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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1080]] &ndash; [[Harald III of Denmark]] dies and is succeeded by [[Canute IV of Denmark|Canute IV]], who would later be the first Dane to be [[canonization|canonized]].
*[[1349]] &ndash; The rule of the [[Bavand dynasty]] in [[Mazandaran]] is brought to an end by the murder of [[Hasan II (Bavandid ruler)|Hasan II]].
*[[1362]] &ndash; [[Kaunas Castle]] falls to the [[Teutonic Order]] after a [[Siege of Kaunas (1362)|month-long siege]].
*[[1492]] &ndash; Spain and [[Christopher Columbus]] sign the [[Capitulations of Santa Fe]] for his voyage to Asia to acquire [[spice]]s.
*[[1521]] &ndash; Trial of [[Martin Luther]] over his [[Lutheranism|teachings]] begins during the assembly of the [[Diet of Worms]]. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day.
*[[1524]] &ndash; [[Giovanni da Verrazzano]] reaches New York harbor.

===1601–1900===
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Colbert raid|Colbert's Raid]]: A [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] [[garrison]] under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] [[Irregular military|irregular]]s at [[Arkansas Post]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Coleman |first=Roger E. |date=1987 |chapter=Chapter 11: Colbert's Raid |title=The Arkansas Post Story: Arkansas Post National Monument |url=https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/arpo/history.pdf |number=Southwest Culteral Resources Center Professional Papers No. 12 |location=Santa Fe, New Mexico |publisher=[[Eastern National]] |pages=65–67 |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>
*[[1797]] &ndash; Sir [[Ralph Abercromby]] [[Battle of San Juan (1797)|attacks]] [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]], in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas. 
* 1797 &ndash; Citizens of [[Verona]] begin an unsuccessful [[Veronese Easter|eight-day rebellion]] against the [[French First Republic|French]] occupying forces.
*[[1861]] &ndash; The state of [[Virginia]]'s [[Virginia in the American Civil War#Secession convention|secession convention]] votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth state to join the [[Confederate States of America]].
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Grierson's Raid]] begins: Troops under [[Union Army]] Colonel [[Benjamin Grierson]] attack central [[Mississippi]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; American Civil War: The [[Battle of Plymouth (1864)|Battle of Plymouth]] begins: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces attack [[Plymouth, North Carolina]].
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Morelos]] is admitted as the 27th state of [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moreloshabla.com/morelos/un-dia-como-hoy-se-crea-el-estado-de-morelos/|title=Un día como hoy se crea el Estado de Morelos|publisher=Morelos Habla|date=April 17, 2016|language=es|trans-title=A day like today Morelos was created}}</ref>
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Catalpa rescue]]: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from [[Fremantle Prison]] in Western Australia.
*[[1895]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]] between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the [[First Sino-Japanese War]], and the defeated [[Qing Empire]] is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the [[Liaoning|Fengtian]] province, [[Taiwan]] and the [[Penghu]] to Japan.

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; The [[Supreme Court of the United States]] decides ''[[Lochner v. New York]]'', which holds that the "[[Freedom of contract|right to free contract]]" is implicit in the [[Due process|due process clause]] of the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].
*[[1907]] &ndash; The [[Ellis Island]] immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Russian Empire|Russian]] troops [[Lena massacre|open fire]] on striking goldfield workers in northeast [[Siberia]], killing at least 150.
*[[1925]] &ndash; The [[Communist Party of Korea]] (CPK) was founded in [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese-ruled Korea]] (Chōsen) in [[Keijō]] (now [[Seoul]]) by [[Kim Yong-bom]] and [[Pak Hon-yong]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/9177|title=The Demise of Non-Communist Parties in North Korea (1945–1960)|first=Andrei N.|last=Lankov| author-link = Andrei Lankov|date=1 January 2001|journal=Journal of Cold War Studies|volume=3|issue=1|pages=103–125|doi=10.1162/15203970151032164|s2cid=57570755|via=Project MUSE|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[1931]] &ndash; After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the [[Catalan Republic (1931)|Catalan Republic]] proclaimed in April 14 becomes the [[Generalitat de Catalunya]], the autonomous government of [[Catalonia]] within the [[Second Spanish Republic|Spanish Republic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=República Catalana |url=https://www.enciclopedia.cat/EC-GEC-0054960.xml |website=enciclopèdia.cat |access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The Axis powers [[invasion of Yugoslavia]] is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy.
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II:  French [[prisoner of war]] General [[Henri Giraud]] escapes from his castle prison in [[Königstein Fortress]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; Forces of the Communist-controlled [[Greek People's Liberation Army]] attack the smaller [[National and Social Liberation]] resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader [[Dimitrios Psarros]] is murdered.
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Montese]], Italy, is liberated from [[Nazi]] forces.
*  1945 &ndash; Historian [[Tran Trong Kim]] is appointed the Prime Minister of the [[Empire of Vietnam]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; The [[Independence Day (Syria)|last French troops are withdrawn]] from [[Mandatory Syrian Republic|Syria]].
*[[1951]] &ndash; The [[Peak District]] becomes the United Kingdom's first [[National parks of England and Wales|National Park]].
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]]: A group of [[Cuban exile]]s financed and trained by the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] lands at the [[Bay of Pigs]] in Cuba with the aim of ousting [[Fidel Castro]].
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Jerrie Mock]] completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the ''[[Spirit of Columbus]]'', which took {{frac|29|1|2}} days, took off and landed at the [[Port Columbus International Airport]] in Ohio.<ref name="SI">{{cite web |last1=Cheng |first1=Lucia |title=Who Was the First Woman to Fly Solo Around the World? |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/who-was-the-first-woman-to-fly-solo-around-the-world-180980542/ |website=Smithsonian Magazine |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=14 August 2022 |date=12 August 2022}}</ref> 
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Sirhan Sirhan]] is convicted of [[Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy|assassinating]] [[Robert F. Kennedy]].
*  1969 &ndash; [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]] chairman [[Alexander Dubček]] is deposed.
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Apollo program]]: The damaged [[Apollo 13]] spacecraft returns to [[Earth]] safely.
*[[1971]] &ndash; The [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh]] is formed.
*[[1975]] &ndash; The [[Cambodian Civil War]] ends and the [[Cambodian Genocide]] begins. The [[Khmer Rouge]] [[Fall of Phnom Penh|captures]] the capital [[Phnom Penh]] and [[Khmer National Armed Forces|Cambodian government forces]] surrender.
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Mir Akbar Khyber]] is assassinated, provoking the [[Saur Revolution]] in [[Afghanistan]].<ref name="Arnold">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cd85ioPsz6cC&pg=PA180|last=Arnold|first=Anthony|title=Afghanistan's Two-Party Communism: Parcham and Khalq|series=Histories of Ruling Communist Parties|page=180|publisher=[[Hoover Institution Press]], [[Stanford University]]|location=[[Stanford, California]]|year=1983|isbn=0-8179-7792-9|access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Constitution Act, 1982]] [[Patriation]] of the [[Canadian constitution]] in [[Ottawa]] by [[Proclamation]] of [[Elizabeth II]], [[Queen of Canada]].
*[[1986]] &ndash; An alleged state of [[Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War|war lasting 335 years]] between the [[Netherlands]] and the [[Isles of Scilly]] is declared over.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/18/world/dutch-proclaim-end-of-war-against-britain-s-scilly-isles.html |title=Dutch Proclaim End of War Against Britain's Scilly Isles |date=1986-04-18 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2022-12-05 |agency=Associated Press |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,961310,00.html |title=Britain: Peace in Our Time |magazine=Time |date=1986-04-28 |accessdate=2022-12-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824213556/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,961310,00.html |archivedate=24 August 2013 }} {{subscription required}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; The ''[[Katina P]]'' is deliberately run aground off [[Maputo]], Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.<ref>{{cite journal|date=May 1992|title=Oil disaster as tanker runs aground and sinks in Mozambique Channel|journal=Baobab News|volume=1|issue=7|location=South Dearborn, Chicago|publisher=Mozambique Solidarity Office|access-date=18 September 2012|url=http://www.historicalvoices.org/pbuilder/pbfiles/Project39/Scheme361/african_activist_archive-a0b1z2-a_12419.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301032059/http://www.historicalvoices.org/pbuilder/pbfiles/Project39/Scheme361/african_activist_archive-a0b1z2-a_12419.pdf|archive-date=1 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] is launched on [[STS-90]], the final [[Spacelab]] mission.<ref name="NASA">{{Cite web |title=STS-90 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-90/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=NASA}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Anneli Jäätteenmäki]] takes office as the first female [[prime minister of Finland]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=17 April 2023|date=17 April 2003|language=fi|title=Pääministeri Anneli Jäätteenmäki|url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004134474.html|url-access=subscription|work=[[Helsingin Sanomat]]}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; A [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] suicide bomber [[2nd Rosh Ha'ir restaurant bombing|detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant]], killing 11 people and injuring 70.
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[West Fertilizer Company explosion|An explosion]] at a fertilizer plant in the city of [[West, Texas]], kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[NASA]]'s [[Kepler space telescope]] confirms the discovery of [[Kepler-186f|the first Earth-size planet]] in the [[Circumstellar habitable zone|habitable zone]] of another star.
*[[2021]] &ndash; The [[Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], takes place at [[St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]].

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1277]] &ndash; [[Michael IX Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (died 1320)
*[[1455]] &ndash; [[Andrea Gritti]], Doge of Venice (died 1538)<ref name="BDI">{{DBI|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-gritti_(Dizionario-Biografico)/|title=GRITTI, Andrea|volume=59|first=Gino |last=Benzoni}}</ref>
*[[1497]] &ndash; [[Pedro de Valdivia]], Spanish conquistador, conquered northern Chile (died 1553)
*[[1573]] &ndash; [[Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria]] (died 1651)
*[[1586]] &ndash; [[John Ford (dramatist)|John Ford]], English poet and playwright (died 1639)
*[[1598]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Battista Riccioli]], Italian priest and astronomer (died 1671)

===1601–1900===
*[[1620]] &ndash; [[Marguerite Bourgeoys]], French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the [[Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal]] (died 1700)
*[[1635]] &ndash; [[Edward Stillingfleet]], British theologian and scholar (died 1699)
*[[1683]] &ndash; [[Johann David Heinichen]], German composer and theorist (died 1729)
*[[1710]] &ndash; [[Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan]], Scottish politician (died 1767)
*[[1734]] &ndash; [[Taksin]], King of Thailand (died 1782)
*[[1741]] &ndash; [[Samuel Chase]], American lawyer and jurist (died 1811)
*[[1750]] &ndash; [[François de Neufchâteau]], French academic and politician, [[List of Interior Ministers of France|French Minister of the Interior]] (died 1828)
*[[1756]] &ndash; [[Dheeran Chinnamalai]], Indian commander (died 1805)
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Collin McKinney]], American surveyor, merchant, and politician (died 1861)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius]], German botanist and explorer (died 1868)
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[Étienne Bobillier]], French mathematician and academic (died 1840)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Eliza Acton]], English food writer and poet (died 1859)<ref>{{cite book |title=An encyclopedia of British women writers |date=1998 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |location=New Brunswick, N.J. |isbn=0813525438 |page=1 |edition=Rev. and expanded}}</ref>
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Josif Pančić]], Serbian botanist and academic (died 1888)
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Thomas Hazlehurst (chapel builder)|Thomas Hazlehurst]], English architect and philanthropist (died 1876)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Alexander Cartwright]], American firefighter and (disputed) inventor of [[baseball]] (died 1892)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Accolay]], Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1900)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[J. P. Morgan]], American banker and financier, founded [[J.P. Morgan & Co.]] (died 1913)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Maurice Rouvier]], French businessman and politician, 53rd [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] (died 1911)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[William R. Day]], American jurist and politician, 36th [[United States Secretary of State]] (died 1923)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Cap Anson]], American baseball player and manager (died 1922)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Augustus Edward Hough Love]], English mathematician and theorist (died 1940)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Ursula Ledóchowska]], Polish-Austrian nun and saint, founded the [[Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus]] (died 1939)<ref>{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Burns|title=Butler's Saints of the Third Millennium|location=London|publisher=Burns & Oates|year=2005|isbn=0-86012-383-9|page=131}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Ernest Starling]], English physiologist and academic (died 1927)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Zdeňka Wiedermannová-Motyčková]], Moravian educator (died 1915)<ref>{{cite web |last=Boumová |first=Petra |title=Zdeňka Wiedermannová-Motyčková: neúnavná propagátorka vzdělávání žen |url=https://padesatprocent.cz/cz/zdenka-wiedermannova-motyckova-neunavna-propagatorka-vzdelavani-zen |website=Fifty Percent |publisher=FÓRUM 50% |access-date=16 September 2019 |language=cs |trans-title=Zdeňka Wiedermannová-Motyčková: Tireless Promoter of Women's Education |date=22 October 2017}}</ref>
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Aleksander Tõnisson]], Estonian general and politician, 5th [[Estonian Minister of War]] (died 1941)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Matsudaira Tsuneo]], Japanese diplomat (died 1949)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Emil Fuchs (baseball)|Emil Fuchs]], German-American lawyer and businessman (died 1961)
*  1878 &ndash; [[Demetrios Petrokokkinos]], Greek tennis player (died 1942)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Henri Tauzin]], French hurdler (died 1918)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Artur Schnabel]], Polish pianist and composer (died 1951)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Karen Blixen]], Danish writer (died 1962)<ref>{{cite | title=Isak Dinesen, Author, Is Dead; Noted for Her Gothic Fantasies; Danish Baroness, 77, Was Creator of Short Stories Set in Romantic Past | date=September 8, 1962 | issn=0362-4331 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/09/08/archives/isak-dinesen-author-is-dead-noted-for-her-gothic-fantasies-danish.html | language=en-US | access-date=2026-04-17 }}</ref>
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Herms Niel]], German soldier, trombonist, and composer (died 1954)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[George Adamski]], Polish-American ufologist and author (died 1965)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Robert Dean Frisbie]], American soldier and author (died 1948)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Señor Wences]], Spanish-American ventriloquist (died 1999)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Nisargadatta Maharaj]], Indian philosopher and educator (died 1981)
*  1897 &ndash; [[Thornton Wilder]], American novelist and playwright (died 1975)
*  1897 &ndash; [[Edouard Wyss-Dunant]], Swiss physician and mountaineer (died 1983)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Aleksander Klumberg]], Estonian decathlete and coach (died 1958)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Nicolas Nabokov]], Russian-American composer and educator (died 1978)
*  1903 &ndash; [[Gregor Piatigorsky]], Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (died 1976)
*  1903 &ndash; [[Morgan Taylor]], American hurdler and coach (died 1975)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Louis Jean Heydt]], American journalist and actor (died 1960)
*  1905 &ndash; [[Arthur Lake (actor)|Arthur Lake]], American actor (died 1987)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Sidney Garfield]], American physician, co-founded [[Kaiser Permanente]] (died 1984)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Alain Poher]], French politician, [[President of France]] (died 1996)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Evangelos Averoff]], Greek historian and politician, [[List of defence ministers of Greece|Greek Minister of Defence]] (died 1990)
*  1910 &ndash; [[Ivan Goff]], Australian screenwriter and producer (died 1999)
*  1910 &ndash; [[Helenio Herrera]], French footballer and manager (died 1997)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Hervé Bazin]], French author and poet (died 1996)
*  1911 &ndash; [[Lester Rodney]], American soldier and journalist (died 2009)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Marta Eggerth]], Hungarian-American actress and singer (died 2013)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[George Davis (art director)|George Davis]], American art director (died 1984)
*  1914 &ndash; [[Mac Raboy]], American illustrator (died 1967)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Martin Clemens]], Scottish soldier (died 2009)
*  1915 &ndash; [[Joe Foss]], American general and politician, 20th [[Governor of South Dakota]] (died 2003)
*  1915 &ndash; [[Regina Ghazaryan]], Armenian painter (died 1999)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Win Maung]], 3rd [[President of Union of Myanmar]] (died 1989)
*  1916 &ndash; [[A. Thiagarajah]], Sri Lankan educator and politician (died 1981)
*  1916 &ndash; [[Sirimavo Bandaranaike]], [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]], world's first female prime minister (died 2000)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[William Holden]], American actor (died 1981)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Gilles Lamontagne]], Canadian lieutenant and politician, 24th [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] (died 2016)
*  1919 &ndash; [[Chavela Vargas]], Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (died 2012)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Edmonde Charles-Roux]], French journalist and author (died 2016)
*[[1921]] – [[Melvin Storer]], American shipfitter and navy diver (died 2003)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2004-01-07 |title=Melvin Storer Obituary (2004) - San Diego, CA |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/name/melvin-storer-obituary?id=51247606 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]] |via=[[Legacy.com]]}}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Lindsay Anderson]], English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994)
*  1923 &ndash; [[Solly Hemus]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2017)
*  1923 &ndash; [[Neville McNamara]], Australian air marshal (died 2014)
*  1923 &ndash; [[Gianni Raimondi]], Italian lyric tenor (died 2008)
*  1923 &ndash; [[Harry Reasoner]], American soldier and journalist (died 1991)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Kenneth Norman Jones]], Australian public servant (died 2022)
*  1924 &ndash; [[Donald Richie]], American-Japanese author and critic (died 2013)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[René Moawad]], Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th [[President of Lebanon]] (died 1989)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Joan Lorring]], British actress (died 2014)
*  1926 &ndash; [[Gerry McNeil]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2004)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Margot Honecker]], East German politician and First Lady (died 2016)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Victor Lownes]], American businessman (died 2017)
*  1928 &ndash; [[Cynthia Ozick]], American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
*  1928 &ndash; [[Heinz Putzl]], Austrian fencer
*  1928 &ndash; [[Fabien Roy]], Canadian accountant and politician (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news |title=Décès de l'ancien député Fabien Roy |url=https://www.enbeauce.com/actualites/politique/596765/deces-de-lancien-depute-fabien-roy |trans-title=Former MP Fabien Roy has died |last=Morin |first=Sylvio |language=fr |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=En Beauce |date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106112713/https://www.enbeauce.com/actualites/politique/596765/deces-de-lancien-depute-fabien-roy |url-status=live |archive-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[James Last]], German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader (died 2015)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Chris Barber]], English trombonist and bandleader (died 2021)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]], English tennis player and sportscaster
*  1931 &ndash; [[Malcolm Browne]], American journalist and photographer (died 2012)
*  1931 &ndash; [[Bill Ramsey (singer)|Bill Ramsey]], American jazz and pop singer, journalist and actor (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web | title=Bill Ramsey mit dem Verdienstkreuz am Bande ausgezeichnet | website=hamburg.de | date=21 February 2020 | url=https://www.hamburg.de/pressearchiv-fhh/13620522/bill-ramsey-erhaelt-verdienstkreuz-am-bande/ | language=de | access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Don Kirshner]], American songwriter and producer (died 2011)
*  1934 &ndash; [[David J. Farber]], American computer scientist (died 2026)<ref>{{cite web | last=Wayner | first=Peter | title=David J. Farber, 'Grandfather of the Internet,' Dies at 91 | website=The New York Times | date=February 14, 2026 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/technology/david-farber-dead.html | access-date=2026-04-17}}</ref>
*  1934 &ndash; [[Peter Morris (surgeon)|Peter Morris]], Australian-English surgeon and academic (died 2022)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Bud Paxson]], American broadcaster, founded [[Home Shopping Network]] and [[Pax TV]] (died 2015)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Urs Wild]], Swiss chemist<ref>{{Cite web |title=ETH Zürich - Urs Wild |url=https://www.bi.id.ethz.ch/personensuche/personenDetail.view?lang=en&pid=13125 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=www.bi.id.ethz.ch}}</ref> (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Urs Paul Rolf Wild death notice |url=https://trauer.nzz.ch/traueranzeige/urs-paul-rolf-wild |website=rauer.nzz.ch |access-date=20 April 2024 |date=29 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Ronald Hamowy]], Canadian historian and academic (died 2012)
*  1937 &ndash; [[Ferdinand Piëch]], Austrian-German engineer and businessman (died 2019)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Ben Barnes (Texas politician)|Ben Barnes]], American businessman and politician, 36th [[Lieutenant Governor of Texas]]
*  1938 &ndash; [[Doug Lewis (politician)|Doug Lewis]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]]
*  1938 &ndash; [[Ronald H. Miller]], American theologian, author, and academic (died 2011)
*  1938 &ndash; [[Kerry Wendell Thornley]], American theorist and author (died 1988)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Robert Miller (art dealer)|Robert Miller]], American art dealer (died 2011)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Eric Dancer]], English businessman and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Devon]]
*  1940 &ndash; [[Billy Fury]], English singer-songwriter (died 1983)
*  1940 &ndash; [[John McCririck]], English journalist (died 2019)
*  1940 &ndash; [[Chuck Menville]], American animator and screenwriter (died 1992)
*  1940 &ndash; [[Anja Silja]], German soprano and actress
*  1940 &ndash; [[Agostino Vallini]], Italian cardinal and [[Vicar General of Rome|vicar general of Rome]]
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Lagle Parek]], Estonian architect and politician, [[Minister of the Interior (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of the Interior]]
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Buster Williams]], American jazz bassist 
*  1942 &ndash; [[Dnyaneshwar Agashe]], Indian businessman and cricketer (died 2009)<ref>*{{cite book|last1=Agashe|first1=Trupti|last2=Agashe|first2=Gopal|editor1-last=Wad|editor1-first=Mugdha|title=Agashe Kulvrutant|trans-title= The [[Agashe]] Family Genealogy|chapter=Mangdari Gharana|chapter-url=http://chitpavanagashepariwar.org.in/all_in_a_gharane2_06.php|trans-chapter=The House of Mangdari|date=2006|publisher=Surbhi Graphics|location=[[Hyderabad]]|edition=2nd|url=http://chitpavanagashepariwar.org.in|language=mr|isbn=978-1-5323-4500-5|pages=62}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Richard Allen Epstein]], American lawyer, author, and academic
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Clare Francis]], English sailor and author
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Nigel Emslie, Lord Emslie]], Scottish lawyer and judge
*  1947 &ndash; [[Richard Field (judge)|Richard Field]], English lawyer and judge
*  1947 &ndash; [[Sherrie Levine]], American photographer
*  1947 &ndash; [[Tsutomu Wakamatsu]], Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Jan Hammer]], Czech pianist, composer, and producer
*  1948 &ndash; [[Alice Harden]], American educator and politician (died 2012)
*  1948 &ndash; [[Pekka Vasala]], Finnish runner
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Olivia Hussey]], Argentinian-English actress (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rhoden-Paul |first=André |title=Olivia Hussey: Romeo and Juliet actress dies aged 73 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd6q5yzjq5o |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*  1951 &ndash; [[Börje Salming]], Swedish ice hockey player and businessman (died 2022)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Joe Alaskey]], American voice actor (died 2016)
*  1952 &ndash; [[Pierre Guité]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1952 &ndash; [[John McColl (British Army officer)|John McColl]], English general and politician, [[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey]]
*  1952 &ndash; [[Željko Ražnatović]], Serbian commander "Arkan" (died 2000)
*  1952 &ndash; [[John Robertson (Glasgow politician)|John Robertson]], Scottish businessman and politician
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Riccardo Patrese]], Italian race car driver
*  1954 &ndash; [[Roddy Piper]], Canadian professional wrestler and actor (died 2015)
*  1954 &ndash; [[Michael Sembello]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Todd Lickliter]], American basketball player and coach
*  1955 &ndash; [[Pete Shelley]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018)
*  1955 &ndash; [[Mike Stroud (physician)|Mike Stroud]], English physician and explorer
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre]], Scottish lawyer and judge
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Teri Austin]], Canadian actress
*  1957 &ndash; [[Afrika Bambaataa]], American disc jockey (died 2026)
*  1957 &ndash; [[Dwane Casey]], American basketball coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Dwane Casey |url=http://www.espn.com/nba/coaches/_/id/6726 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref>
*  1957 &ndash; [[Nick Hornby]], English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter
*  1957 &ndash; [[Julia Macur]], English lawyer and judge
*  1957 &ndash; [[Frank McDonough]], British historian
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Laslo Babits]], Canadian javelin thrower (died 2013)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Sean Bean]], English actor
*  1959 &ndash; [[Jimmy Mann (ice hockey)|Jimmy Mann]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1959 &ndash; [[Li Meisu]], Chinese shot putter
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Polyakov (pole vaulter)|Vladimir Polyakov]], Russian pole vaulter
*  1961 &ndash; [[Norman Cowans]], Jamaican-English cricketer
*  1961 &ndash; [[Boomer Esiason]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1961 &ndash; [[Bella Freud]], English fashion designer
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Paul Nicholls (horse racing)|Paul Nicholls]], English jockey and trainer
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Ken Daneyko]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
*  1964 &ndash; [[Maynard James Keenan]], American singer-songwriter and producer 
*  1964 &ndash; [[Rachel Notley]], Canadian politician
*  1964 &ndash; [[Lela Rochon]], American actress
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], Indian actor and singer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Henry Ian Cusick]], Peruvian-Scottish actor<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/EdicionImpresa/Html/2007-04-08/ImEcLuces0704015.html|title=Peruano encontrado en 'Lost'|access-date=14 April 2008|date=8 April 2007|publisher=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]|language=es|author=Patrick Espejo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329155738/http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/EdicionImpresa/Html/2007-04-08/ImEcLuces0704015.html|archive-date=29 March 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*  1967 &ndash; [[Kimberly Elise]], American actress
*  1967 &ndash; [[Marquis Grissom]], American baseball player and coach
*  1967 &ndash; [[Ian Jones (rugby union, born 1967)|Ian Jones]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1967 &ndash; [[Barnaby Joyce]], Australian politician, 17th [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]]
*  1967 &ndash; [[Liz Phair]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Julie Fagerholt]], Danish fashion designer
*  1968 &ndash; [[Phil Henderson (basketball)|Phil Henderson]], American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
*  1968 &ndash; [[Eric Lamaze]], Canadian jockey
*  1968 &ndash; [[Roger Twose]], New Zealand cricketer
*  1968 &ndash; [[Richie Woodhall]], English boxer and trainer
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], American rapper, producer, and actor 
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Claire Sweeney]], English actress 
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Gary Bennett (baseball)|Gary Bennett]], American baseball player
*  1972 &ndash; [[Tony Boselli]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1972 &ndash; [[Jennifer Garner]], American actress 
*  1972 &ndash; [[Muttiah Muralitharan]], Sri Lankan cricketer
*  1972 &ndash; [[Yuichi Nishimura]], Japanese footballer and referee
*  1972 &ndash; [[Terran Sandwith]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Katrin Koov]], Estonian architect
*  1973 &ndash; [[Brett Maher (basketball)|Brett Maher]], Australian basketball player and sportscaster
*  1973 &ndash; [[Theo Ratliff]], American basketball player
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Mikael Åkerfeldt]], Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1974 &ndash; [[Victoria Beckham]], English singer and fashion designer<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria Beckham &#124; Biography & Facts &#124; Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victoria-Beckham |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=24 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> 
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Heidi Alexander]], English politician
*  1975 &ndash; [[Travis Roy]], American ice hockey player (died 2020)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Maurice Wignall]], Jamaican hurdler and long jumper
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Chad Hedrick]], American speed skater
*  1977 &ndash; [[Frederik Magle]], Danish composer, organist, and pianist
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer]], German skier
*  1978 &ndash; [[Lindsay Hartley]], American actress
*  1978 &ndash; [[Daniel Hensel]], German composer and musicologist<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hfm-wuerzburg.de/en/teaching/hensel-daniel |title=PD Dr. Daniel Hensel |website=hfm-wuerzburg.de |access-date=2026-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.doblinger-musikverlag.at/de/komponistinnen/hensel-daniel-421 |title=HENSEL, Daniel |language=de |website=doblinger-musikverlag.at |access-date=2026-03-06}}</ref>
*  1978 &ndash; [[Jason White (rugby union)|Jason White]], Scottish rugby player
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Eric Brewer (ice hockey)|Eric Brewer]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1979 &ndash; [[Marija Šestak]], Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Fabián Vargas]], Colombian footballer
*  1980 &ndash; [[Curtis Woodhouse]], English footballer, boxer, and manager
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Jenny Meadows]], English runner
*  1981 &ndash; [[Hanna Pakarinen]], Finnish singer-songwriter
*  1981 &ndash; [[Ryan Raburn]], American baseball player
*  1981 &ndash; [[Chris Thompson (athlete)|Chris Thompson]], English runner
*  1981 &ndash; [[Zhang Yaokun]], Chinese footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Brad Boyes]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1982 &ndash; [[Chuck Kobasew]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1982 &ndash; [[Tyron Woodley]], American mixed martial artist<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyron Woodley |url=https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2501926/tyron-woodley |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Stanislav Chistov]], Russian ice hockey player
*  1983 &ndash; [[Roberto Jiménez (footballer, born 1983)|Roberto Jiménez]], Peruvian footballer
*  1983 &ndash; [[Andrea Marcato]], Italian rugby player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Pablo Sebastián Álvarez]], Argentinian footballer
*  1984 &ndash; [[Jed Lowrie]], American baseball player
*  1984 &ndash; [[Raffaele Palladino]], Italian footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Rooney Mara]], American actress
*  1985 &ndash; [[Luke Mitchell]], Australian actor and model
*  1985 &ndash; [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]], French tennis player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Romain Grosjean]], French race car driver
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Takahiro Moriuchi]], Japanese singer-songwriter 
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Paraskevi Papachristou]], Greek triple jumper
*  1989 &ndash; [[Avi Kaplan]], singer and songwriter
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Brown (Welsh footballer)|Jonathan Brown]], Welsh footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Lachlan Maranta]], Australian rugby league footballer
*1992 &ndash; [[Jinho|Jo Jinho]], South Korean singer<ref>{{Cite web |last=LostInTheDream |date=2020-04-06 |title=Jinho (Pentagon) Profile, Facts, and Ideal Type (Updated!) |url=https://kprofiles.com/jinho-pentagon-profile-facts-ideal-type/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Kpop Profiles |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Alanna Goldie]], Canadian fencer<ref>{{cite web |title=Alanna Goldie |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/alanna-goldie/ |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=9 January 2020 |language=en |date=25 October 2011}}</ref>
*1994 &ndash; [[Hongseok|Yang Hongseok]], South Korean singer and actor<ref>{{Cite web |last=LostInTheDream |date=2020-04-10 |title=Hongseok (Pentagon) Profile, Facts, and Ideal Type (Updated!) |url=https://kprofiles.com/hongseok-pentagon-profile-facts-ideal-type/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Kpop Profiles |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Wheein|Jung Wheein]], South Korean singer<ref>{{Cite web |last=astreria |date=2018-06-10 |title=Wheein Profile and Facts (Updated!) |url=https://kprofiles.com/wheein-profile-facts/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Kpop Profiles |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Lorna Fitzgerald]], British actress
*  1996 &ndash; [[Caitlin Parker]], Australian boxer<ref>{{cite web |title=Boxing &#124; Athlete Profile: Caitlin PARKER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/boxing/athlete-profile-n6031123-caitlin-parker.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=27 October 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030215600/https://results.gc2018.com/en/boxing/athlete-profile-n6031123-caitlin-parker.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1996 &ndash; [[Helene Spilling]], Norwegian dancer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myhren |first=Anders |date=2023-10-02 |title=– Det var ikke en bra dialog med ham. Jeg ble deprimert |url=https://www.klikk.no/underholdning/helene-spilling-det-var-ikke-en-bra-dialog-med-ham-jeg-ble-deprimert-7253327 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=www.klikk.no |language=no}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Anna Odine Strøm]], Norwegian ski jumper and two-time Olympic champion<ref>https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?competitorid=180411&sectorcode=JP</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana]] (Saint), Thai actor and singer<ref>{{cite web|title=Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana|url=https://www.viki.com/celebrities/23278pr-saint-suppapong-udomkaewkanjana?locale=es|website=viki.com|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Ryujin (rapper)|Shin Ryujin]], South Korean rapper, singer and dancer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ailin |first=Min |date=2019-05-16 |title=RYUJIN (ITZY) Profile (Updated!) |url=https://kprofiles.com/ryujin-itzy-profile/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Kpop Profiles |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Violette Dorange]], French Professional Round the World Sailor<ref>{{cite web|title=IMOCA Class - Violette Dorange Profile|url=https://www.imoca.org/en/skippers-1/violette-dorange|access-date=30 Nov 2025}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Antonio Nusa]], Norwegian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Antonio Nusa|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/antonio-nusa|website=[[Bundesliga]]|access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[485]] &ndash; [[Proclus]], Greek mathematician and philosopher (born 412)
* [[617]] &ndash; [[Donnán of Eigg]], Irish priest and saint
* [[648]] &ndash; [[Empress Xiao (Sui dynasty)|Xiao]], empress of the [[Sui dynasty]]
* [[744]] &ndash; [[Al-Walid II]], [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] caliph (born 706)
* [[818]] &ndash; [[Bernard of Italy]], Frankish king (born 797)
* [[858]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict III|Benedict III]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Benedict III &#124; pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benedict-III |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1071]] &ndash; [[Manuel Komnenos (kouropalates)|Manuel Komnenos]], Byzantine military commander (born c. 1045)
*[[1080]] &ndash; [[Harald III of Denmark]] (born 1041)
*[[1111]] &ndash; [[Robert of Molesme]], Christian saint and abbot (born 1027)
*[[1298]] &ndash; [[Árni Þorláksson]], Icelandic bishop (born 1237)
*[[1321]] &ndash; [[Blanche of Portugal (1259–1321)|Infanta Branca of Portugal]], daughter of King [[Afonso III of Portugal]] (born 1259)
*[[1331]] &ndash; [[Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford]], English nobleman (born 1257)
*[[1344]] &ndash; [[Constantine II, King of Armenia]]
*[[1355]] &ndash; [[Marin Falier]], [[Doge of Venice]] (born 1285)
*[[1427]] &ndash; [[John IV, Duke of Brabant]] (born 1403)
*[[1539]] &ndash; [[George, Duke of Saxony]] (born 1471)
*[[1574]] &ndash; [[Joachim Camerarius]], German scholar and translator (born 1500)

===1601–1900===
*[[1669]] &ndash; [[Antonio Bertali]], Italian violinist and composer (born 1605)
*[[1680]] &ndash; [[Kateri Tekakwitha]], [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]]-born [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] saint (born 1656)
*[[1695]] &ndash; [[Juana Inés de la Cruz]], Mexican poet and scholar (born 1651)<ref>{{cite web |title= Juana Inés de la Cruz|date=13 April 2024 |publisher=britannica.com |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sor-Juana-Ines-de-la-Cruz}}</ref>
*[[1696]] &ndash; [[Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné]], French author (born 1626)<ref>{{cite book|first=Arthur Augustus|last=Tilley|title=Madame de Sévigné: Some Aspects of Her Life and Character|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2016|page=154|isbn=978-1-31662-004-5}}</ref>
*[[1711]] &ndash; [[Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (born 1678)
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[David Hollatz (dogmatician)|David Hollatz]], Polish pastor and theologian (born 1648)
*[[1764]] &ndash; [[Johann Mattheson]], German lexicographer and composer (born 1681)
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Franklin]], American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|President of Pennsylvania]] (born 1706)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Richard Jupp]], English surveyor and architect (born 1728)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Hannah Webster Foster]], American journalist and author (born 1758)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Samuel Morey]], American engineer (born 1762)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[George Jennings]], English engineer and plumber, invented the [[flush toilet]] (born 1810)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[E. G. Squier]], American archaeologist and journalist (born 1821)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Alexander Mackenzie (politician)|Alexander Mackenzie]], Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (born 1822)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander Mackenzie: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/mac/alexandermackenzie.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Svetozar Ćorović]], Serbian novelist (born 1875)<ref name="serbianforum.org/knjizevnost">[http://serbianforum.org/knjizevnost/200401-svetozar-corovic.html/ Svetozar Corovic (in Serbian)]. Serbian Forum. Retrieved on 2 August 2014.</ref>
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Manwel Dimech]], Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (born 1860)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Laurence Ginnell]], Irish lawyer and politician (born 1852)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Aleksandr Golovin (artist)|Alexander Golovin]], Russian painter and stage designer (born 1863)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Kote Marjanishvili]], Georgian director and playwright (born 1872)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck]], Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (born 1873)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Jean Baptiste Perrin]], French-American physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1870)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[J. T. Hearne]], English cricketer and coach (born 1867)
*  1944 &ndash; [[Dimitrios Psarros]], Greek lieutenant, founded the [[National and Social Liberation]] (born 1893)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Juan Bautista Sacasa]], Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th [[President of Nicaragua]] (born 1874)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Kantarō Suzuki]], Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (born 1868)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu]], Romanian lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice (Romania)|Romanian Minister of Justice]] (born 1900)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Eddie Cochran]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)
*  [[1961]] &ndash; [[Elda Emma Anderson|Elda Anderson]], American physicist and health researcher (born 1899)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Red Allen]], American singer and trumpet player (born 1908)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd [[President of India]] (born 1888)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Henrik Dam]], Danish biochemist and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1895)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[William Conway (cardinal)|William Conway]], Irish cardinal (born 1913)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Felix Pappalardi]], American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (born 1939)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Claude Provost]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1933)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Marcel Dassault]], French businessman, founded [[Dassault Aviation]] (born 1892)<ref>{{cite web|title=Warplane Builder Dassault Dies in Paris at Age of 94|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-19-mn-519-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=19 April 1986 }}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Cecil Harmsworth King]], English publisher (born 1901)
*  1987 &ndash; [[Dick Shawn]], American actor (born 1923)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Louise Nevelson]], Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (born 1900)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Ralph Abernathy]], American minister and activist (born 1936)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Turgut Özal]], Turkish engineer and politician, 8th [[president of Turkey]] (born 1927)
*  1993 &ndash; [[Gamal Hamdan]], Egyptian scholar and geographer (born 1928)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Gamal Hemdan |url=https://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/98648/Dr.-Gamal-Hemdan--(1928-1993)?lang=en-us |publisher=State Information Service (SIS)}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Roger Wolcott Sperry]], American psychologist and biologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1913)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Frank E. Resnik]], American sergeant and businessman (born 1928)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Piet Hein (scientist)|Piet Hein]], Danish poet and mathematician (born 1905)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Chaim Herzog]], Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th [[President of Israel]] (born 1918)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Linda McCartney]], American photographer, activist, and musician (born 1941)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Robert Atkins (nutritionist)|Robert Atkins]], American physician and cardiologist, created the [[Atkins diet]] (born 1930)
*  2003 &ndash; [[H. B. Bailey]], American race car driver (born 1936)
*  2003 &ndash; [[John Paul Getty Jr.]], American-English philanthropist (born 1932)
*  2003 &ndash; [[Earl King]], American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (born 1934)
*  2003 &ndash; [[Yiannis Latsis]], Greek businessman (born 1910)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Edmond Pidoux]], Swiss author and poet (born 1908)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Jean Bernard (physician)|Jean Bernard]], French physician and haematologist (born 1907)
*  2006 &ndash; [[Scott Brazil]], American director and producer (born 1955)
*  2006 &ndash; [[Henderson Forsythe]], American actor (born 1917)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Kitty Carlisle]], American actress, singer, socialite and game show panelist (born 1910)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Aimé Césaire]], Caribbean-French poet and politician (born 1913)
*  2008 &ndash; [[Danny Federici]], American organist and accordion player (born 1950)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Eric Gross]], Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (born 1926)
*  2011 &ndash; [[Michael Sarrazin]], Canadian actor (born 1940)
*  2011 &ndash; [[Robert Vickrey]], American artist and author (born 1926)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Leila Berg]], English journalist and author (born 1917)
*  2012 &ndash; [[J. Quinn Brisben]], American educator and politician (born 1934)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Dimitris Mitropanos]], Greek singer (born 1948)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Nityananda Mohapatra]], Indian journalist, poet, and politician (born 1912)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Jonathan V. Plaut]], American rabbi and author (born 1942)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Stanley Rogers Resor]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th [[United States Secretary of the Army]] (born 1917)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Carlos Graça]], São Toméan politician, [[Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe]] (born 1931)
*  2013 &ndash; [[Bi Kidude]], [[Tanzania]]n [[Taarab]] singer (born ≈1910)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/swahili/habari/2013/04/130417_kidude_aaga.shtml|title=Mwimbaji Bi Kidude aaga Dunia Zanzibar|website=BBC Swahili|date=17 April 2013|language=sw|access-date=2018-02-23}}</ref>
*  2013 &ndash; [[Yngve Moe]], Norwegian bass player and songwriter (born 1957)
*  2013 &ndash; [[V. S. Ramadevi]], Indian politician, 13th [[Governor of Karnataka]] (born 1934)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Gabriel García Márquez]], Colombian journalist and author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1927)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Bernat Klein]], Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (born 1922)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Wojciech Leśnikowski]], Polish–American architect and academic (born 1938)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Karpal Singh]], Malaysian lawyer and politician (born 1940)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Robert P. Griffin]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1923)
*  2015 &ndash; [[Scotty Probasco]], American businessman and philanthropist (born 1928)
*  2015 &ndash; [[Jeremiah J. Rodell]], American general (born 1921)
*  2015 &ndash; [[A. Alfred Taubman]], American businessman and philanthropist (born 1924)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Chyna]], American wrestler (born 1969)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chyna-s-death-was-accidental-overdose-medication-manager-n563816|title=Chyna's Death Was From Accidental Overdose of Medication: Manager|last1=Helsel|first1=Phil|last2=Rudansky|first2=Andrew|date=April 27, 2016|work=[[NBC News]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170416233327/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chyna-s-death-was-accidental-overdose-medication-manager-n563816|archive-date=April 16, 2017|access-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>
*  2016 &ndash; [[Doris Roberts]], American actress (born 1925)<ref>{{cite web |title=Doris Roberts |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14436959.doris-roberts/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=19 April 2016 |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Barbara Bush]], American political matriarch and literacy advocate, [[First Lady of the United States]] (1989–1993), and [[Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States|Second Lady of the United States]] (1981–1989) (born 1925)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/17/200470972/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-dies-at-92|title=Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en}}</ref>
*  2018 &ndash; [[Carl Kasell]], American radio personality (born 1934)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/04/17/528656453/npr-newscaster-carl-kasell-dies-at-84-after-a-lifelong-career-on-air|title=NPR Newscaster Carl Kasell Dies At 84, After A Lifelong Career On-Air|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Alan García]], Peruvian lawyer and politician, twice [[President of Peru]] (born 1949)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/world/americas/alan-garcia-dead-peru.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/world/americas/alan-garcia-dead-peru.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited|title=Ex-President Alan García of Peru Is Dead After Shooting Himself During Arrest|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=17 April 2019|access-date=17 April 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*2019 – [[Gwen Marston]], American quilter and writer (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gwendolyn Marston Obituary (1936 - 2019) |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/gwendolyn-marston-obituary?pid=192636218 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Radu Lupu]], Romanian pianist (born 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-25 |title=Radu Lupu obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/25/radu-lupu-obituary |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Donnán of Eigg]]<ref name="Martyrology">{{cite book |title=Martirologio Romano |date=2004 |publisher=Libreria Editrice Vaticana |pages=242–244 |url=https://vidaeremitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/MARTIROLOGIO-ROMANO.pdf |access-date=2 April 2024|ref={{harvid|Martirologio|2004}}}}</ref>
**[[Henry Heath (martyr)|Henry Heath]]<ref name="Martyrology" />
**[[Kateri Tekakwitha]] ([[Canada]])<ref name="Martyrology" />
**[[Robert of Molesme]]<ref name="Martyrology" />
**[[Shemon bar Sabbae]]<ref name="Martyrology" />
**[[April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Evacuation Day (Syria)]], celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.
*[[FAO Day]] ([[Iraq]])
*[[Flag Day (American Samoa)]]
*[[Malbec World Day]] 
*[[Public holidays in Gabon|Women's Day]] ([[Gabon]])
*[[World Hemophilia Day]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/17/ BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=17}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/17 Historical Events on April 17]

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[[Category:Days of April]]