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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[451]] &ndash; [[Attila|Attila the Hun]] captures [[Metz]] in [[France]], killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dahmus|first=Joseph|title=Seven Decisive Battles of the Middle Ages|location=Chicago|publisher=Nelson-Hall|date=1983|isbn=9780830410309|page=48|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Holmes|first=T. Scott|title=The Origin and Development of the Christian Church in Gaul During the First Six Centuries of the Christian Era|location=London|publisher=MacMillan|date=1911|oclc=417462582|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vWn9SabAOUoC|page=312}}</ref>
* [[529]] &ndash; First ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis]]'', a fundamental work in [[jurisprudence]], is issued by [[List of Byzantine emperors|Eastern Roman Emperor]] [[Justinian I]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Watson|first=Alan|title=The Evolution of Western Private Law|location=Baltimore, Md.|publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press|date=2001|isbn=9780801864841|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ka8UGkNA2T0C|page=2}}</ref>
*[[1141]] &ndash; [[Empress Matilda]] becomes the first female ruler of England, adopting the title "Lady of the English".<ref>{{cite book|last=Weir|first=Alison|title=Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy|location=London|publisher=Vintage Books|date=2008|isbn=9780099539735|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7nZ90l1_IzAC|pages=59–60}}</ref>
*[[1348]] &ndash; Holy Roman Emperor [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]] charters [[Charles University|Prague University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Foundation Charter|url=http://cuni.cz/UKEN-116.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Charles University|language=en|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Spinka|first=Matthew|title=John Hus: A Biography|location=Princeton, N.J.|publisher=Princeton University Press|date=2017|isbn=9780691622194|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJMrDgAAQBAJ|page=5}}</ref>
*[[1449]] &ndash; [[Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy|Felix V]] abdicates his claim to the [[Pope|papacy]], ending the reign of the final [[Antipope]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gregorovius|first1=Ferdinand|translator-last=Hamilton|translator-first=Annie|title=History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages. Vol. 3: Carolingian Epoch up to the Year 900|location=London|publisher=G. Bell|date=1900|oclc=19856308|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IW1OAAAAMAAJ|page=109}}</ref>
*[[1521]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Magellan]] arrives at [[Cebu]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lach|first=Donald F.|title=Asia in the Making of Europe. Vol. 1, Book 2: The Century of Discovery|location=Chicago|publisher=University of Chicago Press|date=1965|isbn=9780226467320|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xD52ge5a8vYC|page=631}}</ref>
*[[1541]] &ndash; [[Francis Xavier]] leaves [[Lisbon]] on a mission to the [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese East Indies]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Coleridge|first=Henry James|title=The Life and Letters of St. Francis Xavier|location=London|publisher=Burns and Oates|date=1872|oclc=13155466|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gbJSAAAAcAAJ|page=101}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1724]] &ndash; Premiere performance of Bach's ''[[St John Passion structure|St John Passion]]'', [[Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis|BWV]]&nbsp;245, at [[St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig]].
*[[1767]] &ndash; End of [[Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)]].
*[[1788]] &ndash; [[List of early settlers of Marietta, Ohio|Settlers]] establish [[Marietta, Ohio]], the first permanent settlement created by [[Citizenship of the United States|U.S. citizens]] in the recently organized [[Northwest Territory]].
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)|Russo-Turkish war (1787–1792)]]: Greek privateer [[Lambros Katsonis]] loses three of his ships in the [[Battle of Andros (1790)|Battle of Andros]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhmuseum.gr/en/departments/into-the-museum-s-collection/item/9463-thenavalbattleatthestraitsofandrosislandapril61790arsonofthegreekflagshipathensofthenorthoneofthemajoreventsduringtheexpeditionbylambroskatso | title="The naval battle at the straits of Andros island, April 6, 1790. Arson of the Greek flagship "Athens of the North"". One of the major events during the expedition by Lambros Katsonis against the Ottomans. Oil painting on canvas, by unknown, 19th century }}</ref>
*[[1795]] &ndash; The [[French First Republic]] adopts the [[kilogram]] and [[gram]] as its primary unit of mass.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-06 |title=Metrication timeline |url=https://ukma.org.uk/press/metrication-timeline/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=UK Metric Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1798]] &ndash; The [[Mississippi Territory]] is organized from disputed territory claimed by both the [[United States]] and the [[Spanish Empire]]. It is expanded in 1804 and again in 1812.
*[[1805]] &ndash; [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]: The [[Corps of Discovery]] breaks camp among the [[Mandan]] tribe and resumes its journey West along the [[Missouri River]].
*[[1805]] &ndash; German composer [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] premieres his [[Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven)|Third Symphony]], at the [[Theater an der Wien]] in [[Vienna]].
*[[1824]] &ndash; The [[Mechanics' institute|Mechanics' Institution]] is established in [[Manchester]], England at the Bridgewater Arms hotel, as part of a national movement for the education of working men. The institute is the precursor to three Universities in the city: the [[University of Manchester]], [[UMIST]] and the [[Metropolitan University of Manchester]] (MMU).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/bicentenary/|website=manchester.ac.uk|author=Anon|year=2024|title=Celebrating our bicentenary: 200 years of education and innovation|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815205524/https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/bicentenary/|archivedate=2023-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/history-heritage/history/umist/|website=manchester.ac.uk|title=History of UMIST|author=Anon|year=2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924010004/https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/history-heritage/history/umist/|archivedate=2014-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/history|website=mmu.ac.uk|title=Our history and heritage|author=Anon|year=2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403145944/https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/about-us/history/|archivedate=2019-04-03}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Pedro II of Brazil|Pedro II]] becomes Emperor of [[Empire of Brazil]].<ref>{{Britannica URL|title=Pedro II {{!}} emperor of Brazil |url=biography/Pedro-II}}</ref> 
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The Union's [[Army of the Tennessee]] and the [[Army of the Ohio]] [[Battle of Shiloh|defeat]] the Confederate [[Army of Mississippi]] near [[Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee|Shiloh, Tennessee]].
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]], one of the Canadian [[Fathers of Confederation]], is assassinated by a [[Fenian]] activist.

===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Mount Vesuvius]] erupts and devastates [[Naples]].
*  1906   &ndash; The [[Algeciras Conference]] gives France and Spain control over [[Morocco]].
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Teapot Dome scandal]]: United States Secretary of the Interior [[Albert B. Fall]] [[Teapot Dome scandal|leases]] federal petroleum reserves to private oil companies on excessively generous terms.
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Violet Gibson]] attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister [[Benito Mussolini]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-02-21|title=Violet Gibson - The Irish woman who shot Benito Mussolini|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56111443|access-date=2022-01-10}}</ref> 
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] engineer [[Herbert Ives]] transmits the first long-distance public [[television broadcast]] (from [[Washington, D.C.]], to [[New York City]], displaying the image of [[Commerce Secretary]] [[Herbert Hoover]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Radio Board Tests Television Process. Finds Demonstration Satisfactory and Will Keep Top Air Band for It  |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/04/28/archives/radio-board-tests-television-process-finds-demonstration.html |quote=A demonstration of television was given here today for the benefit of [[Admiral Bullard]] and the other members of the Radio Commission by Dr. Herbert E. Ives, inventor of an American process, and Dr. [[Frank B. Jewett]], Vice President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. ...|newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=April 28, 1927 |access-date=2014-01-11 }}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Prohibition in the United States]] is repealed for [[beer]] of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the [[Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution]]. (Now  celebrated as [[National Beer Day (United States)|National Beer Day]] in the [[United States]].)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Nazi Germany]] issues the [[Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service]] banning Jews and political dissidents from civil service posts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|url=https://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1933-1938/law-for-the-restoration-of-the-professional-civil-service|access-date=2022-01-10|website=www.ushmm.org}}</ref> 
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Benito Mussolini]] declares an [[Italian protectorate of Albania (1939–1943)|Italian protectorate]] over [[Albania]] and forces King [[Zog I of Albania|Zog I]] into exile.<ref name="On This Day">{{Britannica URL|title=On This Day - What Happened on April 7 |url=on-this-day/April-7}}</ref> 
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Benito Mussolini]] [[Italian invasion of Albania|invades Albania]].<ref name="On This Day"/> 
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Booker T. Washington]] becomes the first [[African American]] to be depicted on a [[Postage stamps and postal history of the United States|United States postage stamp]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust in Ukraine]]: In [[Terebovlia]], Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress and march through the city to the nearby village of Plebanivka, where they are shot and buried in ditches.
*  1943   &ndash; [[Ioannis Rallis]] becomes [[Collaborationism|collaborationist]] [[Prime Minister of Greece]] during the [[Axis occupation of Greece|Axis Occupation]].
*  1943   &ndash; The [[National Football League]] makes [[Football helmet|helmets]] mandatory.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PlexusGroupe|date=2014-04-08|title=Recalling when the NFL made helmets mandatory|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/07/recalling-when-the-nfl-made-helmets-mandatory/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=ProFootballTalk|language=en-US}}</ref> 
*  [[1944]] &ndash; In the [[Fragheto massacre]], soldiers belonging to the German [[356th Infantry Division]] kill 30 Italian civilians and 15 partisans near [[Casteldelci]] in central-northern Italy.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=6 April 2024 |title=7 aprile 1944 – 80 anni fa la strage di Fragheto |trans-title=7 April 1944 – 80 years ago, the Fragheto massacre |url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/7-aprile-1944-80-anni-fa-la-strage-di-fragheto/ |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=Chiamami Città |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2024 |title=Eccidio di Fragheto: Rimini presente alla commemorazione a 74 anni dalla strage |trans-title=Fragheto massacre: Rimini present at the commemoration 74 years after the massacre |url=https://www.comune.rimini.it/novita/eccidio-di-fragheto-rimini-presente-alla-commemorazione-74-anni-dalla-strage |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=Comune di Rimini}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2011 |title=Eccidio di Fragheto, rinviati a giudizio 3 soldati tedeschi |trans-title=Fragheto massacre: 3 German soldiers sent to trial |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/eccidio-di-fragheto-rinviati-a-giudizio-3-soldati-tedeschi.html |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref> 
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] battleship ''[[Japanese battleship Yamato|Yamato]]'', one of the two largest ever constructed, is sunk by [[United States Navy]] aircraft during [[Operation Ten-Go]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; The [[Soviet Union]] annexes [[East Prussia]] as the [[Kaliningrad Oblast]] of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Konigsberg (Kaliningrad) region formed in the RSFSR|url=https://www.prlib.ru/en/history/619151|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Presidential Library|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; The [[World Health Organization]] is established by the [[United Nations]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; United States President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] gives his "[[domino theory]]" speech during a news conference.
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Winston Churchill]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] amid indications of failing health.
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Francoist Spain]] agrees to surrender its [[Spanish protectorate in Morocco|protectorate]] in [[Morocco]].<ref>{{Britannica URL|title=Morocco - The Spanish Zone |url=place/Morocco/The-Spanish-Zone}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[IBM]] announces the [[IBM System/360|System/360]].
*[[1965]] &ndash; Representatives of the [[National Congress of American Indians]] testify before members of the US Senate in [[Washington, D.C.]], against the termination of the [[Colville people|Colville]] tribe.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BIsNAQAAMAAJ|title=The Native North American Almanac: A Reference Work on Native North Americans in the United States and Canada|last=Champagne|first=Duane|date=2001|publisher=Gale Research|isbn=978-0-7876-1655-7|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; Two-time [[Formula One]] British [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Champion]] [[Jim Clark]] dies in an accident during a [[Formula Two]] race in [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Motorsport was left in disbelief when Jim Clark died 52 years ago today|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/other-sport/motorsport-was-left-disbelief-when-jim-clark-died-52-years-ago-today-2531278|access-date=2021-05-18|website=www.scotsman.com|date=7 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; The [[Internet]]'s symbolic birth date: Publication of [[Request for Comments|RFC]] 1.
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: President [[Richard Nixon]] announces his decision to quicken the pace of [[Vietnamization]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; Vietnam War: [[Vietcong|Communist forces]] [[Battle of Loc Ninh|overrun]] the South Vietnamese town of [[Lộc Ninh, Bình Phước|Loc Ninh]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Willbanks|first=James H.|title= The Battle of An Loc|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=2005|isbn=9780253344816|page=51}}</ref> 
*[[1976]] &ndash; Member of Parliament and suspected spy [[John Stonehouse]] resigns from the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] after being arrested for [[Faked death|faking his own death]].
*[[1977]] &ndash; German Federal prosecutor [[Siegfried Buback]] and his driver are shot by two [[Red Army Faction]] members while waiting at a red light.
*[[1978]] &ndash; Development of the [[neutron bomb]] is canceled by President [[Jimmy Carter]].<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC ON THIS DAY <nowiki>|</nowiki> 7 April <nowiki>|</nowiki> 1978: Carter delays N-bomb production|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/7/newsid_2523000/2523051.stm|year=2008|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; During the [[Iran hostage crisis]], the United States severs relations with Iran. 
*[[1982]] &ndash; Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister [[Sadegh Ghotbzadeh]] is arrested.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1982-09-07|title=No Headline|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/07/world/no-headline-134559.html|access-date=2022-01-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 
*[[1983]] &ndash; During [[STS-6]], astronauts [[Story Musgrave]] and [[Donald H. Peterson|Don Peterson]] perform the first [[Space Shuttle]] spacewalk.
*[[1988]] &ndash; Soviet Defense Minister [[Dmitry Yazov]] orders the [[Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Afghanistan and the Soviet Withdrawal 1989 – 20 Years Later|url=https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB272/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=nsarchive2.gwu.edu}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets|Soviet submarine ''Komsomolets'']] sinks in the [[Barents Sea]] off the coast of Norway, killing 42 sailors.
*[[1990]] &ndash; A fire breaks out on the [[passenger ferry]] ''[[MS Scandinavian Star|Scandinavian Star]]'', killing 159 people.
*  1990   &ndash; [[John Poindexter]] is convicted for his role in the [[Iran–Contra affair]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CNN Transcript - Morning News: CNN 20: John Poindexter Convicted, April 7, 1990 - April 7, 2000|url=http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0004/07/mn.12.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> In 1991 the convictions are reversed on appeal.
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Rwandan genocide]]: Massacres of [[Tutsi]]s begin in [[Kigali]], Rwanda, and soldiers kill the civilian Prime Minister [[Agathe Uwilingiyimana]].<ref name="On This Day" /> 
*  1994   &ndash; Auburn Calloway attempts to destroy [[Federal Express Flight 705]] in order to allow his family to benefit from his [[life insurance]] policy.
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[First Chechen War]]: Russian paramilitary troops begin a [[Samashki massacre|massacre]] of civilians in [[Samashki]], [[Chechnya]].
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Turkish Airlines Flight 5904]] crashes near [[Ceyhan]] in southern Turkey, killing six people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Accident report TC – JEP (07.04.1999) |url=http://www.shgm.gov.tr/kaza/tcjep.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615143040/http://www.shgm.gov.tr/kaza/tcjep.htm |archive-date=2008-06-15 |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority |language=tr}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[NASA]] launches the [[2001 Mars Odyssey]] orbiter. 
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Iraq War]]: U.S. troops [[Battle of Baghdad (2003)|capture Baghdad]]; [[Saddam Hussein]]'s [[Ba'athist Iraq|Ba'athist regime]] falls two days later.
*2003 &ndash; Haitian president [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]] demands reparations of $21 billion from France for the [[Haiti Independence Debt]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Méheut |first=Constant |last2=Porter |first2=Catherine |last3=Gebrekidan |first3=Selam |last4=Apuzzo |first4=Matt |date=2022-05-20 |title=Demanding Reparations, and Ending Up in Exile |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-aristide-reparations-france.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714100559/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-aristide-reparations-france.html |archive-date=2024-07-14 |access-date=2024-08-05 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 
*[[2005]] &ndash; First release of [[Git]] distributed version control system.
*[[2009]] &ndash; Former [[Peru]]vian President [[Alberto Fujimori]] is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
*  2009   &ndash; [[April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests|Mass protests]] begin across [[Moldova]] under the belief that results from the [[April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election|parliamentary election]] are fraudulent.
*[[2011]] &ndash; The [[Israel Defense Forces]] use their [[Iron Dome]] missile system to successfully intercept a [[BM-21 Grad]] launched from [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], marking the first [[Short-range ballistic missile|short-range missile]] intercept ever.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Sholom|last=Friedmann|date=February 14, 2018|title=Our Journey|magazine=[[Ami Magazine]]|issue=355|page=118}}</ref>
*  2011   &ndash; A gunman [[Rio de Janeiro school shooting|opens fire]] at an elementary school in [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]], killing twelve children and injuring 22 others before committing suicide.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Tom |title=Brazil shooting: 12 children killed in school rampage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/07/brazil-shooting-rampage-gunman |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; A man [[2017 Stockholm truck attack|deliberately drives a hijacked truck into a crowd of people]] in [[Stockholm|Stockholm, Sweden]], killing five people and injuring fifteen others.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-08|title=The Latest: Swedish police haul away truck used in attack|url=https://apnews.com/article/90d69285769b4b619a9af3d551bb25d9|access-date=2021-05-23|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-10 |title=Stockholm truck attack: Who is Rakhmat Akilov? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39552691 |access-date=2024-04-21 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>15 were reported injured on the day of the attack. However, a woman died three weeks after the attack, bringing the number of injuries down to 14.</ref>
*  2017   &ndash; U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] orders the [[2017 Shayrat missile strike]] against Syria in retaliation for the [[Khan Shaykhun chemical attack]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Faith Karimi and Jason Hanna|title=What you need to know about US strike on Syrian air base|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/07/politics/trump-syria-airstrike-what-we-know/index.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=CNN|date=7 April 2017}}</ref> 
*[[2018]] &ndash; Former [[Brazilians|Brazilian]] president, [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]], is arrested for corruption by determination of Judge [[Sergio Moro|Sérgio Moro]], from the "[[Operation Car Wash|Car-Wash Operation]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Lula Da Silva, Brazil's Beloved Ex-President, Surrenders After Standoff |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/07/600499624/lula-da-silva-brazils-beloved-ex-president-continues-resisting-order-to-surrende |website=NPR |date=7 April 2018 |access-date=31 July 2021|last1=Pinter |first1=Jacob }}</ref> Lula stayed imprisoned for 580 days, after being released by the [[Supreme Federal Court|Brazilian Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Dom |title=Brazil's former president Lula walks free from prison after supreme court ruling |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/08/lula-brazil-released-prison-supreme-court-ruling |website=The Guardian |date=8 November 2019 |access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>
*  2018   &ndash; Syria launches the [[Douma chemical attack]] during the [[Eastern Ghouta offensive (February-April 2018)|Eastern Ghouta offensive]] of the [[Syrian civil war|Syrian Civil War]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-07-10|title=Syria war: What we know about Douma 'chemical attack'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43697084|access-date=2022-01-10}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: [[China]] ends its [[Wuhan lockdown|lockdown]] in [[Wuhan]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Zhong|first1=Raymond|last2=Wang|first2=Vivian|date=2020-04-07|title=China Ends Wuhan Lockdown, but Normal Life Is a Distant Dream|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/world/asia/wuhan-coronavirus.html|access-date=2022-01-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 
*  2020   &ndash; COVID-19 pandemic: Acting Secretary of the Navy [[Thomas Modly]] resigns for his handling of the [[COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt|COVID-19 pandemic on USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'']] and the dismissal of [[Brett Crozier]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jim Sciutto, Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen and Ryan Browne|title=Acting secretary of the Navy resigns after calling ousted aircraft carrier captain 'stupid'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/07/politics/modly-resign-crozier-esper-trump/index.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=CNN|date=7 April 2020 }}</ref> 
*[[2021]] &ndash; COVID-19 pandemic: The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] announces that the [[SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant]] has become the dominant strain of [[COVID-19]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stolberg|first=Sheryl Gay|date=2021-04-07|title=Most U.S. infections are now caused by a contagious virus variant, the C.D.C. says.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/us/covid-variant-infection.html|access-date=2022-01-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Ketanji Brown Jackson]] is confirmed for the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], becoming the first black female justice.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-07|title=Supreme Court Highlights: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url= https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/07/us/ketanji-brown-jackson-vote-scotus}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1206]] &ndash; [[Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria]] (died 1253)
*[[1330]] &ndash; [[John, 3rd Earl of Kent]], English nobleman (died 1352)
*[[1470]] &ndash; [[Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire]] (died 1498)
*[[1506]] &ndash; [[Francis Xavier]], Spanish missionary and saint, co-founded the [[Society of Jesus]] (died 1552)
*[[1539]] &ndash; [[Tobias Stimmer]], Swiss painter and illustrator (died 1584)

===1601–1900===
*[[1613]] &ndash; [[Gerrit Dou]], Dutch painter (died 1675)
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy]], French general (died 1730)
*[[1648]] &ndash; [[John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby]], English poet and politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (died 1721)
*[[1652]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement XII]] (died 1740)<ref>{{Britannica URL |title=Clement XII {{!}} pope |url=biography/Clement-XII }}</ref>
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Nicola Sala]], Italian composer and theorist (died 1801)
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Hugh Blair]], Scottish minister and author (died 1800)
*[[1727]] &ndash; [[Michel Adanson]], French botanist, entomologist, and mycologist (died 1806)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Domenico Dragonetti]], Italian bassist and composer (died 1846)
*[[1770]] &ndash; [[William Wordsworth]], English poet (died 1850)
*[[1772]] &ndash; [[Charles Fourier]], French philosopher (died 1837)<ref>{{Britannica URL |title=Charles Fourier {{!}} French philosopher |url=biography/Charles-Fourier }}</ref>
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[William Ellery Channing]], American preacher and theologian (died 1842)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[James Curtiss]], American journalist and politician, 11th [[Mayor of Chicago]] (died 1859)
*  1803   &ndash; [[Flora Tristan]], French author and activist (died 1844)<ref>{{cite book|first=Patricia|last=Howe|chapter=Appropriation and Alienation: Women Travellers and the Construction of Identity|editor-first1=Paul|editor-last1=Gifford|editor-first2=Tessa|editor-last2=Hauswedell|title=Europe and Its Others: Essays on Interperception and Identity|location=Oxford|publisher=Peter Lang|year=2010|page=78|isbn=9783039119684}}</ref>
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Hasan Tahsini]], Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1881)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Francesco Selmi]], Italian chemist and patriot (died 1881)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Randall Davidson]], Scottish archbishop (died 1930)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Walter Camp]], American football player and coach (died 1925)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Will Keith Kellogg]], American businessman, founded the [[Kellogg Company]] (died 1951)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Holger Pedersen (linguist)|Holger Pedersen]], Danish linguist and academic (died 1953)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Gustav Landauer]], German theorist and activist (died 1919)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Epifanio de los Santos]], Filipino jurist, historian, and scholar (died 1927)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[John McGraw]], American baseball player and manager (died 1934)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Frederick Carl Frieseke]], German-American painter (died 1939)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Fay Moulton]], American sprinter, football player, coach, and lawyer (died 1945)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Bert Ironmonger]], Australian cricketer (died 1971)
*  1882   &ndash; [[Kurt von Schleicher]], German general and politician, 23rd [[Chancellor of Germany]] (died 1934)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Gino Severini]], Italian-French painter and author (died 1966)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Clement Smoot]], American golfer (died 1963)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Ed Lafitte]], American baseball player and soldier (died 1971)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Gabriela Mistral]], Chilean poet and educator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1957)<ref>{{cite book|first=Marie-Lise|last=Gazarian-Gautier|chapter=The Walking Geography of Gabriela Mistral|editor-first=Marjorie|editor-last=Agosín|title=Gabriela Mistral: The Audacious Traveler|location=Athens|publisher=Ohio University Press|year=2003|page=270|isbn=978-0-89680-230-8}}</ref>
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Paul Berth]], Danish footballer (died 1969)
*  1890   &ndash; [[Victoria Ocampo]], Argentine writer (died 1979)<ref>{{cite book|first=Tracy|last=Chevalier|title=Encyclopedia of the Essay|location=London|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|page=612|isbn=978-1-88496-430-5}}</ref>
*  1890   &ndash; [[Marjory Stoneman Douglas]], American journalist and activist (died 1998)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Ole Kirk Christiansen]], Danish businessman, founded [[the Lego Group]] (died 1958)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Julius Hirsch]], German footballer (died 1945)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Bräunche | first1=E.O. | last2=Steck | first2=V. | author3=Stadtarchiv Karlsruhe | title=Sport in Karlsruhe: von den Anfängen bis heute | publisher=Info-Verlag | series=Veröffentlichungen des Karlsruher Stadtarchivs | year=2006 | isbn=978-3-88190-440-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7N1B-sMuXJ4C&pg=PA186 | language=de | page=186}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/25/imperishable-story-julius-hirsch-great-goalscorer-murdered-auschwitz/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/25/imperishable-story-julius-hirsch-great-goalscorer-murdered-auschwitz/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The imperishable story of Julius Hirsch: the great goalscorer murdered at Auschwitz who adorns Stamford Bridge mural|first=Sam|last=Wallace|date=January 25, 2020|newspaper=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*  [[1893]]   &ndash; [[José de Almada Negreiros|José Sobral de Almada Negreiros]], Portuguese artist (died 1970)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muñoz |first=Antonio Trinidad |date= |title=Almada Negreiros, José Sobral de (1883–1970) |url=https://www.rem.routledge.com/articles/almada-negreiros-jose-sobral-de-1883-1970 |website=Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism}}</ref>
*1893 &ndash; [[Allen Dulles]], American lawyer and diplomat, 5th [[Director of Central Intelligence]] (died 1969)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[John Bernard Flannagan]], American soldier and sculptor (died 1942)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Margarete Schön]], German actress (died 1985)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Frits Peutz]], Dutch architect, designed the [[Glaspaleis]] (died 1974)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Erich Löwenhardt]], Polish-German lieutenant and pilot (died 1918)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Walter Winchell]], American journalist and radio host (died 1972)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Robert Casadesus]], French pianist and composer (died 1972)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Adolf Dymsza]], Polish actor (died 1975) 
*  1900   &ndash; [[Tebbs Lloyd Johnson]], English race walker (died 1984)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Eduard Eelma]], Estonian footballer (died 1941)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[M. Balasundaram]], Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (died 1965)
*  1903   &ndash; [[Edwin T. Layton]], American admiral (died 1984)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Roland Wilson (economist)|Roland Wilson]], Australian economist and statistician (died 1996)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Percy Faith]], Canadian composer, conductor, and bandleader (died 1976)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Peter Zaremba (athlete)|Pete Zaremba]], American hammer thrower (died 1994)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Robert Charroux]], French author and critic (died 1978)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Melissanthi]], Greek poet, teacher and journalist (died 1990)<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q-lr20SuvfIC&pg=PA269 | title=Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature | isbn=9780313308130 | last1=Merry | first1=Bruce | year=2004 | publisher=Greenwood Publishing }}</ref>
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Louise Currie]], American actress (died 2013)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Charles Vanik]], American soldier, judge, and politician (died 2007)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Ralph Flanagan]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1995)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou]], Greek sprinter (died 2011)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/70687 | title=Olympedia – Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou }}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Stanley Adams (actor)|Stanley Adams]], American actor and screenwriter (died 1977)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Billie Holiday]], American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1959)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Henry Kuttner]], American author (died 1958)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Anthony Caruso (actor)|Anthony Caruso]], American actor (died 2003)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[R. G. Armstrong]], American actor and playwright (died 2012)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Bobby Doerr]], American baseball player and coach (died 2017)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Roger Lemelin]], Canadian author and screenwriter (died 1992)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Edoardo Mangiarotti]], Italian fencer (died 2012)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Ravi Shankar]], Indian-American [[sitar]] player and composer (died 2012)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Feza Gürsey]], Turkish mathematician and physicist (died 1992)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Mongo Santamaría]], Cuban-American drummer (died 2003)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Johannes Mario Simmel]], Austrian-English author and screenwriter (died 2009)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Chaturanan Mishra]], Indian trade union leader and politician (died 2011)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Jan van Roessel]], Dutch footballer (died 2011)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Babatunde Olatunji]], Nigerian-American drummer, educator, and activist (died 2003)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Leonid Shcherbakov]], Russian triple jumper (died 2004)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[James Garner]], American actor, singer, and producer (died 2014)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Alan J. Pakula]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998)
*  1928   &ndash; [[James White (author)|James White]], Northern Irish author and educator (died 1999)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Bob Denard]], French soldier (died 2007)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Joe Gallo]], American gangster (died 1972)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Jane Priestman]], English interior designer (died 2021)
*  1930 &ndash; [[Yves Rocher]], French businessman, founded the [[Yves Rocher (company)|Yves Rocher Company]] (died 2009)
*  1930 &ndash; [[Andrew Sachs]], German-English actor and screenwriter (died 2016)
*  1930 &ndash; [[Roger Vergé]], French chef and restaurateur (died 2015)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Donald Barthelme]], American short story writer and novelist (died 1989)
*  1931 &ndash; [[Daniel Ellsberg]], American activist and author (died 2023)
*  1931 &ndash; [[Ted Kotcheff]], Canadian film and television director (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=April 11, 2025 |title=Ted Kotcheff, Director of ‘First Blood’ and ‘Weekend at Bernie’s,’ Dies at 94 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ted-kotcheff-dead-first-blood-weekend-at-bernies-1236188681/ |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Cal Smith]], American singer and guitarist (died 2013)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Wayne Rogers]], American actor, investor, and producer (died 2015)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Sakıp Sabancı]], Turkish businessman and philanthropist (died 2004)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Ian Richardson]], Scottish-English actor (died 2007)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Bobby Bare]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1935   &ndash; [[Hodding Carter III]], American journalist and politician, [[Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs]] (died 2023)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Charlie Thomas (musician)|Charlie Thomas]], American singer (died 2023)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Jerry Brown]], American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th [[Governor of California]]
*  1938   &ndash; [[Spencer Dryden]], American drummer (died 2005)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Freddie Hubbard]], American trumpet player and composer (died 2008)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Iris Johansen]], American author
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Francis Ford Coppola]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1939   &ndash; [[David Frost]], English journalist and game show host (died 2013)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Gary Kellgren]], American record producer, co-founded [[Record Plant]] (died 1977)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Brett Whiteley]], Australian painter (died 1992)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Marju Lauristin]], Estonian academic and politician, 1st [[Estonian Minister of Social Affairs]]
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[James Di Pasquale]], American composer
*  1941   &ndash; [[Peter Fluck]], English puppet maker and illustrator
*  1941   &ndash; [[Cornelia Frances]], English-Australian actress (died 2018)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Gorden Kaye]], English actor (died 2017)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Jeetendra]], Indian actor, TV and film producer 
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Mick Abrahams]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1943   &ndash; [[Dennis Amiss]], English cricketer and manager
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Shel Bachrach]], American insurance broker, investor, businessman and philanthropist (died 2024)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Warner Fusselle]], American sportscaster (died 2012)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Oshik Levi]], Israeli singer and actor
*  1944   &ndash; [[Julia Phillips]], American film producer and author (died 2002)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Gerhard Schröder]], German lawyer and politician, 7th [[List of chancellors of Germany|Chancellor of Germany]]
*  1944   &ndash; [[Bill Stoneman]], American baseball player and manager
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Megas]], Icelandic singer-songwriter
*  1945   &ndash; [[Gerry Cottle]], English circus owner (died 2021)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Marilyn Friedman]], American philosopher and academic
*  1945   &ndash; [[Martyn Lewis]], Welsh journalist and author
*  1945   &ndash; [[Joël Robuchon]], French chef and author (died 2018)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Werner Schroeter]], German director and screenwriter (died 2010)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Hans van Hemert]], Dutch songwriter and producer (died 2024)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Zaid Abdul-Aziz]], American basketball player
*  1946   &ndash; [[Colette Besson]], French runner and educator (died 2005)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Herménégilde Chiasson]], Canadian poet, playwright, and politician, 29th [[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]]
*  1946 &ndash; [[Robert Metcalfe]], American engineer and entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Metcalfe, Inventor Profile |url=http://invent.org/Hall_Of_Fame/353.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104155456/http://invent.org/Hall_Of_Fame/353.html |archive-date=January 4, 2008 |access-date=October 19, 2007 |website=National Inventors Hall of Fame}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Dimitrij Rupel]], Slovenian [[politician]] and diplomate
*  1946   &ndash; [[Stan Winston]], American special effects designer and makeup artist (died 2008)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Patricia Bennett]], American singer 
*  1947   &ndash; [[Florian Schneider]], German singer and drummer (died 2020)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Michèle Torr]], French singer and author
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[John Oates]], American singer-songwriter guitarist, and producer
*  1948   &ndash; [[Arnie Robinson]], American athlete (died 2020)<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174749/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/arnie-robinson-1.html |title=Arnie Robinson |archive-date=2020-04-17 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/arnie-robinson-1.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sports-columnists/story/2020-12-01/arnie-robinson-olympics-long-jump-gold-montreal-died-san-diego-aztecs-mesa-college|title=Column: Arnie Robinson dies at 72; Olympic long jump gold medalist, San Diego mainstay|date=December 1, 2020|website=San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref>
*  1948   &ndash; [[Ecaterina Andronescu]], Romanian politician<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andronescu Ecaterina |url=https://www.cdep.ro/pls/parlam/structura2015.mp?idm=2&leg=2016&cam=1&idl=2&pag=1&prn=0&par= |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=www.cdep.ro}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Mitch Daniels]], American academic and politician, 49th [[Governor of Indiana]]
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Brian J. Doyle]], American press secretary
*  1950   &ndash; [[Neil Folberg]], American-Israeli photographer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500036676|title=Folberg, Neil (Noah), Union List of Artist Names, Full Record Display|website=Getty Research Institute|access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Bruce Gary]], American drummer (died 2006)
*  1951   &ndash; [[Janis Ian]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[David Baulcombe]], English geneticist and academic
*  1952   &ndash; [[Jane Frederick]], American hurdler and heptathlete
*  1952   &ndash; [[Gilles Valiquette]], Canadian actor, singer, and producer
*  1952   &ndash; [[Dennis Hayden (actor)|Dennis Hayden]], American actor
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Santa Barraza]], American mixed media artist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-santa-barraza-13254|title=Oral history interview with Santa Barraza, 2003 November 21-22|website=www.aaa.si.edu|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> 
*  1953   &ndash; [[Douglas Kell]], English biochemist and academic
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jackie Chan]], Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1954   &ndash; [[Tony Dorsett]], American football player
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Tim Cochran]], American mathematician and academic (died 2014)
*  1955   &ndash; [[Gregg Jarrett]], American lawyer and journalist
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Annika Billström]], Swedish businesswoman and politician, 16th [[List of mayors of Stockholm|Mayor of Stockholm]]
*  1956   &ndash; [[Christopher Darden]], American lawyer and author
*  1956   &ndash; [[Georg Werthner]], Austrian decathlete
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Kim Kap-soo]], South Korean actor
*  1957   &ndash; [[Thelma Walker]], British politician
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Brian Haner]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1958   &ndash; [[Hindrek Kesler]], Estonian architect
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Buster Douglas]], American boxer and actor
*  1960   &ndash; [[Sandy Powell (costume designer)|Sandy Powell]], English costume designer
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Thurl Bailey]], American basketball player and actor
*  1961   &ndash; [[Pascal Olmeta]], French footballer
*  1961   &ndash; [[Brigitte van der Burg]], Tanzanian-Dutch geographer and politician
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Jon Cruddas]], English lawyer and politician
*  1962   &ndash; [[Andrew Hampsten]], American cyclist
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Jaime de Marichalar]], Spanish businessman
*  1963   &ndash; [[Nick Herbert]], English businessman and politician, [[Minister for Policing]]
*  1963   &ndash; [[Dave Johnson (decathlete)|Dave Johnson]], American decathlete and educator
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Jace Alexander]], American actor and director
*  1964   &ndash; [[Russell Crowe]], New Zealand-Australian actor
*  1964   &ndash; [[Steve Graves]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Bill Bellamy]], American comedian, actor, and producer
*  1965   &ndash; [[Rozalie Hirs]], Dutch composer and poet
*  1965   &ndash; [[Alison Lapper]], English painter and photographer
*  1965   &ndash; [[Nenad Vučinić]], Serbian-New Zealand basketball player and coach
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Richard Gomez]], Filipino actor and politician
*  1966   &ndash; [[Zvika Hadar]], Israeli entertainer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Béla Mavrák]], Hungarian tenor singer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]], English snooker player
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Artemis Gounaki]], Greek-German singer-songwriter
*  1967   &ndash; [[Bodo Illgner]], German footballer
*  1967   &ndash; [[Simone Schilder]], Dutch tennis player
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Duncan Armstrong]], Australian swimmer and sportscaster
*  1968   &ndash; [[Jennifer Lynch]], American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1968   &ndash; [[Jože Možina]], Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist
*  1968   &ndash; [[Vasiliy Sokov]], Russian triple jumper
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Ricky Watters]], American football player
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Leif Ove Andsnes]], Norwegian pianist and educator
*  1970   &ndash; [[Alexander Karpovtsev]], Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2011)<ref>{{cite news |title=A plane crash killed 43 people including all but one of players & coaches of Yaroslavl Lokomotiv |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120968050/a-plane-crash-killed-43-people/ |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=The Daily Herald-Tribune |date=8 September 2011 |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Guillaume Depardieu]], French actor (died 2008)
*  1971   &ndash; [[Victor Kraatz]], German-Canadian figure skater
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Tim Peake]], British astronaut
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Marco Delvecchio]], Italian footballer
*  1973   &ndash; [[Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert]], Dutch lawyer and politician, [[List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands|Dutch Minister of Defence]]
*  1973   &ndash; [[Carole Montillet]], French skier
*  1973   &ndash; [[Christian O'Connell]], British radio DJ and presenter
*  1973   &ndash; [[Brett Tomko]], American baseball player
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Karin Dreijer Andersson]], Swedish singer-songwriter and producer 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Ronde Barber]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1975   &ndash; [[Tiki Barber]], American football player and journalist
*  1975   &ndash; [[Ronnie Belliard]], American baseball player
*  1975   &ndash; [[John Cooper (musician)|John Cooper]], American singer-songwriter and bass player 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Simon Woolford]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Kevin Alejandro]], American actor and producer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Martin Buß]], German high jumper
*  1976   &ndash; [[Jessica Lee]], English lawyer and politician
*  1976   &ndash; [[Aaron Lohr]], American actor 
*  1976   &ndash; [[Barbara Jane Reams]], American actress
*  1976   &ndash; [[Gang Qiang]], Chinese anchor
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Tama Canning]], Australian-New Zealand cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36632.html |title=Tama Canning |accessdate=4 June 2016 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
*  1977   &ndash; [[Karin Haydu]], Slovak actress<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aktuality.sk |title=Osobný profil Karin Haydu |url=https://www.aktuality.sk/osobnost/karin-haydu/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Aktuality.sk |language=sk}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Jo Appleby]], English soprano
*  1978   &ndash; [[Duncan James]], English singer-songwriter and actor 
*  1978   &ndash; [[Lilia Osterloh]], American tennis player
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Adrián Beltré]], Dominican-American baseball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Patrick Crayton]], American football player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Pascal Dupuis]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Danny Sandoval]], Venezuelan-American baseball player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Dragan Bogavac]], Montenegrin footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Bruno Covas]], Brazilian lawyer, politician (died 2021)
*  1980   &ndash; [[Tetsuji Tamayama]], Japanese actor
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Hitoe Arakaki]], Japanese singer
*1981 &ndash; [[Kazuki Watanabe (musician)|Kazuki Watanabe]], Japanese songwriter and guitarist (died 2000)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Vanessa Olivarez]], American singer-songwriter, and actress
*  1981   &ndash; [[Suzann Pettersen]], Norwegian golfer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Silvana Arias]], Peruvian actress
*  1982   &ndash; [[Sonjay Dutt]], American wrestler
*  1982   &ndash; [[Kelli Young]], English singer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Davidson Brothers|Hamish Davidson]], Australian musician
*  1983   &ndash; [[Franck Ribéry]], French footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Jon Stead]], English footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Jakub Smrž]], Czech motorcycle rider
*  1983   &ndash; [[Janar Talts]], Estonian basketball player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Hiroko Shimabukuro]], Japanese singer 
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[KC Concepcion]], Filipino actress and singer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Humza Yousaf]], Scottish politician
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Brooke Brodack]], American comedian
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jack Duarte]], Mexican actor, singer, and guitarist
*  1986   &ndash; [[Andi Fraggs]], English singer-songwriter and producer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Christian Fuchs]], Austrian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Choi Si-won]], South Korean singer and actor<ref>{{cite web|title=최시원, '최강 인맥' 과시…파울로 코엘료 "시원, 생일 축하합니다"|url=https://www.xportsnews.com/article/225153|work=엑스포츠뉴스|date=7 April 2012|access-date=20 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Martín Cáceres]], Uruguayan footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Eelco Sintnicolaas]], Dutch decathlete
*  1987   &ndash; [[Jamar Smith]], American football player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Antonio Piccolo]], Italian footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Ed Speleers]], English actor and producer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Franco Di Santo]], Argentinian footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Mitchell Pearce]], Australian rugby league player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Teddy Riner]], French judoka
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Nickel Ashmeade]], Jamaican sprinter<ref>{{cite web |title=Nickel Ashmeade|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/nickel-ashmeade-227948|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Anna Bogomazova]], Russian-American kick-boxer, martial artist, and wrestler
*  1990   &ndash; [[Sorana Cîrstea]], Romanian tennis player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Trent Cotchin]], Australian footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Luka Milivojević]], Serbian footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Anne-Marie (singer)|Anne-Marie]], English singer-songwriter
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Andreea Acatrinei]], Romanian gymnast
*  1992   &ndash; [[Guilherme Negueba]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Ichinojō Takashi]], Mongolian sumo wrestler
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Johanna Allik]], Estonian figure skater
*  1994   &ndash; [[Aaron Gray (rugby league)|Aaron Gray]], Australian rugby league player  
*  1994   &ndash; [[Josh Hader]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Hader |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-hader-623352 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Emerson Hyndman]], American international soccer player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlutd.com/players/112/emerson-hyndman|title=Emerson Hyndman|website=atlutd.com|access-date=28 March 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328140159/https://www.atlutd.com/players/112/emerson-hyndman|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Rafaela Gómez]], Ecuadorian tennis player

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 30]] &ndash; [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] (possible [[Chronology of Jesus#Date of crucifixion|date of the crucifixion]])<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Humphreys | first1=Colin J. | last2=Waddington | first2=W. G. | title=Dating the Crucifixion | journal=Nature | volume=306 | issue=5945 | date=1983 | issn=1476-4687 | doi=10.1038/306743a0 | pages=743–746 | bibcode=1983Natur.306..743H | url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v306/n5945/abs/306743a0.html| url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Humphreys | first=Colin J. |authorlink=Colin Humphreys | title=The Mystery of the Last Supper | publisher=Cambridge University Press | publication-place=Cambridge New York | date=2011-03-28 | isbn=978-0-521-73200-0 | page=194}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Blinzler |first=J. |title=Der Prozess Jesu |edition=fourth |location=Regensburg |publisher=Pustet |year=1969 |pages=101–126}}</ref> (born ''circa'' [[4 BC]])
* [[821]] &ndash; [[George the Standard-Bearer]], archbishop of [[Mytilene]] (born c. 776)
* [[924]] &ndash; [[Berengar I of Italy]] (born 845)
*[[1201]] &ndash; [[Baha al-Din Qaraqush]], regent of Egypt and builder of the Cairo Citadel<ref>{{Cite book |last=De Slane |first=Mac Guckin |url=https://archive.org/details/ibnkhallikansbi00slangoog |title=Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Translated from The Arabic. Volume II |date=1843 |publisher=Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland |location=Paris |page=251 }}</ref>
*[[1206]] &ndash; [[Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine]]
*[[1340]] &ndash; [[Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia]] (born 1308)
*[[1498]] &ndash; [[Charles VIII of France]] (born 1470)<ref>{{Britannica URL |title=Charles VIII {{!}} king of France |url=biography/Charles-VIII }}</ref>
*[[1499]] &ndash; [[Galeotto I Pico]], Duke of Mirandola (born 1442)<ref>{{cite book|last=Schmitt|first=Charles B.|title=Gianfrancesco Pico Della Mirandola (1469–1533) and His Critique of Aristotle|location=The Hague|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff|year=1967|page=17|isbn=978-9-40119-681-9}}</ref>
*[[1501]] &ndash; [[Minkhaung II]], king of Ava (born 1446)

===1601–1900===
*[[1606]] &ndash; [[Edward Oldcorne]], English martyr (born 1561)
*[[1614]] &ndash; [[El Greco]], Greek-Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1541)
*[[1638]] &ndash; [[Shimazu Tadatsune]], Japanese daimyō (born 1576)
*[[1651]] &ndash; [[Lennart Torstensson]], Swedish field marshal and engineer (born 1603)
*[[1658]] &ndash; [[Juan Eusebio Nieremberg]], Spanish mystic and philosopher (born 1595)
*[[1661]] &ndash; [[Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet]], English commander and politician (born 1604)
*[[1663]] &ndash; [[Francis Cooke]], English-American settler (born 1583)
*[[1668]] &ndash; [[William Davenant]], English poet and playwright (born 1606)
*[[1719]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste de La Salle]], French priest and saint, founded the [[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools]] (born 1651)
*[[1739]] &ndash; [[Dick Turpin]], English criminal (born 1705)
*[[1747]] &ndash; [[Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau]] (born 1676)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Thomas Bayes]], English minister and mathematician (born 1701)
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Tiberius Hemsterhuis]], Dutch philologist and critic (born 1685)
*[[1767]] &ndash; [[Franz Sparry]], Austrian composer and director (born 1715)
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[Martha Ray]], English singer (born 1746)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chisholm |first1=Kate |title=A killer made senseless by sensibility |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3613725/A-killer-made-senseless-by-sensibility.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3613725/A-killer-made-senseless-by-sensibility.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=www.telegraph.co.uk |date=15 March 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Martha Ray - a man she knew but had rejected stepped forward and shot her dead. |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/martharay/ |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=www.watfordobserver.co.uk |publisher=Watford Observer}}</ref>
*[[1782]] &ndash; [[Taksin]], Thai king (born 1734)
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[Abdul Hamid I]], Ottoman sultan (born 1725)
*1789 &ndash; [[Petrus Camper]], Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (born 1722)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Noël François de Wailly]], French lexicographer and author (born 1724)
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Toussaint Louverture]], Haitian general (born 1743)
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Garsevan Chavchavadze]], Georgian diplomat and politician (born 1757)
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Jacques Charles]], French physicist and mathematician (born 1746)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[Antoni Radziwiłł]], Lithuanian composer and politician (born 1775)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[William Godwin]], English journalist and author (born 1756)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros]], Argentinian priest and politician (born 1777)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[William Lisle Bowles]], English poet and critic (born 1762)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Anton Diabelli]], Austrian composer and publisher (born 1781)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]], Irish-Canadian journalist, activist, and politician (born 1825)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Begum Hazrat Mahal]], Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (born 1820)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Maria Doolaeghe]], Flemish novelist (born 1803)<ref>{{cite book|first=Lia|last=Van Gemert|title=Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1875: A Bilingual Anthology|location=Amsterdam|publisher=Amsterdam University Press|year=2011|page=500|isbn=978-9-08964-129-8}}</ref>
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold]], German physiologist and zoologist (born 1804)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Youssef Bey Karam]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ehdenfamilytree.org/getperson.php?personID=I1&tree=ehden |title=Youssef Bey Karam on Ehden Family Tree website |access-date=2019-04-02 |archive-date=2019-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329220258/https://www.ehdenfamilytree.org/getperson.php?personID=I1&tree=ehden |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lebanese soldier and politician (born 1823)
*  1889   &ndash; [[Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada]], Mexican politician and president, 1872-1876 (born 1823)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/l/lerdo.htm|title=Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada|publisher=Biografias y Vidas|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=es}}</ref>
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[P. T. Barnum]], American businessman and politician, co-founded [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus|The Barnum & Bailey Circus]] (born 1810)

===1901–present===
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Spyridon Samaras]], Greek composer and playwright (born 1861)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[David Kolehmainen]], Finnish wrestler (born 1885)
*  1918   &ndash; [[George E. Ohr]], American potter (born 1857)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Karl Binding]], German lawyer and jurist (born 1841)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[James McGowen]], Australian politician, 18th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (born 1855)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Alexander Bogdanov]], Russian physician, philosopher, and author (born 1873)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Grigore Constantinescu]], Romanian priest and journalist (born 1875)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Suzanne Valadon]], French painter (born 1865)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Joseph Lyons]], Australian educator and politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (born 1879)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Jovan Dučić]], Serbian-American poet and diplomat (born 1871)
*  1943   &ndash; [[Alexandre Millerand]], French lawyer and politician, 12th [[President of France]] (born 1859)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Henry Ford]], American engineer and businessman, founded the [[Ford Motor Company]] (born 1863)<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Ford, Founder, Ford Motor Company |url=https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/stories-of-innovation/visionaries/henry-ford/ |website=Henry Ford - Visionaries on Innovation |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[John Gourlay (soccer)|John Gourlay]], Canadian soccer player (born 1872)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Walter Huston]], Canadian-American actor and singer (born 1883)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Theda Bara]], American actress (born 1885)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Fred Appleby]], English runner (born 1879)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Henri Guisan]], Swiss general (born 1874)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Roger Leger]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1919)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Walt Hansgen]], American race car driver (born 1919)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Edwin Baker (CNIB)|Edwin Baker]], Canadian co-founder of the [[Canadian National Institute for the Blind]] (CNIB) (born 1893)
*  1968   &ndash; [[Jim Clark]], Scottish race car driver (born 1936)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Joe Gallo]], American gangster (born 1929)
*  1972   &ndash; [[Abeid Karume]], Tanzanian politician, 1st [[President of Zanzibar]] (born 1905)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Kit Lambert]], English record producer and manager (born 1935)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Norman Taurog]], American director and screenwriter (born 1899)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Harald Ertl]], Austrian race car driver and journalist (born 1948)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Frank Church]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1924)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Carl Schmitt]], German philosopher and jurist (born 1888)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Leonid Kantorovich]], Russian mathematician and economist (born 1912)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Ronald Evans (astronaut)|Ronald Evans]], American captain, engineer, and astronaut (born 1933)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Memduh Ünlütürk]], Turkish general (born 1913)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Ace Bailey]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1903)
*  1992   &ndash; [[Antonis Tritsis]], Greek high jumper and politician, 71st [[List of mayors of Athens|Mayor of Athens]] (born 1937)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Lee Brilleaux]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)|Albert Guðmundsson]], Icelandic footballer, manager, and politician (born 1923)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Golo Mann]], German historian and author (born 1909)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Agathe Uwilingiyimana]], Rwandan chemist, academic, and politician, [[Prime Minister of Rwanda]] (born 1953)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Philip Jebb]], English architect and politician (born 1927)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Luis Aloma]], Cuban-American baseball player (born 1923)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Georgy Shonin]], Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (born 1935)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Alex Schomburg]], Puerto Rican painter and illustrator (born 1905)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Heinz Lehmann]], German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (born 1911)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[David Graf]], American actor (born 1950)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Beatrice Straight]], American actress (born 1914)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[John Agar]], American actor (born 1921)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Cecile de Brunhoff]], French pianist and author (born 1903)
*  2003   &ndash; [[David Greene (director)|David Greene]], English-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Victor Argo]], American actor (born 1934)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Konstantinos Kallias]], Greek politician (born 1901)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Cliff Allison]], English race car driver (born 1932)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Grigoris Bithikotsis]], Greek singer-songwriter (born 1922)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Bob Kennedy]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1920)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Melih Kibar]], Turkish composer and educator (born 1951)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Johnny Hart]], American author and illustrator (born 1931)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Barry Nelson (actor)|Barry Nelson]], American actor (born 1917)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Ludu Daw Amar]], Burmese journalist and author (born 1915)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Dave Arneson]], American game designer, co-created ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' (born 1947)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Pierre Gauvreau]], Canadian painter (born 1922)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Steven Kanumba]], Tanzanian actor and director (born 1984)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Satsue Mito]], Japanese zoologist and academic (born 1914)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ignatius Moses I Daoud]], Syrian cardinal (born 1930)
*  2012   &ndash; [[David E. Pergrin]], American colonel and engineer (born 1917)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Bashir Ahmed Qureshi]], Pakistani politician (born 1959)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Mike Wallace]], American television news journalist (born 1918)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Marty Blake]], American businessman (born 1927)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Les Blank]], American director and producer (born 1935)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Andy Johns]], English-American record producer (born 1950)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Lilly Pulitzer]], American fashion designer (born 1931)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Irma Ravinale]], Italian composer and educator (born 1937)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Mickey Rose]], American screenwriter (born 1935)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Carl Williams (boxer)|Carl Williams]], American boxer (born 1959)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[George Dureau]], American painter and photographer (born 1930)
*  2014   &ndash; [[James Alexander Green]], American-English mathematician and academic (born 1926)
*  2014   &ndash; [[V. K. Murthy]], Indian cinematographer (born 1923)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Zeituni Onyango]], Kenyan-American computer programmer (born 1952)
*  2014   &ndash; [[John Shirley-Quirk]], English opera singer (born 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [[George Shuffler]], American guitarist (born 1925)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Josep Maria Subirachs]], Spanish sculptor and painter (born 1927)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Royce Waltman]], American basketball player and coach (born 1942)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Tim Babcock]], American soldier and politician, 16th [[Governor of Montana]] (born 1919)
*  2015   &ndash; [[José Capellán]], Dominican-American baseball player (born 1981)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Stan Freberg]], American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (born 1926)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Richard Henyekane]], South African footballer (born 1983)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]], American actor (born 1935)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Blackjack Mulligan]], American professional wrestler (born 1942)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca]], Romanian historian and philologist (born 1941)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://basilica.ro/un-om-credincios-si-un-savant-erudit-prof-dr-nicolae-serban-tanasoca-1941-2017/|title=Un om credincios și un savant erudit – Prof. Dr. Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca (1941-2017)|first=Aurelian|last=Iftimiu|newspaper=[[Basilica News Agency]]|date=7 April 2017|language=ro}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Seymour Cassel]], American actor (born 1935)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/09/seymour-cassel-obituary|title=Seymour Cassel obituary|website=The Guardian|date=2019-04-09|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[John Prine]], American country folk singer-songwriter (born 1946)
*  2020   &ndash; [[Herb Stempel]], American television personality (born 1926)<ref>{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2020-05-31|title=Herbert Stempel, Whistleblower in Quiz Show Scandals, Dies at 93|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/herbert-stempel-dies-dead-whistleblower-quiz-show-scandals-1234621642/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Tommy Raudonikis]], Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/04/07/league-legend-tommy-raudonikis-passes-away/|title=League legend Tommy Raudonikis passes away at 70|date=April 7, 2021|website=National Rugby League}}</ref>
*[[2023]] – [[Ben Ferencz]], American lawyer (born 1920)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-08 |title=Benjamin B. Ferencz, Last Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor, Dies at 103 |work=The New York Times |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/world/europe/benjamin-b-ferencz-dead.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. }}</ref>
*2023 &ndash; [[Philippe Bouvatier]], French cyclist (born 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyclisme : Philippe Bouvatier, ancien grand espoir français, est mort après avoir été victime d'un double AVC |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/04/07/disparition-philippe-bouvatier-le-maudit-de-guzet-neige-11119395.php |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=ladepeche.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Jerry Grote]], American baseball player (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Villani |first=James |date=2024-04-08 |title=Mets Hall of Famer Jerry Grote Passes Away |url=https://metsmerizedonline.com/mets-hall-of-famer-jerry-grote-passes-away/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Metsmerized Online |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Joe Kinnear]], Irish football player and manager (born 1946)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ho |first=Vivian |date=2024-04-07 |title=Joe Kinnear, former Tottenham player and Wimbledon manager, dies aged 77 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/07/joe-kinnear-former-tottenham-player-and-wimbledon-manager-dies-aged-77 |access-date=2024-04-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*[[2025]] – [[William Finn]], American composer and lyricist (born 1952)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paulson |first=Michael |date=April 8, 2025 |title=William Finn, Tony Winner for ‘Falsettos,’ Is Dead at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/theater/william-finn-dead.html |access-date=April 17, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; [[Greg Millen]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (born 1957)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Butler |first=Alex |date=April 8, 2025 |title=Longtime NHL goalie, analyst Greg Millen dies at 67 |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NHL/2025/04/08/canada-NHL-goalie-Greg-Millen-dies/3591744111148/ |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=[[United Press International]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]s:
**[[Aibert|Aibert of Crespin]]
**[[Alexander Rawlins|Blessed Alexander Rawlins]]
**[[Edward Oldcorne|Blessed Edward Oldcorne]] and [[Ralph Ashley|Blessed Ralph Ashley]]
**[[Notker the Stammerer|Blessed Notker the Stammerer]]
**[[Brynach]] 
**[[Hegesippus (chronicler)|Hegesippus]]
**[[Henry Walpole]]
**[[Hermann Joseph]]
**[[Jean-Baptiste de La Salle]]
**[[Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]], [[Episcopal Church (USA)]])
**[[April 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Flag Day]] ([[Slovenia]])
*[[Genocide Memorial Day (Rwanda)]], and its related observance:
**[[International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide]] ([[United Nations]])<ref name=un>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Motherhood and Beauty Day]] ([[Armenia]])
*[[National Beer Day (United States)]] 
*[[Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day]] ([[Tanzania]])
*[[Public holidays in Mozambique|Women's Day]] ([[Mozambique]])
*Veterans' Day ([[Belgium]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Noulet |first1=Jean-François |title=Le 7 avril, la Belgique se souvient de ses vétérans : 252 militaires belges sont morts lors d'opérations de maintien de la paix depuis 1945 |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/le-7-avril-la-belgique-se-souvient-de-ses-veterans-252-militaires-belges-sont-morts-lors-doperations-de-maintien-de-la-paix-depuis-1945-10970617 |access-date=9 April 2022 |work=[[RTBF]] }}</ref>
*[[World Health Day]] ([[International observance]])<ref name=un />

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/7/ BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=7}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/7 Historical Events on April 7]

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