July 20 — في هذا اليوم
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الأحداث
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AD 70
Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots.
Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70) · Titus · Vespasian · Antonia Fortress · Temple Mount
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792
Kardam of Bulgaria defeats Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI at the Battle of Marcellae.
Kardam of Bulgaria · Byzantine Emperor · Constantine VI · Battle of Marcellae (792)
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911
Rollo lays siege to Chartres.
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1189
Richard I of England officially invested as Duke of Normandy.
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1225
Treaty of San Germano is signed at San Germano between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Pope Gregory IX. A Dominican named Guala is responsible for the negotiations.
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1398
The Battle of Kellistown was fought on this day between the forces of the English led by Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March against the O'Byrnes and O'Tooles under the command of Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach, the most powerful Chieftain in Leinster.
English people · Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March · Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach
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1402
Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Battle of Ankara: Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I.
Battle of Ankara · Timur · Timurid Empire · Ottoman Empire · Bayezid I
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1592
During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-98) · Toyotomi Hideyoshi · Pyongyang
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1738
Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye · Lake Michigan
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1799
Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of six reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia.
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1807
Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France.
Nicéphore Niépce · Napoleon · Pyréolophore · Internal combustion engine · Saône
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1810
Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain.
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1848
The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes.
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1864
American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek: Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman.
Battle of Peachtree Creek · Atlanta · Confederate States of America · John Bell Hood · Union (American Civil War)
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1866
Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
Austro-Prussian War · Battle of Lissa (1866) · Austro-Hungarian Navy · Wilhelm von Tegetthoff · Regia Marina
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1871
British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
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1885
The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
The Football Association · Association football · British Football Association
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1903
The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
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1917
World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
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1920
The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
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1922
The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom.
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1932
In the Preußenschlag ("Prussian coup"), German President Paul von Hindenburg dissolves the government of Prussia
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1932
In Washington, D.C., police fire tear gas on World War I veterans, part of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, who attempt to march to the White House.
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1934
Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
Minneapolis · Trucker · Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934
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1934
West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
1934 West Coast waterfront strike · Seattle · Tear gas · Stevedore · Governor of Oregon
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1935
Switzerland: A Royal Dutch Airlines plane en route from Milan to Frankfurt crashes into a Swiss mountain, killing thirteen.
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1936
The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits · Montreux · Turkey · Dardanelles · Bosphorus
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1938
The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
United States Department of Justice · Motion picture · Sherman Antitrust Act · Studio system · 1948
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1940
Denmark leaves the League of Nations.
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1940
California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
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1941
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin consolidates the Commissariats of Home Affairs and National Security to form the NKVD and names Lavrentiy Beria its chief.
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1944
World War II: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.
World War II · Adolf Hitler · 20 July plot · Claus von Stauffenberg
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1949
Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
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1950
Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
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1951
King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
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1954
Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
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1960
Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) elects Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister, the world's first elected female head of government.
Sri Lanka · Sirimavo Bandaranaike · Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
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1960
The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.
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1961
French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
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1964
Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Định Tường Province, Cái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of whom are children).
Vietnam War · Viet Cong · Định Tường Province · Cái Bè · South Vietnam
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1968
The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
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1969
Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon (July 21 UTC).
Apollo program · Apollo 11 · Moon · Mare Tranquillitatis · Neil Armstrong
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1969
A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War".
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1974
Turkish occupation of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'état, organised by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios.
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1977
The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
Central Intelligence Agency · Freedom of Information Act (United States) · Project MKUltra
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1977
A flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on this day in 1977, killing 84 people and causing millions of dollars in damages.
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1982
Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses.
Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Bomb · Hyde Park, London · Regent's Park
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1985
The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles.
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1989
Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
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1992
Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia.
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1997
The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
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1999
The Chinese Communist Party begins a persecution campaign against Falun Gong, arresting thousands nationwide.
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2005
Canada legalized same-sex marriage, being the fourth country in the world to do so.
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2012
James Holmes opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 70 others.
James Holmes (mass murderer) · 2012 Aurora shooting · Aurora, Colorado
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2013
Seventeen government soldiers are killed in an attack by FARC revolutionaries in the Colombian department of Arauca.
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2015
A huge explosion in the mostly Kurdish border town of Suruç, Turkey, targeting the Socialist Youth Associations Federation, kills at least 31 people and injures over 100.
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2015
The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.
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2017
O.J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas.
المولدات المشهورة
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356 BC
Alexander the Great, Macedonian king (d. 323 BC)
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647
Yazid I, Arabian caliph (d. 683)
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682
Taichō, Japanese monk and scholar (d. 767)
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1304
Petrarch, Italian poet and scholar (d. 1374)
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1313
John Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tibetot (d. 1367)
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1346
Margaret, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of King Edward III of England (d. 1361)
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1470
John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath, English noble (d. 1539)
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1519
Pope Innocent IX (d. 1591)
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1537
Arnaud d'Ossat, French cardinal (d. 1604)
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1583
Alban Roe, English Benedictine martyr (d. 1642)
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1591
Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (d. 1643)
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1592
Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden (d. 1663)
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1601
Robert Wallop, English politician (d. 1667)
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1620
Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder, Dutch poet and scholar (d. 1681)
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1649
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (d. 1709)
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1754
Antoine Destutt de Tracy, French philosopher and academic (d. 1836)
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1757
Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian politician and diplomat (d. 1811)
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1762
Jakob Haibel, Austrian tenor and composer (d. 1826)
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1774
Auguste de Marmont, French general (d. 1852)
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1789
Mahmud II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1839)
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1804
Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist (d. 1892)
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1822
Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist (d. 1884)
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1838
Augustin Daly, American playwright and manager (d. 1899)
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1838
Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet, English civil servant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1928)
Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1847
Max Liebermann, German painter and academic (d. 1935)
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1849
Robert Anderson Van Wyck, American lawyer and politician, 91st Mayor of New York City (d. 1918)
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1852
Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1932)
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1864
Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
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1864
Ruggero Oddi, Italian physiologist and anatomist (d. 1913)
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1868
Miron Cristea, Romanian cleric and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1939)
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1873
Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian pilot (d. 1932)
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1876
Otto Blumenthal, German mathematician and academic (d. 1944)
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1877
Tom Crean, Irish sailor and explorer (d. 1938)
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1882
Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1937)
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1889
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC (d. 1971)
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1890
Verna Felton, American actress (d. 1966)
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1890
Julie Vinter Hansen, Danish-Swiss astronomer and academic (d. 1960)
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1890
Giorgio Morandi, Italian painter (d. 1964)
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1893
George Llewelyn Davies, English soldier (d. 1915)
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1895
László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1946)
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1897
Tadeusz Reichstein, Polish-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
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1900
Maurice Leyland, English cricketer and coach (d. 1967)
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1901
Vehbi Koç, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Koç Holding (d. 1996)
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1901
Eugenio Lopez Sr., Filipino businessman and founder of the Lopez Group of Companies (d. 1975)
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1901
Heinie Manush, American baseball player and manager (d. 1971)
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1902
Leonidas Berry, American gastroenterologist (d. 1995)
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1905
Joseph Levis, American foil fencer (d. 2005)
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1909
Eric Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1993)
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1910
Vilém Tauský, Czech-English conductor and composer (d. 2004)
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1911
Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer (d. 1941)
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1911
José Zabala-Santos, Filipino author and illustrator (d. 1985)
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1912
George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (d. 1970)
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1912
Lucette Destouches (fr), French dancer
Lucette Destouches (page does not exist) · fr:Lucette Destouches
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1914
Dobri Dobrev, Bulgarian philanthropist
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1914
Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician (d. 2005)
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1914
Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal (d. 2013)
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1918
Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 2006)
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1919
Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (d. 2008)
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1920
Elliot Richardson, American lieutenant and politician, 11th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1999)
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1921
Henri Alleg, English-French journalist and author (d. 2013)
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1922
Alan Stephenson Boyd, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Transportation
Alan Stephenson Boyd · United States Secretary of Transportation
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1923
Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (d. 2005)
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1924
Lola Albright, American actress and singer (d. 2017)
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1924
Thomas Berger, American author and playwright (d. 2014)
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1924
Mort Garson, Canadian-American songwriter and composer (d. 2008)
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1925
Jacques Delors, French economist and politician, 8th President of the European Commission
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1925
Frantz Fanon, French-Algerian psychiatrist and philosopher (d. 1961)
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1927
Barbara Bergmann, American economist and academic (d. 2015)
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1927
Heather Chasen, English actress
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1927
Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer
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1927
Ian P. Howard, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (d. 2013)
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1928
Józef Czyrek, Polish economist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2013)
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1928
Belaid Abdessalam, Prime Minister of Algeria
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1929
Hazel Hawke, Australian social worker and pianist, 23rd Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2013)
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1929
Mike Ilitch, American businessman, co-founded Little Caesars (d. 2017)
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1929
Rajendra Kumar, Pakistani-Indian actor and producer (d. 1999)
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1929
David Tonkin, Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (d. 2000)
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1930
Giannis Agouris, Greek journalist and author (d. 2006)
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1930
Chuck Daly, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)
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1930
William H. Goetzmann, American historian and author (d. 2010)
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1930
Sally Ann Howes, English-American singer and actress
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1931
Tony Marsh, English race car driver (d. 2009)
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1932
Nam June Paik, American artist (d. 2006)
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1932
Otto Schily, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of the Interior
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1933
Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
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1933
Cormac McCarthy, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter
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1933
Rex Williams, English snooker player
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1935
Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo, English businessman and art collector
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1936
Alistair MacLeod, Canadian novelist and short story writer (d. 2014)
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1936
Barbara Mikulski, American social worker and politician
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1938
Deniz Baykal, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
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1938
Roger Hunt, English footballer
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1938
Tony Oliva, Cuban-American baseball player and coach
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1938
Diana Rigg, English actress
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1938
Natalie Wood, American actress (d. 1981)
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1939
Judy Chicago, American painter and sculptor
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1941
Don Chuy, American football player (d. 2014)
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1941
Periklis Korovesis, Greek author and journalist
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1941
Kurt Raab, German actor, screenwriter, and production designer (d. 1988)
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1942
Pete Hamilton, American race car driver
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1943
Chris Amon, New Zealand race car driver (d. 2016)
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1943
Bob McNab, English footballer
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1943
Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (d. 2010)
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1943
Wendy Richard, English actress (d. 2009)
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1944
Mel Daniels, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
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1944
Olivier de Kersauson, French sailor
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1944
T. G. Sheppard, American country music singer-songwriter
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1945
Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter
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1945
Larry Craig, American soldier and politician
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1945
John Lodge, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
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1945
Bo Rein, American football player and coach (d. 1980)
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1946
Randal Kleiser, American actor, director, and producer
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1947
Gerd Binnig, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1947
Carlos Santana, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1948
Muse Watson, American actor and producer
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1950
Edward Leigh, English lawyer and politician
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1951
Jeff Rawle, English actor and screenwriter
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1953
Dave Evans, Welsh-Australian singer-songwriter
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1953
Thomas Friedman, American journalist and author
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1953
Marcia Hines, American-Australian singer and actress
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1954
Moira Harris, American actress
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1954
Jay Jay French, American guitarist and producer
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1955
Desmond Douglas, Jamaican-English table tennis player
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1955
René-Daniel Dubois, Canadian actor and playwright
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1955
Jem Finer, English banjo player and songwriter
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1956
Paul Cook, English drummer
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1956
Thomas N'Kono, Cameroonian footballer
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1956
Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (d. 2016)
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1958
Mick MacNeil, Scottish keyboard player and songwriter
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1959
Radney Foster, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1960
Claudio Langes, Italian race car driver
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1960
Prvoslav Vujčić, Serbian-Canadian poet and philosopher
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1960
Sudesh Berry, Indian actor
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1961
Óscar Elías Biscet, Cuban physician and activist, founded the Lawton Foundation
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1962
Carlos Alazraqui, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1962
Giovanna Amati, Italian race car driver
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1962
Julie Bindel, English journalist, author, and academic
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1963
Frank Whaley, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1964
Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
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1964
Terri Irwin, American-Australian zoologist and author
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1964
Bernd Schneider, German race car driver
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1965
Jess Walter, American journalist and author
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1966
Stone Gossard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1966
Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexican lawyer and politician, 57th President of Mexico
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1967
Courtney Taylor-Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1968
Jimmy Carson, American ice hockey player
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1968
Hami Mandıralı, Turkish footballer and manager
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1968
Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian-American director, screenwriter, and voice actor
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1968
Kool G Rap, American hip-hop artist
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1969
Josh Holloway, American actor
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1969
Kreso Kovacec, Croatian-German footballer
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1969
Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist
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1969
Tobi Vail, American singer and guitarist
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1971
Charles Johnson, American baseball player
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1971
Sandra Oh, Canadian actress
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1972
Jamie Ainscough, Australian rugby league player
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1972
Jozef Stümpel, Slovak ice hockey player
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1972
Erik Ullenhag, Swedish jurist and politician
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1972
Vitamin C, American singer-songwriter
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1973
Omar Epps, American actor
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1973
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
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1973
Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player and manager
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1973
Nixon McLean, Caribbean cricketer
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1973
Roberto Orci, Mexican-American screenwriter and producer
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1973
Claudio Reyna, American soccer player
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1975
Ray Allen, American basketball player and actor
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1975
Judy Greer, American actress and producer
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1975
Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer
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1975
Birgitta Ohlsson, Swedish journalist and politician, 5th Swedish Minister for European Union Affairs
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1975
Jason Raize, American singer and actor
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1975
Yusuf Şimşek, Turkish footballer and manager
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1976
Erica Hill, American journalist
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1976
Debashish Mohanty, Indian cricketer and coach
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1976
Andrew Stockdale, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1976
Alex Yoong, Malaysian race car driver
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1977
Kiki Musampa, Congolese footballer
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1977
Yves Niaré, French shot putter (d. 2012)
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1977
Alessandro Santos, Brazilian-Japanese footballer
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1978
Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player
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1978
Will Solomon, American basketball player
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1978
Elliott Yamin, American singer-songwriter
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1978
Ieva Zunda, Latvian runner and hurdler
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1979
Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer (d. 2004)
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1979
Charlotte Hatherley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1979
David Ortega, Spanish swimmer
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1980
Tesfaye Bramble, English-Montserratian footballer
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1980
Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian model, fashionista, and businesswoman
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1981
Viktoria Ladõnskaja, Estonian journalist and politician
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1982
Antoine Vermette, Canadian ice hockey player
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1984
Alexi Casilla, Dominican baseball player
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1984
Matt Gilroy, American ice hockey player
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1985
John Francis Daley, American actor and screenwriter
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1985
David Mundy, Australian footballer
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1986
Osric Chau, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1987
Nicola Benedetti, Scottish violinist
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1987
Niall McGinn, Irish footballer
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1988
Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer
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1988
Stephen Strasburg, American baseball player
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1989
Javier Cortés, Mexican footballer
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1989
Cristian Pasquato, Italian footballer
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1990
Lars Unnerstall, German footballer
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1991
Chiyoshōma Fujio, Mongolian sumo wrestler
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1991
Ryan James, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Philipp Reiter, German mountaineer and runner
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1991
Merxat, Chinese actor
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1993
Steven Adams, New Zealand basketball player
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1995
Moses Leota, New Zealand rugby league player
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1996
Ben Simmons, Australian basketball player
الوفيات المشهورة
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940
Ibn Muqla, Iraqi calligrapher and court official (b. 885)
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985
Antipope Boniface VII (b. 930)
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1031
Robert II of France (b. 972)
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1156
Emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103)
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1320
Oshin, King of Armenia (b. 1282)
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1332
Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland
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1387
Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu (b. 1356)
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1398
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, Welsh nobleman (b. 1374)
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1453
Enguerrand de Monstrelet, French historian and author (b. 1400)
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1454
John II of Castile (b. 1405)
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1514
György Dózsa, Transylvanian peasant revolt leader (b. 1470)
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1524
Claude of France (b. 1499)
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1526
García Jofre de Loaísa, Spanish explorer (b. 1490)
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1600
William More, English courtier (b. 1520)
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1616
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Irish nobleman and rebel soldier (b. 1550)
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1704
Peregrine White, English-American farmer and soldier (b. 1620)
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1752
Johann Christoph Pepusch, German-English composer and theorist (b. 1667)
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1816
Gavrila Derzhavin, Russian poet and politician (b. 1743)
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1866
Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1826)
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1897
Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (b. 1820)
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1901
William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
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1903
Pope Leo XIII (b. 1810)
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1908
Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
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1908
Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)
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1910
Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863)
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1922
Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1856)
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1923
Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (b. 1878)
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1926
Felix Dzerzhinsky, Russian educator and politician (b. 1877)
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1927
Ferdinand I of Romania (b. 1865)
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1928
Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet and author (b. 1896)
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1932
René Bazin, French author and academic (b. 1853)
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1937
Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1882)
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1937
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
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1941
Lew Fields, American actor and producer (b. 1867)
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1944
Ludwig Beck, German general (b. 1880)
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1945
Paul Valéry, French author and poet (b. 1871)
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1951
Abdullah I of Jordan (b. 1882)
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1953
Dumarsais Estimé, Haitian lawyer and politician, 33rd President of Haiti (b. 1900)
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1953
Jan Struther, English author and hymn-writer (b. 1901)
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1955
Calouste Gulbenkian, Armenian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1869)
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1956
James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (b. 1868)
James Alexander Calder · Minister of Militia and Defence (Canada)
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1959
William D. Leahy, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (b. 1875)
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1965
Batukeshwar Dutt, Indian activist (b. 1910)
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1968
Bray Hammond, American historian and author (b. 1886)
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1970
Iain Macleod, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1913)
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1972
Geeta Dutt, Indian singer and actress (b. 1930)
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1973
Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist (b. 1940)
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1973
Robert Smithson, American photographer and sculptor (b. 1938)
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1974
Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer (b. 1900)
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1976
Joseph Rochefort, American captain and cryptanalyst (b. 1900)
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1977
Gary Kellgren, American record producer, co-founded Record Plant (b. 1939)
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1980
Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native American) potter (b. 1887)
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1981
Kostas Choumis, Greek-Romanian footballer (b. 1913)
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1983
Frank Reynolds, American soldier and journalist (b. 1923)
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1987
Richard Egan, American soldier and actor (b. 1921)
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1989
Forrest H. Anderson, American judge and politician, 17th Governor of Montana (b. 1913)
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1990
Herbert Turner Jenkins, American police officer (b. 1907)
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1993
Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (b. 1945)
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1994
Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (b. 1897)
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1998
June Byers, American wrestler (b. 1922)
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1997
M. E. H. Maharoof, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1939)
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1999
Sandra Gould, American actress (b. 1916)
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2002
Michalis Kritikopoulos Greek footballer (b. 1946)
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2003
Nicolas Freeling, English author (b. 1927)
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2004
Lala Mara, Fijian politician (b. 1931)
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2004
Valdemaras Martinkėnas, Lithuanian footballer and coach (b. 1965)
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2005
James Doohan, Canadian-American actor (b. 1920)
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2005
Finn Gustavsen, Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1926)
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2005
Kayo Hatta, American director and cinematographer (b. 1958)
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2006
Ted Grant, South African-English theorist and activist (b. 1913)
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2006
Gérard Oury, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
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2007
Tammy Faye Messner, American Christian evangelist and talk show host (b. 1942)
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2008
Artie Traum, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1943)
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2009
Vedat Okyar, Turkish footballer (b. 1945)
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2009
Mark Rosenzweig, American psychologist and academic (b. 1922)
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2011
Lucian Freud, German-English painter and illustrator (b. 1922)
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2012
Alastair Burnet, English journalist (b. 1928)
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2012
Jack Davis, American hurdler (b. 1930)
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2012
José Hermano Saraiva, Portuguese historian, jurist, and politician, Portuguese Minister of Education (b. 1919)
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2013
Pierre Fabre, French pharmacist and businessman, founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre (b. 1926)
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2013
Khurshed Alam Khan, Indian politician, 2nd Governor of Goa (b. 1919)
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2013
Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (b. 1920)
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2013
Helen Thomas, American journalist and author (b. 1920)
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2014
Victor G. Atiyeh, American businessman and politician, 32nd Governor of Oregon (b. 1923)
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2014
Constantin Lucaci, Romanian sculptor and educator (b. 1923)
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2014
Bob McNamara, American football player (b. 1931)
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2014
Klaus Schmidt, German archaeologist and academic (b. 1953)
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2015
Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American actor and musician (b. 1924)
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2015
Wayne Carson, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1943)
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2015
Fred Else, English footballer and manager (b. 1933)
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2015
Dieter Moebius, Swiss-German keyboard player and producer (b. 1944)
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2016
Radu Beligan, Romanian actor, director, and essayist (b. 1918)
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2017
Chester Bennington, American singer (b. 1976)