris Hunt , American architect, designed the New York Tribune Building (d. 1895)
1831 – Paolo Mantegazza , Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1910)
1835 – Adelbert Ames , American general and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (d. 1933)
1835 – Krišjānis Barons , Latvian linguist and author (d. 1923)
1835 – Adolf von Baeyer , German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
1838 – Luís I of Portugal (d. 1889)
1840 – Franz Müller , German tailor and murderer (d. 1864)
1847 – Galileo Ferraris , Italian physicist and engineer (d. 1897)
1848 – Boston Custer , American soldier (d. 1876)
1851 – Louise of Sweden (d. 1926)
1856 – Charles Leroux , American balloonist and skydiver (d. 1889)
1860 – Juliette Gordon Low , American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (d. 1927)
1868 – John Weir Troy , American journalist and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska (d. 1942)
1875 – Eugene Meyer , American businessman and publisher (d. 1954)
1875 – Vallabhbhai Patel , Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1950)
1876 – Natalie Clifford Barney , American poet and playwright (d. 1972)
1879 – Karel Hašler , Czech actor, director, and composer (d. 1941)
1880 – Julia Peterkin , American author (d. 1961)
1881 – Toshizō Nishio , Japanese general (d. 1960)
1883 – Marie Laurencin , French painter and illustrator (d. 1956)
1887 – Chiang Kai-shek , Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (Taiwan ) (d. 1975)
1887 – Newsy Lalonde , Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (d. 1970)
1888 – Napoleon Lapathiotis , Greek poet and author (d. 1944)
1890 – Susie Gibson , American super-centenarian (d. 2006)
1892 – Alexander Alekhine , Russian chess player and author (d. 1946)
1895 – Les Darcy , Australian boxer (d. 1917)
1895 – B. H. Liddell Hart , English soldier, historian, and theorist (d. 1970)
1896 – Ethel Waters , American singer and actress (d. 1977)
1897 – Delma Kollar , American super-centenarian (d. 2012)
1902 – Abraham Wald , Romanian mathematician and economist (d. 1950)
1908 – Muriel Duckworth , Canadian activist (d. 2009)
1912 – Dale Evans , American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001)
1912 – Ollie Johnston , American animator and voice actor (d. 2008)
1914 – Joe Carcione , American activist and author (d. 1988)
1914 – John Hugenholtz , Dutch engineer and designer (d. 1995)
1915 – Jane Jarvis , American pianist and composer (d. 2010)
1916 – Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012)
1917 – William H. McNeill , Canadian-American historian, author, and academic
1917 – Gordon Steege , Australian soldier and pilot (d. 2013)
1918 – Ian Stevenson , American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007)
1919 – Daphne Oxenford , English actress (d. 2012)
1919 – Magnus Wenninger , American mathematician and author
1919 – John Sylvester White , American actor (d. 1988)
1920 – Dick Francis , Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (d. 2010)
1920 – Joseph Gelineau , French priest and composer (d. 2008)
1920 – Dedan Kimathi , Kenyan rebel leader (d. 1957)
1920 – Helmut Newton , German-Australian photographer (d. 2004)
1920 – Fritz Walter , German footballer (d. 2002)
1922 – Barbara Bel Geddes , American actress, singer, and author (d. 2005)
1922 – Illinois Jacquet , American saxophonist and composer (d. 2004)
1922 – Anatoli Papanov , Russian actor (d. 1987)
1922 – Norodom Sihanouk , Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2012)
1924 – Cleo Moore , American actress (d. 1973)
1925 – Lawrence A. Cremin , American historian and author (d. 1990)
1925 – John Pople , English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1925 – Robert B. Rheault , American colonel (d. 2013)
1926 – Jimmy Savile , English radio and television host (d. 2011)
1928 – Andrew Sarris , American critic and educator (d. 2012)
1929 – Eddie Charlton , Australian snooker player (d. 2004)
1929 – William Orchard , Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (d. 2014)
1929 – Bud Spencer , Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter
1930 – Michael Collins , American general, pilot, and astronaut
1930 – Booker Ervin , American saxophonist (d. 1970)
1931 – Iivo Nei , Estonian chess player and trainer
1931 – Dan Rather , American journalist
1932 – Katherine Paterson , Chinese-American author
1932 – Jacques Pic , French chef (d. 1992)
1933 – Phil Goyette , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1933 – Iemasa Kayumi , Japanese voice actor (d. 2014)
1933 – Narriman Sadek , Egyptian wife of Farouk of Egypt (d. 2005)
1934 – Fillie Lyckow , Swedish actress (d. 2015)
1935 – Dale Brown , American basketball player and coach
1935 – Ronald Graham , American mathematician and theorist
1935 – David Harvey , English-American geographer and academic
1936 – Michael Landon , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
1937 – Tom Paxton , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Tom O'Connor , English actor and game show host
1939 – Ron Rifkin , American actor
1939 – Ali Farka Touré , Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
1940 – Craig Rodwell , American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (d. 1993)
1940 – Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox , English businesswoman and politician
1941 – Dan Alderson , American scientist and academic (d. 1989)
1941 – Derek Bell , English race car driver
1941 – Werner Krieglstein , Czech-American philosopher and academic
1942 – Eduardo Castrillo , Filipino sculptor and jewelry designer
1942 – Dave McNally , American baseball player (d. 2002)
1942 – David Ogden Stiers , American actor and singer
1943 – Elliott Forbes-Robinson , American race car driver
1943 – Paul Frampton , English-American physicist and academic
1943 – Aristotelis Pavlidis , Greek politician, 13th Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy
1943 – Brian Piccolo , American football player (d. 1970)
1944 – Sally Kirkland , American actress and producer
1945 – Russ Ballard , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Argent )
1945 – Brian Doyle-Murray , American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Barrie Keeffe , English playwright, screenwriter, and producer
1945 – Avi Shlaim , Iraqi-Israeli historian and academic
1946 – Norman Lovett , English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1946 – Stephen Rea , Irish actor
1947 – Deidre Hall , American actress
1947 – Frank Shorter , American runner and sportscaster
1947 – Herman Van Rompuy , Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium
1948 – Michael Kitchen , English actor and producer
1949 – Mart Helme , Estonian journalist and diplomat
1949 – Bob Siebenberg , American drummer (Supertramp and Bees Make Honey )
1949 – Alison Wolf , English economist and academic
1950 – John Candy , Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
1950 – Zaha Hadid , Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion
1950 – Jane Pauley , American journalist
1950 – Antonio Taguba , Filipino-American general
1951 – Nick Saban , American football player and coach
1951 – Dave Trembley , American baseball player, coach, and manager
1952 – Bernard Edwards , American bass player and producer (Chic and The Power Station ) (d. 1996)
1952 – Joe West , American baseball umpire and actor
1953 – Michael J. Anderson , American actor
1953 – Lynda Goodfriend , American actress
1953 – John Lucas II , American basketball player and coach
1954 – Mari Okamoto , Japanese actress
1954 – Ken Wahl , American actor and screenwriter
1955 – Michalis Chrisochoidis , Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order
1955 – Eduardo V. Manalo , Filipino religious leader
1955 – Susan Orlean , American journalist and author
1956 – Bruce Bawer , American poet and critic
1956 – Christopher de Leon , Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician
1956 – Anders Lago , Swedish lawyer and politician
1956 – Roberto Malone , Italian porn actor and director
1956 – Charles Moore , English journalist and author
1957 – Brian Stokes Mitchell , American singer and actor
1957 – Shirley Phelps-Roper , American lawyer and activist
1957 – Robert Pollard , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Guided by Voices )
1958 – Jeannie Longo , French cyclist
1959 – Michael DeLorenzo , American actor, singer, and director
1959 – Mats Näslund , Swedish ice hockey player
1959 – Neal Stephenson , American author
1960 – Arnaud Desplechin , French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
1960 – Luis Fortuño , Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico
1960 – Mike Gallego , American baseball player and coach
1960 – Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran
1961 – Alonzo Babers , American runner and pilot
1961 – Kate Campbell , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Peter Jackson , New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Larry Mullen, Jr. , Irish drummer, songwriter, and actor (U2 and Automatic Baby )
1962 – Jonathan Borden , American neurosurgeon and academic
1962 – Bill Fralic , American football player and sportscaster
1962 – Anna Geifman , American historian, author, and academic
1962 – John Giannini , American basketball player and coach
1962 – Mari Jungstedt , Swedish journalist and author
1962 – Raphael Rabello , Brazilian guitarist and composer
1962 – Dan Wood , Canadian ice hockey player
1963 – Dunga , Brazilian footballer and manager
1963 – Sanjeev Bhaskar , English actor and screenwriter
1963 – Mikkey Dee , Swedish drummer and songwriter (Motörhead and King Diamond )
1963 – Johnny Marr , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Smiths , Modest Mouse , Electronic , and The Cribs )
1963 – Fred McGriff , American baseball player and radio host
1963 – Dermot Mulroney , American actor, singer, and producer
1963 – Rob Schneider , American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Frank Bruni , American journalist and critic
1964 – Colm Ó Cíosóig , Irish drummer and songwriter (My Bloody Valentine , Mazzy Star , and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions )
1964 – Marco van Basten , Dutch footballer and manager
1964 – Darryl Worley , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965 – Paul du Toit , South African painter and sculptor (d. 2014)
1965 – Blue Edwards , American basketball player
1965 – Denis Irwin , Irish footballer and journalist
1965 – Rob Rackstraw , English voice actor
1966 – Ad-Rock , American rapper, producer, and actor (Beastie Boys and BS 2000 )
1966 – Joseph Boyden , Canadian-American author and academic
1966 – Koji Kanemoto , Japanese wrestler
1966 – Annabella Lwin , Burmese singer-songwriter and producer (Bow Wow Wow )
1966 – Mike O'Malley , American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Jon Wurster , American drummer and radio host (Superchunk and The Mountain Goats )
1967 – Petros Gaitanos , Greek singer
1967 – Vanilla Ice , American rapper, producer, and actor
1967 – Buddy Lazier , American race car driver
1967 – Irina Pantaeva , Russian-American model and actress
1967 – Adam Schlesinger , American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Fountains of Wayne , Ivy and Tinted Windows )
1968 – Antonio Davis , American basketball player and sportscaster
1969 – David Coburn , American actor and singer
1970 – Terry Alderton , English comedian and actor
1970 – Linn Berggren , Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (Ace of Base )
1970 – Mitch Harris , American guitarist and songwriter (Napalm Death , Defecation , and Meathook Seed )
1970 – Johnny Moeller , American guitarist (The Fabulous Thunderbirds )
1970 – Nolan North , American actor
1970 – Rogers Stevens , American guitarist (Blind Melon )
1970 – Steve Trachsel , American baseball player
1970 – Nicky Wu , Taiwanese actor and singer
1971 – Alphonso Ford , American basketball player (d. 2004)
1971 – Tom Smith , English-Scottish rugby player and coach
1971 – Phil Tataurangi , New Zealand golfer
1971 – Ian Walker , English footballer and manager
1972 – Shaun Bartlett , South African footballer and manager
1972 – Matt Dawson , English rugby player
1972 – Grigoris Georgatos , Greek footballer
1973 – Paul Abrahams , English footballer and coach
1973 – Christopher Bevins , American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Tim Byrdak , American baseball player
1973 – David Dellucci , American baseball player and sportscaster
1973 – Beverly Lynne , American porn actress and producer
1973 – Arzum Onan , Turkish model and actress, Miss Europe 1993
1974 – Muzzy Izzet , English-Turkish footballer
1974 – Roger Manganelli , Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Less Than Jake and Rehasher )
1974 – Natasja Saad , Danish rapper (d. 2007)
1975 – Fabio Celestini , Swiss footballer and manager
1975 – Keith Jardine , American mixed martial artist and actor
1975 – Johnny Whitworth , American actor and producer
1976 – Guti , Spanish footballer
1976 – Piper Perabo , American actress and producer
1976 – Koji Yamamoto , Japanese actor and singer
1977 – Sylviane Félix , French sprinter
1977 – Séverine Ferrer , French singer
1978 – Inka Grings , German footballer and manager
1978 – Emmanuel Izonritei , Nigerian boxer
1978 – Marek Saganowski , Polish footballer
1978 – Mika Sugisaki , Japanese actress and radio host
1978 – Martin Verkerk , Dutch tennis player
1979 – Ricardo Fuller , Jamaican footballer
1979 – Simão Sabrosa , Portuguese footballer
1979 – Saaphyri Windsor , American model and actress
1980 – Samaire Armstrong , Japanese-American model, actress, and fashion designer
1980 – Alondra de la Parra , Mexican-American pianist and conductor
1980 – Marcel Meeuwis , Dutch footballer
1980 – Eddie Kaye Thomas , American actor
1981 – Irina Denezhkina , Russian author
1981 – Lollie Alexi Devereaux , French-Canadian actress, singer, and dancer
1981 – Steven Hunter , American basketball player
1981 – Frank Iero , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (My Chemical Romance , Pencey Prep , and Leathermouth )
1981 – Selina Jen , Taiwanese singer and actress (S.H.E )
1981 – Mike Napoli , American baseball player
1982 – Jordan Bannister , Australian footballer and umpire
1982 – Justin Chatwin , Canadian actor
1982 – Tomáš Plekanec , Czech ice hockey player
1983 – Adam Bouska , American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign
1983 – Sitashma Chand , Nepalese model, Miss Nepal 2007
1983 – Katy French , Swiss-Irish model (d. 2007)
1984 – Scott Clifton , American actor and singer
1984 – Pat Murray , American football player
1984 – Amanda Pascoe , Australian swimmer
1984 – Nicole Rash , American model and actress, Miss Indiana 2007
1985 – Stefani Morgan , American porn actress
1986 – Chris Alajajian , Australian race car driver
1986 – Christie Hayes , Australian actress and producer
1986 – Sean Paul Lockhart , American porn actor and director
1987 – Nick Foligno , Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Jean-Karl Vernay , French race car driver
1988 – Cole Aldrich , American basketball player
1988 – Sébastien Buemi , Swiss race car driver
1988 – Jack Riewoldt , Australian footballer
1989 – Warren Weir , Jamaican sprinter
1990 – Lil' JJ , American actor and rapper
1991 – Sven Kaldre , Estonian basketball player
1992 – Vanessa Marano , American actress
1993 – Nadine Lustre , Filipino actress and singer
1995 – Joana Valle Costa , Portuguese tennis player
1997 – Holly Taylor , Canadian-American actress and dancer
1999 – Léa Serna , French figure skater
2000 – Willow Smith , American actress and singer
2005 – Leonor, Princess of Asturias
1147 – Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester , English son of Henry I of England (b. 1100)
1214 – Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (b. 1163)
1448 – John VIII Palaiologos , Byzantine emperor (b. 1390)
1641 – Cornelis Jol , Dutch admiral (b. 1597)
1659 – John Bradshaw , English lawyer and judge, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1602)
1661 – Köprülü Mehmed Pasha , Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1575)
1723 – Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642)
1732 – Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (b. 1666)
1733 – Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)
1744 – Leonardo Leo , Italian composer (b. 1694)
1765 – Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (b. 1721)
1768 – Francesco Maria Veracini , Italian violinist and composer (b. 1690)
1860 – Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald , Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1775)
1879 – Jacob Abbott , American author and academic (b. 1803)
1879 – Joseph Hooker , American general (b. 1814)
1884 – Marie Bashkirtseff , Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858)
1913 – William Evans-Gordon , English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
1916 – Charles Taze Russell , American minister (b. 1852)
1918 – Egon Schiele , Austrian painter (b. 1890)
1920 – Alphonse Desjardins , Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
1925 – Max Linder , French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
1926 – Harry Houdini , Hungarian-American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
1929 – Ilm-ud-din , Pakistani murderer (b. 1908)
1929 – António José de Almeida , Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)
1929 – Norman Pritchard , Indian-English hurdler and actor (b. 1877)
1931 – Octave Uzanne , French journalist and author (b. 1851)
1939 – Otto Rank , Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
1946 – Gabriel Gabrio , French actor (b. 1887)
1952 – Chit Hlaing , Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
1959 – Jean Cabannes , French physicist and academic (b. 1885)
1960 – H. L. Davis , American author and poet (b. 1894)
1962 – Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion , French astronomer (b. 1877)
1963 – Mesut Cemil , Turkish cellist and composer (b. 1902)
1972 – Bill Durnan , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916)
1972 – Marcia Healy , American actress (b. 1904)
1973 – Malek Bennabi , Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)
1975 – S. D. Burman , Bangladeshi-Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1906)
1977 – C. B. Colby , American author and illustrator (b. 1904)
1980 – Jan Werich , Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905)
1983 – George Halas , American football player and coach (b. 1895)
1984 – Eduardo De Filippo , Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
1984 – Indira Gandhi , Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (b. 1917)
1985 – Anton Christoforidis , Turkish-Greek boxer (b. 1918)
1985 – Nikos Engonopoulos , Greek painter and poet (b. 1907)
1985 – Poul Reichhardt , Danish actor and singer (b. 1913)
1986 – Robert S. Mulliken , American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
1988 – John Houseman , Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
1988 – Alfred Pellan , Canadian painter and academic (b. 1906)
1991 – Gene Anderson , American wrestler and actor (b. 1933)
1991 – Joseph Papp , American director and producer (b. 1921)
1992 – Gary Rippingale , English ice hockey player (b. 1974)
1993 – Federico Fellini , Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
1993 – River Phoenix , American actor and singer (Aleka's Attic ) (b. 1970)
1995 – Rosalind Cash , American actress and singer (b. 1938)
1996 – Marcel Carné , French director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
1998 – Elmer Vasko , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1935)
1999 – Greg Moore , Canadian race car driver (b. 1975)
2000 – Ring Lardner, Jr. , American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1915)
2001 – Régine Cavagnoud , French skier (b. 1970)
2002 – Lionel Poilâne , French banker and businessman (b. 1945)
2002 – Michail Stasinopoulos , Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (b. 1903)
2002 – Raf Vallone , Italian footballer and actor (b. 1916)
2003 – Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer , Indian singer (b. 1908)
2003 – Richard Neustadt , American political scientist and historian (b. 1919)
2005 – Hal Anger , American biophysicist and engineer (b. 1920)
2005 – Mary Wimbush , English actress (b. 1924)
2006 – Hank Berger ; American businessman (b. 1952)
2006 – P. W. Botha , South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (b. 1916)
2006 – Peter Fryer , English journalist and author (b. 1927)
2006 – Amrita Pritam , Pakistani-Indian author and poet (b. 1919)
2007 – Ray Gravell , Welsh rugby player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1951)
2007 – Erdal İnönü , Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1926)
2008 – Studs Terkel , American actor, historian, and author (b. 1912)
2009 – Mustafa Mahmud , Egyptian physician and author (b. 1921)
2009 – Tom Wheatcroft , English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (b. 1922)
2009 – Qian Xuesen , Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (b. 1911)
2010 – Maurice Lucas , American basketball player and coach (b. 1952)
2010 – Ted Sorensen , American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (b. 1928)
2011 – Flórián Albert , Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
2011 – Roberto Lippi , Italian race car driver (d. 1926)
2012 – Gae Aulenti , Italian architect and designer (b. 1927)
2012 – June Blundell , New Zealand wife of Denis Blundell (b. 1921)
2012 – Brian Cobby , English actor (b. 1929)
2012 – John Fitch , American race car driver and engineer (b. 1917)
2012 – John H. Reed , American soldier and politician, 67th Governor of Maine (b. 1921)
2012 – Teri Shields , American actress and producer (b. 1933)
2013 – Chris Chase , American actress and author (b. 1924)
2013 – Gérard de Villiers , French journalist and author (b. 1929)
2013 – Jagadish Ghimire , Nepali author and activist (b. 1946)
2013 – Trevor Kletz , English chemist and author (b. 1922)
2013 – Johnny Kucks , American baseball player (b. 1933)
2013 – Andres Narvasa , Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1928)
2013 – Bobby Parker , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
2014 – David Manker Abshire , American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (b. 1926)
2014 – Michael Alsbury , American engineer and pilot (b. 1975)
2014 – John Forzani , Canadian football player and businessman (b. 1947)
2014 – Brad Halsey , American baseball player (b. 1981)
2014 – Käbi Laretei , Estonian-Swedish pianist (b. 1922)
2014 – Hitoshi Motoshima , Japanese educator and politician (b. 1922)
2014 – Jim Sauter , American race car driver (b. 1943)
2015 – Ants Antson , Estonian speed skater (b. 1938)
2015 – Thomas Blatt , Polish-American author (b. 1927)
2015 – Charles Herbert , American actor (b. 1948)
2015 – Gregg Palmer , American actor (b. 1927)
2015 – Gus Savage , American businessman and politician (b. 1925)
2015 – T. M. Wright , American author, poet, and illustrator (b. 1947)
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