December 13 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
336 Einträge
Ereignisse
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902
Battle of the Holme: Anglo-Saxon forces are defeated by Danish Vikings under Æthelwold (a son of Æthelred of Wessex) who is killed in battle.
Battle of the Holme · Vikings · Æthelwold ætheling · Æthelred of Wessex
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1294
Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.
Pope Celestine V · Papal resignation · Pope · Asceticism · Hermit
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1545
Council of Trent begins.
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1577
Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.
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1636
The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States.
Massachusetts Bay Colony · Militia · Pequot people · Native Americans in the United States · National Guard of the United States
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1642
Abel Tasman reaches New Zealand.
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1643
English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.
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1758
The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
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1769
Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
Dartmouth College · Eleazar Wheelock · Royal charter · George III of the United Kingdom · Governor-general
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1818
Cyril VI of Constantinople resigns from his position as Ecumenical Patriarch.
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1862
American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.
American Civil War · Battle of Fredericksburg · Confederate States of America · Robert E. Lee · Union Army
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1867
A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six.
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1928
George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.
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1937
Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Second Sino-Japanese War · Battle of Nanking · Nanjing · National Revolutionary Army · Tang Shengzhi
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1938
The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
The Holocaust · Neuengamme concentration camp · Bergedorf · Hamburg
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1939
World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles.
World War II · Battle of the River Plate · Hans Langsdorff · Nazi Germany · Deutschland-class cruiser
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1943
World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
- 1949
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1959
Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.
List of archbishops of Cyprus · Makarios III · President of Cyprus
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1960
While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor.
Emperor of Ethiopia · Haile Selassie · Ethiopia · Kebur Zabagna · 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt
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1962
NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.
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1967
Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels.
Constantine II of Greece · Greek military junta of 1967-74 · Greek military junta of 1967-74
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1968
Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus.
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1972
Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.
Apollo program · Eugene Cernan · Harrison Schmitt · Extra-vehicular activity · Apollo 17
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1974
Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
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1977
Air Indiana Flight 216 crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff, and boosters of the team.
Air Indiana Flight 216 · Evansville Regional Airport · Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
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1981
General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.
Wojciech Jaruzelski · Martial law · Solidarity (Polish trade union)
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1982
The 6.0 Ms North Yemen earthquake shakes southwestern Yemen with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 2,800, and injuring 1,500.
1982 North Yemen earthquake · Yemen · Mercalli intensity scale
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1988
PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York.
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization · Yasser Arafat · United Nations General Assembly · Geneva · Visa (document)
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1989
The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded.
The Troubles · Attack on Derryard checkpoint · Provisional Irish Republican Army · British Army · Rosslea
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2001
Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.
Sansad Bhavan · Parliament of India · 2001 Indian Parliament attack
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2002
European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.
2004 enlargement of the European Union · Cyprus · Estonia · Hungary · Latvia
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2003
Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.
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2011
A murder-suicide in Liège, Belgium, kills six and wounds 125 people at a Christmas market.
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2013
Arapahoe High School shooting: Murder-suicide: A female student seeking the librarian is shot dead in a hallway by another student after the librarian had demoted him on the debate team. The shooter takes his own life shortly afterwards.
Berühmte Geburten
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1272
King Frederick III of Sicily (d. 1337)
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1363
Jean Gerson, chancellor of the University of Paris (d. 1429)
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1476
Lucy Brocadelli, Dominican tertiary and stigmatic (d. 1544)
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1484
Paul Speratus, German Lutheran (d. 1551)
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1491
Martín de Azpilcueta, Spanish theologian and economist (d. 1586)
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1499
Justus Menius, German Lutheran pastor (d. 1558)
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1521
Pope Sixtus V (d. 1590)
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1533
Eric XIV of Sweden (d. 1577)
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1553
Henry IV of France (d. 1610)
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1560
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1641)
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully · Prime Minister of France
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1585
William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
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1640
Robert Plot, English chemist and academic (d. 1696)
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1662
Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher (d. 1729)
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1678
Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)
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1720
Carlo Gozzi, Italian playwright (d. 1804)
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1724
Franz Aepinus, German astronomer and philosopher (d. 1802)
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1769
James Scarlett Abinger, English judge (d. 1844)
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1780
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp (d. 1849)
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1784
Archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864)
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1797
Heinrich Heine, German journalist, poet, and critic (d. 1856)
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1804
Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 1873)
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1814
Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (d. 1880)
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1816
Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens (d. 1892)
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1818
Mary Todd Lincoln, 16th First Lady of the United States (d. 1882)
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1830
Mathilde Fibiger, Danish feminist, novelist and telegraphist (d. 1892)
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1836
Franz von Lenbach, German painter and academic (d. 1904)
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1854
Herman Bavinck, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and academic (d. 1921)
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1856
Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (d. 1920)
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1860
Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925)
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1864
Emil Seidel, American woodcarver and politician, 36th Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947)
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1867
Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and author (d. 1917)
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1870
Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. 1940)
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1871
Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (d. 1945)
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1874
Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (d. 1944)
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1883
Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian (d. 1950)
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1884
Aimilios Veakis, Greek actor, director, and playwright (d. 1951)
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1885
Annie Dale Biddle Andrews, American mathematician (d. 1940)
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1887
George Pólya, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1985)
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1887
Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
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1897
Albert Aalbers, Dutch architect, designed the Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel (d. 1961)
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1897
Drew Pearson, American journalist and author (d. 1969)
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1900
Jonel Perlea, Romanian-American conductor and educator (d. 1970)
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1901
Olev Roomet, Estonian singer, violinist, and bagpipe player (d. 1987)
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1902
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek philosopher and politician, 138th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1986)
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1902
Talcott Parsons, American sociologist and academic (d. 1979)
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1903
Ella Baker, American activist (d. 1986)
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1903
Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1993)
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1906
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (d. 1968)
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1906
Laurens van der Post, South African-English soldier and author (d. 1996)
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1908
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian historian and activist (d. 1995)
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1908
Van Heflin, American actor (d. 1971)
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1908
Elizabeth Alexander, British geologist, academic, and physicist (d. 1958)
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1911
Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
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1911
Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972)
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1912
Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989)
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1913
Arnold Brown, English-Canadian missionary, 11th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2002)
Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army) · General of The Salvation Army
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1914
Alan Bullock, English historian and author (d. 2004)
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1914
Larry Noble, English comedian and actor (d. 1993)
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1915
B. J. Vorster, South African lawyer and politician, 4th State President of South Africa (d. 1983)
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1916
Archie Moore, American boxer (d. 1998)
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1916
Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
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1918
Bill Vukovich, Serbian-American racing driver (d. 1955)
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1919
Hans-Joachim Marseille, German captain and pilot (d. 1942)
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1920
George P. Shultz, American economist and politician, 60th United States Secretary of State
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1921
Turgut Demirağ, Turkish film producer, director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
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1923
Philip Warren Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1923
Terence Beckett, English businessman (d. 2013)
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1923
Edward Bede Clancy, Australian cardinal (d. 2014)
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1923
Larry Doby, American baseball player and manager (d. 2003)
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1925
Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer, and dancer
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1926
Carl Erskine, American major-league baseball player
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1926
George Rhoden, Jamaican runner
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1927
James Wright, American poet and academic (d. 1980)
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1929
Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor and producer
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1930
Robert Prosky, American actor (d. 2008)
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1933
Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2014)
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1934
Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer (d. 2012)
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1934
Antoinette Rodez Schiesler, American chemist (d. 1996)
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1935
Joe Christopher, Virgin Islander baseball player
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1935
Kenneth Hall, American football player
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1935
Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player
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1935
Türkan Saylan, Turkish physician and academic (d. 2009)
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1935
Arthur Summons, Australian rugby player
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1936
Aga Khan IV, Swiss-English businessman
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1936
J. C. Martin, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1937
Rob Houwer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter
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1937
Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (d. 2009)
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1938
Tom Shaw, American golfer
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1940
Sanjaya Lall, Indian economist and academic (d. 2005)
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1941
John Davidson, American actor and game show host
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1942
Howard Brenton, English playwright and screenwriter
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1942
Anna Eshoo, American lawyer and politician
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1943
Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball and basketball player
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1944
Hwang Jang-lee, Japanese-South Korean martial artist and actor
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1945
Herman Cain, American businessman and political activist
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1948
Jeff Baxter, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1948
Lillian Board, South African-English sprinter (d. 1970)
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1948
Ted Nugent, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1948
Brian Wilson, Scottish journalist and politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Brian Wilson (Labour politician) · Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (United Kingdom)
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1949
Robert Lindsay, English actor and singer
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1949
R. A. MacAvoy, American computer programmer and author
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1949
Randy Owen, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1949
Tom Verlaine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1950
Linda Bellos, English businesswoman and politician
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1950
Wendie Malick, American actress, model and comedian
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1950
Julia Slingo, English meteorologist and academic
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1950
Tom Vilsack, American lawyer and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture
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1952
Junkyard Dog, American football player and wrestler (d. 1998)
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1952
John Francome, English jockey and sportscaster
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1952
Larry Kenon, American basketball player
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1952
Jean Rouaud, French author
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1953
Berton Averre, American guitarist and songwriter
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1953
Ben Bernanke, American economist and academic
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1953
Bill Castro, Dominican baseball player and coach
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1953
Jim Davidson, English comedian, actor, and television host
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1953
Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
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1953
Thomas Kurzhals, German keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2014)
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1954
John Anderson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1954
Steve Forbert, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1954
Harsh Vardhan, Indian otolaryngologist and politician, Indian Minister of Science and Technology
Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician) · Minister of Science and Technology (India)
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1955
Joseph Mahmoud, Moroccan-French runner
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1956
Dale Berra, American baseball player
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1956
Phil Hubbard, American basketball player and coach
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1957
Steve Buscemi, American actor and director
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1957
Eric Marienthal, American saxophonist
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1957
Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman
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1959
Heino Enden, Estonian basketball player and coach
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1959
Staffan William-Olsson, Swedish guitarist and composer
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1960
Richard Dent, American football player
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1961
Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, conductor, and producer
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1961
Irene Sáez, Venezuelan model and politician, Governor of Nueva Esparta
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1961
Gary Zimmerman, American football player
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1962
Roger Ilegems, Belgian cyclist
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1962
Jamie Raskin, American lawyer, academic, and politician
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1962
Rex Ryan, American football player and coach
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1962
Rob Ryan, American football player and coach
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1964
hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1998)
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1966
Mike Tirico, American sportscaster
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1967
Jamie Foxx, American actor
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1967
Bo Pelini, American football player and coach
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1969
Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player and manager
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1970
Tonja Buford-Bailey, American hurdler and coach
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1970
Eoin Jess, Scottish footballer
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1970
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Austrian mountaineer
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1971
Naomi Long, Northern Irish engineer and politician, 54th Lord Mayor of Belfast
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1971
Scott Sattler, Australian rugby league player and sporstcaster
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1971
Leanne Wood, Welsh academic and politician
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1972
Chris Grant, Australian footballer
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1972
James Murdoch, Australian-American businessman, son of Rupert Murdoch
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1974
Sara Cox, English broadcaster (television presenter and disc jockey)
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1975
Bates Battaglia, American ice hockey player
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1975
Tom DeLonge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1975
Kostas Kiassos, Greek footballer
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1975
Matthew LeCroy, American baseball player and coach
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1975
Bahar Mert, Turkish volleyball player
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1976
Josh Fogg, American baseball player
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1976
Søren Friis, Danish footballer
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1976
Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer
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1976
Rama Yade, Senegalese-French politician
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1977
Sascha Kindred, German-English swimmer
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1978
Kaspars Kambala, Latvian basketball player
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1978
B.J. Penn, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
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1979
Matjaž Smodiš, Slovenian basketball player
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1979
Luke Steele, Australian singer-songwriter and musician
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1980
Patrik Antonius, Finnish tennis player, coach, and poker player
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1980
Ryan France, English footballer
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1980
Danil Haustov, Estonian swimmer
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1981
Amy Lee, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1982
Dan Hamhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
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1982
Ayumi Kinoshita, Japanese actress and model
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1982
Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player
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1982
Tuka Rocha, Brazilian race car driver
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1982
Koutaro Tanaka, Japanese actor
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1982
Dominik Werling, German footballer
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1983
Matt Deis, American bass player and songwriter
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1983
Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish swimmer
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1983
Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenyan runner
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1984
Santi Cazorla, Spanish footballer
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1984
Hanna-Maria Seppälä, Finnish swimmer
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1985
Michael Bumpus, American football player
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1985
Laurence Leboeuf, Canadian actress
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1985
Alby Mathewson, New Zealand rugby player
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1986
Mathieu Gnanligo, Beninese sprinter
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1988
Rickie Fowler, American golfer
-
1988
Olly Lancashire, English footballer
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1988
James Tamou, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
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1989
Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenyan runner
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1989
Ben Ridge, Australian rugby league player
-
1989
Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
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1991
Sénah Mango, Togolese footballer
Berühmte Todesfälle
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558
Childebert I, Frankish king (b. 496)
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769
Du Hongjian, Chinese politician (b. 709)
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838
Pepin I of Aquitaine (b. 797)
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859
Angilbert II, archbishop of Milan
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1124
Pope Callixtus II (b. 1065)
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1126
Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1075)
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1204
Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (b. 1135)
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1250
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1194)
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1272
Bertold of Regensburg, German preacher
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1404
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1336)
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1466
Donatello, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1386)
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1516
Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer and historian (b. 1462)
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1521
Manuel I of Portugal (b. 1469)
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1557
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Italian mathematician and engineer (b. 1499)
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1565
Conrad Gessner, Swiss botanist and physician (b. 1516)
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1621
Katarina Stenbock, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)
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1671
Antonio Grassi, Italian Roman Catholic priest(b. 1592)
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1716
Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)
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1721
Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor (b. 1676)
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1729
Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author (b. 1676)
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1754
Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1696)
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1758
Noël Doiron, Canadian Acadia leader (b. 1684)
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1769
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and hymn-writer (b. 1715)
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1783
Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer and demographer (b. 1717)
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1784
Samuel Johnson, English poet and lexicographer (b. 1709)
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1814
Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Belgian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1735)
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1837
Herman of Alaska, Russian missionary and saint (b. 1756)
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1849
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, German botanist and entomologist (b. 1766)
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1862
Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1823)
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1863
Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and playwright (b. 1813)
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1868
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (b. 1794)
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1881
August Šenoa, Croatian author and poet (b. 1838)
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1883
Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)
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1893
Georg August Rudolph, German lawyer and politician, 3rd Mayor of Marburg (b. 1816)
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1895
Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer (b. 1800)
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1908
Augustus Le Plongeon, French photographer and historian (b. 1825)
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1919
Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (b. 1850)
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1922
Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer (b. 1857)
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1922
Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic poet and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1861)
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1924
Samuel Gompers, English-born American labor leader, founded the American Federation of Labor (b. 1850)
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1927
Mehmet Nadir, Turkish mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
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1930
Fritz Pregl, Slovenian-Austrian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
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1931
Gustave Le Bon, French psychologist, sociologist, and anthropologist (b. 1840)
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1932
Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter and sculptor (b. 1853)
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1935
Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
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1942
Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Austrian-Polish religious leader, 26th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1866)
Wlodimir Ledóchowski · Superior-General of the Society of Jesus
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1942
Robert Robinson Taylor, American architect (b. 1868)
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1944
Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-French painter and theorist (b. 1866)
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1944
Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (b. 1908)
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1945
Irma Grese, German concentration camp guard (b. 1923)
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1945
Josef Kramer, German concentration camp commandant (b. 1906)
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1945
Elisabeth Volkenrath, Polish-German concentration camp supervisor (b. 1919)
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1947
Henry James, American lawyer and author (b. 1879)
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1947
Nicholas Roerich, Russian archaeologist, painter, and philosopher (b. 1874)
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1950
Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1902)
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1954
John Raymond Hubbell, American director and composer (b. 1879)
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1955
Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
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1960
Dora Marsden, English author and activist (b. 1882)
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1961
Grandma Moses, American painter (b. 1860)
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1962
Harry Barris, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1905)
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1969
Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (b. 1886)
Raymond A. Spruance · United States Ambassador to the Philippines
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1973
Henry Green, English author (b. 1905)
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1974
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Egyptian-Turkish journalist, author, and politician (b. 1889)
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1975
Cyril Delevanti, English-American actor (b. 1889)
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1977
Oğuz Atay, Turkish engineer and author (b. 1934)
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1979
Jon Hall, American actor and director (b. 1915)
-
1979
Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet and translator (b. 1916)
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1983
Alexander Schmemann, Estonian-American priest and theologian (b. 1921)
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1983
Nichita Stănescu, Romanian poet and critic (b. 1933)
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1986
Heather Angel, British-American actress (b. 1909)
-
1986
Ella Baker, American activist (b. 1903)
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1986
Smita Patil, Indian actress and journalist (b. 1955)
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1992
K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman (b. 1899)
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1992
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1899)
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1993
Vanessa Duriès, French author (b. 1972)
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1995
Ann Nolan Clark, American author and educator (b. 1896)
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1996
Edward Blishen, English author and educator (b. 1920)
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1997
Don E. Fehrenbacher, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1920)
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2001
Chuck Schuldiner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1967)
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2002
Zal Yanovsky, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)
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2003
Māris Čaklais, Latvian poet and journalist (b. 1940)
-
2003
William V. Roth, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
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2004
Bernarda Bryson Shahn, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)
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2004
Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball player (b. 1934)
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2004
David Wheeler, English computer scientist and academic (b. 1927)
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2005
Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (b. 1953)
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2006
Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (b. 1932)
Lamar Hunt · American Football League · World Championship Tennis
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2007
Mark Partridge, Zimbabwean lawyer and politician (b. 1922)
-
2007
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, American actor and activist (b. 1936)
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2008
John Drake, New Zealand rugby player and journalist (b. 1959)
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2010
James Dibble, Australian journalist (b. 1923)
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2010
Richard Holbrooke, American journalist and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1941)
Richard Holbrooke · United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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2010
Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
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2011
T. J. Bass, American physician and author (b. 1932)
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2011
Kabir Chowdhury, Bangladeshi author and academic (b. 1923)
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2011
Russell Hoban, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)
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2012
Ian Black, Scottish footballer (b. 1924)
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2013
Marcel Cellier, Swiss organist and producer (b. 1925)
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2013
Vivian Kellogg, American baseball player and manager (b. 1922)
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2013
Kim Kuk-tae, North Korean politician (b. 1924)
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2013
Harvey Littleton, American glass artist and educator (b. 1922)
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2014
Ernst Albrecht, German economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (b. 1930)
Ernst Albrecht (politician) · Prime Minister of Lower Saxony
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2014
William E. May, American theologian and academic (b. 1928)
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2014
Phil Stern, American photographer (b. 1919)
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2014
Taitetsu Unno, Japanese scholar and author (b. 1929)
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2015
Benedict Anderson, Chinese-American political scientist and academic (b. 1936)
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2015
John Bannon, Australian academic and politician, 39th Premier of South Australia (b. 1943)
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2015
Peter Ryan, Australian journalist and author (b. 1923)
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2016
Thomas Schelling, American economist and educator (b. 1921)
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2016
David Strangway, Canadian geophysicist and university administrator (b. 1934)
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2016
Alan Thicke, Canadian-American actor and composer (b. 1947)