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March 31 is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 275 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1905Robert Stevenson, English director and screenwriter (died 1986)
  • 1905 – George Treweek, Australian rugby league player (died 1991)
  • 1906Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
  • 1908Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (died 1999)
  • 1911Freddie Green, American guitarist (died 1987)
  • 1911 – Elisabeth Grümmer, German soprano (died 1986)
  • 1912 – William Lederer, American soldier and author (died 2009)
  • 1913Etta Baker, African-American singer and guitarist (died 2006)[30]
  • 1914Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
  • 1914 – Dagmar Lange, Swedish author (died 1991)
  • 1915Albert Hourani, English historian and author (died 1993)
  • 1915 – Shoichi Yokoi, Japanese sergeant (died 1997)
  • 1916Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (died 2012)
  • 1916 – Tommy Bolt, American golfer (died 2008)
  • 1916 – John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (died 1979)
  • 1917Dorothy DeLay, American violinist and educator (died 2002)
  • 1918Ted Post, American director (died 2013)
  • 1919 – Frank Akins, American football player (died 1993)
  • 1920Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, British aristocrat, socialite and author (died 2014)
  • 1921Lowell Fulson, African-American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)
  • 1921 – Peggy Rea, American actress and casting director (died 2011)
  • 1921 – John Ugelstad, Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor (died 1997)[31]
  • 1922Richard Kiley, American actor and singer (died 1999)
  • 1922 – Patrick Magee, Irish actor (died 1982)
  • 1923Don Barksdale, American basketball player (died 1993)[32]
  • 1923 – François Sermon, Belgian footballer (died 2013)
  • 1924 – Leo Buscaglia, American author and academic (died 1998)
  • 1924 – Charles Guggenheim, American director and producer (died 2002)
  • 1925 – Jean Coutu, Canadian actor and director (died 1999)
  • 1926John Fowles, English novelist (died 2005)
  • 1926 – Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (died 2001)
  • 1926 – Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (died 2006)
  • 1927Cesar Chavez, American labor union leader and activist (died 1993)
  • 1927 – William Daniels, American actor
  • 1927 – Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Spanish cardinal (died 2021)
  • 1927 – Vladimir Ilyushin, Russian pilot (died 2010)
  • 1927 – Elmer Diedtrich, American businessman and politician (died 2013)
  • 1927 – Bud MacPherson, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1988)
  • 1928Lefty Frizzell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)
  • 1928 – Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2016)
  • 1929Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne Inc. (died 2007)
  • 1929 – Bert Fields, American lawyer and author (died 2022)
  • 1930 – Yehuda Nir, Polish-American psychiatrist (died 2014)
  • 1930 – Jim Mutscheller, American football player and coach (died 2015)
  • 1931Miller Barber, American golfer (died 2013)
  • 1931 – Tamara Tyshkevich, Belarusian shot putter (died 1997)
  • 1932John Jakes, American author (died 2023)
  • 1932 – Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director and screenwriter (died 2013)
  • 1933Anita Carter, American singer-songwriter and bassist (died 1999)
  • 1933 – Nichita Stănescu, Romanian poet (died 1983)
  • 1934Richard Chamberlain, American actor (died 2025)[33]
  • 1934 – Shirley Jones, American actress and singer
  • 1934 – John D. Loudermilk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
  • 1934 – Grigory Nelyubov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (died 1966)[34]
  • 1934 – Carlo Rubbia, Italian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1934 – Kamala Surayya, Indian poet and author (died 2009)
  • 1935Herb Alpert, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer
  • 1935 – Judith Rossner, American author (died 2005)
  • 1936Marge Piercy, American poet and novelist
  • 1936 – Walter E. Williams, American economist and academic (died 2020)
  • 1938Patrick Bateson, English biologist and academic (died 2017)
  • 1938 – Sheila Dikshit, Indian politician, 22nd Governor of Kerala (died 2019)
  • 1938 – Antje Gleichfeld, German runner
  • 1938 – Bill Hicke, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2005)
  • 1938 – Jimmy Johnson, American football player[35] (died 2024)[36]
  • 1938 – Tõnno Lepmets, Estonian basketball player (died 2005)
  • 1938 – Arthur B. Rubinstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2018)
  • 1938 – David Steel, Scottish academic and politician
  • 1939Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgian anthropologist and politician, 1st President of Georgia (died 1993)
  • 1939 – Israel Horovitz, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2020)
  • 1939 – Walker David Miller, American lawyer and judge (died 2013)
  • 1939 – Volker Schlöndorff, German director and producer
  • 1939 – Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, German footballer (died 2024)
  • 1940 – Brian Ackland-Snow, English production designer and art director (died 2013)
  • 1940 – Barney Frank, American lawyer and politician
  • 1940 – Patrick Leahy, American lawyer and politician
  • 1941Franco Bonvicini, Italian author and illustrator (died 1995)
  • 1941 – Faith Leech, Australian swimmer (died 2013)[37]
  • 1942 – Ulla Hoffmann, Swedish politician
  • 1942 – Hugh McCracken, American guitarist and producer (died 2013)
  • 1942 – Michael Savage, American far-right radio host and author
  • 1943Roy Andersson, Swedish director and screenwriter
  • 1943 – Deirdre Clancy, English costume designer
  • 1943 – Christopher Walken, American actor
  • 1944 – Pascal Danel, French singer-songwriter
  • 1944 – Angus King, American politician
  • 1944 – Mick Ralphs, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)[38]
  • 1945Edwin Catmull, American computer scientist and engineer
  • 1945 – Gabe Kaplan, American actor and comedian
  • 1945 – Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress (died 1995)
  • 1946Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (died 1984)
  • 1946 – Bob Russell, English politician
  • 1947Augustin Banyaga, Rwandan-American mathematician and academic
  • 1947 – Wendy Overton, American tennis player
  • 1947 – Kristian Blak, Danish-Faroese pianist, composer, and producer
  • 1947 – Don Foster, English academic and politician
  • 1947 – César Gaviria, Colombian economist and politician, 36th President of Colombia
  • 1947 – Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli physicist and economist (died 2011)
  • 1948Gary Doer, Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th Premier of Manitoba
  • 1948 – Al Gore, American soldier and politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1948 – Rhea Perlman, American actress
  • 1948 – Gustaaf Van Cauter, Belgian cyclist
  • 1949 – Gilles Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2023)
  • 1950András Adorján, Hungarian chess player and author (died 2023)
  • 1950 – Ed Marinaro, American football player and actor
  • 1950 – Sandra Morgen, American anthropologist and academic (died 2016)[39]
  • 1953Dennis Kamakahi, American guitarist and composer (died 2014)
  • 1955Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro
  • 1955 – Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter
  • 1957Alan Duncan, English businessman and politician, former Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
  • 1958 – Andrea Kuntzl, Austrian politician[40]
  • 1959 – Markus Hediger, Swiss poet and translator
  • 1961 – Ron Brown, American sprinter and football player
  • 1961 – Howard Gordon, American screenwriter and producer
  • 1962Olli Rehn, Finnish footballer and politician
  • 1962 – Georgios Stefanopoulos, Greek boxer[41]
  • 1963Paul Mercurio, Australian actor and dancer
  • 1964 – Mark Hoban, English accountant and politician
  • 1965Tom Barrasso, American ice hockey player and coach
  • 1965 – Patty Fendick, American tennis player and coach
  • 1965 – Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (died 2006)
  • 1965 – William McNamara, American actor and producer
  • 1965 – Steven T. Seagle, American author and screenwriter
  • 1966Roger Black, English runner and journalist
  • 1966 – Nick Firestone, American race car driver
  • 1968César Sampaio, Brazilian footballer
  • 1969 – Annabelle Neilson, English socialite (died 2018)[42]
  • 1969 – Nyamko Sabuni, Burundian-Swedish politician
  • 1969 – Steve Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1970Alenka Bratušek, Slovenian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Slovenia
  • 1970 – Linn Skåber, Norwegian actress and writer[43]
  • 1971 – Demetris Assiotis, Cypriot footballer
  • 1971 – Martin Atkinson, English footballer and referee
  • 1971 – Pavel Bure, Russian ice hockey player
  • 1971 – Craig McCracken, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1971 – Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor
  • 1972Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-Spanish director and screenwriter
  • 1972 – Andrew Bowen, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1972 – Luca Gentili, Italian footballer and coach
  • 1972 – Hristos Polihroniou, Greek hammer thrower[44]
  • 1972 – Evan Williams, American businessman, co-founded Twitter and Pyra Labs
  • 1973 – Christopher Hampson, English ballet dancer and choreographer
  • 1974 – Benjamin Eicher, German director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1974 – Natali, Russian singer, composer and songwriter[45]
  • 1974 – Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bass player
  • 1974 – Jani Sievinen, Finnish swimmer
  • 1975 – Makis Dreliozis, Greek basketball player[46]
  • 1975 – Adam Green, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1975 – Nathan Grey, Australian rugby player and coach
  • 1975 – Cameron Murray, Scottish rugby player[47]
  • 1975 – Ryan Rupe, American baseball player
  • 1976 – Howard Frier, American basketball player
  • 1976 – Igors Sļesarčuks, Latvian-Russian footballer
  • 1976 – Graeme Smith, Scottish swimmer
  • 1977Toshiya, Japanese bass player, songwriter, and producer
  • 1977 – Garth Tander, Australian race car driver
  • 1978 – Michael Clark, Australian cricketer and footballer
  • 1978 – Stephen Clemence, English footballer and manager[48]
  • 1978 – Jarrod Cooper, American football player
  • 1978 – Jérôme Rothen, French footballer
  • 1979 – Omri Afek, Israeli footballer
  • 1979 – Euan Burton, Scottish martial artist and coach[49]
  • 1979 – Alexis Ferrero, Argentinian footballer
  • 1979 – Charlie Manning, American baseball player
  • 1979 – Jonna Mendes, American skier[50]
  • 1979 – Rhys Wesser, Australian rugby league player
  • 1980Martin Albrechtsen, Danish footballer
  • 1980 – Karolina Lassbo, Swedish lawyer and blogger
  • 1980 – Matias Concha, Swedish footballer
  • 1980 – Kate Micucci, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
  • 1980 – Michael Ryder, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1980 – Maaya Sakamoto, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
  • 1981Ryan Bingham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1981 – Thomas Chatelle, Belgian footballer
  • 1981 – Han Tae-you, South Korean footballer
  • 1981 – Pa Dembo Touray, Gambian footballer
  • 1981 – Maarten van der Weijden, Dutch swimmer
  • 1982Tal Ben Haim, Israeli footballer
  • 1982 – Mira Bellwether, American author, artist, and sex educator[51]
  • 1982 – Bam Childress, American football player
  • 1982 – Brian Tyree Henry, American actor[52]
  • 1982 – Audrey Kawasaki, American painter
  • 1982 – Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwanese baseball player[53]
  • 1983Hashim Amla, South African cricketer
  • 1983 – Ashleigh Ball, Canadian voice actress and musician
  • 1983 – Sophie Hunger, Swiss-German musician
  • 1983 – Vlasios Maras, Greek gymnast
  • 1983 – Nigel Plum, Australian rugby league player
  • 1984David Clarkson, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1984 – Eddie Johnson, American soccer player[54]
  • 1984 – James Jones, American football player
  • 1984 – Martins Dukurs, Latvian sled racer
  • 1984 – Kaie Kand, Estonian heptathlete
  • 1984 – Alberto Junior Rodríguez, Peruvian footballer
  • 1984 – Ed Williamson, English rugby player[55]
  • 1985Steve Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1985 – Jo-Lonn Dunbar, American football player
  • 1985 – Jesper Hansen, Danish footballer
  • 1985 – Ivan Mishyn, Ukrainian race car driver
  • 1985 – Kory Sheets, American football player
  • 1985 – Jalmar Sjöberg, Swedish wrestler
  • 1986 – Andreas Dober, Austrian footballer
  • 1986 – James King, Scottish rugby player
  • 1986 – Paulo Machado, Portuguese footballer
  • 1987Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer
  • 1987 – Hugo Ayala, Mexican footballer
  • 1987 – Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer
  • 1987 – Humpy Koneru, Indian chess player
  • 1987 – Kirill Starkov, Danish ice hockey player
  • 1987 – Nelli Zhiganshina, Russian figure skater
  • 1988 – Thomas De Corte, Belgian footballer
  • 1988 – Conrad Sewell, Australian singer and songwriter
  • 1988 – Dorin Dickerson, American football player
  • 1988 – DeAndre Liggins, American basketball player[56]
  • 1988 – Louis van der Westhuizen, Namibian cricketer
  • 1989 – Alberto Martín Romo García Adámez, Spanish footballer
  • 1989 – Nejc Vidmar, Slovenian footballer
  • 1989 – Liu Zige, Chinese swimmer[57]
  • 1990George Iloka, American football player[58]
  • 1990 – Lyra McKee, Irish journalist (died 2019)[59]
  • 1990 – Sandra Roma, Swedish tennis player[60]
  • 1991Milan Milanović, Serbian footballer
  • 1991 – Rodney Sneijder, Dutch footballer
  • 1992 – Stijn de Looijer, Dutch footballer
  • 1992 – Adam Zampa, Australian cricketer
  • 1993Mikael Ishak, Swedish footballer
  • 1994 – Samira Asghari, Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee[61]
  • 1994 – Tyler Wright, Australian surfer
  • 1994 – Mads Würtz Schmidt, Danish road cyclist[62]
  • 1995Fiona Brown, footballer[63]
  • 1996Liza Koshy, American actress, comedian, and television host[64]
  • 1998Jakob Chychrun, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1999Japhet Tanganga, English footballer[65]
  • 1999 – Brooke Scullion, Irish Singer[66]
  • 1999 – Jens Odgaard, Danish professional footballer[67]
  • 1999 – Denys Strekalin, Ukrainian-born pair skater[68]
  • 1999 – Adam Chrzanowski, Polish professional footballer[69]
  • 1999 – Santiago Chocobares, Argentine rugby union player[70]
  • 1999 – Ballou Tabla, Canadian professional soccer player[71]
  • 1999 – Elžbieta Kropa, Lithuanian figure skater[72]
  • 1999 – Edon Zhegrova, professional footballer[73]
  • 1999 – Shiann Salmon, Jamaican track and field athlete[74]
  • 1999 – Ben Williams, Welsh professional footballer[75]
  • 1999 – Luca Pizzul, Italian professional footballer[76]
  • 1999 – Sander Raieste, Estonian professional basketball player[77]
  • 1999 – Jonas Røndbjerg, Danish ice hockey player[78]
  • 1999 – Adele Tan, Singaporean sports shooter[79]
  • 1999 – Nuno Pina, Portuguese football player[80]
  • 1999 – Tereza Jančová, Slovakian skier[81]
  • 1999 – Maren Lutz, German female canoeist[82]
  • 1999 – Shehana Vithana, Sri Lankan-Australian professional squash player[83]
  • 1999 – Providence Cowdrill, English cricketer[84]
  • 1999 – Ricardo Felipe, Brazilian footballer[85]
  • 1999 – Dimitris Dalakouras, Greek professional footballer[86]
  • 2004 – Samson Baidoo, Austrian professional footballer[87]
  • 2004 – Mateo Sanabria, Argentine professional footballer[88]
  • 2004 – Alex Luna, Argentine professional footballer[89]
  • 2005 – Reed Baker-Whiting, American professional footballer[90]

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1907Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1823)
  • 1910Jean Moréas, Greek poet, essayist and art critic (born 1856)
  • 1913J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier (born 1837)
  • 1915Wyndham Halswelle, English-Scottish runner and captain (born 1882)
  • 1917Emil von Behring, German physiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1854)
  • 1920 – Abdul Hamid Madarshahi, Bengali Islamic scholar and author (born 1869)[92]
  • 1924 – George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (born 1855)
  • 1927Kang Youwei, Chinese scholar and political reformer (born 1858)
  • 1930 – Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (born 1836)
  • 1931Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (born 1888)
  • 1935 – Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded Prince Matchabelli perfume (born 1885)
  • 1939 – Ioannis Tsangaridis, Greek general (born 1887)
  • 1944Mineichi Koga, Japanese admiral (born 1885)
  • 1945 – Frank Findlay, New Zealand banker and politician (born 1884)
  • 1945 – Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881)
  • 1950 – Robert Natus, Estonian architect (born 1890)
  • 1952Wallace H. White, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1877)
  • 1956Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver and actor (born 1884)
  • 1956 – Nellah Massey Bailey, American politician and librarian (born 1893)[93]
  • 1961 – Pyrros Spyromilios, officer of the Greek Navy and director of the Greek Radio Orchestra (born 1913)[94]
  • 1968 – Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (born 1885)
  • 1970Semyon Timoshenko, Soviet Commander during the Winter War and the Eastern Front of World War II (born 1894)
  • 1975 – Percy Alliss, English golfer (born 1897)
  • 1976Paul Strand, American photographer and director (born 1890)
  • 1978 – Astrid Allwyn, American actress (born 1905)[95]
  • 1978 – Charles Best, American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered Insulin (born 1899)
  • 1980 – Vladimír Holan, Czech poet and author (born 1905)
  • 1980 – Jesse Owens, American sprinter and long jumper (born 1913)[96]
  • 1981Enid Bagnold, English author and playwright (born 1889)
  • 1983Christina Stead, Australian author and academic (born 1902)
  • 1986Jerry Paris, American actor and director (born 1925)
  • 1988William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1908)
  • 1991 – Theofylaktos Papakonstantinou, Greek columnist, political and social analyst and historian (born 1905)[97]
  • 1993Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (born 1965)
  • 1993 – Mitchell Parish, Lithuanian-American songwriter (born 1900)
  • 1995Selena, American singer-songwriter (born 1971)
  • 1996Dante Giacosa, Italian automobile designer and engineer (born 1905)
  • 1996 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)
  • 1997Stephen Kalong Ningkan, first Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia.[98]
  • 1998Bella Abzug, American lawyer, activist, and politician (born 1920)
  • 1998 – Tim Flock, American race car driver (born 1924)
  • 1998 – Joel Ryce-Menuhin, American pianist (born 1933)
  • 1999Yuri Knorozov, Russian linguist and ethnographer (born 1922)
  • 2000Gisèle Freund, German-born French photographer and photojournalist (born 1908)[99]
  • 2000 – Adrian Fisher, English guitarist and member of the band Toby (born 1952)[100]
  • 2001David Rocastle, English footballer (born 1967)
  • 2001 – Clifford Shull, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1915)[101]
  • 2002 – Barry Took, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1928)
  • 2002 – Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (born 1924)
  • 2002 – Carlos J. Gradin, Argentine Archaeologist (born 1913)[102][103]
  • 2003Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (born 1907)
  • 2003 – Anne Gwynne, American actress (born 1918)[104]
  • 2003 – Tommy Seebach, Danish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1949)
  • 2004 – Scott Helvenston, American soldier (born 1965)
  • 2005Stanley J. Korsmeyer, American oncologist and academic (born 1951)
  • 2005 – Justiniano Montano, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1905)
  • 2005 – Frank Perdue, American businessman (born 1920)
  • 2006Jackie McLean, American saxophonist and composer (born 1931)
  • 2007Paul Watzlawick, Austrian-American psychologist and philosopher (born 1921)
  • 2008Jules Dassin, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (born 1911)
  • 2008 – Bill Keightley, American equipment manager (born 1926)
  • 2009Raúl Alfonsín, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 46th President of Argentina (born 1927)[105]
  • 2009 – Choor Singh, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (born 1911)
  • 2010Jerald terHorst, American journalist (born 1922)[106]
  • 2010 – Roger Addison, Welsh rugby union player (born 1945)
  • 2011 – Gil Clancy, American boxer and trainer (born 1922)
  • 2011 – Alan Fitzgerald, Australian journalist and author (born 1935)
  • 2011 – Mary Greyeyes, the first First Nations woman to join the Canadian Armed Forces (born 1920)[107]
  • 2011 – Oddvar Hansen, Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1921)
  • 2011 – Ishbel MacAskill, Scottish singer and actress (born 1941)
  • 2011 – Henry Taub, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1927)
  • 2012 – Judith Adams, New Zealand-Australian nurse and politician (born 1943)
  • 2012 – Dale R. Corson, American physicist and academic (born 1914)
  • 2012 – Bernard O. Gruenke, American stained glass artist (born 1914)
  • 2012 – Jerry Lynch, American baseball player (born 1930)
  • 2012 – Alberto Sughi, Italian painter (born 1928)
  • 2012 – Halbert White, American economist and academic (born 1950)[108]
  • 2013 – Charles Amarin Brand, French archbishop (born 1920)
  • 2013 – Ernie Bridge, Australian singer and politician (born 1936)
  • 2013 – Bob Clarke, American illustrator (born 1926)
  • 2013 – Ahmad Sayyed Javadi, Iranian lawyer and politician, Iranian Minister of Interior (born 1917)
  • 2013 – Dmitri Uchaykin, Russian ice hockey player (born 1980)
  • 2014 – Gonzalo Anes, Spanish economist, historian, and academic (born 1931)
  • 2014 – Roger Somville, Belgian painter (born 1923)
  • 2015 – Betty Churcher, Australian painter, historian, and curator (born 1931)
  • 2015 – Cocoa Fujiwara, Japanese author and illustrator (born 1983)
  • 2015 – Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian lawyer and politician (born 1937)
  • 2015 – Dalibor Vesely, Czech-English historian, author, and academic (born 1934)
  • 2016Ronnie Corbett, Scottish comedian, actor and screenwriter (born 1930)
  • 2016 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German politician (born 1927)
  • 2016 – Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-born English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (born 1950)[109]
  • 2016 – Imre Kertész, Hungarian author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929)
  • 2016 – Denise Robertson, British writer and television broadcaster (born 1932)
  • 2017Gilbert Baker, American artist and LGBT rights activist (born 1951)
  • 2017 – James Rosenquist, American artist (born 1933)
  • 2018 – Nick Newton, inventor of the Newton Starting Blocks (born 1933)[110]
  • 2019Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (born 1985)[111]
  • 2020Gita Ramjee, Ugandan-South African scientist and researcher (born 1956)[112]
  • 2021 – Ken Reitz, American baseball player (born 1951)[113]
  • 2021 – Muhammad Wakkas, Bangladeshi teacher and parliamentarian (born 1952)[114]
  • 2022 – Shirley Burkovich, former American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) player (born 1933)
  • 2022 – Patrick Demarchelier, French fashion photographer (born 1943)[115]
  • 2022 – Moana Jackson, New Zealand lawyer specialising in constitutional law (born 1945)[116]
  • 2022 – Tullio Moneta, Italian mercenary and actor (born 1937)[117]
  • 2024Barbara Rush, American actress (born 1927)[118]
  • 2025Sian Barbara Allen, American television actress (born 1946)[119]
  • 2025 – Betty Webb, English code breaker (born 1923)[120]

Holidays and observances

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