November 28 — On This Day
353 entries
Events
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587
Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir.
Treaty of Andelot · Guntram · Kingdom of Burgundy · Childebert II
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936
Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor of the Later Jin by Emperor Taizong of Liao, following a revolt against Emperor Fei of Later Tang.
Shi Jingtang · Later Jin (Five Dynasties) · Emperor Taizong of Liao · Li Congke · Later Tang
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1443
Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in central Albania and raise the Albanian flag.
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1470
Champa-Đại Việt War: Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt formally launches his attack against Champa.
Cham-Vietnamese War (1471) · Lê Thánh Tông · Đại Việt · Champa
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1520
An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
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1582
In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence.
Stratford-upon-Avon · William Shakespeare · Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife) · Marriage licence
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1627
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last victory in the Battle of Oliwa.
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1660
At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.
Gresham College · Christopher Wren · Robert Boyle · John Wilkins · Robert Moray
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1666
At least 3,000 men of the Royal Scots Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter rebels in the Battle of Rullion Green.
Royal Scots Army · Tam Dalyell of the Binns · Covenanter · Battle of Rullion Green
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1785
The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed.
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1811
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven) · Gewandhaus · Leipzig
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1814
The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer.
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1821
Panama Independence Day: Panama separates from Spain and joins Gran Colombia.
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1843
Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
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1862
American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.
American Civil War · Battle of Cane Hill · Union (American Civil War) · James G. Blunt · John Marmaduke
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1885
Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
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1893
Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the New Zealand general election, 1893.
Women's suffrage in New Zealand · New Zealand general election, 1893
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1895
The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
Chicago Times-Herald race · Jackson Park (Chicago) · Evanston, Illinois · Frank Duryea
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1899
The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
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1905
Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.
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1908
A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
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1912
Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Albania · Albanian Declaration of Independence · Ottoman Empire
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1914
World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
World War I · July · New York Stock Exchange · Bond (finance)
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1917
The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
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1919
Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.)
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor · Parliament of the United Kingdom · House of Commons of the United Kingdom · Constance Markievicz
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1920
Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
Irish War of Independence · Kilmichael Ambush · Irish Republican Army · Auxiliary Division
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1925
The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.
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1942
In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.
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1943
World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy.
World War II · Tehran Conference · President of the United States · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1958
Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
Chad · Republic of the Congo · Gabon · French colonial empire
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1960
Mauritania becomes independent of France.
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1964
Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
Mariner program · NASA · Mariner 4 · Mars
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1964
Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.
Vietnam War · United States National Security Council · Lyndon B. Johnson · North Vietnam
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1965
Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
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1966
Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
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1967
The first pulsar known as PSR B1919+21 in the constellation of Vulpecula was discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
Pulsar · PSR B1919+21 · Vulpecula · Jocelyn Bell Burnell · Antony Hewish
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1971
Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation suffers severe abdominal injuries allegedly caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later.
Tsilhqot'in · First Nation · Fred Quilt inquiry · Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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1971
Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Wasfi al-Tal · Prime Minister of Jordan · Black September Organization · Palestine Liberation Organization
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1972
Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison.
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1975
East Timor declares its independence from Portugal.
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1979
Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
Air New Zealand Flight 901 · McDonnell Douglas DC-10 · Mount Erebus
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1980
Iran-Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)
Iran-Iraq War · Operation Morvarid · Iraqi Navy · Islamic Republic of Iran Navy · Persian Gulf
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1987
South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.
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1989
Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power.
Cold War · Velvet Revolution · Communist Party of Czechoslovakia · Monopoly
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1990
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and the prime ministry, and is succeeded as both by John Major.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Margaret Thatcher · Conservative Party (UK) · John Major
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1991
South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia.
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2002
Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya; their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 with surface-to-air missiles.
2002 Mombasa attacks · Mombasa · Kenya · Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582
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2014
Gunmen set off three bombs at the central mosque in the northern city of Kano killing at least 120 people.
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2016
A chartered Avro RJ85 plane carrying at least 81 people, including the Chapecoense football team, crashes near Medellín, Colombia.
British Aerospace 146 · Associação Chapecoense de Futebol · LaMia Flight 2933 · Medellín · Colombia
Famous Births
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1118
Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1180)
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1293
Yesün Temür, Chinese emperor (d. 1328)
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1470
Wen Zhengming, artist during the Ming dynasty (d. 1559)
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1475
Anne Shelton, elder sister of Thomas Boleyn (d. 1555)
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1489
Margaret Tudor, Queen of James IV of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England (d. 1541)
Margaret Tudor · James IV of Scotland · Henry VII of England
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1570
James Whitelocke, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester (d. 1632)
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1592
Hong Taiji, Emperor of China (d. 1643)
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1598
Hans Nansen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1667)
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1628
John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (d. 1688)
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1631
Abraham Brueghel, Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1690)
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1632
Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-French composer and manager (d. 1687)
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1640
Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish captain and explorer (d. 1698)
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1661
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, English soldier and politician, 14th Colonial Governor of New York (d. 1723)
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon · Colonial Governor of New York
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1681
Jean Cavalier, French rebel leader (d. 1740)
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1694
Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. 1728)
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1700
Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (d. 1764)
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1700
Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (d. 1770)
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1757
William Blake, English poet and painter (d. 1827)
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1760
Maria Teresa Poniatowska, Polish noblewoman (d. 1834)
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1772
Luke Howard, English chemist and meteorologist (d. 1864)
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1774
Maria Antonia of Parma (d. 1841)
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1785
Victor de Broglie, French lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of France (d. 1870)
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1792
Victor Cousin, French philosopher and academic (d. 1867)
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1793
Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Swedish poet, composer, and critic (d. 1866)
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1805
John Lloyd Stephens, American archaeologist and explorer (d. 1852)
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1810
William Froude, English engineer and architect (d. 1879)
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1820
Friedrich Engels, German-English philosopher, economist, and journalist (d. 1895)
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1829
Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1894)
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1837
John Wesley Hyatt, American engineer (d. 1920)
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1853
Helen Magill White, American academic (d. 1944)
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1857
Alfonso XII of Spain (d. 1885)
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1861
Adina Emilia De Zavala, teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history (d. 1955)
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1864
James Allen, English author and poet (d. 1912)
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1864
Lindley Miller Garrison, American lawyer and politician, 46th United States Secretary of War (d. 1932)
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1866
Henry Bacon, American architect, designed the Lincoln Memorial (d. 1924)
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1876
Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (d. 1946)
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1880
Alexander Blok, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1921)
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1881
Stefan Zweig, Austrian author, playwright, and journalist (d. 1942)
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1887
Ernst Röhm, German soldier and politician (d. 1934)
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1891
Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (d. 1949)
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1894
Brooks Atkinson, American theatre critic (d. 1984)
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1894
Henry Hazlitt, American economist and philosopher (d. 1993)
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1895
José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (d. 1980)
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1896
Dawn Powell, American author and playwright (d. 1965)
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1896
Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (d. 1994)
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1898
İhap Hulusi Görey, Turkish graphic artist (d. 1986)
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1900
Mary Bothwell, Canadian classical vocalist and painter (d. 1985)
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1903
Gladys O'Connor, English-Canadian actress (d. 2012)
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1904
James Eastland, American planter and politician (d. 1986)
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1904
Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (d. 1973)
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1907
Rose Bampton, American soprano and educator (d. 2007)
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1907
Alberto Moravia, Italian journalist and author (d. 1990)
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1907
Henry Picard, American golfer (d. 1997)
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1908
Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (d. 1997)
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1908
Claude Lévi-Strauss, Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009)
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1910
Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (d. 2014)
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1911
Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (d. 1973)
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1912
Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)
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1913
Cliff Addison, English chemist and academic (d. 1994)
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1915
Evald Okas, Estonian painter and academic (d. 2011)
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1915
Yves Thériault, Canadian author (d. 1983)
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1916
Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002)
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1916
Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
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1919
Keith Miller, Australian cricketer, footballer, and pilot (d. 2004)
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1923
Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (d. 2016)
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1923
Gloria Grahame, American actress (d. 1981)
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1924
Dennis Brutus, South African journalist, poet, and academic (d. 2009)
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1924
Johanna Döbereiner, Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic (d. 2000)
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1925
József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1978)
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1925
Gigi Gryce, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1983)
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1928
Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist and academic (d. 1980)
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1928
Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2010)
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1929
Berry Gordy, Jr., American songwriter and producer, founded Motown Records
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1932
Gato Barbieri, Argentinian saxophonist and composer (d. 2016)
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1932
Terence Frisby, English author and playwright
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1933
Joe Knollenberg, American soldier and politician
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1933
Hope Lange, American actress (d. 2003)
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1935
Frik du Preez, South African rugby player
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1935
Randolph Stow, Australian-English author and poet (d. 2010)
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1936
Gary Hart, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
Gary Hart · United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
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1940
Bruce Channel, American singer-songwriter
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1941
Laura Antonelli, Croatian-Italian actress (d. 2015)
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1942
Paul Warfield, American football player and sportscaster
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1943
Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1944
Rita Mae Brown, American novelist, poet, and screenwriter
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1944
R. B. Greaves, Guyanese-American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
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1945
Franklin Drilon, Filipino lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the Senate of the Philippines
Franklin Drilon · President of the Senate of the Philippines
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1946
Joe Dante, American director and producer
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1947
Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
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1947
Maria Farantouri, Greek singer and politician
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1948
Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1948
Mick Channon, English footballer and horse trainer
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1948
Alan Lightman, American physicist, novelist, and academician
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1948
Dick Morris, American political consultant, journalist, and author
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1949
Alexander Godunov, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995)
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1949
Paul Shaffer, Canadian-American singer, keyboard player, and bandleader (CBS Orchestra)
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1950
Ed Harris, American actor and producer
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1950
Russell Alan Hulse, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
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1951
Barbara Morgan, American educator and astronaut
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1952
S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress
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1953
Alistair Darling, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1953
Helen De Michiel, American director and producer
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1953
Sixto Lezcano, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
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1953
Gordon Marsden, English journalist and politician
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1954
Necip Hablemitoğlu, Turkish historian and academic (d. 2002)
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1955
Alessandro Altobelli, Italian footballer and sportscaster
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1955
Adem Jashari, Kosovo commander (d. 1998)
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1956
Fiona Armstrong, English-Scottish journalist and author
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1957
Peeter Järvelaid, Estonian historian and scholar
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1958
Kriss Akabusi, English sprinter and hurdler
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1958
Dave Righetti, American baseball player and coach
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1959
Nancy Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
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1959
Judd Nelson, American actor and screenwriter
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1959
Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist and sportscaster
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1960
Jorge Domecq, Spanish lawyer and diplomat
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1960
John Galliano, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer
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1960
Andy Ritchie, English footballer and manager
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1960
Kenny Wharton, English footballer and coach
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1961
Martin Clunes, English actor, singer, and director
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1961
Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
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1962
Matt Cameron, American drummer and songwriter
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1962
Juan Carlos Rosero, Ecuadorian cyclist (d. 2013)
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1962
Jon Stewart, American comedian, actor, and television host
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1963
Armando Iannucci, Scottish comedian, actor, director, and producer
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1963
Andrew Jones, English politician
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1963
Johnny Newman, American basketball player
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1963
Walt Weiss, American baseball player and manager
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1964
Michael Bennet, Indian-American lawyer and politician
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1964
John Burkett, American baseball player and bowler
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1964
Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (d. 2015)
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1964
Sian Williams, English-Welsh journalist
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1965
Erwin Mortier, Belgian author and poet
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1965
Matt Williams, American baseball player and manager
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1967
Chris Heaton-Harris, English businessman and politician
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1967
Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and television personality (d. 2007)
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1967
José del Solar, Peruvian footballer and manager
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1967
Stephnie Weir, American actress and comedian
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1968
Darren Bett, English journalist
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1969
Nick Knight, English cricketer and sportscaster
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1969
Robb Nen, American baseball player and manager
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1969
Valeri Nikitin, Estonian wrestler
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1969
Sonia O'Sullivan, Irish athlete
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1970
Álex López Morón, Spanish tennis player
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1970
Richard Osman, English television host, director, and producer
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1972
Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer
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1972
Anastasia Kelesidou, German-Greek discus thrower
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1972
Jesper Strömblad, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
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1973
Jade Puget, American guitarist and producer
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1974
apl.de.ap, Filipino-American singer and rapper
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1974
András Tölcséres, Hungarian footballer and manager
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1975
Bakarhythm, Japanese comedian, actor, playwright, and composer
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1975
Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian journalist and author
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1975
Park Sung-bae, South Korean footballer
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1975
Takashi Shimoda, Japanese footballer
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1975
Sigurd Wongraven, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1976
Ryan Kwanten, Australian actor
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1977
Marlon Broomes, English footballer
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1977
Fabio Grosso, Italian footballer and manager
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1977
Acer Nethercott, English rower (d. 2013)
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1977
Gavin Rae, Scottish footballer
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1977
Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby player
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1977
DeMya Walker, American basketball player
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1978
Brent Albright, American wrestler
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1978
Darryl Flahavan, English footballer
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1978
Freddie Mitchell, American football player
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1978
Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer
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1978
Michael Simpkins, English footballer
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1978
Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer
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1979
Chamillionaire, American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor
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1979
Katarzyna Strączy, Polish tennis player
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1980
Lisa Middelhauve, German singer-songwriter
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1980
Stuart Taylor, English footballer
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1981
Brian Tevreden, Dutch footballer
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1982
Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player
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1982
Chris Harris, English motorcycle racer
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1982
Raido Villers, Estonian basketball player
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1983
Tyler Glenn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1983
Summer Rae, American football player, wrestler, and actress
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1983
Édouard Roger-Vasselin, French tennis player
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1983
Nelson Haedo Valdez, Paraguayan footballer
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1984
Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player
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1984
Marc-André Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player
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1984
Trey Songz, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor
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1984
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress and producer
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1984
Naoko Yamada, Japanese anime director
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1985
Mike Kostka, Canadian ice hockey player
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1985
Álvaro Pereira, Uruguayan footballer
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1986
Mouhamadou Dabo, French footballer
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1986
Hannah Fry, British mathematician
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1987
Karen Gillan, Scottish actress
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1987
Craig Kieswetter, English cricketer
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1989
Laura Alleway, Australian footballer
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1989
Jamie Buhrer, Australian rugby league player
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1990
Dedryck Boyata, Belgian footballer
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1990
Bradley Smith, English motorcycle racer
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1992
Jake Miller, American singer-songwriter
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1992
Adam Hicks, American actor
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1993
David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
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1995
Chase Elliott, American race car driver
Famous Deaths
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741
Pope Gregory III
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939
Lady Ma, Chinese noblewoman (b. 890)
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1122
Margrave Ottokar II of Styria
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1170
Owain Gwynedd, Welsh king (b. 1080)
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1290
Eleanor of Castile (b. 1241)
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1317
Yishan Yining, Zen monk and writer from China who taught in Japan (b. 1247)
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1476
James of the Marches, Franciscan friar
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1499
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (b. 1475)
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1574
Georg Major, German theologian and educator (b. 1502)
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1585
Hernando Franco, Spanish composer (b. 1532)
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1667
Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist (b. 1633)
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1675
Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh, English soldier and politician (b. 1608)
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1675
Leonard Hoar, English minister and academic (b. 1630)
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1680
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor and painter (b. 1598)
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1680
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, Italian painter and architect (b. 1606)
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1680
Athanasius Kircher, German priest, philologist, and scholar (b. 1601)[1]
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1694
Matsuo Bashō, Japanese poet and scholar (b. 1644)
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1695
Giovanni Paolo Colonna, Italian organist, composer, and educator (b. 1637)
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1695
Anthony Wood, English historian and author (b. 1632)
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1698
Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French soldier and politician, 3rd Governor General of New France (b. 1622)
Louis de Buade de Frontenac · Governor General of New France
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1763
Naungdawgyi, Burmese king (b. 1734)
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1785
William Whipple, American general and politician (b. 1730)
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1794
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general (b. 1730)
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1794
Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet, English politician (b. 1736)
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1801
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist and academic (b. 1750)
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1815
Johann Peter Salomon, German violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1745)
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1852
Ludger Duvernay, French journalist and politician (b. 1799)
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1852
Emmanuil Xanthos, Greek activist, co-founded Filiki Eteria (b. 1772)
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1859
Washington Irving, American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian (b. 1783)
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1870
Frédéric Bazille, French soldier and painter (b. 1841)
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1872
Mary Somerville, Scottish-Italian astronomer, mathematician, and author (b. 1780)
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1873
Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist (b. 1808)
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1878
Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (b. 1805)
Orson Hyde · President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
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1880
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, Portuguese archbishop (b. 1837)
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1890
Jyotirao Phule, Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1827)
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1891
Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet, British politician (b. 1826)
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1901
Moses Dickson, African-American abolitionist, soldier, minister, and founder of The Knights of Liberty (b. 1824)
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1904
Hermann de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (b. 1847)
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1907
Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish playwright, poet, and painter (b. 1869)
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1912
Walter Benona Sharp, American businessman (b. 1870)
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1917
Mikelis Avlichos, Greek poet and scholar (b. 1844)
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1921
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Head of the Bahá’í Faith (b. 1844)
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1930
Constantine VI of Constantinople (b. 1859)
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1935
Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar (b. 1877)
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1939
James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, created basketball (b. 1861)
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1943
Aleksander Hellat, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1881)
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1945
Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (b. 1879)
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1947
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general (b. 1902)
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1953
Frank Olson, American biologist and chemist (b. 1910)
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1954
Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
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1960
Dirk Jan de Geer, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1870)
Dirk Jan de Geer · List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
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1960
Tsunenohana Kan'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 31st Yokozuna (b. 1896)
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1960
Richard Wright, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (b. 1908)
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1962
K. C. Dey, Indian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1893)
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1962
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (b. 1880)
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1968
Enid Blyton, English author and poet (b. 1897)
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1971
Wasfi al-Tal, Jordanian captain and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Jordan (b. 1920)
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1972
Havergal Brian, English composer (b. 1875)
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1973
Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French author and poet (b. 1886)
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1976
Rosalind Russell, American actress and singer (b. 1907)
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1977
Bob Meusel, American baseball player and sailor (b. 1896)
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1978
Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Argentinian businessman (b. 1902)
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1982
Helen of Greece and Denmark (b. 1896)
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1983
Christopher George, American actor (b. 1929)
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1987
Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American biologist and chemist (b. 1913)
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1987
Kazuharu Sonoda, Japanese wrestler
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1992
Sidney Nolan, Australian-English painter and academic (b. 1917)
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1993
Jerry Edmonton, Canadian-American drummer (b. 1946)
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1993
Garry Moore, American comedian, television personality, and game show host (b. 1915)
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1994
Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (b. 1960)
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1994
Buster Edwards, English boxer and criminal (b. 1932)
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1994
Jerry Rubin, American businessman and activist (b. 1938)
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1995
Joe Kelly, Irish race car driver (b. 1915)
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1997
Georges Marchal, French actor (b. 1920)
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1998
Kerry Wendell Thornley, American soldier and author (b. 1938)
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2001
Kal Mann, American songwriter (b. 1917)
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2001
William Reid, Scottish lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1921)
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2002
Melih Cevdet Anday, Turkish poet and author (b. 1915)
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2003
Ted Bates, English footballer and manager (b. 1918)
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2003
Antonia Forest, English author (b. 1915)
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2003
Mihkel Mathiesen, Estonian engineer and politician (b. 1918)
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2005
Marc Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
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2005
Jack Concannon, American football player and actor (b. 1943)
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2007
Gudrun Wagner, Prussian director and producer (b. 1944)
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2008
Havaldar Gajender Singh, Indian sergeant (b. 1972)
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2008
Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Indian soldier (b. 1977)
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2009
Gilles Carle, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
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2010
Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor and producer (b. 1926)
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2011
Lloyd J. Old, American immunologist and academic (b. 1933)
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2012
Knut Ahnlund, Swedish historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)
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2012
Spain Rodriguez, American illustrator (b. 1940)
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2012
Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer (b. 1922)
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2012
Zig Ziglar, American soldier and author (b. 1926)
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2013
Jack Matthews, American author, playwright, and academic (b. 1925)
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2013
Mitja Ribičič, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1919)
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2013
Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1923)
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2013
Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Austrian-American poet and songwriter (b. 1920)
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2014
Chespirito, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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2014
Said Akl, Lebanese poet, playwright, and linguist (b. 1912)
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2014
Dale Armstrong, Canadian race car driver (b. 1941)
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2015
Wayne Bickerton, Welsh songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
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2015
Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer (b. 1948)
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2015
Gerry Byrne, English-Welsh footballer (b. 1938)
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2015
Marjorie Lord, American actress (b. 1918)
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2015
Olene Walker, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Utah (b. 1930)