December 2 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
341 Einträge
Ereignisse
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1244
Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon
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1409
The University of Leipzig opens.
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1697
St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.
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1763
Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.
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1775
The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
USS Alfred (1774) · Grand Union Flag · Flag of the United States · John Paul Jones
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1804
At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French.
Notre Dame Cathedral · Coronation of Napoleon I · Emperor of the French
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1805
War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Austerlitz: French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
War of the Third Coalition · Battle of Austerlitz · Russian Empire · Austrian Empire
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1823
Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.
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1845
Manifest destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
Manifest destiny · State of the Union address · James K. Polk
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1848
Franz Joseph I becomes Emperor of Austria.
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1851
French President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic.
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1852
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.
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1859
Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Abolitionism in the United States · John Brown (abolitionist) · October 16 · John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry · Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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1867
At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.
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1899
Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
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1908
Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
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1917
World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
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1927
Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
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1930
Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,150,000,000 in 2016) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
Great Depression · State of the Union address · Herbert Hoover
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1939
New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
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1942
World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
World War II · Manhattan Project · Enrico Fermi · Chicago Pile-1
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1943
World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey, which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas.
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1947
Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
Jerusalem Riots of 1947 · Jerusalem · United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
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1950
Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.
Korean War · Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River · United Nations Command · North Korea
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1954
Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
McCarthyism · United States Senate · Joseph McCarthy · Joseph McCarthy
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1954
The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C.
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1956
The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
Granma (yacht) · Cuba · Oriente Province · Fidel Castro · Che Guevara
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1961
In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
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1962
Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.
Vietnam War · Vietnam · John F. Kennedy · U.S. Senate Majority Leader · Mike Mansfield
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1970
The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
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1971
Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
Emirate of Abu Dhabi · Ajman · Fujairah · Emirate of Sharjah · Dubai
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1975
Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Laotian Civil War · Pathet Lao · Laos · Vientiane · Sisavang Vatthana
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1976
Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
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1980
Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.
Salvadoran Civil War · 1980 murders of U.S. missionaries in El Salvador
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1982
At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
University of Utah · Barney Clark (patient) · Artificial heart
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1988
Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
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1991
Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
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1993
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín.
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1993
Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space Shuttle program · STS-61 · NASA · Space Shuttle Endeavour · Hubble Space Telescope
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1999
The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement.
Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland Executive · Good Friday Agreement
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2001
Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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2015
San Bernardino attack: Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik kill 14 people and wound 22 at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California.
2015 San Bernardino attack · Syed · Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik · Inland Regional Center · San Bernardino, California
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2016
36 people die in a fire at a converted Oakland, California, warehouse serving as an artist collective.
2016 Oakland warehouse fire · Oakland, California · Artist collective
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Berühmte Geburten
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503
Emperor Jianwen of Liang, emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty (d. 551)
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1501
Queen Munjeong, Korean queen (d. 1565)
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1578
Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1641)
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1599
Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, Scottish nobleman (d. 1663)
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1629
William Egon of Fürstenberg, Catholic cardinal (d. 1704)
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1694
William Shirley, English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1771)
William Shirley · List of colonial governors of Massachusetts
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1703
Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian missionary and explorer (d. 1759)
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1738
Richard Montgomery, Irish-American general (d. 1775)
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1754
William Cooper, American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York (d. 1809)
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1759
James Edward Smith, English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society (d. 1828)
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1760
John Breckinridge, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General (d. 1806)
John Breckinridge (U.S. Attorney General) · United States Attorney General
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1760
Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1826)
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1810
Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (d. 1892)
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1811
Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 1885)
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1817
Heinrich von Sybel, German historian, academic, and politician (d. 1895)
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1825
Pedro II of Brazil (d. 1891)
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1827
William Burges, English architect and designer (d. 1881)
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1846
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (d. 1904)
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1859
Georges Seurat, French painter (d. 1891)
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1860
Charles Studd, England cricketer and missionary (d. 1931)
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1863
Charles Edward Ringling, American businessman, co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1926)
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1866
Harry Burleigh, American singer-songwriter (d. 1949)
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1876
Yusuf Akçura, Tatar-Turkish activist and ideologue of Turanism (d. 1935)
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1884
Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1953)
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1884
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Turkish poet and author (d. 1958)
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1885
George Minot, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)
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1891
Otto Dix, German painter and illustrator (d. 1969)
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1891
Charles H. Wesley, American historian and author (d. 1987)
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1893
Leo Ornstein, Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 2002)
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1894
Warren William, American actor (d. 1948)
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1895
Harriet Cohen, English pianist (d. 1967)
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1897
Ivan Bagramyan, Russian general (d. 1982)
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1898
Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1918)
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1899
John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (d. 1970)
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1899
John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1952)
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1899
Ray Morehart, American baseball player (d. 1989)
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1900
Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista, First Lady of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 (d. 1993)
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1900
Herta Hammerbacher, German landscape architect and professor (d. 1985)
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1901
Raimundo Orsi, Argentinian-Italian footballer (d. 1986)
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1906
Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer (d. 1977)
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1909
Arvo Askola, Finnish runner (d. 1975)
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1909
Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian-Polish basketball player and coach (d. 1987)
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1909
Joseph P. Lash, American activist and author (d. 1987)
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1910
Russell Lynes, American photographer, historian, and author (d. 1991)
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1910
Taisto Mäki, Finnish runner (d. 1979)
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1912
George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (d. 1976)
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1913
Marc Platt, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)
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1914
Bill Erwin, American actor (d. 2010)
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1914
Adolph Green, American playwright and composer (d. 2002)
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1915
Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan (d. 2016)
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1916
Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001)
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1917
Sylvia Syms, American singer (d. 1992)
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1921
Carlo Furno, Italian cardinal (d. 2015)
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1922
Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek author, poet, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
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1923
Maria Callas, American-Greek soprano and actress (d. 1977)
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1924
Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (d. 2012)
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1924
Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (d. 2010)
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1924
Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (d. 2016)
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1924
Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
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1925
Julie Harris, American actress (d. 2013)
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1928
Guy Bourdin, French photographer (d. 1991)
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1929
Dan Jenkins, American journalist and author
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1929
Leon Litwack, American historian and author
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1930
Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
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1930
David Piper, English race car driver
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1931
Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
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1931
Masaaki Hatsumi, Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Bujinkan
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1931
Wynton Kelly, American pianist and composer (d. 1971)
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1931
Edwin Meese, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 75th United States Attorney General
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1933
Peter Robin Harding, English marshal and pilot
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1933
Mike Larrabee, American sprinter and educator (d. 2003)
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1934
Tarcisio Bertone, Italian cardinal
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1934
Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball player (d. 2004)
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1935
David Hackett Fischer, American historian, author, and academic
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1937
Manohar Joshi, Indian lawyer and politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
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1939
Yael Dayan, Israeli journalist, author, and politician
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1939
Francis Fox, Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada
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1939
Harry Reid, American lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
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1940
Willie Brown, American football player, coach, and manager
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1941
Mike England, Welsh footballer and manager
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1942
Anna G. Jónasdóttir, Icelandic political scientist and academic
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1943
Wayne Allard, American veterinarian and politician
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1944
Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (d. 2006)
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1944
Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek singer-songwriter
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1944
Botho Strauß, German author and playwright
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1945
Penelope Spheeris, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1945
Alan Thomson, Australian cricketer
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1946
John Banks, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Mayor of Auckland City
John Banks (New Zealand politician) · Mayor of Auckland City
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1946
Pedro Borbón, Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2012)
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1946
David Macaulay, English-American author and illustrator
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1946
Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (d. 1997)
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1947
Isaac Bitton, Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter
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1947
Tommy Jenkins, English footballer and manager
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1947
Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist and author
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1948
Elizabeth Berg, American nurse and author
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1948
T. Coraghessan Boyle, American novelist and short story writer
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1948
Patricia Hewitt, Australian-English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Health
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1948
Toninho Horta, Brazilian guitarist and composer
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1950
Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian political scientist and academic
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1950
Benjamin Stora, Algerian-French historian and author
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1950
Paul Watson, Canadian activist, founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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1952
Carol Shea-Porter, American social worker, academic, and politician
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1954
Dan Butler, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1956
Steven Bauer, Cuban-American actor and producer
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1957
Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian political scientist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Health
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1958
Andrew George, English politician
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1958
Vladimir Parfenovich, Belarusian canoe racer and politician
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1958
George Saunders, American short story writer and essayist
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1959
Kelefa Diallo, Guinean general (d. 2013)
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1960
Peter Blakeley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1960
Rick Savage, English singer-songwriter and bass player
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1962
John Dyegh, Nigerian businessman and politician
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1963
Brendan Coyle, English actor
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1963
Ann Patchett, American author
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1963
Rich Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
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1963
Ron Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1965
Shane Flanagan, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1966
Philippe Etchebest, French chef and television host
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1966
Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese wrestler and promoter, co-founded Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
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1967
Mary Creagh, English scholar and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
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1968
David Batty, English footballer
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1968
Darryl Kile, American baseball player (d. 2002)
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1968
Lucy Liu, American actress and producer
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1968
Nate Mendel, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1968
Rena Sofer, American actress
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1969
Yang Hyun-suk, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer
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1969
Pavel Loskutov, Estonian runner
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1969
Ulrika Bergquist, Swedish journalist
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1969
Tanya Plibersek, Australian journalist and politician, 45th Australian Minister of Health
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1969
Chris Kiwomya, English footballer
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1970
Maksim Tarasov, Russian pole vaulter
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1970
Treach, American rapper (Naughty By Nature) and actor
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1971
Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor and singer
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1971
Rachel McQuillan, Australian tennis player
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1971
Jüri Reinvere, Estonian-German composer and poet
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1971
Francesco Toldo, Italian footballer
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1971
Mine Yoshizaki, Japanese illustrator
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1972
Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
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1973
Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer and manager
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1973
Lee Steele, English footballer
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1973
Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player
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1973
Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
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1975
Mark Kotsay, American baseball player
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1976
Eddy Garabito, Dominican baseball player
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1976
Masafumi Gotoh, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1977
Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer
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1978
Jarron Collins, American basketball player and coach
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1978
Jason Collins, American basketball player
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1978
Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1978
Luigi Malafronte, Italian footballer
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1978
Peter Moylan, Australian baseball player
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1978
Maëlle Ricker, Canadian snowboarder
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1978
David Rivas, Spanish footballer
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1978
Andrew Ryan, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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1978
Christopher Wolstenholme, English singer-songwriter and bass player
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1979
Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer-songwriter and actress
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1979
Michael McIndoe, Scottish footballer
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1979
Abdul Razzaq, Pakistani cricketer
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1980
Adam Kreek, Canadian rower
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1980
Darryn Randall, South African cricketer (d. 2013)
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1981
Maria Ferekidi, Greek canoe racer
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1981
Eric Jungmann, American actor
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1981
Danijel Pranjić, Croatian footballer
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1981
Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
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1982
Christos Karipidis, Greek footballer
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1982
Matt Ware, American football player
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1983
Chris Burke, Scottish footballer
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1983
Bibiana Candelas, Mexican volleyball player
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1983
Jaime Durán, Mexican footballer
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1983
Jana Kramer, American actress and singer
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1983
Aaron Rodgers, American football player
-
1983
Daniela Ruah, Portuguese-American actress
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1984
Péter Máté, Hungarian footballer
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1985
Amaury Leveaux, French swimmer
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1985
Dorell Wright, American basketball player
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1986
Edson Décimo Alves Araújo, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
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1986
Veronika Kapshay, Ukrainian tennis player
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1986
Claudiu Keșerü, Romanian footballer
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1986
Adam le Fondre, English footballer
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1986
Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian bass player and composer
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1988
Stephen McGinn, Scottish footballer
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1989
Etta Bond, English singer-songwriter
-
1989
Cassie Steele, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
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1990
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Ghanaian footballer
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1990
Jamille Matt, Jamaican footballer
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1990
Gastón Ramírez, Uruguayan footballer
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1990
Fausto Rossi, Italian footballer
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1990
Hikaru Yaotome, Japanese idol, singer, model and actor
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1991
Chloé Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier
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1991
Charlie Puth, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1992
Gary Sanchez, Dominican baseball player
-
1993
Haruka Ishida, Japanese singer and actress
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1993
Kostas Stafylidis, Greek footballer
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1994
Fumika Shimizu, Japanese actress and model
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1994
Cauley Woodrow, English footballer
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1995
Uladzislau Hancharou, Belarusian trampolinist
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Berühmte Todesfälle
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537
Pope Silverius
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930
Ma Yin, Chinese warlord, king of Chu (Ten Kingdoms) (b. 853)
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949
Odo of Wetterau, German nobleman
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1022
Elvira Menéndez, queen of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)
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1340
Geoffrey le Scrope, Chief Justice of King Edward III of England
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1348
Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)
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1381
John of Ruusbroec, Flemish priest and mystic (b. 1293)
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1455
Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (b. 1432)
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1463
Albert VI, Archduke of Austria (b. 1418)
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1469
Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, Italian banker and politician (b. 1416)
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1510
Muhammad Shaybani, Khan of Bukhara (b. 1451)
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1515
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (b. 1453)
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1547
Hernán Cortés, Spanish general and explorer (b. 1485)
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1594
Gerardus Mercator, Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (b. 1512)
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1615
Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general (b. 1541)
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1665
Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French author (b. 1588)
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1694
Pierre Puget, French painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1622)
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1719
Pasquier Quesnel, French theologian and author (b. 1634)
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1723
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674)
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1726
Samuel Penhallow, English-American historian and author (b. 1665)
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1747
Vincent Bourne, English poet and scholar (b. 1695)
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1748
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1662)
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset · Lord President of the Council
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1774
Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (b. 1720)
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1814
Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)
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1844
Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
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1849
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (b. 1792)
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1859
John Brown, American activist and murderer (b. 1800)
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1881
Jenny von Westphalen, German author (b. 1814)
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1885
Allen Wright, Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866-1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw words okra and umma, meaning "Territory of the Red People." (b. 1826)
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1888
Namık Kemal, Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
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1892
Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (b. 1836)
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1899
Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (b. 1875)
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1918
Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
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1924
Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)
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1927
Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (b. 1843)
Paul Heinrich von Groth · Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie
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1931
Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (b. 1851)
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1936
John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)
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1943
Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)
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1944
Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1874)
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1944
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (b. 1876)
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1944
Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (b. 1917)
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1950
Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist and composer (b. 1917)
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1953
Reginald Baker, Australian rugby player (b. 1884)
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1953
Trần Trọng Kim, Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1883)
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1957
Harrison Ford, American actor (b. 1884)
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1957
Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (b. 1902)
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1966
L. E. J. Brouwer, Dutch mathematician and philosopher (b. 1881)
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1966
Giles Cooper, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
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1969
José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (b. 1911)
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1969
Kliment Voroshilov, Ukrainian-Russian marshal and politician, 3rd Head of State of The Soviet Union (b. 1881)
Kliment Voroshilov · List of heads of state of the Soviet Union
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1974
Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1897)
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1976
Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
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1980
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1905)
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1980
Romain Gary, Lithuanian-French author, director, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
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1981
Wallace Harrison, American architect, co-founded Harrison & Abramovitz (b. 1895)
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1982
Marty Feldman, English actor and comedian (b. 1933)
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1982
Giovanni Ferrari, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1907)
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1983
Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1904)
-
1985
Philip Larkin, English poet, author, and librarian (b. 1922)
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1986
Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, businessman, and television producer (b. 1917)
-
1986
John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)
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1987
Luis Federico Leloir, French-Argentinian physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
-
1987
Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian physicist, astronomer, and cosmologist (b. 1914)
-
1988
Karl-Heinz Bürger, German colonel (b. 1904)
-
1988
Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
-
1990
Aaron Copland, American composer and conductor (b. 1900)
-
1990
Robert Cummings, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1908)
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1995
Robertson Davies, Canadian author, playwright, and critic (b. 1913)
-
1995
Roxie Roker, American actress (b. 1929)
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1995
Mária Telkes, Hungarian-American biophysicist and chemist (b. 1900)
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1997
Shirley Crabtree, English wrestler (b. 1930)
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1997
Michael Hedges, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
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1999
Charlie Byrd, American guitarist (b. 1925)
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2000
Gail Fisher, American actress (b. 1935)
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2002
Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (b. 1926)
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2002
Arno Peters, German cartographer and historian (b. 1916)
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2003
Alan Davidson, British soldier, historian, and author (b. 1924)
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2004
Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (b. 1910)
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2004
Mona Van Duyn, American poet and academic (b. 1921)
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2005
William P. Lawrence, American admiral and pilot (b. 1930)
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2006
Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (b. 1947)
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2007
Jennifer Alexander, Canadian-American ballerina and actress (b. 1972)
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2007
Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1916)
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2008
Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1930)
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2008
Henry Molaison, American memory disorder patient (b. 1926)
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2008
Edward Samuel Rogers, Canadian lawyer and businessman (b. 1933)
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2009
Foge Fazio, American football player and coach (b. 1938)
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2009
Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1945)
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2012
Tom Hendry, Canadian playwright, co-founded the Manitoba Theatre Centre (b. 1929)
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2012
Ehsan Naraghi, Iranian sociologist and author (b. 1926)
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2013
William Allain, American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1928)
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2013
Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (b. 1925)
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2013
Marcelo Déda, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1960)
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2013
Junior Murvin, Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
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2014
A. R. Antulay, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1929)
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2014
Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931)
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2014
Josie Cichockyj, English basketball player and coach (b. 1964)
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2014
Bobby Keys, American saxophonist (b. 1943)
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2014
Don Laws, American figure skater and coach (b. 1929)
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2015
Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1945)
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2015
Will McMillan, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1944)
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2015
George T. Sakato, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1921)
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