June 4 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
327 Einträge
Ereignisse
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1411
King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.
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1561
The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
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1615
Siege of Osaka: Forces under Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan.
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1745
Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick the Great's Prussian army decisively defeated an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Battle of Hohenfriedberg · Frederick the Great · Prussia · Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine · War of the Austrian Succession
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1760
Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada, taken from the Acadians.
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1783
The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
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1784
Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers four kilometres in 45 minutes, and reached 1,500 metres altitude (estimated).
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1792
Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Captain (Royal Navy) · George Vancouver · Puget Sound · Kingdom of Great Britain
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1802
King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel.
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia · Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
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1812
Following Louisiana's admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
Louisiana · U.S. state · Louisiana Territory · Missouri Territory
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1825
General Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his visit to the United States.
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette · American Revolutionary War · Lafayette Square, Buffalo · Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States
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1855
Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USS Supply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps.
Henry C. Wayne · USS Supply (1846) · Camel · U.S. Camel Corps
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1859
Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
Second Italian War of Independence · Battle of Magenta · Louis-Napoleon
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1862
American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.
American Civil War · Confederate States of America · Fort Pillow · Mississippi River · Union (American Civil War)
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1876
An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
Train · Transcontinental Express · San Francisco · First Transcontinental Railroad
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1878
Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
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1896
Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
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1912
Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
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1913
Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
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1916
World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
World War I · Russian Empire · Brusilov Offensive · Artillery · Austria-Hungary
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1917
The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
Pulitzer Prize · Laura E. Richards · Maude H. Elliott · Julia Ward Howe · Jean Jules Jusserand
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1919
Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
Women's rights · United States Congress · 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution · Suffrage
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1920
Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris.
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1928
The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
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1932
Marmaduke Grove and other Chilean military officers lead a coup d'état establishing the short-lived Socialist Republic of Chile.
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1939
The Holocaust: The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
The Holocaust · MS St. Louis · Florida · Cuba · Nazism
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1940
World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: British forces complete evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only to the House of Commons, his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
World War II · Dunkirk evacuation · Dunkirk · Winston Churchill · House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. The Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Battle of Midway · Admiral · Chūichi Nagumo · Midway Island · Imperial Japanese Navy
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1943
A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo.
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1944
World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505: The first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century.
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1944
World War II: Rome falls to the Allies, the first Axis capital to fall.
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1961
In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany and ending American, British and French access to East Berlin.
Vienna summit · Soviet Union · Nikita Khrushchev · Berlin Crisis of 1961 · East Germany
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1967
England: 72 people are killed when a Canadair C-4 Argonaut crashes at Stockport.
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1970
Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
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1975
The Governor of California Jerry Brown signs the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act into law, the first law in the U.S. giving farmworkers collective bargaining rights.
Governor of California · Jerry Brown · California Agricultural Labor Relations Act · Collective bargaining
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1979
Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown.
Flight Lieutenant · Jerry Rawlings · Ghana · Coup d'état · Fred Akuffo
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1982
Four Iranian diplomats were kidnapped in Lebanon after they were stopped at a check point in northern Lebanon by Lebanese Phalange forces. None of them has been seen since.
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1983
Gordon Kahl, who killed two US Marshals in Medina, North Dakota on February 13, is killed in a shootout in Smithville, Arkansas, along with a local sheriff, after a four-month manhunt.
Gordon Kahl · US Marshals · Medina, North Dakota · Smithville, Arkansas
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1986
Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
Jonathan Pollard · Espionage · Military intelligence · Israel
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1988
Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 and injuring about 1,500.
Hexogen · Kazakhstan · Arzamas train disaster · Arzamas · Gorky Oblast
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1989
Ali Khamenei is elected as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Assembly of Experts after the death and funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Ali Khamenei · Supreme Leader of Iran · Iran · Assembly of Experts · Ayatollah
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1989
The Tiananmen Square protests are violently ended in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army, with at least 241 dead.
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 · People's Liberation Army
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1989
Solidarity's victory in the first (somewhat) free parliamentary elections in post-war Poland sparks off a succession of peaceful anti-communist revolutions in Eastern Europe, leads to the creation of the so-called Contract Sejm and begins the Autumn of Nations.
Solidarity (Polish trade union) · Communism · Eastern Europe · Contract Sejm · Autumn of Nations
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1989
Ufa train disaster: A natural gas explosion near Ufa, Russia, kills 575 as two trains passing each other throw sparks near a leaky pipeline.
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1996
The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds. It was a Cluster mission.
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1998
Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
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2010
Falcon 9 Flight 1 is the maiden flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40.
Falcon 9 Flight 1 · Maiden flight · SpaceX · Falcon 9 · Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40
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2015
An explosion at a gasoline station in Accra, Ghana, killing more than 200 people.
Berühmte Geburten
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1394
Philippa of England (d. 1430)
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1489
Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544)
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1563
George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith (d. 1624)
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1604
Claudia de' Medici, Italian daughter of Christina of Lorraine (d. 1648)
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1665
Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian captain (d. 1733)
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1694
François Quesnay, French economist and physician (d. 1774)
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1704
Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and businessman (d. 1776)
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1738
George III of the United Kingdom (d. 1820)
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1744
Patrick Ferguson, Scottish soldier, designed the Ferguson rifle (d. 1780)
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1754
Miguel de Azcuénaga, Argentinian soldier (d. 1833)
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1754
Franz Xaver von Zach, Slovak astronomer and academic (d. 1832)
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1787
Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic (d. 1856)
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1801
James Pennethorne, English architect, designed Victoria Park (d. 1871)
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1821
Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1897)
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1829
Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (d. 1903)
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1854
Solko van den Bergh, Dutch target shooter (d. 1916)
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1860
Alexis Lapointe, Canadian runner (d. 1924)
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1861
William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1937)
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1866
Miina Sillanpää, Finnish journalist and politician (d. 1952)
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1867
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish general and politician, 6th President of Finland (d. 1951)
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1877
Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
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1879
Mabel Lucie Attwell, English author and illustrator (d. 1964)
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1880
Clara Blandick, American actress (d. 1962)
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1885
Arturo Rawson, Argentinian general and politician, 26th President of Argentina (d. 1952)
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1887
Tom Longboat, Canadian runner and soldier (d. 1949)
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1903
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Russian conductor (d. 1988)
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1904
Bhagat Puran Singh, Indian publisher, environmentalist, and philanthropist (d. 1992)
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1907
Jacques Roumain, Haitian journalist and politician (d. 1944)
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1907
Rosalind Russell, American actress (d. 1976)
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1907
Patience Strong, English poet and journalist (d. 1990)
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1910
Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (d. 1999)
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1912
Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993)
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1915
Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2006)
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1915
Modibo Keïta, Malian educator and politician, 1st President of Mali (d. 1977)
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1915
Nils Kihlberg, Swedish actor, singer, and director (d. 1965)
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1916
Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
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1916
Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014)
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1917
Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (d. 2004)
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1921
Milan Komar, Slovenian-Argentinian philosopher and academic (d. 2006)
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1921
Bobby Wanzer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
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1923
Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author and academic (d. 2007)
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1924
Tofilau Eti Alesana, Samoan politician, 5th Prime Minister of Samoa (d. 1999)
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1924
Dennis Weaver, American actor and director (d. 2006)
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1925
Antonio Puchades, Spanish footballer (d. 2013)
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1926
Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime (d. 1958)
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1926
Ain Kaalep, Estonian poet, playwright, and critic
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1926
Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (d. 2015)
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1927
Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
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1927
Geoffrey Palmer, English actor
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1928
Ruth Westheimer, German-American therapist and author
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1929
Karolos Papoulias, Greek lawyer and politician, 5th President of Greece
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1930
George Chesworth, English air marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Moray
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1930
Morgana King, American singer and actress
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1930
Viktor Tikhonov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)
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1931
Gustav Nossal, Austrian-Australian biologist and academic
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1932
John Drew Barrymore, American actor (d. 2004)
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1932
Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1975)
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1932
Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand author and playwright (d. 2004)
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1934
Monica Dacon, Vincentian educator and politician, 6th Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Monica Dacon · Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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1934
Daphne Sheldrick, Kenyan-British conservationist and author
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1935
Colette Boky, Canadian soprano and actress
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1935
Berhanu Dinka, Ethiopian economist and diplomat (d. 2013)
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1936
Vince Camuto, American fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Nine West (d. 2015)
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1936
Bruce Dern, American actor
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1937
Freddy Fender, American singer and guitarist (d. 2006)
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1937
Mortimer Zuckerman, Canadian-American businessman and publisher, founded Boston Properties
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1938
John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2016)
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1938
Art Mahaffey, American baseball player
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1939
Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, Anglo-Irish peer (d. 2014)
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1939
Denis de Belleval, Canadian civil servant and politician
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1939
Henri Pachard, American director and producer (d. 2008)
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1939
George Reid, Scottish journalist and politician, 2nd Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
George Reid (Scottish politician) · Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
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1940
Ludwig Schwarz, Slovak-Austrian bishop
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1941
Kenneth G. Ross, Australian playwright and screenwriter
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1942
Louis Reichardt, American mountaineer
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1942
Bill Rowe, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1943
John Burgess, Australian radio and television host
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1943
Sandra Haynie, American golfer
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1943
Tom Jaine, English author
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1944
Roger Ball, Scottish saxophonist and songwriter
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1944
Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1945
Anthony Braxton, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
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1945
Daniel Topolski, English rower and coach (d. 2015)
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1945
Gordon Waller, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
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1947
Viktor Klima, Austrian businessman and politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria
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1948
Bob Champion, English jockey
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1948
Sandra Post, Canadian golfer and sportscaster
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1948
Jürgen Sparwasser, German footballer and manager
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1949
Gabriel Arcand, Canadian actor
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1949
Mark B. Cohen, American lawyer and politician
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1950
Raymond Dumais, Canadian bishop (d. 2012)
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1951
Bronisław Malinowski, Polish runner (d. 1981)
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1951
Melanie Phillips, English journalist and author
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1951
Wendy Pini, American author and illustrator
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1951
David Yip, English actor and playwright
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1952
Bronisław Komorowski, Polish historian and politician, 5th President of Poland
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1952
Dambudzo Marechera, Zimbabwean author and poet
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1953
Linda Lingle, American journalist and politician, 6th Governor of Hawaii
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1953
Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish musician and songwriter (Wings) (d. 1979)
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1953
Susumu Ojima, Japanese businessman, founded Huser
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1953
Paul Samson, English guitarist and producer (d. 2002)
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1954
Raphael Ravenscroft, English saxophonist and composer (d. 2014)
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1954
Kazuhiro Yamaji, Japanese actor and voice actor
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1955
Val McDermid, Scottish author
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1955
Mary Testa, American singer and actress
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1956
Keith David, American actor
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1956
John Hockenberry, American journalist and author
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1956
Terry Kennedy, American baseball player and manager
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1956
Joyce Sidman, American author and poet
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1958
Eddie Velez, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1959
Juan Camacho, Bolivian runner
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1959
Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician, 21st Greek Minister for Culture
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1960
Miloš Đelmaš, Serbian footballer and manager
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1960
Paul Taylor, American guitarist and keyboard player
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1960
Bradley Walsh, English television presenter, comedian, singer and former footballer
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1961
El DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1961
Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Hungary
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1962
Krzysztof Hołowczyc, Polish race car driver
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1962
Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist
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1962
John P. Kee, American singer-songwriter and pastor
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1963
Sean Fitzpatrick, New Zealand rugby union player
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1963
Jim Lachey, American football player and sportscaster
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1963
Xavier McDaniel, American basketball player and coach
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1964
Sean Pertwee, English actor
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1964
Kōji Yamamura, Japanese animator, producer, and screenwriter
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1965
Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
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1965
Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player and preacher (Anglican Order of Preachers)
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1966
Cecilia Bartoli, Italian soprano and actress
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1966
Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician and academic
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1966
Bill Wiggin, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
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1967
Robert S. Kimbrough, American colonel and astronaut
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1968
Roger Lim, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1968
Niurka Montalvo, Cuban-Spanish long jumper
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1968
Al B. Sure!, American R&B singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
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1968
Scott Wolf, American actor
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1969
Horatio Sanz, Chilean-American actor and comedian
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1970
Deborah Compagnoni, Italian skier
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1970
Richie Hawtin, English-Canadian DJ and producer
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1970
Dave Pybus, English bass player and songwriter
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1970
Izabella Scorupco, Polish-Swedish actress and model
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1971
Joseph Kabila, Congolese soldier and politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Joseph Kabila · President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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1971
Mike Lee, American lawyer and politician
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1971
Shoji Meguro, Japanese director and composer
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1971
Karl Martin Sinijärv, Estonian journalist and poet
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1971
Noah Wyle, American actor and producer
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1972
Derian Hatcher, American ice hockey defenseman
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1972
Rob Huebel, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1973
Mikey Whipwreck, American wrestler and trainer
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1974
Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni, Indian chef (d. 2012)
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1974
Darin Erstad, American baseball player and coach
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1974
Andrew Gwynne, English lawyer and politician
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1974
Janette Husárová, Slovak tennis player
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1974
Buddy Wakefield, American poet and author
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1975
Russell Brand, English comedian and actor
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1975
Henry Burris, American football player
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1975
Angelina Jolie, American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian, and activist
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1975
Dinanath Ramnarine, Trinidadian cricketer
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1975
Alex Wharf, English cricketer
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1976
Kasey Chambers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1976
Alexei Navalny, Russian lawyer and politician
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1976
Nenad Zimonjić, Serbian tennis player
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1977
Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
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1977
Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
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1977
Roman Miroshnichenko, Ukrainian guitarist and composer
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1977
Roland G. Fryer Jr., American economist and professor
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1978
Robin Lord Taylor, American actor
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1979
Naohiro Takahara, Japanese footballer
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1979
Daniel Vickerman, South African-Australian rugby player (d. 2017)
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1980
François Beauchemin, Canadian ice hockey player
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1981
Jennifer Carroll, Canadian swimmer
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1981
Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
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1981
Natalia Vodopyanova, Russian basketball player
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1982
Abel Kirui, Kenyan runner
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1982
Ronnie Prude, American-Canadian football player
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1983
Romaric, Ivorian footballer
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1983
Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
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1983
Olha Saladuha, Ukrainian triple jumper
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1984
Enrico Rossi Chauvenet, Italian footballer
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1984
Rainie Yang, Taiwanese actress
-
1984
Ian White, Canadian ice hockey player
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1985
Leon Botha, South African painter and DJ (d. 2011)
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1985
Anna-Lena Grönefeld, German tennis player
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1985
Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
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1985
Lukas Podolski, German footballer
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1985
Oddvar Reiakvam, Norwegian politician
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1987
Luisa Zissman, English businesswoman
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1987
Mollie King, English singer-songwriter and model
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1988
Matt Bartkowski, American ice hockey defenseman
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1988
Kimberley Busteed, Australian model
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1989
Federico Erba, Italian footballer
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1989
Paweł Fajdek, Polish hammer thrower
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1990
Zac Farro, American singer and drummer
-
1990
Evan Spiegel, American Internet entrepreneur
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1991
Lorenzo Insigne, Italian footballer
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1991
Matt McIlwrick, New Zealand rugby league player
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1993
Jonathan Huberdeau, Canadian ice hockey player
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1995
Shiori Tamai, Japanese singer
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1995
Tyler Anderson, American, Excelling Partnerships Intern
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1999
Kim So-hyun, South Korean actress
Berühmte Todesfälle
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756
Shōmu, Japanese emperor (b. 701)
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863
Charles, archbishop of Mainz
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895
Li Xi, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
Li Xi (Tang dynasty) · Chancellor of the Tang dynasty · Tang dynasty
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946
Guaimar II (Gybbosus), Lombard prince
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956
Muhammad III of Shirvan, Muslim ruler
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1039
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 990)
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1134
Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1106)
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1135
Emperor Huizong of Song (b. 1082)
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1206
Adela of Champagne (b. 1140)
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1246
Isabella of Angoulême (b. 1188)
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1257
Przemysł I of Greater Poland (b. 1221)
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1394
Mary de Bohun, wife of Henry IV of England (b.c. 1368)
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1453
Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos, Byzantine commander
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1463
Flavio Biondo, Italian historian and author (b. 1392)
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1472
Nezahualcoyotl, Aztec poet (b. 1402)
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1585
Muretus, French philosopher and author (b. 1526)
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1608
Francis Caracciolo, Italian Catholic priest (b. 1563)
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1622
Péter Révay, Hungarian soldier and historian (b. 1568)
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1647
Canonicus, Grand Chief Sachem of the Narragansett (b. 1565)
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1663
William Juxon, English archbishop and academic (b. 1582)
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1798
Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and author (b. 1725)
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1801
Frederick Muhlenberg, American minister and politician, 1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1750)
Frederick Muhlenberg · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1809
Nicolai Abildgaard, Danish neoclassical and history painter, sculptor and architect (b. 1743)
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1830
Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia (b. 1795)
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1872
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1798)
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1875
Eduard Mörike, German pastor and poet (b. 1804)
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1876
Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire, 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1830)
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1922
W. H. R. Rivers, English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist, and psychiatrist (b. 1864)
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1926
Fred Spofforth, Australian-English cricketer and coach (b. 1853)
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1928
Zhang Zuolin, Chinese warlord (b. 1873)
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1929
Harry Frazee, American director, producer, and agent (b. 1881)
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1931
Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Sharif and Emir of Mecca, King of the Hejaz (b. 1853/54)
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1933
Ahmet Haşim, Turkish poet and author (b. 1884)
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1939
Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (b. 1900)
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1941
Wilhelm II, German Emperor (b. 1859)
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1942
Reinhard Heydrich, German SS officer and politician (b. 1904)
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1951
Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (b. 1874)
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1956
Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (b. 1881)
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1962
Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (b. 1882)
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1967
Linda Eenpalu, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1890)
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1968
Dorothy Gish, American actress (b. 1898)
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1970
Sonny Tufts, American actor (b. 1911)
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1971
György Lukács, Hungarian historian and philosopher (b. 1885)
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1973
Maurice René Fréchet, French mathematician and academic (b. 1878)
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1973
Murry Wilson, American songwriter, producer, and manager (b. 1917)
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1981
Leslie Averill, New Zealand doctor and soldier (b. 1897)
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1989
Dik Browne, American cartoonist (b. 1917)
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1990
Stiv Bators, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1949)
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1992
Carl Stotz, American businessman, founded Little League Baseball (b. 1910)
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1993
Bernard Evslin, American writer (b. 1922)
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1994
Derek Leckenby, English musician (b. 1943)
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1997
Vladimir Hütt, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (b. 1936)
-
1997
Ronnie Lane, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1946)
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1998
Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (b. 1903)
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2002
Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, 42nd President of Peru (b. 1912)
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2004
Steve Lacy, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1934)
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2004
Nino Manfredi, Italian actor (b. 1921)
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2007
Clete Boyer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1937)
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2007
Bill France, Jr., American businessman (b. 1933)
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2007
Craig L. Thomas, American captain and politician (b. 1933)
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2010
John Wooden, American basketball player and coach (b. 1910)
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2011
Juan Francisco Luis, Virgin Islander sergeant and politician, 23rd Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (b. 1940)
Juan Francisco Luis · Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
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2011
Andreas P. Nielsen, Danish author and composer (b. 1953)
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2012
Peter Beaven, New Zealand architect, designed the Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration Building (b. 1925)
Peter Beaven · Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration Building
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2012
Pedro Borbón, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1946)
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2012
Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Guatemalan cardinal (b. 1932)
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2012
Herb Reed, American violinist (b. 1929)
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2013
Walt Arfons, American race car driver (b. 1916)
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2013
Joey Covington, American drummer (b. 1945)
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2013
Hermann Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer, handball player, and sportscaster (b. 1946)
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2013
Will Wynn, American football player (b. 1949)
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2014
George Ho, American-Hong Kong businessman (b. 1919)
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2014
Nathan Shamuyarira, Zimbabwean journalist and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1928)
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2014
Sydney Templeman, Baron Templeman, English lawyer and judge (b. 1920)
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2014
Don Zimmer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)
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2015
Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (b. 1915)
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2015
Leonid Plyushch, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (b. 1938)
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2015
Jabe Thomas, American race car driver (b. 1930)
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2015
Anne Warburton, British academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Denmark (b. 1927)
Anne Warburton · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Denmark
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2016
Carmen Pereira, Bissau-Guinean politician (b. 1937)