January 11 — On This Day
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Events
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532
Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence.
Nika riots · Constantinople · Chariot racing · Hippodrome of Constantinople
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947
Emperor Tai Zong of the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty invades the Later Jin, resulting in the destruction of the Later Jin.
Emperor Taizong of Liao · Khitan people · Liao dynasty · Later Jin (Five Dynasties)
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1055
Theodora is crowned empress of the Byzantine Empire.
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1158
Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia becomes king of Bohemia.
- 1569
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1571
Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
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1693
A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
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1759
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
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1779
Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
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1787
William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
William Herschel · Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons · Titania (moon) · Oberon (moon) · Moons of Uranus
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1805
The Michigan Territory is created.
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1861
Alabama secedes from the United States.
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1863
American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
American Civil War · Battle of Arkansas Post · John Alexander McClernand · David Dixon Porter · Arkansas River
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1863
American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
CSS Alabama · Action off Galveston Light · USS Hatteras (1861) · Texas
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1879
The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
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1908
Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
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1912
Immigrant textile works in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
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1917
The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
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1922
First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
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1923
Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
Occupation of the Ruhr · France · Belgium · Ruhr · Germany
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1927
Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
Louis B. Mayer · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · Los Angeles
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1935
Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
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1942
World War II: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.
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1942
World War II: The Japanese attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan)
Empire of Japan · Tarakan Island · Dutch Borneo · Dutch East Indies · Battle of Tarakan (1942)
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1943
The Republic of China agrees to the Sino-British New Equal Treaty and the Sino-American New Equal Treaty.
Republic of China · Sino-British New Equal Treaty · Sino-American New Equal Treaty
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1943
Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City.
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1946
Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.
Enver Hoxha · Party of Labour of Albania · People's Socialist Republic of Albania
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1949
The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
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1957
The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
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1961
Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
Throgs Neck Bridge · East River · New York City · The Bronx · Queens
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1962
Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.
Cold War · Russian Shipyard Number 10 · Soviet submarine B-37
- 1962
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1964
Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
Surgeon General of the United States · Luther Terry · Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States
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1972
East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
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1973
Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
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1986
The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
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1994
The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
Republic of Ireland · Official Irish Republican Army · Sinn Féin
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1996
Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.
Space Shuttle program · STS-72 · Kennedy Space Center · Space Shuttle · Space Shuttle Endeavour
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1998
Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria.
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2003
Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
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2013
One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia.
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Famous Births
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347
Theodosius I, Roman emperor (d. 395)
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889
Abd-ar-Rahman III, first Caliph of Córdoba (d. 961)
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1113
Wang Chongyang, Chinese religious leader and poet (d. 1170)
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1209
Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (d. 1259)
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1322
Emperor Kōmyō of Japan (d. 1380)
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1359
Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan (d. 1393)
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1395
Michele of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France (d. 1422)
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1503
Parmigianino, Italian artist (d. 1540)
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1589
William Strode, English politician (d. 1666)
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1591
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (d. 1646)
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex · Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire
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1624
Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw, Dutch painter (d. 1680)
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1630
John Rogers, English-American minister, physician, and academic (d. 1684)
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1638
Nicolas Steno, Danish bishop and anatomist (d. 1686)
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1642
Johann Friedrich Alberti, German organist and composer (d. 1710)
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1650
Diana Glauber, Dutch-German painter (d. 1721)
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1671
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat (d. 1745)
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1755
Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)
Alexander Hamilton · United States Secretary of the Treasury
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1757
Samuel Bentham, English engineer and architect (d. 1831)
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1760
Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1833)
Oliver Wolcott Jr. · United States Secretary of the Treasury · Governor of Connecticut
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1777
Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (d. 1837)
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1786
Joseph Jackson Lister, English physicist (d. 1869)
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1788
William Thomas Brande, English chemist and academic (d. 1866)
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1800
Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer (d. 1895)
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1807
Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University (d. 1874)
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1814
James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)
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1815
John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)
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1825
Bayard Taylor, American poet, author, and critic (d. 1878)
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1839
Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican lawyer, philosopher, and sociologist (d. 1903)
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1842
William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)
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1843
Adolf Eberle, German painter (d. 1914)
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1845
Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish mathematician and physicist (d. 1912)
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1850
Joseph Charles Arthur, American pathologist and mycologist (d. 1942)
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1852
Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Weimar Germany (d. 1926)
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1853
Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter and sculptor (d. 1932)
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1856
Christian Sinding, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1932)
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1857
Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)
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1858
Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (d. 1947)
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1859
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (d. 1925)
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston · Governor-General of India
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1864
Thomas Dixon, Jr., American minister, lawyer, and politician (d. 1946)
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1867
Edward B. Titchener, English psychologist and academic (d. 1927)
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1868
Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1940)
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1870
Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor and educator (d. 1945)
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1872
G. W. Pierce, American physicist and academic (d. 1956)
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1873
John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist (d. 1949)
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1875
Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and academic (d. 1956)
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1876
Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)
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1876
Thomas Hicks, American runner (d. 1952)
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1878
Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (d. 1952)
Theodoros Pangalos (general) · List of heads of state of Greece
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1885
Alice Paul, American activist (d. 1977)
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1887
Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (d. 1948)
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1888
Joseph B. Keenan, American jurist and politician (d. 1954)
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1889
Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (d. 1938)
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1890
Max Carey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
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1890
Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet and critic (d. 1954)
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1891
Andrew Sockalexis, American runner (d. 1919)
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1893
Ellinor Aiki, Estonian painter (d. 1969)
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1893
Charles Fraser, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1981)
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1893
Anthony M. Rud, American journalist and author (d. 1942)
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1895
Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company (d. 1973)
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1897
Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (d. 1955)
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1897
August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)
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1899
Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress, director, and producer (d. 1991)
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1901
Kwon Ki-ok, North Korean pilot (d. 1988)
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1902
Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (d. 1986)
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1903
Alan Paton, South African author and activist (d. 1988)
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1905
Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist (d. 1960)
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1906
Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic, discoverer of LSD (d. 2008)
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1907
Pierre Mendès France, French lawyer and politician, 142nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1982)
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1907
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)
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1908
Lionel Stander, American actor and activist (d. 1994)
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1910
Arthur Lambourn, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1999)
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1910
Shane Paltridge, Australian soldier and politician (d. 1966)
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1911
Tommy Duncan, American Western swing singer-songwriter (d. 1967)
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1911
Nora Heysen, Australian painter (d. 2003)
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1911
Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
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1912
Don "Red" Barry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1980)
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1913
Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980)
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1915
Luise Krüger, German javelin thrower (d. 2001)
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1915
Paddy Mayne, British colonel and lawyer (d. 1955)
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1916
Bernard Blier, Argentinian-French actor (d. 1989)
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1917
John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982)
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1918
Robert C. O'Brien, American author and journalist (d. 1973)
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1920
Mick McManus, English wrestler (d. 2013)
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1921
Gory Guerrero, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1990)
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1921
Juanita M. Kreps, American economist and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)
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1923
Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (d. 1998)
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1923
Ernst Nolte, German historian and philosopher (d. 2016)
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1923
Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, engineer, and businessman, founded Carroll Shelby International (d. 2012)
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1924
Roger Guillemin, French-American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1924
Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1994)
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1924
Slim Harpo, American blues singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1970)
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1925
Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (d. 2016)
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1926
Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998)
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1928
Alan Bowness, English historian and curator
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1928
David L. Wolper, American director and producer (d. 2010)
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1929
Dmitri Bruns, Estonian architect and theorist
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1930
Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014)
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1930
Rod Taylor, Australian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1931
Betty Churcher, Australian painter, historian, and curator (d. 2015)
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1931
Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (d. 2014)
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1932
Alfonso Arau, Mexican actor and director
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1933
Goldie Hill, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
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1934
Jean Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
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1936
Eva Hesse, German-American sculptor and educator (d. 1970)
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1938
Arthur Scargill, English miner, activist, and politician
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1939
Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier
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1940
Andres Tarand, Estonian geographer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Estonia
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1941
Gérson, Brazilian footballer
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1942
Bud Acton, American basketball player
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1942
Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist and actor (d. 2011)
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1942
Leo Cullum, American soldier, pilot, and cartoonist (d. 2010)
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1942
George Mira, American football player
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1943
Jim Hightower, American journalist and politician
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1944
Mohammed Abdul-Hayy, Sudanese poet and academic (d. 1989)
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1944
Shibu Soren, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand
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1945
Christine Kaufmann, German actress, author, and businesswoman (d. 2017)
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1946
Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1946
Tony Kaye, English progressive rock keyboard player and songwriter (Yes)
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1946
John Piper, American theologian and author
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1947
Hamish Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player
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1948
Fritz Bohla, German footballer and manager
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1948
Joe Harper, Scottish footballer and manager
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1948
Madeline Manning, American runner and coach
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1948
Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Yokozuna
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1948
Terry Williams, Welsh drummer
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1949
Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter
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1949
Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran
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1951
Charlie Huhn, American rock singer and guitarist
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1951
Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
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1951
Philip Tartaglia, Scottish archbishop
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1952
Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (d. 2013)
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1952
Ben Crenshaw, American golfer and architect
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1952
Michael Forshaw, Australian lawyer and politician
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1952
Diana Gabaldon, American author
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1952
Lee Ritenour, American guitarist, composer, and producer
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1953
Graham Allen, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Graham Allen (politician) · Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
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1953
Kostas Skandalidis, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food
Kostas Skandalidis · Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food (Greece)
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1954
Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian physicist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Defence
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1954
Kailash Satyarthi, Indian engineer, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1956
Big Bank Hank, American rapper (d. 2014)
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1956
Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1957
Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
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1957
Peter Moore, Australian rules footballer and coach
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1957
Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
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1958
Vicki Peterson, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1959
Brett Bodine, American race car driver
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1959
Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1961
Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish race car driver (d. 1989)
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1962
Chris Bryant, Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe
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1962
Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist
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1962
Brian Moore, English rugby player
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1963
Tracy Caulkins, Australian swimmer
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1963
Petra Schneider, German swimmer
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1964
Ralph Recto, Filipino lawyer and politician
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1964
Albert Dupontel, French actor and director
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1965
Mascarita Sagrada, Mexican wrestler
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1965
Aleksey Zhukov, Russian footballer and coach
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1966
Marc Acito, American author and screenwriter
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1967
Michael Healy-Rae, Irish politician
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1968
Anders Borg, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Finance
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1968
Tom Dumont, American guitarist and producer
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1969
Manny Acta, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster
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1970
Manfredi Beninati, Italian painter and sculptor
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1970
Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
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1970
Malcolm D. Lee, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
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1970
Ken Ueno, American composer
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1971
Mary J. Blige, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1971
Chris Willsher, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor
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1972
Christian Jacobs, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1972
Anthony Lledo, Danish composer
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1972
Amanda Peet, American actress and playwright
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1973
Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
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1973
Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer and captain
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1974
Roman Görtz, German footballer
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1974
Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player
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1974
Jens Nowotny, German footballer
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1975
Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player
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1975
Dan Luger, English rugby player and coach
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1975
Matteo Renzi, Italian politician, 56th Prime Minister of Italy
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1976
Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
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1977
Shamari Buchanan, American football player
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1977
Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater
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1977
Olexiy Lukashevych, Ukrainian long jumper
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1978
Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player
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1978
Michael Duff, Irish footballer
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1978
Emile Heskey, English footballer
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1978
Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer
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1979
Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter
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1979
Michael Lorenz, German footballer
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1979
Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler
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1980
Josh Hannay, Australian rugby league player
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1980
Mike Williams, American football player
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1982
Tony Allen, American basketball player
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1982
Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
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1983
Turner Battle, American basketball player
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1983
Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player
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1983
Ted Richards, Australian rules footballer
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1983
Adrian Sutil, German race car driver
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1984
Kevin Boss, American football player
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1984
Dario Krešić, Croatian footballer
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1984
Matt Mullenweg, American web developer and businessman, co-created WordPress
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1985
Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1985
Lucy Knisley, American author and illustrator
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1987
Scotty Cranmer, American Professional BMX rider
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1987
Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoer
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1987
Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer
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1987
Jamie Vardy, English footballer
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1987
Kim Young-kwang, South Korean actor and model
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1988
Rodrigo José Pereira, Brazilian footballer
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1989
Kane Linnett, Australian rugby league player
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1990
Ryan Griffin, American football player
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1991
Andrea Bertolacci, Italian footballer
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1992
Dani Carvajal, Spanish footballer
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1992
Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean rapper and dancer
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1993
Michael Keane, English footballer
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1993
Will Keane, English footballer
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1995
Klaartje Liebens, Belgian tennis player
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1997
Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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Famous Deaths
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Pope Hyginus, Bishop of Rome (b. 74)
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705
Pope John VI (b. 655)
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782
Emperor Kōnin of Japan (b. 709)
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812
Staurakios, Byzantine emperor
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844
Michael I Rangabe, Byzantine emperor (b. 770)
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887
Boso of Provence, Frankish nobleman
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937
Cao, empress of Later Tang
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937
Li Chongmei, prince of Later Tang
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937
Li Congke, emperor of Later Tang (b. 885)
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937
Liu, empress of Later Tang
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1055
Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1000)
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1068
Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen
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1083
Otto of Nordheim (b. 1020)
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1266
Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania
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1344
Thomas Charlton, Bishop of Hereford and Lord Chancellor of Ireland
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1372
Eleanor of Lancaster, English noblewoman (b. 1318)
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1396
Isidore Glabas, Metropolitan bishop of Thessalonica (b.c. 1341)
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1397
Skirgaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania
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1494
Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian painter (b. 1449)
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1495
Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (b. 1428)
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1546
Gaudenzio Ferrari, Italian painter and sculptor (b. c. 1471)
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1547
Pietro Bembo, Italian poet, scholar, and theorist (b. 1470)
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1554
Min Bin, king of Arakan (b. 1493)
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1641
Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet and painter (b. 1583)
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1696
Charles Albanel, French priest, missionary, and explorer (b. 1616)
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1703
Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (b. 1632)
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1713
Pierre Jurieu, French priest and theologian (b. 1637)
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1735
Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (b. 1670)
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1753
Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (b. 1660)
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1762
Louis-François Roubiliac, French-English sculptor (b. 1695)
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1763
Caspar Abel, German poet, historian, and theologian (b. 1676)
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1771
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (b. 1704)
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1788
François Joseph Paul de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)
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1791
William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh composer and poet (b. 1717)
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1798
Heraclius II of Georgia (b. 1720)
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1801
Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (b. 1749)
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1836
John Molson, Canadian businessman, founded the Molson Brewing Company (b. 1763)
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1843
Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and songwriter (b. 1779)
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1866
Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Irish actor (b. 1818)
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1866
John Woolley, English minister and academic (b. 1816)
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1867
Stuart Donaldson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1812)
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1882
Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1810)
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1891
Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French urban planner (b. 1809)
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1902
Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (b. 1862)
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1904
William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (b. 1815)
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1914
Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)
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1920
Steinar Schjøtt, Norwegian philologist and lexicographer (b. 1844)
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1923
Constantine I of Greece (b. 1868)
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1928
Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (b. 1840)
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1931
James Milton Carroll, American pastor, historian, and author (b. 1852)
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1937
Nuri Conker, Turkish colonel and politician (b. 1882)
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1941
Emanuel Lasker, German mathematician, philosopher, and chess player (b. 1868)
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1944
Galeazzo Ciano, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1903)
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1947
Eva Tanguay, Canadian singer (b. 1879)
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1952
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general (b. 1889)
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1952
Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor and educator (b. 1885)
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1953
Noe Zhordania, Georgian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Georgia (b. 1868)
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1954
Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (b. 1870)
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1957
Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and politician, Solicitor-General of Australia (b. 1867)
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1958
Alec Rowley, English organist and composer (b. 1892)
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1958
Edna Purviance, American actress (b. 1895)
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1961
Elena Gerhardt, German soprano and actress (b. 1883)
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1963
Arthur Nock, English-American scholar, theologian, and academic (b. 1902)
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1965
Wally Pipp, American baseball player (b. 1893)
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1966
Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter (b. 1901)
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1966
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (b. 1904)
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1968
Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli linguist and scholar (b. 1876)
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1969
Richmal Crompton, English author and educator (b. 1890)
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1972
Padraic Colum, Irish poet and playwright (b. 1881)
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1975
Max Lorenz, German tenor and actor (b. 1901)
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1980
Barbara Pym, English author (b. 1913)
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1981
Beulah Bondi, American actress (b. 1889)
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1985
Edward Buzzell, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
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1985
William McKell, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1891)
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1986
Sid Chaplin, English author and screenwriter (b. 1916)
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1986
Andrzej Czok, Polish mountaineer (b. 1948)
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1987
Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911)
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1988
Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1912)
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1988
Isidor Isaac Rabi, Polish-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
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1989
Ray Moore, English radio host (b. 1942)
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1990
Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (b. 1898)
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1991
Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
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1994
Helmut Poppendick, German physician (b. 1902)
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1995
Josef Gingold, Belarusian-American violinist and educator (b. 1909)
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1995
Onat Kutlar, Turkish author and poet (b. 1936)
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1995
Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army captain (b. 1918)
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1995
Theodor Wisch, German general (b. 1907)
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1996
Roger Crozier, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1942)
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1999
Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
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1999
Naomi Mitchison, Scottish author and poet (b. 1897)
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1999
Brian Moore, Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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2000
Betty Archdale, English-Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1907)
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2000
Ivan Combe, American businessman, invented Clearasil (b. 1911)
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2000
Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
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2001
Louis Krages, German-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1949)
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2001
Denys Lasdun, English architect, co-designed the Royal National Theatre (b. 1914)
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2002
Henri Verneuil, Turkish-French director and playwright (b. 1920)
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2003
Jože Pučnik, Slovenian sociologist and politician (b. 1932)
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2007
Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)
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2007
Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)
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2008
Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (b. 1919)
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2008
Carl Karcher, American businessman, co-founded Carl's Jr. (b. 1917)
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2010
Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian (b. 1909)
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2010
Éric Rohmer, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1920)
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2011
David Nelson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1936)
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2012
Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, Iranian physicist and academic (b. 1980)
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2012
Gilles Jacquier, French journalist and photographer (b. 1968)
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2012
Edgar Kaiser, Jr, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)
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2012
Wally Osterkorn, American basketball player (b. 1928)
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2012
Steven Rawlings, English astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1961)
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2012
David Whitaker, English composer and conductor (b. 1931)
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2013
Aaron Swartz, American programmer (b. 1986)
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2013
Guido Forti, Italian businessman, founded the Forti Racing Team (b. 1940)
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2013
Nguyễn Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam (b. 1927)
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2013
Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (b. 1941)
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2013
Tom Parry Jones, Welsh chemist, invented the breathalyzer (b. 1935)
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2013
Alemayehu Shumye, Ethiopian runner (b. 1988)
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2014
Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (b. 1933)
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2014
Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1928)
Muhammad Habibur Rahman · List of Prime Ministers of Bangladesh
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2014
Chai Trong-rong, Taiwanese educator and politician (b. 1935)
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2014
Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1928)
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2015
Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (b. 1925)
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2015
Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (b. 1931)
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2015
Chashi Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi director and producer (b. 1941)
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2015
Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1918)
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2016
Monte Irvin, American baseball player (b. 1919)
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2016
David Margulies, American actor (b. 1937)
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2017
Adenan Satem, Malaysian politician and Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia (b. 1944)
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