December 23 — On This Day
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Events
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484
Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who becomes king of the Vandals. During his reign Christians are protected from persecution.
Huneric · Gunthamund · Vandals
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558
Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks.
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562
Hagia Sophia in Constantinople reopened with a rebuilt dome after a series of earthquakes caused the original to collapse.
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583
Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque.
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679
King Dagobert II is murdered while hunting.
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962
Arab-Byzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo.
Arab-Byzantine wars · List of Byzantine emperors · Nikephoros II Phokas · Byzantine army · Aleppo
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1572
Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.
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1688
As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.
Glorious Revolution · James II of England · William III of England · Mary II of England
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1783
George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
George Washington · Commander-in-chief · Continental Army · Maryland State House · Annapolis, Maryland
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1793
The Battle of Savenay: a decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution.
Battle of Savenay · House of Bourbon · War in the Vendée · French Revolution
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1815
The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published.
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1876
First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
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1893
The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
Hansel and Gretel (opera) · Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)
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1913
The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.
Federal Reserve Act · President of the United States · Woodrow Wilson · Federal Reserve System
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1914
World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
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1916
World War I: Battle of Magdhaba - Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.
Battle of Magdhaba · Allies of World War I · Ottoman Empire · Sinai Peninsula
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1919
Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom.
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1936
Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
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1941
World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
Battle of Wake Island · Imperial Japanese Army · Wake Island
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1947
The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
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1948
Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
Japan · International Military Tribunal for the Far East · Sugamo Prison
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1954
First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.
Kidney transplantation · J. Hartwell Harrison · Joseph Murray
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1968
The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.
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1970
The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world.
List of tenants in One World Trade Center · World Trade Center (1973-2001) · Manhattan · New York City
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1970
The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state.
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1972
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.
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1972
The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having reportedly survived by cannibalism.
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1979
Soviet war in Afghanistan: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.
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1986
Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.
Rutan Voyager · Dick Rutan · Jeana Yeager · Edwards Air Force Base · California
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1990
History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.
History of Slovenia · Slovenian independence referendum, 1990 · Slovenia · Yugoslavia
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2002
A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft.
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2003
PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.
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2007
An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.
Kingdom of Nepal · Federal republic · List of Prime Ministers of Nepal
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Famous Births
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968
Zhen Zong, emperor of the Song Dynasty (d. 1022)
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1173
Louis I, duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)
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1513
Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (d. 1577)
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1525
John Albert I, duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1576)
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1573
Giovanni Battista Crespi, Italian painter, sculptor and architect (d. 1465)
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1582
Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (d. 1663)
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1544
Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1577)
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1597
Martin Opitz, German poet and composer (d. 1639)
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1605
Tianqi Emperor, Chinese emperor (d. 1627)
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1613
Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (d. 1676)
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1621
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham · Lord Chancellor of England
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1621
Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (d. 1678)
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1689
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (d. 1755)
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1690
Pamheiba, Indian emperor (d. 1751)
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1713
Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (d. 1749)
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1732
Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame (d. 1792)
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1750
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827)
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1758
Nathan Wilson, American soldier and politician (d. 1834)
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1766
Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and chemist (d. 1852)
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1777
Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825)
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1790
Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (d. 1832)
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1793
Dost Mohammad Khan, emir of Afghanistan (d. 1863)
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1804
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French author, critic, and academic (d. 1869)
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1805
Joseph Smith, American religious leader, 1st President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1844)
Joseph Smith · List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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1804
Anthony Mary Claret, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary (d. 1870)
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1810
Edward Blyth, English zoologist (d. 1873)
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1810
Karl Richard Lepsius, German Egyptologist (d. 1884)
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1812
Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (d. 1904)
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1812
Henri-Alexandre Wallon, French historian and statesman (d. 1904)
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1819
Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (d. 1889)
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1822
Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (d. 1875)
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1828
Mathilde Wesendonck, poet and author (d. 1902)
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1839
János Murkovics, Slovene-Hungarian author and educator (d. 1917)
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1843
Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1924)
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1854
Henry B. Guppy, English botanist and author (d. 1926)
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1867
Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (d. 1919)
Madam C. J. Walker · Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company
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1870
John Marin, American architect and painter (d. 1953)
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1878
Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (d. 1972)
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1885
Pierre Brissaud, French illustrator, painter, and engraver (d. 1964)
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1894
Arthur Gilligan, English cricketer (d. 1976)
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1895
Nola Luxford, New Zealand-American actress and broadcaster (d. 1994)
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1896
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Italian lieutenant and author (d. 1957)
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1900
Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian (d. 2014)
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1900
Marie Bell, French actress and stage director (d. 1985)
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1900
Otto Soglow, American cartoonist (d. 1975)
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1902
Norman Maclean, American author and academic (d. 1990)
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1902
Charan Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (d. 1987)
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1907
Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (d. 2005)
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1907
James Roosevelt, American general and politician (d. 1991)
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1907
Avraham Stern, Polish Zionist leader (d. 1942)
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1908
Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer (d. 2002)
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1910
Kurt Meyer, German general (d. 1961)
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1911
James Gregory, American actor (d. 2002)
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1911
Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
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1912
Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998)
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1912
Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1999)
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1916
Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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1918
José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (d. 2000)
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1918
Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 2015)
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1919
Kenneth M. Taylor, American general and pilot (d. 2006)
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1921
Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (d. 2001)
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1922
Micheline Ostermeyer, French discus thrower, shot putter, and pianist (d. 2001)
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1923
Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1954)
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1923
Günther Schifter, Austrian journalist and radio host (d. 2008)
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1923
James Stockdale, American admiral and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2005)
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1924
Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (d. 2013)
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1925
Duncan Hallas, English author and politician (d. 2002)
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1925
Rayner Unwin, English publisher (d. 2000)
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1926
Robert Bly, American poet and essayist
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1926
Harold Dorman, American rock & roll singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
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1929
Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player, flugelhorn player, and singer (d. 1988)
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1929
Dick Weber, American professional bowler (d. 2005)
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1932
Richard Clark Barkley, American soldier, academic, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to East Germany (d. 2015)
Richard Clark Barkley · United States Ambassador to East Germany
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1933
Akihito, Japanese emperor
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1933
Noella Leduc, American baseball player (d. 2014)
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1935
Paul Hornung, American football player and sportscaster
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1935
Johnny Kidd, English rock & roll singer-songwriter (d. 1966)
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1935
Abdul Ghani Minhat, Malaysian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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1935
Esther Phillips, American R&B singer (d. 1984)
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1936
Bobby Ross, American football player and coach
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1936
Willie Wood, American football player
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1937
Barney Rosenzweig, American screenwriter and producer
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1937
Nelson Shanks, American painter, historian, and educator (d. 2015)
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1938
Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol
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1939
Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter (d. 1995)
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1940
Jorma Kaukonen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1940
Robert Labine, Canadian politician
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1940
Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league player (d. 1986)
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1940
Eugene Record, American soul singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
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1941
Peter Davis, English businessman
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1941
Tim Hardin, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1980)
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1942
Quentin Bryce, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Governor-General of Australia
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1943
Ron Allen, American baseball player
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1943
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Russian-French mathematician and academic
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1943
Harry Shearer, American actor, voice artist, and comedian
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1943
Queen Silvia of Sweden
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1944
Wesley Clark, American general
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1945
Ron Bushy, American rock drummer
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1945
Adly Mansour, Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt
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1945
Geoffrey Wheatcroft, English journalist and author
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1946
Robbie Dupree, American singer-songwriter
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1946
Edita Gruberová, Slovak soprano and actress
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1946
Susan Lucci, American actress
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1946
John Sullivan, English screenwriter, producer, and composer (d. 2011)
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1947
Bill Rodgers, American runner
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1947
Lawrence Tanter, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1948
David Davis, English politician, Minister of State for Europe
David Davis (British politician) · Minister of State for Europe
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1948
Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, and journalist
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1948
Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster
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1948
Rick Wohlhuter, American runner
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1949
Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1949
Reinhold Weege, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2012)
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1950
Michael C. Burgess, American obstetrician and politician
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1950
Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, English general
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1950
Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and manager
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1950
Ilchi Lee, South Korean author and educator
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1951
Anthony Phillips, English guitarist and songwriter
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1952
William Kristol, American journalist, publisher, and political activist/pundit
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1953
Andres Alver, Estonian architect and academic
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1953
Gerrit W. Gong, American religious leader and academic
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1954
Raivo Järvi, Estonian radio host and politician (d. 2012)
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1955
Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright
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1955
Grace Knight, English-Australian singer-songwriter
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1956
Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (d. 2001)
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1956
Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter
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1957
Dan Bigras, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1957
Peter Wynn, Australian rugby league player and businessman
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1958
Joan Severance, American actress
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1958
Victoria Williams, American singer-songwriter
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1961
Ezzat el Kamhawi, Egyptian journalist and author
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1961
Ketan J. Patel, Kenyan-English biologist and academic
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1961
Carol Smillie, Scottish model and actress
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1961
Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress and producer
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1962
Bertrand Gachot, Belgian race car driver
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1962
Stefan Hell, Romanian-German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1962
Kang Je-gyu, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter
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1962
Keiji Mutoh, Japanese wrestler and actor
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1963
Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach
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1963
Jess Harnell, American singer-songwriter
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1963
Donna Tartt, American author
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1963
Ante Zelck, German businessman
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1964
Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1966
Badi Assad, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1967
Carla Bruni, Italian-French singer-songwriter and model
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1967
Tim Fountain, English author and playwright
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1967
Otis Grant, Jamaican-Canadian boxer, coach, and manager
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1968
Karyn Bryant, American journalist, actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1968
Barry Kooser, American painter and animator
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1968
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, Puerto Rican-American photographer
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1968
René Tretschok, German footballer and manager
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1969
Greg Biffle, American race car driver
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1969
Martha Byrne, American actress and singer
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1969
Rob Pelinka, American sports agent
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1969
Rodney Culver, American football player (d. 1996)
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1970
Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater and sportscaster
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1970
Raymont Harris, American football player
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1970
Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1971
Corey Haim, Canadian actor (d. 2010)
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1971
Jo Johnson, English banker, journalist, and politician
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1971
Michalis Klokidis, Greek footballer
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1971
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, English model, actress, and author (d. 2017)
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1971
Wim Vansevenant, Belgian cyclist
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1971
Masayoshi Yamazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1972
Christian Potenza, Canadian actor, voice actor and singer
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1972
Morgan, Italian singer-songwriter and composer
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1974
Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician
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1974
Mieszko Talarczyk, Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2004)
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1975
Vadim Sharifijanov, Russian ice hockey player
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1975
Lady Starlight, American singer-songwriter
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1976
Joanna Hayes, American hurdler and coach
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1976
Brad Lidge, American baseball player
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1976
Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Uzbek-Greek footballer and manager
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1976
Jamie Noble, American wrestler and producer
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1977
Alge Crumpler, American football player
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1977
Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer
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1977
Jari Mäenpää, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1977
Paul Shirley, American basketball player and blogger
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1978
Esthero, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer
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1978
Andra Davis, American football player
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1978
Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player
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1978
Estella Warren, Canadian swimmer, model, and actress
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1979
Abraham Chebii, Kenyan runner
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1979
Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player
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1979
Megan Mayhew Bergman, American author and educator
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1979
Kenny Miller, Scottish footballer
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1979
Yukifumi Murakami, Japanese javelin thrower
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1980
Cody Ross, American baseball player
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1981
Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican-American swimmer
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1981
Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer
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1981
Agnes Milowka, Polish-Australian diver, explorer, photographer, and author (d. 2011)
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1981
Mario Santana, Argentinian footballer
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1982
Brad Nelson, American baseball player
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1982
Thomas Rohregger, Austrian cyclist
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1983
Michael Chopra, English footballer
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1983
Lisa Dobriskey, English runner
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1983
Hanley Ramírez, Dominican baseball player
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1984
Dudu Aharon, Israeli singer-songwriter
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1984
Josh Satin, American baseball player
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1984
Sebastian Werle, German rugby player
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1985
Harry Judd, English drummer and songwriter
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1986
Beau Champion, Australian rugby league player
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1986
T. J. Oshie, American ice hockey player
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1987
Tommaso Bellazzini, Italian footballer
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1987
Thomas Bourgin, French motorcycle racer (d. 2013)
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1987
Owen Franks, New Zealand rugby player
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1989
Liis Koger, Estonian painter and poet
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1992
Jeff Schlupp, German footballer
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1996
Bartosz Kapustka, Polish footballer
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2002
Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor
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Famous Deaths
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423
Ming Yuan Di, ruler of Northern Wei (b. 392)
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484
Huneric, Vandal king
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668
Mor Gabriel, Turkish bishop and saint (b. 594)
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679
Dagobert II, Frankish king (b. 650)
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761
Gaubald, Frankish bishop (b. 700)
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889
Solomon II, bishop of Constance
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910
Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian missionary and scholar
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918
Conrad I, king of East Francia (b. 890)
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940
Ar-Radi, Abbasid caliph (b. 909)
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1172
Ugo Ventimiglia, Italian cardinal
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1193
Thorlak, patron saint of Iceland (b. 1133)
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1230
Berengaria of Navarre, queen of England (b. 1165)
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1304
Matilda of Habsburg, duchess regent of Bavaria (b. 1253)
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1384
Thomas Preljubović, ruler of Epirus
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1332
Philip I, prince of Taranto (b. 1278)
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1392
Isabella of Castile, duchess of York (b. 1355)
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1556
Nicholas Udall, English cleric, playwright, and educator (b. 1504)
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1568
Roger Ascham, English scholar and academic (b. 1515)
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1575
Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1531)
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1588
Henry I, duke of Guise (b. 1550)
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1631
Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright (b. 1563)
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1646
François Maynard, French poet and academic (b. 1582)
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1652
John Cotton, English minister and theologian (b. 1585)
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1675
Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French general and diplomat (b. 1602)
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1722
Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (b. 1654)
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1761
Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725)
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1763
Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (b. 1697)
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1771
Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (b. 1701)
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1779
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1724)
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol · Chief Secretary for Ireland
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1789
Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French priest and educator (b. 1712)
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1795
Henry Clinton, English general and politician (b. 1730)
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1805
Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and author (b. 1723)
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1834
Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and demographer (b. 1766)
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1884
John Chisum, American businessman and poker player (b. 1824)
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1889
Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (b. 1858)
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1902
Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic (b. 1821)
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1906
Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, last emperor of the Gaza Empire (b. c.1850)
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1912
Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (b. 1850)
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1926
Swami Shraddhanand, Indian monk, missionary, and educator (b. 1856)
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1930
Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay, Turkish lieutenant and educator (b. 1906)
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1931
Wilson Bentley, American meteorologist and photographer (b. 1865)
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1939
Anthony Fokker, Indonesia-born Dutch pilot and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (b. 1890)
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1946
John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (b. 1873)
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1948
Akira Mutō, Japanese general (b. 1883)
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1948
Hideki Tojo, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1884)
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1948
Seishirō Itagaki, Japanese general (b. 1885)
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1948
Heitarō Kimura, Japanese general (b. 1888)
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1948
Iwane Matsui, Japanese general (b. 1878)
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1948
Kenji Doihara, Japanese general (b. 1883)
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1948
Kōki Hirota, Japanese diplomat and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)
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1950
Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (b. 1878)
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1953
Lavrentiy Beria, Georgian-Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Internal Affairs (b. 1899)
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1954
René Iché, French soldier and sculptor (b. 1897)
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1961
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author (b. 1875)
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1961
Kurt Meyer, German general (b. 1910)
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1970
Charles Ruggles, American actor (b. 1886)
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1970
Aleksander Warma, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1890)
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1972
Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (b. 1888)
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1973
Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder and model (b. 1892)
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1973
Irna Phillips, American screenwriter, created Guiding Light and As the World Turns (b. 1901)
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1979
Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector (b. 1898)
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1982
Jack Webb, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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1983
Colin Middleton, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1910)
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1984
Joan Lindsay, Australian author and playwright (b. 1896)
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1992
Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (b. 1934)
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1994
Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright (b. 1905)
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1995
Patric Knowles, English actor (b. 1911)
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1998
Joe Orlando, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1927)
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2000
Billy Barty, American actor (b. 1924)
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2000
Victor Borge, Danish-American comedian, pianist, and conductor (b. 1909)
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2001
Bola Ige, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Oyo State (b. 1930)
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2004
P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (b. 1921)
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2005
Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1914)
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2006
Charlie Drake, English actor (b. 1925)
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2006
Timothy J. Tobias, American pianist and composer (b. 1952)
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2006
Johnny Vincent, English footballer (b. 1947)
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2007
William Francis Ganong, Jr., American physiologist and academic (b. 1924)
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2007
Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1915)
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2007
Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1925)
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2009
Robert L. Howard, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1939)
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2009
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan general and politician (b. 1910)
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2009
Edward Schillebeeckx, Belgian theologian and academic (b. 1914)
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2010
Fred Hargesheimer, American soldier and pilot (b. 1916)
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2010
K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (b. 1918)
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2011
Aydın Menderes, Turkish economist and politician (b. 1946)
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2012
Jean Harris, American educator and murderer (b. 1923)
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2012
Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1979)
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2013
Chryssa, Greek-American sculptor (b. 1933)
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2013
Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and weapons designer, designed the AK-47 rifle (b. 1919)
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2013
Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist, composer, and educator (b. 1920)
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2013
Ricky Lawson, American drummer and composer (b. 1954)
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2013
José Ortiz, Spanish illustrator (b. 1932)
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2013
G. S. Shivarudrappa, Indian poet and educator (b. 1926)
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2013
Robert W. Wilson, American philanthropist and art collector (b. 1928)
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2014
Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944)
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2014
Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and academic (b. 1924)
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2014
Jeremy Lloyd, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1930)
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2015
Alfred G. Gilman, American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1941)
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2015
Don Howe, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)
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2015
Jean-Marie Pelt, French biologist, pharmacist, and academic (b. 1933)
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2015
Bülent Ulusu, Turkish admiral and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1923)
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