September 3 — An diesem Tag in der Geschichte
332 Einträge
Ereignisse
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36 BC
In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.
Battle of Naulochus · Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa · Admiral · Caesar Augustus · Sextus Pompey
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301
San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.
San Marino · List of countries by area · Republic · Saint Marinus
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590
Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great).
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673
King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne.
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863
Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.
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1189
Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.
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1260
The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.
Mamluk · Mongols · Battle of Ain Jalut · Palestine (region) · Mongol Empire
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1411
The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.
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1650
Third English Civil War: In the Battle of Dunbar, English Parliamentarian forces led by Oliver Cromwell defeat an army loyal to King Charles II of England and led by David Leslie, Lord Newark.
Third English Civil War · Battle of Dunbar (1650) · Roundhead · Oliver Cromwell · Charles II of England
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1651
Third English Civil War: Battle of Worcester: Charles II of England is defeated in the last main battle of the war.
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1658
The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.
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1666
The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
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1777
American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
American Revolutionary War · Battle of Cooch's Bridge · Flag of the United States
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1783
American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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1798
The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.
Battle of St. George's Caye · Kingdom of Great Britain · Belize
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1802
William Wordsworth composes the sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.
William Wordsworth · Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
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1812
Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
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1838
Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
Abolitionism in the United States · Frederick Douglass · Slavery
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1843
King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.
Otto of Greece · Greek Constitution of 1844 · 3 September 1843 Revolution
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1855
American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
American Indian Wars · Nebraska · William S. Harney · Grattan massacre · Sioux
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1861
American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
American Civil War · Confederate States of America · Leonidas Polk · Kentucky · United States
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1870
Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
Franco-Prussian War · Siege of Metz (1870) · Kingdom of Prussia
- 1875
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1878
Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
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1879
Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
Siege of the British Residency in Kabul · Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari · Corps of Guides (India) · Kabul · British Empire
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1895
John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
John Brallier · American football · Dave Berry (American football) · Latrobe Athletic Association · Jeanette Athletic Association
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1914
William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
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1914
French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
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1914
World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
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1916
World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
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1925
USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.
USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) · Squall line · Noble County, Ohio · Zachary Lansdowne
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1933
Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m).
Yevgeniy Abalakov · Soviet Union · Ismoil Somoni Peak · Tajikistan
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1935
Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.
Malcolm Campbell · Bonneville Salt Flats · Utah · Automobile
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1939
World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
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1939
World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
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1941
The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.
The Holocaust · Karl Fritzsch · Auschwitz concentration camp · Zyklon B
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1942
World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).
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1943
World War II: The Allied invasion of Italy begins on the same day that U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign the Armistice of Cassibile aboard the Royal Navy battleship HMS Nelson off Malta.
Allied invasion of Italy · Dwight D. Eisenhower · Pietro Badoglio · Armistice of Cassibile · Royal Navy
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1944
Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.
Diarist · Anne Frank · Westerbork transit camp · Auschwitz concentration camp
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1945
A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
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1950
"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
Giuseppe Farina · List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions · 1950 Italian Grand Prix
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1954
The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
People's Liberation Army · Republic of China · Quemoy · First Taiwan Strait Crisis
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1954
The German submarine U-505 begins its move from a specially constructed dock to its site at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
German submarine U-505 · Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
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1967
Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
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1971
Qatar becomes an independent state.
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1976
Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
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1987
In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
1987 Burundian coup d'état · Jean-Baptiste Bagaza · Pierre Buyoya
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1994
Sino-Soviet split: Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.
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1997
Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
Vietnam Airlines · Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 · Tupolev Tu-134 · Phnom Penh
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2001
In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, some of whom hurl missiles and abuse. The protest sparks fierce rioting and grabs world headlines.
Belfast · Ulster loyalism · Holy Cross dispute · Primary school
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2016
The US and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally joined the Paris global climate agreement.
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2017
North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test
Berühmte Geburten
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1034
Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073)
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1499
Diane de Poitiers, French mistress of Henry II of France (d. 1566)
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1568
Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (d. 1634)
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1596
Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (d. 1684)
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1675
Paul Dudley, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1751)
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1693
Charles Radclyffe, English captain and politician (d. 1746)
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1695
Pietro Locatelli, Italian viola player and composer (d. 1764)
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1704
Joseph de Jussieu, French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, (d. 1779)
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1710
Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (d. 1784)
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1724
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (d. 1808)
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester · List of Governors General of Canada
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1781
Eugène de Beauharnais, French general and politician (d. 1824)
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1803
Prudence Crandall, American educator (d. 1890)
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1810
Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (d. 1871)
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1811
John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (d. 1886)
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1814
James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (d. 1897)
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1820
George Hearst, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)
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1840
Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer (d. 1919)
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1841
Tom Emmett, English cricketer (d. 1904)
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1849
Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (d. 1909)
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1854
Charles Tatham, American fencer (d. 1939)
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1856
Louis Sullivan, American architect and educator, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (d. 1924)
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1869
Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
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1875
Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (d. 1951)
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1878
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player (d. 1960)
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1882
Johnny Douglas, English cricketer and boxer (d. 1930)
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1887
Frank Christian, American trumpet player (d. 1973)
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1893
Andrey Dikiy, Russian-American journalist, historian, and politician (d. 1977)
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1897
Sally Benson, American author and screenwriter (d. 1972)
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1899
Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
Frank Macfarlane Burnet · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1900
Percy Chapman, English cricketer (d. 1961)
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1900
Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (d. 1986)
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1901
Eduard van Beinum, Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 1959)
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1905
Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
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1905
John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1972)
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1907
Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (d. 1977)
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1908
Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1988)
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1910
Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (d. 2007)
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1910
Franz Jáchym, Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (d.1984)
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1910
Maurice Papon, French civil servant (d. 2007)
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1911
Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (d. 2000)
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1913
Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (d. 1964)
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1914
Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (d. 1994)
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1915
Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (d. 2014)
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1915
Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1988)
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1916
Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)
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1918
Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)
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1919
Phil Stern, American soldier and photographer (d. 2014)
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1920
Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (d. 2012)
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1921
John Aston Sr., English footballer (d. 2003)
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1921
Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (d. 1971)
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1921
Marguerite Higgins, American journalist and author (d. 1966)
- 1923
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1923
Fred Hawkins, American golfer (d. 2014)
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1923
Mort Walker, American cartoonist
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1924
Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (d. 2014)
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1925
Anne Jackson, American actress (d. 2016)
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1925
Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (d. 2008)
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1925
Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
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1926
Alison Lurie, American author and academic
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1926
Irene Papas, Greek actress
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1928
Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 2007)
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1929
Whitey Bulger, American gangster and murderer
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1929
Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (d. 2007)
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1929
Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (d. 2015)
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1929
Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter
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1930
Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2002)
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1931
Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach
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1931
Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of the Walloon Region (d. 2012)
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1932
Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
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1933
Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer
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1933
Tompall Glaser, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1934
Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
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1935
Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer
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1936
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia
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1936
Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American actress
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1938
Liliane Ackermann, Jewish-French microbiologist, community leader, writer, and lecturer (d. 2007)
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1938
Sarah Bradford, English historian and author
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1938
Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright
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1938
Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (d. 2014)
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1938
Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1940
Frank Duffy, English architect
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1940
Pauline Collins, English actress
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1940
Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2015)
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1940
Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach
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1941
Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (d. 1990)
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1942
Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1943
Valerie Perrine, American model and actress
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1944
Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach
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1944
Ray Groom, Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Tasmania
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1945
George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter
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1945
Peter Goddard, English physicist and mathematician
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1947
Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway
Kjell Magne Bondevik · List of heads of government of Norway
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1947
Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician
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1947
Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist
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1947
Gérard Houllier, French footballer and coach
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1947
Susan Milan, English flute player and composer
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1948
Don Brewer, American drummer and singer-songwriter (Grand Funk Railroad)
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1948
Lyudmila Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer
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1948
Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
Fotis Kouvelis · Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greece)
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1948
Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008)
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1949
José Pékerman, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
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1949
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (d. 2004)
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1950
Doug Pinnick, American rock singer-songwriter and bass player (King's X)
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1951
Denys Hobson, South African cricketer
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1953
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director, producer, and screenwriter
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1953
George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician
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1954
Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian triple jumper and coach
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1955
Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1956
Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (d. 2012)
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1956
Pat McGeown, Irish republican activist (d. 1996)
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1956
Stephen Woolley, English director and producer
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1957
Garth Ancier, American businessman
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1957
Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach
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1957
Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer
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1960
Nick Gibb, English accountant and politician
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1962
David De Roure, English computer scientist and academic
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1963
Sam Adams, American politician, 51st Mayor of Portland
Sam Adams (Oregon politician) · List of mayors of Portland, Oregon
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1963
Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer
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1963
Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic
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1964
Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio
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1964
Spike Feresten, American screenwriter and producer
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1964
Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
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1965
Vaden Todd Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Toadies, Burden Brothers)
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1965
Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer
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1966
Steven Johnson Leyba, American painter and author
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1966
Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician
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1967
Chris Gatling, American basketball player
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1967
Luis Gonzalez, Cuban-American baseball player
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1968
Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician
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1969
Noah Baumbach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1969
John Fugelsang, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
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1969
Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer
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1969
Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (d. 2004)
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1969
Matthew Offord, English journalist and politician
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1970
Jeremy Glick, American businessman (d. 2001)
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1970
George Lynch, American basketball player and manager
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1970
Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager
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1971
Kiran Desai, Indian-American author
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1971
Glen Housman, Australian swimmer
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1971
Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist
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1972
Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater
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1972
Bob Evans, American wrestler and trainer
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1972
Robbie O'Davis, Australian rugby league player
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1972
Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player
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1973
Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach
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1974
Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1974
Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer
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1975
Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
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1975
Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player
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1975
Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
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1976
Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian ice hockey player and coach
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1976
Jevon Kearse, American football player
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1976
Raheem Morris, American football player and coach
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1977
Rui Marques, Angolan footballer
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1977
Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer
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1977
Nate Robertson, American baseball player
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1978
Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
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1978
John Curtis, English footballer
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1978
Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player
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1978
Nick Wechsler, American actor
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1979
Júlio César, Brazilian footballer
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1979
Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist
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1980
B.G., American rapper and actor
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1980
Daniel Bilos, Argentinian footballer
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1980
Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer
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1980
Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
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1982
Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (d. 2012)
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1982
Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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1982
Kaori Natori, Japanese singer
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1982
Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer
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1983
Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver
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1983
Nicky Hunt, English footballer
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1983
Marcus McCauley, American football player
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1983
Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player
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1984
Garrett Hedlund, American actor
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1984
T.J. Perkins, Filipino-American wrestler
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1985
Scott Carson, English footballer
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1985
Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
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1986
Shaun White, American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist
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1986
OMI, Jamaican singer
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1987
Allie, Canadian wrestler
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1987
Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer
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1987
Dawid Malan, English cricketer
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1987
James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player
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1988
Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer
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1988
Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer
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1992
August Alsina, American singer-songwriter
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1994
Francis Molo, New Zealand rugby league player
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1994
Glen Rea, English-Irish footballer
Berühmte Todesfälle
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264
Sun Xiu, Chinese emperor (b. 235)
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618
Xue Ju, emperor of Qin
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863
Umar al-Aqta, Arab emir
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931
Uda, emperor of Japan (b. 867)
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1120
Gerard Thom (The Blessed Gerard), founder of the Knights Hospitaller (b. c. 1040)
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1301
Alberto I della Scala, Lord of Verona
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1313
Anna of Bohemia (b. 1290)
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1354
Joanikije II, Serbian patriarch and saint
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1400
John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (b. c. 1352)
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1402
Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Italian son of Galeazzo II Visconti (b. 1351)
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1420
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (b. 1340)
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1467
Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1434)
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1592
Robert Greene, English author and playwright (b. 1558)
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1609
Jean Richardot, Belgian diplomat (b. 1540)
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1634
Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1552)
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1653
Claudius Salmasius, French scholar and author (b. 1588)
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1658
Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician (b. 1599)
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1651
Kösem Sultan, regent of the Ottoman Empire (b. c.1590)
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1720
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (b. 1648)
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1729
Jean Hardouin, French historian and scholar (b. 1646)
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1766
Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (b. 1686)
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1808
John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (b. 1722)
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1857
John McLoughlin, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1784)
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1866
Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (b. 1830)
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1877
Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (b. 1797)
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1883
Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1818)
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1886
William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (b. 1812)
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1893
James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (b. 1816)
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1906
Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1846)
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1914
Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (b. 1865)
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1929
John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (b. 1840)
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1936
Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (b. 1876)
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1942
Will James, Canadian-American author and illustrator (b. 1892)
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1944
John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (b. 1869)
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1948
Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1884)
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1954
Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (b. 1887)
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1961
Robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)
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1962
E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright (b. 1894)
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1963
Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (b. 1907)
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1967
Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (b. 1893)
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1969
John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (b. 1871)
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1970
Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)
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1970
Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach (b. 1913)
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1970
Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
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1974
Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (b. 1901)
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1980
Barbara O'Neil, American actress (b. 1910)
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1980
Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
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1981
Alec Waugh, English soldier and author (b. 1898)
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1985
Johnny Marks, American songwriter (b. 1909)
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1986
Beryl Markham, English-Kenyan pilot, horse trainer, and author (b. 1902)
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1987
Morton Feldman, American composer and educator (b. 1926)
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1988
Ferit Melen, Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1906)
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1989
Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (b. 1953)
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1991
Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
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1993
David Brown, English businessman (b. 1904)
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1994
James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
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1994
Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (b. 1924)
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1996
Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (b. 1910)
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2000
Edward Anhalt, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
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2001
Pauline Kael, American film critic and author (b. 1919)
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2002
Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (b. 1919)
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2002
W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (b. 1902)
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2003
Alan Dugan, American soldier and poet (b. 1923)
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2003
Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (b. 1914)
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2005
R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (b. 1913)
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2005
William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)
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2007
Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (b. 1973)
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2007
Syd Jackson, New Zealand trade union leader and activist (b. 1939)
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2007
Jane Tomlinson, English runner (b. 1964)
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2008
Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (b. 1917)
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2010
Noah Howard, American saxophonist (b. 1943)
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2010
Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1950)
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2012
Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (b. 1943)
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2012
Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (b. 1933)
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2012
Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (b. 1957)
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2012
Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
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2012
Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (b. 1920)
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2012
Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (b. 1939)
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2013
Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (b. 1914)
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2013
Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, Mexican-American journalist (b. 1921)
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2013
José Ramón Larraz, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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2013
Janet Lembke, American author and scholar (b. 1933)
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2013
Don Meineke, American basketball player (b. 1930)
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2013
Lewis Morley, Hong Kong-Australian photographer (b. 1925)
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2014
Aarno Raninen, Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)
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2014
A. P. Venkateswaran, Indian soldier and politician, 14th Foreign Secretary of India (b. 1930)
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2015
Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (b. 1929)
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2015
Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (b. 1939)
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2015
Carter Lay, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1971)
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2015
Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (b. 1914)
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2017
Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer (b. 1950)