January 27 — On This Day
310 entries
Events
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AD 98
Trajan succeeded his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire would reach its maximum extent.
Trajan · Nerva · Roman Empire
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945
The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown. Constantine VII becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Stephen Lekapenos · Constantine Lekapenos · Constantine VII · Byzantine Empire
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1142
Song dynasty General Yue Fei is executed.
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1186
Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, marries Constance of Sicily.
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor · Holy Roman Emperor · Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor · Constance of Sicily
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1302
Dante Alighieri is exiled from Florence.
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1343
Pope Clement VI issues the papal bull Unigenitus to justify the power of the pope and the use of indulgences. Nearly 200 years later, Martin Luther would protest this.
Pope Clement VI · Papal bull · Unigenitus · Indulgence · Martin Luther
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1593
The Vatican opens the seven-year trial of scholar Giordano Bruno.
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1606
Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
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1695
Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan and Caliph of Islam in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703.
Mustafa II · Ottoman sultan · Caliph of Islam · Istanbul · Ahmed II
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1776
American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
American Revolutionary War · Henry Knox · Noble train of artillery · Cambridge, Massachusetts
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1785
The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
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1825
The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
U.S. Congress · Indian Territory · Oklahoma · Five Civilized Tribes · Trail of Tears
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1868
Boshin War: The Battle of Toba-Fushimi between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions begins, which will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
Boshin War · Battle of Toba-Fushimi · Tokugawa shogunate · Emperor of Japan · Meiji Restoration
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1869
Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.
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1880
Thomas Edison receives the patent on the incandescent lamp.
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1927
Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
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1939
First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
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1943
World War II: The Eighth Air Force sorties ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany.
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1944
World War II: The 900-day Siege of Leningrad is lifted.
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1945
World War II: The Red Army liberates the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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1951
Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
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1961
The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat.
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1967
Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Astronaut · Gus Grissom · Edward Higgins White · Roger Chaffee · Apollo 1
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1967
United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.
Soviet Union · Outer Space Treaty · Washington, D.C. · Nuclear weapon · Moon
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1973
The Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
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1980
Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian Caper.
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1983
The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō, breaks through.
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1996
In a military coup Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
1996 Nigerien coup d'état · Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara · Niger · Mahamane Ousmane
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1996
Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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2002
An explosion at a military storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria kills at least 1,100 people and displaces over 20,000 others.
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2003
The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
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2010
The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when Porfirio Lobo Sosa becomes the new President of Honduras.
2009 Honduran constitutional crisis · Porfirio Lobo Sosa · President of Honduras
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2011
Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in Sana'a.
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2013
Two hundred forty-two people die in a nightclub fire in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.
Kiss nightclub fire · Brazil · Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
Famous Births
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1365
Edward of Angoulême, English noble (d. 1370)
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1443
Albert III, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)
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1546
Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1608)
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1571
Abbas I of Persia (d. 1629)
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1585
Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)
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1603
Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (d. 1685)
Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet · Speaker of the British House of Commons
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1603
Humphrey Mackworth, English politician, lawyer and judge (d. 1654)
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1621
Thomas Willis, English physician and anatomist (d. 1675)
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1662
Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian (d. 1742)
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1663
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1733)
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1687
Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Würzburg Residence and Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (d. 1753)
Johann Balthasar Neumann · Würzburg Residence · Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
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1701
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (d. 1790)
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1708
Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (d. 1728)
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1741
Hester Thrale, Welsh author (d. 1821)
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1756
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1791)
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1775
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, German-Swiss philosopher and academic (d. 1854)
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1795
Eli Whitney Blake, American engineer, invented the Mortise lock (d. 1886)
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1805
Maria Anna of Bavaria (d. 1877)
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1805
Samuel Palmer, English painter and etcher (d. 1881)
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1806
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer and educator (d. 1826)
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1808
David Strauss, German theologian and author (d. 1874)
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1814
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect, designed the Lausanne Cathedral (d. 1879)
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1821
John Chivington, American colonel and pastor (d. 1892)
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1823
Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (d. 1892)
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1824
Urbain Johnson, Canadian farmer and political figure (d. 1917)
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1826
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist and author (d. 1889)
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1826
Richard Taylor, American general, historian, and politician (d. 1879)
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1832
Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (d. 1898)
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1832
Carl Friedrich Schmidt, Estonian-Russian geologist and botanist (d. 1908)
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1836
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1895)
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1842
Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (d. 1910)
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1848
Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)
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1850
John Collier, English painter and author (d. 1934)
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1850
Samuel Gompers, English-American labor leader (d. 1924)
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1850
Edward Smith, English captain (d. 1912)
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1858
Neel Doff, Dutch-Belgian author (d. 1942)
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1859
Wilhelm II, German Emperor (d. 1941)
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1869
Will Marion Cook, American violinist and composer (d. 1944)
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1878
Dorothy Scarborough, American author (d. 1935)
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1885
Jerome Kern, American composer and songwriter (d. 1945)
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1885
Seison Maeda, Japanese painter (d. 1977)
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1886
Radhabinod Pal, Indian academic and jurist (d. 1967)
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1889
Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1959)
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1891
Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian journalist and author (d. 1967)
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1893
Soong Ching-ling, Chinese politician, Honorary President of the People's Republic of China (d. 1981)
Soong Ching-ling · List of Presidents of the People's Republic of China
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1895
Joseph Rosenstock, Polish-American conductor and manager (d. 1985)
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1895
Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (d. 1974)
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1900
Hyman G. Rickover, American admiral (d. 1986)
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1901
Willy Fritsch, German actor (d. 1973)
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1901
Art Rooney, American football player and coach, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (d. 1988)
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1903
John Eccles, Australian-Swiss neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
John Eccles (neurophysiologist) · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1903
Otto P. Weyland, American general (d. 1979)
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1904
James J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (d. 1979)
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1905
Howard McNear, American actor (d. 1969)
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1908
William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher (d. 1993)
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1910
Edvard Kardelj, Slovene general, economist, and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 1979)
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1912
Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher and environmentalist (d. 2009)
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1912
Francis Rogallo, American engineer, invented the Rogallo wing (d. 2009)
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1915
Jules Archer, American historian and author (d. 2008)
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1915
Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1985)
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1918
Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)
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1918
Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963)
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1918
William Seawell, American general (d. 2005)
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1919
Tom Addington, English captain (d. 2011)
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1919
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972)
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1920
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 1944)
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1920
Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (d. 2002)
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1921
Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
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1924
Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (d. 2012)
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1924
Brian Rix, English actor, producer, and politician (d. 2016)
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1924
Harvey Shapiro, American poet (d. 2013)
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1926
Fritz Spiegl, Austrian flute player and journalist (d. 2003)
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1926
Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (d. 2004)
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1928
Michael Craig, Indian-English actor and screenwriter
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1928
Hans Modrow, Polish-German lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of East Germany
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1929
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egyptian-Swiss businessman
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1929
Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (d. 1984)
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1930
Bobby "Blue" Bland, American blues singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1931
Mordecai Richler, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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1931
Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson, English lieutenant and businessman
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1932
Boris Shakhlin, Russian-Ukrainian gymnast (d. 2008)
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1933
Jerry Buss, American chemist and businessman (d. 2013)
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1934
Édith Cresson, French politician and diplomat, 160th Prime Minister of France
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1934
George Follmer, American race car driver
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1935
Steve Demeter, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
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1936
Troy Donahue, American actor (d. 2001)
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1936
Samuel C. C. Ting, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1937
Fred Åkerström, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985)
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1940
Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, Turkish engineer and politician, 35th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin · List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)
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1940
James Cromwell, American actor
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1940
Terry Harper, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1940
Petru Lucinschi, Romanian activist and politician, 2nd President of Moldova
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1940
Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1941
Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (d. 1981)
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1942
Maki Asakawa, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)
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1942
Stewart Raffill, American director and screenwriter
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1942
John Witherspoon, American actor
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1942
Kate Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1986)
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1943
Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, English businesswoman and politician
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1944
Peter Akinola, Nigerian archbishop
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1944
Mairead Maguire, Northern Irish activist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1944
Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
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1945
Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2005)
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1946
Christopher Hum, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to China
Christopher Hum · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to China
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1946
Nedra Talley, American singer
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1947
Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
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1947
Vyron Polydoras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for Public Order
Vyron Polydoras · Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection
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1947
Cal Schenkel, American painter and illustrator
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1947
Philip Sugden, English historian and author (d. 2014)
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1947
Perfecto Yasay Jr., Filipino lawyer and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
Perfecto Yasay Jr. · Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)
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1948
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor
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1948
Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist
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1951
Seth Justman, American keyboard player and songwriter
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1951
Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician
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1952
Brian Gottfried, American tennis player
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1952
Billy Johnson, American football player and coach
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1952
Tam O'Shaughnessy, American tennis player, psychologist, and academic
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1952
G. E. Smith, American guitarist and songwriter
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1954
Peter Laird, American author and illustrator
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1954
Ed Schultz, American talk show host and sportscaster
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1955
Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1955
John Roberts, American lawyer and judge, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
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1956
Mimi Rogers, American actress
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1957
Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter
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1957
Frank Miller, American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1958
James Grippando, American lawyer and author
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1958
Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1959
Cris Collinsworth, American football player and sportscaster
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1959
Göran Hägglund, Swedish lawyer and politician, 28th Swedish Minister for Social Affairs
Göran Hägglund · Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
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1959
Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author
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1960
Fiona O'Donnell, Canadian-Scottish politician
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1961
Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer
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1961
Margo Timmins, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1962
Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer
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1963
George Monbiot, English-Welsh author and activist
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1964
Patrick van Deurzen, Dutch composer and academic
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1964
Bridget Fonda, American actress
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1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor
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1965
Mike Newell, English footballer and manager
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1965
Ignacio Noé, Argentinian author and illustrator
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1965
Attila Sekerlioglu, Austrian footballer and manager
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1966
Tamlyn Tomita, Japanese-American actress and singer
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1967
Dave Manson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1968
Tracy Lawrence, American country singer
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1968
Mike Patton, American singer, composer, and voice artist
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1968
Matt Stover, American football player
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1969
Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
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1969
Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor
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1969
Shane Thomson, New Zealand cricketer
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1970
Bradley Clyde, Australian rugby league player
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1970
Dean Headley, English cricketer and coach
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1971
Patrice Brisebois, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1973
Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
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1974
Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian skier and biathlete
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1974
Andrei Pavel, Romanian tennis player and coach
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1974
Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
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1976
Ahn Jung-hwan, South Korean footballer
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1976
Clint Ford, American actor, voice actor and novelist
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1976
Fred Taylor, American football player
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1976
Michael K. Winder, American businessman and politician
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1978
Pete Laforest, Canadian-American baseball player and manager
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1979
Rosamund Pike, English actress
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1979
Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer and coach
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1980
Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey player and coach
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1980
Marat Safin, Russian tennis player and politician
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1981
Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
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1981
Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby player
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1983
Deon Anderson, American football player
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1983
Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Paulo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Gavin Floyd, American baseball player
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1983
Dene Halatau, New Zealand rugby league player
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1987
Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1987
Anton Shunin, Russian footballer
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1988
Kerlon, Brazilian footballer
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1989
Alberto Botía, Spanish footballer
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1991
Christian Bickel, German footballer
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1991
Sebastine Ikahihifo, New Zealand rugby league player
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1992
Stefano Pettinari, Italian footballer
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1993
Joe Landolina, American engineer and businessman, founded Vetigel
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1994
Jack Stephens, English footballer
Famous Deaths
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457
Marcian, Byzantine emperor (b. 392)
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555
Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang Dynasty (b. 508)
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672
Pope Vitalian
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847
Pope Sergius II (b. 790)
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906
Liu Can, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
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931
Ruotger, archbishop of Trier
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947
Zhang Yanze, Chinese general and governor
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1062
Adelaide of Hungary, (b. c. 1040)
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1142
Yue Fei, Chinese general (b. 1103)
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1311
Külüg Khan, Emperor Wuzong of Yuan
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1377
Frederick the Simple, King of Sicily
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1490
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)
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1504
Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo (b. 1438)
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1540
Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint, founded the Company of St. Ursula (b. 1474)
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1592
Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (b. 1538)
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1596
Francis Drake, English captain and explorer (b. 1540)
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1629
Hieronymus Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1560)
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1638
Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish author and poet (b. 1585)
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1651
Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1566)
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1689
Robert Aske, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1619)
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1731
Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the Piano (b. 1655)
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1733
Thomas Woolston, English theologian and author (b. 1669)
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1740
Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1692)
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1794
Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille, French general (b. 1765)
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1812
John Perkins, Anglo-Jamaican captain
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1814
Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic (b. 1762)
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1816
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (b. 1724)
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1851
John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter (b. 1789)
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1860
János Bolyai, Romanian-Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1802)
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1880
Edward Middleton Barry, English architect and academic, co-designed the Halifax Town Hall and the Royal Opera House (b. 1830)
Edward Middleton Barry · Halifax Town Hall · Royal Opera House, Valletta
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1901
Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
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1910
Thomas Crapper, English plumber and businessman (b. 1836)
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1919
Endre Ady, Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1877)
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1921
Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant (b. 1891)
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1922
Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (b. 1864)
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1927
Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Lithuanian bishop (b. 1871)
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1931
Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (b. 1880)
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1940
Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894)
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1942
Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888)
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1951
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867)
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1956
Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890)
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1961
Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876)
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1963
John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
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1965
Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (b. 1878)
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1967
Roger B. Chaffee, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1935)
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1967
Gus Grissom, American pilot and astronaut (b. 1926)
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1967
Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general (b. 1888)
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1967
Edward Higgins White, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)
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1970
Rocco D'Assunta, Italian actor, comedian and playwright (b. 1904)
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1971
Jacobo Árbenz, Guatemalan captain and politician, President of Guatemala (b. 1913)
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1972
Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911)
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1973
William Nolde, American colonel (b. 1929)
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1974
Georgios Grivas, Cypriot general (b. 1898)
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1975
Bill Walsh, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1913)
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1983
Louis de Funès, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1914)
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1986
Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (b. 1914)
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1987
Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator and director (b. 1914)
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1988
Massa Makan Diabaté, Malian historian, author, and playwright (b. 1938)
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1989
Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player and pilot (b. 1888)
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1993
André the Giant, French professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)
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1994
Claude Akins, American actor (b. 1918)
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1996
Ralph Yarborough, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1903)
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2000
Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1930)
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2003
Henryk Jabłoński, Polish historian and politician, President of Poland (b. 1909)
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2004
Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928)
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2004
Jack Paar, American talk show host and author (b. 1918)
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2006
Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
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2006
Johannes Rau, German journalist and politician, 8th President of Germany (b. 1931)
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2007
Yang Chuan-kwang, Taiwanese decathlete, long jumper, and hurdler (b. 1933)
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2008
Suharto, Indonesian general and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (b. 1921)
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2008
Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader and author, 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1910)
Gordon B. Hinckley · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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2008
Louie Welch, American businessman and politician, 54th Mayor of Houston (b. 1918)
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2009
John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1932)
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2009
R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th President of India (b. 1910)
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2010
Zelda Rubinstein, American actress (b. 1933)
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2010
J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (b. 1919)
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2010
Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (b. 1922)
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2011
Charlie Callas, American comedian and musician (b. 1927)
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2012
Greg Cook, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1946)
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2012
Ted Dicks, English composer and screenwriter (b. 1928)
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2012
Jeannette Hamby, American nurse and politician (b. 1933)
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2012
Kevin White, American politician, 51st Mayor of Boston (b. 1929)
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2013
Ivan Bodiul, Ukrainian-Russian politician (b. 1918)
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2013
Stanley Karnow, American journalist and historian (b. 1925)
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2014
Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist (b. 1919)
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2014
Epimaco Velasco, Japanese lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (b. 1935)
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2014
Paul Zorner, German soldier and pilot (b. 1920)
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2015
Rocky Bridges, American baseball player and coach (b. 1927)
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2015
David Landau, English-Israeli journalist (b. 1947)
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2015
Joseph Rotman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1935)
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2015
Charles Hard Townes, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
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2015
Larry Winters, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1956)
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2016
Carlos Loyzaga, Filipino basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
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2017
Emmanuelle Riva, French actress (b. 1927)
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2017
Arthur H. Rosenfeld, American physicist (b. 1926)