December 14 — في هذا اليوم
358 مشاركات
الأحداث
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557
Constantinople is severely damaged by an earthquake.
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835
Sweet Dew Incident: Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty conspires to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot is foiled.
Sweet Dew Incident · Emperor Wenzong of Tang · Tang dynasty · Eunuch
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1287
St. Lucia's flood: The Zuiderzee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing over 50,000 people.
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1542
Princess Mary Stuart becomes Mary, Queen of Scots.
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1751
The Theresian Military Academy is founded in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
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1782
The Montgolfier brothers first test fly a hot air balloon in France; it floats nearly 2 km (1.2 mi).
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1812
The French invasion of Russia comes to an end as the remnants of the Grande Armée are expelled from Russia.
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1814
War of 1812: The Royal Navy seizes control of Lake Borgne, Louisiana.
War of 1812 · Royal Navy · Battle of Lake Borgne · Lake Borgne · Louisiana
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1819
Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state.
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1836
The Toledo War unofficially ends.
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1896
The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
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1900
Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
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1902
The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Commercial Pacific Cable Company · Telegraphy · San Francisco · Honolulu
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1903
The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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1907
The schooner Thomas W. Lawson runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.
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1909
New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.
New South Wales · Charles Wade · Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909 · Australian Capital Territory
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1911
Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
Roald Amundsen · Olav Bjaaland · Helmer Hanssen · Sverre Hassel · Oscar Wisting
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1913
Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
Japanese battleship Haruna · Kongō-class battlecruiser · Empire of Japan · World War I · World War II
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1914
Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lisandro de la Torre · Democratic Progressive Party (Argentina) · Buenos Aires · Argentina
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1918
Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse · Parliament of Finland · List of monarchs of Finland
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1918
Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.
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1939
Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
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1941
World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.
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1955
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.
Albania · Austria · Bulgaria · Kingdom of Cambodia (1953-70) · Dominion of Ceylon
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1958
The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility.
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1960
Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.
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1962
NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.
NASA · Mariner 2 · Spacecraft · Venus
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1963
The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California.
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1964
American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution's Commerce Clause to fight discrimination.
American Civil Rights Movement · Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States · Supreme Court of the United States · United States Congress · United States Constitution
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1971
Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)
Bangladesh Liberation War · East Pakistan · 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals · Martyred Intellectuals Day
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1972
Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission.
Apollo program · Eugene Cernan · Harrison Schmitt · Extravehicular activity · Apollo 17
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1981
Arab-Israeli conflict: Israel's Knesset ratifies the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli law to the occupied Golan Heights.
Arab-Israeli conflict · Knesset · Golan Heights Law · Golan Heights
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1992
War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
War in Abkhazia (1992-93) · Siege of Tkvarcheli · Tkvarcheli
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1994
Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.
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1995
Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Yugoslav Wars · Dayton Agreement · Serbia and Montenegro · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1998
Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav Army ambushes a group of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36.
Military of Serbia and Montenegro · December 14, 1998 Albanian-Yugoslav border ambush · Kosovo Liberation Army
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1999
Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
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2003
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
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2004
The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
Millau Viaduct · List of tallest bridges in the world · Millau
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2008
Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq.
Muntadhar al-Zaidi · List of shoe throwing incidents · George W. Bush
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2012
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting · Sandy Hook, Connecticut
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2013
A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties.
المولدات المشهورة
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1009
Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)
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1332
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (d. 1381)
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1546
Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and chemist (d. 1601)
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1599
Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (d. 1668)
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1607
János Kemény, Hungarian prince (d. 1662)
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1625
Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (d. 1695)
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1631
Anne Conway, English philosopher and author (d. 1679)
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1640
Aphra Behn, English playwright and author (d. 1689)
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1678
Daniel Neal, English historian and author (d. 1743)
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1720
Justus Möser, German jurist and theorist (d. 1794)
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1730
Capel Bond, English organist and composer (d. 1790)
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1738
Jan Antonín Koželuh, Czech composer and educator (d. 1814)
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1775
Philander Chase, American bishop and educator, founded Kenyon College (d. 1852)
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1775
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1860)
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1777
Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (d. 1839)
Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon · Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone
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1784
Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (d. 1806)
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1789
Maria Szymanowska, Polish composer and pianist (d. 1831)
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1791
Charles Wolfe, Irish priest and poet (d. 1823)
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1794
Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (d. 1872)
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1816
Abraham Hochmuth, Hungarian rabbi and educator (d. 1889)
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1824
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (d. 1898)
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1832
Daniel H. Reynolds, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1902)
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1851
Mary Tappan Wright, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1916)
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1852
Daniel De Leon, Curaçaoan-American journalist and politician (d. 1914)
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1853
Errico Malatesta, Italian activist and theorist (d. 1932)
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1866
Roger Fry, English painter and critic (d. 1934)
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1870
Karl Renner, Austrian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Austria (d. 1950)
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1881
Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (d. 1956)
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1883
Manolis Kalomiris, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1962)
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1883
Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, developed aikido (d. 1969)
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1884
Jane Cowl, American actress and playwright (d. 1950)
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1887
Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1963)
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1894
Alexander Nelke, Estonian-American painter and carpenter (d. 1974)
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1895
George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 1952)
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1895
Paul Éluard, French poet and author (d. 1952)
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1896
Jimmy Doolittle, American general and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
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1897
Kurt Schuschnigg, Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15th Federal Chancellor of Austria (d. 1977)
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1897
Margaret Chase Smith, American educator and politician (d. 1995)
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1901
Henri Cochet, French tennis player (d. 1987)
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1901
Paul of Greece (d. 1964)
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1902
Frances Bavier, American actress (d. 1989)
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1902
Herbert Feigl, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1988)
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1903
Walter Rangeley, English sprinter (d. 1982)
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1908
Morey Amsterdam, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
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1908
Claude Davey, Welsh rugby player (d. 2001)
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1908
Mária Szepes, Hungarian journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
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1909
Edward Lawrie Tatum, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
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1911
Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (d. 1965)
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1911
Hans von Ohain, German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1998)
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1911
Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (d. 1943)
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1914
Karl Carstens, German lieutenant and politician, 5th President of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1992)
Karl Carstens · President of the Federal Republic of Germany
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1914
Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist and harpsichord player (d. 2003)
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1915
Dan Dailey, American dancer and actor (d. 1978)
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1916
Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965)
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1917
C.-H. Hermansson, Swedish author and politician (d.2016)
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1917
Elyse Knox, American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012)
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1917
June Taylor, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2004)
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1918
James T. Aubrey, American broadcaster (d. 1994)
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1918
Radu Beligan, Romanian actor and director (d. 2016)
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1918
B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (d. 2014)
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1920
Clark Terry, American trumpet player, composer, and educator (d. 2015)
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1922
Nikolay Basov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
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1922
Don Hewitt, American journalist and producer, created 60 Minutes (d. 2009)
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1922
Junior J. Spurrier, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1984)
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1923
Gerard Reve, Dutch-Belgian author and poet (d. 2006)
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1924
Raj Kapoor, Pakistani-Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)
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1925
Sam Jones, American baseball player (d. 1971)
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1927
Richard Cassilly, American tenor and actor (d. 1998)
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1927
Koos Rietkerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior (d. 1986)
Koos Rietkerk · Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Netherlands)
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1929
Ron Jarden, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1977)
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1930
David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist (d. 2013)
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1930
Margaret Bakkes, South African author (d. 2016)
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1931
Jon Elia, Pakistani philosopher, poet, and scholar (d. 2002)
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1931
Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar, Estonian director and politician (d. 2015)
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1932
George Furth, American actor and playwright (d. 2008)
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1932
Abbe Lane, American actress, singer, and dancer
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1932
Charlie Rich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
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1934
Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter
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1934
Charlie Hodge, American guitarist and singer (d. 2006)
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1935
Lewis Arquette, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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1935
Lee Remick, American actress (d. 1991)
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1938
Leonardo Boff, Brazilian theologian and author
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1938
Charlie Griffith, Barbadian cricketer
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1939
Ann Cryer, English academic and politician
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1939
Ernie Davis, American football player (d. 1963)
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1940
Lex Gold, Scottish footballer and civil servant
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1941
Karan Armstrong, American soprano and actress
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1941
Ellen Willis, American journalist, critic, and academic (d. 2006)
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1942
Chris Harris, English actor and director (d. 2014)
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1942
Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
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1943
Tommy McAvoy, Scottish politician
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1943
Emmett Tyrrell, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded The American Spectator
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1944
Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham, English businessman, founded DFS
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1946
Antony Beevor, English historian and author
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1946
Jane Birkin, English-French actress and singer
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1946
John Du Prez, English conductor and composer
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1946
Patty Duke, American actress (d. 2016)
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1946
Ruth Fuchs, German javelin thrower and politician
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1946
Michael Ovitz, American talent agent, co-founded Creative Artists Agency
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1946
Stan Smith, American tennis player and coach
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1946
Joyce Vincent Wilson, American singer
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1947
Christopher Parkening, American guitarist and educator
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1947
Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian economist and politician, 36th President of Brazil
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1948
Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (d. 1982)
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1948
Kim Beazley, Australian politician and diplomat, 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
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1948
Boudewijn Büch, Dutch author, poet, and television host (d. 2002)
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1948
Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
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1949
Bill Buckner, American baseball player and manager
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1949
Cliff Williams, Australian bass player
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1951
Jan Timman, Dutch chess player and author
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1952
John Lurie, American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer
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1953
Vijay Amritraj, Indian tennis player and sportscaster
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1953
Wade Davis, Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer
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1953
René Eespere, Estonian composer
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1953
Vangelis Meimarakis, Greek lawyer and politician, 4th Greek Minister for National Defence
Vangelis Meimarakis · Minister for National Defence (Greece)
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1953
Mikael Odenberg, Swedish soldier and politician, 29th Swedish Minister for Defence
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1954
Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (d. 1993)
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1954
Steve MacLean, Canadian physicist and astronaut
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1955
Jane Crafter, Australian golfer
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1955
Jill Pipher, American mathematician and academic
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1956
Linda Fabiani, Scottish politician
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1956
Hanni Wenzel, German skier
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1958
Mike Scott, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1958
Spider Stacy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1959
Bob Paris, American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor
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1959
Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer
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1960
Don Franklin, American actor
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1960
Chris Waddle, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
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1960
Diane Williams, American sprinter
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1960
James Comey, FBI Director
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1961
Jeff Robinson, American baseball player (d. 2014)
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1961
Patrik Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
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1963
Greg Abbott, English footballer and manager
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1963
Diana Gansky, German discus thrower
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1965
Craig Biggio, American baseball player and coach
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1965
Ken Hill, American baseball player
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1965
Ted Raimi, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1966
Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italian race car driver
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1966
Anthony Mason, American basketball player (d. 2015)
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1966
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Danish academic and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Denmark
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1966
Bill Ranford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1966
Tim Sköld, Swedish bass player and producer
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1967
Ewa Białołęcka, Polish author
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1967
Hanne Haugland, Norwegian high jumper and coach
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1968
Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author
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1969
Scott Hatteberg, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1969
Archie Kao, American actor and producer
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1969
Arthur Numan, Dutch footballer and manager
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1969
Natascha McElhone, English-Irish actress
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1970
Anna Maria Jopek, Polish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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1970
Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1971
Michaela Watkins, American actor and comedian
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1972
Miranda Hart, English actress
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1972
Marcus Jensen, American baseball player and coach
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1973
Falk Balzer, German hurdler
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1973
Pat Burke, Irish basketball player
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1973
Tomasz Radzinski, Polish-Canadian footballer
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1973
Saulius Štombergas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
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1974
Billy Koch, American baseball player
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1975
Justin Furstenfeld, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1975
Ben Kay, English rugby player
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1976
Tammy Blanchard, American actress and singer
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1976
Leland Chapman, American bounty hunter
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1976
Sebastien Chaule, French-German rugby player
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1976
André Couto, Portuguese race car driver
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1976
Santiago Ezquerro, Spanish footballer
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1977
Jamie Peacock, English rugby player and manager
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1978
Dean Brogan, Australian footballer and coach
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1978
Shedrack Kibet Korir, Kenyan runner
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1978
Zdeněk Pospěch, Czech footballer
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1978
Patty Schnyder, Swiss tennis player
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1978
Kim St-Pierre, Canadian ice hockey player
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1979
Jean-Alain Boumsong, French footballer
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1979
Andrei Makrov, Estonian ice hockey player
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1979
Sophie Monk, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
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1979
Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster
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1980
Gordon Greer, Scottish footballer
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1980
Didier Zokora, Ivorian footballer
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1980
Thed Björk, Swedish racing driver
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1981
Rebecca Jarvis, American journalist
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1981
Johnny Jeter, American wrestler
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1981
Liam Lawrence, Irish footballer
-
1981
Shaun Marcum, American baseball player
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1982
Josh Fields, American baseball player
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1982
Steve Sidwell, English footballer
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1982
Anthony Way, English singer and actor
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1983
Leanne Mitchell, English singer-songwriter
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1984
Chris Brunt, Northern Irish footballer
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1984
Rana Daggubati, Indian actor and producer
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1984
Ed Rainsford, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1985
Jakub Błaszczykowski, Polish footballer
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1985
Alex Pennie, Welsh keyboard player
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1985
Paul Rabil, American lacrosse player
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1985
Tom Smith, English-Welsh rugby player
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1985
Nonami Takizawa, Japanese actress and singer
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1987
Kenneth Medwood, Belizean-American hurdler
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1988
Nicolas Batum, French basketball player
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1988
Nate Ebner, American football player
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1988
Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer
-
1988
Hayato Sakamoto, Japanese baseball player
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1989
Sam Burgess, English rugby league player
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1989
Pedro Roberto Silva Botelho, Brazilian footballer
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1989
Onew, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
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1991
Ben Henry, New Zealand rugby league player
-
1991
Offset, American rapper
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1992
Tori Kelly, American singer-songwriter
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1992
Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer
-
1993
Antonio Giovinazzi, Italian racing driver
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1996
Li Zijun, Chinese figure skater
الوفيات المشهورة
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618
Xue Rengao, emperor of Qin
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704
Aldfrith, king of Northumbria (or 705)
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872
Pope Adrian II (b. 792)
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1077
Agnes of Poitou, Holy Roman Empress and regent (b. c. 1025)
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1293
Al-Ashraf Khalil, Mamluk sultan of Egypt
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1311
Margaret of Brabant, German queen consort (b. 1276)
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1332
Rinchinbal Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1326)
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1359
Cangrande II della Scala, Lord of Verona (b. 1332)
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1417
John Oldcastle, English Lollard leader
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1460
Guarino da Verona, Italian scholar and translator (b. 1370)
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1480
Niccolò Perotti, humanist scholar (b. 1429)
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1503
Sten Sture the Elder, regent of Sweden (b. 1440)
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1510
Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)
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1542
James V of Scotland (b. 1512)
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1591
John of the Cross, Spanish priest and saint (b. 1542)
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1595
Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1535)
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1624
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English politician, Lord High Admiral (b. 1536)
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham · List of Lords High Admiral
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1651
Pierre Dupuy, French historian and scholar (b. 1582)
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1715
Thomas Tenison, English archbishop (b. 1636)
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1735
Thomas Tanner, English bishop and historian (b. 1674)
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1741
Charles Rollin, French historian and educator (b. 1661)
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1785
Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian painter and engraver (b. 1727)
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1788
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer (b. 1714)
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1788
Charles III of Spain (b. 1716)
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1799
George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (b. 1732)
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1831
Martin Baum, American businessman and politician, 5th Mayor of Cincinnati (b. 1765)
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1838
Jean-Olivier Chénier, Canadian physician (b. 1806)
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1860
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1861
Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
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1865
Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist and mineralogist (b. 1794)
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1873
Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American zoologist and geologist (b. 1807)
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1878
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (b. 1843)
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1912
Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1887)
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1917
Phil Waller, Welsh rugby player (b. 1889)
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1920
George Gipp, American football player (b. 1895)
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1927
Julian Sochocki, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1842)
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1935
Stanley G. Weinbaum, American author (b. 1902)
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1937
Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter and educator (b. 1869)
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1940
Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1872)
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1943
John Harvey Kellogg, American physician and businessman, co-invented corn flakes (b. 1852)
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1947
Stanley Baldwin, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)
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1947
Edward Higgins, English-American 3rd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1864)
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1953
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author and academic (b. 1896)
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1956
Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Finland (b. 1870)
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1963
Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
-
1964
William Bendix, American actor (b. 1906)
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1970
Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, German Reich Minister of Justice (b. 1876)
Franz Schlegelberger · Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)
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1971
Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury, Bangladeshi linguist and scholar (b. 1926)
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1971
Munier Choudhury, Bangladeshi author, playwright, and critic (b. 1925)
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1971
Shahidullah Kaiser, Bangladeshi journalist and author (b. 1927)
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1974
Walter Lippmann, American journalist and author (b. 1889)
-
1975
Arthur Treacher, English-American entertainer (b. 1894)
-
1978
Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish historian and diplomat, co-founded the College of Europe (b. 1886)
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1980
Elston Howard, American baseball player and coach (b. 1929)
-
1984
Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
-
1985
Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (b. 1896)
-
1985
Roger Maris, American baseball player and coach (b. 1934)
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1989
Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (b. 1919)
-
1989
Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
-
1990
Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1921)
-
1991
Robert Eddison, Japanese-English actor (b. 1908)
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1993
Jeff Alm, American football player (b. 1968)
-
1993
Myrna Loy, American actress (b. 1905)
-
1994
Orval Faubus, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1910)
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1995
G. C. Edmondson, American soldier and author (b. 1922)
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1996
Gaston Miron, Canadian poet and author (b. 1928)
-
1997
Stubby Kaye, American actor and comedian (b. 1918)
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1997
Emily Cheney Neville, American author (b. 1919)
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1997
Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (b. 1946)
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1998
Norman Fell, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
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1998
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and activist (b. 1928)
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1998
Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1924)
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2001
W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1944)
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2003
Jeanne Crain, American actress (b. 1925)
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2003
Blas Ople, Filipino journalist and politician, 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines (b. 1927)
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2003
Frank Sheeran, American union leader and mobster (b. 1920)
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2004
Rod Kanehl, American baseball player (b. 1934)
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2004
Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1939)
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2006
Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan-English strategist and negotiator (b. 1938)
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2006
Ahmet Ertegün, Turkish-American composer and producer, co-founded Atlantic Records (b. 1923)
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2006
Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1949)
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2009
Alan A'Court, English footballer and manager (b. 1934)
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2010
Timothy Davlin, American politician, Mayor of Springfield (b. 1957)
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2010
Neva Patterson, American actress (b. 1920)
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2010
Dale Roberts, English footballer (b. 1986)
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2011
Joe Simon, American author and illustrator (b. 1913)
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2011
Billie Jo Spears, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
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2012
John Graham, English general (b. 1923)
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2012
Edward Jones, American police officer and politician (b. 1950)
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2012
Victoria Leigh Soto, American educator (b. 1985)
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2013
Janet Dailey, American author (b. 1944)
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2013
C. N. Karunakaran, Indian painter and illustrator (b. 1940)
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2013
Dennis Lindley, English statistician and academic (b. 1923)
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2013
Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor (b. 1932)
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2013
George Rodrigue, American painter (b. 1944)
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2014
Theo Colborn, American zoologist and academic (b. 1927)
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2014
Irene Dalis, American soprano and pianist (b. 1925)
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2014
Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, Congolese politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1947)
Louis Alphonse Koyagialo · Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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2014
Bess Myerson, American model, activist, game show panelist and television personality; Miss America 1945 (b. 1924)
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2014
Fred Thurston, American football player (b. 1933)
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2015
Terry Backer, American soldier and politician (b. 1954)
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2015
Glen Sonmor, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)
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2015
Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1963)
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2015
Lillian Vernon, German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (b. 1927)
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2016
Paulo Evaristo Arns, Brazilian cardinal (b. 1921)
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2016
Bernard Fox, Welsh actor (b. 1927)