February 14 — On This Day
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Events
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Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.
Abbasid Revolution · Kaysanites Shia · Abu Muslim Khorasani · Merv · Umayyad Caliphate
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842
Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages.
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1014
Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.
Pope Benedict VIII · Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor · Monarchy · Holy Roman Emperor
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1076
Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
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1130
Pope Innocent II is elected.
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1349
Several hundred Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remaining Jews are forcibly removed from Strasbourg.
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1400
Richard II of England dies, most probably from starvation, in Pontefract Castle, on the orders of Henry Bolingbroke.
Richard II of England · Pontefract Castle · Henry Bolingbroke
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1502
Spanish Inquisition: The Catholic Monarchs issue a decree forcing Muslims in Granada to convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.
Spanish Inquisition · Catholic Monarchs · Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile)
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1530
Spanish conquistadores, led by Nuño de Guzmán, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico.
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1556
Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic.
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1556
Coronation of Akbar.
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1655
Arauco War: The Mapuche under their elected military leader, Clentaru, rise up against the Spanish in an insurrection in present-day central Chile.
Arauco War · Mapuche · Toqui
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1778
The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
United States flag · Admiral · Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte · USS Ranger (1777) · John Paul Jones
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1779
American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
American Revolutionary War · Battle of Kettle Creek · Georgia (U.S. state)
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1779
James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
James Cook · Native Hawaiians · Kealakekua · Hawaii (island)
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1797
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent: John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.
French Revolutionary Wars · Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) · John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent · Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson · Royal Navy
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1804
Karađorđe leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
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1831
Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay.
Marye of Yejju · Tigray Province · Sabagadis · Battle of Debre Abbay
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1835
The original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in the Latter Day Saint movement, is formed in Kirtland, Ohio.
Quorum of the Twelve · Latter Day Saint movement · Kirtland, Ohio
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1849
In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.
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1852
Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
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1855
Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
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1859
Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
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1876
Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
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1879
The War of the Pacific breaks out when Chilean armed forces occupy the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
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1899
Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
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1900
British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
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1903
The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
United States Department of Commerce · United States Department of Labor
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1912
Arizona is admitted as the 48th U.S. state.
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1912
The US Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
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1918
The Soviet Union adopts the Gregorian calendar (on 1 February according to the Julian calendar).
Soviet Union · Gregorian calendar · 1 February · Julian calendar
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1919
The Polish-Soviet War begins.
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1920
The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
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1924
The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
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1929
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago.
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre · Gangster · Al Capone · Chicago
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1942
Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
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1943
World War II: Rostov-on-Don, Russia is liberated.
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1943
World War II: Tunisia Campaign: General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army launches a concerted attack against Allied positions in Tunisia.
Tunisia Campaign · Hans-Jürgen von Arnim · 5th Panzer Army · Battle of Sidi Bou Zid · Allies of World War II
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1944
World War II: In the Action of 14 February 1944, a British submarine sinks a German-controlled Italian submarine in the Strait of Malacca.
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1945
World War II: On the first day of the bombing of Dresden, the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces begin fire-bombing Dresden.
Bombing of Dresden in World War II · Royal Air Force · United States Army Air Forces · Fire-bombing · Dresden
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1945
World War II: Navigational error leads to the mistaken bombing of Prague, Czechoslovakia by an American squadron of B-17s assisting in the Soviet's Vistula-Oder Offensive.
Bombing of Prague in World War II · Czechoslovakia · Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress · Vistula-Oder Offensive
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1945
World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans
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1945
President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia aboard the USS Quincy, officially beginning U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relations.
Franklin D. Roosevelt · Ibn Saud · Saudi Arabia · USS Quincy (CA-71) · Saudi
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1946
The Bank of England is nationalized.
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1949
The Knesset (Israeli parliament) convenes for the first time.
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1949
The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
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1950
Chinese Civil War: The National Revolutionary Army instigates the unsuccessful Battle of Tianquan against the People's Liberation Army.
Chinese Civil War · National Revolutionary Army · Battle of Tianquan · People's Liberation Army
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1956
The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union begins in Moscow. On the last night of the meeting, Premier Nikita Khrushchev condemns Joseph Stalin's crimes in a secret speech.
20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union · Nikita Khrushchev · Joseph Stalin · On the Personality Cult and its Consequences
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1961
Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
Discovery of the chemical elements · Lawrencium · University of California, Berkeley
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1966
Australian currency is decimalized.
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1979
In Kabul, Setami Milli militants kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs who is later killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.
Kabul · Setami Milli · Ambassador · Afghanistan · Adolph Dubs
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1983
United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.
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1989
Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
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1989
Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
Iran · Ruhollah Khomeini · Fatwa · Salman Rushdie · The Satanic Verses
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1990
Ninety-two people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes in Bangalore, India.
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1990
The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later become famous as Pale Blue Dot.
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1998
An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which kills 120.
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2000
The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
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2004
In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 25 people, and wounding more than 100 others.
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2005
Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon Rafic Hariri is assassinated in Beirut, along with 21 other people, when the equivalent of around 1,000 kg of TNT is detonated as his motorcade drove near the St. George Hotel.
Billionaire · Tycoon · Rafic Hariri · Assassination of Rafic Hariri · Beirut
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2005
Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit Makati, Davao City, and General Santos City, all in the Philippines.
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2005
YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
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2008
Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opened fire in a lecture hall of the DeKalb County, Illinois university resulting in six fatalities (including gunman) and 21 injuries.
Northern Illinois University shooting · DeKalb County, Illinois
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2011
As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a 'Day of Rage'.
Famous Births
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1368
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1437)
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1404
Leon Battista Alberti, Italian painter, poet, and philosopher (d. 1472)
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1408
John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel (d. 1435)
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1452
Pandolfo Petrucci, tyrant of Siena (d. 1512)
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1468
Johannes Werner, German priest and mathematician (d. 1522)
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1483
Babur, Moghul emperor (d. 1530)
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1490
Valentin Friedland, German scholar and educationist of the Reformation (d. 1556)
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1513
Domenico Ferrabosco, Italian composer (d. 1573)
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1545
Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (d. 1561)
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1602
Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (d. 1676)
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1614
John Wilkins, English bishop, academic and natural philosopher (d. 1672)
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1625
Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken, Swedish princess (d. 1687)
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1628
Valentine Greatrakes, Irish faith healer (d. 1683)
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1640
Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (d. 1693)
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1679
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German organist and composer (d. 1735)
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1692
Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French author and playwright (d. 1754)
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1701
Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (d. 1773)
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1763
Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813)
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1799
Walenty Wańkowicz, Polish painter and illustrator (d. 1842)
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1800
Emory Washburn, American historian, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877)
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1808
Michael Costa, Italian-English conductor and composer (d. 1884)
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1819
Christopher Latham Sholes, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter (d. 1890)
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1824
Winfield Scott Hancock, American general and politician (d. 1886)
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1828
Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (d. 1885)
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1835
Piet Paaltjens, Dutch minister and poet (d. 1894)
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1838
Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (d. 1914)
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1846
Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1901)
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1847
Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist (d. 1919)
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1848
Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (d. 1934)
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1855
Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist (d. 1931)
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1859
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel (d. 1896)
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1860
Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 1954)
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1869
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
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1878
Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic (d. 1936)
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1882
John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942)
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1884
Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish actor and director (d. 1947)
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1884
Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1974)
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1890
Nina Hamnett, Welsh-English painter and author (d. 1956)
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1891
Katherine Stinson, American aviator (d. 1977)
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1892
Radola Gajda, Czech commander and politician (d. 1948)
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1894
Jack Benny, American actor and producer (d. 1974)
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1895
Wilhelm Burgdorf, German general (d. 1945)
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1895
Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (d. 1973)
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1898
Bill Tilman, English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1977)
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1898
Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer (d. 1974)
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1900
Jessica Dragonette, American singer (d. 1980)
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1903
Stuart Erwin, American actor (d. 1967)
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1905
Thelma Ritter, American actress and singer (d. 1969)
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1907
Johnny Longden, English-American jockey and trainer (d. 2003)
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1911
Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch physician and inventor (d. 2009)
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1912
Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author (d. 1988)
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1913
Mel Allen, American sportscaster (d. 1996)
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1913
Woody Hayes, American football player and coach (d. 1987)
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1913
Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (d. 1975)
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1913
James Pike, American bishop (d. 1969)
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1916
Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010)
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1916
Sally Gray, English actress and singer (d. 2006)
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1916
Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996)
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1916
Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974)
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1917
Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
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1921
Hugh Downs, American journalist, game show host, and producer
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1921
Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 3rd Mayor of Mississauga
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1923
Jay Hebert, American golfer (d. 1997)
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1924
Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (d. 2017)
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1927
Lois Maxwell, Canadian-Australian model and actress (d. 2007)
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1928
William Allain, American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (d. 2013)
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1928
Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (d. 2014)
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1929
Vic Morrow, American actor and director (d. 1982)
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1931
Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2006)
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1931
Brian Kelly, American actor and director (d. 2005)
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1932
Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress
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1934
Florence Henderson, American actress and singer (d. 2016)
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1935
David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Scottish academic and diplomat, 27th Governor of Hong Kong
David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn · Governor of Hong Kong
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1937
John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market · Secretary of State for Transport
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1937
Magic Sam, American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)
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1939
Razzy Bailey, American country music singer-songwriter ans musician
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1939
Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)
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1939
Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1940
James Maynard, American businessman, co-founded Golden Corral
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1941
Donna Shalala, American academic and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala · United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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1941
Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (d. 1997)
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1942
Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
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1942
Andrew Robinson, American actor and director
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1942
Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican race car driver (d. 1962)
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1943
Eric Andersen, American singer-songwriter
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1943
Maceo Parker, American saxophonist
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1943
Aaron Russo, American director and producer (d. 2007)
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1944
Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author
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1944
Alan Parker, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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1944
Ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (d. 1978)
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1945
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
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1945
Rod Masterson, American lieutenant and actor (d. 2013)
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1946
Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician, President of Nauru (d. 2003)
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1946
Gregory Hines, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2003)
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1947
Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
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1947
Judd Gregg, American lawyer and politician, 76th Governor of New Hampshire
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1948
Kitten Natividad, Mexican-American actress and dancer
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1948
Pat O'Brien, American journalist and author
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1948
Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
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1948
Teller, American magician and actor
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1950
Roger Fisher, American guitarist and songwriter
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1951
Terry Gross, American radio host and producer
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1951
Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager
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1952
Sushma Swaraj, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs
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1954
Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (d. 2013)
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1955
Carol Kalish, American publisher (d. 1991)
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1956
Howard Davis, Jr., American boxer and trainer (d. 2015)
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1956
Dave Dravecky, American baseball player
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1956
Katharina Fritsch, German sculptor and academic
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1957
Alan Hunter, American television host and actor
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1957
Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano and actress
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1957
Alan Smith, English bishop
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1958
Grant Thomas, Australian footballer and coach
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1959
Renée Fleming, American soprano and actress
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1960
Philip Jones, English admiral
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1960
Jim Kelly, American football player and businessman
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1960
Meg Tilly, American actress and author
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1963
Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor, director, and producer
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1963
John Marzano, American baseball player (d. 2008)
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1964
Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist and sportscaster
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1964
Valente Rodriguez, American actor and producer
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1966
Petr Svoboda, Czech ice hockey player and agent
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1967
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Greek-English businessman, founded easyJet
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1967
Manuela Maleeva, Bulgarian-Swiss tennis player
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1967
Mark Rutte, Dutch businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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1968
Jules Asner, American model and television host
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1968
Chris Lewis, Guyanese-English cricketer
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1968
Scott McClellan, American civil servant and author, 25th White House Press Secretary
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1969
Meg Hillier, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Meg Hillier · Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
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1970
Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist
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1970
Sean Hill, American ice hockey player
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1970
Simon Pegg, English actor, director, and producer
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1971
Kris Aquino, Filipino talk show host, actress, and producer
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1971
Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball player
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1972
Drew Bledsoe, American football player and coach
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1972
Musōyama Masashi, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1972
Jaan Tallinn, Estonian computer programmer, co-developed Skype
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1972
Rob Thomas, American singer-songwriter
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1973
H. D. Ackerman, South African cricketer
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1973
Tyus Edney, American basketball player and coach
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1973
Steve McNair, American football player (d. 2009)
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1973
Annalisa Buffa, Italian mathematician
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1974
Valentina Vezzali, Italian fencer and politician
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1976
Liv Kristine, Norwegian singer-songwriter
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1976
Rie Rasmussen, Danish model, film director, writer, photographer, and actress
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1977
Cadel Evans, Australian cyclist
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1977
Jim Jefferies, Australian comedian and actor
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1977
Darren Purse, English footballer
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1977
Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (d. 2007)
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1977
Anna Erschler, Russian mathematician
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1977
Robert J. Jackson Jr., American Corporate & Securities Law Professor
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1978
Richard Hamilton, American basketball player
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1978
Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
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1980
Josh Senter, American screenwriter and producer
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1980
Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress and producer
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1981
Matteo Brighi, Italian footballer
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1981
Randy de Puniet, French motorcycle racer
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1981
Brad Halsey, American baseball player (d. 2014)
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1982
Marián Gáborík, Slovak ice hockey player
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1982
John Halls, English footballer and model
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1982
Lenka Tvarošková, Slovak tennis player
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1983
Callix Crabbe, Virgin Islander baseball player
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1983
Rocky Elsom, Australian rugby player
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1983
Bacary Sagna, French footballer
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1985
Karima Adebibe, English model and actress
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1985
Tyler Clippard, American baseball player
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1985
Heart Evangelista, Filipino singer and actress
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1985
Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer
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1985
Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress
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1986
Michael Ammermüller, German race car driver
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1986
Oliver Lee, English actor, director, and screenwriter
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1986
Gao Lin, Chinese footballer
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1987
Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
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1987
Tom Pyatt, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987
David Wheater, English footballer
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1988
Katie Boland, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1988
Ángel Di María, Argentinian footballer
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1988
Siim Liivik, Estonian ice hockey player
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1988
Asia Nitollano, American singer and dancer
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1989
Néstor Calderón, Mexican footballer
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1989
Adam Matuszczyk, Polish footballer
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1989
Emma Miskew, Canadian curler
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1989
Brandon Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player
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1989
Kristian Thomas, English gymnast
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1990
Sefa Yılmaz, German-Turkish footballer
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1991
Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballer
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1991
Chris Rowney, English footballer
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1991
Rilwan Waheed, Maldivian footballer
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1992
Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer
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1992
Freddie Highmore, English actor
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1993
Shane Harper, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Famous Deaths
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869
Saint Cyril, Greek bishop, linguist, and scholar (b. 827)
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945
Lian Chongyu, Chinese general
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945
Zhu Wenjin, emperor of Min (Ten Kingdoms)
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1043
Gisela of Swabia, Holy Roman Empress (b. 990)
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1140
Leo I, Prince of Armenia
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1140
Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
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1164
Prince Sviatoslav Olgovich of Novgorod-Seversky
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1229
Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles
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1317
Margaret of France, Queen of England (b. 1282)
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1400
Richard II of England (b. 1367)
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1405
Timur, Turco-Mongol monarch and conqueror (b.1336)
Timur · Turco-Mongol · 1336
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1440
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, German noble (b.c. 1398)
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1489
Nicolaus von Tüngen, bishop of Warmia
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1528
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (b. 1462)
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1549
Il Sodoma, Italian painter (b. 1477)
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1571
Odet de Coligny, French cardinal (b. 1517)
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1676
Abraham Bosse, French engraver and illustrator (b. 1602)
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1714
Maria Luisa of Savoy (b. 1688)
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1737
Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, English lawyer and politician Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)
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1744
John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (b. 1682)
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1779
James Cook, English captain, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1728)
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1780
William Blackstone, English jurist and politician (b. 1723)
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1782
Singu Min, Burmese king (b. 1756)
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1808
John Dickinson, American lawyer and politician 5th Governor of Delaware (b. 1732)
John Dickinson (Pennsylvania and Delaware) · Governor of Delaware
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1831
Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)
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1831
Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)
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1870
St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)
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1881
Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1812)
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1885
Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
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1891
William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
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1894
Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
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1901
Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1819)
Edward Stafford (politician) · Prime Minister of New Zealand
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1910
Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849)
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1922
Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1880)
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1929
Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (b. 1875)
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1930
Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1853)
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1933
Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (b. 1864)
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1942
Adnan Saidi, Malayan lieutenant (b. 1915)
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1943
Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (b. 1899)
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1943
David Hilbert, Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1862)
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1948
Mordecai Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1876)
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1949
Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi politician (b. 1901)
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1950
Karl Guthe Jansky, American physicist and engineer (b. 1905)
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1952
Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)
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1958
Abdur Rab Nishtar, Pakistani politician, 2nd Governor of Punjab (b. 1899)
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1959
Baby Dodds, American drummer (b. 1898)
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1967
Sig Ruman, German-American actor (b. 1884)
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1969
Vito Genovese, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1897)
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1970
Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach (b. 1880)
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1974
Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer and coach (b. 1903)
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1975
Julian Huxley, English biologist and eugenicist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (b. 1887)
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1975
P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright (b. 1881)
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1979
Adolph Dubs, American lieutenant and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (b. 1920)
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1983
Lina Radke, German runner and coach (b. 1903)
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1986
Edmund Rubbra, English composer and conductor (b. 1901)
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1987
Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1904)
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1988
Frederick Loewe, German-American composer (b. 1901)
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1989
James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1900)
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1989
Vincent Crane, English pianist (b. 1943)
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1994
Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (b. 1932)
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1995
Michael V. Gazzo, American actor and playwright (b. 1923)
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1995
U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1907)
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1996
Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (b. 1919)
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1999
John Ehrlichman, American lawyer and politician, 12th White House Counsel (b. 1925)
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1999
Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)
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2002
Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1922)
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2002
Mick Tucker, English drummer (b. 1947)
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2003
Johnny Longden, English jockey and trainer (b. 1907)
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2004
Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (b. 1970)
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2005
Rafic Hariri, Lebanese businessman and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1944)
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2006
Lynden David Hall, English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1974)
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2007
Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator and director (b. 1943)
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2007
Gareth Morris, English flute player and educator (b. 1920)
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2009
Bernard Ashley, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1926)
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2009
Louie Bellson, American drummer and composer (b. 1924)
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2010
Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)
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2010
Dick Francis, Welsh jockey and author (b. 1920)
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2010
Linnart Mäll, Estonian historian, orientalist, and translator (b. 1938)
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2011
George Shearing, English-American pianist and composer (b. 1919)
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2012
Mike Bernardo, South African boxer and martial artist (b. 1969)
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2012
Tonmi Lillman, Finnish drummer and producer (b. 1973)
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2012
Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)
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2012
Péter Rusorán, Hungarian swimmer, water polo player, and coach (b. 1940)
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2013
Glenn Boyer, American historian and author (b. 1924)
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2013
Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher and scholar (b. 1931)
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2013
T.L. Osborn, American evangelist and author (b. 1923)
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2014
Tom Finney, English footballer (b. 1922)
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2014
Jim Fregosi, American baseball player and manager (b. 1942)
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2014
Chris Pearson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (b. 1931)
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2014
Mike Stepovich, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Alaska Territory (b. 1919)
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2015
Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (b. 1921)
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2015
Philip Levine, American poet and academic (b. 1928)
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2015
Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (b. 1920)
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2016
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (b. 1928)
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2016
Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (b. 1949)