March 2 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
322 Einträge
Ereignisse
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537
Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his bucellarii are almost cut off.
Siege of Rome (537-38) · Ostrogoths · Vitiges · Siege · Belisarius
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986
Louis V becomes King of the Franks.
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1127
Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders.
Assassination · Charles I, Count of Flanders · Count · Flanders
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1444
Skanderbeg organizes a group of Albanian nobles to form the League of Lezhë.
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1458
George of Poděbrady is chosen as the king of Bohemia.
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1476
Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel.
Burgundian Wars · Old Swiss Confederacy · Charles the Bold · Duchy of Burgundy · Battle of Grandson
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1484
The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England.
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1498
Vasco da Gama's fleet visits the Island of Mozambique.
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1561
Mendoza, Argentina is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo.
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1657
Great Fire of Meireki: A fire in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, caused more than 100,000 deaths; it lasted three days
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1717
The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
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1776
American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
American Revolutionary War · Patriot (American Revolution) · Province of Georgia · James Wright (governor) · Battle of the Rice Boats
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1791
Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
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1797
The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes.
Bank of England · Bank of England note issues · Banknotes of the pound sterling · Banknotes of the pound sterling · Banknote
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1807
The U.S. Congress passes the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, disallowing the importation of new slaves into the country.
United States Congress · Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves · Slavery
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1808
The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.
Wernerian Natural History Society · Learned society · Edinburgh
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1811
Argentine War of Independence: A royalist fleet defeats a small flotilla of revolutionary ships in the Battle of San Nicolás on the River Plate.
Argentine War of Independence · Spanish Empire · Flotilla · May Revolution · Battle of San Nicolás
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1815
Signing of the Kandyan Convention treaty by British invaders and the leaders of the Kingdom of Kandy.
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1825
Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
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1836
Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
Texas Revolution · Texas Declaration of Independence · Republic of Texas
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1855
Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
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1859
The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, begins.
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1865
East Cape War: The Völkner Incident in New Zealand.
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1867
The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
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1877
U.S. presidential election, 1876: Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876.
U.S. presidential election, 1876 · Rutherford B. Hayes · Samuel J. Tilden
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1882
Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
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1896
Ethiopian victory over the Italian forces in the Battle of Adwa.
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1901
United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
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1901
The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
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1903
In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
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1917
The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
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1919
The first Communist International meets in Moscow.
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1933
The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
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1937
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry.
Steel Workers Organizing Committee · Collective bargaining · U.S. Steel · Steel
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1939
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII.
Cardinal (Catholicism) · Papal conclave, 1939 · Pope Pius XII
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1941
World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joins the Axis Pact.
World War II · Military history of Bulgaria during World War II
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1943
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea: United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.
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1946
Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.
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1949
Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.
Captain (U.S. Air Force) · B-50 Superfortress · Lucky Lady II · Fort Worth, Texas
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1955
Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
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1956
Morocco gains its independence from France.
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1961
John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.
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1962
In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
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1962
Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
Wilt Chamberlain · NBA regular season records · National Basketball Association · Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game
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1965
The US and Republic of Vietnam Air Force begin Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
United States Air Force · Republic of Vietnam Air Force · Operation Rolling Thunder · North Vietnam
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1968
Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country.[1]
- 1969
- 1970
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1972
The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.
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1977
Libya becomes the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as the General People's Congress adopted the "Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People".
Libya · Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya · General People's Congress (Libya) · Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People
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1978
Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28.
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1983
Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan.
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1989
Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century.
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1990
Nelson Mandela is elected deputy President of the African National Congress.
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1991
Battle at Rumaila oil field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War.
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1992
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan join the United Nations.
Armenia · Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Moldova
- 1995
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1998
Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
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2002
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
War in Afghanistan (2001-14) · Operation Anaconda · March 19 · Taliban · Al-Qaeda
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2004
War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
Iraq War · Al-Qaeda · Ashoura Massacre · Iraq
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2012
A tornado outbreak occurred over a large section of the Southern United States and into the Ohio Valley region, resulting in 40 tornado-related fatalities
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2017
The elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson were officially added to the periodic table at a conference in Moscow, Russia
Moscovium · Tennessine · Oganesson · Periodic table · Moscow
Berühmte Geburten
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480
Benedict of Nursia, Italian Christian saint (d. 543 or 547)
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1316
Robert II of Scotland (d. 1390)
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1409
Jean II, Duke of Alençon (d. 1476)
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1432
Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach, countess consort of Hanau (d. 1457)
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1453
Johannes Engel, German doctor, astronomer and astrologer (d. 1512)
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1459
Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)
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1481
Franz von Sickingen, German knight (d. 1523)
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1545
Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar, founded the Bodleian Library (d. 1613)
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1577
George Sandys, English traveller, colonist and poet (d. 1644)
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1628
Cornelis Speelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1684)
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1651
Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (d. 1730)
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1705
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1793)
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield · Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1740
Nicholas Pocock, English sea painter (d.1821)
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1760
Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (d. 1794)
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1769
DeWitt Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of New York (d. 1828)
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1770
Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (d. 1826)
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1779
Joel Roberts Poinsett, American physician and politician, 15th United States Secretary of War (d. 1851)
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1793
Sam Houston, American soldier and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1863)
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1800
Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian-Italian poet and philosopher (d. 1844)
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1810
Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903)
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1816
Alexander Bullock, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1882)
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1817
János Arany, Hungarian journalist and poet (d. 1882)
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1820
Multatuli, Dutch writer (d. 1887)
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1824
Bedřich Smetana, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1884)
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1829
Carl Schurz, German-American general, lawyer, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1906)
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1836
Henry Billings Brown, American lawyer and judge (d. 1913)
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1842
Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer, art collector, and philanthropist (d. 1914)
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1846
Marie Roze, French soprano (d. 1926)
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1849
Robert Means Thompson, American commander, lawyer, and businessman (d. 1930)
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1859
Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (d. 1916)
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1860
Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (d. 1961)
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1862
John Jay Chapman, American lawyer, author, and poet (d. 1933)
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1876
Pope Pius XII (d. 1958)
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1878
William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American sailor and race car driver (d. 1944)
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1886
Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director (d. 1962)
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1886
Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher (d. 1942)
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1900
Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer (d. 1950)
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1901
Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1984)
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1902
Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. 1972)
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1902
Edward Condon, American physicist and academic (d. 1974)
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1904
Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (d. 1991)
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1905
Marc Blitzstein, American composer and songwriter (d. 1964)
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1905
Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic (d. 1985)
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1908
Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
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1909
Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (d. 1958)
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1912
Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001)
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1913
Godfried Bomans, Flemish television host and author (d. 1971)
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1913
Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1958)
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1914
Martin Ritt, American actor and film director (d. 1990)
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1915
John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon (d. 2010)
John Burton (diplomat) · List of Australian High Commissioners to Sri Lanka
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1917
Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1986)
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1917
David Goodis, American author and screenwriter (d. 1967)
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1917
Jim Konstanty, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976)
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1919
Jennifer Jones, American actress (d. 2009)
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1919
Eddie Lawrence, American actor, singer, and playwright (d. 2014)
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1919
Tamara Toumanova, American ballerina and actress (d. 1996)
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1921
Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and coach (d. 2006)
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1921
Ernst Haas, Austrian-American photographer and journalist (d. 1986)
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1922
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American saxophonist (d. 1986)
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1922
Bill Quackenbush, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1999)
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1922
Frances Spence, American computer programmer (d. 2012)
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1923
Basil Hume, English cardinal (d. 1999)
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1923
Robert H. Michel, American soldier and politician (d. 2017)
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1923
Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)
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1924
Cal Abrams, American baseball player (d. 1997)
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1924
Renos Apostolidis, Greek philologist, author, and critic (d. 2004)
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1926
Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (d. 2014)
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1926
Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995)
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1927
Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and economist (d. 2017)
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1930
John Cullum, American actor and singer
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1930
Emma Penella, Spanish actress (d. 2007)
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1931
Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian lawyer and politician, President of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate
Mikhail Gorbachev · President of the Soviet Union · Nobel Peace Prize
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1931
Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author
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1932
Gun Hägglund, Swedish journalist and translator (d. 2011)
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1934
Dottie Rambo, American singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
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1935
Gene Stallings, American football player and coach
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1936
Haroon Ahmed, Pakistani-English engineer and academic
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1936
John Tusa, Czech-English journalist and academic
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1937
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian soldier and politician, 5th President of Algeria
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1938
Ricardo Lagos, Chilean economist, lawyer, and politician, 33rd President of Chile
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1938
Lawrence Payton, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1997)
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1938
Clark Gesner, American author and composer (d. 2002)
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1939
Jan Howard Finder, American author and academic (d. 2013)
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1940
Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani businessman and politician, 12th President of Pakistan
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1941
John Cornell, Australian actor, director, and producer
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1941
David Satcher, American admiral and physician, 16th Surgeon General of the United States
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1942
John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter
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1942
Claude Larose, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1942
Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian architect and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran
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1942
Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (d. 2013)
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1942
Derek Woodley, English footballer (d. 2002)
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1943
George Layton, English actor, director, and screenwriter
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1943
Peter Straub, American author and poet
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1943
Robert Williams, American painter and cartoonist
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1945
Derek Watkins, English trumpet player and composer (d. 2013)
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1947
Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
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1947
Harry Redknapp, English footballer and manager
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1948
Larry Carlton, American guitarist and songwriter
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1948
Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1995)
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1948
Jeff Kennett, Australian journalist and politician, 43rd Premier of Victoria
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1950
Karen Carpenter, American singer (d. 1983)
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1952
Mark Evanier, American author and screenwriter
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1952
Laraine Newman, American actress and comedian
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1953
Russ Feingold, American lawyer and politician
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1954
Ed Johnstone, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1955
Dale Bozzio, American pop-rock singer-songwriter
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1955
Jay Osmond, American singer, drummer, actor, and TV/film producer
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1955
Ken Salazar, American lawyer and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Interior
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1955
Steve Small, Australian cricketer
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1956
John Cowsill, American musician, songwriter, and producer
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1956
Mark Evans, Australian rock bass player
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1957
Hossein Dehghan, Iranian general and politician, Iranian Minister of Defense
Hossein Dehghan · Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)
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1957
Dito Tsintsadze, Georgian film director and screenwriter
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1957
Mark Dean, American inventor and computer engineer
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1958
Kevin Curren, South African-American tennis player
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1958
Ian Woosnam, English-Welsh golfer
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1959
Larry Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1961
Simone Young, Australian conductor, director, and composer
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1962
Jon Bon Jovi, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
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1962
Paul Farrelly, English journalist and politician
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1962
Tom Nordlie, Norwegian footballer and coach
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1962
Brendan O'Connor, Australian politician, Australian Minister for Employment
Brendan O'Connor (politician) · Minister for Employment (Australia)
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1962
Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
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1962
Gabriele Tarquini, Italian race car driver
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1963
Alvin Youngblood Hart, American singer and guitarist
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1963
Anthony Albanese, Australian politician, 15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
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1964
Laird Hamilton, American surfer and actor
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1964
Mike Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1987)
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1965
Ron Gant, American baseball player and journalist
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1965
Lembit Öpik, Northern Irish politician
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1966
Simon Reevell, English lawyer and politician
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1968
Daniel Craig, English actor and producer
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1970
James Purnell, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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1970
Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer
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1971
Method Man, American rapper, record producer and actor
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1972
Mauricio Pochettino, Argentinian footballer and manager
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1973
Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
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1973
Trevor Sinclair, English footballer and manager
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1974
Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and television host
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1975
Daryl Gibson, New Zealand rugby player
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1977
Dominique Canty, American basketball player and coach
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1977
Chris Martin, English singer-songwriter and producer
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1977
Stephen Parry, English swimmer and sportscaster
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1977
Andrew Strauss, South African-English cricketer
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1978
Gabby Eigenmann, Filipino actor and singer
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1978
Lee Hodges, English footballer and manager
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1978
Tomáš Kaberle, Czech ice hockey player
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1979
Damien Duff, Irish footballer
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1979
Jim Troughton, English cricketer
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1979
Nicky Weaver, English footballer
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1980
Chris Barker, English footballer and manager
-
1980
Rebel Wilson, Australian actress and screenwriter
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1981
Lance Cade, American wrestler (d. 2010)
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1981
Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
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1982
Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
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1982
Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
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1982
Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
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1982
Corey Webster, American football player
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1983
Deuce, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1983
Lisandro López, Argentinian footballer
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1983
Jay McClement, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Glen Perkins, American baseball player
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1983
Ryan Shannon, American ice hockey player
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1985
Reggie Bush, American football player
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1985
Suso Santana, Spanish footballer
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1986
Jonathan D'Aversa, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987
Jonas Jerebko, Swedish basketball player
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1988
Édgar Andrade, Mexican footballer
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1988
James Arthur, English singer-songwriter
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1988
Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012
-
1988
Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver
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1988
Chris Rainey, American football player
-
1988
Geert Arend Roorda, Dutch footballer
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1989
Alemão, Brazilian footballer
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1989
Toby Alderweireld, Belgian footballer
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1989
André Bernardes Santos, Portuguese footballer
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1989
Marcel Hirscher, Austrian skier
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1989
Shane Vereen, American football player
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1989
Chris Woakes, English cricketer
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1990
Rauno Alliku, Estonian footballer
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1990
Malcolm Butler, American football player
-
1990
Josh McGuire, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Nick Franklin, American baseball player
-
1992
Jack Stockwell, Australian rugby league player
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1995
Ange-Freddy Plumain, French footballer
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2016
Prince Oscar, duke of Skåne and prince of Sweden
Berühmte Todesfälle
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274
Mani, Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism (b. 216)
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672
Chad of Mercia, English bishop and saint (b. 634)
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986
Lothair, king of West Francia (b.941)
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968
William, archbishop of Mainz (b. 929)
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1316
Marjorie Bruce, Scottish daughter of Robert the Bruce (b. 1296)
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1333
Wladyslaw I, king of Poland (b. 1261)
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1589
Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (b. 1520)
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1619
Anne of Denmark (b. 1574)
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1729
Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher (b. 1662)
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1755
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French duke and diplomat (b. 1675)
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1791
John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (b. 1703)
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1793
Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-Danish painter and academic (b. 1711)
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1797
Horace Walpole, English historian and politician (b. 1717)
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1830
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, German physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (b. 1755)
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1835
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)
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1840
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (b. 1758)
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1855
Nicholas I of Russia (b. 1796)
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1864
Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (b. 1842)
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1865
Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (b. 1819)
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1880
John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (b. 1790)
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1895
Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
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1895
Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
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1896
Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
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1919
Melchora Aquino, Filipino activist (b. 1812)
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1921
Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
Champ Clark · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1930
D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1885)
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1938
Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)
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1939
Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)
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1943
Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (b.1867)
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1945
Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (b. 1871)
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1946
Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1895)
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1946
George E. Stewart, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
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1947
Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels, Dutch architect and urban planner (b. 1882)
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1949
Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist (b. 1879)
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1953
James Lightbody, American runner (b. 1882)
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1957
Selim Sırrı Tarcan, Turkish educator and politician (b. 1874)
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1958
Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
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1962
Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician and academic (b. 1866)
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1967
José Martínez Ruiz, Spanish author and critic (b. 1873)
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1972
Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer (b. 1877)
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1979
Christy Ring, Irish hurler (b. 1920)
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1982
Philip K. Dick, American philosopher and author (b. 1928)
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1987
Randolph Scott, American actor and director (b. 1898)
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1987
Lolo Soetoro, Indonesian geographer and academic (b. 1935)
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1991
Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (b. 1928)
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1992
Sandy Dennis, American actress (b. 1937)
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1994
Anita Morris, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1943)
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1999
Dusty Springfield, English singer (b. 1939)
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2003
Hank Ballard, American singer-songwriter (b. 1927)
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2003
Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (b. 1931)
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2004
Cormac McAnallen, Irish footballer (b. 1980)
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2004
Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (b. 1916)
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2004
Marge Schott, American businesswoman (b. 1928)
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2005
Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (b. 1911)
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2007
Thomas S. Kleppe, American soldier and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1919)
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2007
Clem Labine, American baseball player (b. 1926)
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2007
Ivan Safronov, Russian colonel and journalist (b. 1956)
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2007
Henri Troyat, Russian-French historian and author (b. 1911)
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2008
Jeff Healey, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1966)
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2009
João Bernardo Vieira, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1939)
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2010
Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician (b. 1940)
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2012
Lawrence Anthony, South African environmentalist, explorer, and author (b. 1950)
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2012
Van T. Barfoot, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
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2012
Norman St John-Stevas, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1929)
Norman St John-Stevas · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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2012
James Q. Wilson, American political scientist and academic (b. 1931)
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2013
Peter Harvey, Australian journalist (b. 1944)
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2013
Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek basketball player (b. 1945)
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2013
Shabnam Shakeel, Pakistani poet and author (b. 1942)
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2014
Ryhor Baradulin, Belarusian poet and translator (b. 1935)
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2015
Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (b. 1917)
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2015
Dave Mackay, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1934)
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2015
Mal Peet, English author and illustrator (b. 1947)
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2016
Benoît Lacroix, Canadian priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1915)
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2016
Aubrey McClendon, American businessman (b. 1959)