August 31 — في هذا اليوم
354 مشاركات
الأحداث
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1056
After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.
Byzantine Empress · Theodora (11th century) · Macedonian dynasty
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1057
Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year.
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1218
Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.
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1314
King Haakon V of Norway moves the capital from Bergen to Oslo.
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1422
King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.
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1776
William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
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1795
War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
War of the First Coalition · Capture of Trincomalee (1795) · Sri Lanka
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1798
Irish Rebellion of 1798: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.
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1813
At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town. Elsewhere, Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
Peninsular War · San Sebastián · Siege of San Sebastián · Battle of San Marcial
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1864
During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
American Civil War · Union Army · William T. Sherman · Battle of Jonesborough · Atlanta
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1876
Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
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1886
The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme); 60 people killed with damage estimated at $5-6 million.
1886 Charleston earthquake · Mercalli intensity scale · United States dollar
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1888
Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
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1895
German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
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1897
Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
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1907
Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the Triple Entente alliance.
Alexander Izvolsky · Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock · Anglo-Russian Entente · Triple Entente · Military alliance
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1918
World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin · Australian Corps · Hundred Days Offensive
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1920
Polish-Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
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1935
In an attempt to stay out of the growing turmoil in Europe, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
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1936
Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
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1939
Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
Nazi Germany · False flag · Gleiwitz incident · European theatre of World War II
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1940
Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
Lovettsville air disaster · Lovettsville, Virginia · Civil Aeronautics Authority · Bureau of Air Commerce
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1941
World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
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1943
USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
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1949
The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
Democratic Army of Greece · Albania · Gramos · Greek Civil War
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1957
The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
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1958
A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
Parcel bomb · Ngô Đình Nhu · South Vietnam · Ngô Đình Diệm · Norodom Sihanouk
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1962
Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
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1963
Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance.
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1986
Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
Aeroméxico Flight 498 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee · Cerritos, California
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1986
The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.
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1987
Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
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1991
Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
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1993
Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
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1996
Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
Saddam Hussein · Masoud Barzani · Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
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1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
Diana, Princess of Wales · Dodi Fayed · Henri Paul · Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
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1999
The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.
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1999
A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground.
Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas · Boeing 737-200 · LAPA Flight 3142 · Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Buenos Aires
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2005
The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
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2006
Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
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2016
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.
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المولدات المشهورة
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AD 12
Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41)
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161
Commodus, Roman emperor (d. 192)
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1018
Jeongjong II of Goryeo, Korean ruler (d. 1046)
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1168
Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, (d. 1208)
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1542
Isabella de' Medici, Italian princess (d. 1576)
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1569
Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1627)
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1652
Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (d. 1708)
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1663
Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)
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1721
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1775)
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1741
Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator (d. 1816)
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1748
Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright (d. 1820)
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1767
Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen (d. 1798)
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1775
Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author (d. 1836)
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1802
Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (d. 1834)
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1821
Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (d. 1894)
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1823
Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1907)
Galusha A. Grow · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1834
Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and educator (d. 1886)
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1842
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924)
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1843
Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1919)
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1870
Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator (d. 1952)
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1871
James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas (d. 1944)
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1878
Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer (d. 1933)
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1879
Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author (d. 1964)
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1879
Emperor Taishō of Japan (d. 1926)
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1880
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (d. 1962)
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1884
George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science (d. 1956)
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1885
DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright (d. 1940)
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1890
August Alle, Estonian poet and author (d. 1952)
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1893
Lily Laskine, French harp player (d. 1988)
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1894
Albert Facey, Australian soldier and author (d. 1982)
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1896
Brian Edmund Baker, English Air Marshal (d. 1979)
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1896
Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (d. 1982)
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1897
Fredric March, American lieutenant, actor, and singer (d. 1975)
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1900
Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of Benito Mussolini (d. 1943)
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1902
Géza Révész, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (d. 1977)
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1903
Arthur Godfrey, American radio and television host (d. 1983)
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1903
Vladimir Jankélévitch, French musicologist and philosopher (d. 1985)
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1905
Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (d. 2004)
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1905
Sanford Meisner, American actor and educator (d. 1997)
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1907
Valter Biiber, Estonian footballer (d. 1977)
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1907
Augustus F. Hawkins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
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1907
Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (d. 1957)
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1907
William Shawn, American journalist (d. 1992)
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1907
Altiero Spinelli, Italian theorist and politician (d. 1986)
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1908
William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1981)
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1909
Ferenc Fejtő, Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (d. 2008)
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1911
Edward Brongersma, Dutch journalist and politician (d. 1998)
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1911
Arsenio Rodríguez, Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1970)
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1913
Helen Levitt, American photographer and cinematographer (d. 2009)
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1913
Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)
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1914
Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984)
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1915
Pete Newell, American basketball player and coach (d. 2008)
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1916
Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011)
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1916
Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
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1916
John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017)
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1918
Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986)
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1919
Amrita Preetam, Indian poet and author (d. 2005)
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1921
Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (d. 2014)
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1921
Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (d. 1988)
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1924
John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012)
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1924
Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (d. 2003)
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1924
Herbert Wise, Austrian-English director and producer (d. 2015)
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1925
Moran Campbell, English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (d. 2004)
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1925
Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)
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1928
James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)
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1928
Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (d. 2005)
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1930
Big Tiny Little, American pianist (d. 2010)
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1931
Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
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1931
Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004)
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1932
Allan Fotheringham, Canadian journalist
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1932
Roy Castle, English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician (d. 1994)
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1935
Eldridge Cleaver, American activist and author (d. 1998)
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1935
Bryan Organ, English painter
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1935
Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager
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1936
Vladimir Orlov, Russian journalist and author (d. 2014)
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1937
Warren Berlinger, American actor
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1937
Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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1938
Martin Bell, English journalist and politician
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1939
Jerry Allison, American drummer and songwriter
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1940
Robbie Basho, American guitarist, pianist, and composer (d. 1986)
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1940
Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bass player (d. 2015)
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1940
Larry Hankin, American actor, director, and producer
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1940
Roger Newman, English-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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1940
Jack Thompson, Australian actor
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1941
William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman
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1941
Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (d. 2012)
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1942
Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer
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1943
Leonid Ivashov, Russian general
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1944
Roger Dean, English illustrator and publisher
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1944
Liz Forgan, English journalist
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1944
Christine King, English historian and academic
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1944
Clive Lloyd, Guyanese cricketer
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1945
Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
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1945
Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American violinist and conductor
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1945
Bob Welch, American singer and guitarist (d. 2012)
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1946
Ann Coffey, Scottish social worker and politician
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1946
Jerome Corsi, American theorist and author
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1946
Tom Coughlin, American football player and coach
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1947
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Italian businessman
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1947
Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese author and illustrator
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1947
Somchai Wongsawat, Thai lawyer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Thailand
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1948
Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver and journalist (d. 1982)
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1948
Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter and producer
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1948
Ken McMullen, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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1948
Holger Osieck, German footballer and manager
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1948
Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist and songwriter
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1949
Richard Gere, American actor and producer
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1949
Hugh David Politzer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1949
Rick Roberts, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1951
Grant Batty, New Zealand rugby player
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1951
Sirje Tamul, Estonian historian, author, and academic
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1952
Kim Kashkashian, American viola player and educator
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1952
Herbert Reul, German politician
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1953
Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentinian race car driver
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1953
György Károly, Hungarian poet and author
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1953
Pavel Vinogradov, Russian astronaut and engineer
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1954
Julie Brown, American actress and screenwriter
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1955
Aleksander Krupa, Polish-American actor
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1955
Julie Maxton, Scottish lawyer and academic
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1955
Edwin Moses, American hurdler
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1955
Anthony Thistlethwaite, English saxophonist and bass player
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1955
Gary Webb, American journalist and author (d. 2004)
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1956
Mária Balážová, Slovak painter and illustrator
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1956
Masashi Tashiro, Japanese singer, actor, and director
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1957
Colm O'Rourke, Irish footballer and sportscaster
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1957
Gina Schock, American rock drummer (The Go-Go's)
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1957
Glenn Tilbrook, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1958
Serge Blanco, Venezuelan-French rugby player and businessman
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1958
Stephen Cottrell, English bishop
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1959
Ralph Krueger, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1959
Jessica Upshaw, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
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1960
Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper
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1960
Chris Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
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1960
Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah
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1961
Kieran Crowley, New Zealand rugby player
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1961
Magnus Ilmjärv, Estonian historian and author
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1962
Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor
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1963
Reb Beach, American guitarist
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1963
Rituparno Ghosh, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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1963
Sonny Silooy, Dutch footballer and manager
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1964
Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and critic
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1965
Zsolt Borkai, Hungarian gymnast and politician
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1965
Susan Gritton, English soprano and actress
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1967
Gene Hoglan, American drummer
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1967
Anita Moen, Norwegian skier
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1968
Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician
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1968
Hideo Nomo, Japanese-American baseball player
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1968
Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player
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1969
Nathalie Bouvier, French skier
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1969
Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor and physician
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1969
Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer and referee
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1970
Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1970
Nikola Gruevski, Macedonian economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
Nikola Gruevski · Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
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1970
Greg Mulholland, English politician
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1970
Queen Rania of Jordan
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1970
Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer and manager
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1970
Zack Ward, Canadian actor and producer
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1971
Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer
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1971
Vadim Repin, Belgian-Russian violinist
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1971
Chris Tucker, American comedian and actor
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1973
Scott Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1974
Andriy Medvedev, Ukrainian-Monacan tennis player
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1975
Craig Cumming, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
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1975
John Grahame, American ice hockey player and coach
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1976
Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter and pianist
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1976
Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer and manager
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1976
Radek Martínek, Czech ice hockey player
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1977
Jeff Hardy, American wrestler and singer
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1977
Ian Harte, Irish footballer
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1977
Craig Nicholls, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
Philippe Christanval, French footballer
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1978
Ido Pariente, Israeli mixed martial artist and trainer
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1978
Craig Stapleton, Australian rugby league player
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1978
Sandis Valters, Latvian basketball player
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1978
Morten Qvenild, Norwegian pianist and composer
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1979
Clay Hensley, American baseball player
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1979
Mark Johnston, Canadian swimmer
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1979
Simon Neil, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1979
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Indian singer-songwriter and producer
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1979
Ramón Santiago, Dominican baseball player
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1979
Mickie James, American wrestler
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1980
Joe Budden, American rapper
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1981
Ahmad Al Harthy, Omani race car driver
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1981
Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby player
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1981
Steve Saviano, American ice hockey player
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1982
Ian Crocker, American swimmer
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1982
Chris Duhon, American basketball player
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1982
Lien Huyghebaert, Belgian sprinter
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1982
Christopher Katongo, Zambian footballer
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1982
Josh Kroeger, American baseball player
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1982
Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
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1982
Pepe Reina, Spanish footballer
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1982
Michele Rugolo, Italian race car driver
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1982
G. Willow Wilson, American journalist and author
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1983
Deniz Aydoğdu, German-Turkish footballer
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1983
Milan Biševac, Serbian footballer
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1983
Larry Fitzgerald, American football player
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1984
Matti Breschel, Danish cyclist
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1984
Ryan Kesler, American ice hockey player
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1984
Ted Ligety, American skier
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1984
Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer
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1985
Rolando, Portuguese footballer
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1985
Andrew Foster, Australian footballer
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1987
Xavi Annunziata, Spanish footballer
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1987
Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer
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1987
Ondřej Pavelec, Czech ice hockey player
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1988
Trent Hodkinson, Australian rugby league player
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1988
David Ospina, Colombian footballer
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1989
Dezmon Briscoe, American football player
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1990
Tadeja Majerič, Slovenian tennis player
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1991
António Félix da Costa, Portuguese race car driver
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1991
Cédric Soares, Portuguese footballer
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1992
Tyler Randell, Australian rugby league player
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1993
Pablo Marí, Spanish football player
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1993
Ilnur Alshin, Russian football player
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1993
Anna Karnaukh, Russian water polo player
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1994
Alex Harris, Scottish footballer
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الوفيات المشهورة
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318
Liu Cong, emperor of the Xiongnu state
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577
John Scholasticus, Byzantine patriarch and saint
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651
Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint
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731
Ōtomo no Tabito, Japanese poet (b. 665)
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894
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i, Muslim governor
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1054
Kunigunde of Altdorf, Frankish noblewoman (b. c. 1020)
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1056
Theodora, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire (b. 981)
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1158
Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134)
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1234
Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)
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1287
Konrad von Würzburg, German poet
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1324
Henry II of Jerusalem (b. 1271)
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1372
Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)
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1422
Henry V of England (b. 1386)
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1450
Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac (b. 1395)
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1502
Thomas Wode, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
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1528
Matthias Grünewald, German artist (b. 1470)
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1645
Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
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1654
Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)
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1688
John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)
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1730
Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
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1741
Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
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1772
William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
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1795
François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)
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1799
Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)
Nicolas-Henri Jardin · Bernstorff Palace · Marienlyst Castle
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1811
Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
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1814
Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
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1817
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1867
Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)
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1869
Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)
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1884
Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)
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1908
Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
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1910
Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
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1912
Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)
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1920
Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)
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1924
Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
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1927
Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)
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1940
Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (b. 1871)
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1941
Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1874)
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1941
Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (b. 1892)
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1948
Andrei Zhdanov, Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1896)
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1951
Paul Demel, Czech actor (b. 1903)
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1952
Henri Bourassa, Canadian publisher and politician (b. 1868)
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1954
Elsa Barker, American author and poet (b. 1869)
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1963
Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor (b. 1882)
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1965
E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (b. 1890)
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1967
Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian journalist and author (b. 1891)
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1968
John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (b. 1933)
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1969
Rocky Marciano, American boxer (b. 1923)
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1973
John Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
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1974
William Pershing Benedict, American soldier and pilot (b. 1928)
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1974
Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1923)
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1978
John Wrathall, Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)
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1979
Sally Rand, American actress and dancer (b. 1904)
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1979
Tiger Smith, English cricketer and coach (b. 1886)
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1984
Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (b. 1927)
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1985
Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
Frank Macfarlane Burnet · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1986
Elizabeth Coatsworth, American author and poet (b. 1893)
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1986
Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (b. 1900)
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1986
Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator (b. 1898)
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1990
Nathaniel Clifton, American basketball player and coach (b. 1922)
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1991
Cliff Lumsdon, Canadian swimmer and coach (b. 1931)
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1997
Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)
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1997
Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961)
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2000
Lucille Fletcher, American screenwriter (b. 1912)
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2000
Dolores Moore, American baseball player and educator (b. 1932)
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2002
Lionel Hampton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1908)
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2002
Farhad Mehrad, Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (b. 1944)
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2002
George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
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2005
Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
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2006
Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (b. 1983)
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2006
Tom Delaney, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)
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2007
Gay Brewer, American golfer (b. 1932)
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2007
Jean Jacques Paradis Canadian general (b. 1928)
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2007
Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (b. 1926)
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2008
Ken Campbell, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)
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2008
Ike Pappas, American journalist (b. 1933)
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2008
Victor Yates, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939)
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2010
Laurent Fignon, French cyclist (b. 1960)
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2011
Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1976)
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2012
Max Bygraves, English actor (b. 1922)
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2012
Joe Lewis, American martial artist and actor (b. 1944)
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2012
Carlo Maria Martini, Italian cardinal (b. 1927)
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2012
Kashiram Rana, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
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2012
John C. Shabaz, American judge and politician (b. 1931)
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2012
Sergey Sokolov, Russian commander and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for The Soviet Union (b. 1911)
Sergey Sokolov (commander) · Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)
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2013
Alan Carrington, English chemist and academic (b. 1934)
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2013
David Frost, English journalist and game show host (b. 1939)
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2013
Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (b. 1923)
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2013
Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1939)
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2014
Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
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2014
Ștefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1931)
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2014
Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (b. 1932)
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2014
Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)
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2015
Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, English politician, founded the National Motor Museum (b. 1926)
Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu · National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
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2015
Tom Scott, American football player (b. 1930)
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