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الأحداث
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1244
Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris.
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1462
Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia.
Vlad III the Impaler · Assassination · Mehmed II · The Night Attack · Wallachia
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1497
Battle of Deptford Bridge: Forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
Cornish Rebellion of 1497 · Henry VII of England · Michael An Gof
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1565
Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Matsunaga Hisahide · Ashikaga shogunate · Ashikaga Yoshiteru
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1579
Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
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1596
The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.
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1631
Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
Mumtaz Mahal · Mughal emperor · Shah Jahan · Mausoleum · Taj Mahal
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1673
French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make a detailed account of its course.
French people · Jacques Marquette · Louis Jolliet · Mississippi River
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1767
Samuel Wallis, an English sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
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1773
Cúcuta, Colombia, is discovered by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
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1775
American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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1789
In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
Estates of the realm · National Assembly (French Revolution)
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1794
Foundation of Anglo-Corsican Kingdom
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1795
The burghers of Swellendam expel the Dutch East India Company magistrate and declare a republic.
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1839
In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
Kingdom of Hawaii · Kamehameha III · Edict of toleration · Roman Catholic Church · Hawaiian Islands
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1843
The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place.
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1861
American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
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1863
American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign.
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1876
American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: One thousand five hundred Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
American Indian Wars · Battle of the Rosebud · Sioux · Cheyenne · Crazy Horse
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1877
American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
Battle of White Bird Canyon · Nez Perce people · United States Cavalry · Idaho Territory
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1885
The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
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1898
The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
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1900
Boxer Rebellion: Allied Western and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
Boxer Rebellion · Eight-Nation Alliance · Battle of Taku Forts (1900) · Taku Forts · Tianjin
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1901
The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
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1910
Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.
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1922
Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral complete the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic.
Portuguese Naval Aviation · Gago Coutinho · Sacadura Cabral · First aerial crossing of the South Atlantic
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1929
The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
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1930
U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act into law.
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1932
Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
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1933
Union Station massacre: In Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash.
Kansas City massacre · Kansas City, Missouri · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Frank Nash
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1939
Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
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1940
World War II: RMS Lancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
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1940
World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
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1940
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
Baltic states · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania · Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)
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1944
Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
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1948
A Douglas DC-6 carrying United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
Douglas DC-6 · United Airlines Flight 624 · Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
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1953
East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.
Uprising of 1953 in East Germany · East Germany · East Berlin
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1958
The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing many of the ironworkers and injuring others.
Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing · North Vancouver (district municipality) · Burrard Inlet
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1960
The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty.
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1963
The United States Supreme Court rules 8-1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
United States Supreme Court · Abington School District v. Schempp · Bible · Lord's Prayer · Public school (government funded)
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1963
A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed.
Leaders of South Vietnam · Ngô Đình Diệm · Joint Communiqué · Buddhist crisis
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1967
The People's Republic of China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
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1972
Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee, in an attempt by some members of the Republican party to illegally wiretap the opposition.
Watergate scandal · White House · Democratic National Committee · Republican Party (United States) · Telephone tapping
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1985
STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
STS-51-G · Space Shuttle Discovery · Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud · Payload specialist
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1987
With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
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1991
Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
Apartheid · Parliament of South Africa · Population Registration Act
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1992
A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
George H. W. Bush · President of Russia · Boris Yeltsin · START II
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1994
Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
O. J. Simpson · O. J. Simpson murder case · Nicole Brown Simpson · Ronald Goldman
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2015
Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Charleston church shooting · Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church · Charleston, South Carolina
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2017
A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.
المولدات المشهورة
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801
Drogo of Metz (d. 855)
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1239
Edward I of England (d. 1307)
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1530
François de Montmorency, French nobleman (d. 1579)
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1571
Thomas Mun, English writer on economics (d. 1641)
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1603
Joseph of Cupertino, Italian mystic and saint (d. 1663)
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1604
John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (d. 1679)
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1610
Birgitte Thott, Danish scholar, writer and translator (b. 1662)
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1631
Gauharara Begum, Mughal daughter of Shah Jahan (d. 1706)
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1682
Charles XII of Sweden (d. 1718)
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1691
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)
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1693
Johann Georg Walch, German theologian and author (d. 1775)
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1704
John Kay, English engineer, invented the Flying shuttle (d. 1780)
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1714
César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (d. 1784)
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1718
George Howard, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Minorca (d. 1796)
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1800
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, English-Irish astronomer and politician (d. 1867)
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1808
Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet, playwright, and linguist (d. 1845)
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1810
Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet and translator (d. 1876)
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1811
Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician (d. 1879)
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1818
Charles Gounod, French composer and academic (d. 1893)
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1818
Sophie of Württemberg (d. 1877)
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1821
E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (d. 1888)
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1832
William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (d. 1919)
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1858
Eben Sumner Draper, American businessman and politician, 44th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1914)
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1861
Pete Browning, American baseball player (d. 1905)
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1861
Omar Bundy, American general (d. 1940)
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1863
Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1934)
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1865
Susan La Flesche Picotte, Native American physician (d. 1915)
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1867
Flora Finch, English-American actress (d. 1940)
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1867
John Robert Gregg, Irish-born American educator, publisher, and humanitarian (d. 1948)
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1867
Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (d. 1922)
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1871
James Weldon Johnson, American author, journalist, and activist (d. 1938)
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1876
William Carr, American rower (d. 1942)
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1876
Edward Anthony Spitzka, American anatomist and author (d. 1922)
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1880
Carl Van Vechten, American author and photographer (d. 1964)
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1881
Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer and promoter (d. 1955)
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1882
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1918)
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1882
Igor Stravinsky, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1971)
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1888
Heinz Guderian, German general (d. 1954)
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1897
Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro, Brazilian girl, popular saint (d. 1911)
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1898
M. C. Escher, Dutch illustrator (d. 1972)
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1898
Carl Hermann, German physicist and academic (d. 1961)
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1898
Harry Patch, English soldier and firefighter (d. 2009)
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1900
Martin Bormann, German politician (d. 1945)
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1900
Evelyn Irons, Scottish journalist and war correspondent (d. 2000) [1]
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1902
Sammy Fain, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
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1902
Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (d. 1982)
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1903
Ruth Graves Wakefield, American chef, created the chocolate chip cookie (d. 1977)
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1904
Ralph Bellamy, American actor (d. 1991)
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1904
J. Vernon McGee, American pastor and theologian (d. 1988)
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1904
Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (d. 1989)
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1907
Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
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1909
Elmer L. Andersen, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Minnesota (d. 2004)
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1909
Ralph E. Winters, Canadian-American film editor (d. 2004)
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1910
Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1968)
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1910
George Hees, Canadian football player and politician (d. 1996)
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1914
John Hersey, American journalist and author (d. 1993)
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1915
David "Stringbean" Akeman, American singer and banjo player (d. 1973)
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1915
Marcel Cadieux, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (d. 1981)
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1916
Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
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1917
Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (d. 2010)
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1918
Ajahn Chah, Thai monk and educator (d. 1992)
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1919
William Kaye Estes, American psychologist and academic (d. 2011)
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1919
John Moffat, Scottish lieutenant and pilot (d. 2016)
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1919
Beryl Reid, English actress (d. 1996)
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1920
Jacob H. Gilbert, American lawyer and politician (d. 1981)
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1920
Setsuko Hara, Japanese actress (d. 2015)
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1920
François Jacob, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
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1920
Peter Le Cheminant, English air marshal and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
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1922
John Amis, English journalist and critic (d. 2013)
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1923
Elroy Hirsch, American football player (d. 2004)
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1923
Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (d. 2014)
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1923
Dale C. Thomson, Canadian historian and academic (d. 1999)
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1925
Alexander Shulgin, American pharmacologist and chemist (d. 2014)
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1927
Martin Böttcher, German composer and conductor
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1927
Wally Wood, American author, illustrator, and publisher (d. 1981)
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1929
Bud Collins, American journalist and sportscaster (d. 2016)
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1929
Tigran Petrosian, Armenian chess player (d. 1984)
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1930
Cliff Gallup, American rock & roll guitarist (d. 1988)
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1930
Brian Statham, English cricketer (d. 2000)
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1931
John Baldessari, American painter and illustrator
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1932
Derek Ibbotson, English runner (d. 2017)
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1932
John Murtha, American colonel and politician (d. 2010)
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1933
Harry Browne, American soldier and politician (d. 2006)
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1933
Christian Ferras, French violinist (d. 1982)
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1936
Vern Harper, Canadian tribal leader and activist
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1936
Ken Loach, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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1937
Peter Fitzgerald, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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1937
Ted Nelson, American sociologist and philosopher
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1937
Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter and politician (d. 2009)
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1940
George Akerlof, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1940
Bobby Bell, American football player
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1940
Chuck Rainey, American bassist
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1941
Nicholas C. Handy, English chemist and academic (d. 2012)
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1942
Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate
Mohamed ElBaradei · Vice President of Egypt · Nobel Peace Prize
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1942
Doğu Perinçek, Turkish lawyer and politician
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1942
Roger Steffens, American actor and producer
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1943
Newt Gingrich, American historian and politician, 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Newt Gingrich · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1943
Barry Manilow, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1943
Chantal Mouffe, Belgian theorist and author
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1943
Burt Rutan, American engineer and pilot
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1944
Randy Johnson, American football player (d. 2009)
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1944
Chris Spedding, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1945
Tommy Franks, American general
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1945
Ken Livingstone, English politician, 1st Mayor of London
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1945
Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist and sportscaster
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1946
Peter Rosei, Austrian author, poet, and playwright
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1947
Christopher Allport, American actor (d. 2008)
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1947
Linda Chavez, American journalist and author
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1947
George S. Clinton, American composer and songwriter
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1947
Gregg Rolie, American rock singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Santana, Journey)
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1947
Paul Young, English singer-songwriter (Sad Café, Mike + the Mechanics) (d. 2000)
Paul Young (singer, born 1947) · Sad Café (band) · Mike + the Mechanics
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1948
Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player and manager
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1948
Jacqueline Jones, American historian and academic
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1948
Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player and politician (d. 1992)
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1948
Karol Sikora, English physician and academic
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1949
Snakefinger, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)
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1949
John Craven, English economist and academic
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1949
Russell Smith, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1950
Lee Tamahori, New Zealand film director
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1951
Starhawk, American author and activist
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1951
John Garrett, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1951
Joe Piscopo, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
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1952
Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
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1952
Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education
Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley · Secretary of State for Education
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1953
Vernon Coaker, English educator and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
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1954
Mark Linn-Baker, American actor and director
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1955
Mati Laur, Estonian historian, author, and academic
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1955
Bob Sauvé, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1955
Cem Hakko, Turkish fashion designer and businessman
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1956
Iain Milne, Scottish rugby player
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1957
Philip Chevron, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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1957
Martin Dillon, American tenor and educator (d. 2005)
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1957
Uģis Prauliņš, Latvian composer
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1958
Pierre Berbizier, French rugby player and coach
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1958
Jello Biafra, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1958
Bobby Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1958
Sam Hamad, Syrian-Canadian academic and politician
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1958
Jon Leibowitz, American lawyer and politician
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1958
Daniel McVicar, American actor
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1959
Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic
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1959
Nikos Stavropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
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1960
Adrián Campos, Spanish race car driver
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1960
Thomas Haden Church, American actor
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1961
Kōichi Yamadera, Japanese actor and singer
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1962
Michael Monroe, Finnish singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Hanoi Rocks and Demolition 23)
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1963
Greg Kinnear, American actor, television presenter, and producer
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1964
Rinaldo Capello, Italian race car driver
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1964
Michael Gross, German swimmer
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1964
Steve Rhodes, English cricketer and coach
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1965
Dermontti Dawson, American football player and coach
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1965
Dan Jansen, American speed skater and sportscaster
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1965
Dara O'Kearney, Irish runner and poker player
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1966
Mohammed Ghazy Al-Akhras, Iraqi journalist and author
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1966
Tory Burch, American fashion designer and philanthropist
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1966
Ken Clark, American football player (d. 2013)
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1966
Diane Modahl, English runner
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1966
Jason Patric, American actor
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1967
Dorothea Röschmann, German soprano and actress
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1967
Eric Stefani, American keyboard player and composer
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1968
Steve Georgallis, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1968
Minoru Suzuki, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
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1969
Paul Tergat, Kenyan runner
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1969
Geoff Toovey, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1969
Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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1970
Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player
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1970
Will Forte, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
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1970
Jason Hanson, American football player
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1970
Popeye Jones, American basketball player and coach
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1970
Michael Showalter, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1971
Mildred Fox, Irish politician
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1973
Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
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1974
Evangelia Psarra, Greek archer
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1975
Joshua Leonard, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1975
Phiyada Akkraseranee, Thai actress and model
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1976
Scott Adkins, English actor and martial artist
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1976
Sven Nys, Belgian cyclist
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1977
Tjaša Jezernik, Slovenian tennis player
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1977
Mark Tauscher, American football player and sportscaster
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1978
Isabelle Delobel, French ice dancer
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1978
Travis Roche, Canadian ice hockey player
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1979
Tyson Apostol, American television personality
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1979
Young Maylay, American rapper, producer, and voice actor
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1979
Nick Rimando, American soccer player
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1980
Jeph Jacques, American author and illustrator
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1980
Elisa Rigaudo, Italian race walker
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1980
Venus Williams, American tennis player
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1981
Kyle Boller, American football player
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1981
Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
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1982
Stefan Hodgetts, English racing driver
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1982
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian footballer
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1982
Stanislava Hrozenská, Slovak tennis player
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1982
Marek Svatoš, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2016)
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1983
Vlasis Kazakis, Greek footballer
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1983
Lee Ryan, English singer/actor
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1984
Michael Mathieu, Bahamian sprinter
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1984
Si Tianfeng, Chinese race walker
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1985
Özge Akın, Turkish sprinter
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1985
Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player
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1985
Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer
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1986
Apoula Edel, Armenian footballer
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1986
Helen Glover, English rower
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1987
Kendrick Lamar, American rapper
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1987
Nozomi Tsuji, Japanese singer and actress
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1988
Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
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1988
Shaun MacDonald, Welsh footballer
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1988
Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer
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1989
Georgios Tofas, Cypriot footballer
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1989
Simone Battle, American singer and actress (d. 2014)
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1990
Jordan Henderson, English footballer
-
1990
Josh Mansour, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Daniel Tupou, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
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1992
Ryan Allsop, English footballer
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1994
Amari Cooper, American football player
الوفيات المشهورة
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656
Uthman, Persian ruler (b. 577)
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676
Pope Adeodatus II
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811
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, Japanese shogun (b. 758)
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850
Tachibana no Kachiko, Japanese wife of Emperor Saga (b. 786)
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900
Fulk, French archbishop
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1025
Bolesław I the Brave, Polish king (b. 967)
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1091
Dirk V, Count of Holland (b. 1052)
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1207
Daoji, Chinese buddhist monk (b. 1130)
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1219
David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
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1361
Ingeborg of Norway, princess consort and regent of Sweden (b. 1301)
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1400
Jan of Jenštejn, Archbishop of Prague (b. 1348)
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1463
Catherine of Portugal, Infanta and religious writer (b. 1436)
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1501
John I Albert of Poland (b. 1459)
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1565
Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)
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1631
Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan (b. 1593)
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1649
Injo of Joseon, sixteenth king of the Joseon dynasty in Korea (b. 1595)
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1694
Philip Howard, English cardinal (b. 1629)
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1696
John III Sobieski, Polish king (b. 1629)
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1719
Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1672)
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1734
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1653)
Claude Louis Hector de Villars · Minister of Defence (France)
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1740
Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)
Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet · Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1762
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (b. 1674)
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1771
Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (b. 1722)
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1775
John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (b. 1722)
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1797
Mohammad Khan Qajar, Persian tribal chief (b. 1742)
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1813
Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
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1821
Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)
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1839
Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (b. 1774)
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1866
Joseph Méry French poet and author (b. 1798)
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1898
Edward Burne-Jones, English soldier and painter (b. 1833)
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1904
Nikolay Bobrikov, Russian soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1839)
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1936
Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
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1939
Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
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1940
Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
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1941
Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1862)
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1942
Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)
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1952
Jack Parsons, American chemist and engineer (b. 1914)
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1954
Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (b. 1920)
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1956
Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (b. 1878)
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1956
Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (b. 1892)
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1956
Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926)
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1957
Dorothy Richardson, English journalist and author (b. 1873)
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1957
J. R. Williams, Canadian-American cartoonist (b. 1888)
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1961
Jeff Chandler, American actor (b. 1918)
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1963
Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (b. 1882)
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1968
José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1901)
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1974
Refik Koraltan, Turkish lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (b. 1889)
Refik Koraltan · Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
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1975
James Phinney Baxter III, American historian and academic (b. 1893)
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1979
Hubert Ashton, English cricketer and politician (b. 1898)
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1979
Duffy Lewis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
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1981
Richard O'Connor, Indian-English general (b. 1889)
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1981
Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (b. 1889)
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1982
Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (b. 1920)
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1983
Peter Mennin, American composer and educator (b. 1923)
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1985
John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
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1986
Kate Smith, American singer (b. 1907)
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1987
Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1936)
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1996
Thomas Kuhn, American historian and philosopher (b. 1922)
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1996
Curt Swan, American illustrator (b. 1920)
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1999
Basil Hume, English cardinal (b. 1923)
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2000
Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1931)
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2001
Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)
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2001
Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (b. 1925)
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2002
Willie Davenport, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1943)
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2002
Fritz Walter, German footballer (b. 1920)
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2004
Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
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2006
Bussunda, Brazilian comediant (b. 1962)
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2007
Gianfranco Ferré, Italian fashion designer (b. 1944)
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2007
Serena Wilson, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1933)
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2008
Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (b. 1922)
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2009
Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (b. 1929)
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2009
Darrell Powers, American sergeant (b. 1923)
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2011
Rex Mossop, Australian rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1928)
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2012
Stéphane Brosse, French mountaineer (b. 1971)
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2012
Patricia Brown, American baseball player (b. 1931)
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2012
Nathan Divinsky, Canadian mathematician and chess player (b. 1925)
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2012
Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (b. 1965)
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2012
Fauzia Wahab, Pakistani actress and politician (b. 1956)
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2013
Michael Baigent, New Zealand-English theorist and author (b. 1948)
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2013
Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, Bangladeshi playwright and producer (b. 1930)
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2013
Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (b. 1927)
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2013
Bulbs Ehlers, American basketball player (b. 1923)
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2013
James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1934)
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2014
Patsy Byrne, English actress (b. 1933)
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2014
Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (b. 1954)
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2014
Stanley Marsh 3, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1938)
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2014
Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (b. 1923)
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2014
Larry Zeidel, Canadian-American ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1928)
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2015
Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (b. 1937)
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2015
John David Crow, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
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2015
Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (b. 1924)
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2015
Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (b. 1920)
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2015
Clementa C. Pinckney, American minister and politician (b. 1973)