April 12 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
381 Einträge
Ereignisse
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238
Gordian II loses the Battle of Carthage against the Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax and is killed. Gordian I, his father, commits suicide.
Gordian II · Battle of Carthage (238) · Numidia · Maximinus Thrax · Gordian I
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467
Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
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627
King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York.
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1167
King Karl Sverkersson of Sweden is murdered on Visingsö.
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1204
The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day.
Fourth Crusade · Constantinople · Siege of Constantinople (1204)
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1606
The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
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1776
American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
American Revolution · Halifax Resolves · North Carolina Provincial Congress · Second Continental Congress
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1807
The Froberg mutiny ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.
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1820
Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.
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1831
Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.
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1861
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
American Civil War · Battle of Fort Sumter · Confederate States of America · Fort Sumter · Charleston, South Carolina
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1862
American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
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1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
Battle of Fort Pillow · Confederate States Army · African American · Fort Pillow · Tennessee
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1865
American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
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1877
The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
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1910
SMS Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched.
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1917
World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
World War I · Canadian Expeditionary Force · Battle of Vimy Ridge · Germans
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1927
Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Communist Party of China members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
Shanghai massacre of 1927 · Chiang Kai-shek · Communist Party of China · First United Front
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1927
Rocksprings, Texas was hit by an F5 tornado that destroyed 235 of the 247 buildings in the town and killed 72 townspeople and injured 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
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1928
The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
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1934
The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
Wind speed · Mount Washington (New Hampshire) · New Hampshire
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1934
The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.
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1937
Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
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1945
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President upon Roosevelt's death.
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1945
The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reached Tangermünde—only 50 miles from Berlin.
Ninth United States Army · William Hood Simpson · Elbe · Magdeburg · Tangermünde
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1955
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
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1961
The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, Vostok 1.
Soviet Union · Cosmonaut · Yuri Gagarin · Outer space · Orbit
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1963
The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.
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1970
Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.
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1980
Samuel Doe takes control of Liberia in a coup d'état, ending over 130 years of minority Americo-Liberian rule over the country.
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1981
The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.
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1990
Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there.
Jim Gary · Smithsonian Institution · National Museum of Natural History · Solo show
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1992
The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.
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1999
United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.
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2002
A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104.
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2007
A suicide bomber penetrates the Green Zone and detonates in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people.
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2009
Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.
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2013
Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali.
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2014
The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying over 2,000 homes.
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2017
Zuma Must Fall protests resume in South Africa, with Julius Malema addressing large crowds in Pretoria.[1]
Berühmte Geburten
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959
En'yū, emperor of Japan (d. 991)
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1116
Richeza of Poland, queen of Sweden and Grand Princess of Minsk (d. 1156)
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1432
Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (d. 1462)
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1484
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace and St. Peter's Basilica (d. 1546)
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger · Apostolic Palace · St. Peter's Basilica
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1484
Maharana Sangram Singh, Rana of Mewar (d. 1527)
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1500
Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (d. 1574)
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1526
Muretus, French philosopher and author (d. 1585)
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1550
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier and politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (d. 1604)
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford · Lord Great Chamberlain
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1577
Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)
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1612
Simone Cantarini, Italian painter and engraver (d. 1648)
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1639
Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician (d. 1712)
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1656
Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian (d. 1738)
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1705
William Cookworthy, English minister and pharmacist (d. 1780)
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1710
Caffarelli, Italian actor and singer (d. 1783)
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1713
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French historian and author (d. 1796)
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1716
Felice Giardini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1796)
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1722
Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1793)
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1724
Lyman Hall, American physician, clergyman, and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (d. 1790)
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1748
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author (d. 1836)
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1777
Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)
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1792
John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English soldier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (d. 1840)
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1794
Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (d. 1847)
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1796
George N. Briggs, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1861)
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1799
Henri Druey, Swiss lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1855)
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1801
Joseph Lanner, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1843)
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1816
Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria (d. 1903)
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1823
Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian playwright and translator (d. 1886)
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1839
Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (d. 1888)
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1845
Gustaf Cederström, Swedish painter (d. 1933)
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1848
José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican soldier and poet (d. 1880)
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1851
Edward Walter Maunder, English astronomer and author (d. 1928)
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1852
Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician and academic (d. 1939)
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1856
Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English mountaineer, cartographer, and politician (d. 1937)
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1863
Raul Pompeia, Brazilian writer (d. 1895)
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1868
Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese admiral (d. 1918)
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1869
Henri Désiré Landru, French serial killer (d. 1922)
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1871
Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1941)
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1874
William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1940)
William B. Bankhead · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1880
Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (d. 1911)
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1883
Imogen Cunningham, American photographer and educator (d. 1976)
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1883
Dally Messenger, Australian rugby player, cricketer, and sailor (d. 1959)
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1884
Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (d. 1932)
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1884
Otto Meyerhof, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
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1885
Robert Delaunay, French painter (d. 1941)
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1887
Harold Lockwood, American actor and director (d. 1918)
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1888
Dan Ahearn, Irish-American long jumper and police officer (d. 1942)
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1888
Cecil Kimber, English automobile engineer (d. 1945)
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1892
Henry Darger, American writer and artist (d. 1973)
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1894
Dorothy Cumming, Australian-American actress (d. 1983)
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1894
Francisco Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 13th President of Portugal (d. 1964)
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1898
Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (d. 1976)
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1901
Lowell Stockman, American farmer and politician (d. 1962)
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1902
Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, 36th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)
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1903
Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
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1907
Zawgyi, Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic (d. 1990)
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1907
Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (d. 2003)
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1908
Ida Pollock, English author and painter (d. 2013)
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1908
Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American pilot and general (d. 2006)
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1910
Gillo Dorfles, Italian art critic, painter and philosopher
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1910
Irma Rapuzzi, French politician
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1911
Mahmoud Younis, Egyptian engineer (d. 1976)
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1912
Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997)
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1912
Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988)
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1912
Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
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1913
Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist (d. 2013)
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1914
Armen Alchian, American economist and academic (d. 2013)
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1916
Beverly Cleary, American author
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1916
Russell Garcia, American-New Zealand composer and conductor (d. 2011)
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1916
Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic (d. 2007)
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1917
Helen Forrest, American singer and actress (d. 1999)
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1917
Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 1978)
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1917
Robert Manzon, French racing driver (d. 2015)
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1919
István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer and educator (d. 2012)
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1919
Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader (d. 1991)
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1921
Robert Cliche, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1978)
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1922
Simon Kapwepwe, Zambian politician, 2nd Vice President of Zambia (d. 1980)
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1923
Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2004)
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1924
Raymond Barre, French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
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1924
Peter Safar, Austrian physician and academic (d. 2003)
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1924
Curtis Turner, American race car driver (d. 1970)
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1925
Evelyn Berezin, American computer scientist and engineer
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1925
Ned Miller, American country music singer and songwriter (d. 2016)
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1925
Oliver Postgate, English animator, puppeteer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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1926
Jane Withers, American actress
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1927
Thomas Hemsley, English baritone (d. 2013)
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1928
Hardy Krüger, German actor
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1928
Jean-François Paillard, French conductor (d. 2013)
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1929
Elspet Gray, Scottish actress (d. 2013)
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1929
Mukhran Machavariani, Georgian poet and educator (d. 2010)
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1930
John Landy, Australian runner and politician, 26th Governor of Victoria
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1930
Bryan Magee, English philosopher and politician
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1930
Manuel Neri, American sculptor and painter
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1930
Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician and educator (d. 2006)
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1931
Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet and songwriter (d. 1995)
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1932
Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 5th Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2005)
Lakshman Kadirgamar · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)
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1932
Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor
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1932
Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player (d. 1996)
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1933
Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano and actress
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1934
Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer and manager
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1936
Charles Napier, American actor (d. 2011)
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1936
Kennedy Simmonds, Kittitian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kennedy Simmonds · List of Prime Ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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1937
Dennis Banks, American author and activist
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1937
Igor Volk, Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
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1939
Alan Ayckbourn, English director and playwright
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1939
Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1940
Woodie Fryman, American baseball player (d. 2011)
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1940
Herbie Hancock, American pianist, composer, and bandleader
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1941
Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (d. 1993)
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1942
Bill Bryden, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter
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1942
Carlos Reutemann, Argentinian race car driver and politician, Governor of Santa Fe
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1942
Jacob Zuma, South African politician, 4th President of South Africa
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1943
Sumitra Mahajan, Indian politician, 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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1944
Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015)
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1944
John Kay, German-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1945
Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (d. 2006)
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1946
Ed O'Neill, American actor and comedian
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1946
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Scottish politician and diplomat, 10th Secretary General of NATO
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen · Secretary General of NATO
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1947
Roy M. Anderson, English epidemiologist, zoologist, and academic
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1947
Martin Brasier, English palaeontologist, biologist, and academic (d. 2014)
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1947
Alex Briley, American disco singer (Village People)
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1947
Tom Clancy, American historian and author (d. 2013)
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1947
Woody Johnson, American businessman and philanthropist
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1947
Dan Lauria, American actor
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1947
David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host
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1948
Jeremy Beadle, English television host and producer (d. 2008)
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1948
Joschka Fischer, German academic and politician, Vice Chancellor of Germany
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1948
Marcello Lippi, Italian footballer, manager, and coach
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1949
Scott Turow, American lawyer and author
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1950
Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman
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1950
David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1950
Nick Sackman, English composer and educator
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1951
Tom Noonan, American actor
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1952
Reuben Gant, American football player
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1952
Leicester Rutledge, New Zealand rugby player
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1952
Gary Soto, American poet, novelist, and memoirist
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1952
Ralph Wiley, American journalist (d. 2004)
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1953
Tanino Liberatore, Italian author and illustrator
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1954
John Faulkner, Australian educator and politician, 52nd Australian Minister for Defence
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1954
Steve Stevaert, Belgian businessman and politician, Governor of Limburg (d. 2015)
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1954
Pat Travers, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Fabian Hamilton, English graphic designer, engineer, and politician
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1956
Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor, director, and producer
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1956
Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer-songwriter and actor
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1957
Greg Child, Australian mountaineer and author
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1957
Vince Gill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1957
Tama Janowitz, American novelist and short story writer
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1958
Will Sergeant, English guitarist
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1958
Klaus Tafelmeier, German javelin thrower
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1958
Ginka Zagorcheva, Bulgarian hurdler
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1959
Howard Stableford, English radio and television host
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1961
Corrado Fabi, Italian race car driver
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1961
Charles Mann, American football player and sportscaster
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1961
Magda Szubanski, English-Australian actress, comedian and writer
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1962
Art Alexakis, American singer-songwriter and musician (Everclear)
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1962
Carlos Sainz, Spanish race car driver
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1962
Nobuhiko Takada, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler, founded Hustle
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1963
Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist and author
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1964
Amy Ray, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
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1965
Kim Bodnia, Danish actor and director
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1965
Chi Onwurah, English politician
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1965
Gervais Rufyikiri, Burundian politician
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1965
Mihai Stoica, Romanian footballer and manager
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1966
Nils-Olav Johansen, Norwegian guitarist and singer
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1966
Lorenzo White, American football player
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1967
Sarah Cracknell, English singer-songwriter
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1968
Alicia Coppola, American actress
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1968
Toby Gad, German songwriter and producer
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1968
Adam Graves, Canadian ice hockey player
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1969
Jörn Lenz, German footballer and manager
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1969
Lucas Radebe, South African footballer and sportscaster
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1969
Michael Jackson, American football player and politician (d. 2017)
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1970
Sylvain Bouchard, Canadian speed skater
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1971
Nicholas Brendon, American actor
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1971
Shannen Doherty, American actress, director, and producer
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1972
Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1973
J. Scott Campbell, American author and illustrator
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1973
Ryan Kisor, American trumpet player and composer
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1973
Antonio Osuna, Mexican-American baseball player
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1974
Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (d. 2006)
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1974
Bryan Fletcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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1974
Roman Hamrlík, Czech ice hockey player
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1974
Marley Shelton, American actress
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1974
Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
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1976
Olga Kotlyarova, Russian runner
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1976
Brad Miller, American basketball player
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1977
Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer
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1977
Sarah Monahan, Australian actress
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1977
Jason Price, Welsh footballer
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1977
Glenn Rogers, Australian-Scottish cricketer
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1978
Guy Berryman, Scottish bass player and producer
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1978
Scott Crary, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1978
Svetlana Lapina, Russian high jumper
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1978
Robin Walker, English businessman and politician
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1979
Claire Danes, American actress
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1979
Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast
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1979
Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer
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1979
Jennifer Morrison, American actress
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1979
Cristian Ranalli, Italian footballer
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1979
Lee Soo-young, South Korean singer
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1980
Sara Head, Welsh Paralympic table tennis champion
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1980
Brian McFadden, Irish singer-songwriter
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1981
Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russian runner
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1981
Nicolás Burdisso, Argentinian footballer
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1981
Grant Holt, English footballer
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1981
Hisashi Iwakuma, Japanese baseball pitcher
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1981
Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist
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1983
Jelena Dokic, Serbian-Australian tennis player
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1983
Luke Kibet, Kenyan runner
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1984
Aleksey Dmitrik, Russian high jumper
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1985
Brennan Boesch, American baseball player
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1985
Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese singer
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1986
Brad Brach, American baseball pitcher
-
1986
Blerim Džemaili, Swiss footballer
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1986
Marcel Granollers, Spanish tennis player
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1986
Jonathan Pitroipa, Burkinabé footballer
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1987
Brooklyn Decker, American model and actress
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1987
Shawn Gore, Canadian football player
-
1987
Josh McCrone, Australian rugby league player
-
1987
Luiz Adriano, Brazilian professional footballer
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1987
Brendon Urie, American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist
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1988
Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
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1988
Stephen Brogan, English footballer
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1988
Amedeo Calliari, Italian footballer
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1988
Jessie James Decker, American singer-songwriter
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1989
Bethan Dainton, Welsh rugby union player
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1989
Miguel Ángel Ponce, American-Mexican footballer
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1989
Ádám Hanga, Hungarian basketball player
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1989
Kaitlyn Weaver, Canadian-American ice dancer
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1989
Valentin Stocker, Swiss footballer
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1990
Francesca Halsall, English swimmer
-
1990
Hiroki Sakai, Japanese footballer
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1991
Torey Krug, American ice hockey player
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1991
Oliver Norwood, English footballer
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1991
Magnus Pääjärvi, Swedish ice hockey player
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1991
Jazz Richards, Welsh footballer
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1991
Lionel Carole, French professional footballer
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1992
Chad le Clos, South African swimmer
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1993
Jordan Archer, English-Scottish footballer
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1993
Dorial Green-Beckham, American football player
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1993
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994
Isabelle Drummond, Brazilian actress and singer
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1994
Saoirse Ronan, American-born Irish actress
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1994
Oh Sehun, South Korean musician
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1994
Eric Bailly, Ivorian professional footballer
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1994
Guido Rodríguez, Argentine footballer
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1995
Brenda Villa, Mexican Lawyer
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1995
Pedro Cachín, Argentine tennis player
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1996
Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russian tennis player
Berühmte Todesfälle
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45 BC
Gnaeus Pompeius, Roman general and politician (b. 75 BC)
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238
Gordian I, Roman emperor (b. 159)
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238
Gordian II, Roman emperor (b. 192)
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352
Julius I, pope of the Catholic Church
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434
Maximianus, archbishop of Constantinople
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901
Eudokia Baïana, Byzantine empress and wife of Leo VI
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1125
Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (b. 1065)
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1167
Charles VII, king of Sweden (b. c. 1130)
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1212
Vsevolod the Big Nest, Grand Prince of Vladimir (b. 1154)
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1256
Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre, regent of Navarre (b. c. 1217)
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1443
Henry Chichele, English archbishop (b. 1364)
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1500
Leonhard of Gorizia, Count of Gorz (b. 1440)
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1530
Joanna La Beltraneja, Princess of Castile (b. 1462)
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1550
Claude, Duke of Guise (b. 1496)
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1555
Joanna of Castile (b. 1479)
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1675
Richard Bennett, English politician, colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)
Richard Bennett (Governor) · List of colonial governors of Virginia
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1684
Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (b. 1596)
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1687
Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (b. 1619)
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1704
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)
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1748
William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)
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1782
Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)
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1788
Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (b. 1719)
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1795
Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (b. 1710)
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1814
Charles Burney, English composer and historian (b. 1726)
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1817
Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (b. 1730)
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1850
Adoniram Judson, American lexicographer and missionary (b. 1788)
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1866
Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded Fleetwood (b. 1801)
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1872
Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1795)
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1878
William M. Tweed, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
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1879
Richard Taylor, American general (b. 1826)
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1898
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1820)
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1902
Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (b. 1842)
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1906
Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
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1912
Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
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1933
Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
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1937
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
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1938
Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
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1943
Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
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1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
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1953
Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)
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1962
Ron Flockhart, Scottish race car driver (b. 1923)
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1966
Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (b. 1910)
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1968
Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (b. 1899)
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1971
Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and dentist (b. 1886)
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1973
Arthur Freed, American songwriter and producer (b. 1894)
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1975
Josephine Baker, French actress, activist, and humanitarian (b. 1906)
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1977
Philip K. Wrigley, American businessman, co-founded Lincoln Park Gun Club (b. 1894)
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1980
William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (b. 1913)
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1981
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (b. 1887)
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1981
Joe Louis, American boxer and wrestler (b. 1914)
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1983
Carl Morton, American baseball player (b. 1944)
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1984
Edwin T. Layton, American admiral and cryptanalyst (b. 1903)
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1986
Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1897)
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1988
Colette Deréal, French singer and actress (b. 1927)
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1988
Alan Paton, South African historian and author (b. 1903)
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1989
Abbie Hoffman, American activist, co-founded Youth International Party (b. 1936)
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1989
Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (b. 1921)
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1992
Ilario Bandini, Italian race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)
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1997
George Wald, American neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
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1998
Robert Ford, Canadian poet and diplomat (b. 1915)
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1999
Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
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2001
Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the smiley (b. 1921)
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2002
George Shevelov, Ukrainian-American linguist and philologist (b. 1908)
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2004
Moran Campbell, Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (b. 1925)
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2006
William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (b. 1924)
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2007
Kevin Crease, Australian journalist (b. 1936)
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2008
Cecilia Colledge, English-American figure skater and coach (b. 1920)
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2008
Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (b. 1923)
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2008
Jerry Zucker, Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1949)
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2010
Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader (b. 1916)
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2010
Werner Schroeter, German director and screenwriter (b. 1945)
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2011
Karim Fakhrawi, Bahraini journalist, co-founded Al-Wasat (b. 1962)
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2012
Mohit Chattopadhyay, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1934)
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2012
Rodgers Grant, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)
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2013
Robert Byrne, American chess player and author (b. 1928)
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2013
Johnny du Plooy, South African boxer (b. 1964)
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2013
Michael France, American screenwriter (b. 1962)
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2013
Brennan Manning, American priest and author (b. 1934)
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2013
Annamária Szalai, Hungarian journalist and politician (b. 1961)
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2013
William Y. Thompson, American historian and author (b. 1922)
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2013
Ya'akov Yosef, Israeli rabbi and politician (b. 1946)
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2014
Pierre Autin-Grenier, French author and poet (b. 1947)
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2014
Pierre-Henri Menthéour, French cyclist (b. 1960)
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2014
Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (b. 1990)
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2014
Hal Smith, American baseball player and coach (b. 1931)
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2014
Billy Standridge, American race car driver (b. 1953)
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2015
Paulo Brossard, Brazilian jurist and politician (b. 1924)
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2015
Patrice Dominguez, Algerian-French tennis player and trainer (b. 1950)
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2015
Alfred Eick, German commander (b. 1916)
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2015
André Mba Obame, Gabonese politician (b. 1957)
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2016
Anne Jackson, American actress (b. 1925)
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2016
Mohammad Al Gaz Emirati politician & diplomat (b. 1930)
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2017
Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (b. 1959)