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March 29 in history

217 sourced entries recorded on March 29, from 87 BCE to 2025 CE. Every line is quoted from the revision it came from.

Events

  • 502King Gundobad issues a new legal code (Lex Burgundionum) at Lyon, that makes Gallo-Romans and Burgundians subject to the same laws (approximate date).source
  • 537Pope Vigilius succeeds Silverius as the 59th pope, when the latter is deposed by Belisarius at the order of Justinian I.source
  • 991Bishop Adalberon imprisons the treasonous Duke Charles of Lorraine and his nephew Arnulf, the Archbishop of Reims. Adalberon delivers the two men to King Hugh Capet, who imprisons them and their family in Orléans. The cities of Reims and Laon are returned to Capet.source
  • 1125Reading School is founded in Berkshire in England.source
  • 1367(14th waning of Tagu 728 ME) In what is now Myanmar, Pyanchi becomes the King of Toungoo upon the death of his father, King Theingaba.source
  • 1368Emperor Chōkei accedes to the throne of Japan.source
  • 1371The English Parliament closes and King Edward II gives royal assent to laws passed during its session, including the confirmation of the Great Charter of the Forest, as well as defining "the penalty of him that setteth up or enhanceth wares" and a ban against enforcement, without consent, of the law of sylva caedua, a tithe to the church of a portion of any timber of 20 years growth.source
  • 1382Troops commanded by the King of France and the Duke of Burgundy liberate Rouen from rebel control, without resistance, and all but 12 of the rebels are spared from execution.source
  • 1393In central Persia, the Muzzafarid Empire, led by Shah Mansur, rebels against their Timurid occupiers. The rebellion is squashed and the Shah is executed along with the whole Muzaffarid nobility, ending the Muzaffarid dynasty in Persia.source
  • 1410The Aragonese capture Oristano, capital of the Giudicato di Arborea in Sardinia.source
  • 1412Compromise of Caspe: Nine delegates are chosen in Spain in the town of Caspe to arrive at an agreement to resolve the question of which of six relatives of the late King Martin on May 31, 1410 should be the new King of Aragon.source
  • 1415Barnaba Guano is elected as the new Doge of the Republic of Genoa.source
  • 1427In Vietnam, the Ming dynasty China army invades a second time, bringing 120,000 reinforcement troops led by General Mu Sheng to crush the Lam Sơn uprising.source
  • 1430The Ottoman Empire, led by the Sultan Murad II, captures Thessalonica in Greece after an eight-year siege.source
  • 1432Venetian General Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola is arrested in Venice after reporting to a meeting with the Council of Ten and the Venetian Doge Tommaso Mocenigo. The Doge dies five days later.source
  • 1461At the Battle of Towton in Yorkshire, the newly proclaimed Yorkist King Edward IV defeats the Lancastrians, led by the Duke of Somerset, to make good his claim to the English throne. The battle, which claims the lives of at least 6,000 supporters of King Henry VI and at least 3,000 of King Edward's men, remains one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on English soil.source
  • 1467On Easter Sunday, in the Bohemian city of Kunvald (now part of the Czech Republic), the Unity of the Brethren (commonly called the Moravian Church) is formed as one of the first Protestant churches by four Hussite bishops. Despite persecution, it progresses to as many as 100,000 adherents within 100 years.source
  • 1516The Venetian Ghetto is instituted in the Republic of Venice.source
  • 1520Swedish defeat at the Battle of Badelundaåsen.source
  • 1535(Tenbun 4, 26th day of 2nd month) Go-Nara, who has ruled since 1526 is formally installed as the 105th Emperor of Japansource
  • 1544Royal assent is given by King Henry VIII to laws passed by the English Parliament, including the Third Succession Act, the amended Treason Act and the King's Style Act.source
  • 1549The city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil's first capital, is founded by Tome de Sousa.source
  • 1550Sherborne School in England is refounded by King Edward VI.source
  • 1561In India, the Mughal Empire Army, led by General Adham Khan defeats the Sultanate of Malwa in a battle at Sarangpur, forcing the Sultan Baz Bahadur to flee.source
  • 1613Burmese soldiers, tunneling under the walls of the Portuguese colonial fortress at Syriam (now Thanlyin), bring down a section of the walls and sack the city. Portuguese Governor Filipe de Brito e Nicote and rebel Burmese General Natshinnaung are captured, and executed by impalement on April 9.source
  • 1613Explorer Samuel de Champlain becomes the first unofficial Governor of New France in Canada.source
  • 1632The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, returning Quebec to French control, after the English had seized it in 1629.source
  • 1632The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed in which England agrees to return all of New France to French control.source
  • 1632The Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed, returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629.source
  • 1638Settlers from Sweden arrive on the ships Kalmar Nyckel and Fogel Grip to establish the settlement of New Sweden in Delaware, beginning the Swedish colonization of the Americas.source
  • 1652March 29 (April 8 New Style) – Total solar eclipse of April 8, 1652 ("Black Monday").source
  • 1673Test Act: Roman Catholics and others who refuse to receive the sacrament of the Church of England cannot vote, hold public office, preach, teach, attend the universities or assemble for meetings in England. On June 12, the king's Catholic brother, James, Duke of York, is forced to resign the office of Lord High Admiral because of the Act.source
  • 1673the Test Act is passed, preventing Roman Catholics from holding public office.source
  • 1676Providence, Rhode Island is attacked and destroyed by Native Americans.source
  • 1691The Siege of Mons ends in the city's surrender.source
  • 1726The first large shipment of slaves is brought to New Orleans as the slave ship L'Aurore arrives with 290 black Africans captured in Gambia. During the 90-day voyage from Gorée in Senegal, 60 of the slaves have died.source
  • 1742Acting in his capacity of Grand Duke of Lithuania, Poland's King Stanisław August Poniatowski issues a proclamation allowing Jews in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius to live anywhere except for two public streets, the Pilies street and the Galves Street.source
  • 1757Matthew Hutton is nominated as Archbishop of Canterbury, being translated from York.source
  • 1777March 29–30 – Third voyage of James Cook: English explorer Captain Cook discovers Mangaia and Atiu in the Cook Islands.source
  • 1778April 26 British Captain James Cook explores Alaskan coast, seeking Northwest Passage back to the Atlantic. On the last of three voyages to the west coast, he travels as far north as the Bering Strait and claims Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island for the British. While there, he trades for sea otter pelts. On the way back to England his crew almost mutinied, desperately wanting to go back to the Pacific Northwest, after stopping in China and discovering how much sea otter pelts were worth.source
  • 1795Ludwig van Beethoven makes his public debut in Vienna performing his Second Piano Concerto under the baton of his teacher Antonio Salieri.source
  • 1799New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state.source
  • 1806Construction is authorized of the National Road (the first United States federal highway).source
  • 1807H. W. Olbers discovers the asteroid Vesta.source
  • 1809At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the future Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden. The Emperor, in return, promises to retain and uphold former laws and privileges, as well as the dominant Lutheran religion. His pledge is later interpreted by the Finns as a confirmation of constitutional laws, which had, effectively, established Finland as a separate state in real union with Russia.source
  • 1809King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after the Coup of 1809 and is later exiled.source
  • 1812Mikhail Speransky is dismissed from his office of State secretary due to his unpopular reform policies.source
  • 1813Mexican War of Independence: Battle of Rosillo Creek – The Republican Army of the North defeats the Spanish Royalist Army in modern-day Bexar County, Texas.source
  • 1815The Duke of Wellington leaves Vienna, where he has been leading Britain's delegation at the Congress of Vienna, to take command of British and allied army gathering near Brusselssource
  • 1816March 29–April 10 – The Second Bank of the United States obtains its charter.source
  • 1827Thousands crowd the streets of Vienna to attend the funeral of Beethoven after his March 26 death. His contemporaries Franz Schubert, Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Carl Czerny serve as torchbearers and Chancellor Metternich speaks.source
  • 1831The Bosnian uprising (1831–32) against the Ottoman Empire begins.source
  • 1836Richard Wagner's opera Das Liebesverbot is performed for the first time, in Magdeburg.source
  • 1841the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway is opened between Glasgow Bridge Street railway station and Greenock.source
  • 1842August Bournonville's ballet Napoli receives its world premiere at the Royal Danish Theatre.source
  • 1847Mexican–American War: United States forces under General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.source
  • 1848Risquons-Tout incident: Belgian troops disperse a revolutionary republican force entering the country from France.source
  • 1848Queen's College, London, founded, the world's first school to award academic qualifications to young women.source
  • 1849Shipment containing Henry Box Brown departs Richmond for Philadelphia.source
  • 1853Manchester is granted city status in the United Kingdom.source
  • 1867The British North America Act receives royal assent, forming the Dominion of Canada, in an event known as the Confederation. This unites the Province of Canada (Quebec and Ontario), New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia on July 1. Ottawa will become the capital.source
  • 1871The Royal Albert Hall in London is opened by Queen Victoria; it incorporates a grand organ by Henry Willis & Sons, the world's largest at this time.source
  • 1871The first Surgeon General of the United States (John Maynard Woodworth) is appointed.source
  • 1873The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto Mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group.source
  • 1879Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.source
  • 1882The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal service organization, is founded in New Haven, Connecticut.source
  • 1882The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal service organization, is incorporated in New Haven, Connecticut by Father Michael J. McGivney.source
  • 1883Edward Benson enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.source
  • 1884March 27–29 – Cincinnati riots of 1884.source
  • 1886Wilhelm Steinitz becomes the first recognized World Chess Champion.source
  • 1887the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act 1887 is introduced by Arthur Balfour in response to the boycott of certain landlords by their tenants (led by the Irish National Land League), suspending the right to trial of people suspected of involvement in the boycott. The act is passed in September, despite protests from Liberal and Home Rule Members of Parliament, and will continue in force until 1890.source
  • 189029 March Ireland 1–4 Scotland (in Belfast)source
  • 1894Jacob Smith Jarmann, firearms designer (born 1816)source
  • 1895The National Trust acquires Dinas Oleu, Barmouth, its first property in the UK.source
  • 1896The Royal College of St Patrick, Maynooth in Ireland is granted the status of pontifical university by charter of the Holy See.source
  • 1899A French barque, Le Maréchal Lannes, is wrecked off Grassholm, with the loss of its crew of 25.source
  • 1900Uproar in the Italian Chamber of Deputies on procedural machinations by the Chamber's president to pass the controversial Public Security Bill. The Constitutional Opposition of Giuseppe Zanardelli joins the Extreme Left (Socialists, Republicans and Radicals). The next day the Extreme Left disrupts the session and the Chamber is adjourned.source
  • 1905Evan Roberts embarks on his first and only mission outside Wales, spending a three-week period in Liverpool.source
  • 1905Jimmy Walsh knocks out Monte Attell, in a controversial six-round bout in Philadelphia, to win recognition of the World Bantamweight Championship by the National Boxing Association, despite being disqualified by the referee.source
  • 1908French aviator Henri Farman makes the world's first flight with a passenger, Léon Delagrange.source
  • 1912March 29 (probable date) – Robert Falcon Scott and the remaining members of his South Pole expedition die.source
  • 1914Katherine Routledge and her husband arrive on Easter Island, to make the first true study of it (they depart in August 1915).source
  • 1914Mana Expedition to Easter Islandsource
  • 1920Sir William Robertson is promoted to Field Marshal, the first man to rise from private (enlisted 1877) to the highest rank in the British Army.source
  • 1923The Constitution of Union is introduced, providing a representative democracy based on universal manhood suffrage.source
  • 1924Rioters in Bucharest target Jews in anti-semitic attacks that continued through the night into the next morning.source
  • 1924In France, the Third Ministry of Raymond Poincaré begins.source
  • 1927Henry Segrave breaks the land speed record, driving the Sunbeam 1000 hp at Daytona Beach, Florida.source
  • 1930Heinrich Brüning is appointed Chancellor of Germany.source
  • 1933Welsh journalist Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine.source
  • 1935The Romanian Front, a moderate fascist political party, is founded.source
  • 1935141 people drown when a cyclone strikes the pearling fleet off the coast of Broome, Western Australia.source
  • 1945WWII: The Red Army almost destroys the German 4th Army in the Heiligenbeil Pocket in East Prussia.source
  • 1945The "Clash of Titans": George Mikan and Bob Kurland duel at Madison Square Garden in New York, as Oklahoma State University defeats DePaul 52–44 in basketball.source
  • 1947A rebellion against French rule erupts in Madagascar.source
  • 1947The Hekla eruption deposits tephra across South Iceland’s glaciers, influencing ablation rates and dynamics. It continues to erupt uninterrupted for 13 months.source
  • 1951Second Red Scare: In the United States, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. On April 5 they are sentenced to death.source
  • 1951The 23rd Academy Awards Ceremony is held; All About Eve wins the Best Picture award and five others.source
  • 1951Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I opens on Broadway, and runs for three years. It is the first of their musicals specifically written for an actress (Gertrude Lawrence). Lawrence is stricken with cancer during the run of the show, and dies halfway through its run a year later. The show makes a star of Yul Brynner.source
  • 1953A fire at the Littlefield Nursing Home in Largo, Florida, kills 33 persons, including singer-songwriter Arthur Fields.source
  • 1954A C-47 transport with French nurse Geneviève de Galard on board is wrecked on the runway at Dien Bien Phu.source
  • 1957The opening of National Center of Arts in Taipei.source
  • 1960The launching of National Education Radio.source
  • 1960Representing Luxembourg, Camillo Felgen finishes thirteenth (and last) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song So laang we's du do bast.source
  • 1960"Tom Pillibi" sung by 18-year-old Jacqueline Boyer (music by André Popp, lyrics by Pierre Cour) wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 (staged in London) for France.source
  • 1961The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to vote in presidential elections.source
  • 19611960-61 Balkans Cup: Albania defeats Bulgaria 2-0 at Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tiranasource
  • 1966The 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held: Leonid Brezhnev demands that U.S. troops leave Vietnam, and announces that Chinese-Soviet relations are not satisfactory.source
  • 1967The first French nuclear submarine, Le Redoutable, is launched.source
  • 1967Torrey Canyon oil spill: British Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force aircraft bomb and sink the grounded supertanker SS Torrey Canyon.source
  • 1969The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 is held in Madrid, and results in four co-winners, with 18 votes each, from Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France.source
  • 1969Representing Luxembourg, Romuald Figuier finishes eleventh in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song Catherine (song).source
  • 1971A Los Angeles jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and female followers Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten.source
  • 1972March 23–April 2 – A 47-member expedition conducted by Presidential Assistant for National Minorities (Panamin) which has been headed by Manuel Elizalde Jr., mostly scientists and later joined by one of the agency's directors—American Charles Lindbergh, makes a first visit to the caves inhabited by 25 "surviving" Tasadays, a group of Stone Age-style people discovered in June 1971, in an isolated mountain rainforest in South Cotabato—the "first discovery of cavemen in modern times." The expedition ends as explorers are rescued by the United States Armed Forces.source
  • 1974The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang is discovered at Xi'an, China.source
  • 1974Launch of the Volkswagen Golf in West Germany, a modern front-wheel drive hatchback which is expected to replace the iconic Volkswagen Beetle, holder of the world record for the car with the most units produced.source
  • 1976The military dictatorship of General Jorge Rafael Videla comes to power in Argentina.source
  • 1978Dr. Leo Rebello pioneers a 60 lessons distance learning course in Naturopathy to train Naturopaths to serve in India's 560,000 villages.source
  • 1981The first London Marathon starts, with 7,500 runners.source
  • 1982Royal Assent is given to the Canada Act 1982, setting the stage for the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution on April 17.source
  • 1982Freshman Michael Jordan hits a jumper with 17 seconds remaining to lift the North Carolina Tar Heels to a 63–62 win over the Georgetown Hoyas in the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.source
  • 1982The 54th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Chariots of Fire wins Best Picture and 3 other Academy Awards.source
  • 1983Germany's first elected Green Party representatives take their seats in the West German Bundestag, dressed in jeans and sweaters and accompanied by bongo drums.source
  • 1984Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984source
  • 1985two Lockheed CC-130H Hercules of the RCAF collided mid-air above the Canadian Forces base in Edmonton killing 10 servicemen.source
  • 1987A hybrid solar eclipse is the second hybrid solar eclipse in less than one year, the first being on October 3, 1986. It is annular visible in southern Argentina, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sudan (part of the path of annularity crossed today's South Sudan), Ethiopia, Djibouti and northern Somalia and totally visible in Atlantic Ocean, lasting just 7.57 seconds.source
  • 1987The World Wrestling Federation (later WWE) produces WrestleMania III from the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. The event is particularly notable for the record attendance of 93,173, the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting event in North America until February 14, 2010, when the 2010 NBA All-Star Game has an attendance of 108,713 at AT&T Stadium.source
  • 1988Eight suspected communists are captured in military raids on their safehouses in Metro Manila—seven in San Juan, including three leading Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) officials, NPA commander Romulo Kintanar, general secretary Rafael Baylosis, and senior central committee member Benjamin de Vera; and Napoleon Manuel, "logistics officer" for the NPA, in Quezon City.source
  • 1989The 61st Academy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with Rain Man winning Best Picture, and Jodie Foster wins her first award for Best Actress.source
  • 1993A state of calamity is declared in the city of San Pablo and the municipalities of Nagcarlan and Rizal, all in Laguna, due to a fish kill that has affected six lakes in the province.source
  • 1993The 65th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Unforgiven winning Best Picture.source
  • 1994The Philippines gets connected to the Internet. The Philippine Network Foundation (PHNet) connected the country to Sprint in the United States via a 64 kbit/s link.source
  • 19981998 Ukrainian parliamentary electionsource
  • 1999For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark, at 10,006.78.source
  • 2000The opening of Taipei City Mall in Taipei.source
  • 2001Incheon International Airport opens.source
  • 2002In response to increasingly common attacks by Palestinian militants, Israeli initiates Operation Defensive Shield, a large-scale counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank.source
  • 2004Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia are admitted to NATO, the largest expansion of the organization.source
  • 2004Bulgaria is admitted to NATO.source
  • 2004Maoist leader Mohan Baidya is arrested in Siliguri, India.source
  • 2006Partial solar eclipse.source
  • 2009Micah Kogo breaks the 10 Kilometres road running world record at Parelloop race in Brunssum, The Netherlands by timing 27:01 minutes.source
  • 2012A unrest and fire inside the San Pedro Sula kills 13 inmates.source
  • 2015Australia wins the 2015 Cricket World Cup.source
  • 2016EgyptAir Flight 181, an Airbus A320, was hijacked and was forced to land at Cyprus. The hijacker claimed to have an explosive belt, but surrendered 7 hours later. Authorities found out he did not have any explosives.source
  • 2016A large fire hit at least two residential towers in the city of Ajman.source
  • 2017The United Kingdom triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, starting the Brexit negotiations, the talks for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.source
  • 2023Brazil and China sign an agreement to trade in their own currencies, ceasing the usage of the United States dollar as an intermediary.source
  • 2023Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reshuffles the government's cabinet amid an increase in prices and shortages of food due to the severe economic situation the country, which was worsened by the recent earthquake.source
  • 202529 March–1 April – End of Ramadansource

Births

  • 1001Sokkate, Burmese king (died 1044)source
  • 1123Shi Zong (or Wulu), Chinese emperor (died 1189)source
  • 1187Arthur I (or Arzhur), duke of Brittany (died 1203)source
  • 1311Amadeus III, Savoyan nobleman and knight (died 1367)source
  • 1373Marie d'Alençon, French princess (died 1417)source
  • 1517Carlo Carafa, Italian Catholic cardinal (died 1561)source
  • 1546Anne d'Escars de Givry, clergyman (d.1612)source
  • 1561Santorio Santorio, Italian biologist (died 1636)source
  • 1584Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English parliamentary general (died 1648)source
  • 1588Margherita Aldobrandini, Parmesan regent (died 1646)source
  • 1620Edward Digges, English barrister and colonist, Colonial Governor of Virginia (died 1674)source
  • 1629Tsar Alexis of Russia (died 1676)source
  • 1679Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore, colonial governor of Maryland (died 1715)source
  • 1735Johann Karl August Musäus German author (died 1787)source
  • 1769Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French marshal (died 1851)source
  • 1780Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish adventurer (died 1841)source
  • 1790John Tyler, tenth President of the United States (died 1862)source
  • 1790John Tyler, tenth president of the United States from 1841 to 1845, tenth vice president of the United States from March to April 1841 (died 1862)source
  • 1799Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1869)source
  • 1826Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist, politician (died 1900)source
  • 1873Ali Mojuz, Iranian Azerbaijani poet.source
  • 1899Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet official (died 1953)source
  • 1907Braguinha, composer (died 2006)source
  • 1943John Major, British politician, 70th Prime Minister of the United Kingdomsource

Deaths

  • 87 BCEHan Wudi, emperor of the Han dynasty (born 157 BC)source
  • 87 BCEEmperor Wu of Han dies after a 54-year reign in which he leads the Han dynasty (China) through its greatest expansion. The Empire's borders span from modern Kyrgyzstan in the west, to Mongolia in the north, to Korea in the east, and to northern Vietnam in the south.source
  • 57Guang Wu dies after a 32-year reign and is succeeded by his son Han Mingdi.source
  • 57Guang Wu, Chinese emperor (born 5 BC)source
  • 500Gwynllyw, Welsh king and religious figuresource
  • 1047March 29 (or 1048) – Æthelstan of Abingdon, English abbot (or 1048)source
  • 1048March 29 (or 1047) – Æthelstan of Abingdon, English abbot (or 1047)source
  • 1058Stephen IX, pope of the Catholic Churchsource
  • 1058Stephen IX dies of a severe illness after a pontificate of 7 months at Florence. He is succeeded by Nicholas II who will be installed the following year.source
  • 1119Peter de Honestis, Lombard monksource
  • 1171Achard of Saint Victor, Norman bishop (born 1100)source
  • 1210Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Persian polymath (born 1150)source
  • 1368Emperor Go-Murakami of Japan (born 1328)source
  • 1393Shah Mansur, Ruler of the Muzaffaridssource
  • 1461Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (in battle) (born 1421)source
  • 1467Matthew Palaiologos Asen, Byzantine aristocrat and officialsource
  • 1505Sidonie of Bavaria, eldest daughter of Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria-Munich (born 1488)source
  • 1512Lucas Watzenrode, Prince-Bishop of Warmia (born 1447)source
  • 1519Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (born 1466)source
  • 1552Guru Angad, Indian religious leader (born 1504)source
  • 1578Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (born 1527)source
  • 1607Tsugaru Tamenobu, Japanese daimyō (born 1550)source
  • 1628Tobias Matthew, English Archbishop of York (born 1546)source
  • 1713Christian Thomsen Carl, Danish naval officer (born 1676)source
  • 1750James Jurin, British mathematician, doctor (born 1684)source
  • 1751Thomas Coram, English sea captain, philanthropist (born c. 1668)source
  • 1772Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (born 1688)source
  • 1788Charles Wesley, English co-founder (with his brother, John Wesley) of the religious movement known as Methodism (born 1707)source
  • 1788Charles Wesley (born 1707)source
  • 1789Thomas Collins, President of Delaware, dies in office.source
  • 1792King Gustav III of Sweden (assassinated) (born 1746)source
  • 1794Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician, philosopher and political scientist (died in prison) (born 1743)source
  • 1809Peninsular War – First Battle of Porto: 8,000 Portuguese soldiers are killed in a rout after defeat by the French under Marshal Soult. In the Porto Boat Bridge disaster, 4,000 fleeing civilians drown when a pontoon bridge collapses.source
  • 1848John Jacob Astor, American businessman (born 1763)source
  • 1866John Keble, British churchman (born 1792)source
  • 1888Charles-Valentin Alkan, French composer, pianist (born 1813)source
  • 1889Teófilo Dias, poet, journalist and lawyer (born 1854)source
  • 1918Ernst Saari, politician (executed) (born 1882)source
  • 1924Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer, resident in United Kingdom (born 1852)source
  • 1937Karol Szymanowski, composer (born 1882)source
  • 1953Väinö Kivisalo, politician (born 1882)source
  • 1979Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan, the 6th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Head of State) of Malaysia, dies in office. He is replaced by Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang.source
  • 1982Carl Orff, 86, German composersource