October 13 — On This Day
319 entries
Events
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AD 54
Emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances; his 17-year-old stepson Nero succeeds him.
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1269
The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
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1307
Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into a "confession" of heresy.
Knights Templar · Philip IV of France · Coercion · Heresy in Christianity
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1332
Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan, becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
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1582
Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
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1644
A Swedish-Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
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1710
Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
Habitation at Port-Royal · Acadia · Siege of Port Royal (1710)
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1773
The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
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1775
The United States Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (the predecessor organization of the United States Navy).
Continental Congress · Continental Navy · United States Navy
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1792
In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
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1793
French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg
French Revolutionary Wars · First Battle of Wissembourg (1793)
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1812
War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights: As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock.
War of 1812 · Battle of Queenston Heights · Niagara campaign · Ontario · Stephen Van Rensselaer
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1821
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.
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1843
In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).
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1845
A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution that, if accepted by the U.S. Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state.
Republic of Texas · United States Congress · Texas · U.S. state
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1881
First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
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1884
The International Meridian Conference votes on a resolution to establish the meridian passing through the Observatory of Greenwich, in London, as the initial meridian for longitude.
International Meridian Conference · Royal Observatory, Greenwich
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1885
The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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1892
Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13-14.
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1903
The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
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1911
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn · Governor General of Canada
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1915
The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos in northern France, World War I.
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1917
The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
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1921
The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia sign the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to establish the contemporary borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic · Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic · Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic · Treaty of Kars
- 1923
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1929
Jože Plečnik unveils his memorial to Napoleon on the Square of French Revolution, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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1943
World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany.
- 1944
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1946
France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
French constitutional referendum, October 1946 · French Fourth Republic
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1962
The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane. Winds measured above 150 mph at several locations; 46 people died.
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1967
The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association is played as the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks 134-129 in Oakland, California.
American Basketball Association · Anaheim Amigos · Virginia Squires · Oakland, California
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1972
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow killing 174.
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1972
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. (By December 23, 1972, only 16 of the 45 total persons originally aboard were still alive when rescued.)[1]
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1976
A Bolivian Boeing 707 cargo jet crashes in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, killing 100 (97, mostly children, killed on the ground).
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1976
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle is obtained by Dr. F. A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.
Electron microscope · Ebola · Virus · F. A. Murphy · University of California, Davis
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1983
Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago.
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1990
End of the Lebanese Civil War. Syrian forces launch an attack on the free areas of Lebanon removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
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1992
An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines registered CCCP-82002, crashes near Kiev, Ukraine killing eight.
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2010
The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile comes to an end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground awaiting rescue.
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2013
A stampede breaks out on a bridge near the Ratangarh Mata Temple in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 people and injuring more than 110.
2013 Madhya Pradesh stampede · Datia district · Madhya Pradesh · Navratri
Famous Births
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467
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, emperor of Northern Wei (d. 499)
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1162
Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214)
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1381
Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (d. 1415)
Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel · Lord High Treasurer of England
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1474
Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter and educator (d. 1515)
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1499
Claude of France (d. 1524)
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1563
Francis Caracciolo, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1608)
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1566
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1643)
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork · Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
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1613
Luisa de Guzmán, Spanish-Portuguese wife of John IV of Portugal (d. 1666)
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1696
John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (d. 1743)
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1703
Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (d. 1772)
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1713
Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (d. 1784)
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1756
James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1833)
James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1768
Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (d. 1839)
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1820
John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1899)
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1821
Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902)
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1825
Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth (d. 1895)
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1844
Ernest Myers, English poet and author (d. 1921)
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1853
Lillie Langtry, English actress and singer (d. 1929)
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1862
Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (d. 1900)
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1870
Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (d. 1945)
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1872
Leon Leonwood Bean, American hunter, businessman, and author, founded L.L.Bean (d. 1967)
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1873
Georgios Kafantaris, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1946)
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1874
József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (d. 1948)
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1876
Rube Waddell, American baseball player (d. 1914)
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1878
Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (d. 1952)
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1879
Edward Hennig, American gymnast (d. 1960)
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1880
Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (d. 1932)
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1887
Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (d. 1947)
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1890
Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (d. 1968)
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1891
Irene Rich, American actress (d. 1988)
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1893
Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (d. 1971)
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1895
Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (d. 1978)
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1899
Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and racing driver (d. 1975)
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1900
Gerald Marks, American composer (d. 1997)
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1902
Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (d. 1973)
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1902
Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (d. 1987)
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1904
Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (d. 1978)
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1905
Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
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1905
Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
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1909
Herblock, American author and illustrator (d. 2001)
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1909
Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (d. 1956)
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1911
Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (d. 2001)
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1911
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (d. 1938)
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1912
Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
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1913
Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 2004)
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1915
Terry Frost, English painter and academic (d. 2003)
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1917
George Osmond, American talent manager (d. 2007)
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1918
Robert Walker, American actor (d. 1951)
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1919
Jackie Ronne, American explorer (d. 2009)
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1920
Laraine Day, American actress (d. 2007)
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1921
Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1991)
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1922
Nathaniel Clifton, American athlete (d. 1990)
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1923
John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1994)
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1923
Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (d. 2017)
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1923
Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (d. 2006)
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1924
Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader
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1924
Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (d. 2002)
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1924
Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (d. 1994)
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1925
Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (d. 1966)
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1925
Armand Mouyal, Algerian-French fencer and police officer (d. 1988)
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1925
Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2013)
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1925
Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
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1926
Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (d. 2002)
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1926
Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (d. 2013)
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1926
Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
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1927
Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer
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1927
Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th President of Turkey (d. 1993)
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1929
Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator
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1929
Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (d. 2010)
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1930
Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1978)
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1931
Raymond Kopa, French footballer (d. 2017)
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1931
Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001)
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1932
Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (d. 1995)
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1932
Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer and singer
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1933
Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (d. 2012)
Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill · Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
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1933
Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2007)
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1934
Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
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1935
Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter
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1935
Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor
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1936
Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (d. 1996)
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1938
Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter
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1938
Hugo Young, English journalist and author (d. 2003)
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1939
Larry Bowie, American football player (d. 2012)
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1939
Melinda Dillon, American actress
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1940
Chris Farlowe, English rock, blues, and soul singer
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1940
Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist and bandleader
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1941
Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1941
John Snow, English cricketer
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1942
Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress
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1942
Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager
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1942
Jerry Jones, American businessman
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1942
Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer
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1943
Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber F1 Team
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1944
Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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1945
Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname
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1946
Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (d. 2013)
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1946
Edwina Currie, English politician
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1946
Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1947
Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1949
Tom Mees, American sportscaster (d. 1996)
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1949
Patrick Neve, Belgian race car driver (d. 2017)
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1950
Mollie Katzen, American chef and author
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1950
Annegret Richter, German sprinter
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1950
Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1951
Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic
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1952
Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
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1953
John Simpson, English lexicographer and scholar
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1954
George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1954
Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic
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1955
John Ferenzik, American keyboard player, guitarist, and composer
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1956
Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1956
Don Paige, American runner
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1956
Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
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1956
Sinan Sakić, Serbian singer
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1957
Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
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1958
Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician
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1958
Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
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1959
Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson
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1960
Joey Belladonna, American singer-songwriter
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1960
Tim Brewster, American football player and coach
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1960
Ari Fleischer, American journalist and politician, 24th White House Press Secretary
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1960
Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
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1960
Peter Keisler, American lawyer and politician, United States Attorney General
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1961
Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter
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1961
Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
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1962
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author
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1962
Kelly Preston, American actress
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1962
Jerry Rice, American football player and sportscaster
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1963
Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic
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1963
Chip Foose, American engineer and television host
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1964
Fanie de Villiers, South African cricketer
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1964
Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
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1964
Christopher Judge, American actor and producer
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1964
Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author
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1965
Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
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1966
Larry Collmus, American sportscaster
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1966
John Regis, English sprinter
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1966
Baja Mali Knindža, Serbian singer
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1967
Scott Cooper, American baseball player
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1967
Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player and manager
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1967
Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper
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1967
Steve Vickers, English footballer
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1967
Kate Walsh, American actress and producer
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1968
Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
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1969
Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress
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1969
Cady McClain, American actress and singer
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1970
Serena Altschul, American journalist
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1970
Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach
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1970
Paul Potts, English tenor
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1971
Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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1971
Billy Bush, American television journalist and radio host
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1971
Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician
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1972
Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster
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1973
Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach
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1973
Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver
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1973
Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
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1977
Gareth Batty, English cricketer
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1977
Benjamin Clapp, American drummer
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1977
Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
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1977
Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor
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1977
Paul Pierce, American basketball player
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1978
Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
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1979
Wes Brown, English footballer
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1979
Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
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1980
Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1980
David Haye, English boxer
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1980
Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
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1980
Scott Parker, English footballer
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1981
Ryan Ashford, English footballer
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1981
Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
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1982
Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
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1982
Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
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1986
Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer
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1986
Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer
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1987
Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer
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1987
Nikita Satalkin, Russian footballer
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1987
Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler
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1988
Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer
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1988
Enrique Pérez, Mexican footballer
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1989
Breno Borges, Brazilian footballer
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1989
Luke Kelly, Australian rugby league player
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1989
Clive Rose, Australian cricketer
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1990
Emma Flood, Norwegian tennis player
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1990
Andrej Rendla, Slovak footballer
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1990
Adrián Sardinero, Spanish footballer
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1994
Ryan Matterson, Australian rugby league player
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1995
Park Jimin, Korean singer
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1996
Neelanjona Neela, Bangladeshi Actress & Model
Famous Deaths
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AD 54
Claudius, Roman emperor (b. 10 BC)
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807
Simpert, bishop of Augsburg
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1093
Robert I, Count of Flanders (b. 1035)
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1100
Count Guy I, Count of Ponthieu
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1195
Gualdim Pais, Great Master of the Templars in Portugal (b. 1118)
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1240
Razia Sultana of Delhi (b. 1205)
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1282
Nichiren, Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism
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1382
King Peter II of Cyprus
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1415
Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1381)
Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel · Lord High Treasurer of England
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1435
Hermann II of Celje, Ban of Croatia
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1562
Claudin de Sermisy, French composer (b. 1495)
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1605
Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (b. 1519)
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1673
Christoffer Gabel, German-Danish accountant and politician (b. 1617)
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1687
Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and lens maker (b. 1633)
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1694
Samuel von Pufendorf, German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1632)
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1706
Iyasu I of Ethiopia (b. 1682)
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1715
Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (b. 1638)
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1759
John Henley, English clergyman and author (b. 1692)
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1788
Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish poet and politician (b. 1702)
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1812
Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1769)
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1815
Joachim Murat, French general (b. 1767)
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1822
Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor (b. 1757)
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1825
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (b. 1756)
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1841
Patrick Campbell, Scottish admiral (b. 1773)
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1869
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French poet, author, and critic (b. 1804)
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1882
Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher and author (b. 1816)
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1890
Samuel Freeman Miller, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1816)
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1904
Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain (b. 1870)
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1905
Henry Irving, English actor and manager (b. 1838)
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1909
Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish philosopher and academic (b. 1849)
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1911
Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian social worker, author, and educator (b. 1867)
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1917
Florence La Badie, American actress (b. 1888)
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1919
Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)
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1926
Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (b. 1865)
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1930
T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and educator (b. 1853)
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1931
Ernst Didring, Swedish author (b. 1868)
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1938
E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye (b. 1894)
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1945
Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (b. 1857)
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1950
Ernest Haycox, American soldier and author (b. 1899)
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1955
Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (b. 1897)
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1956
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (b. 1910)
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1961
Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (b. 1932)
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1966
Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (b. 1889)
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1968
Bea Benaderet, American actress and voice artist (b. 1906)
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1973
Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, Turkish ethnographer and author (b. 1886)
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1973
Albert Mandler, Austrian-Israeli general (b. 1929)
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1974
Otto Binder, American author (b. 1911)
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1974
Ed Sullivan, American journalist and talk show host (b. 1901)
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1979
Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (b. 1905)
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1981
Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (b. 1886)
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1985
Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (b. 1928)
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1987
Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
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1987
Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (b. 1929)
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1987
Nilgün Marmara, Turkish poet and author (b. 1958)
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1990
Hans Namuth, German-American photographer (b. 1915)
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1990
Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
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1992
James Marshall, American author and illustrator (b. 1942)
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1996
Beryl Reid, English actress (b. 1919)
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1998
Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov, Russian businessman and politician (b. 1944)
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2000
Jean Peters, American actress (b. 1926)
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2001
Peter Doyle, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
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2002
Stephen Ambrose, American historian and author (b. 1936)
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2003
Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
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2004
Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1915)
Enrique Fernando · Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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2004
Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (b. 1928)
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2005
Vivian Malone Jones, American activist (b. 1942)
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2006
Wang Guangmei, Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China (b. 1921)
Wang Guangmei · Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China
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2007
Bob Denard, French soldier and academic (b. 1929)
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2008
Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1989)
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2009
Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (b. 1935)
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2010
Vernon Biever, American photographer (b. 1923)
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2011
Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American actress (b. 1907)
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2012
Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
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2012
Gary Collins, American actor (b. 1938)
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2012
Tomonobu Imamichi, Japanese philosopher and academic (b. 1922)
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2013
Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
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2013
Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (b. 1953)
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2013
Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (b. 1926)
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2013
Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (b. 1919)
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2014
John Bradfield, English biologist and businessman, founded Cambridge Science Park (b. 1925)
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2014
Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (b. 1922)
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2014
Margaret Hillert, American author and poet (b. 1920)
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2014
Mohammad Sarengat, Indonesian sprinter (b. 1939)
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2014
Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (b. 1981)
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2015
Rosalyn Baxandall, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1939)
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2015
Bruce Hyde, American academic (b. 1941)
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2015
Michael J. H. Walsh, English general (b. 1927)
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2016
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand (b. 1927)
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2016
Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
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2016
Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (b. 1956)