April 25 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
366 Einträge
Ereignisse
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404 BC
Peloponnesian War: Lysander's Spartan armies defeated the Athenians and the war ends.
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775
The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over Transcaucasia is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire.
Battle of Bagrevand · Armenians · Abbasid Caliphate · Transcaucasia · Nakharar
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799
After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection.
Disfigurement · Pope Leo III · Francia · Charlemagne · Paderborn
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1134
The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bishopric around 1094.
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1607
Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
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1644
The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
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1707
A coalition of England, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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1792
Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
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1792
"La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
La Marseillaise · National anthem · Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
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1804
The western Georgian kingdom of Imereti accepts the suzerainty of the Russian Empire
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1829
Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom.
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1846
Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War.
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1849
The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.
Governor General of Canada · James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin · Rebellion Losses Bill · Montreal · English Canadian
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1859
British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
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1862
American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
American Civil War · Union (American Civil War) · Admiral · David Farragut · Capture of New Orleans
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1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
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1882
French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
French Third Republic · Nguyễn dynasty · Tonkin · Henri Rivière (naval officer) · Battle of Hanoi (1882)
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1898
Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
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1901
New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
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1915
World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
Battle of Gallipoli · Landing at Anzac Cove · Landing at Cape Helles
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1916
Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
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1920
At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.
San Remo conference · Allies of World War I · League of Nations mandate · Ottoman Empire
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1938
U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
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1940
Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
Merkið · Faroe Islands · British occupation of the Faroe Islands
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1944
The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.
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1945
Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two.
Elbe Day · United States Armed Forces · Soviet Armed Forces · Torgau · Elbe
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1945
Liberation Day (Italy): The Nazi occupation army surrenders and leaves Northern Italy after a general partisan insurrection by the Italian resistance movement; the puppet fascist regime dissolves and Benito Mussolini is captured after trying to escape. This day was set as a public holiday to celebrate the Liberation of Italy.
Liberation Day (Italy) · Nazi Germany · Italian resistance movement · Italian Social Republic · Benito Mussolini
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1945
The last German troops retreat from Finland's soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military acts of Second World War end in Finland.
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1951
Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
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1953
Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
Francis Crick · James Watson · Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid · Double helix · DNA
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1954
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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1959
The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
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1960
The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
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1961
Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
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1972
Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.
Vietnam War · Nguyen Hue Offensive · North Vietnam · South Vietnam · Kontum
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1974
Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.
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1975
As North Vietnamese forces close in on the South Vietnamese capital Saigon, the Australian Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost ten years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam.
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1981
More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Japan.
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1982
Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords.
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1983
American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.
Samantha Smith · Soviet Union · Yuri Andropov · Nuclear warfare
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1983
Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit.
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1986
Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.
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1988
In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.
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1990
Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.
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2001
Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.
Michele Alboreto · Audi R8 (race car) · EuroSpeedway Lausitz
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2004
The March for Women's Lives brings between 500,000 and 800,000 protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.
March for Women's Lives · Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act · Abortion
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2005
The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
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2005
Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.
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2007
Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.
Boris Yeltsin · Russian Orthodox Church · Alexander III of Russia
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2015
Nearly 9,100 are killed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.
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2015
Riots break out in Baltimore, Maryland following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody.
2015 Baltimore protests · Baltimore, Maryland · Death of Freddie Gray
Berühmte Geburten
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1214
Louis IX of France (d. 1270)
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1228
Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)
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1284
Edward II of England (d. 1327)
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1287
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1330)
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1502
Georg Major, German theologian and academic (d. 1574)
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1529
Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1597)
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1599
Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (d. 1658)
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1608
Gaston, Duke of Orléans (d. 1660)
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1621
Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician (d. 1679)
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1666
Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer (d. 1727)
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1694
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1753)
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington · Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
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1710
James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author (d. 1776)
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1723
Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer (d. 1797)
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1725
Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (d. 1786)
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1767
Nicolas Oudinot, French general (d. 1847)
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1770
Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian philologist and academic (d. 1850)
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1776
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (d. 1857)
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1843
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)
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1849
Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (d. 1925)
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1850
Luise Adolpha Le Beau, German composer and educator (d. 1927)
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1851
Leopoldo Alas, Spanish author, critic, and academic (d. 1901)
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1854
Charles Sumner Tainter, American engineer and inventor (d. 1940)
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1862
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1933)
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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1868
John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (d. 1910)
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1871
Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (d. 1926)
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1872
C. B. Fry, English cricketer, footballer, educator, and politician (d. 1956)
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1873
Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer, and novelist (d. 1956)
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1873
Howard Garis, American creator of the Uncle Wiggily series of children's stories (d. 1962)
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1874
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
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1874
Ernest Webb, English-Canadian race walker (d. 1937)
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1876
Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (d. 1958)
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1878
William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1946)
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1882
Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (d. 1976)
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1887
Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and critic (d. 1936)
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1892
Maud Hart Lovelace, American author (d. 1980)
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1897
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (d. 1965)
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1898
Fred Haney, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)
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1900
Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1996)
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1900
Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
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1902
Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist and academic (d. 1964)
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1902
Mary Miles Minter, American actress (d. 1984)
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1903
Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1987)
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1905
George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (d. 1986)
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1906
William J. Brennan, Jr., American colonel and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1997)
William J. Brennan, Jr. · Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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1908
Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965)
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1909
William Pereira, American architect, designed the Transamerica Pyramid (d. 1985)
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1910
Arapeta Awatere, New Zealand interpreter, military leader, politician, and murderer (d. 1976)
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1911
Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
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1912
Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965)
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1913
Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (d. 1944)
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1914
Ross Lockridge, Jr., American author and academic (d. 1948)
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1915
Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (d. 1978)
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1916
Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994)
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1917
Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (d. 1996)
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1917
Jean Lucas, French racing driver (d. 2003)
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1918
Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer (d. 2005)
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1918
Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French-American astronomer and academic (d. 1995)
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1918
Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (d. 2006)
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1919
Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 2011)
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1921
Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (d. 2006)
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1923
Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer and academic
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1923
Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (d. 2006)
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1923
Albert King, African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1992)
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1924
Ingemar Johansson, Swedish race walker (d. 2009)
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1924
Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (d. 2005)
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1924
Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (d. 2013)
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1925
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, English trade union leader and businessman
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1925
Sammy Drechsel, German comedian and journalist (d. 1986)
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1925
Louis O'Neil, Canadian academic and politician
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1926
Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (d. 2001)
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1926
Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (d. 2008)
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1927
Corín Tellado, Spanish author (d. 2009)
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1927
Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator
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1928
Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 2011)
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1929
Yvette Williams, New Zealand long jumper, shot putter, and discus thrower
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1930
Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
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1930
Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral and surgeon (d. 2012)
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1930
Peter Schulz, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Hamburg (d. 2013)
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1931
Felix Berezin, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1980)
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1931
James Fenton, Northern Irish linguist and poet
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1931
David Shepherd, English painter and author
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1932
Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (d. 2015)
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1932
Lia Manoliu, Romanian discus thrower and politician (d. 1998)
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1933
Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
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1933
Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (d. 1992)
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1934
Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager
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1935
Bob Gutowski, American pole vaulter (d. 1960)
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1935
Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer
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1936
Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (d. 2000)
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1938
Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (d. 2012)
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1938
Ton Schulten, Dutch painter and graphic designer
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1939
Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager
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1939
Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat
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1939
Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic
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1939
Veronica Sutherland, English academic and British diplomat
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1940
Al Pacino, American actor and director
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1941
Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1942
Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician
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1943
Tony Christie, English singer-songwriter and actor
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1944
Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter
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1944
Stephen Nickell, English economist and academic
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1944
Bruce Ponder, English geneticist and cancer researcher
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1945
Stu Cook, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
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1945
Richard C. Hoagland, American theorist and author
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1945
Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
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1946
Talia Shire, American actress
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1946
Peter Sutherland, Irish lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Ireland
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1946
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician
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1947
Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2016)
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1947
Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor
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1948
Mike Selvey, English cricketer and sportscaster
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1948
Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician, 39th Premier of the Republic of China
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1949
Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver
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1949
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance
Dominique Strauss-Kahn · Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (France)
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1950
Donnell Deeny, Northern Irish lawyer and judge
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1950
Steve Ferrone, English drummer
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1950
Peter Hintze, German politician (d. 2016)
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1950
Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper
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1951
Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade
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1952
Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer
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1952
Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player and coach
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1952
Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach
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1953
Ron Clements, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
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1953
Gary Cosier, Australian cricketer
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1953
Anthony Venables, English economist, author, and academic
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1954
Melvin Burgess, English author
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1954
Randy Cross, American football player and sportscaster
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1954
Róisín Shortall, Irish educator and politician
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1955
Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach
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1955
Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer
- 1955
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1956
Dominique Blanc, French actress, director, and screenwriter
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1956
Abdalla Uba Adamu, Nigerian professor, media scholar
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1957
Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager
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1958
Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter
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1959
Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia
Paul Madden (diplomat) · British High Commissioner to Australia
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1959
Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director
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1959
Tony Phillips, American baseball player (d. 2016)
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1960
Paul Baloff, American singer (d. 2002)
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1960
Robert Peston, English journalist
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1960
Bruce Redman, Australian director, producer, and critic
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1961
Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American journalist and author
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1962
Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager
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1963
Joy Covey, American businesswoman (d. 2013)
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1963
Dave Martin, English footballer
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1963
David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager
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1963
Bernd Müller, German footballer and manager
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1963
Paul Wassif, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1964
Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer
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1964
Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter (Erasure)
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1965
Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter
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1965
Mark Bryant, American basketball player and coach
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1965
John Henson, American puppeteer and voice actor (d. 2014)
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1966
Diego Domínguez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
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1966
Femke Halsema, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician
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1966
Darren Holmes, American baseball player and coach
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1966
Erik Pappas, American baseball player and coach
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1967
Angel Martino, American swimmer
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1968
Vitaliy Kyrylenko, Ukrainian long jumper
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1969
Joe Buck, American sportscaster
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1969
Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter
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1969
Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster
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1969
Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer
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1970
Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, comedian and producer
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1971
Sara Baras, Spanish dancer
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1971
Brad Clontz, American baseball player
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1973
Carlota Castrejana, Spanish triple jumper
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1973
Fredrik Larzon, Swedish drummer
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1973
Barbara Rittner, German tennis player
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1975
Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach
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1976
Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer
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1976
Tim Duncan, American basketball player
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1976
Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player
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1976
Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach
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1977
Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter
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1977
Ilias Kotsios, Greek footballer
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1977
Marguerite Moreau, American actress and producer
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1977
Matthew West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1978
Matt Walker, English swimmer
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1980
Ben Johnston, Scottish drummer and songwriter
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1980
James Johnston, Scottish bass player and songwriter
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1980
Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television host
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1980
Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer
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1980
Kazuhito Tadano, Japanese baseball player
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1980
Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist
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1981
Dwone Hicks, American football player
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1981
Felipe Massa, Brazilian race car driver
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1981
John McFall, English sprinter
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1981
Anja Pärson, Swedish skier
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1982
Brian Barton, American baseball player
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1982
Monty Panesar, English cricketer
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1982
Marco Russo, Italian footballer
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1983
Johnathan Thurston, Australian rugby league player
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1983
DeAngelo Williams, American football player
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1984
Robert Andino, American baseball player
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1984
Isaac Kiprono Songok, Kenyan runner
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1985
Giedo van der Garde, Dutch race car driver
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1986
Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player
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1986
Gwen Jorgensen, American triathlete
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1986
Claudia Rath, German heptathlete
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1987
Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer
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1987
Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
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1987
Johann Smith, American soccer player
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1988
James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player
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1989
Marie-Michèle Gagnon, Canadian skier
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1990
Jean-Éric Vergne, French race car driver
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1990
Taylor Walker, Australian footballer
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1991
Alex Shibutani, American ice dancer
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1993
Alex Bowman, American race car driver
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1993
Daniel Norris, American baseball player
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1995
Lewis Baker, English footballer
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1996
Mack Horton, Australian swimmer
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1997
Julius Ertlthaler, Austrian footballer
Berühmte Todesfälle
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501
Rusticus, saint and archbishop of Lyon (b. 455)
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775
Smbat VII Bagratuni, Armenian prince
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775
Mushegh VI Mamikonian, Armenian prince
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908
Zhang Wenwei, Chinese chancellor
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1074
Herman I, Margrave of Baden
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1077
Géza I of Hungary (b. 1040)
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1185
Emperor Antoku of Japan (b. 1178)
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1217
Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
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1228
Queen Isabella II of Jerusalem (b. 1212)
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1264
Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, medieval English nobleman; Earl of Winchester (b. 1195)
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1295
Sancho IV of Castile (b. 1258)
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1342
Pope Benedict XII (b. 1285)
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1397
Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, English nobleman
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1472
Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (b. 1404)
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1516
John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)
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1566
Louise Labé, French poet and author (b. 1520)
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1566
Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (b. 1499)
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1595
Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (b. 1544)
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1605
Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya kingdom (b. c. 1555)
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1644
Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
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1660
Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (b. 1605)
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1690
David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (b. 1610)
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1744
Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1701)
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1770
Jean-Antoine Nollet, French minister, physicist, and academic (b. 1700)
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1800
William Cowper, English poet (b. 1731)
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1840
Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1781)
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1873
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1783)
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1875
12th Dalai Lama (b. 1857)
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1878
Anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820)
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1890
Crowfoot, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1830)
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1891
Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (b. 1811)
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1892
Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (b. 1840)
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1892
Karl von Ditmar, Estonian-German geologist and explorer (b. 1822)
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1906
John Knowles Paine, American composer and educator (b. 1839)
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1911
Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (b. 1862)
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1913
Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (b. 1859)
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1915
Frederick W. Seward, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1830)
Frederick W. Seward · United States Assistant Secretary of State
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1919
Augustus D. Juilliard, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1836)
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1923
Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
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1928
Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (b. 1878)
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1941
Salih Bozok, Turkish commander and politician (b. 1881)
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1943
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (b. 1858)
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1944
George Herriman, American cartoonist (b. 1880)
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1944
Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player (b. 1859)
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1944
William Stephens, American engineer and politician, 24th Governor of California (b. 1859)
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1945
Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (b. 1903)
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1961
Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1875)
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1970
Anita Louise, American actress (b. 1915)
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1972
George Sanders, English actor (b. 1906)
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1973
Olga Grey, Hungarian-American actress (b. 1896)
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1976
Carol Reed, English director and producer (b. 1906)
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1976
Markus Reiner, Israeli engineer and educator (b. 1886)
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1982
John Cody, American cardinal (b. 1907)
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1983
William S. Bowdern, American priest and author (b. 1897)
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1988
Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
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1988
Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (b. 1904)
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1990
Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (b. 1923)
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1992
Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1965)
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1995
Art Fleming, American game show host (b. 1925)
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1995
Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
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1995
Lev Shankovsky, Ukrainian military historian (b. 1903)
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1996
Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (b. 1920)
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1998
Wright Morris, American author and photographer (b. 1910)
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1999
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author (b. 1914)
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1999
Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1951)
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2000
Lucien Le Cam, French mathematician and statistician (b. 1924)
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2000
David Merrick, American director and producer (b. 1911)
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2001
Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (b. 1956)
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2002
Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (b. 1971)
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2003
Samson Kitur, Kenyan runner (b. 1966)
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2004
Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (b. 1929)
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2005
Jim Barker, American politician (b. 1935)
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2005
Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk and educator (b. 1908)
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2006
Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1916)
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2007
Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (b. 1945)
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2007
Arthur Milton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1928)
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2007
Bobby Pickett, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
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2008
Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (b. 1921)
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2009
Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
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2010
Dorothy Provine, American actress and singer (b. 1935)
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2010
Alan Sillitoe, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (b. 1928)
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2011
Poly Styrene, British musician (b. 1957)
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2012
Gerry Bahen, Australian footballer (b. 1929)
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2012
Charles G. Hall, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930)
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2012
Denny Jones, American rancher and politician (b. 1910)
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2012
Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina and educator (b. 1925)
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2012
Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1916)
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2013
Brian Adam, Scottish biochemist and politician (b. 1948)
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2013
Jacob Avshalomov, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
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2013
György Berencsi, Hungarian virologist and academic (b. 1941)
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2013
Rick Camp, American baseball player (b. 1953)
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2014
Barbara Fiske Calhoun, American cartoonist and painter (b. 1919)
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2014
Dan Heap, Canadian priest and politician (b. 1925)
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2014
William Judson Holloway, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and judge (b. 1923)
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2014
Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (b. 1934)
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2014
Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1968)
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2014
Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (b. 1932)
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2015
Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (b. 1927)
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2015
Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (b. 1948)
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2015
Don Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and novelist (b. 1922)
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2015
Mike Phillips, American basketball player (b. 1956)
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2016
Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1922)
Tom Lewis (Australian politician) · Premier of New South Wales