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Events

=Pre-1600=

  • 910 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors.{{cite book |author=László Kósa |title=A Cultural History of Hungary: From the beginnings to the eighteenth century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ifW3AAAAIAAJ |year=1999 |publisher=Corvina |isbn=978-963-13-4836-1 |page=54}}
  • 1206 – The Ghurid general Qutb ud-Din Aibak founds the Delhi Sultanate.{{Cite book |last=Jackson |first=Peter |title=The Delhi Sultanate: a political and military history |date=2000 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-54329-3 |edition=Reprint |series=Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization |location=Cambridge}}
  • 1240 – At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Christian monk and four rabbis.{{cite book |author=Avner Falk |title=A Psychoanalytic History of the Jews |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z10-Xz9Kno4C&pg=PA488 |year=1996 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |isbn=978-0-8386-3660-2 |pages=488}}
  • 1381 – Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels assemble at Blackheath, just outside London.{{cite book |author=Henry De Beltgens Gibbins |title=Industry in England: Historical Outlines |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5Y0CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA169 |date=14 December 2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-27507-7 |pages=169}}
  • 1418 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Parisians slaughter sympathizers of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, along with all prisoners, foreign bankers, and students and faculty of the College of Navarre.{{cite book |author=Norma Lorre Goodrich |title=Charles, Duke of Orleans: A Literary Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cXZDAAAAYAAJ |year=1963 |publisher=Macmillan |page=135}}
  • 1429 – Hundred Years' War: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
  • 1550 – The city of Helsinki, Finland (belonging to Sweden at the time) is founded by King Gustav I of Sweden.

=1601–1900=

  • 1643 – The Westminster Assembly is convened by the Parliament of England, without the assent of Charles I, in order to restructure the Church of England.{{cite book |last=Letham |first=Robert |title=The Westminster Assembly: Reading Its Theology in Historical Context |series=The Westminster Assembly and the Reformed Faith |year=2009 |publisher=P&R Publishing |location=Phillipsburg, NJ |isbn=978-0-87552-612-6 |page=30}}
  • 1653 – First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.{{cite book |author=Lincoln P. Paine |title=Warships of the World to 1900 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xh7CSxFeK-IC&pg=PA220 |year=2000 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |isbn=0-395-98414-9 |pages=220}}
  • 1665 – Thomas Willett is appointed the first mayor of New York City.{{cite book |author=New York (N.Y.). Department of Public Works |title=The Renascence of City Hall: Commemorative Presentation, Rededication of City Hall, the City of New York, July 12, 1956 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=koAMAAAAYAAJ |year=1956 |publisher=Published with the cooperation of the co-sponsor DowntownManhattan Association, Incorporated |page=67}}
  • 1758 – French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.{{cite book |author=A. J. B. Johnston |title=Endgame 1758: The Promise, the Glory, and the Despair of Louisbourg's Last Decade |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m73Le-o2NygC&pg=PA232 |date=1 December 2007 |publisher=U of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0-8032-0986-2 |pages=232}}
  • 1772 – French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men are killed by Māori in New Zealand.
  • 1775 – American War of Independence: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.
  • 1776 – The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.{{cite book |author=John J. Patrick |title=Founding the Republic: A Documentary History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bPvq0-taGAEC&pg=PA52 |year=1995 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-29226-2 |pages=52–}}
  • 1798 – Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battle of Ballynahinch.{{cite book |title=McCarty's Annual Statistician |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wHoZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124 |year=1879 |publisher=L.P. McCarty |pages=124}}
  • 1813 – Capture of USRC Surveyor.{{cite web |title=Revenue Cutter Surveyor |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=270570 |website=hmdb.org |publisher=Historical Marker Database |access-date=June 1, 2025}}
  • 1817 – The earliest form of bicycle, the dandy horse, is driven by Karl von Drais.
  • 1821 – Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Isma'il Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, ending the existence of that Sudanese kingdom.{{cite book |first1=P. M. |last1=Holt |first2=M. W. |last2=Daly |title=A History of the Sudan: From the Coming of Islam to the Present Day |edition=6th |publisher=Routledge |year=2011 |isbn=978-1405874458 |page=38}}
  • 1830 – Beginning of the Invasion of Algiers: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch.
  • 1864 – American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
  • 1898 – Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.{{cite book |last=Halili |first=Maria Christine N. |title=Philippine History |location=Manila |publisher=Rex Book Store |date=2004 |isbn=9789712339349 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gUt5v8ET4QYC |page=162}}
  • 1899 – New Richmond tornado: The ninth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
  • 1900 – The Reichstag approves new legislation continuing Germany's naval expansion program, providing for construction of 38 battleships over a 20-year period. Germany's fleet would be the largest in the world.{{cite book |first=Jacques |last=Legrand |title=Chronicle of the 20th Century |publisher=Ecam Publication |year=1987 |page=15 |isbn=0-942191-01-3}}

=1901–present=

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1902 – Hendrik Elias, Belgian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Ghent (died 1973)
  • 1905 – Ray Barbuti, American sprinter and football player (died 1988)
  • 1906 – Sandro Penna, Italian poet (died 1977)
  • 1908 – Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina and educator (died 2010)
  • 1908 – Otto Skorzeny, German SS officer (died 1975)
  • 1912 – Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1993)
  • 1912 – Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (died 1961)
  • 1913 – Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (died 1996)
  • 1913 – Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral (died 2005)
  • 1914 – William Lundigan, American actor (died 1975)
  • 1914 – Go Seigen, Chinese-Japanese Go player (died 2014)
  • 1915 – Priscilla Lane, American actress (died 1995)
  • 1915 – Christopher Mayhew, English soldier and politician (died 1997)
  • 1915 – David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman (died 2017)
  • 1916 – Irwin Allen, American director and producer (died 1991)
  • 1916 – Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (died 2015)
  • 1918 – Georgia Louise Harris Brown, American architect (died 1999){{Cite web |url=https://pioneeringwomen.bwaf.org/georgia-louise-harris-brown/ |title=Pioneering Women of American Architecture |website=Pioneering Women of American Architecture |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-19}}
  • 1918 – Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (died 2001)
  • 1919 – Uta Hagen, German-American actress and educator (died 2004)
  • 1920 – Dave Berg, American soldier and cartoonist (died 2002)
  • 1920 – Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (died 2000)
  • 1921 – Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (died 2010)
  • 1921 – James Archibald Houston, Canadian author and illustrator (died 2005)
  • 1922 – Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and author (died 2013){{cite journal |last1=Fontani |first1=Marco |last2=Orna |first2=Mary Virginia |title=Margherita Hack: Friend of the Stars |journal=ACS Symposium Series |date=January 2018 |volume=1311 |pages=295–310 |doi=10.1021/bk-2018-1311.ch013 |isbn=978-0-8412-3391-1}}
  • 1924 – George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (died 2018){{cite web |title=George H.W. Bush | Biography, Presidency, Accomplishments, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-H-W-Bush |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=30 November 2020 |language=en}}
  • 1924 – Grete Dollitz, German-American guitarist and radio host (died 2013)
  • 1926 – Amadeo Carrizo, Argentine footballer (died 2020){{cite web | url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/personas/amadeo-carrizo-1828970 | title=Amadeo Carrizo - Biografía, mejores películas, series, imágenes y noticias | date=15 May 2022|access-date=12 June 2025 }}
  • 1928 – Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2018)
  • 1928 – Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician and diplomat, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 2025)
  • 1928 – Richard M. Sherman, American composer and director (died 2024){{Cite news |last=Lunden |first=Jeff |date=May 25, 2024 |title=Disney composer Richard M. Sherman has died at 95 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/05/25/1119947006/richard-sherman-dead-disney-composer |access-date=May 26, 2024 |work=NPR}}
  • 1929 – Brigid Brophy, English author and critic (died 1995)
  • 1929 – Roy Bull, Australian rugby league player (died 2004){{cite web |title=Roy Bull |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/roy-bull/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project |publisher=Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates |access-date=1 August 2017}}
  • 1929 – Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (died 1945){{cite web |title=BBC - The Diary of Anne Frank - Anne's Timeline |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/annefrank/timeline.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=25 June 2020}}
  • 1929 – Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani linguist and academic (died 2019)
  • 1929 – John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (died 2017)
  • 1930 – Jim Burke, Australian cricketer (died 1979)
  • 1930 – Donald Byrne, American chess player (died 1976)
  • 1930 – Innes Ireland, Scottish racing driver and engineer (died 1993)
  • 1930 – Jim Nabors, American actor and singer (died 2017)
  • 1931 – Trevanian, American author and scholar (died 2005)
  • 1931 – Rona Jaffe, American novelist (died 2005)
  • 1932 – Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer
  • 1932 – Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (died 2002)
  • 1933 – Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (died 2004)
  • 1934 – John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (died 2001)
  • 1934 – Kevin Billington, English director and producer (died 2021)
  • 1935 – Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (died 2014)
  • 1935 – Paul Kennedy, English lawyer and judge
  • 1937 – Vladimir Arnold, Russian-French mathematician and academic (died 2010)
  • 1937 – Klaus Basikow, German footballer and manager (died 2015)
  • 1937 – Antal Festetics, Hungarian-Austrian biologist and zoologist
  • 1937 – Chips Moman, American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter (died 2016)
  • 1938 – Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (died 2016)
  • 1938 – Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor
  • 1939 – Ron Lynch, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2024)
  • 1939 – Frank McCloskey, American sergeant and politician (died 2003)
  • 1940 – Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician
  • 1941 – Marv Albert, American sportscaster
  • 1941 – Chick Corea, American pianist and composer (died 2021){{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chick-corea-obit-1127283/ |title=Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79 |work=Rolling Stone |last=Shteamer |first=Hank |date=February 11, 2021 |accessdate=February 11, 2021}}
  • 1941 – Roy Harper, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
  • 1941 – Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (died 2013)
  • 1941 – Lucille Roybal-Allard, American politician
  • 1942 – Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2020)
  • 1942 – Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1945 – Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer and coach
  • 1946 – Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1946 – Bobby Gould, English footballer and manager
  • 1946 – Catherine Bréchignac, French physicist and academic
  • 1948 – Hans Binder, Austrian racing driver
  • 1948 – Herbert Meyer, German footballer
  • 1948 – Len Wein, American comic book writer and editor (died 2017)
  • 1949 – Jens Böhrnsen, German judge and politician
  • 1949 – Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1949 – John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 2017)
  • 1950 – Oğuz Abadan, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1950 – Michael Fabricant, English politician
  • 1950 – Sonia Manzano, American actress
  • 1951 – Brad Delp, American musician and singer (died 2007)
  • 1951 – Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (died 2007)
  • 1952 – Spencer Abraham, American academic and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy
  • 1952 – Junior Brown, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1953 – Rocky Burnette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1953 – Árni Steinar Jóhannsson, Icelandic politician (died 2015){{cite web |title=Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Árni Steinar Jóhannsson |url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=4 |publisher=Althing |access-date=18 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208133845/https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=4 |archive-date=8 December 2022 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}
  • 1956 – Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
  • 1957 – Timothy Busfield, American actor, director, and producer
  • 1957 – Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach
  • 1958 – Meredith Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1958 – Barry Michael Cooper, American writer, producer and director (died 2025){{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Alex |date=January 28, 2025 |title=Barry Michael Cooper, 'New Jack City' Screenwriter, Dies at 66 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/movies/barry-michael-cooper-dead.html |access-date=January 29, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
  • 1959 – John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1959 – Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and comedian
  • 1960 – Joe Kopicki, American basketball player and coach
  • 1962 – Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist, professor and cultural critic
  • 1963 – Philippe Bugalski, French racing driver (died 2012)
  • 1963 – Warwick Capper, Australian footballer, coach, and actor
  • 1964 – Derek Higgins, Irish racing driver
  • 1964 – Takashi Yamazaki, Japanese filmmaker{{Cite web |title=【山崎貴】「永遠の0」こだわったリアリティー 映像効果の第一人者が大事にする"重なり" |url=https://www.zakzak.co.jp/people/news/20131220/peo1312200720000-n1.htm |date=20 December 2013 |access-date=18 September 2023 |website={{Ill|ZAKZAK|ja|夕刊フジ}} |language=ja-JP}}
  • 1965 – Adrian Toole, Australian rugby league player
  • 1965 – Gwen Torrence, American sprinter
  • 1965 – Cathy Tyson, English actress
  • 1966 – Marc Glanville, Australian rugby league player
  • 1966 – Tom Misteli, Swiss cell biologist
  • 1967 – Aivar Kuusmaa, Estonian basketball player and coach
  • 1967 – Frances O'Connor, English-Australian actress
  • 1968 – Scott Aldred, American baseball player and coach
  • 1968 – Bobby Sheehan, American bass player and songwriter (died 1999)
  • 1969 – Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (died 2007)
  • 1969 – Héctor Garza, Mexican wrestler (died 2013)
  • 1969 – Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player
  • 1969 – Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician
  • 1971 – Mark Henry, American weightlifter and wrestler
  • 1971 – Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
  • 1971 – Jérôme Romain, Caribbean-Dominican triple jumper and coach
  • 1973 – Jason Caffey, American basketball player and coach
  • 1973 – Darryl White, Australian footballer
  • 1974 – Flávio Conceição, Brazilian footballer
  • 1974 – Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
  • 1975 – Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and journalist
  • 1975 – Stéphanie Szostak, French-American actress
  • 1976 – Antawn Jamison, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1976 – Ray Price, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • 1976 – Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer
  • 1976 – Paul Stenning, English author{{cite book |author=Stenning, Paul |author-link=Paul Stenning |title=Success – By Those Who've Made It. Pg. 203 |publisher=In Flight Books |date=24 November 2013 |isbn=978-1628475869}}
  • 1977 – Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1978 – Lewis Moody, English rugby player
  • 1979 – Dallas Clark, American football player
  • 1979 – Martine Dugrenier, Canadian wrestler
  • 1979 – Diego Milito, Argentine footballer{{FIFA player|198273}}
  • 1979 – Robyn, Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer{{cite book |title=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA5 |date=17 May 1997 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=5}}
  • 1979 – Earl Watson, American basketball player and coach{{basketballstats|bbr=w/watsoea01}}
  • 1980 – Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby player
  • 1981 – Raitis Grafs, Latvian basketball player
  • 1981 – Adriana Lima, Brazilian model and actress
  • 1982 – Shailaja Pujari, Indian weightlifter{{cite web |title=Results |url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=8379 |website=m2002.thecgf.com |access-date=12 May 2020 |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802222659/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=8379 |url-status=dead}}
  • 1982 – James Tomlinson, English cricketer{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11667/11667.html |title=Player profile: James Tomlinson |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321060506/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11667/11667.html |archive-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}
  • 1983 – Bryan Habana, South African rugby player
  • 1983 – Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
  • 1984 – James Kwalia, Kenyan-Qatari runner{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14219027 |title=James Kwalia |website=worldathletics.org}}
  • 1984 – Bruno Soriano, Spanish footballer
  • 1985 – Dave Franco, American actor{{cite web |last1=Ma |first1=Julie |title=Male Gaze: It's Dave Franco's Birthday |url=https://www.thecut.com/2013/06/male-gaze-its-dave-francos-birthday.html |website=The Cut |publisher=New York |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=12 June 2013}}
  • 1985 – Blake Ross, American computer programmer, co-created Mozilla Firefox
  • 1985 – Sam Thaiday, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster{{cite web |title=Sam Thaiday |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/sam-thaiday/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project |publisher=Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates |access-date=1 August 2017}}
  • 1985 – Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress, and author{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/02/27/2009-02-27_girls_next_door_star_kendra_wilkinson_sa.html |title='Girls Next Door' star Kendra Wilkinson says brother will give away – not Hugh Hefner |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=2009-02-27 |access-date=2011-03-15}}
  • 1986 – Salim Mehajer, Australian politician
  • 1988 – Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer{{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010702/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2010 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=6 August 2019 |page=30}}
  • 1988 – Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer{{FIFA player|228617}}
  • 1989 – Emma Eliasson, Swedish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Emma ELIASSON | Ice Hockey | Sweden - Sochi 2014 Olympics |url=http://sochi2014.arch.articul.ru/www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-emma-eliasson.htm |website=sochi2014.arch.articul.ru |access-date=25 June 2020}}
  • 1989 – Ibrahim Jeilan, Ethiopian runner{{cite web |title=Ibrahim JEILAN | Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/ibrahim-jeilan-14181523 |website=www.worldathletics.org |access-date=25 June 2020}}
  • 1990 – Jrue Holiday, American basketball player{{basketballstats|nba=jrue_holiday|bbr=h/holidjr01}}
  • 1990 – David Worrall, English footballer
  • 1991 – Avisaíl García, Venezuelan baseball player{{cite web |title=Avisaíl García |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/avisail-garcia-541645 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=9 June 2023}}
  • 1992 – Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer{{cite web |url=http://www.philipecoutinho.com/biografia/ |title=Biografia: O berço |author=Staff writer(s) |access-date=8 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819004936/http://www.philipecoutinho.com/biografia/ |archive-date=19 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}
  • 1992 – Allie DiMeco, American actress and musicianBecker, Siobahn and Owen, Danielle (November 25, 2007). "Talking with...actress Allie DiMeco", Newsday, p. G26.
  • 1994 – Don Toliver, American rapper and singer-songwriter{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-toliver-mn0003746917 |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 March 2025 |title=Don Toliver Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More...}}
  • 1996 – Gustav Forsling, Swedish ice hockey player{{Cite web |title=Gustav Forsling |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/player/gustav-forsling-8478055 |access-date=11 April 2024 |publisher=National Hockey League}}
  • 1996 – Davinson Sánchez, Colombian footballer{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia |publisher=FIFA |page=5 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019|access-date=12 June 2025}}
  • 1996 – Shonica Wharton, Barbadian netball player{{cite web |title=Netball | Athlete Profile: Shonica WHARTON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6004119-shonica-wharton.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=17 October 2020}}
  • 1999 – CarryMinati, Indian YouTuber{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/trending/news-happy-birthday-youtuber-carry-minati-aka-ajey-nagar-legend-roaster-netizens-birthday-wishes-711153 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |access-date=25 September 2022 |title='Happy birthday to the legend roaster': Netizens flood internet with wishes for YouTuber Carry Minati |date=12 June 2021}}
  • 2002 – Koni De Winter, Belgian footballer{{cite web|title=Koni De Winter|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/koni-de-winter/632655/|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 June 2025}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1904 – Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (born 1836)
  • 1912 – Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1822)
  • 1917 – Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (born 1853)
  • 1932 – Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1852)
  • 1937 – Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Russian general (born 1893)
  • 1944 – Erich Marcks, German general (born 1891)
  • 1946 – Médéric Martin, Canadian politician, mayor of Montreal (born 1869)
  • 1952 – Harry Lawson, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Victoria (born 1875)
  • 1957 – Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (born 1904)
  • 1962 – John Ireland, English composer and educator (born 1879)
  • 1963 – Medgar Evers, American soldier and activist (born 1925)
  • 1966 – Hermann Scherchen, German viola player and conductor (born 1891)
  • 1968 – Herbert Read, English poet and critic (born 1893)
  • 1969 – Aleksandr Deyneka, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (born 1899)
  • 1972 – Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor (born 1895)
  • 1972 – Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar, Indian writer and documentary filmmaker (born 1909)
  • 1976 – Gopinath Kaviraj, Indian philosopher and scholar (born 1887)
  • 1978 – Guo Moruo, Chinese historian, author, and poet (born 1892)
  • 1978 – Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (born 1912)
  • 1980 – Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899){{cite news |title=Bobby Butlin: chairman of Butlins from 1968 to 1984 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5696218.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524174005/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5696218.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2010 |newspaper=The Times |date=10 February 2009 |access-date=1 November 2010}}
  • 1980 – Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime minister of Japan (born 1910)
  • 1980 – Milburn Stone, American actor (born 1904)
  • 1982 – Ian McKay, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1953)
  • 1982 – Karl von Frisch, Austrian-German ethologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1886)
  • 1983 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress (born 1902)
  • 1989 – Bruce Hamilton, Australian public servant (born 1911)
  • 1990 – Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, English captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1914)
  • 1994 – Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of O. J. Simpson (born 1959) and Ron Goldman, restaurant employee (born 1968){{cite book |author=Johnson Publishing Company |title=Jet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fjkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4 |date=23 October 1995 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |pages=4}}
  • 1994 – Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-American rabbi and author (born 1902)The New York Times, June 13, 1994, p. A1.
  • 1994 – Philip Vera Cruz, Filipino-American labor leader and farmworker (born 1904){{cite news |title=Philip Vera Cruz, 89; Helped to Found Farm Worker Union |author=Richard D. Lyons |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/16/obituaries/philip-vera-cruz-89-helped-to-found-farm-worker-union.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=16 June 1994 |access-date=4 October 2024}}
  • 1995 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (born 1920){{Cite Grove |author=Bryce Morrison |title=Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18592 |date=20 January 2001}}
  • 1995 – Pierre Russell, American basketball player (born 1949)
  • 1997 – Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1924)
  • 1998 – Leo Buscaglia, American author and educator (born 1924)
  • 1998 – Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (born 1922)
  • 1999 – Malekeh Malekzadeh Bayani, Iranian numismatist (born 1910){{Cite web |title=سالروز درگذشت ملکه ملک‌زاده؛ باستان‌شناس و بنیاد‌گذار موزه سکه - امرداد |url=https://amordadnews.com/81708/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=amordadnews.com |date=12 March 1400 |language=fa-IR}}
  • 1999 – J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (born 1917){{cite web |author=Mel Gussow |date=June 17, 1999 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/17/arts/j-f-powers-81-dies-wrote-about-priests.html |title=J. F. Powers, 81, Dies; Wrote About Priests |work=The New York Times}}
  • 2000 – Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1919)
  • 2002 – Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Limited (born 1922)
  • 2002 – Zena Sutherland, American reviewer of children's literature (born 1915){{cite web |last1=Lipson |first1=Eden Ross |title=Zena Sutherland, 86, Expert On Literature for Children |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/15/arts/zena-sutherland-86-expert-on-literature-for-children.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=8 January 2020 |date=15 June 2002}}
  • 2003 – Gregory Peck, American actor and political activist (born 1916)
  • 2005 – Scott Young, Canadian journalist and author (born 1918)
  • 2006 – Nicky Barr, Australian rugby player and fighter pilot (born 1915)
  • 2006 – György Ligeti, Romanian-Hungarian composer and educator (born 1923)
  • 2006 – Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (born 1923)
  • 2008 – Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (born 1951)
  • 2008 – Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1932)
  • 2010 – Al Williamson, American illustrator (born 1931)
  • 2011 – René Audet, Canadian bishop (born 1920)
  • 2012 – Hector Bianciotti, Argentinian-French journalist and author (born 1930)
  • 2012 – Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen, Danish-German psychoanalyst and author (born 1917)
  • 2012 – Medin Zhega, Albanian footballer and manager (born 1946)
  • 2012 – Elinor Ostrom, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1933){{Cite web |url=http://www.elinorostrom.com/ |title=Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences: Indiana University |website=www.elinorostrom.com |access-date=2018-03-03}}
  • 2012 – Pahiño, Spanish footballer (born 1923)
  • 2012 – Frank Walker, Australian judge and politician, 41st Attorney General of New South Wales (born 1942)
  • 2013 – Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (born 1908)
  • 2013 – Jason Leffler, American racing driver (born 1975){{cite web |url=http://www.wcnc.com/sports/nascar/Leffler-dies-after-accident-in-dirt-car-event-211316461.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615081647/http://www.wcnc.com/sports/nascar/Leffler-dies-after-accident-in-dirt-car-event-211316461.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |title=NASCAR driver Jason Leffler dies after accident in dirt car event |last=Utter |first=Jim |date=June 13, 2013 |work=WCNC-TV |access-date=13 June 2013 |location=Charlotte, North Carolina}}
  • 2015 – Fernando Brant, Brazilian journalist, poet, and composer (born 1946){{cite web |url=http://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/morre-fernando-brant-escritor-e-compositor-mineiro-1.1054415 |title=Morre Fernando Brant, escritor e compositor mineiro - O Tempo |accessdate=June 13, 2015 |language=portuguese}}
  • 2018 – Jon Hiseman, English drummer (born 1944){{Cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/18/jon-hiseman-obituary |last=Leigh |first=Spencer |authorlink=Spencer Leigh (radio presenter) |title=Jon Hiseman obituary |date=18 June 2018 |website=the Guardian |access-date=29 May 2025}}
  • 2019 – Sylvia Miles, American actress (born 1924){{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2019-06-12 |title=Sylvia Miles Dies: 'Midnight Cowboy', 'Farewell My Lovely' Star Was 94 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/sylvia-miles-dead-midnight-cowboy-farewell-my-lovely-star-1202631763/ |access-date=2021-07-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
  • 2022 – Philip Baker Hall, American actor (born 1931){{cite news |title=Philip Baker Hall death: Magnolia and Modern Family actor dies, aged 90 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/philip-baker-hall-death-age-cause-b2100006.html |access-date=June 13, 2022 |work=The Independent |date=June 13, 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/movies/philip-baker-hall-dead.html |title=Philip Baker Hall, Character Actor in Roles of Authority, Dies at 90 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 13, 2022 |accessdate=June 13, 2022 |last=Gates |first=Anita |url-access=limited}}
  • 2022 – Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union player (born 1948){{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=Phil Bennett obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/14/phil-bennett-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
  • 2023 – Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (born 1936){{cite web |title=Berlusconi: Comeback king who led Italy four times |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65121890.amp |website=BBC News |access-date=12 June 2023 |date=12 June 2023}}
  • 2023 – Francesco Nuti, Italian actor and director, (born 1955){{cite web |title=Comedian Francesco Nuti dies |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2023/06/12/comedian-francesco-nuti-dies_87955067-00fe-4837-af30-41cc88708ffa.html |website=ANSA |access-date=14 June 2023 |date=12 June 2023}}
  • 2023 – John Romita Sr., comic book artist and author (born 1930){{cite web |title=John Romita Sr., Legendary Marvel Artist, Dies at 93 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-romita-sr-dead-marvel-artist-1235515094/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=14 June 2023 |date=13 June 2023}}
  • 2023 – Treat Williams, American actor (born 1951){{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/treat-williams-blue-bloods-actor-dead-following-vehicular-collision-vermont |title=Treat Williams, 'Blue Bloods' actor, dead at 71 following vehicular collision in Vermont |website=FoxNews.com |date=12 June 2023}}
  • 2024 – William H. Donaldson, American businessman (born 1931){{Cite news |date=2024-06-14 |title=William Donaldson, SEC chief who bolstered watchdog powers, dies at 93 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/06/14/william-donaldson-sec-stock-exchange-dies/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}
  • 2024 – Neil Goldschmidt, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon (born 1940){{cite web |title=Neil Goldschmidt, former governor forever tainted by sexual abuse of young girl, dies |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/06/neil-goldschmidt-former-governor-forever-tainted-by-scandal-dies.html |publisher=The Oregonian |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613025110/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/06/neil-goldschmidt-former-governor-forever-tainted-by-scandal-dies.html |url-status=live}}
  • 2024 – Jerry West, American basketball player and executive (born 1938){{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=2024-06-12 |title=Jerry West, One of Basketball's Greatest Players, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/sports/jerry-west-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

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