November 22 — On This Day
394 entries
Events
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498
After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.
Pope Anastasius II · Pope Symmachus · Lateran Palace · Antipope Laurentius · Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
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845
The first King of all Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon.
Brittany · Nominoe · Charles the Bald · Battle of Ballon · Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine
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1307
Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.
Pope Clement V · Pastoralis Praeeminentiae · Knights Templar
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1574
Spanish navigator Juan Fernández discovers islands now known as the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
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1635
Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.
Dutch Formosa · Taiwan · Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa · Taiwanese aborigines
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1718
Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
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1837
Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution.
William Lyon Mackenzie · Upper Canada Rebellion · Upper Canada
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1864
American Civil War: John Bell Hood begins the Franklin-Nashville Campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to draw William Tecumseh Sherman back out of Georgia.
American Civil War · John Bell Hood · Franklin-Nashville Campaign · William Tecumseh Sherman · Georgia (U.S. state)
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1869
In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched and is one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today.
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1908
The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
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1928
The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
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1931
Al-Mina'a SC is founded in Iraq.
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1935
The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila.
China Clipper · China Clipper flight departure site · Manila
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1940
World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
World War II · Greco-Italian War · Kingdom of Greece · Albanian Kingdom (1939-43) · Korçë
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1942
World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded.
Battle of Stalingrad · Friedrich Paulus · Adolf Hitler · Telegraphy · 6th Army (Wehrmacht)
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1943
World War II: Cairo Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan.
Cairo Conference · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Winston Churchill · Chiang Kai-shek · Cairo
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1943
Lebanon gains independence from France.
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1954
The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
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1963
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy · Assassination of John F. Kennedy · Texas · John Connally · Lee Harvey Oswald
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1963
William Clay Ford Sr. buys the Detroit Lions for $4.5 million.
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1967
UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab-Israeli peace settlement.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 · Arab people · Israel
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1968
The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
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1973
The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.
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1974
The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
United Nations General Assembly · Palestine Liberation Organization
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1975
Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco.
Juan Carlos I of Spain · List of Spanish monarchs · Francisco Franco
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1977
British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
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1987
Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion · Max Headroom (character)
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1988
In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
United States Air Force Plant 42 · Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
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1989
In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President René Moawad, killing him.
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1990
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Margaret Thatcher · Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 1990 · Premiership of Margaret Thatcher
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1995
Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
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1995
The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami.
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2002
In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
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2003
Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
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2004
The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
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2005
Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany.
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2012
Ceasefire begins between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel after eight days of violence and 150 deaths.
Hamas · Gaza Strip · Israel
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2015
A landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar killed at least 116 people near a jade mine, with around 100 more missing.
Hpakant · Kachin State · Myanmar · Hpakant jade mine disaster
Famous Births
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1329
Elisabeth of Meissen, Burgravine of Nuremberg (d. 1375)
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1428
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English kingmaker (d. 1471)
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1515
Mary of Guise, Queen of Scots (d. 1560)
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1519
Johannes Crato von Krafftheim, German humanist and physician (d. 1585)
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1532
Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony (d. 1585)
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1533
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Italian noble (d. 1597)
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1564
Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kent (d. 1610)
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1602
Elisabeth of France (d. 1644)
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1635
Francis Willughby, English ornithologist and ichthyologist (d. 1672)
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1643
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French-American explorer (d. 1687)
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1690
François Colin de Blamont, French pianist and composer (d. 1760)
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1698
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-American soldier and politician, 10th Governor of Louisiana (d. 1778)
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial · List of colonial governors of Louisiana
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1709
Franz Benda, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1786)
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1710
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1784)
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1721
Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres, Swiss-Canadian cartographer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (d. 1824)
Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres · List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
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1722
Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian philosopher, poet, and composer (d. 1794)
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1728
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1811)
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1744
Abigail Adams, American wife of John Adams, 2nd First Lady of the United States (d. 1818)
Abigail Adams · John Adams · List of First Ladies of the United States
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1780
José Cecilio del Valle, Honduran journalist, lawyer, and politician, Foreign Minister of Mexico (d. 1834)
José Cecilio del Valle · Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico)
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1787
Rasmus Rask, Danish linguist, philologist, and scholar (d. 1823)
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1808
Thomas Cook, English businessman, founded Thomas Cook Group (d. 1892)
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1814
Serranus Clinton Hastings, American lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Justice of California (d. 1893)
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1819
George Eliot, English novelist and poet (d. 1880)
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1824
Georg von Oettingen, Estonian-German physician and ophthalmologist (d. 1916)
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1836
George Barham, English businessman, founded Express County Milk Supply Company (d. 1913)
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1845
Aleksander Kunileid, Estonian composer and educator (d. 1875)
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1849
Christian Rohlfs, German painter and academic (d. 1938)
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1852
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant · Nobel Peace Prize
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1856
Heber J. Grant, American religious leader, 7th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1945)
Heber J. Grant · List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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1861
Ranavalona III of Madagascar (d. 1917)
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1868
John Nance Garner, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (d. 1967)
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1869
André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
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1870
Howard Brockway, American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1951)
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1870
Harry Graham, Australian cricketer (d. 1911)
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1873
Leo Amery, Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1955)
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1873
Johnny Tyldesley, English cricketer (d. 1930)
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1876
Percival Proctor Baxter, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of Maine (d.1969)
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1876
Emil Beyer, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1934)
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1877
Endre Ady, Hungarian journalist and poet (d. 1919)
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1877
Joan Gamper, Swiss-Spanish footballer, founded FC Barcelona (d. 1930)
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1881
Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (d. 1922)
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1884
Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani historian, author, and scholar (d. 1953)
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1890
Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, 18th President of France (d. 1970)
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1893
Harley Earl, American businessman (d. 1969)
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1893
Lazar Kaganovich, Soviet politician (d. 1991)
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1896
David J. Mays, American lawyer and author (d. 1971)
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1897
Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer and educator (d. 1989)
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1897
Harry Wilson, English-American actor and singer (d. 1987)
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1898
Wiley Post, American pilot (d. 1935)
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1899
Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 1981)
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1900
Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and author (d. 1980)
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1900
Helenka Pantaleoni, American actress and humanitarian, co-founded U.S. Fund for UNICEF (d. 1987)
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1901
Béla Juhos, Hungarian-Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1971)
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1901
Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1999)
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1902
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general (d. 1947)
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1902
Emanuel Feuermann, Austrian-American cellist and educator (d. 1942)
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1902
Humphrey Gibbs, English-Rhodesian politician, 15th Governor of Southern Rhodesia (d. 1990)
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1902
Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1990)
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1902
Ethel Smith, American organist (d. 1996)
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1904
Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican painter and illustrator (d. 1957)
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1904
Louis Néel, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
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1904
Fumio Niwa, Japanese author (d. 2005)
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1909
Mikhail Mil, Russian engineer, founded the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (d. 1970)
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1910
Mary Jackson, American actress (d. 2005)
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1911
Ralph Guldahl, American golfer (d. 1987)
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1912
Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993)
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1913
Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1976)
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1913
Gardnar Mulloy, American tennis player and coach (d. 2016)
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1913
Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino lawyer and jurist (d. 2006)
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1913
Jacqueline Vaudecrane, French figure skater and coach
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1914
Peter Townsend, Burmese-English captain and pilot (d. 1995)
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1917
Jon Cleary, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010)
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1917
Andrew Huxley, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
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1918
Claiborne Pell, American captain and politician (d. 2009)
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1919
Máire Drumm, Irish politician (d. 1976)
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1920
Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (d. 1956)
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1921
Brian Cleeve, Irish sailor, author, and playwright (d. 2003)
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1921
Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, rapper, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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1922
Fikret Amirov, Azerbaijani composer (d. 1984)
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1922
Wiyogo Atmodarminto, Indonesian general and politician, 10th Governor of Jakarta (d. 2012)
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1922
Eugene Stoner, American engineer and weapons designer, designed the AR-15 rifle (d. 1997)
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1923
Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (d. 2016)
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1923
Dika Newlin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2006)
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1924
Geraldine Page, American actress and singer (d. 1987)
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1925
Jerrie Mock, American pilot (d. 2014)
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1925
Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)
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1926
Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (d. 2007)
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1926
Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (d. 2007)
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1927
Steven Muller, German-American scholar and academic (d. 2013)
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1927
Robert E. Valett, American psychologist, teacher, and author (d. 2008)
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1928
Tim Beaumont, English priest and politician (d. 2008)
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1929
Staughton Lynd, American lawyer, historian, author, and activist
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1930
Peter Hall, English actor, director, and manager
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1930
Peter Hurford, English organist and composer
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1932
Ray Farabee, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
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1932
Robert Vaughn, American actor and director (d. 2016)
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1934
Rita Sakellariou, Greek singer (d. 1999)
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1936
John Bird, English actor and screenwriter
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1936
Archie Gouldie, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2016)
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1938
John Eleuthère du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Delaware Museum of Natural History (d. 2010)
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1938
Henry Lee, Chinese-American criminologist and academic
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1939
Tom West, American engineer and author (d. 2011)
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1939
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 24th Indian Minister of Defence
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1940
Terry Gilliam, American-English actor, director, animator, and screenwriter
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1940
Roy Thomas, American author
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1940
Andrzej Żuławski, Polish director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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1941
Tom Conti, Scottish actor and director
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1941
Jacques Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1941
Volker Roemheld, German physiologist and biologist (d. 2013)
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1941
Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
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1941
Jesse Colin Young, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Youngbloods)
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1942
Guion Bluford, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
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1943
Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1943
Billie Jean King, American tennis player and sportscaster
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1943
William Kotzwinkle, American novelist and screenwriter
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1943
Mushtaq Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer
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1943
Roger L. Simon, American author and screenwriter
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1945
Elaine Weyuker, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic
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1946
Aston Barrett, Jamaican bass player and songwriter
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1947
Sandy Alderson, American businessman and academic
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1947
Rod Price, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 2005)
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1947
Paloma San Basilio, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer
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1947
Salt Walther, American race car driver (d. 2012)
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1947
Valerie Wilson Wesley, American journalist and author
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1948
Radomir Antić, Serbian footballer and manager
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1948
Stewart Guthrie, New Zealand police officer (d. 1990)
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1949
Richard Carmona, American physician and politician, 17th Surgeon General of the United States
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1950
Lyman Bostock, American baseball player (d. 1978)
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1950
Jim Jefferies, Scottish footballer and manager
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1950
Art Sullivan, Belgian singer
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1950
Steven Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
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1950
Tina Weymouth, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1951
Kent Nagano, American conductor, director, and manager
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1953
Wayne Larkins, English cricketer and footballer
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1954
Paolo Gentiloni, Italian politician, 57th Prime Minister of Italy
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1955
James Edwards, American basketball player
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1955
George Alagiah, British journalist
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1956
Lawrence Gowan, Scottish-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1956
Richard Kind, American actor
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1956
Ron Randall, American author and illustrator
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1957
Donny Deutsch, American businessman and television host
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1958
Horse, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1958
Chic McSherry Scottish musician, businessman and writer
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1958
Ibrahim Ismail of Johor, Sultan of Johor
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1958
Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress
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1958
Lee Guetterman, American baseball player
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1959
Eddie Frierson, American actor
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1959
Frank McAvennie, Scottish footballer
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1959
Fabio Parra, Colombian cyclist
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1959
Lenore Zann, Australian-Canadian actress, singer, and politician
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1960
Jim Bob, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Carter USM)
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1960
Leos Carax, French actor, director, and screenwriter
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1961
Mariel Hemingway, American actress
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1961
Stephen Hough, English-Australian pianist and composer
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1961
Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer and author
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1962
Sumi Jo, South Korean soprano
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1962
Victor Pelevin, Russian engineer and author
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1962
Rezauddin Stalin, Bangladeshi poet and educator
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1963
Hugh Millen, American football player and sportscaster
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1963
Tony Mowbray, English footballer and manager
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1963
Kennedy Pola, Samoan-American football player and coach
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1963
Brian Robbins, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1963
Corinne Russell, English model, actress, and dancer
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1964
Robbie Slater, English-Australian footballer and sportscaster
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1965
Valeriya Gansvind, Estonian chess player
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1965
Jörg Jung, German footballer and manager
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1965
Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor
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1966
Ed Ferrara, American wrestler and manager
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1966
Mark Pritchard, English lawyer and politician
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1966
Richard Stanley, South African director, producer, and screenwriter
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1966
Michael K. Williams, American actor and producer
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1967
Boris Becker, German-Swiss tennis player and coach
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1967
Quint Kessenich, American lacrosse player and sportscaster
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1967
Mark Ruffalo, American actor and activist
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1967
Bart Veldkamp, Dutch-Belgian speed skater, coach, and sportscaster
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1968
Sidse Babett Knudsen, Danish actress
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1968
Rasmus Lerdorf, Greenlandic-Canadian computer scientist and programmer, created PHP
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1968
Sarah MacDonald, Canadian organist and conductor
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1969
Byron Houston, American basketball player
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1969
Marjane Satrapi, Iranian author and illustrator
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1970
Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
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1970
Stel Pavlou, English author and screenwriter
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1971
Cath Bishop, English rower
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1971
Kyran Bracken, Irish-English rugby player
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1971
Cecilia Suárez, Mexican actress and producer
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1972
Olivier Brouzet, French rugby player
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1972
Russell Hoult, English footballer, coach, and manager
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1972
Jay Payton, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1973
Dmitri Linter, Russian-Estonian activist
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1973
Chad Trujillo, American astronomer and scholar
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1973
Andrew Walker, Australian rugby player
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1974
Joe Nathan, American baseball player
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1974
David Pelletier, Canadian figure skater and coach
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1975
Aiko, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1975
Joshua Wheeler, American sergeant (d. 2015)
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1976
Adrian Bakalli, Belgian footballer
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1976
Torsten Frings, German footballer and coach
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1976
Regina Halmich, German boxer and businesswoman
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1976
Ville Valo, Finnish singer-songwriter
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1977
Kerem Gönlüm, Turkish basketball player
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1977
Annika Norlin, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1977
Michael Preston, English footballer
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1978
Colin Best, Australian rugby league player
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1978
Mélanie Doutey, French actress and singer
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1978
Karen O, South Korean-American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1979
Jeremy Dale, American illustrator (d. 2014)
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1979
Christian Terlizzi, Italian footballer
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1980
David Artell, English-Gibraltarian footballer and coach
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1980
Shawn Fanning, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Napster
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1980
Rait Keerles, Estonian basketball player
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1980
Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian high jumper
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1981
Asmaa Abdol-Hamid (Arabic: أسماء عبد الحميد), Arab-Danish social worker and politician
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1981
Ben Adams, English-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer
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1981
Seweryn Gancarczyk, Polish footballer
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1981
Song Hye-kyo, South Korean actress and singer
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1981
Pape Sow, Senegalese basketball player
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1981
Jenny Owen Youngs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1981
Shangela Laquifa Wadley, American drag queen, comedian and reality television personality
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1982
Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Nigerian footballer
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1982
Xavier Doherty, Australian cricketer
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1982
Alasdair Duncan, Australian journalist and author
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1982
Isild Le Besco, French actress, director, and screenwriter
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1983
Sei Ashina, Japanese actress
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1983
Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist and songwriter
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1983
Tyler Hilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1983
Peter Ramage, English footballer
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1983
Xiao Yu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter
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1984
Scarlett Johansson, American actress
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1984
Nathalie Nordnes, Norwegian singer-songwriter
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1985
Austin Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and producer
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1985
Asamoah Gyan, Ghanaian footballer
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1985
Dieumerci Mbokani, Congolese footballer
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1985
Ava Leigh, English singer-songwriter
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1985
Mandy Minella, Luxembourgian tennis player
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1985
James Roby, English rugby player
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1985
DeVon Walker, American football player
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1986
Erika Padilla, Filipino actress and host
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1986
Oscar Pistorius, South African sprinter
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1987
Martti Aljand, Estonian swimmer
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1987
Marouane Fellaini, Belgian footballer
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1987
Elias Samson, American professional wrestler
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1988
Jamie Campbell Bower, English actor and singer
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1988
Austin Romine, American baseball player
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1989
Candice Glover, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1989
Minehiro Kinomoto, Japanese actor.
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1989
Chris Smalling, English footballer.
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1989
Gabriel Torje, Romanian footballer.
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1990
Jang Dongwoo, South Korean singer and dancer.
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1990
Brock Osweiler, American football player
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1993
Adèle Exarchopoulos, French actress.
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1995
Katherine McNamara, American actress.
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1996
Madison Davenport, American actress and singer.
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2000
Auli'i Cravalho, Hawaiian-American actress and singer.
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2000
Baby Ariel , American social media vlogger and singer.
Famous Deaths
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365
Antipope Felix II
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950
Lothair II of Italy (b. 926)
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1249
As-Salih Ayyub, ruler of Egypt
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1286
Eric V of Denmark (b. 1249)
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1318
Mikhail of Tver (b. 1271)
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1392
Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland (b. 1362)
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1538
John Lambert, English Protestant martyr
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1617
Ahmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam (b. 1590)
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1694
John Tillotson, English archbishop (b. 1630)
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1697
Libéral Bruant, French architect and academic, designed Les Invalides (b. 1635)
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1710
Bernardo Pasquini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1637)
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1718
Blackbeard, English pirate (b. 1680)
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1758
Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall (db. 1680)
Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe · Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
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1774
Robert Clive, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire (b. 1725)
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1794
John Alsop, American merchant and politician (b. 1724)
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1813
Johann Christian Reil, German physician, physiologist, and anatomist (b. 1759)
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1819
John Stackhouse, English botanist and phycologist (b. 1742)
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1871
Oscar James Dunn, African American activist and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1868-1871 (b. 1826)
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1875
Henry Wilson, American colonel, journalist, and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States (b. 1812)
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1886
William Bliss Baker, American painter (b. 1859)
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1886
Mary Boykin Chesnut, American author (b. 1823)
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1896
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, invented the Ferris wheel (b. 1859)
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1900
Arthur Sullivan, English composer and scholar (b. 1842)
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1902
Walter Reed, American physician and entomologist (b. 1851)
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1913
Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japanese shogun (b. 1837)
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1916
Jack London, American novelist and journalist (b. 1876)
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1917
Teoberto Maler, Italian-German archaeologist and explorer (b. 1842)
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1919
Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (b. 1852)
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1920
Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet and author (b. 1884)
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1926
Darvish Khan, Iranian tar player (b. 1872)
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1932
William Walker Atkinson, American merchant, lawyer, and author (b. 1862)
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1941
Werner Mölders, German colonel and pilot (b. 1915)
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1943
Lorenz Hart, American playwright and composer (b. 1895)
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1944
Arthur Eddington, English astrophysicist and astronomer (b. 1882)
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1946
Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Justice (b. 1889)
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1948
Fakhri Pasha, Turkish general and politician (b. 1868)
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1953
Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani historian, author, and scholar (b. 1884)
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1954
Jess McMahon, American wrestling promoter, co-founded Capitol Wrestling Corporation (b. 1882)
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1955
Shemp Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1895)
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1956
Theodore Kosloff, Russian-American actor, ballet dancer, and choreographer (b. 1882)
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1963
Wilhelm Beiglböck, Austrian-German physician (b. 1905)
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1963
Aldous Huxley, English novelist and philosopher (b. 1894)
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1963
John F. Kennedy, American lieutenant and politician, 35th President of the United States (b. 1917)
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1963
C. S. Lewis, British, poet, and critic (b. 1898)
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1967
Pavel Korin, Russian painter (b. 1892)
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1976
Sevgi Soysal, Turkish author (b. 1936)
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1980
Jules Léger, Canadian journalist and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (b. 1913)
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1980
Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1901)
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1980
Mae West, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)
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1981
Hans Adolf Krebs, German-English physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
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1986
Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (b. 1910)
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1986
William Bradford Huie, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
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1988
Luis Barragán, Mexican architect and engineer, designed the Torres de Satélite (b. 1908)
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1989
C. C. Beck, American illustrator (b. 1910)
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1989
René Moawad, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th President of Lebanon (b. 1925)
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1992
Sterling Holloway, American actor (b. 1905)
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1993
Anthony Burgess, English novelist, playwright, and critic (b. 1917)
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1994
Minni Nurme, Estonian writer and poet (b. 1917)
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1994
Forrest White, American businessman (b. 1920)
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1996
María Casares, Spanish-French actress (b. 1922)
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1996
Terence Donovan, English photographer and director (b. 1936)
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1996
Mark Lenard, American actor (b. 1924)
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1997
Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1960)
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1998
Stu Ungar, American poker player (b. 1953)
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2000
Christian Marquand, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
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2000
Emil Zátopek, Czech runner (b. 1922)
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2001
Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay, Inc. (b. 1915)
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2001
Theo Barker, English historian and academic (b. 1923)
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2001
Norman Granz, American-Swiss record producer, founded Verve Records (b. 1918)
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2002
Parley Baer, American actor (b. 1914)
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2004
Arthur Hopcraft, English screenwriter and journalist (b. 1932)
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2005
Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (b. 1920)
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2006
Pat Dobson, American baseball player and coach (b. 1942)
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2007
Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1929)
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2007
Verity Lambert, English television producer (b. 1935)
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2008
MC Breed, American rapper (b. 1971)
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2010
Jean Cione, American baseball player and educator (b. 1928)
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2010
Frank Fenner, Australian virologist and microbiologist (b. 1914)
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2011
Svetlana Alliluyeva, Russian-American author and educator (b. 1926)
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2011
Sena Jurinac, Bosnian-Austrian soprano and actress (b. 1921)
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2011
Lynn Margulis, American biologist and academic (b. 1938)
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2011
Paul Motian, American drummer and composer (b. 1931)
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2012
Pearl Laska Chamberlain, American pilot (b. 1909)
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2012
Bryce Courtenay, South African-Australian author (b. 1933)
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2012
Bennie McRae, American football player (b. 1939)
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2012
P. Govinda Pillai, Indian journalist and politician (b. 1926)
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2013
Don Dailey, American computer programmer (b. 1956)
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2013
Brian Dawson, English singer (b. 1939)
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2013
Jancarlos de Oliveira Barros, Brazilian footballer (b. 1983)
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2013
Tom Gilmartin, Irish businessman (b. 1935)
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2013
Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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2013
Alec Reid, Irish priest and activist (b. 1931)
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2014
Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal (b. 1916)
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2014
Don Grate, American baseball and basketball player (b. 1923)
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2014
Marcel Paquet, Belgian-Polish philosopher and author (b. 1947)
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2014
Émile Poulat, French sociologist and historian (b. 1920)
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2015
Abubakar Audu, Nigerian banker and politician, Governor of Kogi State (b. 1947)
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2015
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1949)
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2015
Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1948)
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2015
Robin Stewart, Indian-English actor and game show host (b. 1946)
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2015
Kim Young-sam, South Korean soldier and politician, 7th President of South Korea (b. 1927)
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2016
M. Balamuralikrishna, Indian vocalist and singer (b. 1930)