November 26 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
360 Einträge
Ereignisse
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783
The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.
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1161
Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynasty ships on the Yangtze river during the Jin-Song Wars.
Battle of Caishi · Song dynasty · Jin dynasty (1115-1234) · Yangtze · Jin-Song Wars
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1476
Vlad the Impaler defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Báthory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.
Vlad the Impaler · Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân · Stephen the Great · Stephen V Báthory · Wallachia
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1778
In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
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1789
A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.
Thanksgiving (United States) · George Washington · United States Congress
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1805
Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
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1812
The Battle of Berezina begins during Napoleon's retreat from Russia.
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1825
At Union College in Schenectady, New York, a group of college students form the Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity.
Union College · Schenectady, New York · Kappa Alpha Society · College · Fraternities and sororities
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1842
The University of Notre Dame is founded.
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1863
United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. (Since 1941, it has been on the fourth Thursday.)
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1865
Battle of Papudo: A Spanish navy schooner is defeated by a Chilean corvette north of Valparaíso, Chile.
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1917
The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
The Guardian · Sykes-Picot Agreement · United Kingdom · France
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1917
The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
National Hockey League · Montreal Canadiens · Montreal Wanderers · Ottawa Senators (original) · Quebec Bulldogs
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1918
The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
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1922
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
Howard Carter · George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon · Pharaoh · Tutankhamun
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1922
The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)
The Toll of the Sea · Technicolor · The Gulf Between (1917 film)
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1939
Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
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1942
World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
Yugoslav Partisans · Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia · Bihać · Bosnia (region)
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1942
Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City
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1943
World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.
HMT Rohna · Luftwaffe · Mediterranean Sea · Béjaïa · Algeria
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1944
World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop in London, United Kingdom, killing 168 people.
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1944
World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
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1949
The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
Constituent Assembly of India · Constitution of India · B. R. Ambedkar
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1950
Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
Korean War · Counterattack · North Korea · United Nations · Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
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1965
In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1, on board.
Hammaguir · Sahara Desert · Diamant · Satellite · Asterix-1
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1968
Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor.
Vietnam War · United States Air Force · James P. Fleming · Viet Cong · Medal of Honor
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1970
In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded.
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1976
"Anarchy in the U.K.", the debut single of the Sex Pistols, is released, heralding the arrival of punk rock
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1977
An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm.
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1983
Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.
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1986
Iran-Contra affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission.
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1990
The Delta II rocket makes its maiden flight.
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1991
National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolishes the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renames several cities back to their original names.
National Assembly of Azerbaijan · Law on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast · Azerbaijan
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1998
Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
Tony Blair · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Oireachtas · Republic of Ireland
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1998
The Khanna rail disaster takes 212 lives in Khanna, Ludhiana, India.
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1999
The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured.
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2000
George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote.
George W. Bush · Katherine Harris · United States presidential election, 2000
- 2003
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2004
Ruzhou School massacre: A man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China.
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2004
The last Poʻouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct.
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2008
Mumbai attacks by Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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2011
NATO attack in Pakistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani check post in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others.
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2011
The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.
Berühmte Geburten
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907
Rudesind, Galician bishop (d. 977)
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1288
Go-Daigo, Japanese emperor (d. 1339)
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1436
Catherine of Portugal (d. 1463)
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1466
Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, English noble (d. 1506)
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1518
Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora, Catholic cardinal (d. 1564)
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1534
Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley (d. 1613)
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1552
Seonjo of Joseon, King of Joseon (d. 1608)
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1594
James Ware, Irish genealogist (d. 1666)
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1604
Johannes Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1673)
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1607
John Harvard, English minister and philanthropist (d. 1638)
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1609
Henry Dunster, English-American clergyman and academic (d. 1659)
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1657
William Derham, English minister and philosopher (d. 1735)
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1678
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer (d. 1771)
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1703
Theophilus Cibber, English actor and playwright (d. 1758)
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1727
Artemas Ward, American general and politician (d. 1800)
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1731
William Cowper, English poet and hymnwriter (d. 1800)
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1792
Sarah Moore Grimké, American author and activist (d. 1873)
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1827
Ellen G. White, American religious leader and author, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (d. 1915)
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1828
Robert Battey, American surgeon and academic (d. 1895)
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1828
René Goblet, French journalist and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1905)
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1832
Rudolph Koenig, German-French physicist and academic (d. 1901)
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1832
Mary Edwards Walker, American surgeon and activist, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1919)
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1853
Bat Masterson, American police officer and journalist (d. 1921)
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1857
Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author (d. 1913)
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1858
Katharine Drexel, American nun and saint (d. 1955)
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1864
Edward Higgins, English 3rd General of the Salvation Army (d. 1947)
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1869
Maud of Wales (d. 1938)
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1873
Fred Herd, Scottish golfer (d. 1954)
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1876
Willis Carrier, American engineer, invented air conditioning (d. 1950)
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1878
Marshall Taylor, American cyclist (d. 1932)
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1885
Heinrich Brüning, German lieutenant, economist, and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1970)
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1888
Ford Beebe, American director and screenwriter (d. 1978)
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1889
Albert Dieudonné, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1976)
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1891
Scott Bradley, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1977)
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1894
James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (d. 1974)
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1894
Norbert Wiener, American-Swedish mathematician and philosopher (d. 1964)
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1895
Bill W., American activist, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1971)
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1898
Karl Ziegler, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
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1899
Richard Hauptmann, German-American murderer (d. 1936)
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1900
Anna Maurizio, Swiss biologist, known for her study of bees (d. 1993)
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1901
William Sterling Parsons, American admiral (d. 1953)
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1902
Maurice McDonald, American businessman, co-founded McDonald's (d. 1971)
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1903
Alice Herz-Sommer, Czech-English pianist and educator (d. 2014)
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1904
Armand Frappier, Canadian physician and microbiologist (d. 1991)
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1904
K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (d. 2011)
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1905
Bob Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1982)
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1907
Ruth Patrick, American botanist (d. 2013)
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1908
Charles Forte, Baron Forte, Italian-Scottish businessman, founded Forte Group (d. 2007)
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1908
Lefty Gomez, American baseball player and manager (d. 1989)
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1909
Fritz Buchloh, German footballer and manager (d. 1998)
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1909
Frances Dee, American actress and singer (d. 2004)
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1909
Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and critic (d. 1994)
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1910
Cyril Cusack, South African-born Irish actor (d. 1993)
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1911
Samuel Reshevsky, Polish-American chess player and author (d. 1992)
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1912
Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992)
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1915
Inge King, German-born Australian sculptor (d. 2016)
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1915
Earl Wild, American pianist and composer (d. 2010)
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1917
Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish-American record producer (d. 1989)
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1918
Patricio Aylwin, Chilean lawyer and politician, 31st President of Chile (d. 2016)
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1919
Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish soldier and politician, 6th President of the Republic of Poland (d. 2010)
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1919
Frederik Pohl, American journalist and author (d. 2013)
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1919
Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (d. 2011)
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1920
Daniel Petrie, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 2004)
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1921
Verghese Kurien, Indian engineer and businessman, founded Amul (d. 2012)
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1922
Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (d. 2000)
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1923
V. K. Murthy, Indian cinematographer (d. 2014)
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1924
Jasu Patel, Indian cricketer (d. 1992)
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1924
George Segal, American painter and sculptor (d. 2000)
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1925
Eugene Istomin, American pianist (d. 2003)
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1926
Rabi Ray, Indian activist and politician, 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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1927
Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (d. 2001)
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1928
Nishida Tatsuo, Japanese linguist and academic (d. 2012)
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1929
Slavko Avsenik, Slovenian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 2015)
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1929
Betta St. John, American actress, singer and dancer
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1930
Berthold Leibinger, German engineer and philanthropist, founded Berthold Leibinger Stiftung
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1931
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentinian painter, sculptor, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1931
Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Dutch cardinal
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1933
Robert Goulet, American-Canadian singer and actor (d. 2007)
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1933
Richard Holloway, Scottish bishop and radio host
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1933
Stanley Long, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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1933
Jamshid Mashayekhi, Iranian actor
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1933
Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (d. 2015)
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1934
Cengiz Bektaş, Turkish architect, engineer, and journalist
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1934
Jerry Jameson, American director and producer
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1935
Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (d. 2011)
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1936
Margaret Boden, English computer scientist and psychologist
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1937
Bob Babbitt, American bass player (d. 2012)
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1937
John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Health
John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh · Secretary of State for Health
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1937
Boris Yegorov, Russian physician and astronaut (d. 1994)
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1938
Porter Goss, American soldier and politician, 19th Director of the CIA
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1938
Rodney Jory, Australian physicist and academic
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1938
Rich Little, Canadian-American comedian, actor, and singer
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1939
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian civil servant and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
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1939
Wayland Flowers, American actor and puppeteer (d. 1988)
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1939
John Gummer, English politician, Secretary of State for the Environment
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1939
Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, Irish-Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1939
Art Themen, English saxophonist and surgeon
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1939
Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
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1940
Enrico Bombieri, Italian mathematician and academic
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1940
Davey Graham, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 2008)
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1940
Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd Yokozuna (d. 2007)
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1940
Quentin Skinner, English historian, author, and academic
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1941
Susanne Marsee, American soprano and educator
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1942
Maki Carrousel, Japanese actor
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1942
Olivia Cole, American actress
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1942
Đặng Thùy Trâm, Vietnamese physician and author (d. 1970)
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1943
Paul Burnett, English radio host
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1943
Bruce Paltrow, American director and producer (d. 2002)
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1943
Marilynne Robinson, American novelist and essayist
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1943
Dale Sommers, American radio host (d. 2012)
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1944
Jean Terrell, American singer
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1944
Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe
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1945
Daniel Davis, American actor
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1945
John McVie, English-American bass player
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1945
Jim Mullen, Scottish guitarist
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1945
Michael Omartian, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
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1945
Björn von Sydow, Swedish academic and politician, 27th Swedish Minister for Defence
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1946
Raymond Louis Kennedy, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (d. 2014)
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1946
Art Shell, American football player and coach
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1946
Itamar Singer, Romanian-Israeli historian and author (d. 2012)
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1947
Roger Wehrli, American football player
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1948
Elizabeth Blackburn, Australian-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1948
Claes Elfsberg, Swedish journalist
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1948
Marianne Muellerleile, American actress
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1948
Galina Prozumenshchikova, Ukrainian-Russian swimmer and journalist (d. 2015)
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1948
Peter Wheeler, English rugby player
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1949
Mari Alkatiri, East Timorese geographer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of East Timor
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1949
Shlomo Artzi, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1949
Martin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1949
Vincent A. Mahler, American political scientist and academic
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1950
Honey Wilder, American porn actress
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1951
Ilona Staller, Hungarian-Italian porn actress, singer, and politician
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1951
Sulejman Tihić, Bosnian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2014)
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1952
Elsa Salazar Cade, an award-winning Mexican American science teacher and entomologist.
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1952
Julien Temple, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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1952
Wendy Turnbull, Australian tennis player
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1953
Hilary Benn, English politician, Secretary of State for International Development
Hilary Benn · Secretary of State for International Development
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1953
Harry Carson, American football player and sportscaster
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1953
Jacki MacDonald, Australian television host and actress
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1953
Desiré Wilson, South African race car driver
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1954
Roz Chast, American cartoonist
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1954
Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (d. 2009)
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1955
Gisela Stuart, German-English academic and politician
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1956
Dale Jarrett, American race car driver and sportscaster
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1956
Don Lake, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1956
Keith Vaz, Yemeni-English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Europe
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1957
Félix González-Torres, Cuban-American sculptor (d. 1996)
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1958
Michael Skinner, English rugby player
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1959
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, American author and academic
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1959
Jerry Schemmel, American sportscaster
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1960
Chuck Eddy, American journalist
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1960
Harold Reynolds, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1961
Tom Carroll, Australian surfer
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1961
Ivory, American wrestler and trainer
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1961
Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria, Indian-English businessman, co-founded Cobra Beer
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1962
Fernando Bandeirinha, Portuguese footballer and manager
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1962
Chuck Finley, American baseball player
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1963
Mario Elie, American basketball player and coach
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1963
Matt Frei, German-English journalist and author
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1963
Joe Lydon, English rugby player and coach
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1964
Vreni Schneider, Swiss skier
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1965
Scott Adsit, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1965
Des Walker, English footballer
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1966
Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian-American actress and singer
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1966
Fahed Dermech, Tunisian footballer
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1967
Ridley Jacobs, Antiguan cricketer
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1968
Edna Campbell, American basketball player, sportscaster, and nurse
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1968
Haluk Levent, Turkish singer
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1969
Shawn Kemp, American basketball player
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1969
Kara Walker, American painter and illustrator
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1970
John Amaechi, American-English basketball player and sportscaster
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1970
Dave Hughes, Australian comedian and radio host
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1971
Vicki Pettersson, American author
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1971
Winky Wright, American boxer and actor
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1972
Chris Osgood, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1972
Arjun Rampal, Indian actor and producer
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1973
Peter Facinelli, American actor, director, and producer
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1974
Line Horntveth, Norwegian tuba player, composer, and producer
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1974
Roman Šebrle, Czech decathlete and high jumper
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1975
DJ Khaled, American rapper and producer
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1975
Patrice Lauzon, Canadian figure skater
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1976
Andreas Augustsson, Swedish footballer
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1976
Maven Huffman, American wrestler
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1976
Brian Schneider, American baseball player and manager
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1977
Ivan Basso, Italian cyclist
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1977
Paris Lenon, American football player
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1977
Campbell Walsh, Scottish canoe racer
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1978
Jun Fukuyama, Japanese voice actor and singer
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1980
Jason Griffith, American voice actor
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1980
Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer
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1980
Jackie Trail, American tennis player
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1981
Stephan Andersen, Danish footballer
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1981
Natasha Bedingfield, English singer-songwriter and producer
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1981
Natalie Gauci, Australian singer and pianist
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1981
Gina Kingsbury, Canadian ice hockey player
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1981
Jon Ryan, Canadian football player
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1982
Keith Ballard, American ice hockey player
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1982
Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby player
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1983
Chris Hughes, American publisher and businessman, co-founded Facebook
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1983
Emiri Katō, Japanese voice actress and singer
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1984
Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (d. 2007)
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1985
Matt Carpenter (baseball), American baseball player
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1986
Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter
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1986
Bauke Mollema, Dutch cyclist
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1986
Alberto Sgarbi, Italian rugby player
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1987
Georgios Tzavellas, Greek footballer
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1988
Blake Harnage, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1988
Yumi Kobayashi, Japanese model and actress
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1989
Junior Stanislas, English footballer
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1989
Angeline Quinto, Filipina singer and actress
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1990
Chip, English rapper
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1990
Avery Bradley, American basketball player
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1990
Rita Ora, Kosovan-English singer-songwriter and actress
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1990
Danny Welbeck, English footballer
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1991
Manolo Gabbiadini, Italian footballer
Berühmte Todesfälle
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399
Siricius, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 334)
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946
Li Congyan, Chinese general (b. 898)
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975
Conrad of Constance, German bishop and saint (b.c. 900)
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1014
Swanehilde of Saxony, margravine of Meissen
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1236
Al-Aziz Muhammad ibn Ghazi, Ayyubid emir of Aleppo (b. 1216)
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1473
Diego Fernández de la Cueva, 1st Viscount of Huelma
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1504
Isabella I, queen of Castile and León (b. 1451)
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1621
Ralph Agas, English surveyor and cartographer (b. 1540)
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1639
John Spottiswoode, Scottish archbishop and theologian (b. 1565)
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1651
Henry Ireton, English-Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1611)
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1661
Luis Méndez de Haro, Spanish general and politician (b. 1598)
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1688
Philippe Quinault, French playwright and composer (b. 1635)
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1689
Marquard Gude, German archaeologist and scholar (b. 1635)
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1717
Daniel Purcell, English organist and composer (b. 1664)
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1719
John Hudson, English librarian and scholar (b. 1662)
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1780
James Steuart, Scottish economist and educator (b. 1712)
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1829
Thomas Buck Reed, American lawyer and politician (b. 1787)
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1836
John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer (b. 1756)
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1851
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of France (b. 1769)
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1855
Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1798)
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1857
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet and author (b. 1788)
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1860
Benjamin Greene, English brewer, founded Greene King (b. 1780)
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1872
Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (b. 1788)
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1882
Otto Theodor von Manteuffel, Prussian lawyer and politician, Minister President of Prussia (b. 1805)
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1883
Sojourner Truth, American activist (b. 1797)
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1885
Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist and physicist (b. 1813)
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1892
Charles Lavigerie, French cardinal and academic (b. 1825)
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1895
George Edward Dobson, Irish zoologist, photographer, and surgeon (b. 1848)
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1896
Coventry Patmore, English poet and critic (b. 1823)
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1912
Joachim III of Constantinople (b. 1834)
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1919
Felipe Ángeles, Mexican general (b. 1868)
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1926
John Browning, American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company (b. 1855)
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1928
Reinhard Scheer, German admiral (b. 1863)
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1934
Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and politician (b. 1866)
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1936
Şükrü Naili Gökberk, Turkish general (b. 1876)
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1938
Flora Call Disney, American mother of Walt Disney (b. 1868)
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1941
Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1876)
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1943
Edward O'Hare, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914)
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1943
Helen Maud Merrill, American litterateur and poet (b. 1865)
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1952
Sven Hedin, Swedish geographer and explorer (b. 1865)
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1954
Bill Doak, American baseball player and coach (b. 1891)
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1956
Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, trumpet player, and composer (b. 1905)
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1959
Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1875)
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1962
Albert Sarraut, French lawyer and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
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1963
Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano (b. 1882)
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1971
Giacomo Alberione, Italian priest and publisher (b. 1884)
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1973
John Rostill, English bass player and songwriter (b. 1942)
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1974
Cyril Connolly, English author and critic (b. 1903)
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1977
Yoshibayama Junnosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 43rd Yokozuna (b. 1920)
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1978
Ford Beebe, American director and screenwriter (b. 1888)
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1981
Pete DePaolo, American race car driver (b. 1898)
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1981
Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author (b. 1901)
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1982
Juhan Aavik, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1884)
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1985
Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (b. 1910)
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1986
Betico Croes, Aruban activist and politician (b. 1938)
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1987
Thomas George Lanphier, Jr., American colonel and pilot (b. 1915)
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1987
J. P. Guilford, American psychologist and academic (b. 1897)
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1987
Peter Hujar, American photographer (b. 1934)
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1989
Ahmed Abdallah, Comorian politician, President of Comoros (b. 1919)
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1991
Ed Heinemann, American engineer (b. 1908)
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1991
Bob Johnson, American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)
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1993
César Guerra-Peixe, Brazilian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1914)
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1994
David Bache, English car designer (b. 1925)
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1994
Arturo Rivera y Damas, Salvadoran archbishop (b. 1923)
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1996
Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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1996
Paul Rand, American art director and graphic designer (b. 1914)
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1997
Marguerite Henry, American author (b. 1902)
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1998
Jonathan Kwitny, American journalist and author (b. 1941)
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2001
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish author, poet, and painter (b. 1943)
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2002
Polo Montañez, Cuban singer-songwriter (b. 1955)
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2002
Verne Winchell, American businessman, founded Winchell's Donuts (b. 1915)
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2003
Soulja Slim, American rapper (b. 1978)
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2003
Stefan Wul, French surgeon and author (b. 1922)
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2004
Philippe de Broca, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
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2004
C. Walter Hodges, English author and illustrator (b. 1909)
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2005
Takanori Arisawa, Japanese composer and conductor (b. 1951)
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2005
Stan Berenstain, American author and illustrator, co-created the Berenstain Bears (b. 1923)
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2005
Mark Craney, American drummer (b. 1952)
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2006
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos, Portuguese painter and poet (b. 1923)
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2006
Dave Cockrum, American author and illustrator (b. 1943)
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2006
Isaac Gálvez, Spanish cyclist (b. 1975)
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2006
Raúl Velasco, Mexican television host and producer (b. 1933)
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2007
Silvestre S. Herrera, Mexican-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1917)
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2007
Mel Tolkin, Russian-Canadian screenwriter and producer (b. 1913)
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2007
Herb McKenley, Jamaican sprinter (b. 1922)
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2008
Victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks: Gavriel Holtzberg, Israeli-American rabbi (b. 1979) Ashok Kamte, Indian police officer (b. 1965) Hemant Karkare, Indian police officer (b. 1954) Tukaram Omble, Indian police officer Vijay Salaskar, Indian police officer
2008 Mumbai attacks · Gavriel Holtzberg · Ashok Kamte · Hemant Karkare · Tukaram Omble
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2010
Leroy Drumm, American songwriter (b. 1936)
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2011
Manon Cleary, American painter and academic (b. 1942)
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2012
Celso Advento Castillo, Filipino actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1943)
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2012
Peter Marsh, Australian table tennis player (b. 1948)
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2012
Joseph Murray, American surgeon and soldier, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)
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2012
M. C. Nambudiripad, Indian author and translator (b. 1919)
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2013
Arik Einstein, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
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2013
Jane Kean, American actress and singer (b. 1923)
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2013
Saul Leiter, American photographer and painter (b. 1923)
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2013
Tony Musante, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1936)
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2014
Mary Hinkson, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1925)
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2014
Gilles Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1938)
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2014
Peter Underwood, English parapsychologist and author (b. 1932)
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2015
Amir Aczel, Israeli-American mathematician, historian, and academic (b. 1950)
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2015
Guy Lewis, American basketball player and coach (b. 1922)
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2016
Fritz Weaver, American actor (b. 1926)