May 23 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
342 Einträge
Ereignisse
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844
Battle of Clavijo: The Apostle Saint James the Greater is said to have miraculously appeared to a force of outnumbered Asturians and aided them against the forces of the Emir of Cordoba.
Battle of Clavijo · Apostle · James, son of Zebedee · Kingdom of Asturias · Emirate of Córdoba
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1430
Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to raise the Siege of Compiègne.
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1498
Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy.
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1533
The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.
List of English monarchs · Henry VIII of England · Catherine of Aragon
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1568
Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.
Louis of Nassau · Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg · Battle of Heiligerlee (1568) · Eighty Years' War
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1609
Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.
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1618
The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.
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1701
After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.
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1706
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy in the Battle of Ramillies.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough · Marshal of France · François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy · Battle of Ramillies
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1788
South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
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1793
Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
Battle of Famars · Flanders Campaign · War of the First Coalition
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1829
Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire.
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1844
Declaration of the Báb the evening before the 23rd: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith; Bahá'ís celebrate the day as a holy day.
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1846
Mexican-American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.
Mexican-American War · Mariano Paredes (President of Mexico)
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1873
The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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1900
American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
American Civil War · William Harvey Carney · Medal of Honor · Assault on the Battery Wagner
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1907
The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
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1911
The New York Public Library is dedicated.
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1915
World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
World War I · Allies of World War I · Treaty of London (1915)
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1932
In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later.
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1934
Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
Bank robbery · Bonnie and Clyde · Bienville Parish, Louisiana
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1934
The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers.
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1939
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
United States Navy · Submarine · USS Sailfish (SS-192) · New Hampshire
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1945
World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody.
World War II · Heinrich Himmler · Schutzstaffel · Allies of World War II
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1945
World War II: The Flensburg Government under Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are captured and arrested by British forces.
Flensburg Government · President of Germany (1919-45) · Karl Dönitz
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1948
Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
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1949
The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed.
West Germany · Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
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1951
Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with China.
Tibet · Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet
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1960
A tsunami killed 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
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1992
Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions.
Giovanni Falcone · Corleonesi · Capaci · Sicily · Paolo Borsellino
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1995
The first version of the Java programming language is released.
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1998
The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes.
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2002
The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
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2006
Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.
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2008
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
International Court of Justice · Middle Rocks · Malaysia · Pedra Branca, Singapore · Singapore
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2013
The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.
Interstate 5 · Skagit River · I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse · Mount Vernon, Washington
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2014
Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara.
2014 Isla Vista killings · University of California, Santa Barbara
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2015
At least 46 people are killed as a result of floods caused by a tornado in Texas and Oklahoma.
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2016
Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, killed at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen.
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2016
Eight bombings were carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eight-four people were killed and at least 200 people injured.
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2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi.
Rodrigo Duterte · Martial law · Mindanao · Maute group · Battle of Marawi
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Berühmte Geburten
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635
K'inich Kan Bahlam II, Mayan king (d. 702)
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1052
Philip I of France (d. 1108)
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1100
Emperor Qinzong of Song (d. 1161)
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1127
Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (d. 1173)
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1330
Gongmin of Goryeo, Korean ruler (d. 1374)
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1586
Paul Siefert, German composer and organist (d. 1666)
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1606
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher (d. 1682)
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1614
Bertholet Flemalle, Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1675)
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1617
Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (d. 1692)
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1629
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, noble of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1663)
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1707
Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (d. 1778)
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1718
William Hunter, Scottish-English anatomist and physician (d. 1783)
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1729
Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and educator (d. 1799)
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1730
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Prussian prince and general (d. 1813)
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1734
Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologer (d. 1815)
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1741
Andrea Luchesi, Italian organist and composer (d. 1801)
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1789
Franz Schlik, Austrian earl and general (d. 1862)
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1790
Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (d. 1842)
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1790
James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor (d. 1852)
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1794
Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1870)
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1795
Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall (d. 1860)
Charles Barry · Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester · Halifax Town Hall
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1810
Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic (d. 1850)
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1820
James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (d. 1887)
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1820
Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge (d. 1891)
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1824
Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1881)
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1834
Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis, Latvian architect (d. 1891)
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1834
Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (d. 1890)
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1837
Anatole Mallet, Swiss mechanical engineer and inventor (d. 1919)
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1837
Józef Wieniawski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1912)
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1838
Amaldus Nielsen, Norwegian painter (d. 1932)
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1840
George Throssell, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (d. 1910)
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1844
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Iranian religious leader (d. 1921)
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1848
Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (d. 1896)
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1855
Isabella Ford, English author and activist (d. 1924)
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1861
József Rippl-Rónai, Hungarian painter (d. 1927)
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1863
Władysław Horodecki, Polish architect (d. 1930)
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1864
William O'Connor, American fencer (d. 1939)
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1865
Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian jurist and politician, 11th President of Brazil (d. 1942)
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1875
Alfred P. Sloan, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1966)
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1882
William Halpenny, Canadian pole vaulter (d. 1960)
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1883
Douglas Fairbanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1939)
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1884
Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (d. 1965)
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1887
Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1963)
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1887
Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian sailor and captain (d. 1951)
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1888
Adriaan Roland Holst, Dutch writer (d. 1976)
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1888
Zack Wheat, American baseball player and police officer (d. 1972)
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1889
Ernst Niekisch, German educator and politician (d. 1967)
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1890
Herbert Marshall, English-American actor and singer (d. 1966)
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1891
Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)
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1892
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer and grandfather of Diana Spencer (d. 1975)
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1896
Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (d. 1966)
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1897
Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (d. 1937)
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1898
Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1989)
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1898
Josef Terboven, German soldier and politician (d. 1945)
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1899
Jeralean Talley, American super-centenarian (d. 2015)
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1900
Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician (d. 1946)
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1900
Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and theorist (d. 1954)
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1908
John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
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1908
Hélène Boucher, French pilot (d. 1934)
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1910
Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (d. 1952)
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1910
Hugh Casson, English architect and academic (d. 1999)
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1910
Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (d. 1986)
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1910
Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 2004)
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1910
Franz Kline, American painter and academic (d. 1962)
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1911
Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (d. 1984)
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1911
Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (d. 2010)
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1911
Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (d. 1983)
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1912
Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997)
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1912
John Payne, American actor (d. 1989)
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1914
Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (d. 2009)
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1914
Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (d. 1999)
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1914
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (d. 1981)
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1915
S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare (d. 2014)
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1917
Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008)
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1918
Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
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1919
Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (d. 1988)
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1919
Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2011)
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1920
Helen O'Connell, American singer (d. 1993)
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1923
Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan-Spanish pianist (d. 2009)
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1923
Irving Millman, American virologist and microbiologist (d. 2012)
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1924
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (d. 2014)
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1925
Joshua Lederberg, American biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
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1925
Mac Wiseman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1926
Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (d. 1996)
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1926
Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-born South African activist and politician (d. 1995)
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1928
Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (d. 2002)
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1928
Nigel Davenport, English actor (d. 2013)
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1928
Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (d. 2015)
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1929
Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (d. 1982)
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1930
Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic
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1930
Richard Anuszkiewicz, American painter and sculptor
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1930
Charles Kelman, American ophthalmologist (d. 2004)
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1931
Barbara Barrie, American actress
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1932
Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author (d. 1998)
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1933
Joan Collins, English actress
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1933
Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer
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1934
Robert Moog, electronic engineer and inventor of the Moog synthesizer (d. 2005)
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1935
Julian Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell, English politician
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1935
Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author (d. 2009)
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1936
Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano and actress
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1936
Charles Kimbrough, American actor
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1939
Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (d. 2004)
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1939
Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter
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1940
Giles Gordon, Scottish author and agent (d. 2003)
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1940
Gérard Larrousse, French race car driver
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1940
Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (d. 2002)
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1940
Cora Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (d. 2010)
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1941
Martin Puryear, American sculptor
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1941
Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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1942
Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
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1942
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer
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1943
General Johnson, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)
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1943
Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (d. 2016)
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1943
Alan Walden, American businessman and manager, co-founded Capricorn Records
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1944
Tiki Fulwood, American R&B/funk/jazz drummer (d. 1979)
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1944
John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
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1945
Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 1991)
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1946
Stephen Marks, English businessman
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1947
Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator (d. 1995)
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1948
Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer
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1949
Daniel DiNardo, American cardinal
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1949
Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 93rd President of Peru
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1950
Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2017)
Martin McGuinness · Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
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1951
Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player
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1951
Antonis Samaras, Greek economist and politician, 185th Prime Minister of Greece
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1952
Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist
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1954
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer and actor
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1955
Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1956
Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria
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1956
Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1956
Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (d. 1988)
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1958
Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
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1958
Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur
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1958
Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer
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1958
Shelly West, American country singer
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1959
Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster
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1962
Karen Duffy, American actress
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1963
Viviane Baladi, Swiss mathematician
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1964
Ruth Metzler, Swiss lawyer and politician
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1965
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer
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1965
Paul Sironen, Australian rugby league player
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1965
Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
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1966
Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach
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1966
Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1967
Luis Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer
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1967
Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician
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1968
Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter
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1969
Mindi Abair, American saxophonist and composer
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1970
Nanette Burstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Matt Flynn, American drummer and producer
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1970
Bryan Herta, American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Bryan Herta Autosport
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1971
George Osborne, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1972
Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver
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1972
Martin Saggers, English cricketer and umpire
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1973
Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1974
Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet
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1974
Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs
Manuela Schwesig · Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
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1975
Darren Styles, English record producer
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1976
Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
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1978
Mike Gonzalez, American baseball player
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1978
Scott Raynor, American drummer
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1979
Rasual Butler, American basketball player
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1979
Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
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1980
Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player
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1981
Pierre Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1984
Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer
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1985
Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
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1985
Wim Stroetinga, Dutch cyclist
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1985
Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
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1986
Ryan Coogler, American film director and screenwriter
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1986
Alexei Sitnikov, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater
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1986
Alice Tait, Australian swimmer
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1986
Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer
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1987
Gracie Otto, Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1987
Bray Wyatt, American wrestler
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1988
Rosanna Crawford, Canadian biathlete
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1988
Morgan Pressel, American golfer
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1989
Ezequiel Schelotto, Italian footballer
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1990
Kristína Kučová, Slovak tennis player
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1990
Dan Evans, British tennis player
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1990
Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player
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1991
Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter
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1991
Aaron Donald, American football player
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1991
César Pinares, Chilean footballer
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1993
Andy Janovich, American football player
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1993
Stephon Tuitt, American football player
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1995
Tyus Bowser, American football player
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1995
Riley Woodcock, Australian footballer
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1996
Katharina Althaus, German ski jumper
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1996
John Requejo, American footballer
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1996
Emmanuel Boateng, Ghanaian footballer
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1997
Pedro Chirivella, Spanish footballer
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1997
Coy Craft, American footballer
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1997
Joe Gomez, English footballer
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1997
Gustaf Nilsson, Swedish footballer
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1997
Sam Timmins, New Zealand basketball player
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1998
Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brazilian racing driver
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1998
Luca de la Torre, American footballer
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1998
Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter
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1998
Ross Cunningham, Scottish footballer
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1998
Daniel Köstl, Czech footballer
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Berühmte Todesfälle
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230
Urban I, pope of the Catholic Church
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922
Li Sizhao, Chinese general and governor
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962
Guibert of Gembloux, Frankish abbot (b. 892)
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1125
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1081)
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1304
Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer
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1338
Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel, English noble (b. 1287)
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1370
Toghon Temür, Mongol emperor (b. 1320)
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1423
Antipope Benedict XIII (b. 1328)
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1498
Girolamo Savonarola, Italian friar and preacher (b. 1452)
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1523
Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)
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1524
Ismail I, First Emperor of Safavid Empire (b. 1487)
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1591
John Blitheman, English organist and composer (b. 1525)
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1662
John Gauden, English bishop (b. 1605)
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1670
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610)
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1691
Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1622)
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1701
William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
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1749
Abraham ben Abraham, Polish martyr (b. 1700)
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1752
William Bradford, English-American printer (b. 1663)
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1754
John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (b. 1704)
John Wood, the Elder · The Circus, Bath · Queen Square (Bath)
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1783
James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
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1813
Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (b. 1772)
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1815
Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (b. 1753)
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1841
Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765)
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1855
Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1797)
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1857
Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (b. 1789)
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1868
Kit Carson, American general (b. 1809)
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1886
Leopold von Ranke, German historian and academic (b. 1795)
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1893
Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (b. 1805)
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1895
Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1798)
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1906
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (b. 1828)
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1908
François Coppée, French poet and author (b. 1842)
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1920
Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)
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1921
August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (b. 1872)
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1934
Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
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1934
Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860)
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1934
Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)
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1937
John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)
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1938
Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (b. 1871)
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1942
Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)
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1945
Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900)
Heinrich Himmler · Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)
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1947
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)
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1949
Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (b. 1872)
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1956
Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883)
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1960
Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (b. 1870)
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1962
Louis Coatalen, French engineer (b. 1879)
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1963
August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (b. 1904)
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1965
Earl Webb, American baseball player and coach (b. 1897)
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1975
Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (b. 1894)
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1979
S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (b. 1932)
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1981
Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
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1981
Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (b. 1911)
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1981
George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898)
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1981
David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
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1986
Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916)
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1989
Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (b. 1915)
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1989
Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)
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1991
Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
-
1991
Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1907)
-
1991
Fletcher Markle, Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1921)
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1992
Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (b. 1948)
-
1992
Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (b. 1939)
-
1994
Olav Hauge, Norwegian poet (b. 1908)
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1996
Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1934)
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1998
Telford Taylor, American general and lawyer (b. 1908)
-
1999
Owen Hart, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1965)
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2002
Sam Snead, American golfer and journalist (b. 1912)
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2006
Clifford Antone, American businessman (b. 1949)
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2006
Lloyd Bentsen, American colonel and politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1921)
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2006
Ian Copeland, Syrian-American talent agent (b. 1949)
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2006
Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and manager (b. 1921)
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2008
Nigel Anderson, Australian-born English soldier, landowner and politician (b. 1920)
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2008
Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (b. 1967)
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2008
Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1935)
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2009
Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (b. 1946)
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2010
José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1972)
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2010
Simon Monjack, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1970)
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2011
Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (b. 1978)
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2012
T. Garry Buckley, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 72nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (b. 1922)
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2012
Paul Fussell, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1924)
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2012
Hal Jackson, American journalist and radio host (b. 1915)
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2012
William C. Wampler, American soldier and politician (b. 1926)
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2013
William Demby, American author (b. 1922)
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2013
Epy Guerrero, Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (b. 1942)
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2013
Hayri Kozakçıoğlu, Turkish police officer and politician, 15th Governor of Istanbul Province (b. 1938)
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2013
Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)
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2013
Flynn Robinson, American basketball player (b. 1941)
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2013
Luis Zuloaga, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1922)
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2014
Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev, Russian linguist and academic (b. 1949)
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2014
Michael Gottlieb, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1945)
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2014
Richard Kolitsch, German footballer (b. 1989)
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2014
Madhav Mantri, Indian cricketer (b. 1921)
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2014
Anand Modak, Indian composer and director (b. 1951)
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2014
Panagiotis Poikilidis, Greek wrestler (b. 1965)
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2015
Leo Berman, American businessman and politician (b. 1935)
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2015
Anne Meara, American actress, comedian and playwright (b. 1929)
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2015
Aleksey Mozgovoy, Ukrainian sergeant (b. 1975)
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2015
Alicia Nash, Salvadoran-American physicist and engineer (b. 1933)
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2015
John Forbes Nash, Jr., American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1928)
John Forbes Nash, Jr. · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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2017
Roger Moore, English actor (b. 1927)
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2017
Cortez Kennedy, American football player (b. 1968)
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