What Happened in 2024 — Events, Births & Deaths

A 7.5 Mww earthquake strikes the western coast of Japan, killing more than 500 people and injuring over 1,000 others. A majority of direct deaths were due to collapsed homes.

Disney's copyright protection on Steamboat Willie and the original Mickey Mouse expires as they enter the public domain.

Artsakh ceases to exist.

Two aircraft collide on a runway at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, killing 5 and injuring 18.

At least 91 people are killed in bombings in Kerman, Iran, during a ceremony commemorating the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani four years earlier.

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 makes an emergency landing at Portland International Airport after a door plug blows off the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating the flight. There are no fatalities, but the accident prompts the 737 MAX to be grounded and renews scrutiny on Boeing's manufacturing and design issues.

Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's probe lands on the moon, making Japan the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon.

Ram Mandir is inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh after 500 years of dispute.

Northwestern Air Flight 738 crashes after takeoff from Fort Smith Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada, killing six people.

An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, killing all 74 people on board.

Pakistan election offices are hit by twin bombings, killing at least 24 people a day before general elections.

2024 Finnish presidential election: Alexander Stubb is elected as the 13th president of Finland.

Prime Minister Modi of India inaugurates the 2nd Space Port of India - Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport.

The Flour Massacre took place in the Gaza Strip: Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting for aid amidst the Gaza war, killing over 100 and wounding 750.

Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust, the first time someone has been found guilty for causing a death on a movie set.

2024 Portuguese legislative election: Elections are held in Portugal for all 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The Partido Socialista loses its absolute majority to the Partido Social Democrata, winning 77 and 79 seats respectively.

At least 151 people are killed and 609 injured in a bombing and mass shooting at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia.

The 2024 Senegalese presidential election is held following anti-government protests.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses following a collision between the MV Dali container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing six people.

Viertola school shooting: A 12-year-old pupil is killed and two others injured by a shooter of the same age in Vantaa, Finland.

Russo-Ukrainian war: The Battle of Chasiv Yar begins.

Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.

Six people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in a mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney, Australia.

Flooding in the Persian Gulf starts, killing 19 in Oman.

The historic Børsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, is severely damaged by a fire.

The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

The 2024 Loblaw boycott, a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer Loblaw Companies, begins.

Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.

Start/Middle of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.

The 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Malmö, Sweden. Nemo from Switzerland win with their song "The Code", making them the contest's first non-binary winner.

Middle/end of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.

Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is shot and critically injured while meeting with supporters at an event in Handlová.

A helicopter crash in Iran leaves 8 people dead, including the country's president Ebrahim Raisi & foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

The Greenfield tornado kills five and injures 35 across rural Iowa, United States. Wind speeds in excess of 480 kilometres per hour (300 mph) are estimated from measurements for the third time in history.

A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator.

Donald Trump is convicted of falsifying business records in his New York trial, the first time a former President of the United States has been found guilty in a criminal case.

The Boeing Starliner is launched on its first crewed flight, carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station.

The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4)

A plane crash in Malawi leaves 10 people dead, including the country's Vice President Saulos Chilima.

A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, Kuwait City kills at least 50 people.

Thousands of people storm Kenya's Parliament Buildings protesting the passing of the government's 2024/25 Finance Bill.

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, returns to Australia after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a Saipan court and subsequently being released by the United States Department of Justice.

U.S. President Joe Biden debates former U.S. President Donald Trump. Biden's perceived poor performance leads to his withdrawal from the election on July 21.

At the centennial ceremony of the Dominion of Newfoundland National War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission allows an unprecedented second Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier is entombed in the memorial at this ceremony.

A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured.

The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, wins a landslide majority in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, ending 14 years of Conservative government.

Keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister by Charles III, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election.

Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashes in Russia's Kolomensky District near Kolomna, killing three.

Former president of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.

U.S. President Joe Biden announces he will no longer seek a second term and withdraws from the 2024 election, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as she launches her own presidential campaign.

A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crashes during takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing 18.

Three children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England. This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially motivated riots across the UK.

A series of landslides occurs in Kerala, India, causing over 420 fatalities.

Following the non-cooperation movement against the government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country, ending her rule of 15 consecutive years and a total of almost two decades. The date is also known as 36 July.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as Chief Adviser to form an interim government in Bangladesh.

Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.

Israel strikes Al-Tabaeen school in eastern Gaza City, killing at least 80 Palestinians.

A helicopter crashes in Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East, killing all 22 occupants.

Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois, United States.

A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills six people and injures 13.

At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A 14-year-old gunman kills four people and injures seven in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia.

Polaris Dawn, the first private crewed spaceflight to involve a spacewalk, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Hurricane Francine impacts the Gulf of Mexico, as a Category 2 hurricane.

Soyuz MS-26 is launched to the International Space Station, setting a record of 19 people in orbit at the same time.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.

Israel launches airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing more than 490 people.

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Perry, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, killing over 250 people, causing US$78.7 billion in damage and becoming the deadliest hurricane in the mainland United States since Katrina.

Hurricane Helene devastates the Carolinas as a tropical storm, killing hundreds and injuring more.

Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the fifth Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978.

Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit are accorded the Classical language status by the Government of India

"Thick of It", a single by British Internet personality and rapper KSI featuring Trippie Redd, is released.

Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage only two weeks after Hurricane Helene impacted the state.

A 14 year old resident from Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia and Herzegovina initiated a terrorist attack on the local police station, killing one police officer and injuring another.

A concrete canopy collapses at the Novi Sad railway station, killing 16 people and injuring 3.

Donald Trump becomes the first president of the United States to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election.

A vehicle-ramming attack in Zhuhai, China, kills 38 people and injures 48.

Syrian rebel groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham launch a ground offensive into Syria.

Martial law is declared in South Korea.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is shot and killed in Manhattan, New York City near the entrance of the New York Hilton Midtown.

Battle of Damascus (2024): Syrian opposition forces enter the Rif Dimashq Governorate, reaching within 20 km of the capital Damascus.

Damascus falls to rebels after Syrian troops withdraw and president Bashar al-Assad leaves the country as his government collapses. Israel as a result invaded into the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju became the undisputed World Chess Champion in a tournament held in Singapore, making him the 18th and the youngest champion in chess history.

The Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, takes place, resulting in the death of three people.

Six people are killed and over 200 are injured when an anti-Islam activist drives a car into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.

A mass stabbing occurs in a primary school in Zagreb, Croatia, in which a 7-year-old pupil is killed and six more are injured by a knife-wielding 19-year-old male.

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of its occupants.

Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashes into a wall in Muan, South Korea, killing 179 of the 181 occupants. It is the worst aircraft accident on South Korean soil in history.

Moo Deng, Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus

Lynja, American celebrity chef and YouTuber (born 1956)

Glynis Johns, British actress and singer (born 1923)

David Soul, American-British actor and singer (born 1943)

Christian Oliver, German actor (born 1972)

Joseph Lelyveld, American journalist and executive editor of The New York Times (born 1937)

Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1931)

Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager (born 1945)

Adan Canto, Mexican actor (born 1981)

Rashid Khan, Indian classical musician (born 1968)

Joyce Randolph, American actress (born 1924)

Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1926)

Charles Osgood, American radio and television commentator, writer and musician (born 1933)

Melanie Safka, American Emmy winning singer-songwriter (born 1947)

Sanath Nishantha, Sri Lankan politician (born 1975)

Chita Rivera, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1933)

Don Murray, American actor (born 1929)

Carl Weathers, American football player and actor (born 1948)

Barry John, Welsh rugby player (born 1945)

Toby Keith, American country singer (born 1961)

Sebastian Piñera, former Chilean president (born 1949)

Allen J. Bard, American chemist (born 1933)

Kelvin Kiptum, African long-distance runner(born 1999)

Alexei Navalny, Russian activist (born 1976)

Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (born 1941)

Josette Molland, WWII French Resistance member and artist (born 1923)

Andreas Brehme, German footballer (born 1960)

Yoko Yamamoto, Japanese actress (born 1942)

John Bahnsen, United States Army brigadier general and decorated veteran of the Vietnam War (born 1934)

John Lowe, English musician, pianist for The Quarrymen (born 1942)

Flaco, Eurasian eagle-owl (born 2010)

Kumar Shahani, Indian film director and screenwriter (born 1940)

Ahmed Salim, Bangladeshi convicted murderer (born 1989)

Héctor Ortiz, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (born 1969)

Cat Janice, American singer-songwriter (born 1993)

Ali Hassan Mwinyi, 2nd President of Tanzania and 3rd President of Zanzibar (born 1925)

Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1939)

Iris Apfel, American businesswoman, interior designer, and philanthropist (born 1921)

Akira Toriyama, Japanese manga artist (born 1955)

Janice Burgess, American television executive, screenwriter, and producer (born 1952)

Jaclyn Jose, Filipino actress (born 1963)

Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer (born 1935)

Paul Alexander, Polio survivor (born 1946)

Philippe de Gaulle, French admiral (born 1921)

Thomas P. Stafford, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1930)

Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator (born 1925)

Lou Whittaker, American mountaineer, mountain guide, and businessman (born 1929)

Esther Coopersmith, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (born 1930)

Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American author, psychologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)

Joe Lieberman, American politician and lawyer (born 1942)

Larry Lloyd, English professional football player and coach (born 1948)

Mark Spiro, American songwriter, record producer and recording artist (born 1957)

Gerry Conway, English folk and rock drummer/percussionist (born 1947)

Louis Gossett Jr., American actor (born 1936)

Tim McGovern, American visual effects artist (born 1955)

Chance Perdomo, British-American actor (born 1996)

Barbara Rush, American actress (born 1927)

Lou Conter, American naval commander (born 1921)

Vontae Davis, American football player (born 1988)

Joe Flaherty, American actor, writer, and comedian (born 1941)

Sami Michael, Iraqi-born Israeli writer and human rights activist (born 1926)

Ed Piskor, American comic book artist (born 1982)

Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iranian senior military officer (born 1960)

Jerry Abbott, American country music songwriter and record producer (born 1942)

John Barth, American writer (born 1930)

Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean novelist, critic, and playwright (born 1934)

Christopher Durang, American playwright (born 1949)

Larry Lucchino, American attorney and baseball executive (born 1945)

John Sinclair, American poet (born 1941)

Juan Vicente Pérez, Venezuelan supercentenarian (born 1909)

Bob Lanigan, Australian rugby league player (born 1942)

Gaetano Pesce, Italian architect and designer (born 1939)

Lynne Reid Banks, British author (born 1929)

Thomas Gumbleton, American Roman Catholic prelate (born 1930)

Pat Zachry, American baseball player (born 1952)

C. J. Snare, American musician and songwriter (born 1959)

Joseph E. Brennan, American politician, 70th Governor of Maine (born 1934)

Jerry Grote, American baseball player (born 1942)

Joe Kinnear, Irish football player and manager (born 1946)

Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1934)

Peter Higgs, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929)

Ralph Puckett, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1926)

O. J. Simpson, American football player, actor, and broadcaster (born 1947)

Park Bo-ram, South Korean singer (born 1994)

Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer and inventor (born 1940)

Eleanor Coppola, American filmmaker (born 1936)

Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author (born 1931)

Faith Ringgold, American artist and author (born 1930)

Ken Holtzman, American baseball player (born 1945)

Whitey Herzog, American professional baseball outfielder and manager (born 1931)

Josip Manolić, Croatian politician, prime minister, and speaker of the Chamber of Counties (born 1920)

Carl Erskine, American baseball player (born 1926)

Bob Graham, American lawyer, author, and politician, 38th governor of Florida (born 1936)

Dickey Betts, American guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer (born 1943)

Mandisa, American gospel singer (born 1976)

Daniel Dennett, American philosopher and author (born 1942)

Antonio Cantafora, Italian film and television actor (born 1944)

Andrew Davis, English conductor (born 1944)

Roman Gabriel, Filipino-American NFL American footballer

Lourdes Portillo, Mexican film director, producer, and writer (born 1943)

Terry A. Anderson, American journalist (born 1947)

Frank Field, British politician (born 1942)

Helen Vendler, American Literary Critic (born 1933)

Bob Cole, Canadian sports announcer (born 1933)

Terry Hill, Australian rugby league player (born 1972)

Donald Payne Jr., American politician (born 1958)

Mike Pinder, British musician (born 1941)

Marla Adams, American television actress (born 1938)

Laurent Cantet, French director, cinematographer and screenwriter (born 1961)

C. J. Sansom, British author (born 1952)

Brian McCardie, Scottish actor and writer (born 1965)

Paul Auster, American writer and film director (born 1947)

Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater (born 1942)

Darius Morris, American basketball player (born 1991)

Peter Oosterhuis, English golfer and broadcaster (born 1948)

Dick Rutan, American military aviator and officer (born 1938)

Tekin Kartal, Kurdish drug trafficker and gangster (born 1990)

Ron Kavana, Irish singer, songwriter, guitarist and band leader (born 1950)

Frank Stella, American painter (born 1936)

Jeannie Epper, American stuntwoman and actress (born 1941)

Bernard Hill, English actor (born 1944)

César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1938)

Bernard Pivot, French journalist, interviewer and host (born 1935)

Brian Wenzel, Australian actor (born 1929)

Steve Albini, American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist (born 1962)

Chris Cannon, American politician (born 1950)

Jimmy Johnson, American football player (born 1938)

Pete McCloskey, American politician (born 1927)

Ramón Fonseca Mora, Panamanian novelist and lawyer (born 1952)

Sean Burroughs, American baseball player (born 1980)

Roger Corman, American film director, producer, and actor (born 1926)

Rex Murphy, Canadian political commentator (born 1947)

Sam Rubin, American journalist (born 1960)

Jim Simons, American hedge fund manager, mathematician, and philanthropist (born 1938)

Susan Backlinie, American actress and stuntwoman (born 1946)

Mark Damon, American film actor and producer (born 1933)

David Sanborn, American saxophonist (born 1945)

A. J. Smith, American football executive (born 1949)

Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer (born 1931)

Cyril Wecht, American forensic pathologist (born 1931)

Samm-Art Williams, American playwright and screenwriter (born 1946)

Don Perlin, American comic book artist, writer, and editor (born 1929)

Netiporn Sanesangkhom, Thai political activist (born 1995)

Kamla Beniwal, Indian politician (born 1927)

Dabney Coleman, American actor (born 1932)

Eddie Gossage, American public speaker and businessman (born 1958)

Bud Anderson, American World War II flying ace (born 1922)

Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union footballer (born 1943)

Bruce Nordstrom, American businessman (born 1933)

Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman (born 1936)

Alice Stewart, American political commentator (born 1966)

Christian Malanga, Congolese politician, businessman and military officer (born 1983)

Victims in the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash:

Ivan Boesky, American stock trader (born 1937)

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Polish composer (born 1953)

David Wilkie, Scottish swimmer (born 1954)

Caleb Carr, American military historian and author (born 1955)

Morgan Spurlock, American filmmaker (born 1970)

Doug Ingle, American musician (born 1945)

Kabosu, Japanese dog and Internet meme celebrity (born 2005)

Grayson Murray, American professional golfer (born 1993)

Albert S. Ruddy, Canadian film producer (born 1930)

Richard M. Sherman, American songwriter (born 1928)

Johnny Wactor, American actor (born 1986)

Elizabeth MacRae, American actress (born 1936)

Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1952)

Bob Rogers, Australian radio and television host (born 1926)

Geneviève de Galard, French nurse (born 1925)

Drew Gordon, American professional basketball player (born 1990)

Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer (born 1949)

Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama (born 1937)

Tin Oo, Burmese general and politician (born 1927)

Larry Allen, American football player (born 1971)

Rob Burrow, English rugby league footballer (born 1982)

David Levy, Israeli politician (born 1937)

Janis Paige, American actress and singer (born 1922)

Brigitte Bierlein, former Austrian chancellor (born 1949)

William Russell, English actor (born 1924)

John Blackman, Australian radio and television presenter (born 1947)

Parnelli Jones, American racing driver (born 1933)

Rosa, former sea otter at Monterey Bay Aquarium (born 1999)

William Anders, American astronaut and lunar explorer (born 1933)

Ramoji Rao, Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer (born 1936)

Chet Walker, American basketball player (born 1940)

James Lawson, American activist, professor, and minister (born 1928)

Victims in the 2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash:

Steele Hall, Australian politician, 36th Premier of South Australia (born 1928)

Tony Lo Bianco, American actor (born 1936)

Howard Fineman, American journalist (born 1948)

Françoise Hardy, French singer-songwriter and actress (born 1944)

Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestinian long-distance runner and football player (born 1963)

William H. Donaldson, American businessman (born 1931)

Neil Goldschmidt, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon (born 1940)

Jerry West, American basketball player and executive (born 1938)

Angela Bofill, American R&B singer (born 1954)

Benji Gregory, American child actor (born 1978)

Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)

George Nethercutt, American lawyer, author, and politician (born 1944)

James Kent, American chef (born 1979)

Matija Sarkic, English-born Montenegrin footballer (born 1997)

Ludwig Adamovich Jr., Austrian constitutional scholar (born 1932)

Barbara Gladstone, American art dealer and film producer (born 1934)

James Chance, American musician (born 1953)

Anouk Aimée, French actress (born 1932)

Yoyong Martirez, Filipino basketball player (born 1946)

Willie Mays, American baseball player (born 1931)

Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer (born 1935)

Taylor Wily, American actor, sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1968)

Frederick Crews, American essayist and literary critic (born 1933)

Shifty Shellshock, American vocalist (born 1974)

Sika Anoa‘i, American Samoan professional wrestler (born 1945)

Bill Cobbs, American actor (born 1934)

Taiki Matsuno, Japanese voice actor (born 1967)

Kinky Friedman, American country musician (born 1944)

Martin Mull, American actor (born 1943)

Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1937)

Audrey Flack, American artist (born 1931)

Mohamed Osman Jawari, Somali attorney and politician, 12th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia (born 1945)

Princess Lalla Latifa, Princess Dowager of Morocco (born 1946)

Ismail Kadare, Albanian novelist (born 1936)

Robert Towne, American screenwriter (born 1934)

Jon Landau, American film producer (born 1960)

Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)

Vic Seixas, American tennis player (born 1923)

Khyree Jackson, American football player (born 1999)

Jane McAlevey, American labor organizer and author (born 1964)

Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer (born 1948)

Diana Hill, New Zealand biochemist (born 1943)

Jim Inhofe, American politician (born 1934)

Maxine Singer, American biologist (born 1931)

Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor (born 1947)

Joe Engle, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1932)

Alex Janvier, Native American artist (born 1935)

Dave Loggins, American musician (born 1947)

Shelley Duvall, American actress (born 1949)

Monte Kiffin, American football coach (born 1940)

Stanley Tshabalala, South African soccer player and coach (born 1949)

Tonke Dragt, Dutch children's writer and illustrator (born 1930)

Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (born 1951)

Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist (born 1928)

Evan Wright, American writer (born 1964)

Noriko Ohara, Japanese voice actress and narrator (born 1935)

Shannen Doherty, American actress (born 1971)

Ruth Hesse, German opera singer (born 1936)

Richard Simmons, American fitness personality and public figure (born 1948)

Chino Trinidad, Filipino sports journalist and executive (born 1967)

Thomas Matthew Crooks, American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (born 2003)

Naomi Pomeroy, American chef and restaurateur (born 1974)

Jacoby Jones, American football player (born 1984)

Joe Bryant, American basketball player (born 1954)

Norm Hewitt, New Zealand rugby union player (born 1968)

David Morrow, Australian radio host and sportscaster (born 1953)

Cheng Pei-pei, Chinese actress (born 1946)

Mary Gibby, British botanist and professor (born 1949)

Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer, songwriter and scholar (born 1942)

Pat Williams, American basketball player (born 1940)

Lou Dobbs, American political commentator and television host (born 1945)

Abner Haynes, American football player (born 1937)

Bob Newhart, American comedian and actor (born 1929)

Toumani Diabaté, Malian musician (born 1965)

Iryna Farion, Ukrainian linguist and politician (born 1964)

Kevan Gosper, Australian athlete and administrator (born 1933)

Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer and politician (born 1950)

Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Vietnamese politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (born 1944)

Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (born 1932)

James C. Scott, American political scientist and anthropologist (born 1936)

Esta TerBlanche, South African actress (born 1973)

Jerry Miller, American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist (born 1943)

Jill Schary Robinson, American novelist (born 1936)

Mark Carnevale, American golfer and radio commentator (born 1960)

Duke Fakir, American singer (born 1935)

John Mayall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1933)

Robin Warren, Australian pathologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)

Shafin Ahmed, Bangladeshi bassist and singer-songwriter (born 1961)

Hamzah Haz, Indonesian journalist and politician, 9th Vice President of Indonesia (born 1940)

Dmytro Kiva, Ukrainian engineer and designer (born 1942)

Shafin Ahmed, Bangladeshi bassist and singer-songwriter (born 1961)

Martin Indyk, American diplomat (born 1951)

Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer (born 1930)

Pavel Kushnir, Russian pianist, writer, activist and political prisoner (born 1984)

John Anderson, Scottish television personality, teacher and coach (born 1931)

Doug Creek, American baseball player (born 1969)

Reyes Moronta, Dominican baseball player (born 1993)

Francine Pascal, American author (born 1932)

Onyeka Onwenu, Nigerian singer, actress and politician (born 1952)

Paul Bucha, United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (born 1943)

Ismail Haniyeh, Palestinian politician, political leader of Hamas (born 1962/1963)

Joyce Brabner, American writer and artist (born 1952)

Yamini Krishnamurthy, Indian dancer (born 1940)

Charles Cyphers, American actor (born 1939)

Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)

Duane Thomas, American football player (born 1947)

Billy Bean, American baseball player (born 1964)

Connie Chiume, South African actress and filmmaker (born 1952)

James Bjorken, American theoretical physicist (born 1934)

Jon McBride, American astronaut (born 1943)

Issa Hayatou, Cameroonian basketball player and football executive (born 1946)

Mitzi McCall, American actress (born 1930)

Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Puerto Rican professional golfer (born 1935)

Steve Symms, American politician and lobbyist (born 1938)

Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (born 1968)

Rachael Lillis, American voice actress and scriptwriter (born 1978)

Peggy Moffitt, American model and actress (born 1937)

Ángel Salazar, Cuban-American comedian and actor (born 1956)

Noël Treanor, Irish Roman Catholic prelate (born 1950)

Kim Kahana, American actor and stunt performer (born 1929)

Richard Alatorre, American politician (born 1943)

Wally Amos, American entrepreneur, founder of Famous Amos (born 1936)

Sergio Donati, Italian screenwriter (born 1933)

Greg Kihn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949)

Frank Selvy, American basketball player and coach (born 1932)

Gena Rowlands, American actress (born 1930)

Peter Marshall, American game show host, performer, and singer (born 1926)

Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, British countess (born 1933)

Silvio Santos, Brazilian media mogul and television host (born 1930)

Ruth Johnson Colvin, American author and educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide (born 1916)

Alain Delon, French-Swiss actor (born 1935)

Phil Donahue, American talk show host and producer (born 1935)

Maria Branyas, American-Spanish supercentenarian (born 1907)

Al Attles, American basketball player and coach (born 1936)

Nell McCafferty, Northern Irish journalist, playwright and civil rights campaigner (born 1944)

Bill Pascrell, American politician (born 1937)

John Amos, American actor (born 1939)

Arthur J. Gregg, American military officer (born 1928)

Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager (born 1953)

Salim Al-Huss, Lebanese statesman, 34th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1929)

Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1948)

Sid Eudy, American actor and professional wrestler (born 1960)

Bob Carr, American politician (born 1943)

Juan Izquierdo, Uruguayan footballer (born 1997)

Charlotte Kretschmann, German supercentenarian (born 1909)

Leonard Riggio, American businessman (born 1941)

Obi Ndefo, American actor (born 1972)

Steve Silberman, American writer and journalist (born 1957)

Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (born 1993)

Tūheitia Paki, Māori King (born 1955)

Fatman Scoop, American rapper, hype man and radio personality (born 1971)

Sol Bamba, Ivorian-French footballer (born 1985)

Linda Deutsch, American journalist (born 1943)

James Darren, American actor (born 1936)

Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, Colombian politician (born 1945)

Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Scottish peer (born 1930)

Wayne Graham, American baseball player and coach (born 1936)

Charley Johnson, American football player (born 1938)

Bora Đorđević, Serbian singer (born 1952)

Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan athlete (born 1991)

Herbie Flowers, English musician (born 1938)

Radha Charan Gupta, Indian historian of mathematics (born 1935)

Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer (born 1941)

Rich Homie Quan, American rapper (born 1990)

Laurent Tirard, French film director and screenwriter (born 1967)

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, Turkish-American activist (born 1998)

Rebecca Horn, German visual artist (born 1944)

Will Jennings, American songwriter (born 1944)

Cathy Merrick, Canadian First Nations leader (born 1961/1962)

Ron Yeats, Scottish footballer (born 1937)

Dan Morgenstern, German-American jazz writer and editor (born 1929)

Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, Salvadoran police officer (born 1964)

Ed Kranepool, American baseball player (born 1944)

Henny Moan, Norwegian actress (born 1936)

Zoot Money, English musician (born 1942)

Peter Renaday, American voice actor (born 1935)

Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1963)

John Cassaday, American comic book artist and writer (born 1971)

James Earl Jones, American actor (born 1931)

Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer (born 1931)

Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (born 1946)

Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China (born 1936)

Kenneth Cope, British actor (born 1931)

Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer, President of Peru (born 1938)

Chad McQueen, American actor and race car driver (born 1960)

Joe Schmidt, American football player and coach (born 1932)

Sitaram Yechury, Indian politician and leader of CPI(M) (born 1952)

Wolfgang Gerhardt, German politician (born 1943)

Pravin Gordhan, South African politician (born 1949)

Lex Marinos, Australian actor (born 1949)

Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (born 1938)

Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti royal and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kuwait (born 1942)

Otis Davis, American sprinter (born 1932)

Tito Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953)

Elias Khoury, Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (born 1948)

Song Binbin, Chinese revolutionary (born 1947)

Nelson DeMille, American lieutenant and author (born 1943)

Neil King Jr., American journalist and author (born 1959)

JD Souther, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1945)

Kesaria Abramidze, Georgian blogger, actress and model (born 1987)

Nick Gravenites, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)

Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer (born 1964)

Ibrahim Aqil, Hezbollah militant (born 1962)

Kathryn Crosby, American actress and singer (born 1933)

Daniel J. Evans, American politician, 16th Governor of Washington (born 1925)

Sayuri, Japanese musician (born 1996)

Cleo Sylvestre, English actress (born 1945)

Eduardo Xol, American designer and author (born 1966)

Raquel Blandón, Guatemalan lawyer and activist, First Lady of Guatemala (born 1943)

Benny Golson, American saxophonist and composer (born 1929)

Eddie Low, New Zealand country singer and musician (born 1943)

Mercury Morris, American football player (born 1947)

Roy Clay, American computer scientist (born 1929)

Fredric Jameson, American academic and literary critic (born 1934)

John Ashton, American actor (born 1948)

Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah (born 1960)

Maggie Smith, English actress (born 1934)

Winfield Dunn, American politician, 43rd Governor of Tennessee (born 1927)

Drake Hogestyn, American actor (born 1953)

Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1936)

Ozzie Virgil Sr., Dominican baseball player and coach (born 1932)

Gavin Creel, American actor, singer and songwriter (born 1976)

Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player (born 1966)

Humberto Ortega, Nicaraguan military leader (born 1947)

Ken Page, American actor and cabaret singer (born 1954)

Pete Rose, American baseball player and manager (born 1941)

Michael Ancram, English lawyer and politician (born 1945)

Susie Berning, American professional golfer (born 1941)

Marissa Haque, Indonesian politician (born 1962)

Michel Blanc, French actor, writer and director (born 1952)

Pierre Christin, French comics creator and writer (born 1938)

Cid Moreira, Brazilian journalist and television anchor (born 1927)

Mary O'Rourke, Irish politician (born 1937)

Christopher Ciccone, American artist (born 1960)

Billy Shaw, American football player (born 1938)

Robert Coover, American novelist (born 1932)

Dave Hobson, American politician (born 1936)

Johan Neeskens, Dutch footballer and manager (born 1951)

Cissy Houston, American singer (born 1933)

Arie L. Kopelman, American businessman (born 1938)

Zaw Myint Maung, Burmese politician, physician and former political prisoner (born 1951)

Lore Segal, American novelist (born 1928)

Pat Fischer, American football player (born 1940)

Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician (born 1946)

Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball player (born 1940)

George Baldock, British-born Greek international footballer (born 1993)

Dieter Burdenski, German footballer (born 1950)

Lily Ebert, Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor (born 1923)

Lee Wei Ling, Singaporean neurologist (born 1955)

Clark R. Rasmussen, American politician (born 1934)

Leif Segerstam, Finnish conductor and composer (born 1944)

Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist (born 1937)

Fleur Adcock, New Zealand poet (born 1934)

Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist (born 1928)

Jamaluddin Hossain, Bangladeshi actor (born 1943)

Jackmaster, Scottish DJ and record producer (born 1986)

Ka, American rapper (born 1972)

Lilly Ledbetter, American activist (born 1938)

Tito Mboweni, South African politician (born 1959)

Alvin Rakoff, Canadian film and television director (born 1927)

Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, First Minister of Scotland (born 1954)

Baba Siddique, Indian politician (born 1958)

Mayra Gómez Kemp, Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948)

Donal Murray, Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940)

Thomas J. Donohue, American business executive (born 1938)

Tina Kaidanow, American diplomat and government official (born 1965)

Janet Nelson, British historian (born 1942)

Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist and academic (born 1933)

Mike Jackson, English general (born 1944)

Ollie Olsen, Australian musician, composer and sound designer (born 1958)

Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter from One Direction (born 1993)

Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas (born 1962)

Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1931)

Toshiyuki Nishida, Japanese actor (born 1947)

Andrew Schally, Polish-American endocrinologist (born 1926)

Yehuda Bauer, Israeli historian of the Holocaust (born 1926)

Ginés González García, Argentine politician and physician (born 1945)

Barbara Dane, American folk, blues and jazz singer (born 1927)

Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian (born 1941)

Walter Jacob, American Reform rabbi (born 1930)

Janusz Olejniczak, Polish classical pianist and actor (born 1952)

Paul White, Baron Hanningfield, British life peer (born 1940)

Mimi Hines, Canadian singer and comedian (born 1933)

Richard A. Cash, American global health researcher (born 1941)

Grizzly 399, American grizzly bear (born 1996)

Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian philosopher, theologian and priest (born 1928)

Lynda Obst, American film producer and author (born 1950)

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1960)

Geoff Capes, British shot putter and strongman (born 1949)

Gary Indiana, American writer, playwright and poet (born 1950)

Jack Jones, American singer and actor (born 1938)

Amir Abdur-Rahim, American basketball player and coach (born 1981)

Abdelaziz Barrada, Moroccan footballer (born 1989)

Jeri Taylor, American screenwriter (born 1938)

Phil Lesh, American bassist (born 1940)

Kim Soo-mi, South Korean actress (born 1949)

Renato Martino, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1932)

Paul Morrissey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)

Jamshid Sharmahd, German-American affiliate of Kingdom Assembly of Iran (born 1955)

Kazuo Umezu, Japanese manga artist (born 1936)

Teri Garr, American actress and comedian (born 1944)

Matt Peacock, Australian journalist and author (born 1952)

Janey Godley, Scottish actor, writer and comedian (born 1961)

Alan Rachins, American actor (born 1942)

Paul Stephenson, British civil rights activist (born 1937)

Quincy Jones, American producer (born 1933)

Bernard Marcus, American billionaire businessman and philanthropist (born 1929)

Murray Sinclair, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1951)

Ben Baldanza, American economist and business executive (born 1961)

Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (born 1949)

Dorothy Allison, American writer (born 1949)

John Nott, British politician (born 1932)

Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (born 1924)

Tony Todd, American actor (born 1954)

Bruce Degen, American writer (born 1945)

Elizabeth Nunez, American novelist (born 1944)

June Spencer, English actress (born 1919)

Trevor Sorbie, Scottish hairdresser (born 1949)

Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman (born 1937)

Lou Donaldson, American saxophonist (born 1926)

Judith Jamison, American dancer and choreographer (born 1943)

Ella Jenkins, American folk singer (born 1924)

Tim Sullivan, American novelist (born 1948)

Frank Auerbach, German-British painter (born 1931)

John Robinson, American football player and coach (born 1935)

Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer (born 1925)

John Horgan, Canadian politician and diplomat, 36th Premier of British Columbia (born 1959)

Song Jae-rim, South Korean actor and model (born 1985)

Thomas E. Kurtz, American computer scientist and educator (born 1928)

Timothy West, English actor (born 1934)

Theodore Olson, American lawyer (born 1940)

Shel Talmy, American record producer, songwriter and arranger (born 1937)

Shuntarō Tanikawa, Japanese poet and translator (born 1931)

Daim Zainuddin, Malaysian politician (born 1938)

Vic Flick, English guitarist (born 1937)

Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer (born 1943)

Celeste Caeiro, Portuguese pacifist (born 1933)

Béla Károlyi, Romanian-American gymnastics coach (born 1942)

Jon Kenny, Irish comedian and actor (born 1957)

Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Japanese princess (born 1923)

Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet dancer (born 1985)

Macoto Takahashi, Japanese manga artist (born 1934)

Charles Dumont, French singer and composer (born 1929)

Arthur Frommer, American travel writer (born 1929)

Bob Love, American basketball player (born 1942)

Colin Petersen, Australian drummer, record producer and actor (born 1946)

Tony Campolo, American sociologist and pastor (born 1935)

Ursula Haverbeck, German Holocaust denier (born 1928)

Andy Paley, American songwriter (born 1952)

John Prescott, British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1938)

Jodi Rell, American politician, 87th Governor of Connecticut (born 1946)

Alice Brock, American artist, author and restauranteur (born 1941)

Serge Vohor, Vanuatuan politician, 4th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (born 1955)

Rico Carty, Dominican baseball player (born 1939)

Fred R. Harris, American politician (born 1930)

Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality (born 1941)

Barbara Taylor Bradford, British novelist (born 1933)

Breyten Breytenbach, South African-French poet and painter (born 1939)

Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1926)

Earl Holliman, American actor (born 1928)

Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian writer (born 1929)

Jim Abrahams, American film director and writer (born 1944)

Mary McGee, American motorcycle racer (born 1936)

Prince Johnson, Liberian politician (born 1952)

Ananda Krishnan, Malaysian businessman (born 1938)

Silvia Pinal, Mexican actress (born 1931)

Kioumars Pourhashemi, Iranian military general

Marshall Brickman, Brazilian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)

Will Cullen Hart, American musician (born 1971)

Wayne Northrop, American actor (born 1947)

Lou Carnesecca, American basketball player and coach (born 1925)

Terry Griffiths, Welsh snooker player and coach (born 1947)

Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1941)

Ed Botterell, Canadian Olympic sailor (born 1931)

Helmut Duckadam, Romanian footballer (born 1959)

Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player (born 1933)

Paul Maslansky, American film producer and writer (born 1933)

Debbie Mathers, Mother of Eminem (born 1955)

Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer (born 1977)

Mohamed Ali Yusuf, Somali politician (born 1944)

Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Swedish royal (born 1937)

Brian Thompson, businessman (born 1974)

Jacques Roubaud, French poet, writer, and mathematician (born 1932)

Maggie Tabberer, Australian fashion model and television personality (born 1936)

Doudou Adoula, Congolese atalaku and composer (born 1965)

Jill Jacobson, American actress (born 1954)

Clarke Reed, American businessman and politician (born 1928)

Nikki Giovanni, American poet, writer and activist (born 1943)

Rocky Colavito, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1933)

Michael Cole, American actor (born 1940)

Kreskin, American mentalist (born 1935)

S. M. Krishna, Indian politician and statesman, Minister of External Affairs, 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka, 19th Governor of Maharashtra (born 1932)

David Bonderman, American billionaire businessman (born 1942)

Khalil Haqqani, Afghan politician and warlord (born 1966)

Purushottam Upadhyay, Indian musician, singer and composer (born 1934)

Lorraine O'Grady, American artist (born 1934)

Isak Andic, Turkish-Spanish billionaire businessman (born 1953)

Zakir Hussain, Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer (born 1951)

Dick Van Arsdale, American basketball player (born 1943)

Tulsi Gowda, Indian environmentalist (born 1937/1938)

Igor Kirillov, Russian general (born 1970)

Marisa Paredes, Spanish film actress (born 1946)

Slim Dunlap, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1951)

John Marsden, Australian writer (born 1950)

Michael Leunig, Australian cartoonist (born 1945)

Wincey Willis, British broadcaster (born 1948)

Casey Chaos, American singer (born 1965)

George Eastham, English footballer (born 1936)

Rickey Henderson, American baseball player (born 1958)

Michelle Botes, South African actress (born 1962)

Art Evans, American actor (born 1942)

Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1934)

Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (born 1945)

Sophie Hediger, Swiss snowboarder (born 1998)

Hudson Meek, American actor (born 2008)

Richard Perry, American record producer (born 1942)

Britt Allcroft, English writer (born 1943)

Bill Bergey, American football player (born 1945)

Jax Dane, American professional wrestler (born 1976)

M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Indian author and screenwriter (born 1933)

Osamu Suzuki, Japanese businessman (born 1930)

Richard Parsons, American business executive (born 1948)

Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India (born 1932)

Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (born 1946)

Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress (born 1951)

Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1941)

Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO (born 1926)

Aaron Brown, American journalist and academic (born 1948)

Jimmy Carter, American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924)

Linda Lavin, American actress and singer (born 1937)

Tomiko Itooka, Japanese supercentenarian (born 1908)

Arnold Rüütel, Estonian politician, 3rd President of Estonia (born 1928)

Johnnie Walker, British radio DJ (born 1945)