December 17 — في هذا اليوم
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الأحداث
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497 BC
The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome.
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546
Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison.
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920
Romanos I Lekapenos is crowned co-emperor of the underage Constantine VII.
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942
Assassination of William I of Normandy.
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1398
Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.
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1538
Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.
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1583
Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeat troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg.
Cologne War · Ernest of Bavaria · Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg · Siege of Godesberg
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1586
Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.
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1718
War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
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1777
American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
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1790
Discovery of the Aztec calendar stone.
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1807
Napoleonic Wars: France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System.
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1812
War of 1812: U.S. forces attack a Lenape village in the Battle of the Mississinewa.
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1819
Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela).
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1835
The second Great Fire of New York destroys 50 acres (200,000 square meters) of New York City's Financial District.
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1837
A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards.
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1862
American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.
American Civil War · Ulysses S. Grant · General Order No. 11 (1862) · Jews · Tennessee
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1865
First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.
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1892
First issue of Vogue is published
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1896
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire.
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1903
The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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1907
Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan
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1918
Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Darwin Rebellion · Government House, Darwin · Northern Territory
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1919
Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
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1926
Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
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1927
Indian revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri is hanged in Gonda jail, Uttar Pradesh, India, two days before the scheduled date.
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1928
Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.
Bhagat Singh · Sukhdev Thapar · Shivaram Rajguru · Lahore · Punjab region
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1935
First flight of the Douglas DC-3.
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1938
Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
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1939
World War II: Battle of the River Plate: The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.
World War II · Battle of the River Plate · German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee · Hans Langsdorff · Montevideo
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1941
World War II: Japanese forces land in Northern Borneo.
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1943
All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States upon the repeal of the Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act.
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1944
World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper.
Battle of the Bulge · Malmedy massacre · 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion · Prisoner of war · Waffen-SS
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1947
First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.
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1948
The Finnish Security Intelligence Service is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.
Finnish Security Intelligence Service · Communism · State Police (Finland)
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1950
The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.
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1951
The American Civil Rights Congress delivers "We Charge Genocide" to the United Nations.
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1957
The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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1960
Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt.
Haile Selassie · Ethiopia · 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt · December 13
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1960
Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed.
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1961
Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
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1967
Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned.
Harold Holt · Prime Minister of Australia · Disappearance of Harold Holt · Portsea, Victoria
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1969
Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.
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1970
1970 Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
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1973
Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport.
1973 Rome airport attacks and hijacking · Palestinian political violence · Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport
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1981
American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.
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1983
Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed.
Provisional Irish Republican Army · Harrods bombings · Harrods
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1989
Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire.
Romanian Revolution · Timișoara · Romania · Romanian Communist Party
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1989
Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.
Fernando Collor de Mello · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · Brazilian presidential election, 1989 · President of Brazil
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1989
The Simpsons first premiered on television with the episode, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.
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2002
Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.
Second Congo War · Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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2003
The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
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2003
SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
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2005
Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
World Trade Organization · World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2005
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2005
Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.
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2009
MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.
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2010
Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
Mohamed Bouazizi · Self-immolation · Tunisian Revolution · Arab Spring
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2014
The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1960.
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المولدات المشهورة
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1239
Kujō Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)
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1267
Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)
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1554
Ernest of Bavaria, Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1612)
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1556
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Pakistani-Indian poet (d. 1627)
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1616
Roger L'Estrange, English pamphleteer and author (d. 1704)
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1619
Prince Rupert of the Rhine (d. 1682)
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1632
Anthony Wood, English historian and author (d. 1695)
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1685
Thomas Tickell, English poet (d. 1740)
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1699
Charles-Louis Mion, French composer and educator (d. 1775)
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1706
Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749)
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1734
Maria I of Portugal (d. 1816)
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1749
Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (d. 1801)
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1778
Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829)
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1796
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (d. 1865)
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1797
Joseph Henry, American physicist and engineer (d. 1878)
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1807
John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (d. 1892)
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1812
Vilhelm Petersen, Danish painter (d. 1880)
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1827
Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (d. 1893)
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1830
Jules de Goncourt, French author and critic (d. 1870)
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1835
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist and engineer (d. 1910)
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1840
Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal (d. 1908)
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1842
Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician and academic (d. 1899)
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1847
Émile Faguet, French author and critic (d. 1916)
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1853
Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician and immunologist, co-founded the Pasteur Institute (d. 1933)
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1859
Paul César Helleu, French painter and illustrator (d. 1927)
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1866
Kazys Grinius, Lithuanian physician and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania (d. 1950)
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1873
Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1939)
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1874
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1950)
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1881
Aubrey Faulkner, South African-English cricketer and coach (d. 1930)
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1887
Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1957)
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1890
Prince Joachim of Prussia (d. 1920)
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1892
Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (d. 1950)
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1893
Charles C. Banks, English captain and pilot (d. 1971)
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1893
Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (d. 1966)
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1894
Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979)
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1894
Patrick Flynn, Irish-American runner and soldier (d. 1969)
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1894
Wim Schermerhorn, Dutch cartographer, engineer, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)
Wim Schermerhorn · List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
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1895
Gerald Patterson, Australian tennis player (d. 1967)
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1898
Loren Murchison, American sprinter (d. 1979)
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1900
Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic, one of the first people to analyze a dynamical system with chaos (d. 1998)
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1900
Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)
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1903
Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1987)
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1903
Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1978)
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1904
Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (d. 1999)
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1905
Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (d. 2002)
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1905
Mohammad Hidayatullah, 11th Chief Justice of India, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (d. 1992)
Mohammad Hidayatullah · Chief Justice of India · List of Vice Presidents of India
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1905
Erico Verissimo, Brazilian author and translator (d. 1975)
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1906
Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and conductor (d. 1994)
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1906
Russell C. Newhouse, American pilot and engineer (d. 1998)
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1908
Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980)
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1910
Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American educator and author (d. 1999)
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1910
Sy Oliver, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1988)
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1912
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara · Lord President of the Council
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1913
Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 1967)
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1914
Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (d. 2005)
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1914
Fernando Alonso, Cuban ballet dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (d. 2013)
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1916
Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000)
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1917
Kenneth Dike, Nigerian historian, author, and academic (d. 1983)
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1920
Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist, developed the APL programming language (d. 2004)
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1921
Lore Berger, German-Swiss author and translator (d. 1943)
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1922
Alan Voorhees, American engineer and academic (d. 2005)
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1923
Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (d. 2006)
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1926
Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985)
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1926
John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
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1926
Stephen Lewis, English actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 2015)
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1927
Richard Long, American actor and director (d. 1974)
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1927
Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor (d. 2012)
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1928
Marilyn Beck, American journalist (d. 2014)
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1928
Eli Beeding, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)
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1928
Doyle Conner, American farmer and politician, 7th Florida Commissioner of Agriculture (d. 2012)
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1929
William Safire, American journalist and author (d. 2009)
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1930
Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher, founded Penthouse (d. 2010)
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1930
Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor and painter
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1930
Dorothy Rowe, Australian psychologist and author
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1931
Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (d. 2011)
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1931
Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor (d. 2014)
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1931
James McGaugh, American neurobiologist and psychologist
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1932
John Bond, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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1934
Irving Petlin, American painter and academic
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1934
Ray Wilson, English footballer and manager
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1935
Brian Langford, English cricketer (d. 2013)
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1935
Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)
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1936
Pope Francis
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1936
Tommy Steele, English singer, guitarist, and actor
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1937
Brian Hayes, Australian-English radio host
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1937
Art Neville, American singer and keyboard player
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1937
Kerry Packer, Australian businessman, founded World Series Cricket (d. 2005)
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1937
John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)
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1937
Calvin Waller, American general (d. 1996)
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1938
Peter Snell, New Zealand runner
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1939
James Booker, American pianist (d. 1983)
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1939
Eddie Kendricks, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
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1940
Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist (d. 2013)
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1940
María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1941
Dave Dee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
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1941
Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean historian and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2012)
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1942
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian general and politician, 7th Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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1942
Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1987)
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1943
Ron Geesin, Scottish pianist and composer
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1944
Jack L. Chalker, American author and educator (d. 2005)
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1944
Carlo M. Croce, Italian-American oncologist and academic
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1944
Bernard Hill, English actor
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1945
Ernie Hudson, American actor
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1945
Chris Matthews, American journalist and author
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1945
Jüri Talvet, Estonian poet and critic
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1945
Jacqueline Wilson, English author and academic
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1946
Simon Bates, English radio host
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1946
Eugene Levy, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1947
Wes Studi, American actor and producer
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1948
Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
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1948
Jim Bonfanti, American rock drummer
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1948
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkish economist and politician
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1949
Sotiris Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer
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1949
Paul Rodgers, English singer-songwriter and producer
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1950
Laurence F. Johnson, American educator and author
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1950
Maurice Peoples, American sprinter and coach
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1951
Pat Hill, American football player and coach
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1951
Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1951
Tatyana Kazankina, Russian runner
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1953
Bill Pullman, American actor
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1954
Sergėjus Jovaiša, Lithuanian basketball player
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1955
Brad Davis, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
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1956
Peter Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1956
Dominic Lawson, English journalist and author
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1956
Totka Petrova, Bulgarian runner
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1957
Wendy Hoyte, English sprinter
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1957
Bob Ojeda, American baseball player and coach
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1958
Mike Mills, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
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1959
Bob Stinson, American songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
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1961
Mansoor al-Jamri, Bahraini journalist and author
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1962
Paul Dobson, English footballer
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1962
Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter
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1962
Rocco Mediate, American golfer and journalist
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1964
Frank Musil, Czech ice hockey player and coach
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1964
Joe Wolf, American basketball player and coach
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1965
Craig Berube, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1966
Tracy Byrd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1966
Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1967
Vincent Damphousse, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1967
Karsten Neitzel, German footballer and manager
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1968
Claudio Suárez, Mexican footballer
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1968
Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver and sportscaster
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1969
Laurie Holden, American actress and model
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1969
Inna Lasovskaya, Russian triple jumper
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1969
Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer
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1969
Mick Quinn, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
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1971
Alan Khan, South African radio and TV presenter
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1971
Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player
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1972
Iván Pedroso, Cuban long jumper and coach
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1973
Konstadinos Gatsioudis, Greek javelin thrower
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1973
Rian Johnson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1973
Paula Radcliffe, English runner
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1973
Hasan Vural, German-Turkish footballer
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1974
Charl Langeveldt, South African cricketer
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1974
Sarah Paulson, American actress
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1974
Giovanni Ribisi, American actor
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1975
Nick Dinsmore, American wrestler and trainer
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1975
Susanthika Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan sprinter
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1975
Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress
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1976
Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater and coach
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1976
Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer and manager
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1976
Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer
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1976
Andrew Simpson, English sailor (d. 2013)
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1976
Takeo Spikes, American football player and sportscaster
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1977
Arnaud Clément, French tennis player
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1977
Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
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1977
Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress
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1978
Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and sportscaster
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1978
Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer and politician
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1978
Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer and songwriter
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1978
Chase Utley, American baseball player
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1978
Riteish Deshmukh, Indian film actor, producer and architect
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1979
Matt Murley, American ice hockey player
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1979
Paul Smith, English footballer
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1980
Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver
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1980
Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower
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1980
Eli Pariser, American activist and author, co-founded Avaaz.org
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1981
Jerry Hsu, American skateboarder and photographer
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1981
Tim Wiese, German footballer
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1982
Josh Barfield, American baseball player
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1982
Lorenzo Cittadini, Italian rugby player
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1982
Craig Kielburger, Canadian activist and author, co-founded Free the Children and Me to We
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1982
Stéphane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player
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1982
Ryan Moats, American football player
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1982
Onur Özsu, Turkish singer-songwriter
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1983
Erik Christensen, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Haron Keitany, Kenyan runner
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1984
Luis Maria Alfageme, Argentinian footballer
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1984
Julian Bennett, English footballer
-
1984
Andrew Davies, English footballer
-
1984
Mikky Ekko, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1984
Shannon Woodward, American actress
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1985
Łukasz Broź, Polish footballer
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1985
Craig Reid, English footballer
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1985
Greg James, English radio presenter and comedian
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1986
Emma Bell, American actress
-
1987
Bo Guagua, Chinese businessman
-
1987
Chelsea Manning, American soldier and intelligence analyst
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1988
Liisa Ehrberg, Estonian cyclist
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1988
Grethe Grünberg, Estonian ice dancer
-
1988
Kris Joseph, Canadian basketball player
-
1988
David Rudisha, Kenyan runner
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1988
Craig Sutherland, Scottish footballer
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1991
James Hurst, American football player
-
1991
Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Atsedu Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
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1992
Joshua Ingram, Canadian drummer and percussionist
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1992
Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer
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1993
Patricia Kú Flores, Peruvian tennis player
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1994
Lloyd Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player
-
1994
Nat Wolff, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player and actor
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1996
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Russian figure skater
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1997
Naiktha Bains, Australian tennis player
-
1997
Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater
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1998
Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer
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الوفيات المشهورة
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779
Sturm, abbot of Fulda
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908
al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i, Abbasid vizier
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908
Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, Abbasid prince and poet, anti-caliph for one day
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942
William I, duke of Normandy
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1187
Pope Gregory VIII (b. 1100)
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1195
Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut (b. 1150)
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1273
Rumi, Persian jurist, theologian, and poet (b. 1207)
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1419
William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England
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1471
Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1397)
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1562
Eleonora di Toledo, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (b. 1522)
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1645
Nur Jahan, empress consort of the Mughal Empire (b. 1577)
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1663
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (b. 1583)
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1721
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1640)
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1830
Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (b. 1783)
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1833
Kaspar Hauser, German feral child (b. 1812)
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1847
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (b. 1791)
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1857
Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1774)
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1907
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824)
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1909
Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835)
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1917
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and activist (b. 1836)
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1927
Rajendra Lahiri, Indian activist (b. 1892)
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1928
Frank Rinehart, American photographer (b. 1861)
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1929
Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (b. 1863)
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1930
Peter Warlock, Welsh composer and critic (b. 1894)
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1932
Charles Winckler, Danish discus thrower, shot putter, and tug of war competitor (b. 1867)
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1933
13th Dalai Lama (b. 1876)
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1940
Alicia Boole Stott, Anglo-Irish mathematician and academic (b. 1860)
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1942
Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1895)
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1947
Christos Tsigiridis, Greek engineer (b. 1877)
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1956
Eddie Acuff, American actor (b. 1903)
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1957
Dorothy L. Sayers, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
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1962
Thomas Mitchell, American actor (b. 1892)
-
1964
Victor Francis Hess, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1883)
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1967
Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1908)
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1970
Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian, author, and educator (b. 1896)
-
1978
Don Ellis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1934)
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1981
Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1903)
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1982
Homer S. Ferguson, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1889)
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1986
Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (b. 1925)
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1987
Linda Wong, American porn actress (b. 1951)
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1987
Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-American author and poet (b. 1903)
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1992
Günther Anders, German journalist and philosopher (b. 1902)
-
1992
Dana Andrews, American actor (b. 1909)
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1999
Rex Allen, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1920)
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1999
Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1943)
-
1999
C. Vann Woodward, American historian and academic (b. 1908)
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2002
K. W. Devanayagam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10th Sri Lankan Minister of Justice (b. 1910)
-
2003
Otto Graham, American football player and coach (b. 1921)
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2004
Tom Wesselmann, American painter and sculptor (b. 1931)
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2005
Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (b. 1922)
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2005
Marc Favreau, Canadian actor and poet (b. 1929)
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2005
Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 1936)
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2006
Larry Sherry, American baseball player and coach (b. 1935)
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2008
Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach (b. 1914)
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2008
Freddy Breck, German singer-songwriter, producer, and journalist (b. 1942)
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2008
Dave Smith, American baseball player and coach (b. 1955)
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2009
Chris Henry, American football player (b. 1983)
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2009
Jennifer Jones, American actress (b. 1919)
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2009
Alaina Reed Hall, American actress (b. 1946)
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2010
Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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2010
Walt Dropo, American basketball and baseball player (b. 1923)
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2010
Ralph Coates, English footballer (b. 1946)
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2011
Eva Ekvall, Venezuelan journalist and author, Miss Venezuela 2000 (b. 1983)
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2011
Kim Jong-il, North Korean commander and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea (b. 1941)
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2012
Richard Adams, Filipino-American activist (b. 1947)
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2012
James Gower, American priest and activist, co-founded the College of the Atlantic (b. 1922)
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2012
Daniel Inouye, American captain and politician (b. 1924)
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2012
Laurier LaPierre, Canadian historian, journalist, and politician (b. 1929)
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2012
Frank Pastore, American baseball player and radio host (b. 1957)
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2013
Fred Bruemmer, Latvian-Canadian photographer (b. 1929)
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2013
Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Spanish cardinal (b. 1926)
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2013
Richard Heffner, American historian and television host (b. 1925)
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2013
Tetsurō Kashibuchi, Japanese drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1950)
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2013
Janet Rowley, American geneticist and biologist (b. 1925)
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2013
Conny van Rietschoten, Dutch sailor (b. 1926)
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2014
Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer (b. 1913)
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2014
Richard C. Hottelet, American journalist (b. 1917)
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2014
Oleh Lysheha, Ukrainian poet and playwright (b. 1949)
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2014
Lowell Steward, American captain (b. 1919)
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2014
Ivan Vekić, Croatian colonel, lawyer, and politician, Croatian Minister of the Interior (b. 1938)
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2015
Hal Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
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2015
Osamu Hayaishi, American-Japanese biochemist and academic (b. 1920)
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2015
Michael Wyschogrod, German-American philosopher and theologian (b. 1928)
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2016
Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (b. 1922)
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2016
Henry Heimlich, American doctor (b. 1920)
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2016
Gordon Hunt, American voice director (b. 1929)
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