February 24 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
303 Einträge
Ereignisse
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303
Galerius publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Roman Empire.
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484
King Huneric removes the Christian bishops from their offices and banished some to Corsica. A few are martyred, including former proconsul Victorian along with Frumentius and other merchants. They are killed at Hadrumetum after refusing to become Arians.
Huneric · Bishops · Corsica · Martyr · Victorian, Frumentius and Companions
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1303
Battle of Roslin, of the First War of Scottish Independence.
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1386
King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
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1525
A Spanish-Austrian army defeats a French army at the Battle of Pavia.
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1538
Treaty of Nagyvárad between Ferdinand I and John Zápolya.
Treaty of Nagyvárad · Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor · John Zápolya
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1582
With the papal bull Inter gravissimas, Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
Papal bull · Inter gravissimas · Pope Gregory XIII · Gregorian calendar
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1607
L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
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1711
The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
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1739
Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
Battle of Karnal · History of Iran · Nader Shah · Mughal Empire · History of India
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1803
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison · Supreme Court of the United States · Judicial review
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1809
London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
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1821
Final stage of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain with Plan of Iguala.
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1822
The first Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, is inaugurated.
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1826
The signing of the Treaty of Yandabo marks the end of the First Anglo-Burmese War.
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1831
The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek · Indian Removal Act · Choctaw · Mississippi
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1848
King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
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1854
A Penny Red with perforations was the first perforated postage stamp to be officially issued for distribution.
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1863
Arizona is organized as a United States territory.
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1868
Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
Andrew Johnson · President of the United States · Impeachment of Andrew Johnson · United States House of Representatives · United States Senate
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1875
The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
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1881
China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
Qing dynasty · Russian Empire · Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1881)
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1895
Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Revolution · Santiago de Cuba · Cuban War of Independence · Spanish-American War
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1916
The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
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1917
World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
World War I · Walter Hines Page · Zimmermann Telegram · New Mexico · Texas
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1918
Estonian Declaration of Independence.
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1920
The Nazi Party is founded.
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1920
Nancy Astor became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor · House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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1942
The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25.
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1942
An order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gives the Canadian federal government the power to intern all "persons of Japanese racial origin".
Defence of Canada Regulations · War Measures Act · Government of Canada · Japanese Canadian internment
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1944
Merrill's Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese occupied Burma.
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1945
Egyptian Premier Ahmad Mahir Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.
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1946
Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina.
Juan Perón · Peronism · Argentine general election, 1946 · List of Presidents of Argentina
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1968
Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
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1971
The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman.
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1976
The current constitution of Cuba is formally proclaimed.
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1980
The United States Olympic hockey team completes its Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.
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1981
The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake affects Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock killed 22 people and destroyed buildings in several towns west of Athens.
List of earthquakes in Greece · Central Greece (region) · Athens
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1983
A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.
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1984
Tyrone Mitchell perpetrates the 49th Street Elementary School shooting in Los Angeles, killing two children and injuring 12 more.
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1989
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa and offers a USD $3 million bounty for the death of Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
Ayatollah · Ruhollah Khomeini · Fatwa · USD · The Satanic Verses controversy
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1989
United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, rips open during flight, blowing nine passengers out of the business-class section.
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1991
Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war.
Gulf War · Saudi Arabia · Iraq · Gulf War
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1996
Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
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2004
The 6.3 Mw Al Hoceima earthquake strikes northern Morocco with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 628 people are killed, 926 are injured, and up to 15,000 are displaced.
2004 Al Hoceima earthquake · Morocco · Mercalli intensity scale
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2006
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
President of the Philippines · Gloria Macapagal Arroyo · Proclamation 1017 · 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines
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2007
Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
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2008
Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He remains as head of the Communist Party for another three years.
Fidel Castro · President of Cuba · Council of Ministers (Cuba) · Communist Party of Cuba
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2015
A Metrolink train derails in Oxnard, California following a collision with a truck, leaving more than 30 injured.
Metrolink (Southern California) · 2015 Oxnard train derailment · Oxnard, California
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2016
Tara Air Flight 193, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, crashed, with 23 fatalities, in Solighopte, Myagdi District, Dhaulagiri Zone, while en route from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport.
Tara Air Flight 193 · De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter · Myagdi District · Pokhara Airport · Jomsom Airport
Berühmte Geburten
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1103
Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)
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1413
Louis, Duke of Savoy (d. 1465)
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1463
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (d. 1494)
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1500
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1558)
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1524
Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke of Cieszyn (d. 1579)
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1536
Pope Clement VIII (d. 1605)
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1545
John of Austria (d. 1578)
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1553
Cherubino Alberti, Italian engraver and painter (d. 1615)
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1557
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1619)
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1593
Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and courtier (d. 1625)
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1595
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (d. 1640)
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1604
Arcangela Tarabotti, born Elena Tarabotti, Venetian nun and feminist (d. 1652)
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1619
Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (d. 1690)
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1622
Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1665)
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1709
Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (d. 1782)
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1721
John McKinly, Irish-American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (d. 1796)
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1723
John Burgoyne, English general and politician (d. 1792)
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1736
Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1806)
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1743
Joseph Banks, English botanist and explorer (d. 1820)
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1762
Charles Frederick Horn, German-English composer and educator (d. 1830)
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1767
Rama II of Siam (d. 1824)
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1774
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850)
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1786
Martin W. Bates, American lawyer and politician (d. 1869)
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1786
Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist, author, and academic (d. 1859)
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1788
Johan Christian Dahl, Norwegian-German painter (d. 1857)
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1827
Lydia Becker, English-French activist (d. 1890)
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1831
Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1899)
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1835
Julius Vogel, English-New Zealand journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1899)
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1836
Winslow Homer, American painter and illustrator (d. 1910)
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1837
Rosalía de Castro, Spanish poet (d. 1885)
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1842
Arrigo Boito, Italian journalist, author, and composer (d. 1918)
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1848
Andrew Inglis Clark, Australian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1907)
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1852
George Moore, Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1933)
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1868
Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild, French financier and polo player (d. 1949)
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1874
Honus Wagner, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1955)
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1877
Rudolph Ganz, Swiss pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1972)
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1877
Ettie Rout, Australian-New Zealand educator and activist (d. 1936)
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1885
Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (d. 1966)
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1885
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, poet, and painter (d. 1939)
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1890
Marjorie Main, American actress (d. 1975)
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1896
Richard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter (d. 1991)
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1898
Kurt Tank, German pilot and engineer (d. 1983)
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1900
Irmgard Bartenieff, German-American dancer and physical therapist, leading pioneer of dance therapy (d. 1981)
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1903
Vladimir Bartol, Italian-Slovene author and playwright (d. 1967)
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1908
Telford Taylor, American general, lawyer, and historian (d. 1998)
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1909
August Derleth, American anthologist and author (d. 1971)
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1914
Ralph Erskine, English-Swedish architect, designed The Ark and Byker Wall (d. 2005)
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1914
Weldon Kees, American author, poet, painter, and pianist (d. 1955)
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1915
Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer (d. 1986)
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1921
Abe Vigoda, American actor (d. 2016)
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1922
Richard Hamilton, English painter and academic (d. 2011)
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1922
Steven Hill, American actor (d. 2016)
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1924
Hal Herring, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
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1924
Erik Nielsen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2008)
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1925
Bud Day, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
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1927
Emmanuelle Riva, French actress (d. 2017)
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1929
Kintaro Ohki, South Korean wrestler (d. 2006)
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1930
Barbara Lawrence, American model and actress (d. 2013)
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1931
Dominic Chianese, American actor and singer
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1931
Brian Close, English cricketer and coach (d. 2015)
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1932
Michel Legrand, French pianist, composer, and conductor
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1932
Zell Miller, American sergeant and politician, 79th Governor of Georgia
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1932
John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005)
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1933
Judah Folkman, American physician and biologist (d. 2008)
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1933
Ali Mazrui, Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 2014)
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1933
David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2009)
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1934
Bettino Craxi, Italian lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2000)
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1934
Renata Scotto, Italian soprano
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1935
Ryhor Baradulin, Belarusian poet, essayist, and translator (d. 2014)
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1936
Guillermo O'Donnell, Argentine political scientist (d. 2011)
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1938
James Farentino, American actor (d. 2012)
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1938
Phil Knight, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Nike, Inc.
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1939
Jamal Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi physicist and cosmologist (d. 2013)
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1940
Pete Duel, American actor (d. 1971)
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1940
Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (d. 2014)
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1940
Denis Law, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
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1941
Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress
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1942
Colin Bond, Australian race car driver
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1942
Paul Jones, English singer, harmonica player, and actor
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1942
Joe Lieberman, American lawyer and politician
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1942
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Indian philosopher, theorist, and academic
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1943
Kent Haruf, American novelist (d. 2014)
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1943
Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1943
Terry Semel, American businessman
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1944
Nicky Hopkins, English keyboard player (d. 1994)
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1944
Ivica Račan, Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (d. 2007)
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1945
Barry Bostwick, American actor and singer
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1946
Grigory Margulis, Russian mathematician and academic
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1947
Mike Fratello, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
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1947
Rupert Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter and playwright
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1947
Edward James Olmos, American actor and director
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1948
Jayalalithaa, Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d.2016)
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1948
Walter Smith, Scottish footballer and manager
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1948
Tim Staffell, English singer and guitarist
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1948
Dennis Waterman, English actor
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1950
Steve McCurry, American photographer and journalist
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1950
George Thorogood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1951
David Ford, Northern Irish social worker and politician
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1951
Derek Randall, English cricketer
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1951
Debra Jo Rupp, American actress
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1951
Helen Shaver, Canadian actress and director
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1951
Laimdota Straujuma, Latvian economist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Latvia
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1954
Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer-songwriter and producer
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1954
Sid Meier, Canadian-American game designer and programmer, created the Civilization series
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1954
Mike Pickering, English DJ and saxophonist
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1955
Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Inc. and Pixar (d. 2011)
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1955
Eddie Johnson, American basketball player
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1955
Alain Prost, French race car driver
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1956
Judith Butler, American philosopher, theorist, and author
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1956
Eddie Murray, American baseball player and coach
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1956
Paula Zahn, American journalist and producer
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1958
Sammy Kershaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1958
Mark Moses, American actor
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1959
Beth Broderick, American actress and director
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1959
Mike Whitney, Australian cricketer and television host
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1962
Michelle Shocked, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1963
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
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1963
Mike Vernon, Canadian ice hockey player
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1964
Russell Ingall, British-Australian race car driver and sportscaster
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1965
Paul Gruber, American football player
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1965
Jane Swift, American businesswoman and politician, Governor of Massachusetts
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1966
Billy Zane, American actor and producer
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1967
Brian Schmidt, Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1968
Mitch Hedberg, American comedian and actor (d. 2005)
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1969
Kim Seung-woo, South Korean actor
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1970
Jeff Garcia, American football player and coach
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1970
Neil Sullivan, English-Scottish footballer and coach
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1971
Josh Bernstein, American anthropologist, explorer, and author
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1971
Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish race car driver
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1971
Brian Savage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1972
Teodor Currentzis, Greek conductor and composer
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1972
Manon Rhéaume, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1973
Stubby Clapp, Canadian baseball player and coach
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1973
Chris Fehn, American drummer
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1973
Alexei Kovalev, Russian ice hockey player and pilot
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1974
Chad Hugo, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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1974
Mike Lowell, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1974
Bonnie Somerville, American actress
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1975
Ashley MacIsaac, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler
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1976
Crista Flanagan, American actress and screenwriter
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1976
Zach Johnson, American golfer
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1976
Bradley McGee, Australian cyclist and coach
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1976
Matt Skiba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1977
Jason Akermanis, Australian footballer and coach
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1977
Bronson Arroyo, American baseball player and singer
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1977
Floyd Mayweather, Jr., American boxer
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1978
Gary, South Korean rapper and producer
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1978
Shinya, Japanese drummer and songwriter
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1978
John Nolan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
DeWayne Wise, American baseball player
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1978
Leon Constantine, English footballer
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1980
Shinsuke Nakamura, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
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1981
Felipe Baloy, Panamanian footballer
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1981
Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player
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1981
Mauro Rosales, Argentinian footballer
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1981
Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
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1982
Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
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1982
Emanuel Villa, Argentinian footballer
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1982
Klára Koukalová, Czech tennis player
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1982
Fala Chen, Chinese actress and singer
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1984
Corey Graves, American wrestler and sportscaster
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1987
Kim Kyu-jong, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor
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1988
Mathieu Baudry, French footballer
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1988
Levi Hanssen, New Zealand footballer
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1989
Trace Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1989
Kosta Koufos, American basketball player
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1991
Madison Hubbell, American ice dancer
-
1991
Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer
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1994
Earl Sweatshirt, American hip-hop artist
Berühmte Todesfälle
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616
Æthelberht of Kent (b. 560)
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951
Liu Yun, Chinese governor (jiedushi)
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1018
Borrell, bishop of Vic
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1114
Thomas, archbishop of York
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1386
Charles III of Naples (b. 1345)
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1496
Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1445)
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1525
Jacques de La Palice, French nobleman and military officer (b. 1470)
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1525
Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier (b. c. 1488)
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1525
Richard de la Pole, last Yorkist claimant to the English throne (b. 1480)
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1563
Francis, Duke of Guise (b. 1519)
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1580
Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (b. 1511)
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1588
Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist (b. 1515)
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1666
Nicholas Lanier, English composer and painter (b. 1588)
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1685
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (b. 1629)
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle · Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland
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1704
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (b. 1643)
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1714
Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1637)
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1721
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1648)
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby · Lord President of the Council
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1732
Francis Charteris, Scottish soldier (b. 1675)
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1777
Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)
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1785
Carlo Buonaparte, Corsican lawyer and politician (b. 1746)
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1799
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist and academic (b. 1742)
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1810
Henry Cavendish, French-English physicist and chemist (b. 1731)
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1812
Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1775)
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1815
Robert Fulton, American engineer (b. 1765)
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1825
Thomas Bowdler, English physician and philanthropist (b. 1754)
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1856
Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1792)
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1876
Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian politician, 1st President of Liberia (b. 1809)
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1879
Shiranui Kōemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 11th Yokozuna (b. 1825)
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1910
Osman Hamdi Bey, Greek archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
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1914
Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
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1925
Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
Hjalmar Branting · Prime Minister of Sweden · Nobel Peace Prize
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1927
Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
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1929
André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
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1930
Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
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1953
Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)
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1953
Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
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1970
Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. 1897)
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1974
Margaret Leech, American historian and author (b. 1893)
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1975
Hans Bellmer, German artist (b. 1902)[3]
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1975
Nikolai Bulganin, Russian marshal and politician, 6th Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1895)
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1978
Alma Thomas, American painter and educator (b.1891)
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1982
Virginia Bruce, American actress (b. 1910)
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1986
Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (b. 1904)
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1990
Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player (b. 1945)
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1990
Malcolm Forbes, American sergeant and publisher (b. 1917)
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1990
Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (b. 1896)
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1990
Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1927)
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1991
John Daly, American journalist and game show host (b. 1914)
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1991
George Gobel, American actor (b. 1919)
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1991
Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1921)
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1993
Danny Gallivan, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1917)
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1993
Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (b. 1941)
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1994
Jean Sablon, French singer and actor (b. 1906)
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1994
Dinah Shore, American actress and singer (b. 1916)
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1998
Antonio Prohías, Cuban-American cartoonist (b. 1921)
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1998
Henny Youngman, English-American comedian and violinist (b. 1906)
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1999
Andre Dubus, American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (b. 1936)
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2001
Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (b. 1912)
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2001
Claude Shannon, American mathematician, cryptographer, and engineer (b. 1916)
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2002
Leo Ornstein, Ukrainian-American pianist and composer (b. 1893)
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2004
John Randolph, American actor (b. 1915)
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2005
Coşkun Kırca, Turkish diplomat, journalist and politician (b. 1927)
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2006
Octavia E. Butler, American author and educator (b. 1947)
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2006
Don Knotts, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
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2006
John Martin, Canadian broadcaster, co-founded MuchMusic (b. 1947)
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2006
Dennis Weaver, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
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2007
Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor (b. 1906)
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2007
Damien Nash, American football player (b. 1982)
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2008
Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
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2010
Dawn Brancheau, senior animal trainer at SeaWorld (b. 1969)
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2011
Anant Pai, Indian author and illustrator (b. 1929)
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2012
Agnes Allen, American baseball player and therapist (b. 1930)
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2012
Oliver Wrong, English nephrologist and academic (b. 1925)
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2013
Virgil Johnson, American singer (b. 1935)
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2013
Con Martin, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1923)
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2014
Franny Beecher, American guitarist (b. 1921)
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2014
Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer (b. 1948)
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2014
Carlos Páez Vilaró, Uruguayan painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
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2014
Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
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2015
Mefodiy, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1949)
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2015
Rakhat Aliyev, Kazakh politician and diplomat (b. 1962)
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2016
Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (b. 1943)
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2016
Nabil Maleh, Syrian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
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2016
George C. Nichopoulos, American soldier and physician (b. 1927)