January 17 — On This Day
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Events
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38 BC
Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
Octavian · Scribonia · Livia Drusilla · Second Triumvirate · Sextus Pompey
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395
Upon the death of Emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is permanently divided into the Eastern Roman Empire under Arcadius, and the Western Roman Empire under Honorius.
Theodosius I · Roman Empire · Byzantine Empire · Arcadius · Western Roman Empire
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1287
King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Menorca.
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1377
Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon.
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1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.
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1562
France recognizes the Huguenots by the Edict of Saint-Germain.
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1595
During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain.
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1608
Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men.
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1648
England's Long Parliament passes the "Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.
Long Parliament · Vote of No Addresses · Charles I of England · English Civil War
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1773
Captain James Cook commands the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.
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1781
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
American Revolutionary War · Battle of Cowpens · Daniel Morgan · Banastre Tarleton · South Carolina
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1799
Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed.
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1811
Mexican War of Independence: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries.
Mexican War of Independence · Battle of Calderón Bridge · History of Spain (1810-73)
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1852
The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.
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1873
A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
Modoc people · United States Army · First Battle of the Stronghold · Modoc War
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1885
A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
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1893
Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
Lorrin A. Thurston · Committee of Safety (Hawaii) · Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii · Liliuokalani
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1899
The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
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1903
El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
El Yunque National Forest · Puerto Rico · National Forest System
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1904
Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
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1912
Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
Robert Falcon Scott · Terra Nova Expedition · Roald Amundsen
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1915
Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.
Russia · Ottoman Empire · Battle of Sarikamish · Caucasus Campaign · World War I
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1917
The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
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1918
Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
Finnish Civil War · Red Guards (Finland) · White Guard (Finland)
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1929
Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
Popeye · Cartoon character · E. C. Segar · Thimble Theatre · Comic strip
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1941
Franco-Thai War: French forces inflict a decisive defeat over the Royal Thai Navy.
Franco-Thai War · Vichy France · Battle of Ko Chang · Royal Thai Navy
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1943
World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis captures the 200-ton sailing vessel Agios Stefanos and mans her with part of her crew.
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1944
World War II: Allied forces launch the first of four assaults on Monte Cassino with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome, an effort that would ultimately take four months and cost 105,000 Allied casualties.
Allies of World War II · Battle of Monte Cassino · Monte Cassino · Winter Line
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1945
World War II: The Vistula-Oder Offensive forces German troops out of Warsaw.
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1945
The SS-Totenkopfverbände begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as Soviet forces close in.
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1945
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again.
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1946
The UN Security Council holds its first session.
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1948
The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia is ratified.
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1950
The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
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1950
United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 · Arms control
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1961
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military-industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending.
Dwight D. Eisenhower · Eisenhower's farewell address · Military-industrial complex
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1961
Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.
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1966
Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
1966 Palomares B-52 crash · Boeing B-52 Stratofortress · KC-135 Stratotanker · B28 nuclear bomb · Palomares, Almería
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1969
Black Panther Party members Bunchy Carter and John Huggins are killed during a meeting in Campbell Hall on the campus of UCLA.
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1977
Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah.
Capital punishment in the United States · Gary Gilmore · Execution by firing squad
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1981
President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it.
President of the Philippines · Ferdinand Marcos · Martial law in the Philippines
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1991
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.
Gulf War · Operation Desert Storm · Iraq · Scud · Israel
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1992
During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
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1994
The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.
1994 Northridge earthquake · Greater Los Angeles Area · Mercalli intensity scale
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1995
The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502-6,434 people dead, and 251,301-310,000 displaced.
Great Hanshin earthquake · Hyōgo Prefecture · Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale
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1996
The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
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1997
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying a GPS2R satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad.
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1998
Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website.
Lewinsky scandal · Matt Drudge · Bill Clinton · Monica Lewinsky · Drudge Report
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2002
Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.
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2007
The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing.
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2010
Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, results in at least 200 deaths.
Famous Births
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1342
Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1404)
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1405
Skanderbeg, Albanian nobleman and military commander (d. 1468)
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1429
Antonio del Pollaiolo, Italian artist (d.c. 1498)
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1463
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1525)
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1463
Antoine Duprat, French cardinal (d. 1535)
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1472
Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Italian captain (d. 1508)
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1484
George Spalatin, German priest and reformer (d. 1545)
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1501
Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (d. 1566)
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1504
Pope Pius V (d. 1572)
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1517
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English Duke (d. 1554)
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1560
Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist, physician, and academic (d. 1624)
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1574
Robert Fludd, English physician, astrologer, and mathematician (d. 1637)
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1600
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright and poet (d. 1681)
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1612
Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (d. 1671)
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1640
Jonathan Singletary Dunham, American settler (d. 1724)
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1659
Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1745)
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1666
Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician (d. 1723)
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1686
Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (d. 1766)
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1706
Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (d. 1790)
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1712
John Stanley, English organist and composer (d. 1786)
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1719
William Vernon, American businessman (d. 1806)
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1728
Johann Gottfried Müthel, German pianist and composer (d. 1788)
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1732
Stanisław August Poniatowski, Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1798)
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1734
François-Joseph Gossec, French composer and conductor (d. 1829)
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1761
Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist (d. 1832)
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1789
August Neander, German historian and theologian (d. 1850)
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1793
Antonio José Martínez, Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician (d. 1867)
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1814
Ellen Wood, English author (d. 1887)
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1820
Anne Brontë, English author and poet (d. 1849)
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1828
Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918)
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1828
Ede Reményi, Hungarian violinist and composer (d. 1898)
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1832
Henry Martyn Baird, American historian and academic (d. 1906)
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1834
August Weismann, German biologist, zoologist, and geneticist (d. 1914)
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1850
Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, Brazilian cardinal (d. 1930)
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1850
Alexander Taneyev, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1918)
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1851
A. B. Frost, American author and illustrator (d. 1928)
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1853
T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and academic (d. 1930)
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1857
Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1941)
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1857
Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American engineer (d. 1935)
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1858
Tomás Carrasquilla, Colombian author (d. 1940)
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1860
Douglas Hyde, Irish academic and politician, 1st President of Ireland (d. 1949)
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1863
David Lloyd George, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1945)
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1863
Konstantin Stanislavski, Russian actor and director (d. 1938)
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1865
Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)
Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet · Governor-General of New Zealand
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1867
Carl Laemmle, German-born American film producer, co-founded Universal Studios (d. 1939)
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1867
Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel, pilot, and polo player (d. 1934)
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1871
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty English admiral (d. 1936)
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1871
Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1940)
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1875
Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan journalist and playwright (d. 1910)
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1876
Frank Hague, American lawyer and politician, 30th Mayor of Jersey City (d. 1956)
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1877
May Gibbs, English-Australian author and illustrator (d. 1969)
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1880
Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1960)
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1881
Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1941)
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1881
Harry Price, English psychologist and author (d. 1948)
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1882
Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (d. 1946)
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1883
Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1972)
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1886
Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (d. 1955)
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1887
Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)
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1888
Babu Gulabrai, Indian philosopher and author (d. 1963)
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1897
Marcel Petiot, French physician and serial killer (d. 1946)
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1899
Al Capone, American mob boss (d. 1947)
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1899
Robert Maynard Hutchins, American philosopher and academic (d. 1977)
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1899
Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (d. 1960)
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1901
Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-American philosopher and author (d. 1973)
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1904
Hem Vejakorn, Thai painter and illustrator (d. 1969)
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1905
Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (d. 2005)
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1905
Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2007)
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1905
Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, educator, and critic (d. 1950)
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1905
Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1966)
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1905
Jan Zahradníček, Czech poet and translator (d. 1960)
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1907
Henk Badings, Indonesian-Dutch composer and engineer (d. 1987)
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1907
Alfred Wainwright, British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator (d. 1991)
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1908
Cus D'Amato, American boxing manager and trainer (d. 1985)
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1911
Busher Jackson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1966)
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1911
John S. McCain Jr., American admiral (d. 1981)
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1911
George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
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1914
Anacleto Angelini, Italian-Chilean businessman (d. 2007)
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1914
Irving Brecher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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1914
Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot (d. 2015)
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1914
William Stafford, American poet and author (d. 1993)
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1916
Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., American lieutenant and politician (d. 2011)
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1917
M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987)
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1918
Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994)
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1918
George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
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1920
Georges Pichard, French author and illustrator (d. 2003)
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1921
Asghar Khan, Pakistani general and politician
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1921
Antonio Prohías, Cuban cartoonist (d. 1998)
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1922
Luis Echeverría, Mexican academic and politician, 50th President of Mexico
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1922
Nicholas Katzenbach, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 65th United States Attorney General (d. 2012)
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1922
Betty White, American actress, game show panelist, television personality, and animal rights activist
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1923
Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright (d. 1962)
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1924
Rik De Saedeleer, Belgian footballer and journalist (d. 2013)
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1924
Jewel Plummer Cobb, American biologist, cancer researcher, and academic (d. 2017)
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1925
Gunnar Birkerts, Latvian-American architect (d. 2017)
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1925
Robert Cormier, American author and journalist (d. 2000)
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1925
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and author (d. 1996)
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1926
Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and politician
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1926
Moira Shearer, Scottish-English ballerina and actress (d. 2006)
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1926
Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer (d. 2006)
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1927
Thomas Anthony Dooley III, American physician and humanitarian (d. 1961)
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1927
Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
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1927
Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
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1927
E. W. Swackhamer, American director and producer (d. 1994)
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1928
Jean Barraqué, French composer (d. 1973)
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1928
Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman (d. 2012)
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1929
Jacques Plante, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1986)
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1929
Tan Boon Teik, Malaysian-Singaporean lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Singapore (d. 2012)
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1931
James Earl Jones, American actor
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1931
Douglas Wilder, American sergeant and politician, 66th Governor of Virginia
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1931
Don Zimmer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
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1932
Sheree North, American actress and dancer (d. 2005)
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1933
Dalida, Egyptian-French singer and actress (d. 1987)
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1933
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-Pakistani diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (d. 2003)
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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1933
Shari Lewis, American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, and television host (d. 1998)
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1934
Donald Cammell, Scottish-American director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
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1935
Ruth Ann Minner, American businesswoman and politician, 72nd Governor of Delaware
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1936
John Boyd, English academic and diplomat, British ambassador to Japan
John Boyd (diplomat) · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Japan
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1936
A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (d. 1997)
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1937
Alain Badiou, French philosopher and academic
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1938
John Bellairs, American author and academic (d. 1991)
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1938
Toini Gustafsson, Swedish cross country skier
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1939
Christodoulos of Athens, Greek archbishop (d. 2008)
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1939
Maury Povich, American talk show host and producer
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1940
Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (d. 2015)
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1940
Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th President of Uruguay
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1941
István Horthy, Jr., Hungarian physicist and architect
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1942
Muhammad Ali, American boxer and activist (d. 2016)
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1942
Ita Buttrose, Australian journalist and author
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1942
Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist and educator
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1942
Nigel McCulloch, English bishop
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1943
Chris Montez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1943
René Préval, Haitian agronomist and politician, 52nd President of Haiti (d. 2017)
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1944
Ann Oakley, English sociologist, author, and academic
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1945
Javed Akhtar, Indian poet, playwright, and composer
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1945
Anne Cutler, Australian psychologist and academic
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1948
Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland
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1949
Anita Borg, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2003)
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1949
Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (d. 2014)
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1949
Augustin Dumay, French violinist and conductor
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1949
Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian (d. 1984)
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1949
Mick Taylor, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1950
Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican-American author and academic
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1952
Darrell Porter, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2002)
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1952
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pianist, composer, and producer
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1953
Jeff Berlin, American bass player and educator
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1953
Carlos Johnson, American singer and guitarist
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1954
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer, radio host, activist, and environmentalist
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1955
Steve Earle, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, author and actor
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1955
Pietro Parolin, Italian cardinal
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1955
Steve Javie, American basketball player and referee
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1956
Damian Green, English journalist and politician, Minister of State for Immigration
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1956
Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1957
Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian, television personality and game show host
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1957
Ann Nocenti, American journalist and author
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1958
Tony Kouzarides, English biologist, cancer researcher
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1959
Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
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1960
John Crawford, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1960
Chili Davis, Jamaican-American baseball player and coach
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1961
Brian Helgeland, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1962
Jun Azumi, Japanese broadcaster and politician, 46th Japanese Minister of Finance
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1962
Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor and producer
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1962
Sebastian Junger, American journalist and author
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1963
Kai Hansen, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1964
Michelle Fairley, Northern Irish actress
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1964
Michelle Obama, American lawyer and activist, 46th First Lady of the United States
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1964
John Schuster, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player
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1965
Sylvain Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player
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1966
Trish Johnson, English golfer
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1966
Joshua Malina, American actor
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1967
Richard Hawley, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1968
Rowan Pelling, English journalist and author
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1968
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch author, poet, and scholar
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1969
Naveen Andrews, English actor
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1969
Lukas Moodysson, Swedish director, screenwriter, and author
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1969
Tiësto, Dutch DJ and producer
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1970
Cássio Alves de Barros, Brazilian footballer
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1970
Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player and actor
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1970
Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator, director, and producer
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1971
Giorgos Balogiannis, Greek basketball player
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1971
Richard Burns, English race car driver (d. 2005)
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1971
Kid Rock, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1971
Sylvie Testud, French actress, director, and screenwriter
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1973
Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer and actor
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1973
Chris Bowen, Australian politician, 37th Treasurer of Australia
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1973
Liz Ellis, Australian netball player and sportscaster
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1973
Aaron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1974
Yang Chen, Chinese footballer and manager
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1974
Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian viola player, composer, and producer
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1974
Derrick Mason, American football player
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1975
Freddy Rodriguez, American actor
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1978
Ricky Wilson, English singer-songwriter
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1980
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American dancer and choreographer
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1980
Zooey Deschanel, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1980
Modestas Stonys, Lithuanian footballer
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1981
Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer and manager
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1982
Dwyane Wade, American basketball player
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1982
Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer
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1983
Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer
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1983
Johannes Herber, German basketball player
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1983
Rick Kelly, Australian race car driver
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1983
Marcelo Garcia, Brazilian martial artist
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1984
Calvin Harris, Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer
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1985
Pablo Barrientos, Argentinian footballer
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1985
Betsy Ruth, American wrestler and manager
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1985
Simone Simons, Dutch singer-songwriter
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1987
Cody Decker, American major league baseball player
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1988
Andrea Antonelli, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2013)
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1988
Will Genia, Australian rugby player
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1988
Héctor Moreno, Mexican footballer
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1989
Taylor Jordan, American baseball player
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1990
Santiago Tréllez, Colombian footballer
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1991
Trevor Bauer, American baseball player
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1991
Slade Griffin, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Alise Post, American BMX rider
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1994
Mark Steketee, Australian cricketer
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1998
Jeff Reine-Adelaide, French footballer
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1998
Sophie Molineux, Australian cricketer
Famous Deaths
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395
Theodosius I, Roman emperor (b. 347)
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644
Sulpitius the Pious, French bishop and saint
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764
Joseph of Freising, German bishop
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1040
Mas'ud I of Ghazni, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire (b. 998)
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1156
André de Montbard, fifth Grand Master of the Knights Templar
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1168
Thierry, Count of Flanders (b. 1099)
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1229
Albert of Riga, German bishop (b. 1165)
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1329
Saint Roseline, Carthusian nun (b. 1263)
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1334
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (b. 1266)
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1345
Henry of Asti, Greek patriarch
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1345
Martino Zaccaria, Genoese Lord of Chios
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1369
Peter I of Cyprus (b. 1328)
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1456
Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont, French translator (b. 1395)
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1468
Skanderbeg, Albanian soldier and politician (b. 1405)
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1588
Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)
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1598
Feodor I of Russia (b. 1557)
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1617
Fausto Veranzio, Croatian bishop and lexicographer (b. 1551)
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1705
John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)
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1718
Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)
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1737
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)
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1738
Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
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1751
Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1671)
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1826
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish-French composer (b. 1806)
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1834
Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1762)
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1861
Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer (b. 1821)
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1863
Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
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1869
Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
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1878
Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (b. 1812)
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1884
Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (b. 1804)
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1887
William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
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1888
Big Bear, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1825)
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1891
George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1800)
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1893
Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)
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1903
Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
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1908
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
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1909
Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
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1911
Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822)
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1927
Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
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1931
Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
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1932
Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
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1932
Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
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1933
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
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1936
Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
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1942
Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
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1947
Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
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1947
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
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1951
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
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1952
Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
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1961
Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
Patrice Lumumba · Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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1970
Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
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1972
Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)
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1977
Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
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1977
Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)
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1981
Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer and lawyer (b. 1899)
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1984
Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1903)
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1987
Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1908)
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1988
Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (b. 1938)
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1991
Olav V of Norway (b. 1903)
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1992
Frank Pullen, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)
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1993
Albert Hourani, English-Lebanese historian and academic (b. 1915)
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1994
Yevgeni Ivanov, Russian spy (b. 1926)
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1994
Helen Stephens, American runner, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1918)
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1996
Barbara Jordan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936)
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1997
Bert Kelly, Australian farmer and politician, 20th Australian Minister for the Navy (b. 1912)
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1997
Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto (b. 1906)
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2000
Philip Jones, English trumpet player and educator (b. 1928)
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2000
Ion Rațiu, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
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2002
Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
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2002
Roman Personov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1932)
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2003
Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926)
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2004
Raymond Bonham Carter, English banker (b. 1929)
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2004
Harry Brecheen, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)
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2004
Ray Stark, American film producer (b. 1915)
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2004
Noble Willingham, American actor (b. 1931)
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2005
Charlie Bell, Australian businessman (b. 1960)
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2005
Virginia Mayo, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1920)
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2005
Albert Schatz, American microbiologist and academic (b. 1920)
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2005
Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician, 3rd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)
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2006
Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon (b. 1925)
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2007
Art Buchwald, American journalist and author (b. 1925)
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2007
Yevhen Kushnaryov, Ukrainian engineer and politician (b. 1951)
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2008
Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (b. 1943)
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2008
Ernie Holmes, American football player, wrestler, and actor (b. 1948)
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2009
Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist and historian (b. 1943)
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2010
Gaines Adams, American football player (b. 1983)
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2010
Jyoti Basu, Indian politician and CM of West Bengal for 23 years (b. 1914)
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2010
Michalis Papakonstantinou, Greek journalist and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
Michalis Papakonstantinou · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)
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2010
Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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2011
Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (b. 1934)
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2012
Ernie Alexander, American educator and politician (b. 1933)
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2012
Julius Meimberg, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
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2012
Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1921)
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2012
Marty Springstead, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1937)
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2013
Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1941)
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2013
Jakob Arjouni, German author (b. 1964)
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2013
Yves Debay, Belgian journalist (b. 1954)
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2013
John Nkomo, Zimbabwean politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (b. 1934)
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2013
Lizbeth Webb, English soprano and actress (b. 1926)
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2013
Harvey Shapiro (poet), American poet (b. 1924)
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2014
Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (b. 1915)
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2014
Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1940)
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2014
Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (b. 1942)
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2014
John J. McGinty III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1940)
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2014
Sunanda Pushkar, Indian-Canadian businesswoman (b. 1962)
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2015
Ken Furphy, English footballer and manager (b. 1931)
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2015
Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (b. 1931)
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2015
Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1924)
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2016
Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939)
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2016
Melvin Day, New Zealand painter and historian (b. 1923)
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2016
V. Rama Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Sikkim (b. 1935)
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2016
Sudhindra Thirtha, Indian religious leader (b. 1926)
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2017
Tirrel Burton, American football player and coach (b. 1929)