May 25 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
361 Einträge
Ereignisse
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567 BC
Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.
Servius Tullius · Ancient Rome · Roman triumph · Victory · Etruscans
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240 BC
First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
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1085
Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors.
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1420
Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.
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1521
The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.
Diet of Worms · Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor · Edict of Worms · Martin Luther · Outlaw
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1644
Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
Ming dynasty · Wu Sangui · Manchus · Great Wall of China · Shanhai Pass
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1659
Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
Richard Cromwell · Lord Protector · wikt:restoration · Long Parliament · Republicanism
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1660
Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament (England), which marks the end of the Cromwell-proclaimed Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration (1660) of the British monarchy.
Charles II of England · Convention Parliament (England) · Cromwell · Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland · Restoration (1660)
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1738
A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
Pennsylvania · Maryland · Cresap's War · Territorial dispute · Prisoner of war
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1787
The United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia, when a quorum of seven states is secured.
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1798
United Irishmen Rebellion: Battle of Carlow begins; executions of suspected rebels at Carnew and at Dunlavin Green take place.
Irish Rebellion of 1798 · Battle of Carlow · Carnew executions · Dunlavin Green executions
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1809
Chuquisaca Revolution: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern day Sucre) against the Spanish Empire, sparking the Latin American wars of independence.
Chuquisaca Revolution · Patriot (Spanish American Independence) · Sucre · Spanish Empire · Latin American wars of independence
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1810
May Revolution: citizens of Buenos Aires expel Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros during the May week, starting the Argentine War of Independence.
May Revolution · Buenos Aires · Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata · Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros · May Revolution
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1819
The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is promulgated.
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1833
The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated.
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1837
The Rebels of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for governmental reforms.
Rebellions of 1837 · Lower Canada · Quebec · Responsible government
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1865
In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
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1878
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
Gilbert and Sullivan · Comic opera · H.M.S. Pinafore · Opera Comique
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1895
Playwright, poet, and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
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1895
The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as its president.
Republic of Formosa · Tang Ching-sung · List of rulers of Taiwan
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1914
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
House of Commons of the United Kingdom · Home Rule Act 1914 · Devolution
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1925
Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in Tennessee.
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1926
Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
Sholom Schwartzbard · Symon Petliura · Ukrainian People's Republic · Exile
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1935
Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Jesse Owens · Ohio State University · Big Ten Conference · Track and field · Ann Arbor, Michigan
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1938
Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
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1940
World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.
World War II · 2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) · Boulogne-sur-Mer · Battle of Boulogne (1940)
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1946
The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.
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1953
At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.
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1953
The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
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1955
In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
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1955
First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third-highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Charles Evans. Joe Brown and George Band reached the summit on May 25, followed by Norman Hardie and Tony Streather the next day.
Kangchenjunga · Charles Evans (mountaineer) · Joe Brown (climber) · George Band · Tony Streather
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1961
Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of the Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.
Apollo program · John F. Kennedy · United States Congress · Moon
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1963
In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Organisation of African Unity is established.
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1966
Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.
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1968
The Gateway Arch in Saint Louis is dedicated.
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1973
HNS Velos, while participating in a NATO exercise and in order to protest against the dictatorship in Greece, anchored at Fiumicino, Italy, refusing to return to Greece.
HNS Velos (D-16) · NATO · Greek military junta of 1967-74 · Fiumicino
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1977
Star Wars is released in theaters.
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1977
Chinese government removes a decade old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966.
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1978
The first bomb of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
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1979
American Airlines Flight 191: In Chicago, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground.
American Airlines Flight 191 · McDonnell Douglas DC-10 · O'Hare International Airport
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1981
In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Riyadh · Gulf Cooperation Council · Bahrain · Kuwait · Oman
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1982
HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War.
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1985
Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
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1986
Hands Across America takes place.
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1997
A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koromah.
Military coup · Sierra Leone · Ahmad Tejan Kabbah · Johnny Paul Koromah
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1999
The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.
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2000
Liberation Day of Lebanon. Israel withdraws its army from Lebanese territory (except for the disputed Shebaa farms zone) 22 years after its invasion in 1978.
Liberation Day (Lebanon) · Israel · Shebaa farms · Operation Litani
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2002
China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait. All 225 people on board are killed.
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2008
NASA's Phoenix lander lands in Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.
NASA · Phoenix (spacecraft) · Lander (spacecraft) · Green Valley (Mars) · Mars
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2009
North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community.
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2011
Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty-five-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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2012
The SpaceX Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous with the International Space Station.
SpaceX Dragon · COTS Demo Flight 2 · International Space Station
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2013
Suspected Maoist rebels kill at least 28 people and injure 32 others in an attack on a convoy of Indian National Congress politicians in Chhattisgarh, India.
Naxalite · 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley · Indian National Congress · Chhattisgarh
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2013
A gas cylinder explodes on a school bus in the Pakistani city of Gujrat, killing at least 18 people.
Gas cylinder · 2013 Pakistan gas bus explosion · Gujrat City
Berühmte Geburten
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1048
Emperor Shenzong of Song (d. 1085)
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1320
Toghon Temür, Mongolian emperor (d. 1370)
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1334
Emperor Sukō of Japan (d. 1398)
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1417
Catherine of Cleves, Duchess consort regent of Guelders (d. 1479)
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1550
Camillus de Lellis, Italian saint and nurse (d. 1614)
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1606
Charles Garnier, French missionary and saint (d. 1649)
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1661
Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher (d. 1737)
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1713
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792)
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1725
Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island (d. 1776)
Samuel Ward (American statesman) · List of colonial governors of Rhode Island
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1783
Philip Pendleton Barbour, American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1841)
Philip Pendleton Barbour · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1791
Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1841)
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1803
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1873)
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1803
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (d. 1882)
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1818
Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (d. 1897)
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1818
Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville, French essayist and biographer (d. 1882)
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1830
Trebor Mai (né Robert Williams), Welsh poet (d. 1877)
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1846
Naim Frashëri, Albanian-Turkish poet and translator (d. 1900)
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1848
Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, educator, and publisher (d. 1924)
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1852
William Muldoon, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1933)
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1856
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (d. 1942)
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1860
James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (d. 1944)
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1865
John Mott, American evangelist and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
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1865
Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)
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1867
Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (d. 1950)
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1869
Robbie Ross, Canadian journalist and art critic (d. 1918)
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1869
Mathilde Verne, English pianist and educator (d. 1936)
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1878
Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (d. 1949)
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1879
Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1964)
Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1879
William Stickney, American golfer (d. 1944)
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1880
Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist and academic (d. 1967)
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1882
Marie Doro, American actress (d. 1956)
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1883
Carl Johan Lind, Swedish hammer thrower (d. 1965)
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1886
Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (d. 1945)
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1886
Philip Murray, Scottish-American miner and labor leader (d. 1952)
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1887
Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian priest and saint (d. 1968)
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1888
Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1969)
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1889
Günther Lütjens, German admiral (d. 1941)
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1889
Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (d. 1972)
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1893
Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, American country musician (d. 1968)
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1897
Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer (d. 1972)
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1897
Gene Tunney, American boxer and soldier (d. 1978)
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1898
Bennett Cerf, American publisher and television game show panelist; co-founded Random House (d. 1971)
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1899
Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, author, and flute player (d. 1976)
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1900
Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (d. 1975)
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1907
U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (d. 1995)
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1908
Theodore Roethke, American poet (d. 1963)
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1909
Alfred Kubel, German politician, 5th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (d. 1999)
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1912
Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (d. 2005)
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1913
Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (d. 1957)
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1913
Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and producer (d. 1965)
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1916
Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1998)
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1916
Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (d. 1981)
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1917
Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor (d. 1965)
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1917
Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015)
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1920
Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner and diplomat (d. 1992)
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1921
Hal David, American songwriter and composer (d. 2012)
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1921
Kitty Kallen, American singer (d. 2016)
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1921
Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1922
Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (d. 1984)
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1924
István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005)
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1925
Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (d. 1974)
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1925
Jeanne Crain, American actress (d. 2003)
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1925
Eldon Griffiths, English journalist and politician (d. 2014)
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1925
Don Liddle, American baseball player (d. 2000)
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1925
Claude Pinoteau, French film director and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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1926
Claude Akins, American actor (d. 1994)
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1926
William Bowyer, English painter and academic (d. 2015)
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1926
Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (d. 2009)
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1926
David Wynne, English sculptor and painter (d. 2014)
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1927
Robert Ludlum, American soldier and author (d. 2001)
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1927
Norman Petty, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1984)
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1929
Beverly Sills, American soprano and actress (d. 2007)
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1931
Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2014)
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1931
Georgy Grechko, Russian engineer and astronaut
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1931
Irwin Winkler, American director and producer
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1932
John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2003)
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1932
K. C. Jones, American basketball player and coach
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1933
Sarah Marshall, English-American actress (d. 2014)
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1933
Basdeo Panday, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
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1933
Ray Spencer, English footballer
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1933
Jógvan Sundstein, Faroese accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
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1935
John Ffowcs Williams, Welsh engineer and academic
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1935
Cookie Gilchrist, American football player (d. 2011)
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1935
W. P. Kinsella, Canadian novelist and short story writer (d. 2016)
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1935
Victoria Shaw, Australian-born American actress (d. 1988)
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1936
Tom T. Hall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1936
Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (d. 2013)
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1937
Tom Phillips, English painter and academic
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1938
Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet(d. 1988)
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1938
Margaret Forster, English historian, author, and critic (d. 2016)
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1938
Geoffrey Robinson, English businessman and politician
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1939
Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (d. 2010)
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1939
Ian McKellen, English actor
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1940
Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese photographer
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1941
Vladimir Voronin, Moldovan economist and politician, 3rd President of Moldova
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1943
Jessi Colter, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1943
John Palmer, English keyboard player
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1943
Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer
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1944
Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher
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1944
Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
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1944
Charlie Harper, English singer-songwriter and producer
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1944
Robert MacPherson, American mathematician and academic
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1944
Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor
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1944
Chris Ralston, English rugby player
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1946
Bill Adam, Scottish-Canadian race car driver
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1946
David A. Hargrave, American game designer, created Arduin (d. 1988)
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1947
Karen Valentine, American actress
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1947
Catherine G. Wolf, American psychologist and computer scientist
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1948
Bülent Arınç, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
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1948
Marianne Elliott, Northern Irish historian, author, and academic
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1948
Klaus Meine, German rock singer-songwriter
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1949
Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
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1949
Barry Windsor-Smith, English painter and illustrator
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1950
Robby Steinhardt, American rock violinist and singer
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1951
Bob Gale, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1952
Jeffrey Bewkes, American businessman
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1952
Nick Fotiu, American ice hockey player and coach
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1952
David Jenkins, Trinidadian-Scottish runner
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1952
Al Sarrantonio, American author and publisher
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1952
Gordon H. Smith, American businessman and politician
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1953
Eve Ensler, American playwright and producer
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1953
Daniel Passarella, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
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1953
Stan Sakai, Japanese-American author and illustrator
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1954
Murali, Indian actor, producer, and politician (d. 2009)
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1955
Alistair Burt, English lawyer and politician
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1956
Stavros Arnaoutakis, Greek politician
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1956
Larry Hogan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Maryland
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1956
David P. Sartor, American composer and conductor
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1957
Alastair Campbell, English journalist and author
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1957
Edward Lee, American author
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1957
Robert Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
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1958
Dorothy Straight, American children's author
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1958
Paul Weller, English singer, songwriter and musician
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1959
Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author
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1959
Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician
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1959
Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1960
Amy Klobuchar, American lawyer and politician
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1960
Anthea Turner, English journalist and television host
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1962
Ric Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
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1963
George Hickenlooper, American director and producer (d. 2010)
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1963
Mike Myers, Canadian-American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
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1964
David Shaw, Canadian-American ice hockey player
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1965
Yahya Jammeh, Gambian colonel and politician, President of the Gambia
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1967
Mark Rosewater, Head designer of Magic: the Gathering
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1968
Kendall Gill, American basketball player, boxer, and sportscaster
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1969
Glen Drover, Canadian guitarist and songwriter
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1969
Anne Heche, American actress
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1969
Stacy London, American journalist and author
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1970
Robert Croft, Welsh-English cricketer and sportscaster
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1970
Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1971
Stefano Baldini, Italian runner
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1971
Marco Cappato, Italian politician
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1972
Karan Johar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1972
Octavia Spencer, American actress and author
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1973
Daz Dillinger, American rapper and producer
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1973
Molly Sims, American model and actress
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1974
Dougie Freedman, Scottish footballer and manager
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1974
Frank Klepacki, American drummer and composer
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1974
Miguel Tejada, Dominican-American baseball player
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1975
Blaise Nkufo, Congolese-Swiss footballer
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1976
Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper
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1976
Cillian Murphy, Irish actor
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1976
Erki Pütsep, Estonian cyclist
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1976
Ethan Suplee, American actor
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1976
Miguel Zepeda, Mexican footballer
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1977
Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
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1977
Alberto Del Rio, Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler
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1978
Adam Gontier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
Brian Urlacher, American football player
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1979
Carlos Bocanegra, American soccer player
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1979
Sayed Moawad, Egyptian footballer
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1979
Caroline Ouellette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1979
Sam Sodje, English-Nigerian footballer
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1979
Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player
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1979
Chris Young, American baseball pitcher
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1980
Joe King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
David Navarro, Spanish footballer
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1981
Michalis Pelekanos, Greek basketball player
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1981
Matt Utai, New Zealand rugby league player
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1982
Adam Boyd, English footballer
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1982
Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer
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1982
Ryan Gallant, American skateboarder
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1982
Roger Guerreiro, Polish footballer
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1982
Justin Hodges, Australian rugby league player
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1982
Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenyan runner
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1982
Jason Kubel, American baseball player
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1982
Stacey Pensgen, American figure skater and meteorologist
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1982
Luke Webster, Australian footballer
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1983
Tiago Cardoso Fonseca Brazilian footballer
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1983
Aleksandr Petrov, Estonian ice hockey player
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1984
Luke Ball, Australian footballer
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1984
Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player
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1984
A. J. Foyt IV, American race car driver
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1984
Shawne Merriman, American football player
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1985
Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress
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1985
Demba Ba, French footballer
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1985
Gert Kams, Estonian footballer
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1985
Roman Reigns, American football player and wrestler
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1986
Edewin Fanini, Brazilian footballer
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1986
Yoan Gouffran, French footballer
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1986
Neon Hitch, English singer-songwriter
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1986
Takahiro Hōjō, Japanese actor and musician
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1986
Geraint Thomas, Welsh cyclist
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1986
Juri Ueno, Japanese actress
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1987
Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer
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1987
Yves De Winter, Belgian footballer
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1987
Moritz Stehling, German footballer
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1987
Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper
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1988
Dávid Škutka, Slovak footballer
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1990
Bo Dallas, American wrestler
-
1990
Nikita Filatov, Russian ice hockey player
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1993
James Porter, English cricketer
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1994
Matt Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994
Aly Raisman, American gymnast
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1996
David Pastrňák, Czech ice hockey player
Berühmte Todesfälle
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615
Pope Boniface IV (b. 550)
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675
Li Hong, Chinese prince (b. 652)
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709
Aldhelm, English-Latin bishop, poet, and scholar (b. 639)
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735
Bede, English monk, historian and scholar
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803
Higbald of Lindisfarne, English bishop
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912
Xue Yiju, chancellor of Later Liang
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916
Flann Sinna, king of Meath
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939
Yao Yanzhang, general of Chu
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986
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Muslim astronomer (b. 903)
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992
Mieszko I of Poland (b. 935)
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1085
Pope Gregory VII (b. 1020)
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1261
Pope Alexander IV (b. 1185)
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1452
John Stafford, English archbishop and politician
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1555
Gemma Frisius, Dutch physician, mathematician, and cartographer (b. 1508)
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1555
Henry II of Navarre (b. 1503)
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1595
Valens Acidalius, German poet and critic (b. 1567)
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1595
Philip Neri, Italian priest and saint (b. 1515)
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1607
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Italian Carmelite nun and mystic (b. 1566)
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1632
Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1572)
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1667
Gustaf Bonde, Finnish-Swedish politician, 5th Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (b. 1620)
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1681
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1600)
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1741
Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German bishop and theologian (b. 1660)
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1786
Peter III of Portugal (b. 1717)
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1789
Anders Dahl, Swedish botanist and physician (b. 1751)
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1797
John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1719)
John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden · Lord Lieutenant of Essex
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1805
William Paley, English priest and philosopher (b. 1743)
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1848
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (b. 1797)
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1849
Benjamin D'Urban, English general and politician, Governor of British Guiana (b. 1777)
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1895
Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman sociologist, historian, and jurist (b. 1822)
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1899
Rosa Bonheur, French painter and sculptor (b. 1822)
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1912
Austin Lane Crothers, American educator and politician, 46th Governor of Maryland (b. 1860)
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1917
Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet and critic (b. 1891)
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1919
Eliza Pollock, American archer (b. 1840)
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1919
Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (b. 1867)
Madam C. J. Walker · Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company
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1924
Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1889)
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1926
Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (b. 1879)
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1927
Payne Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1876)
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1930
Randall Davidson, Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1848)
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1934
Gustav Holst, English trombonist, composer, and educator (b. 1874)
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1937
Henry Ossawa Tanner, American-French painter and illustrator (b. 1859)
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1939
Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
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1942
Emanuel Feuermann, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (b. 1902)
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1943
Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (b. 1888)
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1948
Witold Pilecki, Polish officer and Resistance leader (b. 1901)
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1951
Paula von Preradović, Croatian poet and author (b. 1887)
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1954
Robert Capa, Hungarian photographer and journalist (b. 1913)
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1957
Leo Goodwin, American swimmer, diver, and water polo player (b. 1883)
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1968
Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (b. 1881)
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1970
Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer and author (b. 1932)
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1977
Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (b. 1904)
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1979
Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (b. 1923)
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1979
Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (b. 1899)
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1981
Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (b. 1912)
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1981
Fredric Warburg, English author and publisher (b. 1898)
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1983
Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1904)
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1983
Idris of Libya (b. 1889)
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1983
Jack Stewart, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1917)
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1986
Chester Bowles, American journalist and politician, 22nd Under Secretary of State (b. 1901)
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1990
Vic Tayback, American actor (b. 1930)
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1995
Élie Bayol, French race car driver (b. 1914)
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1995
Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player and coach, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer 1996 (b. 1948)
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1995
Dany Robin, French actress (b. 1927)
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1996
Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (b. 1929)
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2003
Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (b. 1920)
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2004
Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publishing Company (b. 1917)
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2005
Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1929)
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2005
Robert Jankel, English businessman, founded Panther Westwinds (b. 1938)
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2005
Graham Kennedy, Australian television host and actor (b. 1934)
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2005
Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer and director (b. 1936)
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2005
Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator (b. 1909)
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2007
Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian, and director (b. 1931)
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2008
J. R. Simplot, American businessman, founded Simplot (b. 1909)
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2009
Haakon Lie, Norwegian politician (b. 1905)
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2010
Alexander Belostenny, Ukrainian basketball player (b. 1959)
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2010
Michael H. Jordan, American businessman (b. 1936)
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2010
Alan Hickinbotham, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1925)
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2010
Gabriel Vargas, Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1915)
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2010
Jarvis Williams, American football player and coach (b. 1965)
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2011
Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1944)
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2012
William Hanley, American author and screenwriter (b. 1931)
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2012
Peter D. Sieruta, American author and critic (b. 1958)
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2012
Lou Watson, American basketball player and coach (b. 1924)
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2013
Mahendra Karma, Indian politician (b. 1950)
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2013
Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (b. 1953)
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2014
David Allen, English cricketer (b. 1935)
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2014
Marcel Côté, Canadian economist and politician (b. 1942)
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2014
Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (b. 1923)
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2014
Herb Jeffries, American singer and actor (b. 1913)
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2014
Toaripi Lauti, Tuvaluan educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Tuvalu (b. 1928)
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2014
Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer and trainer (b. 1954)
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2015
George Braden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of the Northwest Territories (b. 1949)
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2015
Robert Lebel, Canadian bishop (b. 1924)