January 15 — On This Day
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Events
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AD 69
Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but rules for only three months before committing suicide.
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1541
King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".
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1559
Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Elizabeth I of England · List of English monarchs · Westminster Abbey
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1582
Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Truce of Yam-Zapolsky · Livonia · Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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1759
The British Museum opens.
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1777
American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.
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1782
Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
Robert Morris (financier) · United States Congress · Mint (coin) · Coin
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1815
War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates.
War of 1812 · USS President (1800) · Commodore (rank) · Stephen Decatur · Capture of USS President
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1822
Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly.
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1844
University of Notre Dame receives its charter from the state of Indiana.
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1865
American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
American Civil War · Fort Fisher · North Carolina · Second Battle of Fort Fisher
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1870
A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
Political cartoon · Democratic Party (United States) · Donkey · File:Democraticjackass.jpg · Thomas Nast
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1876
The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
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1889
The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
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1892
James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
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1908
The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
Alpha Kappa Alpha · Fraternities and sororities in North America · African American
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1910
Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325 ft (99 m).
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1919
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising.
Rosa Luxemburg · Karl Liebknecht · Socialism · Freikorps · Spartacist uprising
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1919
Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
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1934
The 8.0 Mw Nepal-Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing an estimated 6,000-10,700 people.
1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake · Nepal · Bihar · Mercalli intensity scale
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1936
The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
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1937
Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
Spanish Civil War · Francoist Spain · Second Spanish Republic · Second Battle of the Corunna Road
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1943
World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
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1943
The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
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1947
The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
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1949
Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
Chinese Civil War · Communist Party of China · Pingjin Campaign · Tianjin
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1962
The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.
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1962
Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.
Netherlands New Guinea · Indonesian Navy · Yos Sudarso · Arafura Sea · Dutch Navy
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1966
The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état.
First Nigerian Republic · Abubakar Tafawa Balewa · 1966 Nigerian coup d'état
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1967
The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.
Super Bowl · Los Angeles · Green Bay Packers · Kansas City Chiefs
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1969
The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
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1970
Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria.
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1970
Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
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1973
Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
Vietnam War · President of the United States · Richard Nixon · North Vietnam
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1975
The Alvor Agreement is signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal.
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1976
Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison.
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1981
Pope John Paul II receives a delegation from Solidarity (Polish trade union) at the Vatican led by Lech Wałęsa.
Pope John Paul II · Solidarity (Polish trade union) · Vatican City · Lech Wałęsa
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1991
The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.
United Nations · Iraq · Kuwait · Gulf War
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1991
Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system.
Elizabeth II · Monarchy of Australia · Letters patent · Commonwealth realm · Victoria Cross for Australia
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2005
ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.
European Space Agency · SMART-1 · Calcium · Aluminum · Silicon
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2007
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq.
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti · Saddam Hussein · Awad Hamed al-Bandar
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2009
Captain Sully (Chesley Sullenberger) emergency landed a US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River saving all 155 passengers after the plane collided with birds few minutes after take-off.
Chesley Sullenberger · US Airways Flight 1549 · Hudson River
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2013
A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others.
Badrashin railway accident · Egyptian Army · Giza · Greater Cairo
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2016
The Kenyan Army suffers it worst defeat ever in a battle with Al-Shabaab Islamic insurgents in El-Adde, Somalia. An estimated 150 soldiers die.
Kenya Defence Forces · Al-Shabaab (militant group) · Battle of El Adde · Somalia
Famous Births
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961
Seongjong of Goryeo, Korean ruler (d. 997)
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1432
Afonso V of Portugal (d. 1481)
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1462
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (d. 1528)
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1481
Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (d. 1511)
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1538
Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)
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1595
Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician (d. 1661)
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1622
Molière, French actor and playwright (d. 1673)
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1623
Algernon Sidney, British philosopher (d. 1683)
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1671
Abraham de la Pryme, English archaeologist and historian (d. 1704)
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1674
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (d. 1762)
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1716
Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (d. 1778)
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1747
John Aikin, English surgeon and author (d. 1822)
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1754
Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (d. 1834)
Richard Martin (Irish politician) · Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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1791
Franz Grillparzer, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1872)
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1795
Alexander Griboyedov, Russian playwright, composer, and poet (d. 1829)
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1803
Marjorie Fleming, Scottish poet and author (d. 1811)
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1809
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French economist and politician (d. 1865)
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1812
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (d. 1885)
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1815
William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, 3rd President of the Church of Jesus Christ (d. 1905)
William Bickerton · List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
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1834
Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
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1841
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, 6th Governor General of Canada (d. 1908)
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby · Governor General of Canada
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1842
Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychiatrist (d. 1925)
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1842
Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (d. 1909)
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1850
Leonard Darwin, English soldier, eugenicist, and politician (d. 1943)
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1850
Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1889)
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1850
Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (d. 1891)
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1855
Jacques Damala, Greek-French soldier and actor (d. 1889)
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1858
Giovanni Segantini, Austrian painter (d. 1899)
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1859
Archibald Peake, English-Australian politician, 25th Premier of South Australia (d. 1920)
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1863
Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1946)
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1866
Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
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1869
Ruby Laffoon, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 1941)
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1869
Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish poet, playwright, and painter (d. 1907)
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1870
Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1954)
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1872
Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (d. 1944)
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1875
Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and journalist (d. 1929)
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1877
Lewis Terman, American psychologist, eugenicist, and academic (d. 1956)
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1878
Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer (d. 1941)
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1879
Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1961)
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1882
Henry Burr, Canadian singer, radio performer, and producer (d. 1941)
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1885
Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and author (d. 1973)
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1885
Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (d. 1968)
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1890
Michiaki Kamada, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
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1891
Ray Chapman, American baseball player (d. 1920)
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1891
Osip Mandelstam, Russian poet and translator (d. 1938)
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1893
Ivor Novello, Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1951)
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1894
Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier and nurse (d. 1917)
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1895
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
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1896
Marjorie Bennett, Australian-American actress (d. 1982)
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1902
Nâzım Hikmet, Greek-Turkish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1963)
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1902
Saud of Saudi Arabia (d. 1969)
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1903
Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
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1906
Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentinian businessman (d. 1975)
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1907
Janusz Kusociński, Polish runner and soldier (d. 1940)
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1908
Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (d. 2003)
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1909
Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer (d. 1939)
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1909
Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (d. 1973)
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1912
Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1996)
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1913
Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002)
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1913
Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998)
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1913
Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
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1913
Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963)
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1914
Stefan Bałuk, Polish general (d. 2014)
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1914
Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian and academic (d. 2003)
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1917
K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994)
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1918
João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (d. 1999)
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1918
Édouard Gagnon, Canadian cardinal (d. 2007)
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1918
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (d. 1970)
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1919
Maurice Herzog, French mountaineer and politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (d. 2012)
Maurice Herzog · Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (France)
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1919
George Cadle Price, Belizean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Belize (d. 2011)
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1920
Steve Gromek, American baseball player (d. 2002)
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1920
John O'Connor, American cardinal (d. 2000)
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1921
Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2007)
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1921
Frank Thornton, English actor (d. 2013)
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1922
Eric Willis, Australian sergeant and politician, 34th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1999)
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1923
Ivor Cutler, Scottish pianist, songwriter, and poet (d. 2006)
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1923
Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese-Chinese economist and politician, 4th President of the Republic of China
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1924
George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (d. 2013)
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1925
Ruth Slenczynska, American pianist and composer
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1925
Ignacio López Tarso, Mexican actor
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1926
Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (d. 2005)
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1927
Phyllis Coates, American actress
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1928
W. R. Mitchell, English journalist and author (d. 2015)
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1929
Earl Hooker, American guitarist (d. 1970)
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1929
Martin Luther King, Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
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1930
Eddie Graham, American wrestler and promoter (d. 1985)
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1931
Lee Bontecou, American painter and sculptor
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1932
Lou Jones, American sprinter (d. 2006)
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1933
Frank Bough, English journalist and radio host
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1933
Ernest J. Gaines, American author and academic
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1933
Peter Maitlis, English chemist and academic
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1934
V. S. Ramadevi, Indian civil servant and politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (d. 2013)
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1937
Margaret O'Brien, American actress and singer
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1938
Ashraf Aman, Pakistani engineer and mountaineer
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1938
Estrella Blanca, Mexican wrestler
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1938
Chuni Goswami, Indian footballer and cricketer
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1939
Per Ahlmark, Swedish journalist and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
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1939
Tony Bullimore, British sailor
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1941
Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist (d. 2010)
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1942
Frank Joseph Polozola, American academic and judge (d. 2013)
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1943
George Ambrum, Australian rugby league player (d. 1986)
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1943
Margaret Beckett, English metallurgist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Margaret Beckett · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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1943
Stuart E. Eizenstat, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the European Union
Stuart E. Eizenstat · United States Ambassador to the European Union
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1943
Mike Marshall, American baseball player
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1944
Jenny Nimmo, English author
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1945
Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (d. 2015)
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1945
Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (d. 1993)
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1945
William R. Higgins, American colonel (d. 1990)
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1945
Princess Michael of Kent
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1945
David Pleat, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
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1946
Charles Brown, American actor (d. 2004)
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1947
Mary Hogg, English lawyer and judge
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1947
Andrea Martin, American-Canadian actress, singer, and screenwriter
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1948
Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (d. 1977)
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1949
Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2001)
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1949
Alasdair Liddell, English businessman (d. 2012)
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1949
Ian Stewart, Scottish runner
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1949
Howard Twitty, American golfer
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1950
Marius Trésor, French footballer and coach
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1952
Boris Blank, Swiss singer-songwriter
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1952
Andrzej Fischer, Polish footballer
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1953
Randy White, American football player
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1954
Jose Dalisay, Jr., Filipino poet, author, and screenwriter
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1955
Nigel Benson, English author and illustrator
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1955
Andreas Gursky, German photographer
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1955
Khalid Islambouli, Egyptian lieutenant (d. 1982)
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1956
Vitaly Kaloyev, Russian architect
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1956
Mayawati, Indian educator and politician, 23rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
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1956
Marc Trestman, American football player and coach
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1957
David Ige, American politician
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1957
Marty Lyons, American football player and sportscaster
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1957
Andrew Tyrie, English journalist and politician
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1957
Mario Van Peebles, American actor and director
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1958
Ken Judge, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2016)
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1958
Boris Tadić, Serbian psychologist and politician, 16th President of Serbia
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1959
Greg Dowling, Australian rugby league player
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1959
Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer and photographer (d. 2008)
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1959
Pete Trewavas, English bass player and songwriter
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1961
Serhiy N. Morozov, Ukrainian footballer and coach
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1961
Yves Pelletier, Canadian actor and director
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1963
Conrad Lant, English singer-songwriter and bass player
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1963
Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer and author
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1964
Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Finnish composer
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1965
Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist
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1965
Bernard Hopkins, American boxer and coach
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1965
James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor
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1966
Lisa Lisa, American R&B singer
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1967
Ted Tryba, American golfer
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1968
Chad Lowe, American actor, director, and producer
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1969
Delino DeShields, American baseball player and manager
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1970
Shane McMahon, American wrestler and businessman
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1971
Regina King, American actress
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1972
Shelia Burrell, American heptathlete
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1972
Christos Kostis, Greek footballer
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1972
Claudia Winkleman, English journalist and critic
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1973
Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer
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1973
Suparno Satpathy, Socio-Political leader -India
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1974
Séverine Deneulin, international development academic
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1974
Ray King, American baseball player
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1975
Mary Pierce, Canadian-American tennis player and coach
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1976
Doug Gottlieb, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1976
Iryna Lishchynska, Ukrainian runner
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1976
Scott Murray, Scottish rugby player
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1976
Florentin Petre, Romanian footballer and manager
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1978
Eddie Cahill, American actor
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1978
Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist
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1978
Ryan Sidebottom, English cricketer
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1979
Drew Brees, American football player
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1979
Michalis Morfis, Cypriot footballer
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1979
Martin Petrov, Bulgarian footballer
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1980
Matt Holliday, American baseball player
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1981
Pitbull, American rapper and producer
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1981
Dylan Armstrong, Canadian shot putter and hammer thrower
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1981
Vanessa Henke, German tennis player
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1981
Sean Lamont, Scottish rugby player
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1982
Benjamin Agosto, American skater
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1982
Armando Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player
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1982
Brett Lebda, American ice hockey player
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1982
Ari Pulkkinen, Finnish pianist and composer
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1982
Francis Zé, Cameroonian footballer
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1983
Jermaine Pennant, English footballer
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1983
Hugo Viana, Portuguese footballer
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1984
Ben Shapiro, American author and pundit
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1985
René Adler, German footballer
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1985
Enrico Patrizio, Italian rugby player
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1985
Kenneth Emil Petersen, Danish footballer
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1986
Fred Davis, American football player
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1987
Greg Inglis, Australian rugby league player
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1987
Tsegaye Kebede, Ethiopian runner
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1987
David Knight, English footballer
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1987
Barbara Blank, American model and former professional wrestler
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1987
Michael Seater, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1988
Daniel Caligiuri, German footballer
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1988
Skrillex, American DJ and producer
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1989
Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
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1990
Paul Blake, English sprinter
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1990
Fernando Forestieri, Italian footballer
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1990
Robert Trznadel, Polish footballer
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1991
Marc Bartra, Spanish footballer
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1991
Nicolai Jørgensen, Danish footballer
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1991
Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper
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1991
James Mitchell, Australian basketball player
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1992
Joshua King, Norwegian footballer
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1994
Jordy Croux, Belgian footballer
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1994
Eric Dier, English footballer
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1995
Liam Knight, Australian rugby league player
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2004
Grace VanderWaal, American singer
Famous Deaths
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AD 69
Galba, Roman emperor (b. 3 BC)
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348
Chak Tok Ich'aak I, Mayan ruler (b. 475)
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570
Íte of Killeedy, Irish nun and saint (b. 475)
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849
Theophylact, Byzantine emperor (b. 793)
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936
Rudolph of France (b. 880)
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950
Wang Jingchong, Chinese general
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1149
Berengaria of Barcelona, queen consort of Castile (b. 1116)
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1568
Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian archbishop (b. 1493)
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1569
Catherine Carey lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England (b. 1524)
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1584
Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noblewoman (b. 1520)
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1595
Murad III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)
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1623
Paolo Sarpi, Italian lawyer, historian, and scholar (b. 1552)
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1672
John Cosin, English bishop and academic (b. 1594)
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1683
Philip Warwick, English politician (b. 1609)
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1775
Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
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1790
John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)
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1804
Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (b. 1725)
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1813
Anton Bernolák, Slovak linguist and priest (b. 1762)
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1815
Emma, Lady Hamilton, English-French mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (b. 1761)
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1855
Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
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1864
Isaac Nathan, English-Australian composer and journalist (b. 1792)
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1866
Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (b. 1798)
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1876
Eliza McCardle Johnson, American wife of Andrew Johnson, 18th First Lady of the United States (b. 1810)
Eliza McCardle Johnson · Andrew Johnson · First Lady of the United States
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1885
Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer and conductor (b. 1832)
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1893
Fanny Kemble, English actress (b. 1809)
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1896
Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (b. 1822)
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1909
Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)
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1916
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright and translator (b. 1850)
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1919
Karl Liebknecht, German politician (b. 1871)
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1919
Rosa Luxemburg, German economist, theorist, and philosopher (b. 1871)
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1926
Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1883)
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1929
George Cope, American painter (b. 1855)
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1936
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster, English cricketer and politician, 7th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1866)
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster · Governor-General of Australia
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1937
Anton Holban, Romanian author, theoretician, and educator (b. 1902)
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1945
Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian-German mathematician and theorist (b. 1865)
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1948
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and diplomat, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1862)
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1950
Henry H. Arnold, American general (b. 1886)
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1951
Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian captain and sailor (b. 1887)
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1952
Ned Hanlon, Australian sergeant and politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)
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1955
Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (b. 1900)
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1959
Regina Margareten, Hungarian businesswoman (b. 1863)
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1964
Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (b. 1905)
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1967
David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (b. 1882)
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1968
Bill Masterton, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1938)
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1970
Frank Clement, English race car driver (b. 1886)
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1970
William T. Piper, American engineer and businessman, founded Piper Aircraft (b. 1881)
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1972
Daisy Ashford, English author (b. 1881)
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1973
Coleman Francis, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
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1973
Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1901)
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1974
Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician (b. 1897)
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1981
Graham Whitehead, English race car driver (b. 1922)
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1982
Red Smith, American journalist (b. 1905)
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1983
Armin Öpik, Estonian-Australian paleontologist and geologist (b. 1898)
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1983
Shepperd Strudwick, American actor (b. 1907)
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1984
Fazıl Küçük, Cypriot journalist and politician (b. 1906)
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1987
Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
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1988
Seán MacBride, Irish republican activist and politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
Seán MacBride · Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade · Nobel Peace Prize
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1990
Gordon Jackson, Scottish-English actor (b. 1923)
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1990
Peggy van Praagh, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (b. 1910)
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1993
Sammy Cahn, American songwriter (b. 1913)
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1994
Georges Cziffra, Hungarian-French pianist and composer (b. 1921)
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1994
Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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1994
Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (b. 1916)
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1996
Les Baxter, American pianist and composer (b. 1922)
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1996
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (b. 1938)
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1998
Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian economist and politician, Prime Minister of India (b. 1898)
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1998
Junior Wells, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1934)
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1999
Betty Box, English composer and producer (b. 1915)
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2000
Georges-Henri Lévesque, Canadian-Dominican priest and sociologist (b. 1903)
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2001
Leo Marks, English cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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2002
Michael Anthony Bilandic, American politician, 49th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1923)
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2002
Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (b. 1913)
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2003
Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (b. 1915)
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2004
Olivia Goldsmith, American author (b. 1949)
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2005
Victoria de los Ángeles, Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1923)
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2005
Walter Ernsting, German author (b. 1920)
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2005
Elizabeth Janeway, American author and critic (b. 1913)
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2005
Ruth Warrick, American actress (b. 1916)
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2006
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1926)
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2007
Awad Hamed al-Bandar, Iraqi lawyer and judge (b. 1945)
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2007
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Iraqi intelligence officer (b. 1951)
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2007
James Hillier, Canadian-American computer scientist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope (b. 1915)
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2007
Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino educator and diplomat (b. 1905)
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2007
Bo Yibo, Chinese commander and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1908)
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2008
Robert V. Bruce, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)
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2009
Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
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2011
Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (b. 1925)
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2011
Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, French soldier, race car driver, and businessman (b. 1908)
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2011
Susannah York, English actress and activist (b. 1939)
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2012
Ed Derwinski, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (b. 1926)
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2012
Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the Xunta of Galicia (b. 1922)
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2012
Carlo Fruttero, Italian journalist and author (b. 1926)
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2012
Samuel Jaskilka, American general (b. 1919)
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2012
Ib Spang Olsen, Danish author and illustrator (b. 1921)
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2012
Hulett C. Smith, American lieutenant and politician, 27th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1918)
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2013
Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1932)
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2013
John Thomas, American high jumper (b. 1941)
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2014
Curtis Bray, American football player and coach (b. 1970)
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2014
John Dobson, Chinese-American astronomer and author (b. 1915)
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2014
Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (b. 1944)
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2015
Ervin Drake, American songwriter and composer (b. 1919)
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2015
Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (b. 1939)
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2015
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (b. 1927)
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2016
Francisco X. Alarcón, American poet and educator (b. 1954)
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2016
Ken Judge, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1958)
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2016
Manuel Velázquez, Spanish footballer (b. 1943)
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2017
Jimmy Snuka, Fijian professional wrestler (b. 1943)