January 9 — في هذا اليوم
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الأحداث
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475
Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
List of Byzantine emperors · Zeno (emperor) · Constantinople · Basiliscus
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681
Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain.
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1127
Jin-Song Wars: Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong of Song and others, ending the Northern Song dynasty.
Jin-Song Wars · Jurchen people · Jin dynasty (1115-1234) · Jingkang Incident · Kaifeng
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1150
Wanyan Liang and other court officials murder Emperor Xizong of Jin. Wanyan Liang succeeds him as emperor.
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1349
The Jewish population of Basel, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing Black Death, is rounded up and incinerated.
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1431
Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government.
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1760
Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
Ahmad Shah Durrani · Maratha · Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani
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1788
Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
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1792
Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed.
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1793
Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
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1799
British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · William Pitt the Younger · Income tax · Shilling · Pound sterling
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1806
Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral.
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson · State funeral · St Paul's Cathedral
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1816
Sir Humphry Davy tests his safety lamp for miners at Hebburn Colliery.
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1822
The Portuguese prince Pedro I of Brazil decides to stay in Brazil against the orders of the Portuguese King João VI, beginning the Brazilian independence process.
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1839
The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.
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1857
The 7.9 Mw Fort Tejon earthquake shakes Central and Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).
1857 Fort Tejon earthquake · Central California · Southern California · Mercalli intensity scale
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1858
Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.
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1861
American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
American Civil War · Star of the West · Charleston, South Carolina
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1861
Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
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1878
Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
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1894
New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company · Battery (electricity) · Telephone switchboard · Lexington, Massachusetts
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1903
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson · Alfred, Lord Tennyson · Governor-General of Australia
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1909
Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
Ernest Shackleton · Nimrod Expedition · South Pole · Flag of the United Kingdom · Farthest South
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1914
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., the first historically black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity to be officially recognized at Howard University, is founded.
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1916
World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
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1917
World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
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1918
Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.
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1921
Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.
Greco-Turkish War (1919-22) · First Battle of İnönü · Eskişehir · Anatolia
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1923
Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.
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1923
Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
Lithuanians · Memel Territory · Klaipėda Revolt · League of Nations · League of Nations mandate
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1927
A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children.
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1941
World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.
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1945
World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf.
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1957
British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Anthony Eden · Suez Crisis · Suez Canal
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1960
President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser opens construction on the Aswan Dam by detonating ten tons of dynamite to demolish twenty tons of granite on the east bank of the Nile.
President of Egypt · Gamal Abdel Nasser · Aswan Dam · Dynamite · Nile
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1964
Martyrs' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians.
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1965
The Mirzapur Cadet College formally opens for academic activities in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
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1991
Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
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1992
The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.
Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina · Republika Srpska · Yugoslavia
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1996
First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
First Chechen War · Chechens · Separatism · Kizlyar · Dagestan
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2004
An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula en route to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28.
Inflatable boat · Albania · Karaburun tragedy · Karaburun Peninsula, Albania · Brindisi
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2005
Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
Mahmoud Abbas · Palestinian presidential election, 2005 · Yasser Arafat · Palestinian National Authority · Rawhi Fattouh
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2005
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.
Sudan People's Liberation Movement · Government of Sudan · Comprehensive Peace Agreement · Second Sudanese Civil War
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2007
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.
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2011
Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Orumiyeh in the northeast of the country, killing 77 people.
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2014
An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.
Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant explosion · Mitsubishi Materials · Yokkaichi, Mie
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2015
The perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris two days earlier are both killed after a hostage situation; a a second hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurs at a Jewish market in Vincennes.
Charlie Hebdo shooting · Paris · Porte de Vincennes siege · Vincennes
المولدات المشهورة
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727
Emperor Daizong of Tang (d. 779)
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1475
Crinitus, Italian scholar and author (d. 1507)
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1554
Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623)
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1571
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, French commander (d. 1621)
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1590
Simon Vouet, French painter (d. 1649)
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1606
William Dugard, English printer (d. 1662)
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1624
Empress Meishō of Japan (d. 1696)
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1674
Reinhard Keiser, German composer (d. 1739)
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1685
Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (d. 1766)
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1728
Thomas Warton, English poet, historian, and critic (d. 1790)
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1735
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (d. 1823)
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1745
Caleb Strong, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1819)
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1753
Luísa Todi, Portuguese soprano and actress (d. 1833)
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1773
Cassandra Austen, English painter and illustrator (d. 1845)
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1778
Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish Ney player and composer (d. 1846)
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1811
Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English journalist and author (d. 1856)
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1818
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (d. 1881)
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1819
James Francis, English-Australian businessman and politician, 9th Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)
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1822
Carol Benesch, Czech-Romanian architect, designed the Peleș Castle (d. 1896)
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1823
Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (d. 1908)
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1829
Thomas William Robertson, English director and playwright (d. 1871)
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1829
Adolf Schlagintweit, German botanist and explorer (d. 1857)
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1832
Félix-Gabriel Marchand, Canadian journalist and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1900)
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1839
John Knowles Paine, American composer and academic (d. 1906)
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1848
Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)
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1849
John Hartley, English tennis player (d. 1935)
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1854
Lady Randolph Churchill, American-born wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill (d. 1921)
Lady Randolph Churchill · Lord Randolph Churchill · Winston Churchill
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1856
Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (d. 1912)
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1859
Carrie Chapman Catt, American activist, founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women (d. 1947)
Carrie Chapman Catt · League of Women Voters · International Alliance of Women
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1864
Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1926)
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1868
S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1939)
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1870
Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co-designed the Golden Gate Bridge (d. 1938)
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1873
Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ukrainian-Austrian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1934)
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1873
Thomas Curtis, American sprinter and hurdler (d. 1944)
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1873
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1938)
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1875
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (d. 1942)
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney · Whitney Museum of American Art
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1879
John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (d. 1958)
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1881
Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic (d. 1938)
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1881
Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1956)
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1885
Charles Bacon, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)
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1886
Lloyd Loar, American sound engineer and instrument designer (d. 1943)
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1889
Vrindavan Lal Verma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1969)
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1890
Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (d. 1938)
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1890
Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (d. 1935)
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1891
August Gailit, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1960)
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1892
Eva Bowring, American lawyer and politician (d. 1985)
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1893
Edwin Baker, Canadian soldier and educator, co-founded the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (d. 1968)
Edwin Baker (CNIB) · Canadian National Institute for the Blind
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1896
Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-English conductor and director (d. 1971)
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1897
Karl Löwith, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1973)
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1898
Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (d. 1979)
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1899
Harald Tammer, Estonian journalist and weightlifter (d. 1942)
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1900
Richard Halliburton, American journalist and author (d. 1939)
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1901
Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1991)
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1901
Chic Young, American cartoonist (d. 1973)
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1902
Rudolf Bing, American impresario and businessman (d. 1997)
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1902
Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest and saint, founded Opus Dei (d. 1975)
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1907
Eldred G. Smith, American patriarch (d. 2013)
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1907
Earl W. Renfroe, African American orthodontist, educator, and activist (d. 2000)
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1908
Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher and author (d. 1986)
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1909
Anthony Mamo, Maltese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Malta (d. 2008)
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1909
Patrick Peyton, Irish-American priest, television personality, and activist (d. 1992)
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1910
Tom Evenson, English runner (d. 1997)
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1912
Ralph Tubbs, English architect, designed the Dome of Discovery (d. 1996)
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1913
Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994)
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1915
Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor, singer, and director (d. 1982)
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1915
Anita Louise, American actress (d. 1970)
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1916
Vic Mizzy, American soldier, pianist, and composer (d. 2009)
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1916
Peter Twinn, English mathematician and entomologist (d. 2004)
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1918
Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005)
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1919
William Morris Meredith, Jr., American poet and academic (d. 2007)
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1920
Clive Dunn, English actor (d. 2012)
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1920
Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (d. 1998)
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1921
Lister Sinclair, Indian-Canadian broadcaster and playwright (d. 2006)
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1921
John Sperling, American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (d. 2014)
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1922
Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (d. 2011)
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1922
Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (d. 1984)
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1924
Sergei Parajanov, Georgian-Armenian director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
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1925
Len Quested, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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1925
Lee Van Cleef, American actor (d. 1989)
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1926
Jean-Pierre Côté, Canadian lawyer and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2002)
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1928
Judith Krantz, American novelist
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1928
Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and politician (d. 1994)
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1929
Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (d. 2015)
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1929
Heiner Müller, German poet, playwright, and director (d. 1995)
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1929
Tom Riley, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
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1931
Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (d. 2008)
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1933
Robert García, American soldier and politician
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1933
Wilbur Smith, Zambian-English journalist and author
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1934
Bart Starr, American football player and coach
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1935
Bob Denver, American actor (d. 2005)
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1935
John Graham, New Zealand rugby player and educator
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1935
Brian Harradine, Australian politician (d. 2014)
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1935
Earl G. Graves, Sr., American businessman and publisher
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1936
Anne Rivers Siddons, American author
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1936
Marko Veselica, Croatian academic and politician
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1937
Michael Nicholson, English journalist and author
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1938
Claudette Boyer, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2013)
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1938
Peter Edelman, American lawyer and educator
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1938
Stuart Woods, American author and critic
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1939
Susannah York, English actress and activist (d. 2011)
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1940
Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)
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1940
Al Downing, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2005)
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1940
Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss journalist and politician, 86th President of the Swiss Confederation
Ruth Dreifuss · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
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1941
Joan Baez, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist
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1941
Roy Head, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1941
Gilles Vaillancourt, Canadian politician
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1942
John Dunning, American author
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1942
Judy Malloy, American poet and author
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1943
Robert Drewe, Australian author and playwright
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1943
Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
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1943
Scott Walker, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
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1944
Harun Farocki, German filmmaker (d. 2014)
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1944
Jimmy Page, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1944
Mihalis Violaris, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actor
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1945
Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Syrian-Armenian scholar and politician, 1st President of Armenia
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1946
Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (d. 2013)
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1946
Mogens Lykketoft, Danish politician, 45th Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1947
Ronnie Landfield, American painter and educator
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1948
Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
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1948
Jan Tomaszewski, Polish footballer, manager, and politician
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1950
Alec Jeffreys, English geneticist and academic
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1950
David Johansen, American musician and actor
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1951
Crystal Gayle, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1952
Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academic
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1952
Hugh Bayley, English politician
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1952
Mike Capuano, American lawyer and politician
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1953
Javad Alizadeh, Iranian cartoonist and painter
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1954
Philippa Gregory, Kenyan-English author and academic
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1955
Michiko Kakutani, American journalist and critic
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1955
J.K. Simmons, American actor
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1956
Waltraud Meier, German soprano and actress
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1956
Imelda Staunton, English actress and singer
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1958
Stephen Neale, English philosopher and academic
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1959
Mark Martin, American race car driver and coach
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1959
Rigoberta Menchú, Guatemalan activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
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1959
Otis Nixon, American baseball player
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1960
David Peoples, American golfer
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1960
Lisa Walters, Canadian golfer
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1961
Didier Camberabero, French rugby player
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1961
Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter and producer
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1961
Henry Omaga-Diaz, Filipino journalist
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1963
Irwin McLean, Northern Irish biologist and academic
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1964
Stan Javier, Dominican baseball player and manager
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1965
Iain Dowie, English-Northern Irish footballer and coach
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1965
Eric Erlandson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1965
Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer and musician
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1965
Andrei Nazarov, Estonian decathlete and coach
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1965
Joely Richardson, English actress
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1966
Stephen Metcalfe, English politician
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1967
Matt Bevin, American politician, 62nd governor of Kentucky
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1967
Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer
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1967
Dave Matthews, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1967
Gary Teichmann, South African rugby player
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1968
Jimmy Adams, Jamaican cricketer and coach
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1968
Carl Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1968
Mardi Lunn, Australian golfer
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1968
Giorgos Theofanous, Greek-Cypriot composer and producer
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1970
Lara Fabian, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress
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1970
Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboard player and songwriter
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1971
Angie Martinez, American rapper, actress, and radio host
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1971
Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian author and critic
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1971
Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
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1972
Jay Powell, American baseball player
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1972
Rawson Stovall, American video game producer and author
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1973
Sean Paul, Jamaican rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor
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1975
James Beckford, Jamaican long jumper
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1976
Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player
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1976
Hayes Carll, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player
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1978
Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer and manager
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1978
Chad Johnson, American football player and actor
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1978
AJ McLean, American singer
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1980
Édgar Álvarez, Honduran footballer
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1980
Sergio García, Spanish golfer
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1980
Luke Patten, Australian rugby league player and referee
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1981
Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer and manager
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1982
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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1984
Benjamin Danso, German rugby player
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1985
Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer
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1986
Jéferson Gomes, Brazilian footballer
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1986
Uwe Hünemeier, German footballer
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1986
Amanda Mynhardt, South African netball player
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1987
Sam Bird, English race car driver
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1987
Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer
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1987
Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1987
Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer
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1988
Katherine Copely, American ice dancer
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1988
Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
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1988
Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress
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1989
Michael Beasley, American basketball player
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1989
Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress
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1989
Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
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1989
Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete
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1989
Chris Sandow, Australian rugby league player
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1990
Justin Blackmon, American football player
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1991
Edon Hasani, Albanian football player
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1993
Katarina Johnson-Thompson, English long jumper and heptathlete
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1993
Marcus Peters, American Football Player Kansas City Chiefs
الوفيات المشهورة
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710
Adrian of Canterbury, abbot and scholar
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1150
Emperor Xizong of Jin (b. 1119)
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1202
Birger Brosa, Jarl of Sweden
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1282
Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, Minorcan ruler (b. 1204)
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1283
Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general and scholar (b. 1236)
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1324
Marco Polo, Italian merchant and explorer (b. 1254)
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1367
Giulia della Rena, Italian saint (b. 1319)
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1450
Adam Moleyns, Bishop of Chichester
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1463
William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, English soldier (b. 1405)
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1499
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1455)
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1511
Demetrios Chalkokondyles, Greek scholar and academic (b. 1423)
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1514
Anne of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France (b. 1477)
Anne of Brittany · Charles VIII of France · Louis XII of France
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1529
Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (b. 1472)
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1534
Johannes Aventinus, Bavarian historian and philologist (b. 1477)
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1543
Guillaume du Bellay, French general and diplomat (b. 1491)
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1561
Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)
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1571
Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French admiral (b. 1510)
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1598
Jasper Heywood, English poet and scholar (b. 1553)
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1612
Leonard Holliday, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1550)
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1622
Alix Le Clerc, French Canoness Regular and foundress (b. 1576)
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1757
Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1688)
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1757
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1657)
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1766
Thomas Birch, English historian and author (b. 1705)
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1799
Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1718)
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1800
Jean Étienne Championnet, French general (b. 1762)
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1805
Noble Wimberly Jones, American physician and politician (b. 1723)
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1843
William Hedley, English engineer (b. 1773)
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1848
Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (b. 1750)
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1856
Neophytos Vamvas, Greek cleric and educator (b. 1770)
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1858
Anson Jones, American physician and politician; 4th President of the Republic of Texas (b. 1798)
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1873
Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (b. 1808)
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1876
Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (b. 1801)
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1878
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (b. 1820)
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1895
Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American-English businessman (b. 1812)
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1901
Richard Copley Christie, English lawyer and academic (b. 1830)
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1908
Wilhelm Busch, German poet, illustrator, and painter (b. 1832)
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1908
Abraham Goldfaden, Russian actor, playwright, and author (b. 1840)
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1911
Edwin Arthur Jones, American violinist and composer (b. 1853)
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1911
Edvard Rusjan, Italian-Slovene pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
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1917
Luther D. Bradley, American cartoonist (b. 1853)
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1918
Charles-Émile Reynaud, French scientist and educator, invented the Praxinoscope (b. 1844)
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1923
Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1888)
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1924
Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sri Lankan civil servant and politician (b. 1853)
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1927
Houston Stewart Chamberlain, English-German philosopher and author (b. 1855)
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1930
Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (b. 1863)
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1931
Wayne Munn, American football player and wrestler (b. 1896)
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1936
John Gilbert, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1899)
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1939
Johann Strauss III, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)
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1941
Dimitrios Golemis, Greek runner (b. 1874)
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1945
Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral and pilot (b. 1908)
-
1945
Jüri Uluots, Estonian journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890)
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1945
Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Turkish journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1890)
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1946
Countee Cullen, American poet and playwright (b. 1903)
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1947
Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (b. 1893)
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1960
Elsie J. Oxenham, English author and educator (b. 1880)
-
1961
Emily Greene Balch, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
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1964
Halide Edib Adıvar, Turkish author and academic (b. 1884)
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1971
Elmer Flick, American baseball player and scout (b. 1876)
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1972
Ted Shawn, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891)
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1975
Pierre Fresnay, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1897)
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1975
Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1901)
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1979
Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian engineer and architect, designed the Tour de la Bourse and Pirelli Tower (b. 1891)
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1981
Kazimierz Serocki, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1922)
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1984
Bob Dyer, American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909)
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1985
Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1879)
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1987
Arthur Lake, American actor (b. 1905)
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1988
Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and composer (b. 1909)
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1989
Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
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1990
Spud Chandler, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)
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1990
Cemal Süreya, Turkish poet and journalist (b. 1931)
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1992
Steve Brodie, American actor (b. 1919)
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1992
Bill Naughton, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
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1993
Paul Hasluck, Australian historian and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1905)
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1994
Johnny Temple, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927)
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1995
Souphanouvong, Laotian politician, 1st President of Laos (b. 1909)
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1995
Peter Cook, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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1996
Walter M. Miller, Jr., American soldier and author (b. 1923)
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1996
Abdullah al-Qasemi, Saudi atheist, writer, and intellectual (b. 1907)
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1997
Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1909)
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1997
Jesse White, American actor (b. 1917)
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1998
Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
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1998
Imi Lichtenfeld, Slovakian-Israeli martial artist, founded Krav Maga (b. 1910)
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2000
Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer and academic (b. 1915)
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2000
Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (b. 1909)
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2001
Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (b. 1926)
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2003
Will McDonough, American journalist (b. 1935)
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2004
Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and academic (b. 1909)
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2006
Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)
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2006
W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (b. 1913)
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2007
Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (b. 1977)
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2007
Jean-Pierre Vernant, French anthropologist and historian (b. 1914)
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2008
Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (b. 1923)
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2008
John Harvey-Jones, English businessman and television host (b. 1924)
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2009
Rob Gauntlett, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1987)
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2009
T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (b. 1914)
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2011
Makinti Napanangka, Australian painter (b. 1930)
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2012
Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer (b. 1937)
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2012
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi, Swiss geologist and academic (b. 1910)
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2012
William G. Roll, German-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1926)
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2012
Malam Bacai Sanhá, Guinea-Bissau politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1947)
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2012
László Szekeres, Hungarian physician and academic (b. 1921)
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2013
Brigitte Askonas, Austrian-English immunologist and academic (b. 1923)
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2013
James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)
James M. Buchanan · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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2013
Robert L. Rock, American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (b. 1927)
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2013
John Wise, Canadian farmer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1935)
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2014
Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (b. 1934)
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2014
Josep Maria Castellet, Spanish poet and critic (b. 1926)
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2014
Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (b. 1965)
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2014
Dale T. Mortensen, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1939)
Dale T. Mortensen · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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2015
Michel Jeury, French author (b. 1934)
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2015
Robert V. Keeley, Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Greece (b. 1929)
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2015
Józef Oleksy, Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1946)
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2015
Bud Paxson, American broadcaster and businessman, founded the Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (b. 1935)
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2015
Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (b. 1928)
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2015
Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (b. 1964)
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2016
John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (b. 1938)
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2016
Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (b. 1926)
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2017
Zygmunt Bauman, Polish sociologist (b. 1925)