January 25 — On This Day
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Events
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AD 41
After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate.
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750
In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to overthrow of the dynasty.
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1348
A strong earthquake strikes the South Alpine region of Friuli in modern Italy, causing considerable damage to buildings as far away as Rome.
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1494
Alfonso II becomes King of Naples.
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1515
Coronation of Francis I of France.
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1533
Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.
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1554
Founding of São Paulo city, Brazil.
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1573
Battle of Mikatagahara: In Japan, Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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1575
Luanda, the capital of Angola, is founded by the Portuguese navigator Paulo Dias de Novais.
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1704
The Battle of Ayubale results in the destruction of most of the Spanish missions in Florida.
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1755
Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
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1765
Port Egmont, the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands at the southern tip of South America, is founded.
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1787
Shays's Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty.
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1791
The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
Parliament of Great Britain · Constitutional Act of 1791 · Province of Quebec (1763-91) · Upper Canada · Lower Canada
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1792
The London Corresponding Society is founded.
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1858
The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
Wedding March (Mendelssohn) · Felix Mendelssohn · Queen Victoria · Victoria, Princess Royal · Frederick III, German Emperor
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1879
The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
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1881
Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
Thomas Edison · Alexander Graham Bell · Oriental Telephone Company
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1890
Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
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1909
Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
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1915
Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco.
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1918
Ukraine declares independence from Bolshevik Russia.
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1924
The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
1924 Winter Olympics · Chamonix · French Alps · Winter Olympic Games
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1932
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins its defense of Harbin.
Second Sino-Japanese War · Republic of China (1912-49) · National Revolutionary Army · Defense of Harbin · Harbin
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1937
The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
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1941
Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu.
Pope Pius XII · Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands · Diocese · Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu
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1942
World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
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1944
Florence Li Tim-Oi is ordained in China, becoming the first woman Anglican priest.
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1945
World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends.
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1946
The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
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1947
Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
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1949
The first Emmy Awards are presented; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
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1955
The Soviet Union ends the state of war with Germany.
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1960
The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records.
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1961
In Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.
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1964
Blue Ribbon Sports is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes, which would later become Nike.
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1969
Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him ten machine guns and 63 rifles.
Brazilian Army · Carlos Lamarca · Brazilian military government
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1971
Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
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1971
Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president.
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1979
Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Mexico.
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1980
Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna
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1986
The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda.
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1993
Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded.
1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters · CIA Headquarters · Langley, Virginia
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1995
The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
Norwegian rocket incident · Nuclear weapon · Black Brant XII · Trident (missile)
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1996
Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the U.S.A.
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1998
During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.
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1998
A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others.
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam · Sri Lanka · Temple of the Tooth
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1999
A 6.0 Richter scale earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000.
Richter magnitude scale · 1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake · Colombia
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2003
Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.
2003 invasion of Iraq · Baghdad · Iraq · Human shield action to Iraq · Coalition of the willing
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2005
A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258.
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2006
Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women.
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2011
The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes.
Timeline of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 · Egyptian Revolution of 2011
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2013
At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
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2015
A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines killing 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
2015 Mamasapano clash · Mamasapano, Maguindanao · Special Action Force · Moro Islamic Liberation Front · Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Famous Births
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750
Leo IV the Khazar, Byzantine emperor (d. 780)
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1459
Paul Hofhaimer, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1537)
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1477
Anne of Brittany (d. 1514)
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1507
Johannes Oporinus, Swiss printer (d. 1568)
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1509
Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (d. 1580)
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1526
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1586)
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1615
Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (d. 1660)
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1627
Robert Boyle, Irish-English chemist and physicist (d. 1691)
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1634
Gaspar Fagel, Dutch politician and diplomat (d. 1688)
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1635
Daniel Casper von Lohenstein, German writer, diplomat and lawyer (d. 1683)
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1640
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Steward of the Household (d. 1707)
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1736
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1813)
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1739
Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1823)
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1743
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and author (d. 1819)
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1750
Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer (d. 1813)
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1755
Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (d. 1815)
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1759
Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter (d. 1796)
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1783
William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (d. 1857)
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1794
François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer (d. 1878)
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1796
William MacGillivray, Scottish ornithologist and biologist (d. 1852)
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1813
J. Marion Sims, American gynecologist and physician (d. 1883)
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1822
Charles Reed Bishop, American businessman, philanthropist, and politician, founded the Bishop Museum (d. 1915)
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1822
William McDougall, Canadian lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (d. 1905)
William McDougall (politician) · List of lieutenant governors of the Northwest Territories
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1824
Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright (d. 1873)
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1841
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, English admiral (d. 1920)
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1858
Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (d. 1954)
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1860
Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (d. 1936)
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1864
Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and author (d. 1934)
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1868
Juventino Rosas, Mexican violinist and composer (d. 1894)
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1874
W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1965)
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1878
Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American engineer (d. 1975)
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1882
Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (d. 1941)
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1885
Kitahara Hakushū, Japanese poet and author (d. 1942)
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1886
Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor and composer (d. 1954)
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1895
Florence Mills, American singer, dancer, and actress (d. 1927)
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1899
Sleepy John Estes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)
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1899
Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian lawyer and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1972)
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1900
István Fekete, Hungarian author (d. 1970)
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1900
Yōjirō Ishizaka, Japanese author and educator (d. 1986)
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1901
Martín de Álzaga, Argentinian race car driver and pilot (d. 1982)
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1901
Mildred Dunnock, American actress (d. 1991)
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1905
Maurice Roy, Canadian cardinal (d. 1985)
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1905
Margery Sharp, English author and educator (d. 1991)
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1906
Toni Ulmen, German race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1976)
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1908
Hsieh Tung-min, Taiwanese politicians and Vice President of the Republic of China (d. 2001)
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1910
Edgar V. Saks, Estonian historian, author, and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (d. 1984)
Edgar V. Saks · Minister of Education and Research (Estonia)
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1913
Huang Hua, Chinese translator and politician, 5th Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (d. 2010)
Huang Hua (politician) · Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
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1913
Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1994)
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1913
Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003)
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1914
William Strickland, American conductor and organist (d. 1991)
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1915
Ewan MacColl, English singer-songwriter, actor and producer (d. 1989)
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1916
Pop Ivy, American football player and coach (d. 2003)
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1917
Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
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1917
Jânio Quadros, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 22nd President of Brazil (d. 1992)
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1919
Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
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1921
Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist and academic (d. 2010)
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1922
Raymond Baxter, English television host and pilot (d. 2006)
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1923
Arvid Carlsson, Swedish pharmacologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
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1923
Shirley Ardell Mason, American psychiatric patient (d. 1998)
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1923
Sally Starr, American actress and television host (d. 2013)
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1923
Jean Taittinger, French politician, French Minister of Justice (d. 2012)
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1924
Lou Groza, American football player and coach (d. 2000)
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1924
Husein Mehmedov, Bulgarian-Turkish wrestler and coach (d. 2014)
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1924
Speedy West, American guitarist and producer (d. 2003)
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1925
Gordy Soltau, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2014)
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1925
Giorgos Zampetas, Greek bouzouki player and songwriter (d. 1992)
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1927
Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1994)
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1928
Jérôme Choquette, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1928
Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (d. 2014)
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1928
Cor van der Hart, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2006)
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1929
Elizabeth Allen, American actress and singer (d. 2006)
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1929
Robert Faurisson, English-French author and academic
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1929
Benny Golson, American saxophonist and composer
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1930
Tanya Savicheva, Russian child diarist (d. 1944)
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1931
Dean Jones, American actor and singer (d. 2015)
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1933
Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (d. 2009)
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1935
Conrad Burns, American soldier, journalist, and politician (d. 2016)
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1935
António Ramalho Eanes, Portuguese general and politician, 16th President of Portugal
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1936
Diana Hyland, American actress (d. 1977)
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1936
Onat Kutlar, Turkish author and poet (d. 1995)
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1937
Ange-Félix Patassé, Central African engineer and politician, President of the Central African Republic (d. 2011)
Ange-Félix Patassé · President of the Central African Republic
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1938
Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 1998)
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1938
Etta James, American singer (d. 2012)
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1938
Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese author, illustrator, and animator
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1938
Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (d. 1980)
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1941
Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2015)
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1942
Carl Eller, American football player and sportscaster
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1942
Eusébio, Mozambican-Portuguese footballer (d. 2014)
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1943
Tobe Hooper, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
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1944
Anita Pallenberg, Italian actress, model, and fashion designer
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1945
Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress
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1945
Dave Walker, English singer and guitarist
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1946
Doc Bundy, American race car driver and technician
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1947
Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer
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1947
Tostão, Brazilian footballer, journalist, and physician
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1948
Ros Kelly, Australian educator and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
Ros Kelly · Minister for Defence Science and Personnel (Australia)
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1948
Georgy Shishkin, Russian painter and illustrator
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1949
John Cooper Clarke, English poet and critic
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1949
Paul Nurse, English geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1950
Gloria Naylor, American novelist (d. 2016)
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1951
Steve Prefontaine, American runner (d. 1975)
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1952
Peter Tatchell, Australian-English journalist and activist
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1952
Timothy White, American journalist, author, and critic (d. 2002)
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1954
Ricardo Bochini, Argentinian footballer and manager
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1954
Kay Cottee, Australian sailor
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1954
Renate Dorrestein, Dutch journalist and author
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1956
Andy Cox, English guitarist
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1957
Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish technologist and politician, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs
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1957
Andrew Harris, American commander, physician, and politician
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1957
Jenifer Lewis, American actress
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1958
Dinah Manoff, American actress
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1958
Franco Pancheri, Italian footballer and manager
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1961
Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean ophthalmologist and politician, Singaporean Ministry of National Development
Vivian Balakrishnan · Ministry of National Development (Singapore)
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1962
Chris Chelios, American ice hockey player and manager
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1963
Fernando Haddad, Brazilian academic and politician, 61st Mayor of São Paulo
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1963
Molly Holzschlag, American computer scientist and author
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1964
Billy Andrade, American golfer
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1964
Stephen Pate, Australian cyclist
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1965
Esa Tikkanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
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1966
Chet Culver, American educator and politician, 41st Governor of Iowa
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1966
Yiannos Ioannou, Cypriot footballer and manager
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1967
Nelson Asaytono, Filipino basketball player
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1967
David Ginola, French footballer
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1967
Randy McKay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1968
Eric Orie, Dutch footballer and manager
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1969
Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (d. 2012)
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1970
Stephen Chbosky, American author, screenwriter, and director
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1970
Chris Mills, American basketball player
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1970
Milt Stegall, American football player and sportscaster
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1971
Luca Badoer, Italian race car driver
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1971
Philip Coppens, Belgian journalist and author (d. 2012)
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1971
Ana Ortiz, American actress
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1972
Shinji Takehara, Japanese boxer
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1973
Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer
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1974
Robert Budreau, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
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1974
Emily Haines, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1974
Attilio Nicodemo, Italian footballer
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1975
Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress
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1976
Stephanie Bellars, American wrestler and manager
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1976
Mário Haberfeld, Brazilian race car driver
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1976
Dimitris Nalitzis, Greek footballer
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1978
Ahmet Dursun, Turkish footballer
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1978
Denis Menchov, Russian cyclist
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1978
Derrick Turnbow, American baseball player
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1979
Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
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1980
Efstathios Tavlaridis, Greek footballer
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1981
Francis Jeffers, English footballer
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1981
Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
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1984
Robinho, Brazilian footballer
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1984
Fara Williams, English footballer
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1985
Brent Celek, American football player
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1985
Patrick Willis, American football player
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1985
Hwang Jung-eum, South Korean actress
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1986
Chris O'Grady, English footballer
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1987
Japeth Aguilar, Filipino basketball player
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1987
Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player
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1988
Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player
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1988
Ryota Ozawa, Japanese actor
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1990
Apostolos Giannou, Greek-Australian footballer
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1991
Jared Cowen, Canadian ice hockey player
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1991
Nigel Melker, Dutch race car driver
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1993
Kasper Larsen, Danish footballer
Famous Deaths
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390
Gregory Nazianzus, theologian and Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 329)
Gregory Nazianzus · Theology · Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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477
Genseric, king of the Vandals (b. 389)
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750
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Umayyad caliph
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844
Pope Gregory IV (b. 795)
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863
Charles of Provence, Frankish king (b. 845)
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951
Ma Xiguang, ruler of Chu (Ten Kingdoms)
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1003
Lothair I, Margrave of the Nordmark
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1067
Emperor Yingzong of Song (b. 1032)
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1138
Antipope Anacletus II
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1139
Godfrey I, Count of Louvain and Duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey VI)
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1366
Henry Suso, German priest and mystic (b. 1300)
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1431
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1364)
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1492
Ygo Gales Galama, Frisian warlord and rebel (b. 1443)
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1494
Ferdinand I of Naples (b. 1423)
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1559
Christian II of Denmark (b. 1481)
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1578
Mihrimah Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1522)
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1586
Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter (b. 1515)
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1640
Robert Burton, English physician and scholar (b. 1577)
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1670
Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612)
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1726
Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
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1733
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1652)
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1751
Paul Dudley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1675)
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1852
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1778)
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1872
Richard S. Ewell, American general (b. 1817)
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1881
Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (b. 1794)
Konstantin Thon · Grand Kremlin Palace · Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
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1884
Périclès Pantazis, Greek-Belgian painter (b. 1849)
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1900
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, German Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1835)[1]
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1907
René Pottier, French cyclist (b. 1879)
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1908
Ouida, English-Italian author (b. 1839)
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1908
Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player and theoretician (b. 1850)
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1910
W. G. Read Mullan, American Jesuit and academic (1860)
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1912
Dmitry Milyutin, Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1816)
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1925
Juan Vucetich, Croatian-Argentinian anthropologist and police officer (b. 1858)
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1939
Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (b. 1870)
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1947
Al Capone, American gangster and mob boss (b. 1899)
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1949
Makino Nobuaki, Japanese politician, 15th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1861)
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1957
Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman, founded Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (b. 1873)
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1957
Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1871)
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1958
Cemil Topuzlu, Turkish surgeon and politician, Mayor of Istanbul (b. 1866)
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1958
Robert R. Young, American businessman and financier (b. 1897)
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1960
Diana Barrymore, American actress (b. 1921)
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1966
Saul Adler, Belarusian-English microbiologist and parasitologist (b. 1895)
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1968
Louie Myfanwy Thomas, Welsh writer (b. 1908)
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1970
Jane Bathori, French soprano (b. 1877)
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1970
Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese director and producer (b. 1901)
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1971
Barry III, Guinean lawyer and politician (b. 1923)
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1972
Erhard Milch, German field marshal (b. 1892)
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1975
Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (b. 1896)
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1978
Skender Kulenović, Bosnian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1910)
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1981
Adele Astaire, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1896)
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1982
Mikhail Suslov, Russian economist and politician (b. 1902)
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1985
Ilias Iliou, Greek jurist and politician (b. 1904)
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1987
Frank J. Lynch, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1922)
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1988
Colleen Moore, American actress (b. 1899)
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1990
Ava Gardner, American actress (b. 1922)
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1991
Frank Soo, English footballer and manager (b. 1914)
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1994
Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1909)
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1996
Jonathan Larson, American playwright and composer (b. 1960)
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1997
Dan Barry, American author and illustrator (b. 1923)
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1999
Sarah Louise Delany, American author and educator (b. 1889)
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1999
Robert Shaw, American conductor (b. 1916)
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2001
Alice Ambrose, American philosopher and logician (b. 1906)
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2002
Cliff Baxter, employee at Enron (b. 1958)
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2003
Sheldon Reynolds, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
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2003
Samuel Weems, American lawyer and author (b. 1936)
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2004
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch runner and hurdler (b. 1918)
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2004
Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer (b. 1979)
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2005
Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (b. 1923)
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2005
William Augustus Bootle, American lawyer and judge (b. 1902)
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2005
Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the PPG Place and Crystal Cathedral (b. 1906)
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2005
Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (b. 1907)
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2005
Netti Witziers-Timmer, Dutch runner (b. 1923)
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2009
Eleanor F. Helin, American astronomer (b. 1932)
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2009
Ewald Kooiman, Dutch organist and educator (b. 1938)
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2009
Kim Manners, American director and producer (b. 1951)
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2010
Ali Hassan al-Majid, Iraqi general and politician, Iraqi Minister of Defence (b. 1941)
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2011
Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos Greek captain and businessman (b. 1935)
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2011
Vincent Cronin, Welsh historian and author (b. 1924)
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2012
Paavo Berglund, Finnish violinist and conductor (b. 1929)
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2012
Jacques Maisonrouge, French businessman (b. 1924)
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2012
Franco Pacini, Italian astrophysicist and academic (b. 1939)
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2012
Robert Sheran, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1916)
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2013
Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1924)
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2013
Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1929)
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2013
Aase Nordmo Løvberg, Norwegian soprano and actress (b. 1923)
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2014
Arthur Doyle, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and flute player (b. 1944)
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2014
Heini Halberstam, Czech-English mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
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2014
Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (b. 1923)
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2015
John Leggett, American author and academic (b. 1917)
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2015
Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic (b. 1936)
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2015
Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (b. 1936)
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2015
Demis Roussos, Egyptian-Greek singer (b. 1946)
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2017
Stephen P. Cohen, Canadian academic (b. 1945)
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2017
Robert Garcia, American politician (b. 1933)
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2017
John Hurt, English actor (b. 1940)
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2017
Harry Mathews, American novelist and poet (b. 1930)
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2017
Marcel Prud'homme, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
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2017
Mary Tyler Moore, American actress, dancer, and producer (b. 1936)