October 31 — On This Day
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Events
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475
Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.
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683
During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.
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802
Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.
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1517
Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
Protestant Reformation · Martin Luther · 95 Theses · All Saints' Church, Wittenberg · Wittenberg
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1587
Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
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1614
First performance of Ben Jonson's comedy Bartholomew Fair by the Lady Elizabeth's Men company at the Hope Theatre in London.
Ben Jonson · Bartholomew Fair (play) · Lady Elizabeth's Men · Playing company · Hope Theatre
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1822
Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
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1861
American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army.
American Civil War · Union Army · Winfield Scott · United States Army
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1863
The Maori Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
Maori Wars · British Empire · Duncan Cameron (British Army officer) · Invasion of the Waikato
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1864
Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
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1903
The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
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1913
Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
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1913
The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
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1917
World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
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1918
World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
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1922
Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy
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1923
The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
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1924
World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
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1926
Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
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1938
Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
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1940
World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
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1941
After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
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1941
World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
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1943
World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
F4U Corsair · Radar · United States Navy · United States Marine Corps
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1956
Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
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1961
In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.
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1963
A propane tank explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now the Indiana Farmers Coliseum) in Indianapolis kills 74 people and injures another 400 during an ice skating show.
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1968
Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
Vietnam War · October surprise · Lyndon B. Johnson · North Vietnam · November 1
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1973
Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.
Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Mountjoy Prison · Dublin
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1979
Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people.
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1984
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed.
Indira Gandhi · Assassination of Indira Gandhi · 1984 anti-Sikh riots
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1996
TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people.
TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 · São Paulo, Brazil
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1998
Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
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1999
Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
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1999
EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.
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2000
Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
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2000
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.
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2002
A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
Houston, Texas · Enron · Andrew Fastow · Wire fraud · Money laundering
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2003
Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
Mahathir bin Mohamad · Prime Minister of Malaysia · Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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2011
The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
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2014
During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California,
VSS Enterprise · Virgin Galactic · Catastrophic failure · VSS Enterprise crash · Mojave Desert
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2015
Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
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2017
A truck drives in a crowd of people in Lower Manhattan, killing at least 8 people.
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Famous Births
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1291
Philippe de Vitry, French composer, poet, and theorist (d. 1361)
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1345
Ferdinand I, king of Portugal (d. 1383)
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1391
Edward, King of Portugal (d. 1438)
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1424
Władusław III, king of Poland (d. 1444)
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1445
Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (d. 1511)
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1472
Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (d. 1529)
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1542
Henriette of Cleves, Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel (d. 1601)
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1599
Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (d. 1680)
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1620
John Evelyn, English gardener and author (d. 1706)
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1632
Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
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1636
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)
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1638
Meindert Hobbema, Dutch painter (d. 1709)
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1686
Senesino, Italian singer and actor (d. 1758)
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1692
Anne Claude de Caylus, French archaeologist and author (d. 1765)
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1694
Yeongjo of Joseon (d. 1776)
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1705
Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)
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1711
Laura Bassi, Italian physician, physicist, and academic (d. 1778)
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1714
Hedvig Taube, Swedish courtier (d. 1744)
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1724
Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (d. 1805)
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1729
Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, Viceroy of New Spain (d. 1800)
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1737
James Lovell, American educator and politician (d. 1789)
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1760
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist and printmaker (d. 1849)
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1795
John Keats, English poet (d. 1821)
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1815
Thomas Chapman, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1884)
Thomas Chapman (Australian politician) · Premier of Tasmania
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1815
Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (d. 1897)
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1825
Charles Lavigerie, French-Algerian cardinal and academic (d. 1892)
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1831
Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1910)
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1835
Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (d. 1933)
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1835
Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (d. 1923)
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1835
Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
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1838
Luís I of Portugal (d. 1889)
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1847
Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (d. 1897)
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1848
Boston Custer, American soldier (d. 1876)
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1849
Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (d. 1891)
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1851
Louise of Sweden (d. 1926)
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1856
Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (d. 1889)
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1860
Juliette Gordon Low, American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (d. 1927)
Juliette Gordon Low · Girl Scouts of the United States of America
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1868
John Weir Troy, American journalist and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska (d. 1942)
John Weir Troy · List of Governors of Alaska · Territory of Alaska
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1875
Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (d. 1954)
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1875
Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1950)
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1876
Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright (d. 1972)
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1879
Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, and composer (d. 1941)
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1880
Julia Peterkin, American author (d. 1961)
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1880
Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1936)
Mikhail Tomsky · Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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1881
Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (d. 1960)
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1883
Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator (d. 1956)
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1883
Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier (d. 1915)
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1887
Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (d. 1975)
Chiang Kai-shek · List of Presidents of the Republic of China · Taiwan
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1887
Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (d. 1970)
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1888
Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet and author (d. 1944)
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1892
Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player and author (d. 1946)
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1895
Les Darcy, Australian boxer (d. 1917)
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1895
B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier, historian, and theorist (d. 1970)
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1896
Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (d. 1977)
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1900
Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976)
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1902
Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (d. 1987)
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1902
Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1958)
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1902
Abraham Wald, Romanian mathematician and economist (d. 1950)
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1907
Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (d. 1973)
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1908
Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (d. 2009)
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1912
Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001)
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1912
Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008)
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1914
John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer (d. 1995)
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1915
Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer (d. 2010)
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1916
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012)
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1917
William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author (d. 2016)
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1917
Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (d. 2013)
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1918
Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007)
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1919
Daphne Oxenford, English actress (d. 2012)
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1919
Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author (d. 2017)
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1920
Dick Francis, Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (d. 2010)
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1920
Joseph Gelineau, French priest and composer (d. 2008)
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1920
Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (d. 2004)
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1920
Fritz Walter, German footballer (d. 2002)
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1922
Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (d. 2005)
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1922
Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2004)
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1922
Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2012)
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1925
Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (d. 1990)
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1925
John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
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1925
Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (d. 2013)
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1926
Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (d. 2011)
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1928
Andrew Sarris, American critic and educator (d. 2012)
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1929
William Orchard, Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (d. 2014)
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1929
Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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1930
Michael Collins, American general, pilot, and astronaut
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1930
Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (d. 1970)
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1931
Dan Rather, American journalist
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1933
Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1933
Iemasa Kayumi, Japanese voice actor (d. 2014)
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1935
Dale Brown, American basketball player and coach
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1935
Ronald Graham, American mathematician and theorist
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1935
David Harvey, English-American geographer and academic
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1936
Michael Landon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
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1937
Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1939
Tom O'Connor, English actor and game show host
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1939
Ron Rifkin, American actor
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1939
Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
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1940
Craig Rodwell, American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (d. 1993)
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1940
Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox, English businesswoman and politician
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1941
Dan Alderson, American scientist and academic (d. 1989)
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1941
Derek Bell, English race car driver
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1941
Sally Kirkland, American actress
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1941
Werner Krieglstein, Czech-American philosopher and academic
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1942
David Ogden Stiers, American Actor M*A*S*H
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1943
Elliott Forbes-Robinson, American race car driver
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1943
Paul Frampton, English-American physicist and academic
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1943
Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician, 13th Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy
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1943
Brian Piccolo, American football player (d. 1970)
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1945
Russ Ballard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1945
Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian
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1945
Barrie Keeffe, English playwright, screenwriter, and producer
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1946
Stephen Rea, Irish actor
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1947
Deidre Hall, American actress
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1947
Frank Shorter, American runner and sportscaster
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1947
Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium
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1948
Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer
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1949
Mart Helme, Estonian journalist and diplomat
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1949
Bob Siebenberg, American drummer (Supertramp)
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1949
Alison Wolf, English economist and academic
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1950
John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
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1950
Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (d. 2016)
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1950
Jane Pauley, American journalist
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1950
Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general
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1951
Nick Saban, American football player and coach
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1951
Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1952
Bernard Edwards, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1996)
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1952
Joe West, American baseball umpire and actor
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1953
John Lucas II, American basketball player and coach
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1954
Mari Okamoto, Japanese actress
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1954
Ken Wahl, American actor and screenwriter
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1955
Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order
Michalis Chrisochoidis · Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection
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1955
Susan Orlean, American journalist and author
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1956
Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic
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1956
Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician
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1956
Anders Lago, Swedish lawyer and politician
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1956
Charles Moore, English journalist and author
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1957
Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor
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1957
Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1959
Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player
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1959
Neal Stephenson, American author
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1960
Arnaud Desplechin, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
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1960
Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico
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1960
Mike Gallego, American baseball player and coach
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1960
Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran
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1961
Alonzo Babers, American runner and pilot
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1961
Kate Campbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1961
Peter Jackson, New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1961
Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish musician, songwriter, and actor
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1962
Jonathan Borden, American neurosurgeon and academic
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1962
Anna Geifman, American historian, author, and academic
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1962
John Giannini, American basketball player and coach
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1962
Mari Jungstedt, Swedish journalist and author
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1962
Raphael Rabello, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
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1962
Dan Wood, Canadian ice hockey player
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1963
Mikkey Dee, Swedish hard rock drummer and musician
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1963
Johnny Marr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1963
Dermot Mulroney, American actor
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1963
Rob Schneider, American actor and comedian
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1963
Dunga, Brazilian footballer and manager
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1964
Frank Bruni, American journalist and critic
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1964
Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish musician (My Bloody Valentine)
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1964
Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager
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1964
Darryl Worley, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1965
Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (d. 2014)
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1965
Blue Edwards, American basketball player
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1965
Denis Irwin, Irish footballer and journalist
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1965
Rob Rackstraw, English voice actor
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1966
Ad-Rock, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1966
Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler
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1966
Annabella Lwin, Anglo-Burmese singer-songwriter (Bow Wow Wow) and record producer
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1966
Mike O'Malley, American actor and comedian
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1967
Vanilla Ice, American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor
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1967
Buddy Lazier, American racing driver
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1967
Adam Schlesinger, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
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1968
Antonio Davis, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1970
Linn Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter (Ace of Base)
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1971
Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (d. 2004)
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1971
Irina Pantaeva, Russian model and actress
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1971
Tom Smith, English-Scottish rugby player and coach
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1971
Phil Tataurangi, New Zealand golfer
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1971
Ian Walker, English footballer and manager
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1972
Shaun Bartlett, South African footballer and manager
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1972
Matt Dawson, English rugby player
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1972
Grigoris Georgatos, Greek footballer
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1973
Paul Abrahams, English footballer and coach
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1973
Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1973
Tim Byrdak, American baseball player
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1973
David Dellucci, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1974
Muzzy Izzet, English-Turkish footballer
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1974
Roger Manganelli, Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1975
Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer and manager
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1975
Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist and actor
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1975
Johnny Whitworth, American actor and producer
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1976
Guti, Spanish footballer
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1976
Piper Perabo, American actress and producer
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1978
Inka Grings, German footballer and manager
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1978
Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
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1978
Marek Saganowski, Polish footballer
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1978
Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player
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1979
Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer
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1979
Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer
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1980
Samaire Armstrong, American model, actress, and fashion designer
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1980
Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American pianist and conductor
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1980
Marcel Meeuwis, Dutch footballer
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1980
Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor and voice artist
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1981
Irina Denezhkina, Russian author
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1981
Steven Hunter, American basketball player
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1981
Frank Iero, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1981
Selina Jen, Taiwanese singer and actress
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1981
Mike Napoli, American baseball player
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1982
Jordan Bannister, Australian footballer and umpire
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1982
Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player
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1983
Adam Bouska, American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign
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1984
Pat Murray, American football player
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1984
Amanda Pascoe, Australian swimmer
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1985
Fanny Chmelar, German alpine skier
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1986
Chris Alajajian, Australian race car driver
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1986
Christie Hayes, Australian actress and producer
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1987
Nick Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987
Jean-Karl Vernay, French race car driver
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1988
Cole Aldrich, American basketball player
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1988
Sébastien Buemi, Swiss race car driver
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1988
Jack Riewoldt, Australian footballer
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1989
Josh Hodgson, English rugby league player
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1989
Warren Weir, Jamaican sprinter
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1993
Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer
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1995
Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player
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1997
Marcus Rashford, English footballer
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1999
Léa Serna, French figure skater
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2000
Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer
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Famous Deaths
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932
Al-Muqtadir, Arab caliph (b. 895)
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994
Wolfgang of Regensburg, German bishop and saint (b. 934)
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1147
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I of England (b. 1100)
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1214
Eleanor of England, queen of Castile (b. 1163)
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1320
Ricold of Monte Croce, Italian Dominican missionary (b. 1242)
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1448
John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1390)
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1335
Marie of Évreux, French noblewoman (b. 1303)
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1517
Fra Bartolomeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)
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1641
Cornelis Jol, Dutch admiral (b. 1597)
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1659
John Bradshaw, English lawyer and judge, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1602)
John Bradshaw (judge) · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1661
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1575)
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1723
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642)
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1732
Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (b. 1666)
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1733
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)
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1744
Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (b. 1694)
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1768
Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1690)
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1806
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese artist and printmaker (b. ca. 1753)
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1860
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1775)
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1869
Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1788)
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1879
Jacob Abbott, American author and academic (b. 1803)
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1879
Joseph Hooker, American general (b. 1814)
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1884
Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858)
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1905
Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
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1913
William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
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1916
Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
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1916
Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
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1918
Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
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1920
Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
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1925
Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
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1925
Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (b. 1885)
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1926
Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
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1929
António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)
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1929
Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (b. 1877)
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1931
Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (b. 1851)
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1939
Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
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1952
Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
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1959
Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (b. 1885)
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1960
H. L. Davis, American author and poet (b. 1894)
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1962
Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, French astronomer (b. 1877)
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1963
Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (b. 1902)
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1972
Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916)
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1973
Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)
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1977
C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (b. 1904)
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1980
Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905)
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1983
George Halas, American football player and coach (b. 1895)
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1983
Sharof Rashidov, Uzbek politician, CPSU Politburo candidate member (b. 1917)
Sharof Rashidov · Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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1984
Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
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1984
Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (b. 1917)
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1985
Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (b. 1907)
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1985
Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (b. 1913)
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1986
Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
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1988
John Houseman, Romanian-born American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
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1988
Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1906)
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1991
Joseph Papp, American stage director and producer (b. 1921)
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1992
Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (b. 1974)
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1993
Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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1993
River Phoenix, American actor and singer (b. 1970)
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1995
Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (b. 1938)
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1996
Marcel Carné, French director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
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1998
Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1935)
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1998
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish nun and saint (Roman Catholic Church) (b. 1926)
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1999
Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (b. 1975)
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2000
Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1915)
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2000
Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (b. 1981)
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2001
Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (b. 1970)
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2002
Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (b. 1945)
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2002
Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (b. 1903)
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2002
Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (b. 1916)
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2003
Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (b. 1919)
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2005
Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (b. 1920)
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2006
P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (b. 1916)
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2006
Peter Fryer, English journalist and author (b. 1927)
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2006
Amrita Pritam, Pakistani-Indian author and poet (b. 1919)
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2007
Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1951)
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2007
Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1926)
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2008
Studs Terkel, American historian and author (b. 1912)
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2009
Mustafa Mahmud, Egyptian physician and author (b. 1921)
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2009
Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (b. 1922)
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2009
Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (b. 1911)
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2010
Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (b. 1928)
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2011
Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
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2011
Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 1926)
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2012
Gae Aulenti, Italian architect and designer (b. 1927)
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2012
John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1917)
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2012
John H. Reed, American soldier and politician, 67th Governor of Maine (b. 1921)
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2013
Chris Chase, American actress and author (b. 1924)
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2013
Gérard de Villiers, French journalist and author (b. 1929)
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2013
Trevor Kletz, English chemist and author (b. 1922)
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2013
Johnny Kucks, American baseball player (b. 1933)
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2013
Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1928)
Andres Narvasa · Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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2013
Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
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2014
David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (b. 1926)
David Manker Abshire · United States Permanent Representative to NATO
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2014
Michael Alsbury, American engineer and pilot (b. 1975)
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2014
John Forzani, Canadian football player and businessman (b. 1947)
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2014
Brad Halsey, American baseball player (b. 1981)
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2014
Hitoshi Motoshima, Japanese educator and politician (b. 1922)
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2015
Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (b. 1925)
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