March 15 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
346 Einträge
Ereignisse
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474 BC
Roman consul Gnaeus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce.
Roman consul · Gnaeus Manlius Vulso (consul 474 BC) · Ovation · Roman-Etruscan Wars · Veii
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44 BC
Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March.
Julius Caesar · Roman dictator · Roman Republic · Assassination of Julius Caesar · Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
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220
Cao Cao, Chinese warlord and penultimate Chancellor of the Han dynasty passes away.
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280
Sun Hao of Eastern Wu surrenders to Sima Yan which began the Jin dynasty.
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351
Constantius II elevates his cousin Gallus to Caesar, and puts him in charge of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire.
Constantius II · Constantius Gallus · Caesar (title) · Roman Empire
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493
Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, is slain by Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, while the two kings were feasting together.
Odoacer · King of Italy · Western Roman Empire · Theoderic the Great · Ostrogoths
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856
Michael III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire, overthrows the regency of his mother, empress Theodora (wife of Theophilos) with support of the Byzantine nobility.
Michael III · Byzantine Empire · Theodora (wife of Theophilos) · Nobility
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933
After a ten-year truce, German King Henry the Fowler defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the Unstrut river.
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1147
Conquest of Santarém: The forces of Afonso I of Portugal capture Santarém.
Conquest of Santarém · Afonso I of Portugal · Santarém, Portugal
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1311
Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece.
Battle of Halmyros · Catalan Company · Walter V, Count of Brienne · Duchy of Athens · Crusader states
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1493
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.
- 1564
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1672
Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
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1781
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
American Revolutionary War · Battle of Guilford Court House · Greensboro, North Carolina · Charles Cornwallis · Pyrrhic victory
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1783
In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.
Newburgh, New York · George Washington · Newburgh Conspiracy · Coup d'état
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1819
French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel wins a contest at the Académie des Sciences in Paris by proving that light behaves like a wave. The Fresnel integrals, still used to calculate wave patterns, silence skeptics who had backed the particle theory of Isaac Newton.
Augustin-Jean Fresnel · Académie des Sciences · Fresnel integrals · Isaac Newton
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1820
Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.
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1848
A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party.
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1864
American Civil War: The Red River Campaign: U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana.
American Civil War · Red River Campaign · Alexandria, Louisiana
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1874
France and Viet Nam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
French Third Republic · Nguyễn dynasty · Second Treaty of Saigon · Cochinchina
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1875
Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
Archbishop of New York · John McCloskey · Cardinal (Catholicism)
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1877
First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
First ever official cricket test match is played · MCG Stadium · Melbourne
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1888
Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
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1892
Liverpool F.C. is founded.
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1906
Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
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1916
United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
Woodrow Wilson · U.S.-Mexico border · Pancho Villa Expedition
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1917
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
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1921
Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian Genocide is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian.
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1922
After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
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1926
The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
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1927
The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford.
Women's Boat Race · University of Oxford · University of Cambridge · The Isis · Oxford
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1931
SS Viking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
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1933
Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss keeps members of the National Council from convening, starting the Austrofascist dictatorship.
Engelbert Dollfuss · National Council of Austria · Austrofascism
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1939
Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
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1941
Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name.
Philippine Airlines · Philippines · Manila · Nielson Field · Baguio
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1943
World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov: The Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
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1945
World War II: Soviet forces begin an offensive to push Germans from Upper Silesia.
- 1952
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1961
At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.
1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference · South African Constitution of 1961
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1965
President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
Lyndon B. Johnson · Selma, Alabama · United States Congress · Voting Rights Act
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1978
Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
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1985
The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).
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1986
Collapse of Hotel New World: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses.
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1990
Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.
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1991
The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany · Federal Republic of Germany
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2011
Beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
Berühmte Geburten
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270
Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (d. 343)
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1097
Fujiwara no Tadamichi, Japanese noble (died 1164)
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1275
Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant (d. 1333)
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1407
Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden (d. 1453)
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1444
Francesco Gonzaga, Catholic cardinal (d. 1483)
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1493
Anne de Montmorency, French captain and diplomat (d. 1567)
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1513
Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg (d. 1573)
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1582
Daniel Featley, English theologian and controversialist (d. 1645)
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1582
Deodat del Monte, Flemish painter and architect (d. 1644)
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1584
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (d. 1663)
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1591
Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary and lexicographer (d. 1660)
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1611
Jan Fyt, Flemish painter (d. 1661)
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1638
Shunzhi Emperor of China (d. 1661)
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1666
George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (d. 1738)
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1754
Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (d. 1842)
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1767
Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)
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1779
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1848)
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1791
Charles Knight, English author and publisher (d. 1873)
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1809
Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian historian and politician, 1st President of Liberia (d. 1876)
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1809
Karl Josef von Hefele, German bishop and theologian (d. 1893)
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1813
John Snow, English physician and epidemiologist (d. 1858)
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1818
Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician (d. 1924)
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1821
Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian physicist and chemist (d. 1895)
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1821
William Milligan, Scottish theologian, author, and educator (d. 1892)
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1824
Jules Chevalier, French priest, founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (d. 1907)
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1830
Paul Heyse, German author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
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1830
Élisée Reclus, French geographer and academic (d. 1905)
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1831
Saint Daniele Comboni, Italian missionary and saint (d. 1881)
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1835
John Henry Kagi, American lawyer and activist (d. 1859)
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1835
Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1916)
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1838
Karl Davydov, Russian cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1889)
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1851
John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (d. 1916)
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1851
William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist and scholar (d. 1939)
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1852
Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish landowner, playwright, and translator (d. 1932)
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1854
Emil von Behring, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
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1857
Christian Michelsen, Norwegian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1925)
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1858
Liberty Hyde Bailey, American botanist and academic, co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science (d. 1954)
Liberty Hyde Bailey · American Society for Horticultural Science
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1860
Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss bacteriologist and microbiologist (d. 1930)
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1864
Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (Oslo Philharmonic) (d. 1935)
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1866
Matthew Charlton, Australian miner and politician (d. 1948)
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1866
Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor, invented the Paper clip (d. 1910)
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1869
Stanisław Wojciechowski, Polish scholar and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Poland (d. 1953)
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1874
Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1951)
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1874
Harold L. Ickes, American journalist and politician, 32nd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1952)
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1878
Reza Shah, Iranian king (d. 1944)
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1886
Wladimir Burliuk, Ukrainian-Greek painter and illustrator (d. 1917)
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1887
Marjorie Merriweather Post, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded General Foods (d. 1973)
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1887
Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (d. 1961)
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1890
Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and mountaineer (d. 1980)
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1892
James Basevi Ord, Mexican-American colonel (d. 1938)
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1897
Jackson Scholz, American runner (d. 1986)
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1900
Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian and writer (d. 1987)
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1904
George Brent, Irish-American actor (d. 1979)
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1904
J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor (d. 1985)
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1905
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and judge (d. 1944)
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1907
Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (d. 1981)
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1909
Jaroslava Muchová Syllabová, Czech painter (d. 1986)
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1911
Lightnin' Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982)
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1912
Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979)
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1913
Macdonald Carey, American actor (d. 1994)
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1913
Jack Fairman, English race car driver (d. 2002)
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1916
Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009)
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1916
Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, 2nd President of Kosovo (d. 2001)
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1916
Harry James, American trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (d. 1983)
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1918
Richard Ellmann, American author and critic (d. 1987)
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1918
Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)
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1919
Lawrence Tierney, American actor (d. 2002)
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1920
E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
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1921
Madelyn Pugh, American television writer and producer (d. 2011)
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1923
Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (d. 2008)
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1926
Ben Johnston, American composer and academic
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1926
Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (d. 1983)
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1927
Christian Marquand, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
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1927
Carl Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
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1928
Bob Wilber, American clarinet player and saxophonist
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1930
Zhores Alferov, Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1930
Martin Karplus, Austrian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1930
Kostas Nestoridis, Greek footballer and manager
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1931
David Hayes, American sculptor and academic (d. 2013)
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1932
Alan Bean, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
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1932
Arif Mardin, Turkish-American record producer (d. 2006)
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1933
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American lawyer and judge
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1933
Philippe de Broca, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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1934
Richard Layard, Baron Layard, English economist and academic
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1934
Kanshi Ram, Indian politician (d. 2006)
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1935
David Andrews, Irish politician, 21st Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ireland
David Andrews (Irish politician) · Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
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1935
Judd Hirsch, American actor
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1935
Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host
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1935
Leonid Yengibarov, Russian-Armenian clown and boxer (d. 1972)
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1936
Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (d. 1986)
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1937
Marcus Raichle, American neurologist and physiologist
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1937
Valentin Rasputin, Russian environmentalist and author (d. 2015)
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1938
Charles Lloyd, American saxophonist and flute player
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1939
Ted Kaufman, American engineer and politician
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1939
Robert Nye, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 2016)
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1940
Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health
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1941
Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician
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1943
David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1943
Lynda La Plante, English actress, screenwriter, and author
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1943
Michael Scott-Joynt, English bishop (d. 2014)
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1943
Sly Stone, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
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1944
Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner and politician
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1944
Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter
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1944
Francis Mankiewicz, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
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1945
A. K. Faezul Huq, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
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1945
Mark J. Green, American lawyer and politician
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1946
Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003)
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1946
Howard E. Scott, American funk/rock guitarist and songwriter
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1948
Kate Bornstein, American author and activist
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1948
Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)
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1950
Jørgen Olsen, Danish singer-songwriter
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1950
Kurt Koch, Swiss cardinal
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1951
David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, English educator and politician
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1952
Howard Devoto, English singer-songwriter
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1952
Philip Green, English businessman
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1952
Howard Koh, American physician and politician, 14th United States Assistant Secretary for Health
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1953
Richard Bruton, Irish economist and politician, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Richard Bruton · Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
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1953
Heather Graham Pozzessere, American author
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1953
Kumba Ialá, Bissau-Guinean educator and politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (d. 2014)
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1954
Massimo Bubola, Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1954
Isobel Buchanan, Scottish soprano and actress
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1954
Bob Budiansky, American author and illustrator
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1954
Henry Marsh, American runner and businessman, co-founded MonaVie
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1955
Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer
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1955
Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1956
Clay Matthews, Jr., American football player and coach
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1957
Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese-American actor
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1957
Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager
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1957
David Silverman, American animator, director, and screenwriter
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1958
Anne Davies, English television presenter and newsreader
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1959
Harold Baines, American baseball player and coach
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1959
Renny Harlin, Finnish director and producer
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1959
Lisa Holton, American journalist and author
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1960
Mike Pagliarulo, American baseball player and coach
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1960
Phil Walsh, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2015)
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1961
Terry Cummings, American basketball player and singer
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1961
Craig Ludwig, American ice hockey player and coach
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1962
Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer-songwriter
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1963
Bret Michaels, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1964
Davide Pinato, Italian footballer
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1964
Rockwell, American singer-songwriter and musician
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1965
Sunetra Gupta, Indian epidemiologist, author, and academic
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1968
Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter and television host
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1968
Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy
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1969
Rona Ambrose, Canadian journalist and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Health
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1969
Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer and coach
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1969
Kim Raver, American actress
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1970
Naka Drotske, South African rugby player
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1970
Derek Parra, American speed skater and coach
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1971
Penny Lancaster, English model and photographer
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1971
Joanne Wise, English long jumper
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1972
Mark Hoppus, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
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1972
Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach
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1973
Robin Hunicke, American video game designer and producer
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1973
Lee Jung-jae, South Korean model and actor
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1973
Masayuki Naruse, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
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1974
Robert Fick, American baseball player
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1975
will.i.am, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1975
Eva Longoria, American actress and producer
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1975
Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player
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1975
Darcy Tucker, Canadian ice hockey player
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1976
Katherine Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1977
Joe Hahn, American DJ, producer, and director (Linkin Park)
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1977
Brian Tee, Japanese-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1979
Kyle Mills, New Zealand cricketer
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1979
Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player and scout
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1980
Freddie Bynum, American baseball player
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1980
Eric Grothe, Jr. Australian rugby league player and guitarist
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1980
Claudiney Ramos, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
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1981
Young Buck, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1981
Mikael Forssell, German-Finnish footballer
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1981
Veronica Maggio, Swedish singer-songwriter
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1982
Emily Dunn, American actress and dancer
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1982
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Kenyan runner
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1983
Umut Bulut, Turkish footballer
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1983
Ben Hilfenhaus, Australian cricketer
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1983
Kostas Kaimakoglou, Greek basketball player
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1983
Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer
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1984
Olivier Jean, Canadian speed skater
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1984
Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior, Brazilian footballer
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1984
Kostas Vasileiadis, Greek basketball player
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1985
Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder
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1985
Tom Chilton, English race car driver
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1985
Curtis Davies, English footballer
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1985
Javier Garrido, Spanish footballer
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1985
Jon Jay, American baseball player
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1985
Kellan Lutz, American model and actor
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1987
Eric Decker, American football player
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1988
Éver Guzmán, Mexican footballer
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1988
James Reimer, Canadian ice hockey player
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1988
Jolo Revilla, Filipino actor and politician
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1988
Alexander Sims, English race car driver
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1989
Sam Baldock, English footballer
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1989
Bryce Gibbs, Australian footballer
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1989
Sandro Raniere, Brazilian footballer
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1990
Siobhan Magnus, American singer-songwriter
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1991
Tavon Austin, American football player
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1991
Kurt Baptiste, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Xavier Henry, American basketball player
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1991
Kevin Müller, German footballer
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1991
Naren Weiss, American actor and playwright
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1993
Alia Bhatt, British actress and singer
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1993
Michael Fulmer, American baseball player
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1993
Paul Pogba, French footballer
-
1993
Alyssa Reid, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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2000
Kristian Kostov, Russian/Bulgarian singer-songwriter
Berühmte Todesfälle
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44 BC
Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman (b. 100 BC)
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220
Cao Cao, Chinese general, warlord and statesman (b. 155)
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493
Odoacer, first king of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire (b. 433)
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752
Pope Zachary
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963
Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (b. 938)
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1086
Richilde, Countess of Hainaut, Flemish consort and regent (b. c. 1018)
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1124
Ernulf, Bishop of Rochester (b. c. 1040)
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1190
Isabella of Hainault, queen of Philip II of France (b. 1170)
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1311
Walter V, Count of Brienne (b. 1275)
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1311
Thomas III d'Autremencourt, Lord of Salona, Marshal of Achaea
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1311
Albert Pallavicini, Margrave of Bodonitza
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1311
George I Ghisi, Triarch of Euboea, Baron of Chalandritsa, Lord of Tinos, Mykonos, Serifos and Keos
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1327
Albert of Schwarzburg
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1536
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Ottoman politician, 35th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1493)
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1644
Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (b. 1576)
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1657
David Pardo, Dutch rabbi and scholar (b. 1591)
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1673
Salvator Rosa, Italian painter and poet (b. 1615)
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1711
Eusebio Kino, Italian priest and missionary (b. 1645)
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1820
Clement Mary Hofbauer, Austrian priest and saint (b. 1751)
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1842
Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1760)
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1849
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian cardinal and linguist (b. 1774)
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1891
Joseph Bazalgette, English engineer and academic (b. 1819)
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1897
James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
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1898
Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (b. 1813)
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1921
Talaat Pasha, Ottoman politician, 281st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1874)
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1933
Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru (b. 1886)
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1937
H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, and novelist (b. 1890)
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1938
Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1888)
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1939
Luis Barceló, Spanish colonel (b. 1896)
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1941
Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (b. 1864)
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1944
Otto von Below, Prussian general (b. 1857)
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1951
John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer and academic (b. 1889)
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1959
Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1909)
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1962
Arthur Compton, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
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1966
Abe Saperstein, American basketball player and coach (b. 1902)
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1969
Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1888)
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1969
Musashiyama Takeshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 33rd Yokozuna (b. 1909)
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1970
Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1897)
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1971
Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948)
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1972
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter and educator (b. 1910)
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1975
Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentinian businessman (b. 1900)
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1981
René Clair, French director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
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1983
Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (b. 1905)
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1983
Rebecca West, English author and critic (b. 1892)
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1985
Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and author (b. 1921)
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1987
Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of National Defence (b. 1899)
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1988
Dmitri Polyakov, Ukrainian general and spy (b. 1926)
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1989
Muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldivian poet and politician (b. 1915)
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1990
Farzad Bazoft, Iranian-English journalist (b. 1958)
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1990
Tom Harmon, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1919)
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1991
Bud Freeman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1906)
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1997
Gail Davis, American actress (b. 1925)
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1997
Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter (b. 1906)
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1998
Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (b. 1903)
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1999
Guy D'Artois, Canadian soldier (b. 1917)
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2001
Gaetano Cozzi, Italian historian and academic (b. 1922)
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2001
Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (b. 1909)
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2003
Thora Hird, English actress (b. 1911)
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2004
Bill Pickering, New Zealand-American scientist and engineer (b. 1910)
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2004
John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
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2005
Bob Bellear, Australian engineer and judge (b. 1944)
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2005
Otar Korkia, Georgian basketball player and coach (b. 1923)
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2006
Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1918)
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2006
Red Storey, Canadian football player and referee (b. 1918)
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2007
Bowie Kuhn, American lawyer and businessman (b. 1926)
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2007
Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (b. 1927)
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2008
Mikey Dread, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1954)
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2008
Vytautas Kernagis, Lithuanian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1951)
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2008
G. David Low, American astronaut and engineer (b. 1956)
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2009
Ron Silver, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1946)
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2011
Nate Dogg, American rapper (b. 1969)
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2012
Mervyn Davies, Welsh rugby player (b. 1946)
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2012
Eb Gaines, American businessman and diplomat (b. 1927)
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2012
Bernardino González Ruíz, Panamanian physician and politician, President of Panama (b. 1911)
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2012
Fran Matera, American illustrator (b. 1924)
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2012
Dave Philley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
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2013
James Bonk, American chemist and academic (b. 1931)
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2013
Booth Gardner, American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Washington (b. 1936)
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2013
Hardrock Gunter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
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2013
Shannon Larratt, Canadian publisher, founded BMEzine (b. 1973)
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2013
Masamichi Noro, Japanese-French martial artist, founded Kinomichi (b. 1935)
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2013
Kallam Anji Reddy, Indian engineer and businessman, founded Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (b. 1940)
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2014
David Brenner, American comedian, actor, and author (b. 1936)
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2014
Bo Callaway, American soldier and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Army (b. 1927)
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2014
Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (b. 1947)
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2014
Everett L. Fullam, American priest and scholar (b. 1930)
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2014
Cees Veerman, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
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2015
Robert Clatworthy, English sculptor and educator (b. 1928)
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2015
Narayan Desai, Indian author and activist (b. 1924)
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2015
Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (b. 1928)
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2015
Curtis Gans, American political scientist and author (b. 1937)
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2016
Sylvia Anderson, English voice actress and producer (b. 1927)
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2016
Asa Briggs, English historian and academic (b. 1921)
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2016
Seru Rabeni, Fijian rugby player (b. 1978)