November 23
November 23 this yearin various calendars Akan Kwadwo Armenian 6 Kʿaloch 1476 Aztec Tlacaxipehualiztli 12, 6 Cōātl Babylonian 12 Arakhsamna, 2337 SE Balinese pawukon Menga, Beteng, Jaya, Wage, Was, Coma of Kulantir, Kala, Jangur, Dewa Bengali 8 Ogrohayon , BS 1433 Chinese Yin Metal Ox ・Roof Mansion Fire Horse Year, Month 10 , Day 15Xiaoxue , 14 days until Daxue )Common Era 23 November 2026 CE Coptic 14 Hathor , AM 1743Egyptian 11 Pharmuthi , 2775 NE Ethiopian 14 H̱edār, 2019 Amätä Məhrät French Republican Décade I, Duodi de Frimaire de l'Année 235 de la République Gregorian 23 November , AD 2026 Hebrew 13 Kislev , AM 5787 Hindu Bharaṇī ・Varīyas Mārgaśīrṣa , 1948 SE Caturdaśī , Śukla pakṣa of Kārtika , 2083 VE Rāudra ・5127 KY ・1,872,902 Icelandic Mánudagur, 1 Ýlir 2026 Islamic 12 Jumada al-thani , AH 1448tabular method ) ISO week date 2026-W48-1 Japanese 15 Kannazuki , Reiwa 8Shōsetsu , 14 days until Taisetsu ) Julian 10 November , AD 2026 (AM 7535)Julian day 2461368 Korean 15 Dwaejidal , 4359 DE Maya 13.0.14.2.5 18 Ceh , 6 Chicchan Roman ante diem IV Idus Novembres , MMDCCLXXIX AUC Solar Hijri 2 Azar , SH 1405 Tibetan 14 smin drug, me pho rta
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Day of the year
November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar ; 38 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
1910 – Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden .1914 – Mexican Revolution : The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz , occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair .1921 – Warren G. Harding , 29th President of the United States , signs the Willis–Campbell Act into law, prohibiting doctors from prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes.1923 – Thousands of Irish Republicans end the 1923 Irish hunger strikes , five die from starvation.1924 – Edwin Hubble 's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside our own Milky Way , is first published in The New York Times 1934 – An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal , well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis .1939 – World War II : HMS Rawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst Gneisenau 1940 – World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact , officially joining the Axis powers .1943 – World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin .1943 – World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces.
1944 – World War II: The Lotta Svärd Movement is disbanded under the terms of the armistice treaty in Finland after the Continuation War .1946 – French naval bombardment of Hai Phong , Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.1955 – The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.1959 – French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals ".1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who An Unearthly Child ") is broadcast by the BBC, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.1971 – Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations , including the United Nations Security Council , for the first time.1972 – The Soviet Union makes its final attempt at launching the N1 rocket .1974 – Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government .1976 – Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m (330 ft) undersea without breathing equipment.1978 – Cyclone kills about 1,000 people in eastern Sri Lanka.1978 – The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.
1980 – The 6.9 M w Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme ), killing 2,483–4,900, and injuring 7,700–8,934.1981 – Iran–Contra affair : Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua .1985 – Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 en route from Athens to Cairo . When the plane lands in Malta , Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid.1991 – Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day.1992 – The first smartphone, the IBM Simon , is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada .1996 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.2001 – The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest , Hungary.2002 – Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-113 to the International Space Station carrying the Expedition 6 crew and the P1 truss .2003 – Rose Revolution : Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.2004 – The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi , the largest religious building in Georgia , is consecrated.2005 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.2006 – A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City , making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003.2007 – MS Explorer , a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sinks in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands . There are no fatalities.2009 – The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan , Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed.2010 – Bombardment of Yeonpyeong : North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.2011 – Arab Spring : After 11 months of protests in Yemen , Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.2015 – Blue Origin 's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.2018 – Founders of Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana issue an apology following a series of offensive advertisements on social media promoting a fashion show in Shanghai, China, which was canceled.2019 – The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country.Births
1632 – Jean Mabillon , French monk and scholar (died 1707)1641 – Anthonie Heinsius , Dutch lawyer and politician (died 1720)1687 – Jean Baptiste Senaillé , French violinist and composer (died 1730)1705 – Thomas Birch , English historian and author (died 1766)1715 – Pierre Charles Le Monnier , French astronomer and author (died 1799)1719 – Spranger Barry , Irish actor (died 1777)1749 – Edward Rutledge , American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (died 1800)1760 – François-Noël Babeuf , French journalist and activist (died 1797)1781 – Theodor Valentin Volkmar , German lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Marburg (died 1847)1785 – Jan Roothaan , Dutch priest, 21st Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (died 1853)1803 – Theodore Dwight Weld , American author and activist (died 1895)1804 – Franklin Pierce , American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (died 1869)1820 – Isaac Todhunter , English mathematician and author (died 1884)1837 – Johannes Diderik van der Waals , Dutch physicist and thermodynamicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1923)1838 – Stephanos Skouloudis , Greek banker and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1928)1858 – Albert Ranft , Swedish actor and director (died 1938)1860 – Hjalmar Branting , Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden , Nobel Prize laureate (died 1925)1864 – Henry Bourne Joy , American businessman (died 1936)1868 – Mary Brewster Hazelton , American painter (died 1953)1869 – Valdemar Poulsen , Danish engineer (died 1942)1869 – Johan Scharffenberg , Norwegian psychiatrist (died 1965)
1871 – Signe Salén , Swedish doctor (died 1963)1871 – William Watt , Australian accountant and politician, 24th Premier of Victoria (died 1946)
1875 – Anatoly Lunacharsky , Russian journalist and politician (died 1933)1876 – Sara Prinsep , British salon organiser (died 1959)1876 – Manuel de Falla , Spanish pianist and composer (died 1946)1878 – Frank Pick , English lawyer and businessman (died 1941)1883 – José Clemente Orozco , Mexican painter (died 1949)1886 – Eduards Smiļģis , Latvian actor and director (died 1966)1887 – Boris Karloff , English actor (died 1969)1887 – Henry Moseley , English physicist and chemist (died 1915)
1888 – Harpo Marx , American comedian and musician (died 1964)1889 – Harry Sunderland , Australian-English journalist and businessman (died 1964)1890 – El Lissitzky , Russian photographer and architect (died 1941)1892 – Erté , Russian-French illustrator and designer (died 1990)1896 – Klement Gottwald , Czechoslovak politician, President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (died 1953)1896 – Tsunenohana Kan'ichi , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 31st Yokozuna (died 1960)
1897 – Nirad C. Chaudhuri , British-Indian historian, author, and critic (died 1999)1897 – Karl Gebhardt , German physician and war criminal (died 1948)
1897 – Pepita Not , Catalan anarchist activist (died 1938)
1899 – Manuel dos Reis Machado , Brazilian martial artist and educator (died 1974)1901 – Bennie Osler , South African rugby player (died 1962)1902 – Aaron Bank , American colonel (died 2004)1902 – Victor Jory , Canadian-American actor (died 1982)
1903 – Joe Nibloe , Scottish footballer (died 1976)1905 – K. Alvapillai , Sri Lankan civil servant (died 1979)1906 – Betti Alver , Estonian author and poet (died 1989)1907 – Lars Leksell , Swedish physician and neurosurgeon (died 1986)1907 – Run Run Shaw , Chinese-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, founded Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB (died 2014)
1908 – Nelson S. Bond , American author and playwright (died 2006)1909 – Nigel Tranter , Scottish historian and author (died 2000)1912 – George O'Hanlon , American actor and screenwriter (died 1989)1914 – Donald Nixon , American businessman (died 1987)1914 – Wilson Tucker , American projectionist and author (died 2006)
1915 – Anne Burns , British aeronautical engineer and glider pilot (died 2001)1915 – John Dehner , American actor (died 1992)
1915 – Marc Simont , French-American illustrator (died 2013)
1916 – Michael Gough , Malaysian-English actor (died 2011)1916 – P. K. Page , English-Canadian author and poet (died 2010)
1920 – Paul Celan , Romanian-French poet and translator (died 1970)1921 – Fred Buscaglione , Italian singer and actor (died 1960)1921 – Elyakim Schlesinger , Austrian-born British Orthodox rabbi (died 2026)
1922 – Manuel Fraga Iribarne , Spanish politician, 3rd President of the Xunta of Galicia (died 2012)1922 – Võ Văn Kiệt , Vietnamese soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vietnam (died 2008)
1923 – Daniel Brewster , American colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 2007)1923 – Julien J. LeBourgeois , American admiral (died 2012)
1923 – Gloria Whelan , American author and poet
1924 – Irvin J. Borowsky , American publisher and philanthropist (died 2014)1924 – Josephine D'Angelo , American baseball player and educator (died 2013)
1924 – Paula Raymond , American model and actress (died 2003)
1924 – Colin Turnbull , English-American anthropologist and author (died 1994)
1925 – José Napoleón Duarte , Salvadoran engineer and politician, President of El Salvador (died 1990)1925 – Johnny Mandel , American composer and conductor (died 2020)
1925 – William Tebeau , African-American engineer (died 2013)
1926 – Sathya Sai Baba , Indian guru and philosopher (died 2011)1926 – R. L. Burnside , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
1927 – John Cole , Irish-English journalist and author (died 2013)1927 – Guy Davenport , American author and scholar (died 2005)
1927 – Angelo Sodano , Italian cardinal (died 2022)
1928 – Jerry Bock , American composer (died 2010)1928 – John Coleman , Australian rules footballer and coach (died 1973)
1928 – Elmarie Wendel , American actress and singer (died 2018)
1928 – Brendan Pereira , Indian advertising executive (died 2024)
1929 – Hal Lindsey , American evangelist and Christian writer (died 2024)1930 – Geeta Dutt , Indian singer and actress (died 1972)1930 – Jack McKeon , American baseball player and manager
1932 – Renato Martino , Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (died 2024)1932 – Michel David-Weill , French-American banker (died 2022)
1933 – Krzysztof Penderecki , Polish composer and conductor (died 2020)1933 – Ali Shariati , Iranian sociologist and activist (died 1977)
1934 – Lew Hoad , Australian tennis player (died 1994)1934 – Robert Towne , American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2024)
1934 – James R. Hogg , American admiral (died 2025)
1935 – Ken Eastwood , Australian cricketer1935 – Vladislav Volkov , Russian engineer and astronaut (died 1971)
1938 – Patrick Kelly , English archbishop1939 – Betty Everett , American singer and pianist (died 2001)1940 – Luis Tiant , Cuban-American baseball player and coach (died 2024)1941 – Alan Mullery , English footballer and manager1941 – Franco Nero , Italian actor and producer
1942 – Susan Anspach , American actress (died 2018)1943 – Andrew Goodman , American activist (died 1964)1943 – Sue Nicholls , English actress
1943 – David Nolan , American activist and politician (died 2010)
1943 – Petar Skansi , Croatian basketball player and coach (died 2022)
1944 – Joe Eszterhas , Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer1944 – Peter Lindbergh , German-French photographer and director (died 2019)
1944 – James Toback , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1945 – Assi Dayan , Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014)1945 – Jim Doyle , American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Wisconsin
1945 – Tony Pond , English racing driver (died 2002)
1946 – Diana Quick , English actress1946 – Bobby Rush , American activist and politician
1947 – Jean-Pierre Foucault , French radio and television host1948 – Bård Breivik , Norwegian sculptor and art instructor (died 2016)1948 – Bruce Vilanch , American actor and screenwriter
1948 – Frank Worthington , English footballer and manager (died 2021)
1949 – Alan Paul , American singer-songwriter and actor1949 – Sandra Stevens , English singer
1950 – Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri , Indian indologist, author, and academic1950 – Carlos Eire , Cuban-born American author and academic
1950 – Charles Schumer , American lawyer and politician
1950 – Paul Wilson , Scottish footballer (died 2017)
1951 – Maik Galakos , Greek footballer and manager1953 – Rick Bayless , American chef and author1953 – Francis Cabrel , French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – Johan de Meij , Dutch trombonist, composer, and conductor
1953 – Martin Kent , Australian cricketer
1954 – Pete Allen , English clarinet player and saxophonist1954 – Glenn Brummer , American baseball player
1954 – Bruce Hornsby , American singer-songwriter and pianist
1954 – Aavo Pikkuus , Estonian cyclist
1955 – Steven Brust , American singer-songwriter, drummer, and author1955 – Ludovico Einaudi , Italian pianist and composer
1955 – Mary Landrieu , American politician
1956 – Bruce Edgar , New Zealand cricketer1956 – Shane Gould , Australian swimmer and coach
1956 – Karin Guthke , German diver
1957 – Andrew Toney , American basketball player1958 – Martin Snedden , New Zealand cricketer and lawyer1959 – Maxwell Caulfield , English-American actor1960 – Robin Roberts , American sportscaster and journalist1961 – Keith Ablow , American psychiatrist and author1961 – Nicolas Bacri , French composer
1961 – Merv Hughes , Australian cricketer
1961 – Peter Stanford , English journalist and author
1962 – Nicolás Maduro , Venezuelan union leader and politician, President of Venezuela 1963 – Arto Heiskanen , Finnish professional hockey player (died 2023)1963 – Gwynne Shotwell , American businesswoman, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX
1964 – Steve Alford , American basketball player and coach1964 – Marilyn Kidd , Australian rower
1964 – Frank Rutherford , Bahamian triple jumper
1965 – Jennifer Michael Hecht , American historian, author, and poet1966 – Vincent Cassel , French actor and producer1966 – Kevin Gallacher , Scottish footballer and sportscaster
1966 – Michelle Gomez , Scottish actress
1966 – Jerry Kelly , American golfer
1966 – Mark Robinson , English cricketer and coach
1967 – Gary Kirsten , South African cricketer and coach1967 – Salli Richardson , American actress, director, and producer
1968 – Miloš Babić , Serbian basketball player1968 – Robert Denmark , English runner and coach
1968 – Anthony Sullivan , English rugby league and union player
1968 – Kirsty Young , Scottish journalist
1969 – Olivier Beretta , Monégasque racing driver1969 – Mike Lünsmann , German footballer
1969 – Robin Padilla , Filipino actor, martial artist, and screenwriter
1970 – Zoë Ball , English radio and television host1970 – Oded Fehr , Israeli-American actor
1970 – Danny Hoch , American actor and screenwriter
1970 – Karsten Müller , German chess player and author
1971 – Khaled Al-Muwallid , Saudi Arabian footballer1971 – Ashraf Amaya , American basketball player
1971 – Vin Baker , American basketball player and coach
1971 – Chris Hardwick , American comedian, actor, producer, and television host
1972 – Christopher James Adler , American drummer1972 – Alf-Inge Haaland , Norwegian footballer
1972 – Kurupt , American rapper and producer
1972 – Helen Luz , Brazilian basketball player
1974 – Saku Koivu , Finnish ice hockey player1974 – Malik Rose , American basketball player, sportscaster, and executive
1976 – Page Kennedy , American actor and rapper1976 – Tony Renna , American race car driver (died 2003)
1976 – Murat Salar , German-Turkish footballer and manager
1976 – Kohei Suwama , Japanese wrestler
1977 – Myriam Boileau , Canadian diver1977 – Adam Eaton , American baseball player
1979 – Kelly Brook , English model and actress1979 – Ivica Kostelić , Croatian skier
1980 – Ishmael Beah , Sierra Leonean child soldier and American author1980 – Jonathan Papelbon , American baseball player
1980 – Kirk Penney , New Zealand basketball player
1982 – Colby Armstrong , Canadian ice hockey player1982 – Asafa Powell , Jamaican sprinter
1983 – Fatih Yiğituşağı , Turkish footballer1984 – Hilton Armstrong , American basketball player1984 – Lucas Grabeel , American actor, singer, and songwriter
1984 – Amruta Khanvilkar , Indian actress and dancer
1984 – Justin Turner , American baseball player
1985 – Viktor An , South Korean speed skater1987 – Nicklas Bäckström , Swedish ice hockey player1987 – Snooki , American reality television personality
1990 – Shaun Hutchinson , English footballer1990 – Eddy Kim , South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990 – Alena Leonova , Russian figure skater
1990 – Christopher Quiring , German footballer[ better source needed ]
1991 – Christian Cueva , Peruvian footballer1991 – Willian José , Brazilian footballer
1991 – Ahmed Shehzad , Pakistani cricketer
1992 – Miley Cyrus , American singer-songwriter and actress1992 – Gabriel Landeskog , Swedish ice hockey player
1994 – Wes Burns , Welsh footballer1995 – Kelly Rosen , Estonian footballer1996 – Alexis Ren , American social media personality, model, and actress1996 – James Maddison , English footballer
1996 – Anna Yanovskaya , Russian ice dancer
1998 – Caoimhín Kelleher , Irish footballer1999 – Boubacar Kamara , French footballer2001 – Tino Anjorin , English footballerDeaths
Pre-1600
386 – Jin Feidi , emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 342)947 – Berthold, Duke of Bavaria (born 900)955 – Eadred , English king (born 923)1161 – Adam , Abbot of Ebrach 1183 – William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (born 1116)1407 – Louis I, Duke of Orléans (born 1372)1457 – Ladislaus the Posthumous , Hungarian king (born 1440)1464 – Blessed Margaret of Savoy (born 1390)1499 – Perkin Warbeck , pretender to the English throne (born c. 1474)1503 – Bona of Savoy (born 1449)1503 – Margaret of York (born 1446)
1534 – Beatriz Galindo , Spanish Latinist and educator (born c. 1465)1572 – Bronzino , Italian painter and poet (born 1503)1585 – Thomas Tallis , English composer (born c.1505)1616 – Richard Hakluyt , English priest and author (born 1552)1682 – Claude Lorrain , French-Italian painter and engraver (born 1604)1763 – Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff , German field marshal and diplomat (born 1673)1769 – Constantine Mavrocordatos , Greek prince (born 1711)1803 – Roger Newdigate , English politician (born 1719)1804 – Richard Graves , English minister and author (born 1715)1804 – Ivan Mane Jarnović , Italian violinist and composer (born 1747)
1807 – Jean-François Rewbell , French lawyer and politician (born 1747)1814 – Elbridge Gerry , American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States (born 1744)1844 – Thomas Henderson , Scottish astronomer (born 1798)1833 – Jean-Baptiste Jourdan , French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1762)1890 – William III of the Netherlands (born 1817)1896 – Ichiyō Higuchi , Japanese writer (born 1872)1899 – Thomas Henry Ismay , English businessman, founded White Star Line (born 1837)1905 – John Burdon-Sanderson , English physiologist and academic (born 1828)1907 – Naimuddin , Bengali writer and Islamic scholar (born 1832)1910 – Hawley Harvey Crippen , American physician and murderer (born 1862)1923 – Andy O'Sullivan , Irish Republican died on hunger strike1934 – Giovanni Brunero , Italian cyclist (born 1895)1937 – Jagadish Chandra Bose , Indian physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist (born 1858)1937 – George Albert Boulenger , Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (born 1858)
1940 – Stanley Argyle , Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Victoria (born 1867)1958 – Nikolaos Georgantas , Greek discus thrower (born 1880)1966 – Seán T. O'Kelly , Irish politician, 2nd President of Ireland (born 1882)1970 – Yusof Ishak , Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore (born 1910)1972 – Marie Wilson , American actress (born 1916)1973 – Sessue Hayakawa , Japanese actor, director, and producer (born 1889)1974 – Notable victims of the Massacre of the Sixty :
1974 – Cornelius Ryan , Irish-American journalist and author (born 1920)
1976 – André Malraux , French theorist and author (born 1901)1979 – Merle Oberon , Indian-born British actress (born 1911)1979 – Judee Sill , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944)
1982 – Grady Nutt , American minister and author (born 1934)1983 – Juhan Muks , Estonian painter (born 1899)1983 – Waheed Murad , Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)
1984 – Leonard Baker , American historian and author (born 1931)1990 – Roald Dahl , British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (born 1916)1991 – Klaus Kinski , German-American actor and director (born 1926)1992 – Roy Acuff , American singer-songwriter and fiddler (born 1903)1992 – Jean-François Thiriart , Belgian politician (born 1922)
1994 – Art Barr , American wrestler (born 1966)1994 – Irwin Kostal , American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (born 1911)
1995 – Louis Malle , French-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1932)1995 – Junior Walker , American singer and saxophonist (born 1931)
1996 – Mohamed Amin , Kenyan photographer and journalist (born 1943)1996 – Art Porter, Jr. , American saxophonist and songwriter (born 1961)
1996 – Idries Shah , Indian author, thinker and teacher in the Sufi tradition.
1997 – Jorge Mas Canosa , Cuban-American businessman (born 1939)2001 – Bo Belinsky , American baseball player (born 1936)2001 – Mary Whitehouse , English educator and activist (born 1910)
2002 – Roberto Matta , Chilean-Italian painter and sculptor (born 1911)2004 – Pete Franklin , American radio host (born 1928)2005 – Constance Cummings , American-English actress (born 1910)2005 – Frank Gatski , American football player and soldier (born 1919)
2006 – Jesús Blancornelas , Mexican journalist, co-founded Zeta Magazine 2006 – Nick Clarke , English journalist (born 1948)
2006 – Betty Comden , American actress, singer, and screenwriter (born 1917)
2006 – Alexander Litvinenko , Russian spy and defector (born 1962)
2006 – Philippe Noiret , French actor (born 1930)
2006 – Anita O'Day , American singer (born 1919)
2006 – Willie Pep , American boxer and referee (born 1922)
2007 – Joe Kennedy , American baseball player (born 1979)2007 – Óscar Carmelo Sánchez , Bolivian footballer and manager (born 1971)
2007 – Robert Vesco , American-Cuban financier (born 1935)
2007 – Pat Walsh , New Zealand rugby union player (born 1936)
2009 – José Arraño Acevedo , Chilean journalist and historian (born 1921)2010 – Nassos Daphnis , Greek-American painter and sculptor (born 1914)2010 – Joyce Howard , English-American actress (born 1922)
2011 – Jim Rathmann , American race car driver (born 1928)2012 – José Luis Borau , Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929)2012 – Chuck Diering , American baseball player (born 1923)
2012 – Larry Hagman , American actor, director, and producer (born 1931)
2012 – Diana Isaac , English-New Zealand businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1921)
2013 – Connie Broden , Canadian ice hockey player (born 1932)2013 – Costanzo Preve , Italian philosopher and theorist (born 1943)
2014 – Marion Barry , American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (born 1936)2014 – Dorothy Cheney , American tennis player (born 1916)
2014 – Murray Oliver , Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1937)
2014 – Pat Quinn , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1943)
2015 – Jamiluddin Aali , Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (born 1925)2015 – Manmeet Bhullar , Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1980)
2015 – Douglass North , American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
2016 – Rita Barberá Nolla , Spanish politician (born 1948)2016 – Ralph Branca , American baseball player (born 1926)
2016 – Andrew Sachs , German-born British actor (born 1930)
2016 – Joe Esposito , road manager for Elvis Presley (born 1938)
2017 – Stela Popescu , Romanian actress (born 1935)2020 – Tarun Gogoi , Indian Chief Minister of Assam (born 1934)2024 – Rico Carty , Dominican baseball player (born 1939)2024 – Fred R. Harris , American politician (born 1930)
2024 – Chuck Woolery , American game show host and television personality (born 1941)