TODAY IN HISTORY (May 6).

May 6 is the 126th (one hundred and twenty-sixth) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, and the 127th in leap years. There are 239 days left until the end of the year.

History is essential to understand the present and build a better future. Remembering the events of the past allows us to learn from them and avoid repeating the same mistakes. Furthermore, it helps us understand the roots of current problems and find more effective solutions.

Some reasons why remembering history is crucial:

1. Understanding our past to understand the present: The past is a fundamental part of who we are as individuals and as a society. Learning how societies have emerged, how political and economic systems have evolved, and how the ideas and values ​​that still influence our lives have developed gives us a unique perspective on the world. Through the study of history, we can analyze the causes and consequences of past events, such as wars, revolutions, and social changes, and draw valuable lessons that help us avoid the same mistakes and conflicts in the future.

2. Connect with our roots and preserve our cultural identity: By studying the history of our communities, countries and civilizations, we can discover how our traditions, customs and values ​​have been formed. This helps us strengthen our collective identity and better understand the differences and similarities between different cultures around the world.

3. Exercise critical and analytical thinking: By analyzing and evaluating different historical sources, such as documents, testimonies and artifacts, we learn to question the veracity of information, interpret facts objectively and form our own conclusions based on evidence. Historical knowledge allows us to develop critical skills and make more informed decisions.

EVENTS

• 589: In the town of Toledo (Spain) the Third Council of Toledo begins, in which the Visigoth king Recaredo converts to Catholicism.
• 822: In Spain, the Umayyad emir Al-Hakam I takes an oath of fidelity in favor of his sons Abderramán and al-Mugira, designating them heirs in that order.
• 1191: In Cyprus, the fleet of Richard I of England arrives at the port of Lémesos (today Limassol) and captures the city.
• 1497: In Spain, a “royal decree” from the Catholic Monarchs declared the trade of the American Indies tax-free.
• 1527: In Italy, the civilian population of the city of Rome is sacked by the Spanish and German soldiers of Charles I, under the command of Duke Charles III of Bourbon.
• 1542: On the western coast of India, Saint Francis Xavier arrives at the port of Goa to carry out his evangelizing work, at the request of John III, king of Portugal.
• 1576: In France, Henry III promulgates the Edict of Beaulieu, proclaiming freedom of religion throughout the nation, except in the city of Paris or wherever his court resides.
• 1622: In the state of Hesse (in present-day Germany), the Hispano-Austrian Army - within the framework of the Thirty Years' War - wins the Battle of Wimpfen.
• 1703: The King of Portugal, Pedro II, declares himself opposed to the cause of Philip of Anjou.
• 1704: At the southern tip of the Spanish mainland, the United Kingdom invades and takes control of the Rock of Gibraltar.
• 1707: In Spain, the corps of royal halberdier guards is created for the service and guard of the royal family.
• 1709: Louis XIV breaks off negotiations with the allies.
• 1794: In Haiti Toussaint L'Ouverture leads a revolution.
• 1816: The Liberator Simón Bolívar is proclaimed "Supreme Chief of the Republic and its Armies."
• 1833: In the United States, John Deere manufactures the first sheet steel.
• 1835: The first issue of The New York Herald appears in the United States.
• 1840: The world's first postage stamp, the Black Penny, circulated in the United Kingdom.
• 1851: In the United Kingdom, the American doctor of West Indian origin John Gorrie (1803-1955) patents an ice-making machine (a mechanical refrigerator).
• 1859: In the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Spanish colonial Government inaugurates the first section of the railway between Santiago de Cuba and the whereabouts of Boniato.
• 1870: In the city of Sancti Spíritus (General Captaincy of Cuba) the Spanish colonialist Government inaugurates the public aqueduct.
• 1872: In Barcelona (Catalonia) the first issue of the satirical, republican and anticlerical weekly, L'Esquella de la Torratxa, is published.
• 1877: In Cuba - within the framework of the Ten Years' War (1868-1878) - Antonio Maceo is promoted to major general.
• 1889: The Paris World Fair opens in Paris (France). Its main attraction, the Eiffel Tower, which was built specifically for this fair, is also inaugurated.
• 1889: In the United States, engineer Herman Hollerith (1860-1929) creates a counting machine using punched cards. His company, the Computing Tabulating Recording Company, will become IBM (International Business Machines).
• 1890: In the United States, the Government forces Mormons to renounce “biblical polygamy.”
• 1890: In the town of Luján (70 km from the city of Buenos Aires), the construction of the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján begins.
• 1895: In Vienna (Austria), composer Richard Strauss finishes his work The Merry Antics of Till Eulenspiegel.
• 1899: The poem My Flag by Bonifacio Byrne is published.
• 1899: In Matanzas (Cuba), the previously called Teatro Esteban takes the name Teatro Sauto.
• 1896: In Cauto Abajo the forces of General José Maceo fight against a Spanish column, which despite its numerical superiority retreats defeated at night.
• 1898: In Sagua (Las Villas province), General in Chief Máximo Gómez establishes contact with the American admiral WT Sampson through the United States consul in that city.
• 1905: In San Luis (Missouri), the Cuban athlete Félix Carvajal ―known as Andarín Carbajal― wins the bronze medal in the first Missouri Athletic Club marathon.
• 1908: In Spain, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez publishes the novel Sangre y arena.
• 1914: In London (England), the House of Lords denies women the vote.
• 1916: The US Navy manages to establish an oral conversation between a ship and the coast using radiotelephone.
• 1936: In North Korea, leader Kim II Sung founds the Association for the Restoration of the Fatherland.
• 1937: In the United States, the famous Hynderburg zeppelin catches fire when landing.
• 1937: In the center of the city of Barcelona (Catalonia) - within the framework of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) - a fight breaks out between communists, Trotskyists and anarchists.
• 1937: near the town of Lakehurst (New Jersey), the Hindenburg airship explodes, killing 36 people (about a third of those on board). It was widely covered by the media of the time and marked the end of airships as a means of transportation.
• 1940: John Steinbeck receives the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
• 1941: In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin is appointed president of the Council of People's Commissars.
• 1942: In the Philippine Islands - within the framework of the Philippine Campaign (1941-1942) of World War II (1939-1945) - the American troops defending the fortress of Corregidor Island surrender.
• 1950: In Argentina, the constitutional Government of Juan Domingo Perón carries out a Census of Illiterates throughout the country.
• 1951: The First Congress of Spanish Language Academies ends in Mexico, which began on April 23, with the creation of the Association of Spanish Language Academies.
• 1960: The first open television channel, Channel 7, is inaugurated in San José, Costa Rica.
• 1960: In London, the aristocrat (“Princess”) Margaret of England (sister of Queen Elizabeth II of England) marries photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones.
• 1961: The first National Volleyball Championship is inaugurated in Havana.
• 1962: In Vatican City, Pope John XXIII canonizes the Peruvian Martín de Porres, who becomes the first black saint in America.
• 1962: In the Pacific Ocean over Johnston Atoll, 1,594 meters high, at 1:30 p.m. (local time) the United States detonates its 600-kiloton Frigate Bird atomic bomb. It is bomb #233 of the 1,132 that the United States detonated between 1945 and 1992.
• 1964: In Havana, the representative of the United Kingdom affirms that his country will continue trading with the Cuban revolutionary government.
• 1965: From Cape Canaveral (state of Florida), the United States launches the Early Bird, the first communications satellite for commercial purposes.
• 1968: In Paris (France) the Government declares a state of siege due to the incidents caused by the French May student revolution.
• 1968: In Gibraltar, the Spanish Government closes the border crossing to all except Spanish and Gibraltarian workers who obtain a pass from the British military governor of Campo de Gibraltar.
• 1972: In the Kingdom of Spain, the electricity supply network incorporates the Vandellós nuclear power plant (44 km west of the city of Tarragona (Catalonia).
• 1974: In the Federal Republic of Germany (pro-American), Günter Guillaume, secretary of Chancellor Willy Brandt, causes his resignation when it is discovered that he was acting as a spy in favor of the German Democratic Republic.
• 1976: A strong earthquake occurs in the Italian region of Friuli.
• 1979: The political youth organization Jarrai ('continue', in Basque) is founded in the Basque Country, which will also operate in Navarra.
• 1984: In Seoul (South Korea), Pope John Paul II canonizes 103 Korean martyrs, who were murdered in the context of the ideological penetration of European powers in Korea.
• 1984: In El Salvador, the corrupt Christian Democrat politician José Napoleón Duarte (1925-1990), defeats the corrupt politician and murderer Roberto d'Aubuisson (1944-1992), presidential candidate of ARENA (Nationalist Republican Alliance) in the presidential elections.
• 1989: In Switzerland, the song “Rock me”, by the Yugoslavian musical group Riva, wins the XXXIV edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
• 1994: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand arrive in France aboard a train, inaugurating the Channel Tunnel.
• 1994: In Bogotá (Colombia), the constitutional court legalizes the personal dose of narcotics.
• 1994: In the Kingdom of Spain, Judge Baltasar Garzón (b. 1955) resigns from his position as head of the socialist Government's anti-drug plan.
• 1997: In South Africa, Nelson Mandela pays tribute to Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.
• 1997: In New York (United States), the UN creates the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
• 1998: In Pamplona (Kingdom of Spain), the terrorist group ETA murders the politician Tomás Caballero (63 years old, councilor and municipal spokesperson for the Navarro People's Union).
• 2000: In Paris (France), the International Olympic Committee inaugurates the Second World Conference on Women and Sport.
• 2001: In Damascus (Syria), anti-communist Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a Muslim mosque, the Islamic shrine of the Umayyads.
• 2001: The Continental Committee for the Coordination of the Fight against the FTAA is created in Havana.
• 2001: In Zaragoza (Kingdom of Spain), the terrorist group ETA assassinates the president of the Aragonese PP, Manuel Giménez Abad, when he was on his way to soccer with his son.
• 2002: In Montevideo (Uruguay), Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle (vassal of the United States) breaks diplomatic relations with the Cuban revolutionary government.
• 2004: The last episode of the successful comedy series Friends is broadcast in the United States, which ran for ten seasons since 1994.
• 2007: In France, the conservative Nicolás Sarkozy obtains around 53% in the presidential elections, beating the socialist Segolène Royal.
• 2012: A 3.5 magnitude earthquake is recorded in Bolivia, leaving cracks and loosening of tiles and bricks.
• 2012: In France, socialist candidate François Hollande defeats conservative Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 French presidential election.
• 2012: In the Kingdom of Spain, the ASEFA Estudiantes basketball team is relegated for the first time in its history.
• 2012: Juventus Turin is proclaimed champion of the Italian Football League, 4 points ahead of AC Milan and with 1 match left to go.
• 2022: In Old Havana, a strong explosion occurs at the Saratoga hotel, leaving several dead and injured.[1]

BIRTH

• 973: Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1024).
• 1405: Skanderbeg, Albanian soldier (d. 1468).
• 1493: Jerónimo Seripando, Italian cardinal (d. 1563).
• 1501: Marcellus II, Italian pope (d. 1555).
• 1534: Antonio Pérez, Spanish politician (d. 1611), secretary of King Philip II.
• 1574: Innocent X, Italian pope (d. 1655).
• 1584: Diego de Saavedra Fajardo, Spanish writer, politician and diplomat (d. 1648).
• 1635: Johann Joachim Becher, German alchemist (d. 1682).
• 1713: Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780).
• 1714: Anton Raaff, German tenor (d. 1797).
• 1758: Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary (d. 1794).
• 1758: André Masséna, French revolutionary (d. 1817).
• 1769: Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824).
• 1775: Mary Martha Sherwood, British children's book writer (d. 1851).
• 1781: Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832).
• 1801: José Joaquín Pérez, Chilean politician, president between 1861 and 1871 (d. 1889).
• 1809: Donoso Cortés, Spanish political speaker and writer (d. 1853).
• 1812: Martin Robinson Delany, physician and abolitionist, first African American to become an officer in the US Army (d. 1885)
• 1813: Bernhard Afinger, German sculptor (d. 1882).
• 1824: Tokugawa Iesada, Japanese shogun (d. 1858).
• 1839: Gabriel Mancera, Mexican engineer and politician (d. 1925).
• 1843: Christian Luerssen, German botanist (d. 1916).
• 1845: Ángel Guimerá, Spanish poet and playwright (d. 1924).
• 1846: Henrik Sienkiewicz, Polish writer, novel prize for literature in 1905 (d. 1916).
• 1851: Javier de la Vega Basulto, Cuban soldier, major Mambí general.
• 1854: Charlotte Wilson, English anarchist (d. 1944).
• 1856: Sigmund Freud, Austrian physician and philosopher, father of psychoanalysis (d. 1939).
• 1856: Robert Peary, American explorer (d. 1920).
• 1859: Luis María Drago, Argentine jurist, politician and writer (d. 1921).
• 1868: Gastón Leroux, French writer (d. 1927).
• 1871: Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry in 1912 (d. 1935).
• 1871: George Aleksándrovich Romanov, Russian aristocrat (d. 1899).
• 1873: Alexis Carrel, French surgeon, first researcher on the preservation of living animal organs outside the body.
• 1876: Esteban Baca Calderón, Mexican soldier and politician (d. 1957).
• 1880: Ernst Ludvig Kirchner, German expressionist painter (d. 1938).
• 1882: William of Prussia, Prussian prince (d. 1951).
• 1882: Manuel López Cañamaque, Spanish musician and composer (d. 1953).
• 1882: Romano Calò, Italian actor (d. 1952).
• 1889: Liubóv Popova, Soviet painter and set designer (d. 1924).
• 1893: José Calvo Sotelo, Spanish politician (d. 1936).
• 1894: Gustavo Cochet, Argentine painter, engraver and writer (d. 1979).
• 1894: Horacio Terra Arocena, Uruguayan architect (d. 1985).
• 1895: Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. 1926).
• 1895: Malba Tahan, Brazilian mathematics teacher and writer (d. 1974).
• 1902: Max Ophüls, German filmmaker (d. 1957).
• 1904: Harry Martinson, Swedish poet and novelist, Nobel Prize winner in literature in 1974 (d. 1978).
• 1905: Manuel Mendizábal, Spanish scientist and politician (d. 1996).
• 1909: Ángel Juan Quesada, Spanish choir director and composer (d. 1988).
• 1913: Stewart Granger, British actor (d. 1993).
• 1915: Orson Welles, American actor and filmmaker (d. 1985).
• 1916: Robert Henry Dicke, American astronomer (d. 1997).
• 1917: Guillermo Sardiñas, the Commander of the Green Cassock, Cuban revolutionary priest, who gave his selfless support to the Cuban Revolution.
• 1918: Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, Emirati politician, president of the United Arab Emirates between 1971 and 2004 (d. 2004).
• 1918: Henrietta Boggs, American and Costa Rican politician, writer and activist (d. 2020).
• 1919: Alejandro Finisterre, Spanish inventor and poet (d. 2007).
• 1920: Vicente Fuentes Díaz, Mexican politician and historian (d. 2010).
• 1922: Otmar Suitner, Austrian conductor and musician (d. 2010).
• 1923: Josep Seguer, Spanish footballer (d. 2014).
• 1924: Néstor Basterretxea, Spanish sculptor and painter (d. 2014).
• 1925: John Bayard Britton, American doctor murdered by an anti-abortionist (d. 1994).
• 1926: Helios Sarthou, Uruguayan politician (d. 2012).
• 1928: Robert Poujade, French politician (d. 2020).
• 1929: Paul C. Lauterbur, American chemist, Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine in 2003 (d. 2007).
• 1930: Vladimir Abazarov, Soviet geologist (d. 2003).
• 1931: Willie Mays, American baseball player.
• 1934: Luis Ángel Rojo, Spanish economist, governor of the Bank of Spain (d. 2011).
• 1937: Rubin Hurricane Carter, American boxer (d. 2014).
• 1937: Néstor Isella, Argentine footballer (d. 2015).
• 1941: Guillermo Galeote Jiménez, Spanish politician (d. 2021).
• 1943: Andreas Baader, German leader of the left-wing terrorist group Red Army Faction (d. 1977).
• 1944: Anton Furst, British film producer (d. 1991).
• 1944: Fernando Méndez-Leite, Spanish filmmaker.
• 1945: Xosé Lluis García Arias, Spanish philologist and writer.
• 1945: Bob Seger, American singer.
• 1946: Míriam Ramos, Cuban singer.
• 1947: Alan Dale, New Zealand actor.
• 1947: Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher.
• 1951: Samuel Kanyon Doe, Liberian politician and military man (d. 1990).
• 1952: Christian Clavier, French actor.
• 1952: Fernando López-Amor, Spanish politician.
• 1953: Tony Blair, British politician, Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007.
• 1953: Omar Pérez Santiago, Chilean writer.
• 1953: Graeme Souness, British footballer and coach.
• 1954: Ángela Hernández Núñez, Dominican poet, short story writer, feminist fighter and researcher.
• 1955: Pedro Piqueras, Spanish journalist.
• 1958: Lolita Flores (Dolores González Flores), Spanish singer and actress, daughter of the singer Lola Flores.
• 1960: Mauricio Electorat, Chilean writer.
• 1961: George Clooney, American actor and filmmaker.
• 1965: Leslie Hope, Canadian actress.
• 1967: Vladimir Llakaj, Albanian sculptor.
• 1968: Lætitia Sadier, French singer.
• 1970: Tristán Ulloa, Spanish actor and filmmaker.
• 1970: Manuel Baldizón, Guatemalan politician.
• 1971: Chris Shiflett, American guitarist.
• 1972: Martin Brodeur, Canadian hockey player.
• 1976: Iván de la Peña, Spanish footballer.
• 1977: André Sa, Brazilian tennis player.
• 1980: Carlos Arano, Argentine soccer player.
• 1980: Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek basketball player.
• 1980: Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer.
• 1981: Mark O'Connell, American drummer.
• 1981: Guglielmo Stendardo, Italian footballer.
• 1983: Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
• 1983: Adrianne Palicki, American actress.
• 1983: Gabourey Sidibe, American actress.
• 1984: Juan Pablo Carrizo, Argentine goalkeeper.
• 1984: Fawzi Bashir, Omani footballer.
• 1985: Chris Paul, American basketball player.
• 1987: Gerardo Parra, Venezuelan baseball player.
• 1987: Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer.
• 1988: Alexis Ajinça, French basketball player.
• 1988: Ramon Motta, Brazilian footballer.
• 1989: Dominika Cibulková, Slovak tennis player.
• 1989: Cameron Heyward, American football player.
• 1990: José Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player.
• 1992: Baekhyun, South Korean singer, actor and model.
• 1993: Dasom, South Korean singer, dancer and actress.
• 1993: Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan soccer player.
• 2004: Jorge Barrio, Argentine pilot.
• 2019: Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, British aristocrat, first son of Henry of Sussex and Meghan Markle.

DEATHS

• 698: Eadberht, Bishop of Lindisfarne.
• 850: Ninmyō, Japanese emperor (b. 808).
• 932: Qian Liu, Chinese leader and king (b. 852).
• 988: Dirk II, count of Friesland and Holland.
• 1002: Ealdwulf, English politician and religious, abbot of Peterborough, bishop of Worcester and archbishop of York.
• 1187: Reuben III, Armenian aristocrat (“prince”) (b. 1145).
• 1236: Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and German chronicler.
• 1245: Pedro Nolasco, Spanish friar and saint (b. 1180).
• 1471: Edmund Beaufort, English commander (b. 1438).
• 1471: Thomas Tresham, English politician, speaker of the House of Commons.
• 1475: Dieric Bouts, Flemish painter (b. 1415).
• 1483: Queen Jeonghui, Korean regent (b. 1418).
• 1502: James Tyrrell, English knight (b. 1450).
• 1527: Charles III, French aristocrat, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b. 1490).
• 1540: Juan Luis Vives, Spanish humanist writer and scholar (b. 1492).
• 1579: Francis de Montmorency, French aristocrat (b. 1530).
• 1596: Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535).
• 1631: Robert Cotton, aristocrat (“1st Baronet Connington”), English historian and politician, founded the Cotton Library (b. 1570).
• 1638: Cornelius Jansenius, Dutch-French bishop and theologian, father of Jansenism (b. 1585).
• 1691: Caterina Tarongí, Majorcan Jew burned alive by the Spanish Inquisition (b. 1646).
• 1708: François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623).
• 1757: Charles FitzRoy, aristocrat (“2nd Duke of Grafton”) and British politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683).
• 1757: Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684).
• 1782: Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696).
• 1840: Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th president of the Republic of New Granada (b. 1792).
• 1859: Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist, geographer and traveler (b. 1769).
• 1862: Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817).
• 1864: Ludolf Christian Treviranus, German botanist (b. 1779).
• 1867: Socrates Nelson, American businessman and politician (b. 1814).
• 1870: James Young Simpson, British physician and gynecologist.
• 1873: José Antonio Páez, Venezuelan politician and hero of Independence, president between 1830-1835, 1839-1843, and 1861-1863 (b. 1790).
• 1877: Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn writer (b. 1804).
• 1882: Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829).
• 1881: Jacinto Vera, Uruguayan bishop (b. 1813).
• 1882: Lord Frederick Cavendish, British aristocrat and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836).
• 1892: Ernest Guiraud. French composer (b. 1837).
• 1905: Robert Herbert, British-Australian politician, first Premier of Queensland (b. 1831).
• 1907: Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (b. 1830).
• 1910: Edward VII, British king (b. 1841).
• 1913: Aléxandros Schinás, Greek anarchist regicide (b. 1870).
• 1919: L. Frank Baum, American novelist (b. 1856).
• 1938: Aníbal Ponce, Argentine writer.
• 1939: Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1869).
• 1946: Alcides Arguedas, Bolivian writer, politician and historian (b. 1879).
• 1949: Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize winner in literature (b. 1862).
• 1950: Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes, Nicaraguan politician (b. 1872).
• 1951: Elie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869).
• 1952: María Montessori, Italian-Dutch doctor and educator (b. 1870).
• 1959: Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (b. 1881).
• 1959: Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian economist and academic expatriated to the United States (b. 1907).
• 1961: Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright and philosopher (b. 1895).
• 1963: Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian engineer and physicist expatriated to the United States (b. 1881).
• 1963: Ted Weems, American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901).
• 1963: Monty Woolley, American short story writer, actor and director (b. 1888).
• 1967: Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer and translator (b. 1885).
• 1968: Arturo Acevedo, Argentine businessman (b. 1891).
• 1970: Alexander Rodzyanko, Soviet general (b. 1879).
• 1971: María Jesús Alvarado Rivera, first Peruvian feminist and social activist (b. 1878).
• 1973: Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1893).
• 1975: József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1892).
• 1976: José Guerra Vicente, Luso-Brazilian composer, cellist and teacher (b. 1907).
• 1980: María Luisa Bombal, Chilean writer (b. 1910).
• 1983: Ezra Jack Keats, American writer and illustrator (b. 1916).
• 1983: Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (b. 1922).
• 1984: Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (b. 1904).
• 1984: Bonner Pink, British politician (b. 1912).
• 1987: William J. Casey, American politician, 13th director of the CIA (b. 1913).
• 1988: José Luis Osorio Guerra (22), Cuban internationalist combatant and martyr (b. 1965); fallen in combat in Operation Carlota (in Angola) when he accidentally stepped on an enemy antipersonnel mine.
• 1989: Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (b. 1897).
• 1990: Charles Farrell, American actor (b. 1900).
• 1990: Lotte Jacobi, American photographer (b. 1896).
• 1990: Eduardo Nicol, Mexican philosopher (b. 1907).
• 1991: Wilfrid Hyde-White, British actor (b. 1903).
• 1992: Marlene Dietrich, German actress and singer expatriated to the United States (b. 1901).
• 1993: Rommel Fernández, Panamanian footballer (b. 1966).
• 1993: Ann Todd, English actress and producer (b. 1909).
• 1994: Rafael Baledón, Mexican actor (b. 1919).
• 1994: Malvina Pastorino, Argentine actress (b. 1916).
• 1995: Noel Brotherston, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1956).
• 1995: Barbarito Diez, Cuban musician.
• 1995: María Pía of Saxe-Coburg Braganza, Portuguese aristocrat (“infanta”), writer and journalist (b. 1907).
• 2000: Juan de Dios Guevara, Peruvian chemist (b. 1910).
• 2000: Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (b. 1920).
• 2000: Balivada Kantha Rao, Telugu writer (b. 1927).
• 2001: Manuel Giménez Abad, Spanish politician (b. 1948).
• 2002: Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and educator (b. 1906).
• 2002: Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1932).
• 2002: Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic and politician (b. 1948); murdered.
• 2002: Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (b. 1940).
• 2003: Tito García, Spanish actor (b. 1931).
• 2003: Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1927).
• 2004: Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (b. 1925).
• 2004: Philip Kapleau, American monk and educator (b. 1912).
• 2004: Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (b. 1923).
• 2005: Rafael L. Díaz-Balart (79), Batistano politician and Cuban terrorist (b. 1926).
• 2006: Lillian Asplund, last survivor with memories of the Titanic tragedy (b. 1906).
• 2006: Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958).
• 2006: Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (b. 1958).
• 2007: Carey Bell, American blues musician (b. 1936).
• 2007: Oscar Blottita Blotta, Argentine cartoonist, cartoonist and publicist (b. 1918).
• 2007: Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian doctor and politician (b. 1938).
• 2007: Curtis Harrington, American actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1926).
• 2009: Kevin Grubb, American racing driver (b. 1978).
• 2009: Óscar Pantoja (84), Bolivian abstract painter (b. 1925).
• 2009: Valentín Varénnikov, Russian soldier (b. 1923).
• 2010: Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1926).
• 2011: Gustavo Kourí, Cuban scientist.
• 2011: María Rozas, former Chilean representative and union leader.
• 2012: James R. Browning, American lieutenant, lawyer and judge (b. 1918).
• 2012: Laly Cobas, Argentine journalist (b. 1953).
• 2012: James Isaac, American director and producer (b. 1960).
• 2012: Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and writer (b. 1924).
• 2013: Giulio Andreotti, Italian politician and journalist, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1919).
• 2013: Steve Carney, British footballer.
• 2013: Ian MacLeod, British footballer.
• 2013: Esperanza Magaz, Cuban-Venezuelan actress.
• 2013: Severo Aparicio Quispe, Peruvian bishop (b. 1923).
• 2013: Michelangelo Spensieri, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949).
• 2014: Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Minister of Social Affairs of the Netherlands (b. 1925).
• 2014: William H. Dana, American pilot, engineer and astronaut (b. 1930).
• 2014: Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (b. 1940).
• 2014: Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928).
• 2014: Antony Hopkins, British pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1921).
• 2014: Manuel Jiménez de Parga, Spanish politician (b. 1929).
• 2014: Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (b. 1919).
• 2014: Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and writer (b. 1921).
• 2015: Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (b. 1930).
• 2015: Alicia Perea (80), Cuban pianist, composer and teacher (b. 1934).
• 2015: Denise McCluggage, American racing driver and journalist (b. 1927).
• 2015: Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1922).
• 2016: Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1990).
• 2016: Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (b. 1923).
• 2016: Margot Honecker, German politician (b. 1927).
• 2016: Candye Kane, American singer (b. 1961).
• 2016: Giancarlo Salvi, Italian footballer (b. 1945).
• 2017: Hugh Thomas, British historian and Hispanist (b. 1931)
• 2019: Andrés Junquera, Spanish footballer (b. 1946).
• 2020: Alfonso Rangel Guerra, Mexican lawyer, writer, thinker, academic and professor (b. 1928).
• 2021: Carlos Timoteo Griguol, Argentine footballer and coach (b. 1934).
• 2021: Humberto Maturana, Chilean biologist, philosopher and writer (b. 1928).
• 2021: Miura Kentaro (“Kentaro Miura”), Japanese mangaka (b. 1966).

Remembering history helps us contextualize current events, understand the roots of contemporary problems, and learn from past experiences. It is a valuable tool to build a more conscious and resilient future. Let's not forget our past and apply the lessons learned to improve our society!