October 10 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
425 Einträge
Ereignisse
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680
Battle of Karbala: Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah.
Battle of Karbala · Husayn ibn Ali · Muhammad · Decapitation · Caliph
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732
Battle of Tours: A force commanded by Charles Martel defeats an army of the Umayyad Caliphate between Poitiers and Tours in western France.
Battle of Tours · Charles Martel · Umayyad Caliphate · Poitiers · Tours
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1471
Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark.
Sten Sture the Elder · Regent · Battle of Brunkeberg · Christian I of Denmark
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1575
Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
Roman Catholic · Henry I, Duke of Guise · Battle of Dormans · Philippe de Mornay
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1580
Over 600 Papal troops land at Dún an Óir, Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
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1582
Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
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1631
An Electorate of Saxony army takes over Prague.
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1760
In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.
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1780
The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean.
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1845
In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.
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1846
Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.
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1868
Carlos Céspedes issues the Grito de Yara from his plantation, La Demajagua, proclaiming Cuba's independence
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1871
Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8-10.
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1897
German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
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1903
The Women's Social and Political Union was founded by Emmeline Pankhurst
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1911
The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of the Qing dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China.
Wuchang Uprising · Qing dynasty · Republic of China (1912-49)
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1913
United States President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, ending construction on the Panama Canal.
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1920
The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
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1928
Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
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1933
United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosion: A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
1933 United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosion · United Airlines · Boeing 247 · Sabotage · Commercial aviation
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1935
A coup d'état by the royalist leadership of the Greek Armed Forces takes place in Athens. It overthrows the government of Panagis Tsaldaris and establishes a regency under Georgios Kondylis, effectively ending the Second Hellenic Republic.
Panagis Tsaldaris · Georgios Kondylis · Second Hellenic Republic
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1938
The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany.
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1945
The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang signed a principle agreement in Chongqing about the future of post-war China. Later, the pact is commonly referred to as the Double Tenth Agreement.
Chinese Communist Party · Kuomintang · Chongqing · Double Tenth Agreement
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1953
A Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.
Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea
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1957
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.
Dwight D. Eisenhower · Finance minister · Ghana · Komla Agbeli Gbedemah · Dover, Delaware
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1957
The Windscale fire in Cumbria, U.K. is the world's first major nuclear accident.
- 1963
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1963
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.
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1964
The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary satellite.
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1967
The Outer Space Treaty, signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, comes into force.
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1970
Fiji becomes independent.
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1970
In Montreal, a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.
Montreal · Quebec · Pierre Laporte · FLQ
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1971
Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
London Bridge (Lake Havasu City) · Lake Havasu City, Arizona
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1973
Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
Vice President of the United States · Spiro Agnew · Tax evasion · Federal income tax
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1975
Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations.
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1980
The 7.1 Mw El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme); at least 2,633 people were killed and 8,369 were injured.
1980 El Asnam earthquake · Algeria · Mercalli intensity scale
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1980
FMLN is founded in El Salvador.
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1985
United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the hijackers of the Achille Lauro cruise ship, and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested.
United States Navy · Grumman F-14 Tomcat · Egypt · wiktionary:Hijacking · MS Achille Lauro
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1986
The 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shook San Salvador, El Salvador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to 1,500 people were killed.
1986 San Salvador earthquake · San Salvador · El Salvador · Mercalli intensity scale
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1997
An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74.
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1998
A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises · Boeing 727 · 1998 Lignes Aériennes Congolaises crash · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2009
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2010
The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
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2015
Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara near the main train station leave at least 102 people dead and over 400 wounded.
Berühmte Geburten
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AD 19
Tiberius Gemellus, Roman son of Drusus Julius Caesar and Livilla (d. 38)
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786
Saga, emperor of Japan (d. 842)
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867
Li Siyuan, Chinese emperor (d. 933)
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1332
King Charles II of Navarre (d. 1387)
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1344
Mary of Waltham, duchess of Brittany (d. 1361)
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1355
Zhu Biao, Chinese prince (d. 1392)
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1421
John Paston, English politician (d. 1466)
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1486
Charles III, Duke of Savoy (d. 1553)
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1554
Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg and Lord of Rheda (d. 1606)
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1560
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian (d. 1609)
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1567
Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (d. 1597)
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1584
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke (d. 1649)
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1599
Étienne Moulinié, French composer and director (d. 1676)
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1629
Richard Towneley, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1707)
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1646
Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné, French noblewoman (d. 1705)
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1656
Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (d. 1746)
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1669
Johann Nicolaus Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1753)
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1678
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish general and politician, Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland (d. 1743)
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll · Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland
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1684
Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (d. 1721)
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1700
Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor and illustrator (d. 1759)
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1731
Henry Cavendish, French-English chemist, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1810)
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1780
John Abercrombie, Scottish physician and philosopher (d. 1844)
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1794
William Whiting Boardman, American judge and politician (d. 1871)
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1810
Alfred Kennerley, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1897)
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1813
Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer and philanthropist (d. 1901)
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1819
Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger, German theologian and author (d. 1883)
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1825
Paul Kruger, South African soldier and politician, 5th President of the South African Republic (d. 1904)
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1828
Samuel J. Randall, American captain, lawyer and politician, 33rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890)
Samuel J. Randall · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1830
Isabella II of Spain (d. 1904)
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1834
Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author and playwright (d. 1872)
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1837
Robert Gould Shaw, American colonel (d. 1863)
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1858
Maurice Prendergast, American painter and academic (d. 1924)
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1861
Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, scientist, and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
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1864
T. Frank Appleby, American businessman and politician (d. 1924)
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1870
Louise Mack, Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1935)
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1872
Dionysios Kasdaglis, Egyptian-Greek tennis player (d. 1931)
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1877
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (d. 1963)
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1884
Nikolai Klyuev, Russian poet and author (d. 1937)
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1884
Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (d. 1958)
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1885
Walter Anderson, Belarusian-German ethnologist and academic (d. 1962)
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1885
Jean Peyrière, French actor (d. 1965)
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1889
Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter and forger (d. 1947)
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1895
Alfred Neuland, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1966)
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1895
Fridolf Rhudin, Swedish actor (d. 1935)
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1895
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (d. 1945)
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1898
Lilly Daché, French-American fashion designer (d. 1989)
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1900
Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993)
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1901
Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
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1902
K. Shivaram Karanth, Indian journalist, author, and activist (d. 1997)
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1903
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (d. 1983)
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1903
Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (d. 1969)
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1903
Bei Shizhang, Chinese biologist and academic (d. 2009)
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1905
Aksella Luts, Estonian actress, screenwriter, dancer, and choreographer(d. 2005)
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1906
Paul Creston, American composer and educator (d. 1985)
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1906
R. K. Narayan, Indian author (d. 2001)
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1908
Johnny Green, American conductor and composer (d. 1989)
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1908
Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan author and poet (d. 1983)
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1909
Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director (d. 2010)
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1910
Julius Shulman, American photographer and environmentalist (d. 2009)
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1911
Clare Hollingworth, English journalist and author (d. 2017)
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1912
Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000)
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1913
Claude Simon, Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
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1914
Tommy Fine, American baseball player and businessman (d. 2005)
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1914
Ivory Joe Hunter, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1974)
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1915
Harry Edison, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1999)
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1917
Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (d. 1982)
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1919
Willard Estey, Canadian academic and jurist (d. 2002)
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1919
Gerry Gomez, Trinidadian cricketer, manager, and umpire (d. 1996)
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1919
Edgar Laprade, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
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1920
Gail Halvorsen, American air force pilot known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber."
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1922
Merv Pregulman, American football player, businessman, and philanthropist (d. 2012)
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1923
Louis Gottlieb, American singer and bass player (d. 1996)
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1923
Nicholas Parsons, English actor and game show host
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1923
Murray Walker, English journalist and sportscaster
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1924
James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, screenwriter, and author (d. 1994)
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1924
Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, ballerina, and choreographer (d. 2004)
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1924
Ed Wood, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter (d. 1978)
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1926
Oscar Brown, American singer-songwriter, playwright, and actor (d. 2005)
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1926
Richard Jaeckel, American actor (d. 1997)
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1927
Dana Elcar, American actor and director (d. 2005)
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1927
Jon Locke, American actor (d. 2013)
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1927
Thomas Wilson, American-Scottish composer and educator (d. 2001)
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1928
Sheila Walsh, English author (d. 2009)
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1929
Ayten Alpman, Turkish singer (d. 2012)
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1929
Herb Levinson, American actor (d. 2012)
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1929
Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (d. 2014)
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1930
Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1957)
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1930
Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
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1930
Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
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1932
Harry Smith, English footballer
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1933
Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and businessman (d. 1969)
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1935
Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (d. 1988)
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1935
André Bureau, Canadian lawyer and businessman
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1935
Judith Chalmers, English television host and actress
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1936
Gerhard Ertl, German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1937
Bruce Devlin, Australian golfer and sportscaster
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1937
Peter Underwood, Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Tasmania (d. 2014)
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1938
Oleg Gordievsky, Russian intelligence officer and author
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1938
Daidō Moriyama, Japanese photographer
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1938
Lily Tuck, American novelist and short story writer
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1938
Leroy Hood, American biologist and academic
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1939
Joe Pitts, American captain and politician
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1940
Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician (d. 2010)
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1941
Peter Coyote, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1941
Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and activist (d. 1995)
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1942
Janis Hansen, American singer and author (d. 2017)
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1942
Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 2013)
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1943
Frederick Barthelme, American novelist and short story writer
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1945
Christopher Hill, English bishop
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1945
Vanburn Holder, Barbadian cricketer
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1945
Headman Shabalala, South African bass singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) (d. 1991)
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1946
Charles Dance, English actor, director, and screenwriter
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1946
Naoto Kan, Japanese lawyer and politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan
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1946
Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1946
Anne Mather, English author and screenwriter
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1946
John Prine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1946
Raymond Tallis, English physician, philosopher, author, and academic
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1946
Chris Tarrant, English radio and television host
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1946
Ben Vereen, American actor, singer, and dancer
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1946
Willard White, Jamaican-English actor and singer
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1947
Gary Beach, American actor and singer
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1947
Giant Haystacks, English wrestler (d. 1998)
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1947
Ojārs Arvīds Feldbergs, Latvian sculptor
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1948
Sue Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough, English academic and businesswoman
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1948
Cyril Neville, American R&B percussionist and singer
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1948
Séverine, French singer and actress
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1949
Warren Burt, American-Australian composer
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1949
Lance Cairns, New Zealand cricketer
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1949
Wang Wanxing, Chinese activist
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1950
Charlie George, English footballer
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1950
Nora Roberts, American author
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1951
Epeli Ganilau, Fijian general and politician, 16th Minister for Fijian Affairs
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1952
Dela Smith, English educator
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1953
Fiona Rae, Scottish painter
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1953
Midge Ure, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1953
Aleksander Veingold, Estonian chess player and coach
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1953
Gus Williams, American basketball player
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1954
Rekha, Indian actress
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1954
David Lee Roth, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1954
Fernando Santos, Portuguese footballer and manager
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1956
Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress and producer
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1956
David Hempleman-Adams, English businessman and adventurer
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1956
Taur Matan Ruak, East Timorese politician, 3rd President of East Timor
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1957
Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator
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1958
Tanya Tucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1959
Michael Cobley, English-Scottish author
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1959
Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
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1959
Bill Rammell, English academic and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
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1959
Julia Sweeney, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
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1959
Bradley Whitford, American actor and producer
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1959
Arif Peçenek, Turkish football player and manager (d. 2013)
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1960
Ron Flockhart, Canadian ice hockey player
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1960
Eric Martin, American singer-songwriter
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1960
Russell Slade, English football manager
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1960
Paul Thiebaud, American art dealer (d. 2010)
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1960
Simon Townshend, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1961
Scott Hoffman, American drummer
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1961
Henrik Jørgensen, Danish runner
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1961
Martin Kemp, English singer-songwriter and bass player
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1962
Thomas Rusch, German photographer
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1963
Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer
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1963
Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (d. 2003)
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1963
Daniel Pearl, American-Israeli journalist (d. 2002)
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1963
Vegard Ulvang, Norwegian skier
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1964
Sarah Lancashire, English actress and director
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1964
Crystal Waters, American singer-songwriter, musician and producer
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1965
Toshi, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
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1965
Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006)
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1965
Rebecca Pidgeon, American-English singer-songwriter and actress
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1966
Tony Adams, English footballer and manager
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1966
Bai Ling, Chinese-American model and actress
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1966
Derrick McKey, American basketball player
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1967
Michael Giacchino, American composer
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1967
Jonathan Littell, American-French author and humanitarian
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1967
Mike Malinin, American drummer and producer
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1967
Gavin Newsom, American businessman and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of California
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1967
Jacek Zieliński, Polish footballer and coach
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1968
Bart Brentjens, Dutch cyclist
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1968
Feridun Düzağaç, Turkish singer-songwriter
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1968
Marinos Ouzounidis, Greek footballer and manager
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1969
Francis Escudero, Filipino lawyer and politician
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1969
Brett Favre, American football player
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1969
Shawn Jamison, American basketball player and coach
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1969
Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress
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1969
Dilsa Demirbag Sten, Swedish journalist and author
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1970
Dean Kiely, Irish footballer
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1970
Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German sled racer
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1970
Matthew Pinsent, English rower and sportscaster
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1971
Graham Alexander, English-Scottish footballer and manager
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1971
Ian Bennett, English footballer
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1971
Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist
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1972
Jun Lana, Filipino director, producer, playwright, and screenwriter
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1972
Dean Roland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1972
Alexei Zhitnik, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
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1973
Mario Lopez, American actor, television personality, and producer
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1973
Scott Morriss, English bass player and songwriter
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1973
Zach Thornton, American soccer player and coach
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1974
Asi Cohen, Israeli actor and screenwriter
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1974
Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentinian footballer
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1974
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., American race car driver and actor
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1974
Lucy Powell, English politician
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1974
Chris Pronger, Canadian ice hockey player
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1975
Ihsahn, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1975
Ramón Morales, Mexican footballer and manager
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1975
Plácido Polanco, Dominican-American baseball player
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1976
Bob Burnquist, Brazilian-American skateboarder
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1976
Pat Burrell, American baseball player
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1976
Shane Doan, Canadian ice hockey player
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1978
Scott Dobie, English footballer
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1978
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American model and actress
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1979
Kangta, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1979
Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player
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1979
Mýa, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress
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1979
Joel Przybilla, American basketball player
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1979
Hitomi Satō, Japanese actress
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1980
Blaž Emeršič, Slovenian ice hockey player
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1980
Casey FitzSimmons, American football player
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1980
Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer
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1980
Tim Maurer, American singer-songwriter
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1981
Una Foden, Irish singer-songwriter and dancer
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1981
Gavin Shuker, English lawyer and politician
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1982
Yasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabian footballer
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1982
Amon Buchanan, Australian footballer
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1982
Hideki Mutoh, Japanese race car driver
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1983
Vusimuzi Sibanda, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1983
Nikos Spyropoulos, Greek footballer
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1983
Tolga Zengin, Turkish footballer
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1984
Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer
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1984
Lzzy Hale, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1984
Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress and singer
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1984
Paul Posluszny, American football player
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1984
Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player
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1985
Dominique Cornu, Belgian cyclist
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1985
Bronson Harrison, New Zealand rugby league player
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1985
Marina Diamandis, Welsh singer-songwriter and pianist
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1985
Sandra Záhlavová, Czech tennis player
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1986
Ezequiel Garay, Argentinian footballer
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1986
Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player
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1986
Andrew McCutchen, American baseball player
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1986
Ellen Andrea Wang, Norwegian bassist and composer
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1987
Rodjun Cruz, Filipino actor and dancer
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1987
Ryan Mathews, American football player
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1987
Colin Slade, New Zealand rugby player
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1987
Junior Madozein, Central African basketball player
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1988
Luis Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer
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1988
Shaun Fensom, Australian rugby league player
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1988
Brown Ideye, Nigerian footballer
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1988
Emmanuel Nwachi, Nigerian footballer
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1988
Toby Smith, Australian-New Zealand rugby player
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1989
Emer Kenny, English actress and screenwriter
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1989
Aimee Teegarden, American actress and producer
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1990
Geno Smith, American football player
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1991
Michael Carter-Williams, American basketball player
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1991
Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
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1991
Lali Espósito, Argentinian actress and singer
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1991
Manuel Giandonato, Italian footballer
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1991
Mariana Pajón, Colombian cyclist
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1991
Xherdan Shaqiri, Swiss footballer
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1993
Jayden Stockley, English footballer
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1994
Tereza Smitková, Czech tennis player
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1995
Brenko Lee, Australian rugby league player
Berühmte Todesfälle
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AD 19
Germanicus, Roman general (b. 15 BC)
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644
Paulinus of York, English bishop and missionary
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680
Abbas ibn Ali, son of Imam Ali
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680
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, son of Al-Husayn
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680
Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn, son of Al-Husayn
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680
Habib ibn Madhahir
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680
Husayn ibn Ali, third Shia Imam and grandson of Muhammad (b. 626)
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827
Pope Valentine (b. 800)
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937
Wang Lingmou, chancellor of Wu
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1213
Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
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1308
Patrick Dunbar, 8th Earl of Dunbar
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1359
Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)
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1503
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1438)
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1659
Abel Tasman, Dutch merchant and explorer (b. 1603)
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1674
Thomas Traherne, English poet (b. c. 1637)
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1691
Isaac de Benserade, French author and poet (b. 1613)
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1708
David Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1659)
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1714
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist and academic (b. 1646)
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1720
Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (b. 1640)
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1723
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1665)
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper · Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
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1725
Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, French politician, Governor of New France (b. 1643)
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1747
John Potter, English archbishop and academic (b. 1674)
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1759
Granville Elliott, English general (b. 1713)
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1765
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1688)
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1795
Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian historian and theologian (b. 1714)
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1800
Gabriel Prosser, American rebel leader (b. 1776)
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1806
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (b. 1772)
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1827
Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet (b. 1778)
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1837
Charles Fourier, French philosopher and academic (b. 1772)
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1857
George Washington Parke Custis, American author and playwright (b. 1781)
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1872
William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State (b. 1801)
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1875
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1817)
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1876
Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist and meteorologist (b. 1814)
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1893
Lip Pike, American baseball player and manager (b. 1845)
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1901
Lorenzo Snow, American religious leader, 5th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1814)
Lorenzo Snow · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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1911
Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (b. 1849)
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1913
Adolphus Busch, German-American brewer and businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1839)
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1913
Katsura Tarō, Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1848)
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1914
Carol I of Romania (b. 1839)
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1918
Henry Dobson, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1841)
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1922
Andreas Karkavitsas, Greek physician and author (b. 1866)
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1927
August Kitzberg, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1855)
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1927
Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer (b. 1874)
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1930
Adolf Engler, German botanist and academic (b. 1844)
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1935
Gustave Loiseau, French painter (b. 1865)
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1940
Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1876)
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1948
Ted Horn, American race car driver (b. 1910)
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1949
Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese engineer, businessman, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (b. 1884)
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1953
Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand general, lawyer, and judge (b. 1884)
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1957
Karl Genzken, German physician (b. 1885)
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1962
Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian-Polish architect (b. 1891)
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1963
Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1893)
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1963
Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1915)
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1964
Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (b. 1892)
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1964
Heinrich Neuhaus, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and educator (b. 1888)
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1966
Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (b. 1870)
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1970
Édouard Daladier, French captain and politician, 105th Prime Minister of France (b. 1884)
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1971
John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian and scholar (b. 1901)
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1973
Ludwig von Mises, Ukrainian-American economist and sociologist (b. 1881)
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1974
Werner Heyking, Danish actor (b. 1913)
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1976
Silvana Armenulić, Bosnian singer and actress (b. 1939)
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1976
Mirsada Mirjana Bajraktarević, Bosnian singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
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1977
Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor (b. 1930)
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1978
Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1914)
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1978
Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (b. 1910)
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1979
Christopher Evans, English psychologist, computer scientist, and author (b. 1931)
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1979
Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1886)
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1982
Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (b. 1908)
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1983
Ralph Richardson, English actor (b. 1902)
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1985
Yul Brynner, Russian actor (b. 1920)
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1985
Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
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1986
Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (b. 1899)
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1987
Behice Boran, Turkish Marxist politician, author and sociologist (b. 1910)
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1990
Tom Murton, American penologist and activist (b. 1928)
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1990
Nikolaos Pavlopoulos, Greek sculptor and academic (b. 1909)
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1991
Nickolaus Hirschl, Austrian wrestler, discus thrower, and shot putter (b. 1906)
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1997
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model (b. 1918)
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1998
Clark Clifford, American captain, lawyer, and politician 9th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1906)
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1998
Marvin Gay, Sr., American minister (b. 1914)
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1998
Tommy Quaid, Irish hurler and manager (b. 1957)
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2000
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1916)
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2001
Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (b. 1911)
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2001
Vasily Mishin, Russian engineer (b. 1917)
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2003
Eila Hiltunen, Finnish sculptor (b. 1922)
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2003
Eugene Istomin, American pianist (b. 1925)
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2004
Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (b. 1963)
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2004
Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (b. 1952)
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2004
Arthur H. Robinson, American geographer and cartographer (b. 1915)
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2004
Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand author and playwright (b. 1932)
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2005
Wayne C. Booth, American educator and critic (b. 1921)
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2005
Milton Obote, Ugandan politician, 2nd President of Uganda (b. 1925)
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2006
Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and academic (b. 1932)
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2006
Ian Scott, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
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2008
Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese businessman (b. 1947)
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2009
Stephen Gately, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (b. 1976)
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2010
Solomon Burke, American singer-songwriter and preacher (b. 1940)
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2010
Joan Sutherland, Australian-Swiss soprano and actress (b. 1926)
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2011
Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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2012
Sam Gibbons, American captain and politician (b. 1920)
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2012
Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (b. 1935)
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2012
Piotr Lenartowicz, Polish philosopher and educator (b. 1934)
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2012
Basil L. Plumley, American sergeant (b. 1920)
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2012
Mark Poster, American philosopher and educator (b. 1941)
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2012
Kyaw Zaw, Burmese commander and politician (b. 1919)
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2013
Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1925)
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2013
Jay Conrad Levinson, American author and educator (b. 1933)
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2013
Sohei Miyashita, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (b. 1927)
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2013
Cal Smith, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)
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2014
Olav Dale, Norwegian saxophonist and composer (b. 1958)
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2014
Damiana Eugenio, Filipino author and academic (b. 1921)
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2014
Valeri Karpov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1971)
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2014
Lari Ketner, American football and basketball player (b. 1977)
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2014
Pavel Landovský, Czech actor, director, and playwright (b. 1936)
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2014
Ed Nimmervoll, Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (b. 1947)
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2015
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Nigerian politician, Governor of Bayelsa State (b. 1952)
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha · List of Governors of Bayelsa State
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2015
Hilla Becher, German photographer and educator (b. 1934)
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2015
Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1931)
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2015
Steve Mackay, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
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2015
Sybil Stockdale, American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (b. 1924)
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2016
Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (b. 1926)