December 11 — في هذا اليوم
322 مشاركات
الأحداث
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361
Julian enters Constantinople as sole Emperor of the Roman Empire.
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861
Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish guard, who raise al-Muntasir to the throne. Start of the "Anarchy at Samarra".
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969
Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas is assassinated by his wife Theophano and her lover, the later Emperor John I Tzimiskes.
Byzantine Emperor · Nikephoros II Phokas · Theophano (10th century) · John I Tzimiskes
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1282
Battle of Orewin Bridge: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, in mid-Wales.
Battle of Orewin Bridge · Llywelyn ap Gruffudd · Prince of Wales · Cilmeri · Builth Wells
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1602
A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. (Commemorated annually by the Fête de l'Escalade.)
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy · Philip III of Spain · Geneva · L'Escalade
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1688
Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, allegedly throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.
Glorious Revolution · James II of England · Great Seal of the Realm
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1789
The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · North Carolina General Assembly
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1792
French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.
French Revolution · Louis XVI of France · Trial of Louis XVI · National Convention
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1815
The U.S. Senate creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the United States Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Senate · United States Senate Committee on Finance
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1816
Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.
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1868
Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
Paraguayan War · Brazilian Army · Paraguayan Army · Battle of Avay
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1899
Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.
Second Boer War · Battle of Magersfontein · Boer · Piet Cronjé · British Empire
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1905
A workers' uprising occurs in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), and establishes the Shuliavka Republic.
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1907
The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
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1917
World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
World War I · Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby · Jerusalem · Martial law
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1920
Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.
Irish War of Independence · Irish Republican Army · Burning of Cork
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1925
Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.
Catholic Church · Pope · Encyclical · Quas primas · Feast of Christ the King
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1927
Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet.
Guangzhou Uprising · Communist Party of China · Red Guards (China) · Guangzhou · Soviet (council)
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1931
Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.
Statute of Westminster 1931 · Parliament of the United Kingdom · Dominion · Commonwealth of Nations · Dominion of Newfoundland
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1934
Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time.
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1936
Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
Edward VIII abdication crisis · Edward VIII · Dominion · Emperor of India
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1937
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
Second Italo-Ethiopian War · Kingdom of Italy · League of Nations
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1941
World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.
World War II · Nazi Germany · Empire of Japan · Attack on Pearl Harbor
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1941
World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan.
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1941
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the Battle of Wake Island.
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1946
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.
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1948
Arab-Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.
1948 Arab-Israeli War · United Nations · United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 · United Nations Conciliation Commission
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1958
French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.
French Upper Volta · French Dahomey · French Fourth Republic · Republic of Upper Volta · Republic of Dahomey
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1960
French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle.
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1962
Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
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1964
Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
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1968
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, featuring the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, the Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and the Dirty Mac with Yoko Ono, is filmed in Wembley, London.
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus · The Rolling Stones · Jethro Tull (band) · The Who · Taj Mahal (musician)
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1972
Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
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1978
The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
Lufthansa heist · Lucchese crime family · James Burke (gangster)
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1980
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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1981
El Mozote massacre: Armed forces in El Salvador kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War.
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1990
Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually trigger the fall of communism in Albania.
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1994
First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.
First Chechen War · President of Russia · Boris Yeltsin · Chechnya
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1994
A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to safely land the plane.
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1997
The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
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1998
Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Airbus A310-300 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.
Thai Airways International Flight 261 · Surat Thani Airport · Airbus A310-300 · Spatial disorientation
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2001
The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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2005
The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.
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2005
Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.
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2006
The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust · Tehran · Iran · Mahmoud Ahmadinejad · Israel
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2006
Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.
Felipe Calderón · President of Mexico · Operation Michoacán · Michoacán · Mexican Drug War
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2007
Insurgency in the Maghreb: Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002-present) · December 11, 2007 Algiers bombings · Algiers · Algeria
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2008
Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
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2012
At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in bombings in the Alawite village of Aqrab, Syria.
Aqrab massacre · Alawite · Aqrab · Syria
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المولدات المشهورة
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1445
Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1496)
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1465
Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)
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1475
Pope Leo X (d. 1521)
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1566
Manuel Cardoso, Portuguese organist and composer (d. 1650)
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1595
Heo Mok, Korean politician, poet and scholar (d. 1682)
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1613
Amar Singh Rathore, Rajput nobleman (d. 1644)
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1680
Emanuele d'Astorga, Italian composer (d. 1736)
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1712
Francesco Algarotti, Italian poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1764)
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1725
George Mason, American lawyer and politician (d. 1792)
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1758
Carl Friedrich Zelter, German composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1832)
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1761
Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist, economist, and jurist (d. 1835)
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1781
David Brewster, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (d. 1868)
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1801
Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German poet and playwright (d. 1836)
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1803
Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (d. 1869)
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1810
Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist (d. 1857)
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1830
Kamehameha V of Hawaii (d. 1872)
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1837
Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (d. 1887)
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1838
John Labatt, Canadian brewer and businessman (d. 1915)
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1843
Robert Koch, German microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910)
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1856
Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher, theorist, and author (d. 1918)
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1858
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (d. 1943)
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1863
Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic (d. 1941)
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1872
René Bull, British illustrator and photographer (d. 1942)
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1873
Josip Plemelj, Slovenian mathematician and academic (d. 1967)
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1875
Yehuda Leib Maimon, Moldovan-Israeli rabbi and politician (d. 1962)
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1880
Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (d. 1951)
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1882
Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist and poet (d. 1921)
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1882
Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
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1882
Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (d. 1947)
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1884
Piet Ooms, Dutch swimmer and water polo player (d. 1961)
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1889
Walter Knott, American farmer and businessman, founded Knott's Berry Farm (d. 1981)
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1890
Carlos Gardel, French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1935)
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1890
Mark Tobey, American-Swiss painter and educator (d. 1976)
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1897
Ronald Skirth, English soldier (d. 1977)
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1899
Julio de Caro, Argentinian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1980)
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1900
Hermína Týrlová, Czechoslovakian animator, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1993)
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1904
Marge, American cartoonist (d. 1993)
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1905
Robert Henriques, English farmer, author, and broadcaster (d. 1967)
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1905
Gilbert Roland, Mexican-American actor and singer (d. 1994)
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1908
Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (d. 2012)
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1908
Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1908
Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1987)
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1908
Amon Goeth, Austrian Nazi war criminal (d. 1946)
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1909
Ronald McKie, Australian soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1991)
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1911
Val Guest, English-American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (d. 2006)
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1911
Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author, playwright, and screenwriter, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006)
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1911
Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (d. 2009)
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1912
Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007)
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1913
Jean Marais, French actor and director (d. 1998)
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1916
Pérez Prado, Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and bandleader (d. 1989)
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1916
Elena Garro, Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998)
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1918
Clinton Adams, American painter and historian (d. 2002)
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1918
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
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1919
Cliff Michelmore, English television host and producer (d. 2016)
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1919
Marie Windsor, American actress (d. 2000)
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1920
Denis Jenkinson, English motorcycle racer and journalist (d. 1996)
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1921
Ilmar Laaban, Estonian poet and publicist (d. 2000)
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1921
Liz Smith, English actress (d. 2016)
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1922
Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
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1922
Dilip Kumar, Pakistani-Indian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1922
Maila Nurmi, Finnish-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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1922
Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (d. 2007)
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1923
Betsy Blair, American actress and dancer (d. 2009)
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1923
Lillian Cahn, Hungarian-born American businesswoman, co-founded Coach, Inc. (d. 2013)
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1924
Doc Blanchard, American football player and colonel (d. 2009)
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1925
Aaron Feuerstein, American businessman and philanthropist
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1925
Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1925
James Sullivan, American politician (d. 2012)
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1926
Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
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1927
John Buscema, American illustrator (d. 2002)
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1929
Axel Anderson, German actor and production manager (d. 2012)
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1929
Subhash Gupte, Indian cricketer (d. 2002)
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1930
Chus Lampreave, Spanish actress (d. 2016)
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1930
Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor, director, and screenwriter
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1931
Rajneesh, Indian guru, mystic, and educator (d. 1990)
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1931
Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher and scholar (d. 2013)
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1931
Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican-American actress, singer, and dancer
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1932
Enrique Bermúdez, Nicaraguan colonel and engineer (d. 1991)
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1932
Keith Waldrop, American author and poet
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1933
Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Filipino civil servant and politician, 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines
Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. · President of the Senate of the Philippines
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1934
Salim Durani, Afghan-Indian cricketer
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1935
Pranab Mukherjee, Indian journalist and politician, 13th President of India
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1935
Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
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1936
Taku Yamasaki, Japanese politician
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1936
Hans van den Broek, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hans van den Broek · List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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1937
Jim Harrison, American novelist, essayist, and poet
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1938
Enrico Macias, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1938
McCoy Tyner, American jazz musician
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1939
Tom Hayden, American activist and politician (d. 2016)
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1939
Thomas McGuane, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
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1940
David Gates, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1940
Donna Mills, American actress and producer
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1941
Max Baucus, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 11th United States Ambassador to China
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1941
J. P. Parisé, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2015)
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1941
Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1988)
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1941
J. Frank Wilson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
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1942
Anna Carteret, English actress
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1943
John Kerry, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 68th United States Secretary of State
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1944
Jon Garrison, American tenor and educator
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1944
Lynda Day George, American actress
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1944
Brenda Lee, American singer-songwriter
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1946
Rhoma Irama, Indonesian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1946
Rick McCosker, Australian cricketer
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1946
Diana Palmer, American journalist and author
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1947
Teri Garr, American actress and dancer
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1948
Tanimura Shinji, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1948
Stamatis Spanoudakis, Greek guitarist and composer
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1949
Christina Onassis, American-born Greek/Argentine businesswoman, socialite, and heiress (d. 1988)
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1951
Mazlan Othman, Malaysian astrophysicist and astronomer
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1951
Ria Stalman, Dutch discus thrower and shot putter
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1953
Bess Armstrong, American actress
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1954
Brad Bryant, American golfer
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1954
Sylvester Clarke, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1999)
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1954
Santiago Creel, Mexican lawyer and politician, Mexican Secretary of the Interior
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1954
Jermaine Jackson, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
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1954
Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Icelandic guitarist, mathematician, and engineer
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1955
Gene Grossman, American economist and academic
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1955
Stu Jackson, American basketball player, coach, and manager
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1955
Ray Kelvin, British fashion designer
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1955
Christian Sackewitz, German footballer and manager
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1956
Lani Brockman, American actress and director, founded Studio East
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1956
Andrew Lansley, English politician, Secretary of State for Health
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1957
Peter Bagge, American author and illustrator
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1958
Chris Hughton, English-born Irish footballer and manager
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1958
Tom Shadyac, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1958
Nikki Sixx, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
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1961
Dave King, Irish-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1961
Steve Nicol, Scottish footballer and manager
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1961
Macky Sall, Senegalese engineer and politician, 4th President of Senegal
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1963
Mario Been, Dutch footballer and manager
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1963
Mark Greatbatch, New Zealand cricketer
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1963
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German tennis player
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1963
John Lammers, Dutch footballer and manager
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1963
Nigel Winterburn, English footballer and coach
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1964
Justin Currie, British singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1964
Dave Schools, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
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1964
Carolyn Waldo, Canadian swimmer and sportscaster
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1965
Jay Bell, American baseball player and coach
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1965
Gavin Hill, New Zealand rugby player
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1965
Glenn Lazarus, Australian rugby league player and politician
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1965
Giannis Ragousis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence
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1966
Gary Dourdan, American actor
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1966
Göran Kropp, Swedish race car driver and mountaineer (d. 2002)
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1966
Erik Honoré, Norwegian guitarist and producer
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1966
Leon Lai, Hong Kong singer and actor
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1967
Mo'Nique, American comedian, actress, and producer
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1968
Fabrizio Ravanelli, Italian footballer and manager
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1969
Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess player
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1969
Stig Inge Bjørnebye, Norwegian footballer and manager
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1969
Max Martini, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1969
Alessandro Melli, Italian footballer and manager
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1970
Victoria Fuller, American model and actress
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1971
Willie McGinest, American football player and sportscaster
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1972
Daniel Alfredsson, Swedish ice hockey player
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1972
Sami Al-Jaber, Saudi Arabian footballer and manager
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1972
Murray Goodwin, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1972
Andriy Husin, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
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1973
Mos Def, American rapper
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1974
Rey Mysterio, American wrestler
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1974
Maarten Lafeber, Dutch golfer
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1974
Ben Shephard, English journalist and television host
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1974
Gete Wami, Ethiopian runner
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1975
Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist
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1976
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, American basketball player, coach, and manager
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1976
Yujiro Shirakawa, Japanese actor
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1977
Brandon Rogers, American singer and actor
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1977
Mark Streit, Swiss ice hockey player
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1978
Roy Wood, Jr., American comedian, actor, and radio host
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1979
Valdis Mintals, Estonian figure skater
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1979
Rider Strong, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1980
Kristjan Kitsing, Estonian basketball player
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1981
Jason Kennedy, American journalist
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1981
Jeff McComsey, American author and illustrator
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1981
Paul Medhurst, Australian footballer
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1981
Javier Saviola, Argentinian footballer
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1982
Pablo Pérez Companc, Argentinian race car driver
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1984
Leighton Baines, English footballer
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1984
Spyros Vrontaras, Greek footballer
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1984
Sandra Echeverría, Mexican actress and singer
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1984
James Ellsworth, American professional wrestler
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1985
Karla Souza, Mexican actress
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1985
Yekta Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer
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1986
Roy Hibbert, American basketball player
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1987
Clifton Geathers, American football player
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1988
Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer
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1990
Derrick Nix, American basketball player
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1992
Tiffany Alvord, American singer-songwriter
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1992
Dalton Pompey, Canadian baseball player
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1996
Hailee Steinfeld, American actress
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الوفيات المشهورة
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384
Pope Damasus I (b. 305)
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861
Al-Mutawakkil, Abbasid caliph (b. 822)
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861
Al-Fath ibn Khaqan, chief confidant and councillor to al-Mutawakkil
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969
Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine emperor (b. 912)
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1121
Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Egyptian political adviser (b. 1066)
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1241
Ögedei Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1186)
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1282
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Welsh prince (b. 1223)
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1282
Michael VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1225)
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1474
Henry IV of Castile, King of the Crown of Castile (b. 1425)
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1532
Pietro Accolti, Italian cardinal (b. 1455)
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1582
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Spanish general and politician, 12th Constable of Portugal (b. 1508)
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba · Constable of Portugal
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1610
Adam Elsheimer, German artist working in Rome who died at only thirty-two (b. 1578)
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1686
Louis, Grand Condé, French general (b. 1621)
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1694
Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1630)
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1737
John Strype, English priest, historian, and author (b. 1643)
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1747
Edmund Curll, English bookseller and publisher (b. 1675)
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1797
Richard Brocklesby, English physician (b. 1722)
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1826
Maria Leopoldina of Austria (b. 1797)
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1840
Emperor Kōkaku of Japan (b. 1771)
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1872
Kamehameha V of Hawaii (b. 1830)
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1880
Oliver Winchester, American businessman, founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company (b. 1810)
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1892
William Milligan, Scottish theologian and scholar (b. 1821)
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1906
Charles Townsend, American fencer, engineer, and academic (b. 1872)
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1909
Ludwig Mond, German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the metal carbonyls (b. 1839)
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1913
Carl von In der Maur, Governor of Liechtenstein (b. 1852)
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1918
Ivan Cankar, Slovenian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876)
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1920
Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (b. 1855)
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1936
Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player (b. 1875)
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1937
Jaan Anvelt, Estonian theorist and politician (b. 1884)
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1938
Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian historian and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
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1941
John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American pilot and poet (b. 1922)
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1941
Émile Picard, French mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
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1945
Charles Fabry, French physicist and academic (b. 1867)
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1950
Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and author (b. 1893)
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1951
Mustafa Muğlalı, Turkish general (b. 1882)
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1953
Sedat Simavi, Turkish journalist and director (b. 1896)
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1957
Musidora, French actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
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1959
Jim Bottomley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1900)
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1964
Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
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1964
Percy Kilbride, American actor (b. 1888)
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1966
Augusta Fox Bronner, American psychologist, specialist in juvenile psychology (b. 1881)
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1968
Richard Sagrits, Estonian painter and author (b. 1910)
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1968
Arthur Hays Sulzberger, American publisher (b. 1891)
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1971
Maurice McDonald, American businessman, co-founded McDonald's (b. 1902)
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1975
Lee Wiley, American singer (b. 1908)
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1975
Nihal Atsız, Turkish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1905)
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1978
Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
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1978
Paul O'Dea, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
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1979
James J. Gibson, American psychologist and author (b. 1904)
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1983
Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (b. 1897)
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1984
Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar (b. 1911)
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1984
George Waggner, American director, producer and actor (b. 1894)
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1987
G. A. Kulkarni, Indian author and academic (b. 1923)
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1989
Louise Dahl-Wolfe, American photographer (b. 1895)
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1991
Robert Q. Lewis, American actor, comedian, game show host/panelist, and television personality (b. 1921)
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1991
Artur Lundkvist, Swedish author and critic (b. 1906)
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1994
Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900)
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1995
Greg Bahnsen, American minister and philosopher (b. 1948)
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1996
Willie Rushton, English cartoonist, author, and publisher, co-founded Private Eye (b. 1937)
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1997
Eddie Chapman, English spy (b. 1914)
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1997
Simon Jeffes, English guitarist and composer (b. 1949)
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1998
André Lichnerowicz, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1915)
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1998
Lynn Strait, American singer-songwriter (b. 1968)
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2000
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician and diplomat (b. 1915)
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2000
David Lewis, American actor (b. 1916)
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2001
Mainza Chona, Zambian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1930)
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2003
Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian author and playwright (b. 1927)
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2004
José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (b. 1962)
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2004
Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (b. 1917)
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2008
Bettie Page, American model (b. 1923)
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2010
Dick Hoerner, American football player (b. 1922)
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2011
John Patrick Foley, American cardinal (b. 1935)
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2012
Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano and actress (b. 1926)
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2012
Mendel Weinbach, Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (b. 1933)
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2013
Nadir Afonso, Portuguese painter and architect (b. 1920)
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2013
Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author and academic (b. 1929)
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2013
Javier Jauregui, Mexican boxer (b. 1973)
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2013
Sheikh Mussa Shariefi, Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1942)
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2014
Hans Wallat, German conductor and director (b. 1929)
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2015
Abish Kekilbayev, Kazakh academic and politician (b. 1939)
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2015
H. Arnold Steinberg, Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and academic (b. 1933)
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2015
Hema Upadhyay, Indian painter and sculptor (b. 1972)
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2015
John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player (b. 1962)
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2015
Ken Woolley, Australian architect (b. 1933)
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