February 1 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
313 Einträge
Ereignisse
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481
Vandal king Huneric organises a conference between Catholic and Arian bishops at Carthage.
Vandals · Huneric · Catholicism · Arianism · Carthage
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1327
The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
Edward III of England · Isabella of France · Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
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1329
King John of Bohemia captures Medvėgalis, an important fortress of the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and baptizes 6,000 of its defenders
John of Bohemia · Siege of Medvėgalis · Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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1411
The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).
Peace of Thorn (1411) · Toruń · Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights
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1662
The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
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1713
The Kalabalik or Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
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1793
French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
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1796
The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
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1814
Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
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1835
Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.
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1861
American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
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1864
Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.
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1865
President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln · Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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1884
The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
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1893
Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
Thomas A. Edison · Motion picture studio · Edison's Black Maria · West Orange, New Jersey
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1895
Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
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1896
La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
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1897
Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
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1918
Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.
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1924
The United Kingdom recognizes the USSR.
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1942
World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
World War II · Josef Terboven · Reichskommissar · German occupation of Norway · Vidkun Quisling
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1942
World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
Marshalls-Gilberts raids · Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
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1942
Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
Voice of America · Federal government of the United States · Axis powers
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1942
Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement.
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1946
Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
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1946
The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
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1953
North Sea flood of 1953 is caused by a heavy storm which occurred overnight, 31 January-1 February 1953; floods strike the Netherlands, Belgium and the U.K.
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1960
Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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1964
The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
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1965
The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed the Churchill River in honour of Winston Churchill.
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1968
Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams.
Vietnam War · Viet Cong · Nguyễn Văn Lém · South Vietnam · Nguyễn Ngọc Loan
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1968
Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
Royal Canadian Navy · Canadian Army · Royal Canadian Air Force · Canadian Forces
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1968
The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
New York Central Railroad · Pennsylvania Railroad · Penn Central Transportation
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1972
Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
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1974
A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
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1979
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
Iran · Ayatollah · Ruhollah Khomeini · Tehran
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1989
The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
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1991
A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.
USAir Flight 1493 · SkyWest Flight 5569 · Los Angeles International Airport
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1992
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
Bhopal · Warren Anderson (American businessman) · Chief executive officer · Union Carbide · Bhopal disaster
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1996
The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
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1998
Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
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2002
Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
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2003
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
Space Shuttle Columbia · Space Shuttle Columbia disaster · STS-107
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2004
Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
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2005
King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
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2009
The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir · Iceland · Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir · LGBT
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2012
At least 72 people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al-Masry and Al-Ahly in the city of Port Said.
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2013
The Shard, the tallest building in the European Union, is opened to the public.
Berühmte Geburten
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1261
Walter de Stapledon, English bishop and politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1326)
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1435
Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (d. 1472)
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1447
Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1504)
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1459
Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (d. 1508)
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1462
Johannes Trithemius, German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer (d. 1516)
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1501
Queen Munjeong of Korea (d. 1565)
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1552
Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1634)
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1561
Henry Briggs, British mathematician (d. 1630)
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1635
Marquard Gude, German archaeologist and scholar (d. 1689)
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1648
Elkanah Settle, English poet and playwright (d. 1724)
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1659
Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
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1663
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary (d. 1748)
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1666
Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Princess of Conti and titular queen of Poland (d.1732)
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1687
Johann Adam Birkenstock, German violinist and composer (d. 1733)
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1690
Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1768)
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1701
Johan Agrell, Swedish-German pianist and composer (d. 1765)
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1761
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (d. 1836)
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1763
Thomas Campbell, Irish minister and theologian (d. 1854)
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1764
George Duff, Scottish captain (d. 1805)
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1796
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss minister, poet, and educator (d. 1865)
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1801
Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (d. 1881)
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1820
George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman and theologian (d. 1897)
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1836
Emil Hartmann, Danish organist and composer (d. 1898)
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1844
G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (d. 1924)
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1851
Durham Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat (d. 1908)
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1858
Ignacio Bonillas, Mexican diplomat (d. 1942)
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1859
Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1924)
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1866
Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (d. 1924)
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1872
Clara Butt, English singer (d. 1936)
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1872
Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer and politician (d. 1949)
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1873
John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1901)
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1874
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1929)
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1878
Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (d. 1955)
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1878
Milan Hodža, Slovak journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (d. 1944)
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1881
Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (d. 1966)
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1882
Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973)
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1884
Bradbury Robinson, American football player and physician (d. 1949)
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1884
Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (d. 1937)
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1887
Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant, pilot, and author (d. 1947)
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1890
Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1942)
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1894
John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973)
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1894
James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (d. 1955)
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1895
Conn Smythe, Canadian businessman (d. 1980)
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1897
Denise Robins, English journalist and author (d. 1985)
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1898
Leila Denmark, American pediatrician and author (d. 2012)
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1901
Frank Buckles, American soldier (d. 2011)
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1901
Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
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1902
Therese Brandl, German concentration camp guard (d. 1947)
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1902
Langston Hughes, American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright (d. 1967)
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1904
S.J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (d. 1979)
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1905
Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
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1906
Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (d. 1993)
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1907
Günter Eich, German author and songwriter (d. 1972)
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1907
Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1993)
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1908
George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (d. 1980)
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1908
Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist and banker (d. 1998)
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1909
George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1910
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Chinese general and politician (d. 2009)
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1915
Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
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1917
José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (d. 2013)
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1917
Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (d. 1944)
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1918
Muriel Spark, Scottish playwright and poet (d. 2006)
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1918
Ignacy Tokarczuk, Polish archbishop (d. 2012)
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1920
Mike Scarry, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
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1921
Peter Sallis, English actor (d. 2017)
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1921
Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano and actress (d. 2004)
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1921
Patricia Robins, British writer and WAAF officer (d. 2016).
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1923
Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2008)
Ben Weider · International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness
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1924
Richard Hooker, American novelist (d. 1997)
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1924
Emmanuel Scheffer, German-Israeli footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2012)
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1927
Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (d. 2014)
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1928
Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic (d. 2015)
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1928
Tom Lantos, Hungarian-American academic and politician (d. 2008)
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1930
Shahabuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12th President of Bangladesh
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1930
Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Indian-Bangladeshi general and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh
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1931
Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007)
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1932
Hassan Al-Turabi, Sudanese activist and politician (d. 2016)
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1934
Nicolae Breban, Romanian author, poet, and playwright
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1936
Tuncel Kurtiz, Turkish actor, playwright, and director (d. 2013)
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1936
Azie Taylor Morton, American educator and politician, 36th Treasurer of the United States (d. 2003)
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1937
Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1937
Garrett Morris, American actor and comedian
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1938
Jimmy Carl Black, American drummer and singer (d. 2008)
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1938
Jacky Cupit, American golfer
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1938
Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (d. 2012)
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1939
Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist, author, and academic
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1939
Claude François, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1978)
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1939
Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
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1939
Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina (d. 2009)
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1939
Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (d. 2014)
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1941
Jerry Spinelli, American author
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1942
Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)
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1942
Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter
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1942
David Sincock, Australian cricketer
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1944
Mike Enzi, American soldier, accountant, and politician
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1944
Petru Popescu, Romanian-American director, producer, and author
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1944
Burkhard Ziese, German footballer and manager (d. 2010)
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1945
Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Secretary of State for Canada
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1946
Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (d. 2011)
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1947
Adam Ingram, Scottish computer programmer and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
Adam Ingram (Labour politician) · Minister of State for the Armed Forces
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1947
Normie Rowe, Australian singer-songwriter and actor
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1947
Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)
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1948
Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
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1948
Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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1950
Mike Campbell, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1950
Ali Haydar Konca, Turkish politician, 4th Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs
Ali Haydar Konca · Minister of European Union Affairs (Turkey)
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1950
Rich Williams, American guitarist and songwriter
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1951
Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter
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1951
Andrew Smith, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Andrew Smith (politician) · Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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1952
Owoye Andrew Azazi, Nigerian general (d. 2012)
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1954
Chuck Dukowski, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1956
Exene Cervenka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1957
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman (d. 2007)
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1957
Gilbert Hernandez, American author and illustrator
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1958
Luther Blissett, Jamaican-English footballer and manager
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1958
Eleanor Laing, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
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1961
Volker Fried, German field hockey player and coach
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1961
Daniel M. Tani, American engineer and astronaut
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1962
José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
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1962
Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1962
Takashi Murakami, Japanese painter and sculptor
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1964
Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
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1964
Mario Pelchat, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1964
Linus Roache, English actor
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1965
Stéphanie of Monaco, designer, singer and princess
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1965
Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993)
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1965
Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
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1966
Michelle Akers, American soccer player
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1967
Meg Cabot, American author and screenwriter
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1968
Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1968
Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1968
Pauly Shore, American comedian, actor, director, and producer
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1969
Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian footballer
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1969
Andrew Breitbart, American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 2012)
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1969
Brian Krause, American actor and screenwriter
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1969
Franklyn Rose, Jamaican cricketer
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1969
Patrick Wilson, American drummer
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1970
Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese race car driver
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1970
Malik Sealy, American basketball player and actor (d. 2000)
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1971
Harald Brattbakk, Norwegian footballer and pilot
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1971
Michael C. Hall, American actor and producer
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1973
Andrew DeClercq, American basketball player and coach
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1973
Óscar Pérez Rojas, Mexican footballer
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1974
Walter McCarty, American basketball player and coach
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1975
Big Boi, American rapper and producer
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1975
Martijn Reuser, Dutch footballer
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1976
Phil Ivey, American poker player
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1976
Mat Rogers, Australian rugby player
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1977
Lari Ketner, American football player (d. 2014)
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1977
Robert Traylor, American basketball player (d. 2011)
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1978
Tim Harding, Australian singer and actor
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1979
Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
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1979
Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1979
Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
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1980
Héctor Luna, Dominican baseball player
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1980
Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
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1980
Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
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1981
Rob Austin, English race car driver
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1981
Hins Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter
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1981
Christian Giménez, Argentinian footballer
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1981
Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
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1982
Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player
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1982
Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
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1983
Heather DeLoach, child actress
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1983
Kevin Martin, American basketball player
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1983
Anna Suzuki, Japanese actress and model
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1983
Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
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1983
Andrew VanWyngarden, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1984
Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
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1985
Dean Shiels, Irish footballer
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1986
Jorrit Bergsma, Dutch speed skater
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1986
Lauren Conrad, American fashion designer and author
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1987
Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer
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1987
Moises Henriques, Portuguese-Australian cricketer
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1987
Austin Jackson, American baseball player
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1987
Ronda Rousey, American mixed martial artist and actress
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1987
Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer
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1988
Brett Anderson, American baseball player
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1989
Ricky Pinheiro, Portuguese footballer
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1990
Dan Gosling, English footballer
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1990
Laura Marling, British singer-songwriter
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1991
Blake Austin, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Kyle Palmieri, American hockey player
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1993
Diego Mella, Italian footballer
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1994
Joe Boyce, Australian rugby league player
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1994
Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player
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1994
Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter
Berühmte Todesfälle
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583
Kan B'alam I, ruler of Palenque (b. 524)
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772
Pope Stephen III (b. 720)
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850
Ramiro I, king of Asturias
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992
Jawhar as-Siqilli, Fatimid statesman
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1222
Alexios Megas Komnenos, first Emperor of Trebizond
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1248
Henry II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1207)
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1328
Charles IV of France (b. 1294)
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1501
Sigismund of Bavaria (b. 1439)
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1542
Girolamo Aleandro, Italian cardinal (b. 1480)
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1563
Menas of Ethiopia (b. 1559)
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1590
Lawrence Humphrey, English theologian and academic (b. 1527)
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1691
Pope Alexander VIII (b. 1610)
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1718
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1660)
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury · Lord High Treasurer
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1733
Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (b. 1670)
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1734
John Floyer, English physician and author (b. 1649)
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1743
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (b. 1657)
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1750
Bakar of Georgia (b. 1699)
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1761
Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French priest and historian (b. 1682)
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1768
Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician (b. 1685)
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1793
William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1717)
William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington · Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1832
Archibald Murphey, American judge and politician (b. 1777)
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1851
Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (b. 1797)
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1871
Alexander Serov, Russian composer and critic (b. 1820)
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1893
George Henry Sanderson, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824)
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1897
Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (b. 1826)
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1903
Sir George Stokes, Anglo-Irish physicist, mathematician, and politician (b. 1819)
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1907
Léon Serpollet, French businessman (b. 1858)
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1908
Carlos I of Portugal (b. 1863)
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1922
William Desmond Taylor, American actor and director (b. 1872)
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1924
Maurice Prendergast, American painter (b. 1858)
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1928
Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
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1936
Georgios Kondylis, Greek general and politician, 128th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
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1940
Philip Francis Nowlan, American author, created Buck Rogers (b. 1888)
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1940
Zacharias Papantoniou, Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877)
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1944
Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
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1949
Nicolae Dumitru Cocea, Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
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1949
Herbert Stothart, American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
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1957
Friedrich Paulus, German general (b. 1890)
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1958
Clinton Davisson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
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1959
Madame Sul-Te-Wan, American actress (b. 1873)
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1966
Hedda Hopper, American actress and journalist (b. 1885)
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1966
Buster Keaton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
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1970
Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
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1976
Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
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1976
George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
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1979
Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (b. 1929)
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1981
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American engineer and businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (b. 1892)
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1981
Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1908)
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1986
Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
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1987
Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
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1989
Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (b. 1918)
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1992
Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (b. 1909)
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1996
Ray Crawford, American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (b. 1915)
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1997
Herb Caen, American journalist and author (b. 1916)
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1999
Paul Mellon, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907)
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2001
André D'Allemagne, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1929)
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2002
Aykut Barka, Turkish geologist and academic (b. 1951)
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2002
Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (b. 1925)
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2003
crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1959) David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1956) Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (b. 1961) Laurel Clark, American captain, surgeon, and astronaut (b. 1961) Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1957) William C. McCool, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1961) Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1954)
Space Shuttle Columbia · Michael P. Anderson · David M. Brown · Kalpana Chawla · Laurel Clark
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2003
Mongo Santamaría, Cuban-American drummer and bandleader (b. 1922)
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2004
Suha Arın, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
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2005
John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1932)
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2007
Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American playwright and composer (b. 1911)
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2008
Beto Carrero, Brazilian actor and businessman (b. 1937)
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2012
Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (b. 1936)
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2012
Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)
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2013
Ed Koch, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (b. 1924)
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2013
Shanu Lahiri, Indian painter and educator (b. 1928)
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2013
Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
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2014
Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1938)
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2014
Vasily Petrov, Russian marshal (b. 1917)
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2014
Rene Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (b. 1946)
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2014
Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
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2015
Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (b. 1925)
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2015
Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935)
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2015
Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981)
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2016
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores, Guatemalan general and politician, 27th President of Guatemala (b. 1930)
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2017
Desmond Carrington, British actor and broadcaster (b. 1926)