December 15 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
273 Einträge
Ereignisse
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533
Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum.
Vandalic War · Byzantine Empire · Belisarius · Vandals · Gelimer
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687
Pope Sergius I is elected.
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1161
Jin-Song wars: Military officers conspire against the emperor Wanyan Liang of the Jin dynasty after a military defeat at the Battle of Caishi, and assassinate the emperor at his camp.
Jin-Song wars · Wanyan Liang · Jin dynasty (1115-1234) · Battle of Caishi
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1167
Sicilian Chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion.
Kingdom of Sicily · Chancellor · Stephen du Perche · Messina
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1256
Mongol forces under the command of Hulagu Khan enter and destroy the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut Castle (in present-day Iran) as part of their offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.
Mongols · Hulagu Khan · Assassins · Alamut Castle · Iran
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1467
Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia.
Stephen III of Moldavia · Matthias Corvinus · Battle of Baia
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1651
Castle Cornet in Guernsey, the last stronghold which had supported the King in the Third English Civil War, surrenders.
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1778
American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
American Revolutionary War · Kingdom of Great Britain · Battle of St. Lucia
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1791
The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.
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1864
American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Union forces under George Thomas almost completely destroy the Army of Tennessee under John Hood.
American Civil War · Battle of Nashville · Union (American Civil War) · George Henry Thomas · Army of Tennessee
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1890
Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Hunkpapa · Lakota people · Sitting Bull · Standing Rock Indian Reservation · Wounded Knee Massacre
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1905
The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.
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1906
The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
London Underground · Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
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1914
World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.
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1914
A gas explosion at Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine, in Kyushu, Japan, kills 687.
List of accidents and disasters by death toll · Mitsubishi · Kyushu
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1917
World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.
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1933
The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol.
Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution · Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution · Prohibition in the United States · Alcoholic beverage
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1939
Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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1941
The Holocaust: German troops murder over 15,000 Jews at Drobytsky Yar, a ravine southeast of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union.
The Holocaust · Nazi Germany · Drobytsky Yar · Kharkiv · Ukraine
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1942
World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse · Guadalcanal Campaign
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1943
World War II: The Battle of Arawe begins during the New Britain campaign.
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1945
Occupation of Japan/Shinto Directive: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan.
Occupation of Japan · Shinto Directive · Douglas MacArthur · Shinto
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1960
Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy.
Richard Paul Pavlick · President-elect of the United States · John F. Kennedy
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1960
King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.
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1961
Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization.
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1965
Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.
Project Gemini · Gemini 6A · Wally Schirra · Thomas P. Stafford · Cape Canaveral
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1970
Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet
Venera 7 · Venus · List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies
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1970
A South Korean ferry, Namyong Ho, capsizes in the Korea Strait, killing more than 300 people.
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1973
John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10.
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1973
The American Psychiatric Association votes 13-0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II.
American Psychiatric Association · Homosexuality · Mental disorder · Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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1978
U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan
Jimmy Carter · China-United States relations · Taiwan-United States relations
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1981
A suicide car bombing targeting the Iraqi embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, levels the embassy and kills 61 people, including Iraq's ambassador to Lebanon. The attack is considered the first modern suicide bombing.
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1993
The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.
The Troubles · Downing Street Declaration · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · John Major · Taoiseach
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1997
Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert near Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, killing 85.
Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 · Emirate of Sharjah · United Arab Emirates
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2000
The third reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down.
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2001
The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
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2005
Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.
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2010
A boat carrying 90 asylum seekers crashes into rocks off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia, killing 48 people.
Refugee · 2010 Christmas Island boat disaster · Christmas Island
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2013
The South Sudanese Civil War begins when opposition leaders Dr. Riek Machar, Pagan Amum and Rebecca Nyandeng vote to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council at Nyakuron.
South Sudanese Civil War · Riek Machar · Pagan Amum · Rebecca Nyandeng
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2014
Man Haron Monis takes 18 hostages inside a café in Martin Place for 16 hours in Sydney. Monis and two hostages are killed when police raid the café the following morning.
Man Haron Monis · 2014 Sydney hostage crisis · Martin Place, Sydney
Berühmte Geburten
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AD 37
Nero, Roman emperor (d. 68)
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130
Lucius Verus, Roman emperor (d. 169)
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1242
Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (d. 1274)
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1447
Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1508)
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1567
Christoph Demantius, German composer, poet, and theorist (d. 1643)
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1610
David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (d. 1690)
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1657
Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (d. 1726)
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1686
Jean-Joseph Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (d. 1746)
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1789
Carlos Soublette, Venezuelan general and politician, 11th President of Venezuela (d. 1870)
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1832
Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (d. 1923)
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1837
E. W. Bullinger, English minister, scholar, and theologian (b. 1837
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1852
Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1908)
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1859
L. L. Zamenhof, Polish linguist and ophthalmologist, created Esperanto (d. 1917)
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1860
Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1904)
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1860
Abner Powell, American baseball player and manager (d. 1953)
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1861
Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, co-founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (d. 1938)
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1861
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 3rd President of Finland (d. 1944)
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1863
Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist and engineer (d. 1935)
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1869
Leon Marchlewski, Polish chemist and academic (d. 1946)
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1875
Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (d. 1899)
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1878
Hans Carossa, German author and poet (d. 1956)
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1885
Leonid Pitamic, Slovenian lawyer, philosopher, and academic (d. 1971)
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1888
Maxwell Anderson, American journalist and playwright (d. 1959)
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1890
Harry Babcock, American pole vaulter (d. 1965)
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1892
J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil (d. 1976)
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1894
Vibert Douglas, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1988)
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1894
Josef Imbach, Swiss sprinter (d. 1964)
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1896
Betty Smith, American author and playwright (d. 1972)
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1899
Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (d. 1978)
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1902
Robert F. Bradford, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1983)
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1903
Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (d. 1938)
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1907
Gordon Douglas, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
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1907
Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília (d. 2012)
Oscar Niemeyer · United Nations Headquarters · Cathedral of Brasília
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1908
Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk, scholar, and author (d. 2005)
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1909
Sattar Bahlulzade, Azerbaijani-Russian painter (d. 1974)
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1910
John Hammond, American record producer and critic (d. 1987)
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1911
Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and illustrator (d. 1991)
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1911
Stan Kenton, American pianist and composer (d. 1979)
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1913
Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman (d. 2001)
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1913
Muriel Rukeyser, American poet, academic, and activist (d. 1980)
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1916
Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005)
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1916
Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964)
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1916
Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
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1917
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Indian-Pakistani linguist and lexicographer (d. 2005)
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1918
Jeff Chandler, American actor (d. 1961)
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1918
Chihiro Iwasaki, Japanese painter and illustrator (d. 1974)
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1919
Max Yasgur, American dairy farmer and host of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair (d. 1973)
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1920
Gamal al-Banna, Egyptian author and scholar (d. 2013)
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1920
Kurt Schaffenberger, German-American sergeant and illustrator (d. 2002)
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1921
Alan Freed, American radio host (d. 1965)
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1923
Pierre Cossette, American producer and manager (d. 2009)
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1923
Freeman Dyson, English-American physicist and mathematician
- 1923
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1923
Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and politician (d. 2009)
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1924
Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (d. 2013)
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1924
Ruhi Sarıalp, Turkish triple jumper and educator (d. 2001)
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1925
Kasey Rogers, American actress and author (d. 2006)
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1928
Ernest Ashworth, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
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1928
Ida Haendel, Polish-English violinist and educator
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1928
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and architect (d. 2000)
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1930
Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer
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1931
Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish author and poet (d. 2015)
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1932
Jesse Belvin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1960)
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1932
John Meurig Thomas, Welsh chemist and academic
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1933
Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (d. 2014)
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1933
Tim Conway, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1933
Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (d. 2001)
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1936
Joe D'Amato, Italian director and producer (d. 1999)
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1938
Michael Bogdanov, Welsh director and screenwriter
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1938
Bob Foster, American boxer and police officer (d. 2015)
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1938
Billy Shaw, American football player
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1939
Cindy Birdsong, American singer-songwriter
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1940
Nick Buoniconti, American football player and sportscaster
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1942
Kathleen Blanco, American educator and politician, 54th Governor of Louisiana
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1942
Dave Clark, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
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1943
Lucien den Arend, Dutch sculptor
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1944
Jim Leyland, American baseball player and manager
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1944
Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (d. 1988)
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1945
Ivor Crewe, English political scientist and academic
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1946
Carmine Appice, American drummer and songwriter
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1946
Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
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1949
Don Johnson, American actor
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1949
Brian Roper, English economist and academic
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1950
Melanie Chartoff, American actress and comedian
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1950
Sylvester James Gates, American theoretical physicist and professor
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1951
George Donikian, Australian journalist
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1951
Joe Jordan, Scottish footballer and manager
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1951
Tim Webster, Australian journalist and sportscaster
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1952
Rudi Protrudi, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1952
Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer and manager
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1952
Julie Taymor, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1953
John R. Allen, American general and diplomat
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1953
J. M. DeMatteis, American author
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1953
Robert Charles Wilson, American-Canadian author
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1954
Oliver Heald, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
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1954
Mark Warner, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of Virginia
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1955
Hector Sants, English banker
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1955
Paul Simonon, English singer-songwriter and bass player
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1956
Tony Leon, South African lawyer and politician
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1957
Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1957
Mike McAlary, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
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1957
Laura Molina, American singer, guitarist, actress, and painter
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1957
Tim Reynolds, German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1958
Carlo J. Caparas, Filipino director and producer
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1958
Richard Kastle, American classical pianist
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1959
Greg Matthews, Australian cricketer
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1959
Alan Whetton, New Zealand rugby player
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1959
Gary Whetton, New Zealand rugby player
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1960
Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer and producer
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1961
Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist and politician
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1962
Tim Gaines, American bass player
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1962
Simon Hodgkinson, English rugby player and coach
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1963
Norman J. Grossfeld, American screenwriter and producer
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1963
Helen Slater, American actress
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1963
David Wingate, American basketball player
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1964
Paul Kaye, British Actor
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1966
Carl Hooper, Guyanese cricketer and coach
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1967
David Howells, English footballer and coach
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1967
Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
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1969
Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair racer
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1969
Adam Setliff, American discus thrower and lawyer
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1970
Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
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1970
Lawrence Funderburke, American basketball player
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1970
Michael Shanks, Canadian actor, screenwriter and director
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1971
Clint Lowery, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1972
Rodney Harrison, American football player and sportscaster
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1972
Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
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1973
Surya Bonaly, French figure skater
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1973
Ryoo Seung-wan, South Korean actor, director, and screenwriter
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1974
Gareth Archer, English rugby player
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1976
Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer and manager
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1976
Aaron Miles, American baseball player and coach
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1976
Todd Tichenor, American baseball player and umpire
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1977
Mehmet Aurélio, Brazilian-Turkish footballer and manager
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1977
Geoff Stults, American actor and producer
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1978
Ned Brower, American drummer
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1978
Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist and songwriter
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1978
Jerome McDougle, American football player
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1979
Adam Brody, American actor
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1979
Eric Young, Canadian-American wrestler
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1980
Sergio Pizzorno, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Manuel Wilhelm, German rugby player
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1981
Michelle Dockery, English actress
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1981
Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor and screenwriter
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1981
Andy González, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
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1981
Thomas Herrion, American football player (d. 2005)
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1981
Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian footballer
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1982
Borja García, Spanish race car driver
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1982
Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis player
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1983
Delon Armitage, Trinidadian-English rugby player
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1983
Camilla Luddington, English actress
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1983
Ronnie Radke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1984
Martyn Bernard, English high jumper
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1985
Diogo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
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1986
Kim Junsu, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
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1986
Iveta Mazáčová, Czech sprinter
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1986
Keylor Navas, Costa Rican footballer
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1986
Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian model
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1988
Steven N'Zonzi, French footballer
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1997
Zach Banks, American race car driver
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1997
Magdalena Fręch, Polish tennis player
Berühmte Todesfälle
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933
Li Siyuan, Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang
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1025
Basil II, Byzantine emperor (b. 958)
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1072
Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan (b. 1029)
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1161
Wanyan Liang, Jurchen emperor (b. 1122)
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1230
Ottokar I of Bohemia (b. 1155)
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1283
Philip I, Latin Emperor (b. 1243)
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1467
Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, archbishop and Regent of Sweden (b. 1417)
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1574
Selim II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1524)
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1598
Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde (b. 1540)
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1621
Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, French courtier, Constable of France (b. 1578)
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1673
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (b. 1623)
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1675
Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter and educator (b. 1632)
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1683
Izaak Walton, English author (b. 1593)
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1688
Gaspar Fagel, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1634)
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1688
Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart, French noble (b. 1636)
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1715
George Hickes, English minister and scholar (b. 1642)
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1753
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, designed Chiswick House (b. 1694)
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1792
Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish pianist, violinist, and composer (b. 1756)
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1812
Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (b. 1845)
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1855
Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and academic (b. 1803)
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1878
Alfred Bird, English chemist and businessman, invented baking powder (b. 1811)
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1890
Sitting Bull, American tribal chief (b. 1831)
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1943
Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1904)
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1944
Glenn Miller, American bandleader and composer (b. 1904)
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1947
Arthur Machen, Welsh journalist and author (b. 1863)
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1950
Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1875)
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1958
Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
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1962
Charles Laughton, English-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1899)
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1965
M. Balasundaram, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1903)
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1966
Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Indian-Scottish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (b. 1897)
Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott · Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
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1966
Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (b. 1901)
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1968
Antonio Barrette, Canadian politician, 18th Premier of Quebec (b. 1899)
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1968
Jess Willard, American boxer and actor (b. 1881)
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1969
Karl Theodor Bleek, German lawyer and politician, 12th Mayor of Marburg (b. 1898)
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1971
Paul Lévy, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1886)
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1974
Anatole Litvak, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
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1977
Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1893)
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1978
Chill Wills, American actor (b. 1903)
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1984
Jan Peerce, American tenor and actor (b. 1904)
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1985
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian physician and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (b. 1900)
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam · List of Prime Ministers of Mauritius
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1986
Serge Lifar, Russian-French ballet dancer and choreographer
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1989
Edward Underdown, English actor and jockey (b. 1908)
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1991
Vasily Zaytsev, Russian captain (b. 1915)
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1993
William Dale Phillips, American chemist and engineer (b. 1925)
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2000
Haris Brkić, Bosnian-Serbian basketball player (b. 1974)
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2003
Vincent Apap, Maltese sculptor (b. 1909)
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2003
George Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1923)
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2003
Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1947)
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2004
Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan educator and politician, Speaker of the Nauru Parliament (b. 1943)
Vassal Gadoengin · List of Speakers of the Parliament of Nauru
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2005
Heinrich Gross, Austrian physician and psychiatrist (b. 1914)
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2005
Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer (b. 1915)
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2005
William Proxmire, American soldier, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)
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2005
Darrell Russell, American football player (b. 1976)
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2006
Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (b. 1939)
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2006
Mary Stolz, American journalist and author (b. 1920)
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2007
Julia Carson, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
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2008
León Febres Cordero, Ecuadorian engineer and politician, 46th President of Ecuador (b. 1931)
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2009
Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (b. 1918)
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2010
Blake Edwards, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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2010
Bob Feller, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1918)
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2010
Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American psychoanalyst and theorist (b. 1940)
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2011
Bob Brookmeyer, American trombone player and composer (b. 1929)
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2011
Christopher Hitchens, English-American essayist, literary critic, and journalist (b. 1949)
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2012
Owoye Andrew Azazi, Nigerian general (b. 1952)
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2012
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Nigerian politician, 18th Governor of Kaduna State (b. 1948)
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2012
Olga Zubarry, Argentinian actress (b. 1929)
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2013
Harold Camping, American evangelist, author, radio host (b. 1921)
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2013
Joan Fontaine, British-American actress (b. 1917)
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2013
Dyron Nix, American basketball player (b. 1967)
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2014
Donald Metcalf, Australian physiologist and immunologist (b. 1929)
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2014
Fausto Zapata, Mexican journalist, lawyer, and politician, Governor of San Luis Potosí (b. 1940)
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2015
Harry Zvi Tabor, English-Israeli physicist and engineer (b. 1917)