January 22 — On This Day
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Events
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613
Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius at Constantinople.
Constantine III (Byzantine emperor) · Caesar (title) · Heraclius · Constantinople
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871
Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by king Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing.
Battle of Basing · Wessex · Æthelred of Wessex · Danelaw · Vikings
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1506
The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
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1517
The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya.
Ottoman Empire · Selim I · Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) · Battle of Ridaniya
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1555
The Ava Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in what is now Burma.
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1689
The Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II and VII, the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones of England and Ireland when he fled to France in 1688.
Convention Parliament (1689) · James II of England · Roman Catholic Church · 1688
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1808
The Portuguese royal family arrives in Brazil after fleeing the French army's invasion of Portugal two months earlier.
House of Braganza · Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil · Invasion of Portugal (1807)
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1824
The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.
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1849
Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender.
Second Anglo-Sikh War · Siege of Multan · Sikhism · Multan · Punjab region
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1863
The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
January Uprising · Lithuania · Belarus · Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth
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1879
The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
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1879
The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 71km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
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1889
Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
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1890
The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
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1901
Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
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1905
Bloody Sunday in Saint Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution.
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1906
SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
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1915
Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
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1917
World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
World War I · President of the United States · Woodrow Wilson
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1919
Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic.
Act Zluky · Ukrainian People's Republic · West Ukrainian National Republic
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1924
Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Ramsay MacDonald · Labour Party (UK) · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1927
Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match anywhere in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
Teddy Wakelam · Association football · Arsenal F.C. · Sheffield United F.C. · Arsenal Stadium
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1941
World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
World War II · British Empire · Commonwealth of Nations · Tobruk · Regio Esercito
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1944
World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy.
Allies of World War II · Operation Shingle · Anzio · Nettuno
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1946
In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.
Iran · Qazi Muhammad · Republic of Mahabad · Chahar Cheragh Square · Mahabad
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1946
Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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1947
KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
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1957
Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
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1957
The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
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1963
The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
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1968
Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
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1968
Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation.
Operation Igloo White · People's Army of Vietnam · South Vietnam
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1970
The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Boeing 747 · Pan American Airways · John F. Kennedy International Airport · London Heathrow Airport
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1971
The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued.
Singapore Declaration · Uncodified constitution · Commonwealth of Nations
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1973
The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.
Supreme Court of the United States · Roe v. Wade · Doe v. Bolton · Abortion in the United States
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1973
The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
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1973
A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.
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1984
The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during a Super Bowl XVIII television commercial.
Apple Macintosh · Computer mouse · Graphical user interface · Super Bowl XVIII · Television commercial
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1987
Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000-15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.
Philippines · Mendiola massacre · Malacañang Palace · Manila
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1992
Space Shuttle program: Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.
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1995
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid massacre: In central Israel, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israelis.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict · Beit Lid massacre · Israel · Netanya · Gaza Strip
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1999
Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.
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2002
Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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2006
Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
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2007
At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq.
22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings · Bab Al-Sharqi · Baghdad · Iraq
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2015
An explosion near a civilian trolley-bus in Donetsk kills at least thirteen people.
Famous Births
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826
Emperor Montoku of Japan (d. 858)
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1263
Ibn Taymiyyah, Syirian scholar and theologian (d. 1328)
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1440
Ivan III of Russia (d. 1505)
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1522
Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, (d. 1545)
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1552
Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (d. 1618)
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1561
Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1626)
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1570
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (d. 1631)
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington · Cotton library
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1573
John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets. (d. 1631)
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1592
Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1655)
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1645
William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (d. 1701)
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1654
Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (d. 1729)
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1690
Nicolas Lancret, French painter (d. 1743)
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1729
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author (d. 1781)
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1733
Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer (d. 1796)
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1740
Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1809)
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1781
François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (d. 1849)
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1788
Lord Byron, English poet and playwright (d. 1824)
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1796
Karl Ernst Claus, Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic (d. 1864)
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1797
Maria Leopoldina of Austria (d. 1826)
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1799
Ludger Duvernay, Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician (d. 1852)
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1802
Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (d. 1878)
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1831
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1917)
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1840
Ernest Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)
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1849
August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 1912)
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1858
Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (d. 1943)
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1865
Wilbur Scoville, American chemist and pharmacist (d. 1942)
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1867
Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (d. 1943)
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1869
José Vicente de Freitas, Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1952)
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1874
Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940)
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1874
Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach (d. 1924)
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1875
D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1948)
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1877
Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager (d. 1923)
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1879
Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (d. 1953)
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1880
Bill O'Neill, Canadian-American baseball player (d. 1920)
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1880
Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1956)
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1881
Ira Thomas, American baseball player and manager (d. 1958)
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1886
John J. Becker, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1961)
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1887
Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (d. 1972)
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1889
Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (d. 1935)
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1889
Amos Strunk, American baseball player and manager (d. 1979)
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1890
Fred M. Vinson, American judge and politician, 13th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1953)
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1891
Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher and politician (d. 1937)
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1892
Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (d. 1986)
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1893
Conrad Veidt, German-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1943)
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1897
Rosa Ponselle, American operatic soprano (d. 1981)
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1897
Dilipkumar Roy, a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. (d. 1980)
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1898
Ross Barnett, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Mississippi (d. 1987)
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1898
Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (d. 1948)
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1898
Denise Legeay, French actress (d. 1968)
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1899
Martti Haavio, Finnish poet and mythologist (d. 1973)
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1900
Ernst Busch, German actor and singer (d. 1980)
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1902
Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler, coach, and academic (d. 1970)
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1903
Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (d. 1966)
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1904
George Balanchine, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the New York City Ballet (d. 1983)
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1904
Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (d. 1941)
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1905
Willy Hartner, German physicist, historian, and academic (d. 1981)
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1906
Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (d. 1936)
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1907
Douglas Corrigan, American pilot and engineer (d. 1995)
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1907
Dixie Dean, English footballer (d. 1980)
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1908
Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
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1908
Prince Oana, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
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1909
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (d. 1965)
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1909
Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (d. 2001)
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1909
U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (d. 1974)
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1911
Bruno Kreisky, Austrian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (d. 1990)
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1913
Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012)
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1913
William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977)
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1913
Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003)
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1914
Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (d. 2001)
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1915
Heinrich Albertz, German theologian and politician, Mayor of Berlin (d. 1993)
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1916
Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972)
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1916
Henri Dutilleux, French pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2013)
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1916
Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (d. 1994)
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1918
Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
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1919
Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (d. 1977)
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1920
Irving Kristol, American journalist, author, and academic, founded The National Interest (d. 2009)
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1920
Alf Ramsey, English footballer and coach (d. 1999)
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1922
Howard Moss, American poet, playwright and critic (d. 1987)
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1923
Diana Douglas, British-American actress (d. 2015)
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1924
J. J. Johnson, American trombonist and composer (d. 2001)
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1924
Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak cardinal (d. 2015)
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1924
Charles Lisanby, American production designer and art director (d. 2013)
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1925
Johnny Bucha, American baseball player (d. 1996)
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1925
Bobby Young, American baseball player (d. 1985)
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1927
Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
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1927
Joe Perry, American footballer (d. 2011)
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1928
Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian, author, and academic (d. 2004)
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1929
Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (d. 2007)
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1930
Mariví Bilbao, Spanish actress (d. 2013)
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1930
Éamon de Buitléar, Irish accordion player and director (d. 2013)
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1931
Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
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1931
Galina Zybina, Russian shot putter and javelin thrower
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1932
Berthold Grünfeld, Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007)
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1932
Piper Laurie, American actress
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1933
Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (d. 2010)
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1934
Vijay Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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1934
Bill Bixby, American actor and director (d. 1993)
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1934
Graham Kerr, English chef and author
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1935
Alexander Men, Russian priest and scholar (d. 1990)
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1936
Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (d. 2002)
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1936
Alan J. Heeger, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1937
Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician
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1937
Joseph Wambaugh, American police officer and author
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1938
Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author
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1938
Joe Esposito, American author (d. 2016)
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1938
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer
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1939
Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (d. 1996)
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1939
Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician, President of Ecuador
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1939
J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (d. 1994)
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1940
John Hurt, English actor (d. 2017)
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1940
George Seifert, American football player and coach
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1940
Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education
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1941
Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic
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1942
Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer
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1943
Michael Spicer, English journalist and politician
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1944
Khosrow Golsorkhi, Iranian journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1974)
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1944
Uto Ughi, Italian violinist and conductor
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1945
Jophery Brown, American baseball player, actor, and stuntman (d. 2014)
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1945
Jean-Pierre Nicolas, French race car driver and manager
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1945
Christoph Schönborn, Austrian cardinal
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1945
Alojz Uran, Slovenian archbishop
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1946
Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter and manager (d. 2010)
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1946
Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
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1947
Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director
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1948
Gilbert Levine, American conductor and academic
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1949
Mike Caldwell, American baseball player and coach
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1949
J.P. Pennington, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1949
Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1950
Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian and academic
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1951
Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (d. 1989)
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1951
Leon Roberts, American baseball player and manager
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1952
Ramón Avilés, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
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1953
Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer and manager
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1953
Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor
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1953
Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter
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1955
Thomas David Jones, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
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1955
Timothy R. Ferguson, American politician
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1956
Steve Riley, American drummer
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1957
Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1957
Brian Dayett, American baseball player and manager
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1957
Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician
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1957
Francis Wheen, English journalist and author
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1958
Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
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1958
Filiz Koçali, Turkish journalist and politician
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1959
Linda Blair, American actress
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1960
Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
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1961
Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (d. 2010)
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1962
Jimmy Herring, American guitarist
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1962
Huw Irranca-Davies, Welsh lawyer and politician
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1962
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
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1964
Nigel Benn, English-Australian boxer
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1964
Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player
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1965
Steven Adler, American rock drummer
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1965
Diane Lane, American actress
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1965
Andrew Roachford, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1966
Craig Salvatori, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1967
Nick Gillingham, English swimmer
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1968
Guy Fieri, American chef, author, and television host
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1968
Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player
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1968
Frank Leboeuf, French footballer, sportscaster, and actor
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1968
Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer
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1969
Olivia d'Abo, English-American singer-songwriter and actress
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1969
Keith Gordon, American baseball player and coach
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1970
Jason Lowrie, New Zealand rugby league player and coach
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1970
Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist
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1971
Stan Collymore, English footballer and sportscaster
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1972
Terry Hill, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1973
Rogério Ceni, Brazilian footballer
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1974
Cameron McConville, Australian race car driver and sportscaster
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1974
Joseph Muscat, Maltese journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Malta
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1976
Jimmy Anderson, American baseball player and coach
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1976
James Dearth, American football player
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1977
Mario Domm, Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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1977
Jono Gibbes, New Zealand rugby player and coach
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1977
Anna Linkova, Russian tennis player
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1977
Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer
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1977
Luciano Andrade Rissutt, Brazilian footballer
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1977
Ben Taylor, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
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1978
Chone Figgins, American baseball player
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1979
Aidan Burley, New Zealand-English politician
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1979
Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian baseball player
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1980
Jake Grove, American football player
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1981
Willa Ford, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1981
Ben Moody, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
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1981
Ibrahima Sonko, French footballer
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1981
Guy Wilks, English race car driver
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1982
Fabricio Coloccini, Argentinian footballer
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1983
Shaun Cody, American football player
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1984
Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player
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1984
Ubaldo Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
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1984
Leon Powe, American basketball player
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1984
Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer
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1985
Fotios Papoulis, Greek footballer
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1986
Maher Magri, Tunisian footballer
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1986
Matt Simon, Australian footballer
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1987
Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier
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1987
Shane Long, Irish footballer
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1987
Ray Rice, American football player
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1988
Asher Allen, American football player
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1988
Greg Oden, American basketball player
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1989
Theo Robinson, English-Jamaican footballer
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1990
Alizé Cornet, French tennis player
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1990
Dean Whare, New Zealand rugby league player
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1990
Logic, American rapper
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1991
Marcus Canty, American singer and dancer
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1991
Stefan Kolb, German footballer
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1991
Alex MacDowall, English race car driver
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1993
Alex Marques, Portuguese footballer (d. 2013)
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1993
Rio Haryanto, Indonesian race car driver
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1996
Joshua Ho-Sang, Canadian ice hockey player
Famous Deaths
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239
Cao Rui, Chinese emperor (b. 205)
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628
Anastasius of Persia, monk
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906
He, empress of the Tang Dynasty
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935
Ma, empress of Southern Han
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1051
Ælfric Puttoc, archbishop of York
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1170
Wang Chongyang, Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the Quanzhen School (b. 1113)
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1188
Ferdinand II of León (b. 1137)
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1341
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)
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1517
Hadım Sinan Pasha, Ottoman politician, 32nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. ?)
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1536
Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)
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1536
John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden (b. 1509)
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1552
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, English general and politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1500)
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1575
James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1516)
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1599
Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1547)
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1666
Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (b. 1592)
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1750
Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675)
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1763
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1690)
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1767
Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German meteorologist and geologist (b. 1719)
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1798
Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (b. 1726)
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1779
Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (b. 1733)
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1779
Claudius Smith, American guerrilla leader (b. 1736)
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1840
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (b. 1752)
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1850
Vincent Pallotti, Italian missionary and saint (b. 1795)
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1879
Anthony Durnford, Irish colonel (b. 1830)
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1879
Henry Pulleine, English colonel (b. 1838)
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1892
Joseph P. Bradley, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1813)
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1900
David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (b. 1831)
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1901
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
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1901
Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist and academic (b. 1825)
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1921
George Streeter, American captain and businessman (b. 1837)
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1922
Fredrik Bajer, Danish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1837)
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1922
Pope Benedict XV (b. 1854)
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1922
Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic (b. 1838)
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1925
Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer and mountain climber (b. 1859)
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1927
James Ford Rhodes, American historian and author (b. 1848)
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1929
R. C. Lehmann, English journalist, author, and politician (b. 1856)
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1930
Stephen Mather, American businessman and conservationist, co-founded the Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company (b. 1867)
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1931
László Batthyány-Strattmann, Hungarian physician and ophthalmologist (b. 1870)
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1945
Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and playwright (b. 1869)
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1949
William Thomas Walsh, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1891)
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1950
Alan Hale, Sr., American actor and director (b. 1892)
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1951
Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American sprinter and high jumper (b. 1883)
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1957
Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher and academic (b. 1876)
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1959
Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (b. 1929)
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1964
Marc Blitzstein American pianist and composer (b. 1905)
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1966
Herbert Marshall, English actor (b. 1890)
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1968
Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1890)
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1971
Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1890)
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1973
Lyndon B. Johnson, American lieutenant and politician, 36th President of the United States (b. 1908)
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1975
Andrew George Burry, Swiss-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1873)
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1977
Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel, Saudi Arabian diplomat (b. 1916)
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1978
Oliver Leese, English general (b. 1894)
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1978
Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1894)
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1979
Ali Hassan Salameh, Palestinian rebel leader (b. 1940)
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1980
Yitzhak Baer, German-Israeli historian and academic (b. 1888)
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1981
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and academic (b. 1903)
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1982
Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile (b. 1911)
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1985
Arthur Bryant, English historian and journalist (b. 1899)
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1987
R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (b. 1939)
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1989
S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (b. 1924)
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1991
Robert Choquette, Canadian author, poet and diplomat (b. 1905)
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1993
Kōbō Abe, Japanese playwright and photographer (b. 1924)
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1994
Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (b. 1910)
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1994
Rhett Forrester, American singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
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1994
Telly Savalas, American actor (b. 1924)
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1996
Israel Eldad, Polish-Israeli philosopher and author (b. 1910)
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1997
Billy Mackenzie, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1957)
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1999
Graham Staines, Australian-Indian missionary and translator (b. 1941)
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2000
Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (b. 1920)
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2000
Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet (b. 1916)
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2001
Tommie Agee, American baseball player (b. 1942)
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2001
Roy Brown, American clown and puppeteer (b. 1932)
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2002
Peter Bardens, English keyboard player (b. 1945)
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2002
Stanley Marcus, American businessman and author (b. 1905)
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2003
Bill Mauldin, American soldier and cartoonist (b. 1921)
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2004
Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1916)
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2004
Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (b. 1918)
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2004
Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1923)
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2005
César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1943)
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2005
Carlo Orelli, Italian soldier (b. 1894)
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2005
Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (b. 1924)
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2006
Aydın Güven Gürkan, Turkish academic and politician, Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security (b. 1941)
Aydın Güven Gürkan · Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey)
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2007
Ngô Quang Trưởng, Vietnamese general (b. 1929)
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2007
Abbé Pierre, French priest and activist (b. 1912)
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2007
Liz Renay, American actress, author and performer (b. 1926)
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2008
Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director (b. 1979)
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2008
Miles Lerman, Polish Holocaust survivor and activist (b. 1920)
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2009
Billy Werber, American baseball player (b. 1908)
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2010
Louis R. Harlan, American historian and author (b. 1922)
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2010
Jean Simmons, English-American actress (b. 1929)
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2012
Simon Marsden, English photographer and author (b. 1948)
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2012
Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
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2012
Clarence Tillenius, Canadian painter and environmentalist (b. 1913)
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2012
Dick Tufeld, American actor, announcer, narrator and voice actor (b. 1926)
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2013
Robert Bonnaud, French historian and academic (b. 1929)
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2013
Hinton Mitchem, American businessman and politician (b. 1938)
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2014
Maziar Partow, Iranian cinematographer (b. 1933)
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2015
Fabrizio de Miranda, Italian engineer and academic, co-designed the Rande Bridge (b. 1926)
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2015
Wendell H. Ford, American lieutenant and politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (b. 1924)
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2015
Margaret Bloy Graham, Canadian author and illustrator (b. 1920)
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2016
Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer and coach (b. 1942)
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2016
Cecil Parkinson, English politician (b. 1931)
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2016
Lois Ramsey, Australian actress (b. 1922)
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2016
Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (b. 1940)
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2017
Masaya Nakamura, Japanese businessman (b. 1925)
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2017
Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (b. 1991)