February 22 — On This Day
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Events
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705
Empress Wu Zetian abdicates the throne, restoring the Tang dynasty.
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1316
Battle of Picotin between Ferdinand of Majorca and the forces of Matilda of Hainaut
Battle of Picotin · Ferdinand of Majorca · Matilda of Hainaut
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1371
Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty.
Robert II of Scotland · Kingdom of Scotland · House of Stuart
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1495
King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne.
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1632
Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published.
Galileo Galilei · Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
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1651
St. Peter's Flood: A storm surge floods the Frisian coast, drowning 15,000 people.
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1744
War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
War of the Austrian Succession · Battle of Toulon (1744) · Royal Navy · Court-martial · Articles of War
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1797
The last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales.
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1819
By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.
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1821
Greek War of Independence: Alexander Ypsilantis crosses the Prut river at Sculeni into the Danubian Principalities.
Greek War of Independence · Alexander Ypsilantis · Prut · Sculeni · Danubian Principalities
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1847
Mexican-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista: Five thousand American troops defeat 15,000 Mexicans troops.
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1848
The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins.
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1853
Washington University in St. Louis is founded as Eliot Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
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1855
The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).
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1856
The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.
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1862
Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861.
Jefferson Davis · President of the Confederate States of America · Richmond, Virginia
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1872
The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
Prohibition Party · Columbus, Ohio · James Black (prohibitionist)
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1879
In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
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1899
Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine-American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
Philippine Revolutionary Army · Antonio Luna · Second Battle of Caloocan · Philippine-American War
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1904
The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
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1907
Robert Baden-Powell made the first scouting camp in Brownsea, England.
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1909
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
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1915
World War I: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare.
World War I · Imperial German Navy · Unrestricted submarine warfare
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1921
After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg · Bogd Khan · Khagan · Mongolia (1911-24)
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1924
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President to deliver a radio address from the White House.
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1942
World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.
World War II · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Douglas MacArthur's escape from the Philippines
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1943
World War II: Members of the White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst are executed in Nazi Germany.
White Rose · Sophie Scholl · Hans Scholl · Christoph Probst · Nazi Germany
- 1944
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1944
World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Krivoi Rog.
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1948
Communist coup in Czechoslovakia.
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1957
Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam survives a communist shooting assassination attempt in Buôn Ma Thuột.
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1958
Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
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1959
Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
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1972
The Official Irish Republican Army detonates a car bomb at Aldershot barracks, killing seven and injuring nineteen others.
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1973
Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
Cold War · Richard Nixon · Nixon visit to China 1972 · China · wikt:liaison
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1974
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
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1980
Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3.
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1983
The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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1986
Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
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1994
Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.
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1995
The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
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1997
In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
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2002
Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
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2005
The 6.4 Mw Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman Province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured.
2005 Zarand earthquake · Kerman Province · Iran · Mercalli intensity scale
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2006
At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery, stealing £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
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2011
New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
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2011
Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people march in protest against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests.
Bahraini uprising (2011-present) · March of loyalty to martyrs
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2012
A train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.
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2014
President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328-0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.
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2015
A ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the Padma River, killing 70 people.
Famous Births
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1028
Al-Juwayni, Persian jurist and theologian (died 1085)
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1040
Rashi, French rabbi and author (d. 1105)
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1302
Gegeen Khan, Emperor Yingzong of Yuan (d. 1323)
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1403
Charles VII of France (d. 1461)
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1440
Ladislaus the Posthumous, Hungarian king (d. 1457)
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1500
Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (d. 1564)
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1514
Tahmasp I, Iranian shah (d. 1576)
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1520
Moses Isserles, Polish rabbi (d. 1572)
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1550
Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg (d. 1616)
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1592
Nicholas Ferrar, Slovenian trader (d. 1637)
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1631
Peder Syv, Danish historian (d. 1702)
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1649
Bon Boullogne, French painter (d. 1717)
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1715
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, French artist (d. 1790)
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1732
George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (d. 1799)
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1749
Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist and theorist (d. 1818)
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1778
Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (d. 1860)
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1788
Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (d. 1860)
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1796
Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary (d. 1837)
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1796
Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist (d. 1874)
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1806
Józef Kremer, Polish historian and philosopher (d. 1875)
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1817
Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician and academic (d. 1880)
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1819
James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (d. 1891)
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1824
Pierre Janssen, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1907)
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1825
Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop (d. 1898)
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1836
Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar and academic (d. 1906)
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1840
August Bebel, German theorist and politician (d. 1913)
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1849
Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1915)
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1857
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general, co-founded The Scout Association (d. 1941)
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell · The Scout Association
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1857
Heinrich Hertz, German physicist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1894)
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1863
Charles McLean Andrews, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1943)
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1864
Jules Renard, French author and playwright (d. 1910)
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1876
Zitkala-Sa, American author and activist (d. 1938)
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1874
Bill Klem, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1951)
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1879
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1947)
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1881
Joseph B. Ely, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1956)
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1881
Albin Prepeluh, Slovenian journalist and politician (d. 1937)
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1882
Eric Gill, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 1940)
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1883
Marguerite Clark, American actress (d. 1940)
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1886
Hugo Ball, German author and poet (d. 1927)
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1887
Savielly Tartakower, Polish journalist, author, and chess player (d. 1956)
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1888
Owen Brewster, American captain and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (d. 1961)
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1889
Olave Baden-Powell, English scout leader, founded the Girl Guides (d. 1977)
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1889
R. G. Collingwood, English historian and philosopher (d. 1943)
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1891
Vlas Chubar, Russian economist and politician (d. 1939)
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1892
Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (d. 1950)
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1895
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician (d. 1979)
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1897
Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (d. 1947)
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1899
George O'Hara, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1966)
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1900
Luis Buñuel, Spanish-Mexican director and producer (d. 1983)
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1903
Morley Callaghan, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1990)
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1903
Frank P. Ramsey, English economist, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1930)
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1906
Constance Stokes, Australian painter (d. 1991)
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1907
Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997)
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1907
Robert Young, American actor (d. 1998)
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1908
Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan politician, 56th President of Venezuela (d. 1981)
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1908
John Mills, English soldier and actor (d. 2005)
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1914
Renato Dulbecco, Italian-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
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1915
Gus Lesnevich, American boxer (d. 1964)
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1917
Reed Crandall, American illustrator (d. 1982)
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1918
Sid Abel, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)
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1918
Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (d. 2014)
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1921
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (d. 1996)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa · President of the Central African Republic
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1921
Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (d. 1994)
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1922
Marshall Teague, American race car driver (d. 1959)
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1922
Joe Wilder, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 2014)
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1923
Bleddyn Williams, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
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1925
Edward Gorey, American illustrator and poet (d. 2000)
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1925
Gerald Stern, American poet and academic
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1926
Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1988)
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1927
Florencio Campomanes, Filipino political scientist and chess player (d. 2010)
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1927
Guy Mitchell, American singer (d. 1999)
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1928
Clarence 13X, American religious leader, founded the Nation of Gods and Earths (d. 1969)
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1928
Texas Johnny Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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1928
Paul Dooley, American actor
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1928
Bruce Forsyth, English singer and television host (d. 2017)
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1929
James Hong, American actor and director
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1929
Rebecca Schull, American stage, film, and television actress
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1930
Marni Nixon, American soprano and actress (d. 2016)
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1932
Ted Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2009)
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1933
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
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1933
Sheila Hancock, English actress and author
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1933
Ernie K-Doe, American R&B singer (d. 2001)
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1934
Sparky Anderson, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
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1936
J. Michael Bishop, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1937
Tommy Aaron, American golfer
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1937
Joanna Russ, American author and activist (d. 2011)
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1938
Steve Barber, American baseball player (d. 2007)
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1938
Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist, essayist
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1940
Judy Cornwell, English actress
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1940
Chet Walker, American basketball player
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1941
Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
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1942
Christine Keeler, English model and dancer
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1943
Terry Eagleton, English philosopher and critic
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1943
Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany
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1943
Otoya Yamaguchi, Japanese assassin of Inejiro Asanuma (d. 1960)
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1944
Jonathan Demme, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
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1944
Mick Green, English rock & roll guitarist (d. 2010)
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1944
Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (d. 2003)
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1944
Christopher Meyer, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
Christopher Meyer · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States
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1944
Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player and painter
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1945
Oliver, American pop singer (d. 2000)
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1946
Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
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1947
Pirjo Honkasalo, Finnish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
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1947
Harvey Mason, American drummer
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1947
John Radford, English footballer and manager
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1947
Frank Van Dun, Belgian philosopher and theorist
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1949
Niki Lauda, Austrian race car driver
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1949
Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player and coach
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1950
Julius Erving, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1950
Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer-songwriter
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1950
Genesis P-Orridge, English singer-songwriter
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1950
Julie Walters, English actress and author
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1951
Ellen Greene, American singer and actress
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1952
Albert Bryant, Jr., American general
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1952
Cyrinda Foxe, American model and actress (d. 2002)
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1952
Bill Frist, American physician and politician
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1952
Wayne Levi, American golfer
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1952
Bernard Silverman, English minister, statistician, and academic
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1953
Graham Lewis, English bass player
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1953
Nigel Planer, English actor and screenwriter
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1955
David Axelrod, American journalist and political adviser
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1955
Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
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1956
Hugh Hewitt, American lawyer, academic, and radio host
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1957
Willie Smits, Dutch microbiologist and engineer
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1958
Dave Spitz, American bass player and songwriter
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1959
Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
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1959
Kyle MacLachlan, American actor
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1959
Bronwyn Oliver, Australian sculptor (d. 2006)
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1960
Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1961
Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1962
Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (d. 2006)
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1963
Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis · Secretary of State for Transport
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1963
Devon Malcolm, Jamaican-English cricketer
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1963
Vijay Singh, Fijian-American golfer
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1964
Ed Boon, American video game designer, co-created Mortal Kombat
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1964
Diane Charlemagne, English singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
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1965
Chris Dudley, American basketball player and politician
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1965
Kieren Fallon, Irish jockey
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1965
Pat LaFontaine, American ice hockey player
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1966
Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedian
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1966
Jason Feddy, English singer-songwriter
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1966
Thorsten Kaye, German-English actor
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1967
Psicosis II, Mexican wrestler
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1968
Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick
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1968
Bradley Nowell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1996)
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1968
Jeri Ryan, American model and actress
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1968
Jayson Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1969
Thomas Jane, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1969
Clinton Kelly, American fashion consultant and television host
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1969
Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer and sportscaster
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1971
Super Caló, Mexican wrestler
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1971
Lea Salonga, Filipino actress and singer
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1972
Michael Chang, American tennis player and coach
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1972
Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater
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1973
Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (d. 2013)
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1973
Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
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1973
Scott Phillips, American drummer and producer
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1974
James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1974
Chris Moyles, English radio and television host
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1975
Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1977
Timo Rose, German actor, director, and producer
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1977
Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer
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1978
Jenny Frost, English singer and dancer
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1978
Gus Sorola, American actor and podcast host
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1979
Brett Emerton, Australian footballer
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1979
Lee Na-young, South Korean actress
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1980
Shamari Fears, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1980
Kang Sung-hoon, South Korean singer
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1981
Jeanette Biedermann, German singer-songwriter and actress
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1983
Clint McKay, Australian cricketer
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1983
Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer
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1984
Tommy Bowe, Irish rugby player
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1984
Branislav Ivanović, Serbian footballer
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1985
Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer
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1985
Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player
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1986
Rajon Rondo, American basketball player
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1987
Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model
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1987
Sergio Romero, Argentinian footballer
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1988
Jonathan Borlée, Belgian sprinter
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1988
Efraín Juárez, Mexican footballer
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1988
Sebastian Tyrała, Polish-German footballer
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1989
Anna Sundstrand, Swedish singer, dancer, and actress
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1989
Franco Vázquez, Argentinian footballer
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1990
Luca Profeta, Italian footballer
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1992
Alexander Merkel, Kazakhstani-German footballer
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1994
Rachael Leahcar, Australian singer-songwriter
Famous Deaths
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556
Maximianus of Ravenna, Italian bishop and saint (b. 499)
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606
Pope Sabinian
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845
Empress Dowager Wang, concubine of Emperor Muzong and mother of Emperor Jingzong of Tang
Empress Dowager Wang (Jingzong) · Concubinage · Emperor Muzong of Tang · Emperor Jingzong of Tang
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954
Guo Wei (Taizu), Chinese founding emperor of the Later Zhou (b. 904)
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965
Otto, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)
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1071
Arnulf III, Count of Flanders (b. 1055)
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1072
Peter Damian, Italian saint
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1079
John of Fécamp, Italian-born Benedictine abbot and spiritual writer
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1111
Roger Borsa, King of Sicily (b. 1078)
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1297
Saint Margaret of Cortona (b. 1247)
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1371
David II of Scotland (b. 1324)
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1452
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (b. 1425)
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1500
Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg, German noble (b. 1430)
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1511
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (b. 1511)
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1512
Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer (b. 1454)
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1627
Olivier van Noort, Dutch explorer (b. 1558)
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1674
Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (b. 1595)
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1680
La Voisin, French occultist (b. 1640)
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1690
Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (b. 1619)
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1731
Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1638)
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1732
Francis Atterbury, English bishop (b. 1663)
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1799
Heshen, Chinese politician (b. 1750)
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1816
Adam Ferguson, Scottish historian and philosopher (b. 1723)
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1875
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and illustrator (b. 1796)
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1875
Charles Lyell, Scottish-English geologist and lawyer (b. 1797)
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1888
Anna Kingsford, English physician and activist (b. 1846)
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1890
John Jacob Astor III, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1822)
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1890
Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (b. 1834)
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1897
Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker and acrobat (b. 1824)
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1898
Heungseon Daewongun, Korean king (b. 1820)
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1903
Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (b. 1860)
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1904
Leslie Stephen, English historian, author, and critic (b. 1832)
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1913
Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author (b. 1857)
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1913
Francisco I. Madero, Mexican president and author (b. 1873)
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1923
Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1852)
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1939
Antonio Machado, Spanish-French poet and author (b. 1875)
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1942
Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1881)
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1943
Christoph Probst, German activist (b. 1919)
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1943
Hans Scholl, German activist (b. 1918)
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1943
Sophie Scholl, German activist (b. 1921)
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1944
Kasturba Gandhi, Indian activist (b. 1869)
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1945
Osip Brik Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888)
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1958
Abul Kalam Azad, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (b. 1888)
Abul Kalam Azad · Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)
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1960
Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and critic (b. 1905)
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1961
Nick LaRocca, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1889)
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1965
Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (b. 1882)
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1971
Frédéric Mariotti, French actor (b. 1883)
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1973
Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (b. 1916)
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1973
Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish author (b. 1899)
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1973
Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (b. 1900)
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1973
Winthrop Rockefeller, American colonel and politician, 37th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1912)
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1976
Angela Baddeley, English actress (b. 1904)
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1976
Florence Ballard, American singer (b. 1943)
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1980
Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter, poet and playwright (b. 1886)
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1982
Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (b. 1898)
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1983
Adrian Boult, English conductor (b. 1889)
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1983
Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (b. 1913)
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1985
Salvador Espriu, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1913)
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1985
Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
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1986
John Donnelly, Australian rugby league player (b. 1955)
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1987
David Susskind, American talk show host and producer (b. 1920)
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1987
Andy Warhol, American painter and photographer (b. 1928)
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1992
Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (b. 1906)
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1994
Papa John Creach, American violinist (b. 1917)
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1995
Ed Flanders, American actor (b. 1934)
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1997
Joseph Aiuppa, American gangster (b. 1907)
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1998
Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (b. 1910)
Abraham A. Ribicoff · United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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1999
William Bronk, American poet and academic (b. 1918)
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1999
Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (b. 1964)
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2002
Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (b. 1916)
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2002
Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)
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2002
Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (b. 1934)
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2004
Andy Seminick, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1920)
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2005
Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress and singer (b. 1980)
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2005
Simone Simon, French actress (b. 1910)
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2007
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English politician, Leader of the House of Lords (b. 1918)
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe · Leader of the House of Lords
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2007
Dennis Johnson, American basketball player and coach (b. 1954)
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2012
Sukhbir, Indian author and poet (b. 1925)
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2012
Frank Carson, Irish-English comedian and actor (b. 1926)
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2012
Marie Colvin, American journalist (b. 1956)
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2012
Rémi Ochlik, French photographer and journalist (b. 1983)
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2013
Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (b. 1938)
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2013
Jean-Louis Michon, French-Swiss scholar and translator (b. 1924)
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2013
Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (b. 1923)
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2014
Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (b. 1966)
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2014
Trebor Jay Tichenor, American pianist and composer (b. 1940)
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2014
Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (b. 1915)
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2015
Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1946)
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2016
Yolande Fox, American model and singer, Miss America 1951 (b. 1928)
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2016
Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)