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June 15 is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 199 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
- 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
- 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II.
- 923 – (Battle of Soissons): King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.
- 1184 – The naval (Battle of Fimreite) is won by the Birkebeiner pretender (Sverre Sigurdsson). Sigurdsson takes the Norwegian throne and King (Magnus V of Norway) is killed.
- (1215) – King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta.
- 1219 – Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the (Battle of Lindanise) (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish (Duchy of Estonia).
- 1246 – With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the (Babenberg dynasty) ends in Austria.
- (1300) – The city of Bilbao is founded.
- 1312 – At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine (Amade Aba).
- (1389) – Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians.
- 1410 – In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of (Oljei Temur) were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor.
- 1410 – Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi (defeats) his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.
- 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage.
- 1520 – Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
1601–1900
- 1607 – Virginia Colonists finished building James's Fort, to defend against Spanish and Indian attacks.
- 1648 – (Margaret Jones) is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 1667 – The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. (Jean-Baptiste Denys).
- 1670 – The first stone of (Fort Ricasoli) is laid down in Malta.
- 1752 – Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
- 1776 – Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
- 1800 – The (Provisional Army of the United States) is dissolved.
- (1804) – New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
- 1808 – Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.
- 1834 – The (looting of Safed) commences.
- 1836 – Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.
- 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
- 1846 – The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean.
- 1859 – Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "(Northwestern Boundary Dispute)" between American and British/Canadian settlers.
- 1864 – American Civil War: The (Second Battle of Petersburg) begins.
- 1864 – Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81 km2) of the Arlington estate (formerly owned by the family of Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
- 1877 – Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
- 1878 – Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
- 1888 – Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
- 1896 – (One of the deadliest tsunamis) in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
1901–present
- 1904 – A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
- 1916 – United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
- 1919 – (John Alcock) and (Arthur Brown) complete the first nonstop (transatlantic flight) when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
- 1920 – Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
- 1921 – (Bessie Coleman) earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
- 1934 – The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
- 1936 – First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
- 1937 – A German expedition led by (Karl Wien) loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.
- 1940 – World War II: (Operation Aerial) begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
- 1944 – World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
- 1944 – In the (Saskatchewan general election), the CCF, led by (Tommy Douglas), is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
- 1970 – Charles Manson goes on trial for the Sharon Tate murders.
- 1972 – Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
- 1972 – (Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z) is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people.
- 1977 – After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections took place in Spain.
- 1978 – King Hussein of Jordan marries Jordanian-American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name (Queen Noor).
- 1985 – Rembrandt's painting Danaë is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife.
- 1991 – In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people.
- 1992 – The United States Supreme Court rules in (United States v. Álvarez-Machaín) that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
- 1996 – The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates (a powerful truck bomb) in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people.
- 2001 – Leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
- 2007 – The (Nokkakivi Amusement Park) is opened in (Lievestuore), Laukaa, Finland.
- 2012 – (Nik Wallenda) becomes the first person to successfully (tightrope walk) directly over Niagara Falls.
- 2013 – A (bomb explodes) on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others.
- 2022 – Microsoft retires its ubiquitous Internet Explorer after 26 years in favor of its new browser, Microsoft Edge.
Births
Pre-1600
- 1330 – Edward, the Black Prince of England (d. 1376)
- (1479) – Lisa del Giocondo, Italian model, subject of the Mona Lisa (d. 1542)
- 1519 – Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1536)
- 1542 – Richard Grenville, English captain and explorer (d. 1591)
- 1549 – Elizabeth Knollys, English noblewoman (d. 1605)
- 1553 – Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
1601–1900
- 1605 – (Thomas Randolph), English poet and playwright (d. 1635)
- 1623 – Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
- (1624) – Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (d. 1704)
- 1640 – (Bernard Lamy), French mathematician and theologian (d. 1715)
- 1645 – Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician (d. 1712)
- (1749) – (Georg Joseph Vogler), German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1814)
- 1754 – (Juan José Elhuyar), Spanish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1796)
- 1755 – Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist (d. 1809)
- 1763 – (Franz Danzi), German cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1826)
- 1763 – (Kobayashi Issa), Japanese priest and poet (d. 1827)
- 1765 – Henry Thomas Colebrooke, English orientalist (d. 1837)
- 1767 – (Rachel Jackson), American wife of Andrew Jackson (d. 1828)
- 1777 – (David Daniel Davis), Welsh physician and academic (d. 1841)
- 1789 – (Josiah Henson), American minister, author, and activist (d. 1883)
- 1790 – (Charles-Amédée Kohler), Swiss chocolatier (d. 1874)
- 1792 – Thomas Mitchell, Scottish-Australian colonel and explorer (d. 1855)
- 1801 – (Benjamin Wright Raymond), American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (d. 1883)
- 1805 – William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (d. 1877)
- 1809 – (François-Xavier Garneau), Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)
- 1822 – (Alfonso Corti), Italian anatomist (d. 1876)
- 1835 – Adah Isaacs Menken, American actress, painter, and poet (d. 1868)
- 1843 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1907)
- 1848 – (Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala), Indian bishop and saint (d. 1902)
- 1872 – (Thomas William Burgess), English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1950)
- 1875 – (Herman Smith-Johannsen), Norwegian-Canadian skier (d. 1987)
- 1878 – Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer (d. 1955)
- 1881 – Kesago Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army (d. 1945)
- 1884 – (Harry Langdon), American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
- 1886 – (Frank Clement), British racing driver (d. 1970)
- 1888 – (Martin D'Arcy), English Jesuit priest (d. 1976)
- 1888 – Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author (d. 1921)
- 1890 – (Georg Wüst), German oceanographer and academic (d. 1977)
- 1894 – Robert Russell Bennett, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
- 1894 – (Nikolai Chebotaryov), Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1947)
- 1898 – (Hubertus Strughold), German-American physiologist and academic (d. 1986)
- 1900 – (Gotthard Günther), German philosopher and academic (d. 1984)
- 1900 – Otto Luening, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1996)
1901–present
- 1901 – (Elmar Lohk), Russian-Estonian architect (d. 1963)
- 1902 – Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
- 1906 – (Gordon Welchman), English-American mathematician and author (d. 1985)
- 1906 – (Léon Degrelle), Belgian SS officer (d. 1994)
- 1907 – James Robertson Justice, English actor and educator (d. 1975)
- 1909 – (Elena Nikolaidi), Greek-American soprano and educator (d. 2002)
- 1910 – David Rose, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
- 1911 – (Wilbert Awdry), English author, created The Railway Series, the basis for Thomas the Tank Engine (d. 1997)
- 1913 – (Tom Adair), American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
- 1914 – Yuri Andropov, Russian politician (d. 1984)
- 1914 – (Saul Steinberg), Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999)
- 1914 – (Hilda Terry), American cartoonist (d. 2006)
- 1915 – (Nini Theilade), Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator (d. 2018)
- 1915 – (Thomas Huckle Weller), American biologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
- 1916 – (Olga Erteszek), Polish-American fashion designer (d. 1989)
- 1916 – (Horacio Salgán), Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016)
- 1916 – Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
- 1917 – (John Fenn), American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
- 1917 – (Michalis Genitsaris), Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
- 1917 – (Lash LaRue), American actor and producer (d. 1996)
- 1918 – (François Tombalbaye), Chadian politician, 1st President of Chad (d. 1975)
- 1920 – Keith Andrews, American race car driver (d. 1957)
- 1920 – (Alla Kazanskaya), Russian actress (d. 2008)
- 1920 – (Sam Sniderman), Canadian businessman, founded (Sam the Record Man) (d. 2012)
- 1920 – (Alberto Sordi), Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
- 1921 – (Erroll Garner), American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
- 1922 – (Jaki Byard), American pianist and composer (d. 1999)
- 1923 – (Erland Josephson), Swedish actor and director (d. 2012)
- 1923 – Ninian Stephen, English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia (d. 2017)
- 1924 – (Hédi Fried), Swedish author and psychologist (d. 2022)
- 1924 – Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005)
- 1925 – Richard Baker, English journalist and author (d. 2018)
- 1925 – (Attilâ İlhan), Turkish poet, author, and critic (d. 2005)
- 1926 – (Alfred Duraiappah), Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1975)
- 1927 – (Ross Andru), American illustrator (d. 1993)
- 1927 – (Ibn-e-Insha), Indian-Pakistani poet and author (d. 1978)
- 1927 – (Hugo Pratt), Italian author and illustrator (d. 1995)
- 1930 – (Miguel Méndez), American author and academic (d. 2013)
- 1930 – (Marcel Pronovost), Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
- 1931 – (Joseph Gilbert), English air marshal
- 1932 – David Alliance, Baron Alliance, Iranian-English businessman and politician
- 1932 – Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (d. 2015)
- 1932 – (Zia Fariduddin Dagar), Indian singer (d. 2013)
- 1932 – (Bernie Faloney), American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (d. 1999)
- 1933 – Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (d. 1981)
- 1933 – (Predrag Koraksić Corax), Serbian political caricaturist
- 1934 – (Ruby Nash Garnett), American R&B singer
- 1936 – William Levada, American cardinal (d. 2019)
- 1937 – (Pierre Billon), Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter
- 1937 – Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
- 1938 – (Billy Williams), American baseball player and coach
- 1939 – (Ward Connerly), American activist and businessman, founded the (American Civil Rights Institute)
- 1941 – Neal Adams, American illustrator (d. 2022)
- 1941 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1994)
- 1942 – (Ian Greenberg), Canadian broadcaster, founded Astral Media (d. 2022)
- 1942 – John E. McLaughlin, American diplomat
- 1942 – (Peter Norman), Australian sprinter (d. 2006)
- 1943 – Johnny Hallyday, French singer and actor (d. 2017)
- 1943 – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Danish politician, 38th Prime Minister of Denmark
- 1944 – (Robert D. Keppel), American police officer and academic (d. 2021)
- 1945 – (Miriam Defensor Santiago), Filipino judge and politician (d. 2016)
- 1945 – (Robert Sarah), Guinean cardinal
- 1945 – (Lawrence Wilkerson), American colonel
- 1946 – Noddy Holder, English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
- 1946 – (John Horner), American paleontologist and academic
- 1946 – (Demis Roussos), Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)
- 1947 – John Hoagland, American photographer and journalist (d. 1984)
- 1948 – Mike Holmgren, American football player and coach
- 1948 – (Alan Huckle), English politician and diplomat, Governor of Anguilla
- 1948 – Henry McLeish, Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd First Minister of Scotland
- 1949 – Dusty Baker, American baseball player and manager
- 1949 – Simon Callow, English actor and director
- 1949 – (Russell Hitchcock), Australian singer-songwriter
- 1949 – Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
- 1950 – Uğur Erdener, Turkish ophthalmologist and professor
- 1950 – (Juliana Azumah-Mensah), Ghanaian nurse and politician
- 1950 – (Deney Terrio), American choreographer and television host
- 1950 – Lakshmi Mittal, Indian-English businessman
- 1951 – (Jane Amsterdam), American magazine and newspaper editor ((Manhattan, inc.), New York Post)
- 1951 – (Vance A. Larson), American painter (d. 2000)
- 1951 – John Redwood, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales
- 1951 – (Steve Walsh), American rock singer-songwriter and musician
- 1952 – (Satya Pal Jain), Indian lawyer and politician, (Additional Solicitor General of India)
- 1953 – (Vilma Bardauskienė), Lithuanian long jumper
- 1953 – (Marc Brickman), American lighting and production designer
- 1953 – Eje Elgh, Swedish racing driver and sportscaster
- 1953 – Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China
- 1953 – (Raphael Wallfisch), English cellist and educator
- 1954 – Jim Belushi, American actor
- 1954 – (Terri Gibbs), American country music singer and keyboard player
- 1954 – (Paul Rusesabagina), Rwandan humanitarian
- 1954 – (Zdeňka Šilhavá), Czech discus thrower and shot putter
- 1954 – (Beverley Whitfield), Australian swimmer (d. 1996)
- 1955 – (Polly Draper), American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1955 – Julie Hagerty, American model and actress
- 1956 – (Yevgeny Kiselyov), Russian-Ukrainian journalist
- 1956 – (Lance Parrish), American baseball player, coach, and manager
- 1957 – (Brett Butler), American baseball player and coach
- 1958 – Wade Boggs, American baseball player
- 1958 – Riccardo Paletti, Italian racing driver (d. 1982)
- 1959 – Alan Brazil, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
- 1959 – Eileen Davidson, American model and actress
- 1960 – (Michèle Laroque), French actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1960 – (Marieke van Doorn), Dutch field hockey player and coach
- 1961 – (Dave McAuley), Northern Irish boxer and sportscaster
- 1961 – Scott Norton, American wrestler
- 1962 – Brad Armstrong, American wrestler (d. 2012)
- 1962 – Chris Morris, English actor, satirist, director, and producer
- 1962 – (Andrea Rost), Hungarian soprano
- 1963 – (Mario Gosselin), Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1963 – Helen Hunt, American actress, director, and producer
- 1963 – (Lourdes Valera), Venezuelan actress (d. 2012)
- 1964 – Courteney Cox, American actress and producer
- 1964 – (Michael Laudrup), Danish footballer and manager
- 1965 – (Annelies Bredael), Belgian rower
- 1965 – (Karim Massimov), Kazakhstani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
- 1965 – Adam Smith, American lawyer and politician
- 1966 – (Raimonds Vējonis), Latvian politician, 9th President of Latvia
- 1968 – (Károly Güttler), Hungarian swimmer
- 1969 – (Jesse Bélanger), Canadian ice hockey player
- 1969 – Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1969 – (Idalis DeLeón), American singer and actress
- 1969 – Nasos Galakteros, Greek basketball player
- 1969 – Oliver Kahn, German footballer and sportscaster
- 1969 – (Maurice Odumbe), Kenyan cricketer
- 1969 – Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
- 1970 – (Christian Bauman), American soldier and author
- 1970 – (David Bayssari), Australian rugby league player
- 1970 – (Gaëlle Méchaly), French soprano
- 1970 – (Leah Remini), American actress and producer
- 1970 – Žan Tabak, Croatian basketball player and coach
- 1971 – Christos Myriounis, Greek basketball player
- 1971 – (Jake Busey), American actor, musician, and film producer
- 1972 – Justin Leonard, American golfer
- 1972 – Andy Pettitte, American baseball player
- 1973 – (Tore Andre Flo), Norwegian footballer and coach
- 1973 – Neil Patrick Harris, American actor and singer
- 1973 – (Pia Miranda), Australian actress
- 1973 – (Greg Vaughan), American actor and model
- 1976 – (Jiří Ryba), Czech decathlete
- 1977 – Michael Doleac, American basketball player and manager
- 1978 – (Wilfred Bouma), Dutch footballer
- 1978 – (Zach Day), American baseball player
- 1979 – (Yulia Nestsiarenka), Belarusian sprinter
- 1979 – (Christian Rahn), German footballer
- 1979 – Charles Zwolsman Jr., Dutch racing driver
- 1980 – David Lyons, Australian rugby player
- 1981 – (John Paintsil), Ghanaian footballer
- 1982 – (Mike Delany), New Zealand rugby player
- 1982 – (Abdur Razzak), Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1983 – (Laura Imbruglia), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist[]
- 1983 – (Josh McGuire), Canadian fencer
- 1984 – Luke Hodge, Australian footballer
- 1984 – Eva Hrdinová, Czech tennis player
- 1984 – Tim Lincecum, American baseball player
- 1984 – (Edison Toloza), Colombian footballer
- 1985 – (Ashley Nicole Black), American comedian, actress, and writer
- 1986 – (James Maloney), Australian rugby league player
- 1986 – (Trevor Plouffe), American baseball player
- 1989 – Bayley, American wrestler
- 1989 – (Víctor Cabedo), Spanish cyclist (d. 2012)
- 1989 – Bryan Clauson, American race car driver (d. 2016)
- 1992 – (Michał Kopczyński), Polish footballer
- 1992 – Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
- 1992 – Dafne Schippers, Dutch heptathlete and sprinter
- 1993 – Cooper Kupp, American football player
- 1993 – (Irfan Hadžić), Bosnian footballer
- 1994 – (Inaki Williams), Basque footballer
- 1996 – (Tia-Adana Belle), Barbadian athlete
- 1996 – (Aurora), Norwegian singer-songwriter
- 1997 – Madison Kocian, American gymnast
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 923 – Robert I of France (b. 866)
- (948) – Romanos I Lekapenos, Byzantine Emperor (b. c. 870)
- (952) – (Murong Yanchao), Chinese general
- 960 – (Eadburh of Winchester), English princess and saint
- (970) – (Adalbert), bishop of (Passau)
- 991 – Theophanu, Byzantine wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 960)
- (1073) – (Emperor Go-Sanjō) of Japan (b. 1034)
- 1184 – (Magnus Erlingsson), King of Norway (b. 1156)
- (1189) – (Minamoto no Yoshitsune), Japanese general (b. 1159)
- 1246 – Frederick II, Duke of Austria (b. 1219)
- (1337) – (Angelo da Clareno), Italian Franciscan and leader of a group of Fraticelli (b. 1247)
- 1341 – Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1297)
- (1381) – (John Cavendish), English lawyer and judge (b. 1346)
- 1381 – Wat Tyler, English rebel leader (b. 1341)
- (1383) – John VI Kantakouzenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1292)
- 1383 – Matthew Kantakouzenos, Byzantine emperor
- (1389) – Lazar of Serbia (b. 1329)
- 1389 – Murad I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1319)
- 1389 – Miloš Obilić, Serbian knight.
- (1416) – John, Duke of Berry (b. 1340)
- 1467 – Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1396)
- 1521 – (Tamás Bakócz), Hungarian cardinal (b. 1442)
1601–1900
- 1614 – Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English courtier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1540)
- 1724 – Henry Sacheverell, English minister and politician (b. 1674)
- 1768 – (James Short), Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710)
- 1772 – (Louis-Claude Daquin), French organist and composer (b. 1694)
- 1844 – (Thomas Campbell), Scottish poet and academic (b. 1777)
- 1849 – James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (b. 1795)
- 1858 – Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter and academic (b. 1795)
- 1881 – (Franjo Krežma), Croatian violinist and composer (b. 1862)
- 1888 – Frederick III, German Emperor (b. 1831)
- 1889 – Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
- 1890 – (Unryū Kyūkichi), Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th Yokozuna (b. 1822)
1901–present
- 1917 – (Kristian Birkeland), Norwegian physicist and academic (b. 1867)
- 1934 – (Alfred Bruneau), French cellist and composer (b. 1857)
- 1938 – Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
- 1941 – (Otfrid Foerster), German neurologist and physician (b. 1873)
- 1941 – (Evelyn Underhill), English mystic and author (b. 1875)
- 1945 – (Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein), Austrian diplomat
- 1961 – Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)
- 1961 – (Peyami Safa), Turkish journalist and author (b. 1899)
- 1962 – (Alfred Cortot), Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1877)
- 1967 – (Tatu Kolehmainen), Finnish runner (b. 1885)
- 1968 – Sam Crawford, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1880)
- 1968 – Wes Montgomery, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1925)
- 1971 – Wendell Meredith Stanley, American biochemist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
- 1976 – (Jimmy Dykes), American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1896)
- 1984 – Meredith Willson, American playwright, composer, and conductor (b. 1902)
- 1985 – (Andy Stanfield), American sprinter (b. 1927)
- 1989 – (Maurice Bellemare), Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
- 1989 – Ray McAnally, Irish actor (b. 1926)
- 1991 – Happy Chandler, American businessman and politician, 49th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1898)
- 1991 – (Arthur Lewis), Saint Lucian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
- 1992 – Chuck Menville, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
- 1992 – (Brett Whiteley), Australian painter (b. 1939)
- 1993 – John Connally, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1917)
- 1993 – James Hunt, English racing driver and sportscaster (b. 1947)
- 1994 – Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1925)
- 1995 – John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and inventor, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (b. 1903)
- 1996 – Ella Fitzgerald, American singer and actress (b. 1917)
- 1996 – Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Scottish general and politician (b. 1911)
- 1996 – Dick Murdoch, American wrestler (b. 1946)
- 1999 – (Omer Côté), Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1906)
- 2000 – (Jules Roy), French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1907)
- 2001 – (Henri Alekan), French cinematographer (b. 1909)
- 2002 – (Choi Hong Hi), South Korean general and martial artist, founded Taekwondo (b. 1918)
- 2003 – Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor (b. 1911)
- 2004 – (Ahmet Piriştina), Turkish politician and mayor of İzmir (b. 1952)
- 2005 – (Suzanne Flon), French actress (b. 1918)
- 2006 – Raymond Devos, Belgian-French comedian and clown (b. 1922)
- 2006 – (Herb Pearson), New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910)
- 2008 – (Ray Getliffe), Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
- 2011 – (Bill Haast), American herpetologist and academic (b. 1910)
- 2012 – (Phillip D. Cagan), American economist and author (b. 1927)
- 2012 – Barry MacKay, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1935)
- 2012 – (Israel Nogueda Otero), Mexican economist and politician, 10th (Governor of Guerrero) (b. 1935)
- 2012 – (Jerry Tubbs), American football player and coach (b. 1935)
- 2013 – (Heinz Flohe), German footballer and manager (b. 1948)
- 2013 – José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver (b. 1922)
- 2013 – (Dennis O'Rourke), Australian director and producer (b. 1945)
- 2013 – Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
- 2014 – (Jacques Bergerac), French actor and businessman (b. 1927)
- 2014 – Casey Kasem, American radio host, producer, and voice actor, co-created American Top 40 (b. 1932)
- 2014 – (Daniel Keyes), American short story writer and novelist (b. 1927)
- 2014 – (Moise Safra), Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded (Banco Safra) (b. 1934)
- 2015 – Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the (Tracinda Corporation) (b. 1917)
- 2016 – (Lois Duncan), American author (b. 1934)
- 2018 – , American Blues guitarist (b. 1929)
- 2019 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film director (b. 1923)
- 2023 – Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician (b. 1936)
- 2024 – (James Kent), American chef (b. 1979)
- 2024 – Matija Sarkic, English-born Montenegrin footballer (b. 1997)
Holidays and observances
- Arbor Day (Costa Rica)
- Christian feast day:
- (Abraham of Clermont (or of St Cyriacus))
- (Alice (or Adelaide) of Schaerbeek)
- Augustine of Hippo (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Blessed (Albertina Berkenbrock)
- Blessed (Clement Vismara)
- (Edburga of Winchester)
- (Evelyn Underhill) (Church of England and The Episcopal Church)
- (Germaine Cousin)
- (Landelin (of Crespin or of Lobbes))
- (Trillo)
- (Vitus (Guy), Modestus and Crescentia)
- (June 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics))
- (Day of Valdemar) and (Reunion Day) (Flag Day) (Denmark)
- (Engineer's Day (Italy))
- (Global Wind Day) (international)
- (National Beer Day (United Kingdom))
- (National Salvation Day) (Azerbaijan)
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