January 13 — On This Day
340 entries
Events
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532
Nika riots in Constantinople.
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1435
Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands by the Spanish, is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV.
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1547
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death.
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1607
The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.
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1793
Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, representative of Revolutionary France, lynched by a mob in Rome
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1797
French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths.
French Revolutionary Wars · Action of 13 January 1797 · Ship of the line · Brittany
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1815
War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state.
War of 1812 · British Empire · Battle of Fort Peter · St. Marys, Georgia
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1822
The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
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1830
The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.
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1833
United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.
Andrew Jackson · Vice President of the United States · Martin Van Buren · South Carolina · Nullification Crisis
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1840
The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
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1842
Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
William Brydon · East India Company · First Anglo-Afghan War · 1842 retreat from Kabul · Camp follower
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1847
The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California.
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1849
Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island.
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1888
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
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1893
The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
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1893
U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
United States Marine Corps · Honolulu · USS Boston (1884) · 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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1895
First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
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1898
Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
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1908
The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
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1910
The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
Birth of public radio broadcasting · Cavalleria rusticana · Pagliacci · Metropolitan Opera House (39th St)
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1915
The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978-32,610.
1915 Avezzano earthquake · Province of L'Aquila · Mercalli intensity scale
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1935
A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.
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1939
The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.
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1942
Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
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1942
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.
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1951
First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins.
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1953
An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership.
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1958
The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.
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1963
Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio
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1964
Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths.
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1966
Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Robert C. Weaver · African American · United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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1968
Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison
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1972
Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.
Kofi Abrefa Busia · Edward Akufo-Addo · Ghana · Coup d'état · Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
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1974
Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.
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1978
United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
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1982
Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists.
Air Florida Flight 90 · 14th Street Bridge (Potomac River) · Potomac River
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1985
A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
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1986
A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties.
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1988
Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China.
Lee Teng-hui · Taiwanese people · President of the Republic of China
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1990
A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city.
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1990
Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.
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1991
Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1000 others.
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1993
Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.
Space Shuttle program · Space Shuttle Endeavour · STS-54 · Kennedy Space Center
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1998
Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia.
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2001
An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
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2012
The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths.
Famous Births
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5 BC
Guangwu of Han, Chinese emperor (d. 57)
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101
Lucius Aelius, Roman adopted son of Hadrian (d. 138)
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915
Al-Hakam II, Umayyad caliph (d. 976)
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1334
Henry II, king of Castile and León (d. 1379)
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1338
Jeong Mong-ju, Korean civil minister, diplomat and scholar (d. 1392)
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1400
Infante John, Constable of Portugal (d. 1442)
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1477
Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland (d. 1527)
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1505
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1571)
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1562
Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet and soldier (d. 1601)
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1596
Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 1656)
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1610
Maria Anna of Bavaria, archduchess of Austria (d. 1665)
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1616
Antoinette Bourignon, French-Flemish mystic and author (d. 1680)
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1651
Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1694)
Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington · Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1683
Christoph Graupner, German harpsichord player and composer (d. 1760)
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1720
Richard Hurd, English bishop (d. 1808)
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1749
Maler Müller, German poet, painter, and playwright (d. 1825)
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1787
John Davis, American lawyer and politician, 14th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)
John Davis (Massachusetts governor) · Governor of Massachusetts
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1804
Paul Gavarni, French illustrator (d. 1866)
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1805
Thomas Dyer, American lawyer and politician, 18th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1862)
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1808
Salmon P. Chase, American jurist and politician, 6th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1873)
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1812
Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)
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1832
Horatio Alger, Jr., American novelist and journalist (d. 1899)
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1845
Félix Tisserand, French astronomer and academic (d. 1896)
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1858
Oskar Minkowski, Lithuanian-German biologist and academic (d. 1931)
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1859
Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1943)
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1861
Max Nonne, German neurologist and academic (d. 1959)
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1864
Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)
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1865
Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908)
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1866
Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian bassoon player and composer (d. 1901)
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1866
George Gurdjieff, Russian-French mystic and philosopher (d. 1949)
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1869
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (d. 1931)
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1870
Ross Granville Harrison, American biologist and anatomist (d. 1959)
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1878
Lionel Groulx, Canadian priest and historian (d. 1967)
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1881
Essington Lewis, Australian engineer and businessman (d. 1961)
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1883
Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach (d. 1967)
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1885
Alfred Fuller, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Fuller Brush Company (d. 1973)
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1886
Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1964)
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1887
Sophie Tucker, Russian-born American singer and actress (d. 1966)
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1890
Jüri Uluots, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1945)
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1892
Ermanno Aebi, Italian-Swiss footballer (d. 1976)
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1893
Charles Arnison, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1974)
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1893
Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach (d. 1963)
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1893
Clark Ashton Smith, American poet, sculptor, painter, and author (d. 1961)
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1893
Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter (d. 1943)
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1900
Shimizugawa Motokichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1967)
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1901
A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American novelist, screenwriter, historian (d. 1991)
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1901
Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish priest and historian (d. 1978)
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1902
Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (d. 1985)
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1904
Richard Addinsell, English composer (d. 1977)
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1904
Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian-American violinist and composer (d. 1992)
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1905
Kay Francis, American actress (d. 1968)
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1905
Jack London, English sprinter and pianist (d. 1966)
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1906
Zhou Youguang, Chinese linguist, sinologist, and academic (d. 2017)
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1909
Helm Glöckler, German race car driver (d. 1993)
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1910
Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter and illustrator (d. 1989)
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1911
Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (d. 2005)
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1914
Osa Massen, Danish-American actress (d. 2006)
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1914
Ted Willis, Baron Willis, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
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1919
Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003)
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1921
Necati Cumalı, Greek-Turkish author and poet (d. 2001)
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1921
Dachine Rainer, American-English author and poet (d. 2000)
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1922
Albert Lamorisse, French director and producer (d. 1970)
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1923
Daniil Shafran, Russian cellist (d. 1997)
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1923
Willem Slijkhuis, Dutch runner (d. 2003)
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1924
Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (d. 1994)
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1924
Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (d. 2011)
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1925
Rosemary Murphy, American actress (d. 2014)
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1925
Vanita Smythe, American singer and actress (d. 1994)
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1925
Ron Tauranac, Australian engineer and businessman
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1925
Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (d. 2000)
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1926
Michael Bond, English soldier and author, created Paddington Bear (d. 2017)
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1926
Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American author and academic (d. 2003)
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1926
Melba Liston, American trombonist and composer (d. 1999)
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1927
Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (d. 2004)
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1927
Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
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1927
Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1929
Joe Pass, American guitarist and composer (d. 1994)
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1930
Frances Sternhagen, American actress
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1931
Ian Hendry, English actor (d. 1984)
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1931
Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian, director, game show panelist, and television personality (d. 2007)
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1932
Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (d. 1994)
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1933
Tom Gola, American basketball player, coach, and politician (d. 2014)
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1936
Renato Bruson, Italian opera singer
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1937
Guy Dodson, New Zealand-English biochemist and academic (d. 2012)
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1938
Cabu, French cartoonist (d. 2015)
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1938
Daevid Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
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1938
Richard Anthony, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
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1938
Dave Edwards, American captain and politician (d. 2013)
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1938
Tord Grip, Swedish footballer and manager
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1938
Anna Home, English screenwriter and producer
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1939
Edgardo Cozarinsky, Argentinian author, screenwriter, and director
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1939
Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach
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1939
Cesare Maniago, Canadian ice hockey player
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1940
Edmund White, American novelist, memoirist, and essayist
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1941
Pasqual Maragall, Spanish academic and politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Pasqual Maragall · List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya
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1941
Meinhard Nehmer, German bobsledder
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1943
William Duckworth, American composer and author (d. 2012)
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1943
Richard Moll, American actor
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1945
Gordon McVie, English oncologist and author
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1945
Peter Simpson, English footballer
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1946
Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (d. 2004)
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1946
Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish saxophonist, composer, and conductor
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1947
John Lees, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1947
Jacek Majchrowski, Polish historian, lawyer, and politician
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1947
Carles Rexach, Spanish footballer and coach
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1948
Gaj Singh, Indian lawyer and politician
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1949
Rakesh Sharma, Indian commander, pilot, and astronaut
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1949
Brandon Tartikoff, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)
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1950
Clive Betts, English economist and politician
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1950
Bob Forsch, American baseball player (d. 2011)
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1950
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Iranian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
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1952
Stephen Glover, English journalist, co-founded The Independent
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1953
Silvana Gallardo, American actress and producer (d. 2012)
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1954
Richard Blackford, English composer
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1954
Trevor Rabin, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1955
Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1955
Jay McInerney, American novelist and critic
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1955
Anne Pringle, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
Anne Pringle · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia
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1957
Claudia Emerson, American poet and academic (d. 2014)
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1957
Mary Glindon, English lawyer and politician
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1957
Mark O'Meara, American golfer
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1957
Lorrie Moore, American short story writer
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1958
Francisco Buyo, Spanish footballer and manager
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1959
Winnie Byanyima, Ugandan engineer, politician, and diplomat
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1960
Eric Betzig, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1960
Matthew Bourne, English choreographer and director
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1961
Wayne Coyne, American singer-songwriter and musician
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1961
Kelly Hrudey, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1961
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress, comedian, and producer
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1962
Trace Adkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1962
Paul Higgins, Canadian ice hockey player
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1965
Rod Rosenstein, American political figure, United States Deputy Attorney General
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1964
Penelope Ann Miller, American actress
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1966
Patrick Dempsey, American actor
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1966
Leo Visser, Dutch speed skater and pilot
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1968
Mike Whitlow, English footballer and coach
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1969
Stefania Belmondo, Italian skier
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1969
Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player and journalist
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1970
Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer
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1970
Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (d. 2004)
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1970
Shonda Rhimes, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1972
Mark Bosnich, Australian footballer and sportscaster
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1972
Nicole Eggert, American actress
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1972
Park Jin-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1972
Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast
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1973
Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey player
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1974
Sergei Brylin, Russian ice hockey player and coach
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1975
Rune Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer
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1975
Mailis Reps, Estonian academic and politician, 31st Estonian Minister of Education and Research
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1976
Mario Yepes, Colombian footballer
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1977
Orlando Bloom, English actor and producer
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1977
Mi-Hyun Kim, South Korean golfer
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1977
Elliot Mason, English trombonist and keyboard player
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1977
James Posey, American basketball player and coach
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1978
Nate Silver, American journalist and statistician, developed PECOTA
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1979
Katy Brand, English actress and screenwriter
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1980
Krzysztof Czerwiński, Polish organist and conductor
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1980
Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer
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1980
Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer
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1980
Mirko Soltau, German footballer
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1981
Reggie Brown, American football player
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1981
Darrell Rasner, American baseball player
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1981
Yujiro Takahashi, Japanese wrestler
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1982
Kamran Akmal, Pakistan cricketer
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1982
Guillermo Coria, Argentinian tennis player
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1982
Constantinos Makrides, Cypriot footballer
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1982
Ruth Wilson, English actress
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1983
Ender Arslan, Turkish basketball player
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1983
Sebastian Kneißl, German footballer
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1983
Mauricio Martín Romero, Argentinian footballer
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1984
Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer
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1984
Kamghe Gaba, German sprinter
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1984
Nick Mangold, American football player
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1985
Luke Robinson, American wrestler
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1986
Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater
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1987
Stefano Del Sante, Italian footballer
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1987
Florica Leonida, Romanian gymnast
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1987
Steven Michaels, Australian rugby league player
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1987
Daniel Oss, Italian cyclist
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1987
Marc Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987
Sven Wetzel, German rugby player
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1988
Josh Freeman, American football player
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1989
Morgan Burnett, American football player
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1989
Doug Martin, American football player
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1990
Vincenzo Fiorillo, Italian footballer
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1990
Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor
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1991
Rob Kiernan, English-Irish footballer
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1992
Adam Matthews, Welsh footballer
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1992
Dinah Pfizenmaier, German tennis player
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1993
Max Whitlock, English artistic gymnast
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1997
Micah Hart, Canadian ice hockey player
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1997
Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey player
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1997
Ivan Provorov, Russian ice hockey player
Famous Deaths
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86 BC
Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. 157 BC)
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533
Saint Remigius, French bishop and saint (b. 437)
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614
Saint Mungo, English-Scottish bishop and saint
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703
Empress Jitō of Japan (b. 645)
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858
Æthelwulf of Wessex (b. 795)
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888
Charles the Fat, Carolingian emperor (b. 839)
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927
Berno of Cluny, Frankish monk and abbot
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1147
Robert de Craon, second Grand Master of the Knights Templar
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1151
Suger, French historian and politician (b. 1081)
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1177
Henry II, Duke of Austria (b. 1107)
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1321
Bonacossa Borri, Lady of Milan (b. 1254)
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1330
Frederick I of Austria (b. 1286)
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1363
Meinhard III, Count of Tyrol
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1400
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (b. 1373)
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1599
Edmund Spenser, English poet and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1552)
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1612
Jane Dormer, English lady-in-waiting to Mary I (b. 1538)
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1625
Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter (b. 1568)
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1684
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (b. 1628)
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1691
George Fox, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1624)
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1717
Maria Sibylla Merian, German entomologist and illustrator (b. 1647)
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1775
Johann Georg Walch, German theologian and author (b. 1693)
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1790
Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712)
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1796
John Anderson, Scottish philosopher and educator (b. 1726)
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1832
Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founded Lord's Cricket Ground (b. 1755)
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1838
Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (b. 1784)
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1860
William Mason, American surgeon and politician (b. 1786)
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1864
Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (b. 1826)
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1882
Wilhelm Mauser, German engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mauser Company (b. 1834)
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1885
Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (b. 1823)
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1889
Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
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1905
George Thorn, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
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1906
Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1859)
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1907
Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (b. 1839)
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1915
Mary Slessor, Scottish-Nigerian missionary (b. 1848)
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1923
Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1842)
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1924
Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist and academic (b. 1834)
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1929
Wyatt Earp, American police officer (b. 1848)
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1929
H. B. Higgins, Irish-Australian judge and politician, 3rd Attorney-General for Australia (b. 1851)
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1934
Paul Ulrich Villard, French physicist and chemist (b. 1860)
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1941
James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1882)
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1943
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1889)
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1956
Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1871)
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1957
A. E. Coppard English poet and short story writer (b. 1878)
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1958
Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (b. 1880)
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1962
Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (b. 1919)
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1963
Sylvanus Olympio, Togolese businessman and politician, President of Togo (b. 1902)
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1967
Anatole de Grunwald, Russian-English screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)
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1971
Robert Still, English composer and educator (b. 1910)
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1973
Sabahattin Eyüboğlu, Turkish screenwriter and producer (b. 1908)
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1974
Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1906)
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1974
Salvador Novo, Mexican playwright and poet (b. 1904)
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1976
Margaret Leighton, English actress (b. 1922)
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1977
Henri Langlois, Turkish-French historian, co-founded the Cinémathèque Française (b. 1914)
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1978
Hubert Humphrey, American pharmacist, academic, and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (b. 1911)
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1978
Joe McCarthy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
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1979
Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1945)
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1979
Marjorie Lawrence, Australian-American soprano (b. 1907)
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1980
Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor (b. 1901)
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1982
Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
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1983
René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1904)
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1986
Abdul Fattah Ismail, Yemeni educator and politician, 4th President of South Yemen (b. 1939)
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1986
Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league player (b. 1940)
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1988
Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, President of the Republic of China (b. 1910)
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1993
Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer and conductor (b. 1907)
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1995
Max Harris, Australian journalist, poet, and author (b. 1921)
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2002
Frank Shuster, Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
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2003
Norman Panama, American director and screenwriter (b. 1914)
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2004
Arne Næss, Jr., Norwegian businessman and mountaineer (b. 1937)
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2005
Earl Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1915)
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2005
Nell Rankin, American soprano and actress (b. 1924)
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2006
Frank Fixaris, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1934)
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2006
Marc Potvin, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1967)
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2007
Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
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2007
Danny Oakes, American race car driver (b. 1911)
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2008
Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)
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2009
Dai Llewellyn, Welsh humanitarian activist and politician (b. 1946)
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2009
Patrick McGoohan, Irish-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)
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2009
Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese poet, composer, and producer (b. 1925)
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2009
W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (b. 1926)
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2009
Nancy Bird Walton, Australian pilot (b. 1915)
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2010
Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
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2011
Albert Heijn, Dutch businessman (b. 1927)
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2012
Rauf Denktaş, Turkish-Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (b. 1924)
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2012
Guido Dessauer, German physicist and engineer (b. 1915)
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2012
Miljan Miljanić, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
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2012
Richard Threlkeld, American journalist and author (b. 1937)
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2013
Diogenes Allen, American philosopher and theologian (b. 1932)
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2013
Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., American lieutenant and politician (b. 1924)
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2013
Chia-Chiao Lin, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1916)
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2014
Bobby Collins, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1931)
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2014
Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (b. 1978)
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2014
Waldemar von Gazen, German general and lawyer (b. 1917)
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2015
Mark Juddery, Australian journalist and author (b. 1971)
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2015
Robert White, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Paraguay (b. 1926)
Robert White (ambassador) · United States Ambassador to Paraguay
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2016
Brian Bedford, English-American actor and director (b. 1935)
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2016
Giorgio Gomelsky, Georgian-American director, producer, songwriter, and manager (b. 1934)
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2016
Lawrence Phillips, American football player (b. 1975)
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2017
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and filmmaker (b. 1930)
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2017
Dick Gautier, American actor (b. 1931)
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2017
Magic Alex, Greek electronics engineer (b. 1942)