November 7 — On This Day
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Events
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335
Athanasius is banished to Trier, on charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople.
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680
The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople.
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921
Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' (amicitia), to recognize their borders along the Rhine.
Treaty of Bonn · Charles the Simple · Henry the Fowler · Peace treaty · Friendship
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1426
Lam Sơn uprising: Lam Sơn rebels emerge victorious against the Ming army in the Battle of Tốt Động - Chúc Động taking place in Đông Quan, in now Hanoi.
Lam Sơn uprising · Ming dynasty · Battle of Tốt Động - Chúc Động · Hanoi
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1492
The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.
Ensisheim (meteorite) · Meteorite · Wheat · Ensisheim · Alsace
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1619
Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia.
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia · Coronation · Queen of Bohemia
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1665
The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.
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1775
John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British.
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore · Royal Governor of Virginia · Colony of Virginia · Dunmore's Proclamation
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1786
The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
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1811
Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
Tecumseh's War · Battle of Tippecanoe · Battle Ground, Indiana
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1837
In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
Alton, Illinois · Abolitionism in the United States · Elijah P. Lovejoy
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1861
American Civil War: Battle of Belmont: In Belmont, Missouri, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant overrun a Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.
American Civil War · Battle of Belmont · Belmont, Missouri · United States · General
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1861
The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
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1874
A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
Cartoon · Thomas Nast · Harper's Weekly · Elephant · Republican Party (United States)
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1885
The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
Last Spike (Canadian Pacific Railway) · Craigellachie, British Columbia
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1893
Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.
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1900
Second Boer War:Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
Second Boer War · Battle of Leliefontein · Royal Canadian Dragoons · Victoria Cross
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1900
The People's Party is founded in Cuba.
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1907
Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
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1908
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
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1910
The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.
Air freight · Dayton, Ohio · Columbus, Ohio · Wright brothers
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1912
The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
Deutsche Oper Berlin · Charlottenburg · Ludwig van Beethoven · Fidelio
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1913
The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.
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1914
The first issue of The New Republic is published.
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1914
The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
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1916
Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
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1916
Boston Elevated Railway Company's streetcar No. 393 smashes through the warning gates of the open Summer Street drawbridge in Boston, Massachusetts, plunging into the frigid waters of Fort Point Channel, killing 46 people.[1]
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1917
The Gregorian calendar date of the October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October. On this date in 1917, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.
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1917
World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
World War I · Third Battle of Gaza · Gaza City · Ottoman Empire
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1918
The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.
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1918
Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
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1919
The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.
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1920
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow · Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
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1929
In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.
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1931
The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
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1933
Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City.
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1940
In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
Tacoma, Washington · Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) · Windstorm
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1941
World War II: Soviet hospital ship Armenia is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several Crimean hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking.
World War II · Hospital ship · Armenia (Soviet hospital ship) · Crimea
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1944
Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring.
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1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States of America.
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1949
The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.
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1956
Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.
Suez Crisis · United Nations General Assembly · Israel · Egypt
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1957
Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
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1967
Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.
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1967
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Lyndon B. Johnson · Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 · Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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1972
US President Richard Nixon is re elected President.
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1973
The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
United States Congress · Richard M. Nixon · War Powers Resolution
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1975
In Bangladesh, a joint force of people and soldiers takes part in an uprising led by Colonel Abu Taher that ousts and kills Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf, freeing the then house-arrested army chief and future president Maj-Gen. Ziaur Rahman.
Bangladesh · Abu Taher · Khaled Mosharraf · House arrest · Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
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1983
United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused.
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1987
In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
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1989
Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.
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1989
David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City.
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1989
East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests.
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1990
Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.
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1991
Magic Johnson announces that he is infected with HIV and retires from the NBA.
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1994
WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast.
WXYC · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Webcast
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1996
NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
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2000
Controversial US presidential election that is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Case, electing George W. Bush the 43rd President of the United States.
United States presidential election, 2000 · Bush v. Gore · George W. Bush
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2000
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas.
Drug Enforcement Administration · Lysergic acid diethylamide · William Leonard Pickard · Missile silo · Wamego, Kansas
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2004
Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
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2007
Jokela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland, resulting in the death of nine people.
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2012
An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
Famous Births
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13 BC
Emperor Keikō of Japan (d. 130)
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630
Constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)
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994
Ibn Hazm, Arabian philosopher and scholar (d. 1069)
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1186
Ögedei Khan, Mongol ruler, 2nd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1241)
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1316
Simeon of Russia (d. 1353)
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1456
Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Princess of Bavaria-Landshut by birth (d. 1501)
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1525
Georg Cracow, German lawyer and politician (d. 1575)
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1598
Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664)
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1619
Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet (d. 1692)
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1650
John Robinson, English bishop and diplomat (d. 1723)
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1683
Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman, author, and translator (d. 1748)
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1687
William Stukeley, English archaeologist and physician (d. 1765)
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1706
Carlo Cecere, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1761)
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1728
James Cook, English captain, navigator, and cartographer (d. 1779)
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1750
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (d. 1819)
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1800
Platt Rogers Spencer, American calligrapher and educator (d. 1864)
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1805
Thomas Brassey, English engineer and businessman (d. 1870)
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1818
Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician and physiologist (d. 1896)
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1830
Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (d. 1907)
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1832
Andrew Dickson White, American historian, academic, and diplomat, co-founded Cornell University (d. 1918)
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1838
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author and playwright (d. 1889)
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1843
William Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist and banker (d. 1905)
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1846
Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1907)
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1851
Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (d. 1913)
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1858
Bipin Chandra Pal, Indian academic and activist (d. 1932)
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1860
Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general and engineer (d. 1936)
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1860
Paul Peel, Canadian painter and academic (d. 1892)
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1861
Jeff Milton, American police officer (d. 1947)
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1867
Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1934)
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1872
Lucille La Verne, American actress (d. 1945)
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1872
Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (d. 1956)
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1876
Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1958)
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1878
Lise Meitner, Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1968)
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1879
King Baggot, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1948)
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1879
Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (d. 1940)
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1886
Aron Nimzowitsch, Russian-Danish chess player and theoretician (d. 1935)
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1888
C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
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1890
Jan Matulka, Czech-American painter and illustrator (d. 1972)
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1891
Genrikh Yagoda, director of the NKVD (d. 1938)
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1893
Leatrice Joy, American actress (d. 1985)
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1893
Margaret Leech, American historian and author (d. 1974)
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1896
Esdras Minville, Canadian economist and sociologist (d. 1975)
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1897
Herman J. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1953)
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1897
Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (d. 1976)
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1898
Margaret Morris, American actress (d. 1968)
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1898
Raphaël Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (d. 1963)
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1899
Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-Israeli journalist and poet (d. 1954)
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1901
Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 1980)
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1903
Ary Barroso, Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1964)
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1903
Dean Jagger, American actor (d. 1991)
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1903
Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
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1905
William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1985)
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1906
Eugene Carson Blake, American minister and educator (d. 1985)
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1908
Marijac, French author and illustrator (d. 1994)
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1909
Ruby Hurley, American activist (d. 1980)
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1909
Norman Krasna, American director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 1984)
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1912
Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977)
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1913
Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)
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1913
Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 1991)
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1913
Mikhail Solomentsev, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 2008)
Mikhail Solomentsev · Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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1914
Archie Campbell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
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1914
R. A. Lafferty, American soldier, engineer, and author (d. 2002)
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1915
Philip Morrison, American astrophysicist and academic (d. 2005)
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1915
M. Athalie Range, American activist and politician (d. 2006)
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1917
Titos Vandis, Greek actor (d. 2003)
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1918
Paul Aussaresses, French general (d. 2013)
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1918
Billy Graham, American minister and author
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1918
Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese singer (d. 1993)
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1919
Ellen Stewart, American director and producer (d. 2011)
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1920
Max Kampelman, American lawyer and diplomat (d. 2013)
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1921
Lisa Ben, American singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2015)
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1921
Jack Fleck, American soldier and golfer (d. 2014)
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1921
Susanne Hirzel, member of the White Rose (d. 2012)
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1922
Ghulam Azam, Bangladeshi politician (d. 2014)
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1922
Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1999)
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1923
Gene Callahan, American art director and production designer (d. 1990)
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1926
Joan Sutherland, Australian soprano (d. 2010)
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1927
Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (d. 2013)
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1928
Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader (d. 2015)
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1929
Jesús de Polanco, Spanish publisher and businessman (d. 2007)
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1929
Eric Kandel, Austrian-American neuroscientist and psychiatrist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1929
Lila Kaye, English actress (d. 2012)
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1930
Rudy Boschwitz, German-American soldier and politician
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1931
G. Edward Griffin, American director, producer, and author
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1935
W. S. Rendra, Indonesian poet and playwright (d. 2009)
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1936
Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
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1937
Mary Daheim, American journalist and author
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1938
Dee Clark, American singer-songwriter (d. 1990)
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1938
Jake Gibbs, American baseball player and coach
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1938
Jim Kaat, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
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1938
Barry Newman, American actor
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1939
Barbara Liskov, American computer scientist and academic
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1940
Dakin Matthews, American actor, director, and playwright
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1940
Antonio Skármeta, Chilean author and academic
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1941
Madeline Gins, American poet and architect (d. 2014)
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1941
Angelo Scola, Italian cardinal and philosopher
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1942
Tom Peters, American businessman and author
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1942
Johnny Rivers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1942
Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress
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1943
Silvia Cartwright, New Zealand lawyer, judge, and politician, 18th Governor-General of New Zealand
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1943
Stephen Greenblatt, American theorist, scholar, and critic
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1943
Boris Gromov, Russian general and politician, Governor of Moscow Oblast
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1943
Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1943
Michael Spence, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1944
Luigi Riva, Italian footballer and manager
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1944
Peter Wilby, English journalist
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1945
Joe Niekro, American baseball player (d. 2006)
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1947
Bob Anderson, English darts player
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1947
Rebecca Eaton, American television producer
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1947
Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese baseball player and coach
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1947
Ron Leavitt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2008)
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1947
Sondhi Limthongkul, Thai journalist and politician
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1948
Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint, English businessman and politician
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1948
Buck Martinez, American baseball player and manager
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1948
Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
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1949
Stephen Bruton, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2009)
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1949
Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (d. 2016)
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1949
David S. Ware, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2012)
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1950
Lindsay Duncan, Scottish actress
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1950
John Lang, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1951
Gerard F. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer and academic
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1951
Kevin MacMichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (Cutting Crew) (d. 2002)
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1951
Lawrence O'Donnell, American journalist and talk show host
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1951
John Tamargo, American baseball player and coach
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1952
David Petraeus, American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
David Petraeus · Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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1952
Modibo Sidibé, Sudanese-Malian police officer and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
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1952
Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer and manager
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1953
Maire Aunaste, Estonian journalist and author
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1953
Erik Balke, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
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1953
Christopher Foster, English bishop
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1953
Lucinda Green, English equestrian and journalist
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1954
James Gray, Scottish politician
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1954
Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian lawyer and author
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1954
Gil Junger, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1954
Kamal Haasan, Tamil Actor, director, producer, and screenwriter and so on.
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1956
Mikhail Alperin, Ukrainian pianist and composer
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1956
Jonathan Palmer, English race car driver and businessman
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1956
Judy Tenuta, American actress, producer, screenwriter, and accordion player
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1957
John Benitez, American DJ, songwriter, and producer
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1957
King Kong Bundy, American wrestler
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1957
Christopher Knight, American actor
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1958
Dmitry Kozak, Russian politician; Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
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1959
Billy Gillispie, American basketball player and coach
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1959
Alexandre Guimarães, Brazilian-Costa Rican footballer and manager
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1960
Tommy Thayer, American guitarist and songwriter
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1960
Shyamaprasad, Indian Filmmaker
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1961
Orlando Mercado, American baseball player and coach
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1962
Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist
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1962
Dirk Shafer, American model, actor, and director (d. 2015)
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1963
John Barnes, Jamaican-English footballer and manager
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1963
Sam Graves, American farmer and politician
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1964
Troy Beyer, American actress, director, and screenwriter
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1964
Philip Hollobone, English soldier and politician
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1964
Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish keyboard player and songwriter
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1964
Dana Plato, American actress (d. 1999)
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1964
Bonnie St. John, American skier and scholar
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1965
Steve Parkin, English footballer and manager
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1965
Sigrun Wodars, German runner and physiotherapist
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1966
Calvin Borel, American jockey
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1967
Steve DiGiorgio, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1967
David Guetta, French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter
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1967
Hikaru Ijūin, Japanese radio host
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1967
Rafael Herbert Reyes, Dominican wrestler
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1967
Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
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1968
Russ Springer, American baseball player
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1969
Michelle Clunie, American actress
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1969
Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
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1969
Michel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
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1970
Neil Hannon, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1970
Andy Houston, American race car driver
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1970
Marc Rosset, Swiss-Monacan tennis player
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1970
Morgan Spurlock, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Paul Ware, English footballer (d. 2013)
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1971
Jamie Drummond, Scottish-Canadian journalist and critic
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1971
Robin Finck, American guitarist and songwriter
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1971
Matthew Ryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1971
Trivikram Srinivas, Indian director and screenwriter
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1972
Danny Grewcock, English rugby player
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1972
Jason London, American actor and producer
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1972
Jeremy London, American actor and producer
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1972
Hasim Rahman, American boxer
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1972
Marcus Stewart, English footballer and coach
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1973
Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2011)
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1973
Yunjin Kim, South Korean-American actress
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1973
Martín Palermo, Argentinian footballer and manager
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1974
Kris Benson, American baseball player
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1974
Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Jamaican hurdler
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1974
Christian Gómez, Argentinian footballer
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1974
Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer
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1975
Venkat Prabhu, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1976
Rob Caggiano, American guitarist and producer
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1976
Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player and model
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1977
Lindsay Czarniak, American journalist and sportscaster
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1977
Andres Oper, Estonian footballer
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1977
María Sánchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player
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1977
Anthony Thomas, American football player and coach
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1978
Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer
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1978
Elisabeth Bachman, American volleyball player and coach
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1978
Rio Ferdinand, English footballer
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1978
Tomoya Nagase, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1978
Barry Robson, Scottish footballer
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1978
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
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1979
Mike Commodore, Canadian ice hockey player
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1979
Will Demps, American football player
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1979
Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer
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1979
Barney Harwood, English television host and actor
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1979
Jon Peter Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1979
Amy Purdy, American actress, model and snowboarder
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1979
Joey Ryan, American wrestler
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1979
Otep Shamaya, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1980
Karthik, Indian singer-songwriter
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1980
Sergio Bernardo Almirón, Argentinian footballer
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1980
Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
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1980
James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer
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1980
Luciana Salazar, Argentinian model, actress, and singer
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1981
Muhammad Hassan, American wrestler and educator
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1981
Nana Katase, Japanese model, actress, and singer
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1981
Anushka Shetty, Indian actress
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1981
Rina Uchiyama, Japanese actress and model
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1982
Pascal Leclaire, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Forrest Kline, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1983
Esmerling Vásquez, Dominican baseball player
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1984
Mihkel Aksalu, Estonian footballer
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1984
Jonathan Bornstein, American soccer player
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1984
Gervais Randrianarisoa, Malagasy footballer
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1984
Amelia Vega, Dominican actress and singer, Miss Universe 2003
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1985
Sebastian Aldén, Swedish motorcycle racer
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1985
Lucas Neff, American actor
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1986
Andy Hull, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1986
David Nelson, American football player
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1986
Doukissa Nomikou, Greek model and television host
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1987
Mitch Brown, Australian rugby league player
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1987
Marek Semjan, Slovak tennis player
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1988
Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player
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1988
Simone Favaro, Italian rugby player
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1988
Thomas Schneider, German sprinter
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1988
Tinie Tempah, English rapper and producer
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1989
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Russian singer and political activist
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1990
Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer
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1990
Matt Corby, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1990
David de Gea, Spanish footballer
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1990
Joelle Hadjia, Australian singer-songwriter
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1992
Apisai Koroisau, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
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1994
Haruna Iikubo, Japanese singer and actress
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1995
Richard Smith, British Doctor of Science and Lord of Coventry
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1996
Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriter
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1997
Erika Hendsel, Estonian tennis player
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1997
Nana Okada, Japanese singer
Famous Deaths
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691
Cen Changqian, official of the Tang Dynasty
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691
Ge Fuyuan, official of the Tang Dynasty
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927
Zhu Shouyin, general of Later Tang
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1173
Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (b. 1127)
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1225
Engelbert II of Berg, German archbishop and saint (b. 1186)
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1497
Philip II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1443)
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1550
Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop and poet (b. 1484)
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1561
Jeanne de Jussie, Swiss nun and writer (b. 1503)
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1562
Maldeo Rathore, Rao of Marwar (b. 1511)
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1574
Solomon Luria, Polish rabbi and educator (b. 1510)
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1581
Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar (b. 1505)
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1599
Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon and educator (b. 1546)
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1627
Jahangir, Mughal emperor (b. 1569)
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1633
Cornelis Drebbel, Dutch inventor (b. 1572)
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1639
Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician (b. 1560)
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1642
Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English judge and politician, Lord High Treasurer of The United Kingdom (b. 1563)
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1713
Elizabeth Barry, English actress (b. 1658)
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1837
Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American minister and journalist (b. 1809)
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1862
Bahadur Shah II, Mughal emperor (b. 1775)
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1872
Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic (b. 1833)
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1881
John MacHale, Irish archbishop (b. 1791)
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1906
Heinrich Seidel, German engineer and poet (b. 1842)
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1907
Jesús García, Mexican railroad brakeman (b. 1881)
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1913
Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh-English biologist and geographer (b. 1823)
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1916
Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (b. 1858)
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1919
Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1863)
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1922
Sam Thompson, American baseball player (b. 1860)
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1923
Ashwini Kumar Dutta, Indian educator and philanthropist (b. 1856)
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1930
Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (b. 1878)
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1933
Harold Weber, American golfer and architect (b. 1882)
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1941
Frank Pick, English lawyer and businessman (b. 1878)
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1944
Richard Sorge, Azerbaijani-German journalist and spy (b. 1895)
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1944
Hannah Szenes, Hungarian-Israeli soldier and poet (b. 1921)
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1947
K. Natesa Iyer, Indian-Sri Lankan journalist and politician (b. 1887)
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1959
Victor McLaglen, English-American boxer and actor (b. 1883)
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1962
Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (b. 1884)
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1966
Rube Bressler, American baseball player (b. 1894)
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1967
John Nance Garner, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (b. 1868)
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1968
Gordon Coventry, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1901)
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1968
Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician, cryptographer, and academic (b. 1906)
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1974
Eric Linklater, Welsh-Scottish author and academic (b. 1899)
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1975
Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and racing driver (b. 1899)
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1978
Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian surgeon and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Gujarat (b. 1887)
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1978
Gene Tunney, American boxer and actor (b. 1897)
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1980
İlhan Erdost, Turkish publisher (b. 1944)
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1980
Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (b. 1930)
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1981
Will Durant, American historian and philosopher (b. 1885)
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1983
Germaine Tailleferre, French pianist and composer (b. 1892)
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1986
Tracy Pew, Australian bass player (b. 1957)
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1988
Bill Hoest, American cartoonist (b. 1926)
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1990
Lawrence Durrell, British novelist, poet, dramatist, (b. 1912)
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1990
Tom Clancy, Irish singer and actor, (b. 1924)
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1991
Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (b. 1920)
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1992
Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (b. 1921)
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1992
Jack Kelly, American actor and politician (b. 1927)
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1993
Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (b. 1901)
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1993
Charles Aidman, American stage, film, and television actor (b. 1925)
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1994
Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1924)
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1995
Ann Dunham, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1942)
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1996
Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist and academic (b. 1939)
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1996
Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian lawyer and politician, Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1918)
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2000
Ingrid of Sweden (b. 1910)
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2000
Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (b. 1950)
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2000
Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian publisher and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (b. 1910)
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2001
Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (b. 1936)
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2002
Rudolf Augstein, German journalist, co-founded Der Spiegel (b. 1923)
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2004
Howard Keel, American actor and singer (b. 1919)
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2005
Harry Thompson, English author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1960)
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2006
Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (b. 1930)
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2006
Bryan Pata, American football player (b. 1984)
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2006
Johnny Sain, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
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2006
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist and politician, co-founded L'Express (b. 1924)
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2006
Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer and manager (b. 1926)
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2007
Earl Dodge, American activist and politician (b. 1932)
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2007
George W. George, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1920)
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2011
Joe Frazier, American boxer (b. 1944)
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2012
Carmen Basilio, American boxer (b. 1927)
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2012
Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (b. 1950)
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2012
Glenys Page, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1940)
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2012
Sandy Pearson, Australian general (b. 1918)
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2012
Darrell Royal, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
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2012
Arthur K. Snyder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
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2013
John Cole, Irish-English journalist and author (b. 1927)
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2013
Ian Davies, Australian basketball player and coach (b. 1956)
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2013
Ron Dellow, English footballer and manager (b. 1914)
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2013
Joey Manley, American publisher, founded Modern Tales (b. 1965)
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2013
Jack Mitchell, American photographer and author (b. 1925)
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2013
Manfred Rommel, German lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
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2014
Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (b. 1928)
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2014
Kajetan Kovič, Slovenian journalist and poet (b. 1931)
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2014
Allen Ripley, American baseball player (b. 1952)
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2015
Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, Indian director and poet (b. 1970)
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2016
Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1934)
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2016
Janet Reno, American lawyer and government official; Attorney General of the United States (1993-2001) (b. 1938)
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2016
Jimmy Young, British singer and radio personality (b. 1921)
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2017
Roy Halladay, American baseball player (b. 1977)
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2017
Carl Sargeant, Welsh Assembly minister (b. 1968)