March 4 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
603 Einträge
Ereignisse
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AD 51
Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).
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306
Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.
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852
Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources.
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932
Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs.
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1152
Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of Germany.
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1238
The Battle of the Sit River is fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Rus'.
Battle of the Sit River · Yaroslavl Oblast · Mongol horde · Batu Khan · Yuri II
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1351
Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam.
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1386
Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) is crowned King of Poland.
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1461
Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
Wars of the Roses · House of Lancaster · Henry VI of England · House of York · Edward IV of England
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1493
Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niña from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean.
Christopher Columbus · Lisbon · Niña · Voyages of Christopher Columbus · The Bahamas
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1519
Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth.
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1628
The Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
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1665
English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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1675
John Flamsteed is appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England.
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1681
Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
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1776
American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army fortifies Dorchester Heights with cannon, leading the British troops to abandon the Siege of Boston.
American Revolutionary War · Continental Army · Fortification of Dorchester Heights · Dorchester Heights · Cannon
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1789
In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
1st United States Congress · Congress of the United States · United States Constitution · United States Bill of Rights
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1790
France is divided into 83 départements, cutting across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on ownership of land by the nobility.
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1791
The Constitutional Act of 1791 is introduced by the British House of Commons in London which envisages the separation of Canada into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario).
Constitutional Act of 1791 · House of Commons of the United Kingdom · Lower Canada · Quebec · Upper Canada
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1791
Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state.
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1794
The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress.
Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution · United States Congress
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1797
John Adams is inaugurated as the 2nd President of the United States of America, becoming the first President to begin his presidency on March 4.
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1804
Castle Hill Rebellion: Irish convicts rebel against British colonial authority in the Colony of New South Wales.
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1813
Cyril VI of Constantinople is elected Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
Cyril VI of Constantinople · Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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1814
Americans defeat British forces at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Wardsville, Ontario.
Battle of Longwoods · London, Ontario · Southwest Middlesex, Ontario
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1837
The city of Chicago is incorporated.
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1848
Carlo Alberto di Savoia signs the Statuto Albertino that will later represent the first constitution of the Regno d'Italia.
Charles Albert of Savoy · Statuto Albertino · Constitution of Italy · Italy
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1861
The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
Flags of the Confederate States of America · Confederate States of America
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1865
The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
Flags of the Confederate States of America · Confederate States of America
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1882
Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
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1890
The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520 m) long, is opened by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.
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1899
Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39 ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) inland, killing over 300.
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1908
The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
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1909
U.S. President William Taft used what became known as a Saxbe fix, a mechanism to avoid the restriction of the U.S. Constitution's Ineligibility Clause, to appoint Philander C. Knox as U.S. Secretary of State
William Taft · Saxbe fix · United States Constitution · Ineligibility Clause · Philander C. Knox
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1913
First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
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1913
The United States Department of Labor is formed.
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1917
Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
Jeannette Rankin · Montana · United States House of Representatives
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1933
Frances Perkins becomes United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet.
Frances Perkins · United States Secretary of Labor · United States Cabinet
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1933
The Parliament of Austria is suspended because of a quibble over procedure - Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss initiates an authoritarian rule by decree.
Parliament of Austria · Self-elimination of Parliament · Chancellor of Austria · Engelbert Dollfuss · Austrofascism
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1941
World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands; the first large scale British Commando raid.
World War II · Operation Claymore · Lofoten Islands · British Commandos
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1943
World War II: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea in the south-west Pacific comes to an end.
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1944
World War II: After the success of Big Week, the USAAF begins a daylight bombing campaign of Berlin.
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1957
The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
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1960
The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
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1962
A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 - the worst crash of a DC-7.
Caledonian Airways · Douglas DC-7 · Caledonian Airways Flight 153 · Cameroon
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1966
A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people.
Canadian Pacific Air Lines · Douglas DC-8 · Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 · Haneda Airport
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1970
French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
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1974
People magazine is published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly.
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1976
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London by the British parliament.
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention · Northern Ireland · Direct rule over Northern Ireland · Parliament of the United Kingdom
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1977
The 1977 Vrancea earthquake in eastern and southern Europe kills more than 1,500, mostly in Bucharest, Romania.
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1980
Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe's first black prime minister.
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1985
The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States.
Food and Drug Administration · Blood test · AIDS · Blood donation
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1986
The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.
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1996
A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin (USA) causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
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1998
Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
LGBT rights in the United States · Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. · Supreme Court of the United States · Sexual harassment
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2001
BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
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2002
Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to infiltrate the Shah-i-Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.
War in Afghanistan (2001-14) · Special Operations Forces · Battle of Takur Ghar · Shah-i-Kot Valley
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2009
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.
International Criminal Court · President of Sudan · Omar Hassan al-Bashir · War crime · Crimes against humanity
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2012
A series of explosions is reported at a munitions dump in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, killing at least 250 people.
Brazzaville arms dump blasts · Brazzaville · Republic of the Congo
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2015
At least 34 miners die in a suspected gas explosion at the Zasyadko coal mine in the rebel-held Donetsk region of Ukraine.
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Berühmte Geburten
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895
Liu Zhiyuan, founder of the short-lived Later Han dynasty (d. 948)
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1188
Blanche of Castile (d. 1252)
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1394
Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese patron of exploration (d. 1460)
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1484
George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1543)
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1492
Francesco de Layolle, Italian organist and composer (d. 1540)
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1502
Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony (d. 1557)
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1519
Hindal Mirza, Mughal Empire emperor (d. 1551)
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1526
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (d. 1596)
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1602
Kanō Tan'yū, Japanese painter (d. 1674)
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1634
Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Polish philosopher (d. 1689)
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1651
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, English lawyer, jurist, and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1716)
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1655
Fra Galgario, Italian painter (d. 1743)
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1665
Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)
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1678
Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1741)
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1702
Jack Sheppard, English criminal (d. 1724)
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1706
Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect, designed the Hermitage Hunting Lodge and Gammel Holtegård (d. 1759)
Lauritz de Thurah · Hermitage Hunting Lodge · Gammel Holtegård
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1715
James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, English historian and politician (d. 1763)
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1719
George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot, English politician (d. 1777)
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1729
Anne d'Arpajon, French wife of Philippe de Noailles (d. 1794)
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1745
Charles Dibdin, English actor, playwright, and composer (d. 1814)
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1745
Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (d. 1779)
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1756
Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter and educator (d. 1823)
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1760
Hugh Ronalds, British nurseryman who cultivated and documented 300 varieties of apples (d. 1833)
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1769
Muhammad Ali of Egypt (d. 1849)
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1770
Joseph Jacotot, French philosopher and academic (d. 1840)
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1778
Robert Emmet, Irish commander (d. 1803)
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1781
Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)
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1782
Johann Rudolf Wyss, Swiss philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1830)
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1792
Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and publisher (d. 1886)
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1793
Karl Lachmann, German philologist and critic (d. 1851)
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1817
Edwards Pierrepont, American lawyer and politician, 34th United States Attorney General (d. 1892)
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1820
Francesco Bentivegna, Italian rebel leader (d. 1856)
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1822
Jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician and academic (d. 1880)
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1823
George Caron, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1902)
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1826
August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German linguist, ethnographer, and theologian (d. 1907)
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1826
John Buford, American general (d. 1863)
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1826
Elme Marie Caro, French philosopher and academic (d. 1887)
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1826
Theodore Judah, American engineer, founded the Central Pacific Railroad (d. 1863)
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1828
Owen Wynne Jones, Welsh clergyman and poet (d. 1870)
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1838
Paul Lacôme, French pianist, cellist, and composer (d. 1920)
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1847
Carl Josef Bayer, Austrian chemist and academic (d. 1904)
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1851
Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (d. 1911)
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1854
Napier Shaw, English meteorologist and academic (d. 1945)
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1856
Alfred William Rich, English painter, author, and educator (d. 1921)
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1861
Arthur Cushman McGiffert, American theologian and author (d. 1933)
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1862
Jacob Robert Emden, Swiss astrophysicist and meteorologist (d. 1940)
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1863
R. I. Pocock, English zoologist and archaeologist (d. 1947)
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1863
John Henry Wigmore, American academic and jurist (d. 1943)
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1864
David W. Taylor, American admiral, architect, and engineer (d. 1940)
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1866
Eugène Cosserat, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1931)
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1867
Jacob L. Beilhart, American activist, founded the Spirit Fruit Society (d. 1908)
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1870
Thomas Sturge Moore, English author and poet (d. 1944)
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1871
Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer (d. 1945)
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1873
Guy Wetmore Carryl, American journalist and poet (d. 1904)
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1873
John H. Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 70th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1961)
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1875
Mihály Károlyi, Hungarian politician, President of the Hungary (d. 1955)
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1875
Enrique Larreta, Argentinian historian and author (d. 1961)
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1876
Léon-Paul Fargue, French poet and author (d. 1947)
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1876
Theodore Hardeen, Hungarian-American magician (d. 1945)
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1877
Alexander Goedicke, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1957)
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1877
Fritz Graebner, German geographer and ethnologist (d. 1934)
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1877
Garrett Morgan, African-American inventor (d. 1963)
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1878
Takeo Arishima, Japanese author and critic (d. 1923)
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1878
Egbert Van Alstyne, American pianist and songwriter (d. 1951)
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1879
Bernhard Kellermann, German author and poet (d. 1951)
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1880
Channing Pollock, American playwright and critic (d. 1946)
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1881
Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian educator and activist (d. 1924)
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1881
Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American lawyer and author (d. 1965)
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1881
Richard C. Tolman, American physicist and chemist (d. 1948)
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1882
Nicolae Titulescu, Romanian academic and politician, 61st Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1941)
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1883
Maude Fealy, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1971)
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1883
Sam Langford, Canadian-American boxer (d. 1956)
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1884
Red Murray, American baseball player (d. 1958)
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1886
Paul Bazelaire, French cellist and composer (d. 1958)
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1888
Rafaela Ottiano, Italian-American actress (d. 1942)
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1888
Jeff Pfeffer, American baseball player (d. 1972)
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1888
Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (d. 1931)
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1889
Oscar Chisini, Italian mathematician and statistician (d. 1967)
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1889
Oren E. Long, American soldier and politician, 10th Territorial Governor of Hawaii (d. 1965)
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1889
Pearl White, American actress (d. 1938)
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1889
Robert William Wood, English-American painter (d. 1979)
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1890
Norman Bethune, Canadian soldier and physician (d. 1939)
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1891
Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (d. 1961)
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1893
Charles Herbert Colvin, American engineer, co-founded the Pioneer Instrument Company (d. 1985)
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1893
Adolph Lowe, German sociologist and economist (d. 1995)
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1894
Charles Corm, Lebanese businessman and philanthropist (d. 1963)
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1895
Milt Gross, American animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1953)
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1896
Kai Holm, Danish actor and director (d. 1985)
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1897
Lefty O'Doul, American baseball player and manager (d. 1969)
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1898
Georges Dumézil, French philologist and academic (d. 1986)
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1898
Hans Krebs, German general (d. 1945)
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1899
Emilio Prados, Spanish poet and author (d. 1962)
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1900
Herbert Biberman, American director and screenwriter (d. 1971)
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1901
Wilbur R. Franks, Canadian scientist, invented the g-suit (d. 1986)
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1901
Charles Goren, American bridge player and author (d. 1991)
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1901
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Malagasy-French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)
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1902
Rachel Messerer, Lithuanian-Russian actress (d. 1993)
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1902
Russell Reeder, American soldier and author (d. 1998)
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1903
William C. Boyd, American immunologist and chemist (d. 1983)
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1903
Malcolm Dole, American chemist and academic (d. 1990)
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1903
Dorothy Mackaill, English-American actress and singer (d. 1990)
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1903
John Scarne, American magician and author (d. 1985)
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1904
Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (d. 1973)
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1904
George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (d. 1968)
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1904
Joseph Schmidt, Austrian-Hungarian tenor and actor (d. 1942)
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1906
Meindert DeJong, Dutch-American soldier and author (d. 1991)
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1906
Avery Fisher, American violinist and engineer, founded Fisher Electronics (d. 1994)
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1906
Georges Ronsse, Belgian cyclist and manager (d. 1969)
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1908
T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (d. 1976)
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1908
Thomas Shaw, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
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1909
Harry Helmsley, American businessman (d. 1997)
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1909
George Edward Holbrook, American chemist and engineer (d. 1987)
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1910
Tancredo Neves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Brazil (d. 1985)
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1911
Charles Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick, English actor (d. 1984)
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1912
Afro Basaldella, Italian painter and academic (d. 1976)
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1912
Ferdinand Leitner, German conductor and composer (d. 1996)
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1912
Carl Marzani, Italian-American activist and publisher (d. 1994)
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1913
Taos Amrouche, Algerian singer and author (d. 1976)
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1913
John Garfield, American actor and singer (d. 1952)
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1914
Barbara Newhall Follett, American author (d. 1939)
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1914
Ward Kimball, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
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1914
Robert R. Wilson, American physicist, sculptor, and architect (d. 2000)
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1915
László Csatáry, Hungarian art dealer (d. 2013)
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1915
Frank Sleeman, Australian lieutenant and politician, Lord Mayor of Brisbane (d. 2000)
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1915
Carlos Surinach, Spanish-Catalan composer and conductor (d. 1997)
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1916
William Alland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997)
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1916
Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000)
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1916
Hans Eysenck, German-English psychologist and theorist (d. 1997)
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1917
Clyde McCullough, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1982)
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1918
Kurt Dahlmann, German pilot, lawyer, and journalist
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1918
Margaret Osborne duPont, American tennis player (d. 2012)
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1919
Buck Baker, American race car driver (d. 2002)
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1919
Tan Chee Khoon, Malaysian physician and politician (d. 1996)
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1920
Jean Lecanuet, French politician, French Minister of Justice (d. 1993)
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1920
Alan MacNaughtan, Scottish-English actor (d. 2002)
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1921
Halim El-Dabh, Egyptian-American composer and educator
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1921
Joan Greenwood, English actress (d. 1987)
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1921
Dinny Pails, English-Australian tennis player (d. 1986)
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1922
Richard E. Cunha, American director and cinematographer (d. 2005)
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1923
Russell Freeburg, American journalist and author
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1923
Francis King, English author and poet (d. 2011)
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1923
Patrick Moore, English astronomer and television host (d. 2012)
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1924
Kenneth O'Donnell, American soldier and politician (d. 1977)
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1925
Alan R. Battersby, English chemist and academic
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1925
Paul Mauriat, French conductor and composer (d. 2006)
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1926
Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic
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1926
Richard DeVos, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway
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1926
Pascual Pérez, Argentinian boxer (d. 1977)
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1926
Don Rendell, English saxophonist and flute player (d. 2015)
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1927
Phil Batt, American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Idaho
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1927
Thayer David, American actor (d. 1978)
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1927
Jacques Dupin, French poet and critic (d. 2012)
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1927
Robert Orben, American magician and author
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1927
Dick Savitt, American tennis player and businessman
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1928
Samuel Adler, German-American composer and conductor
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1928
Alan Sillitoe, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (d. 2010)
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1929
Bernard Haitink, Dutch violinist and conductor
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1929
Peter Swerling, American theoretician and engineer (d. 2000)
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1931
Wally Bruner, American journalist and television host (d. 1997)
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1931
Bob Johnson, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1991)
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1931
William Henry Keeler, American cardinal
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1931
Alice Rivlin, American economist and politician
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1932
Sigurd Jansen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and conductor
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1932
Ryszard Kapuściński, Polish journalist, photographer, and poet (d. 2007)
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1932
Miriam Makeba, South African singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2008)
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1932
Ed Roth, American illustrator (d. 2001)
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1932
Frank Wells, American businessman (d. 1994)
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1933
Nino Vaccarella, Italian race car driver
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1934
Mario Davidovsky, Argentinian-American composer and academic
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1934
John Duffey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)
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1934
Anne Haney, American actress (d. 2001)
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1934
Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (d. 2007)
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1934
Sandra Reynolds, South African tennis player
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1934
Janez Strnad, Slovenian physicist and academic (d. 2015)
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1935
Edward Dębicki, Ukrainian-Polish poet and composer
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1935
Bent Larsen, Danish chess player and author (d. 2010)
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1936
Eric Allandale, Dominican trombonist and songwriter (d. 2001)
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1936
Jim Clark, Scottish race car driver (d. 1968)
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1936
Aribert Reimann, German pianist and composer
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1937
José Araquistáin, Spanish footballer
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1937
William Deverell, Canadian lawyer, author, and activist
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1937
Graham Dowling, New Zealand cricketer
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1937
Leslie H. Gelb, American journalist and author
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1937
Yuri Senkevich, Russian physician and explorer (d. 2003)
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1937
Barney Wilen, French saxophonist and composer (d. 1996)
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1937
Richard B. Wright, Canadian journalist and author
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1938
Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan-English negotiator (d. 2006)
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1938
Alpha Condé, Guinean politician, President of Guinea
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1938
Allan Kornblum, American police officer and judge (d. 2010)
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1938
Angus MacLise, American drummer and composer (d. 1979)
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1938
Don Perkins, American football player and sportscaster
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1938
Paula Prentiss, American actress
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1938
Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Polish academic and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1939
Jack Fisher, American baseball player
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1940
Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem, German scholar and judge
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1940
David Plante, American novelist
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1941
Adrian Lyne, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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1941
James Zagel, American lawyer and judge
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1942
Gloria Gaither, American singer-songwriter
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1942
Charles C. Krulak, American general
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1942
David Matthews, American keyboard player and composer
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1942
Lynn Sherr, American journalist and author
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1942
James Gustave Speth, American lawyer, and politician
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1942
Zorán Sztevanovity, Serbian-Hungarian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1943
Lucio Dalla, Italian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2012)
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1943
Aldo Rico, Argentinian commander and politician
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1944
Harvey Postlethwaite, English engineer (d. 1999)
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1944
Anthony Ichiro Sanda, Japanese-American physicist and academic
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1944
Len Walker, English footballer and manager
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1944
Bobby Womack, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
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1945
Tommy Svensson, Swedish footballer and manager
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1945
Gary Williams, American basketball player and coach
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1946
Michael Ashcroft, English businessman and politician
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1946
Danny Frisella, American baseball player (d. 1977)
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1946
Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, American journalist and author
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1947
Jan Garbarek, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
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1947
Bob Lewis, American guitarist
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1947
Pēteris Plakidis, Latvian pianist and composer
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1948
Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, New Zealand-Australian author
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1948
James Ellroy, American writer
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1948
Tom Grieve, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
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1948
Jean O'Leary, American nun and activist (d. 2005)
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1948
Chris Squire, English singer-songwriter and bass guitarist (d. 2014)
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1948
Shakin' Stevens, British singer-songwriter
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1949
Carroll Baker, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1949
Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian politician, 2nd President of Abkhazia (d. 2011)
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1949
Cookie Mueller, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1989)
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1950
Ofelia Medina, Mexican actress and screenwriter
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1950
Rick Perry, American captain and politician, 47th Governor of Texas
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1950
Safet Plakalo, Bosnian author and playwright (d. 2015)
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1951
Edelgard Bulmahn, German educator and politician, German Federal Minister of Education and Research
Edelgard Bulmahn · Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)
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1951
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, South Korean-American author, director, and producer (d. 1982)
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1951
Kenny Dalglish, Scottish footballer and manager
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1951
Pete Haycock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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1951
Sam Perlozzo, American baseball player and manager
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1951
Chris Rea, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1951
Glenis Willmott, English scientist and politician
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1951
Zoran Žižić, Montenegrin politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (d. 2013)
Zoran Žižić · Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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1952
Peter Kuhfeld, English painter
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1952
Ronn Moss, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1952
Svend Robinson, American-Canadian lawyer and politician
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1952
Umberto Tozzi, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
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1953
John Edwards, Australian director and producer
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1953
Emilio Estefan, Cuban-American drummer and producer
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1953
Paweł Janas, Polish footballer and manager
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1953
Ray Price, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
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1953
Reinhold Roth, German motorcycle racer
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1953
Chris Smith, American lawyer and politician
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1953
Agustí Villaronga, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter
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1953
Daniel Woodrell American novelist and short story writer
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1954
Timur Apakidze, Russian general and pilot (d. 2001)
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1954
Mark Chorvinsky, American magician and author (d. 2005)
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1954
François Fillon, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France
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1954
Peter Jacobsen, American golfer and sportscaster
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1954
Catherine O'Hara, Canadian-American actress and comedian
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1954
Irina Ratushinskaya, Russian poet and author
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1955
Tim Costello, Australian minister and politician
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1955
Joey Jones, Welsh footballer and manager
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1957
Nicholas Coleridge, English journalist and businessman
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1957
Mykelti Williamson, American actor and director
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1958
Patricia Heaton, American actress
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1958
Massimo Mascioletti, Italian rugby player and coach
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1959
Rick Ardon, Australian journalist
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1959
Plamen Getov, Bulgarian footballer
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1961
Ray Mancini, American boxer
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1961
Steven Weber, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1961
Roger Wessels, South African golfer and educator
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1962
Simon Bisley, English author and illustrator
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1962
Paul Canoville, English footballer
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1962
Stephan Reimertz, German historian and author
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1962
David Sparrow, English-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1963
Jason Newsted, American heavy metal singer-songwriter and bass player
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1964
Dave Colclough, Welsh computer programmer and poker player
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1964
Brian Crowley, Irish lawyer and politician
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1964
Tom Lampkin, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1964
Paolo Virzì, Italian director and screenwriter
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1965
Greg Alexander, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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1965
Paul W. S. Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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1965
Andrew Collins, English journalist and screenwriter
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1965
Khaled Hosseini, Afghan-born American novelist
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1965
Yury Lonchakov, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
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1966
Emese Hunyady, Hungarian speed skater
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1966
Kevin Johnson, American basketball player and politician, 55th Mayor of Sacramento
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1966
Fiona Ma, American accountant and politician
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1966
Glen Nissen, Australian rugby league player
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1966
Dav Pilkey, American author and illustrator
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1966
Grand Puba, American rapper
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1966
Mike Small, American golfer and coach
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1967
Daryll Cullinan, South African cricketer and coach
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1967
Evan Dando, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1967
Ivan Lewis, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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1967
Terry Matterson, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1967
Dave Rayner, English cyclist (d. 1994)
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1967
Kubilay Türkyilmaz, Swiss footballer
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1967
Tim Vine, English comedian, actor, and author
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1968
Giovanni Carrara, Venezuelan baseball player
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1968
Jorge Celedón, Colombian singer
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1968
Patsy Kensit, English model and actress
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1968
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek banker and politician
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1968
Graham Westley, English footballer and manager
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1969
Pierluigi Casiraghi, Italian footballer and manager
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1970
Àlex Crivillé, Spanish motorcycle racer
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1970
Caroline Vis, Dutch tennis player
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1971
Iain Baird, Canadian soccer player and manager
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1971
Claire Baker, Scottish politician
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1971
Anders Kjølholm, Danish bass player
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1971
Satoshi Motoyama, Japanese race car driver
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1972
Katherine Center, American journalist and author
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1972
Nocturno Culto, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1972
Robert Smith, American football player and sportscaster
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1972
Jos Verstappen, Dutch race car driver
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1972
Alison Wheeler, English singer-songwriter
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1973
Massimo Brambilla, Italian footballer and coach
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1973
Phillip Daniels, American football player and coach
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1973
Valery Kobelev, Russian ski jumper
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1973
Penny Mordaunt, English lieutenant and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
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1973
Linus of Hollywood, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1973
Len Wiseman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1973
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, Indian director and screenwriter
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1974
Crowbar, American wrestler
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1974
Mladen Krstajić, Serbian footballer and manager
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1974
Karol Kučera, Slovak tennis player
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1974
Ariel Ortega, Argentinian footballer
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1974
Tommy Phelps, South Korean-American baseball player and coach
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1974
ICS Vortex, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1974
David Wagner, American tennis player and educator
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1974
Bill Young, Australian rugby player
-
1975
Mats Eilertsen, Norwegian bassist and composer
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1975
Patrick Femerling, German basketball player
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1975
Antti Aalto, Finnish ice hockey player
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1975
Kristi Harrower, Australian basketball player
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1975
Brian McGuire, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1975
Hawksley Workman, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1976
Robbie Blake, English footballer
-
1976
Tommy Jönsson, Swedish footballer
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1977
Nacho Figueras, Argentinian polo player and model
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1977
Traver Rains, American fashion designer and photographer
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1978
Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player
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1978
Denis Dallan, Italian rugby player and singer
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1978
Jean-Marc Pelletier, American ice hockey player
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1979
Sarah Stock, Canadian wrestler and trainer
-
1980
Rohan Bopanna, Indian tennis player
-
1980
Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
-
1980
Giedrius Gustas, Lithuanian basketball player
-
1980
Scott Hamilton, New Zealand rugby player and coach
-
1980
Jack Hannahan, American baseball player
-
1980
Michael Henrich, American ice hockey player
-
1980
Phil McGuire, Scottish footballer and manager
-
1981
Ariza Makukula, Portuguese footballer
-
1981
Helen Wyman, English cyclist
-
1982
Landon Donovan, American soccer player and coach
-
1982
Cate Edwards, American lawyer and author
-
1982
Ludmila Ezhova, Russian gymnast
-
1983
Samuel Contesti, French-Italian figure skater
-
1983
Jaque Fourie, South African rugby player
-
1984
Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer
-
1984
Anders Grøndal, Norwegian race car driver
-
1984
Spencer Larsen, American football player
-
1984
Raven Quinn, American singer-songwriter
-
1984
Zak Whitbread, American-English footballer
-
1985
Jake Buxton, English footballer
-
1985
Chinedum Ndukwe, American football player
-
1985
Whitney Port, American fashion designer and author
-
1986
Steven Burke, English road and track cyclist
-
1986
Tom De Mul, Belgian footballer
-
1986
Mike Krieger, Brazilian-American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Instagram
-
1986
Siim Roops, Estonian footballer
-
1986
Bohdan Shust, Ukrainian footballer
-
1986
Manu Vatuvei, New Zealand rugby league player
-
1986
Margo Harshman, American actress
-
1987
Ben McKinley, Australian footballer
-
1987
Cameron Wood, Australian footballer
-
1987
Tamzin Merchant, English actress
-
1988
Gal Mekel, Israeli basketball player
-
1988
Laura Siegemund, German tennis player
-
1988
Adam Watts, English footballer
-
1990
Paddy Madden, Irish footballer
-
1990
Fran Mérida, Spanish footballer
-
1990
Andrea Bowen, American actress
-
1992
Nick Castellanos, American baseball player
-
1992
Érik Lamela, Argentinian footballer
-
1992
Bernd Leno, German footballer
-
1992
Karl Mööl, Estonian footballer
-
1993
Bobbi Kristina Brown, American singer and actress (d. 2015)
-
1993
Richard Peniket, English footballer
-
1994
Callum Harriott, English footballer
-
1996
Lukas Webb, Australian rules footballer
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Berühmte Todesfälle
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306
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480
Landry of Sées, French bishop and saint
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561
Pope Pelagius I
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934
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah, Fatimid caliph (b. 873)
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1172
Stephen III of Hungary (b. 1147)
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1193
Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid Sultanate (b. 1137)
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1238
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (b. 1210)
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1238
Yuri II of Vladimir (b. 1189)
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1303
Daniel of Moscow, Russian saint (b. 1261)
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1314
Jakub Świnka, Polish Catholic priest
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1371
Jeanne d'Évreux, queen consort of France (b. 1310)
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1388
Thomas Usk, English author
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1484
Saint Casimir, Polish prince (b. 1458)
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1496
Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (b. 1427)
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1583
Bernard Gilpin, English priest and theologian (b. 1517)
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1604
Fausto Sozzini, Italian theologian and educator (b. 1539)
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1615
Hans von Aachen, German painter and educator (b. 1552)
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1710
Louis, Prince of Condé (b. 1668)
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1733
Claude de Forbin, French admiral and politician (b. 1656)
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1744
John Anstis, English historian and politician (b. 1669)
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1762
Johannes Zick, German painter (b. 1702)
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1793
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (b. 1725)
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1795
John Collins, American politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1717)
John Collins (Continental Congress) · List of Governors of Rhode Island
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1805
Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (b. 1725)
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1807
Abraham Baldwin, American minister, lawyer, and politician (b. 1754)
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1811
Mariano Moreno, Argentinian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1778)
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1832
Jean-François Champollion, French philologist and scholar (b. 1790)
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1851
James Richardson, English explorer (b. 1809)
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1852
Nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian-Russian short story writer, novelist, and playwright (b. 1809)
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1853
Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral (b. 1776)
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1853
Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist (b. 1774)
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1858
Matthew C. Perry, American naval commander (b. 1794)
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1864
Thomas Starr King, American minister and politician (b. 1824)
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1866
Alexander Campbell, Irish-American minister and theologian (b. 1788)
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1872
Carsten Hauch, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1790)
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1883
Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1812)
Alexander H. Stephens · Vice President of the Confederate States of America
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1888
Amos Bronson Alcott, American philosopher and educator (b. 1799)
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1903
Joseph Henry Shorthouse, English author (b. 1834)
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1906
John Schofield, American general and politician, 28th United States Secretary of War (b. 1831)
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1915
William Willett, English inventor, founded British Summer Time (b. 1856)
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1916
Franz Marc, German painter (b. 1880)
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1925
Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer (b. 1854)
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1925
James Ward, English psychologist and philosopher (b. 1843)
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1925
John Montgomery Ward, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
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1927
Ira Remsen, American chemist and academic (b. 1846)
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1938
George Foster Peabody, American banker and philanthropist (b. 1852)
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1938
Jack Taylor, American baseball player (b. 1874)
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1940
Hamlin Garland, American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer (b. 1860)
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1941
Ludwig Quidde, German activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
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1944
Fannie Barrier Williams, American educator and activist (b. 1855)
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1944
Louis Buchalter, American mob boss (b. 1897)
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1944
Louis Capone, Italian-American gangster (b. 1896)
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1944
René Lefebvre, French businessman (b. 1879)
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1945
Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872)
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1945
Mark Sandrich, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
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1948
Antonin Artaud, French actor and director (b. 1896)
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1949
Clarence Kingsbury English cyclist (b. 1882)
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1952
Charles Scott Sherrington, English neurophysiologist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)
Charles Scott Sherrington · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1954
Noel Gay, English composer and songwriter (b. 1898)
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1960
Herbert O'Conor, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 51st Governor of Maryland (b. 1896)
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1963
William Carlos Williams, American poet, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1883)
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1969
Nicholas Schenck, Russian-American businessman (b. 1881)
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1972
Harold Barrowclough, New Zealand general, lawyer, and politician, 8th Chief Justice of New Zealand (b. 1894)
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1972
Charles Biro, American author and illustrator (b. 1911)
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1974
Adolph Gottlieb, American painter and sculptor (b. 1903)
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1976
John Marvin Jones, American judge and politician (b. 1882)
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1976
Walter H. Schottky, Swiss-German physicist and engineer (b. 1886)
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1977
Anatol E. Baconsky, Romanian poet, author, and critic (b. 1925)
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1977
Nancy Tyson Burbidge, Australian botanist and curator (b. 1912)
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1977
Andrés Caicedo, Colombian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1951)
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1977
William Paul, American lawyer and politician (b. 1885)
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1977
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1887)
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)
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1978
Wesley Bolin, American businessman and politician, 15th Governor of Arizona (b. 1909)
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1978
Joe Marsala, American clarinet player and songwriter (b. 1907)
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1979
Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (b. 1926)
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1980
Alan Hardaker, English lieutenant and businessman (b. 1912)
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1981
Torin Thatcher, American actor (b. 1905)
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1981
Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, German admiral (b. 1900)
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1986
Albert L. Lehninger, American biochemist and academic (b. 1917)
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1986
Richard Manuel, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1943)
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1986
Elizabeth Smart, Canadian poet and author (b. 1913)
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1987
Seibo Kitamura, Japanese sculptor (b. 1884)
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1988
Beatriz Guido, Argentine author and screenwriter (b. 1924)
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1989
Tiny Grimes, American guitarist (b. 1916)
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1990
Hank Gathers, American basketball player (b. 1967)
-
1991
Godfrey Bryan, English cricketer (b. 1902)
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1992
Art Babbitt, American animator and director (b. 1907)
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1992
Pare Lorentz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1905)
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1993
Art Hodes, Ukrainian-American pianist and composer (b. 1904)
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1993
Tomislav Ivčić, Croatian singer-songwriter and politician (b. 1953)
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1993
Izaak Kolthoff, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1894)
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1993
Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment (b. 1929)
Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale · Secretary of State for the Environment
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1994
John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (b. 1950)
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1994
George Edward Hughes, Irish-Scottish philosopher and author (b. 1918)
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1995
Matt Urban, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
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1996
Minnie Pearl, American entertainer (b. 1912)
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1996
John Sauer, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1925)
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1997
Joe Baker-Cresswell, English captain (b. 1901)
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1997
Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer (b. 1916)
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1998
Ivan Dougherty, Australian general (b. 1907)
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1999
Harry Blackmun, American lawyer and judge (b. 1908)
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1999
Del Close, American actor and educator (b. 1934)
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1999
Miłosz Magin, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1929)
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2000
Hermann Brück, German-Scottish physicist and astronomer (b. 1905)
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2000
Michael Noonan, New Zealand-Australian author and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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2000
Ta-You Wu, Chinese physicist and academic (b. 1907)
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2001
Gerardo Barbero, Argentinian chess player (b. 1961)
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2001
Jean René Bazaine, French painter and author (b. 1904)
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2001
Fred Lasswell, American cartoonist (b. 1916)
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2001
Jim Rhodes, American businessman and politician, 61st Governor of Ohio (b. 1909)
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2001
Harold Stassen, American educator and politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1907)
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2002
Ugnė Karvelis, Lithuanian author and translator (b. 1935)
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2002
Elyne Mitchell, Australian skier and author (b. 1913)
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2002
Velibor Vasović, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1939)
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2003
Jaba Ioseliani, Georgian playwright, academic, and politician (b. 1926)
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2003
Sébastien Japrisot, French author, screenwriter, and director (b. 1931)
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2004
Claude Nougaro, French singer-songwriter (b. 1929)
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2005
Nicola Calipari, Italian general (b. 1953)
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2005
Yuriy Kravchenko, Ukrainian police officer and politician (b. 1951)
-
2005
Carlos Sherman, Uruguayan-Belarusian author and activist (b. 1934)
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2006
John Reynolds Gardiner, American author and engineer (b. 1944)
-
2006
Edgar Valter, Estonian author and illustrator (b. 1929)
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2007
Thomas Eagleton, American lawyer and politician, 38th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (b. 1929)
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2007
Tadeusz Nalepa, Polish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)
-
2007
Ian Wooldridge, English journalist (b. 1932)
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2008
Gary Gygax, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (b. 1938)
-
2008
Leonard Rosenman, American composer and conductor (b. 1924)
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2009
Yvon Cormier, Canadian wrestler (b. 1938)
-
2009
Horton Foote, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1916)
-
2009
George McAfee, American football player (b. 1918)
-
2010
Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect and educator, designed the Austrian Cultural Forum New York (b. 1933)
-
2010
Johnny Alf, Brazilian pianist and composer (b. 1929)
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2010
Vladislav Ardzinba, Abkhazian historian and politician, 1st President of Abkhazia (b. 1945)
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2010
Fred Wedlock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
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2011
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Nepalese journalist and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1924)
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2011
Vivienne Harris, English journalist and publisher, co-founded the Jewish Telegraph (b. 1921)
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2011
Ed Manning, American basketball player and coach (b. 1943)
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2011
Arjun Singh, Indian politician (b. 1930)
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2011
Alenush Terian, Iranian astronomer and physicist (b. 1920)
-
2011
Simon van der Meer, Dutch-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
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2012
Paul McBride, Scottish lawyer and politician (b. 1965)
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2012
Don Mincher, American baseball player (b. 1938)
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2013
Lillian Cahn, Hungarian-American businesswoman, co-founded Coach, Inc. (b. 1923)
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2013
Mickey Moore, Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1914)
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2013
Toren Smith, Canadian businessman, founded Studio Proteus (b. 1960)
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2014
Mark Freidkin, Russian author and poet (b. 1953)
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2014
Elaine Kellett-Bowman, English lawyer and politician (b. 1923)
-
2014
Jack Kinzler, American engineer (b. 1920)
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2014
Wu Tianming, Chinese director and producer (b. 1939)
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2015
Dušan Bilandžić, Croatian historian and politician (b. 1924)
-
2015
Ray Hatton, English-American runner, author, and academic (b. 1932)
-
2016
Bud Collins, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1929)
-
2016
Pat Conroy, American author (b. 1945)
-
2016
P. A. Sangma, Indian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1947)
-
2016
Zhou Xiaoyan, Chinese soprano and educator (b. 1917)
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2017
Clayton Yeutter, American politician (b. 1930)
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