February 28 — On This Day
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Events
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202 BC
Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.
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628
Khosrow II is executed by Mihr Hormozd under the orders of Kavadh II.
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870
The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes.
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1246
The siege of Jaén ends in the context of the Spanish Reconquista resulting in the Castilian takeover of the city from the Taifa of Jaen.
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1525
Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés.
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1638
The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh.
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1700
Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
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1710
Battle of Helsingborg: 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock. This is the last time Swedish and Danish troops meet on Swedish soil.
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1784
John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.
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1827
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
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1838
Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Quebec).
Robert Nelson (insurrectionist) · Patriotes · Lower Canada · Quebec
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1844
A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing six people, including two United States Cabinet members.
USS Princeton (1843) · Potomac River · United States Cabinet
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1847
The Battle of the Sacramento River during the Mexican-American War is a decisive victory for the United States leading to the capture of Chihuahua.
Battle of the Sacramento River · Mexican-American War · Chihuahua City
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1849
Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay, four months 22 days after leaving New York Harbor.
Steamboat · SS California (1848) · San Francisco Bay · New York Harbor
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1867
Seventy years of Holy See-United States relations are ended by a Congressional ban on federal funding of diplomatic envoys to the Vatican and are not restored until January 10, 1984.
Holy See-United States relations · United States Congress · Diplomacy · Diplomatic rank
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1870
The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
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1874
One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
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1885
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York as the subsidiary of American Bell Telephone. (American Bell would later merge with its subsidiary.)
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1893
The USS Indiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
USS Indiana (BB-1) · Indiana-class battleship · Battleship · United States Navy
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1897
Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
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1900
The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
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1904
S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal
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1922
The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
Protectorate · Egypt · Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence
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1925
The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
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1933
Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire.
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1935
DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.
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1939
The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
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1940
Basketball is televised for the first time (Fordham University vs. the University of Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden).
Basketball · Broadcasting of sports events · Fordham Rams · Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball · Madison Square Garden
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1942
The heavy cruiser USS Houston is sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait with 693 crew members killed, along with HMAS Perth which lost 375 men.
USS Houston (CA-30) · Battle of Sunda Strait · HMAS Perth (D29)
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1947
February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.
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1948
Christiansborg Cross-Roads shooting in the Gold Coast, when a British police officer opens fire on a march of ex-servicemen, killing three of them and sparking major riots and looting in Accra.
The Big Six (Ghana) · Gold Coast (British colony) · 1948 Accra Riots
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1953
James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature (pub. April 2).
James Watson · Francis Crick · DNA · April 25 · Nature (journal)
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1954
The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
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1958
A school bus in Floyd County, Kentucky hits a wrecker truck and plunges down an embankment into the rain-swollen Levisa Fork river. The driver and 26 children die in what remains one of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Levisa Fork · Prestonsburg, Kentucky bus disaster
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1959
Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
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1972
Sino-American relations: The United States and People's Republic of China sign the Shanghai Communiqué.
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1975
In London, an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people.
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1980
Andalusia approves its statute of autonomy through a referendum.
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1983
The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 106 million viewers. It still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale.
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1985
The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day.
Provisional Irish Republican Army · 1985 Newry mortar attack · Royal Ulster Constabulary · Newry
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1986
Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.
Olof Palme · Prime Minister of Sweden · Assassination of Olof Palme
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1991
The first Gulf War ends.
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1993
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four ATF agents and six Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms · Waco siege · Branch Davidian · Waco, Texas · David Koresh
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1995
Former Australian Liberal party leader John Hewson resigns from the Australian parliament almost two years after losing the Australian federal election, 1993.
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1997
An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 3,000 deaths.
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1997
GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
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1998
First flight of RQ-4 Global Hawk, the first unmanned aerial vehicle certified to file its own flight plans and fly regularly in U.S. civilian airspace.
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1998
Kosovo War: Serbian police begin the offensive against the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo.
Kosovo War · Serbia and Montenegro · Kosovo Liberation Army · Kosovo
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2002
During the religious violence in Gujarat, the 97 people killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in Gulbarg Society massacre.
2002 Gujarat riots · Naroda Patiya massacre · Gulbarg Society massacre
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2004
Over one million Taiwanese participating in the 228 Hand-in-Hand rally form a 500-kilometre (310 mi) long human chain to commemorate the February 28 Incident in 1947
Taiwan · 228 Hand-in-Hand rally · February 28 Incident · 1947
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2005
A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127.
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2013
Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so since 1415.
Pope Benedict XVI · Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI · Catholic Church
Famous Births
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1119
Emperor Xizong of Jin (d. 1150)
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1155
Henry the Young King, English son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)
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1261
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (d. 1283)
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1409
Elisabeth of Luxembourg (d. 1442)
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1518
Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany (d. 1536)
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1533
Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (d. 1592)
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1535
Cornelius Gemma, Dutch astronomer and astrologer (d. 1578)
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1552
Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (d. 1632)
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1612
John Pearson, English bishop, theologian, and scholar (d. 1686)
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1627
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (d. 1703)
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford · Lord Lieutenant of Essex
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1675
Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
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1683
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (d. 1757)
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1704
Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (d. 1760)
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1712
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general (d. 1759)
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1724
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1807)
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1792
Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist, meteorologist, and geographer (d. 1876)
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1812
Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author (d. 1882)
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1820
John Tenniel, English illustrator (d. 1914)
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1833
Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal (d. 1913)
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1840
Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. 1892)
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1848
Arthur Giry, French historian and academic (d. 1899)
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1851
Samuel W. McCall, American journalist and politician, 47th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1923)
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1858
Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (d. 1941)
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1865
Wilfred Grenfell, English physician and missionary (d. 1940)
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1866
Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1949)
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1873
William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor (d. 1912)
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1878
Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1929)
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1882
Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress (d. 1967)
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1882
José Vasconcelos, Mexican philosopher, lawyer, and politician, Mexican Secretary of Public Education (d. 1959)
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1883
Seán Mac Diarmada, Irish rebel leader (d. 1916)
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1884
Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)
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1887
William Zorach, Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
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1894
Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1964)
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1895
Marcel Pagnol, French author, playwright and director (d. 1974)
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1896
Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
Philip Showalter Hench · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1898
Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer (d. 1969)
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1900
Wolf Hirth, German pilot and engineer, co-founded Schempp-Hirth (d. 1959)
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1901
Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
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1903
Vincente Minnelli, American director and screenwriter (d. 1986)
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1906
Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (d. 1947)
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1907
Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (d. 1988)
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1908
Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002)
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1909
Stephen Spender, English author and poet (d. 1995)
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1911
Otakar Vávra, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2011)
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1915
Ketti Frings, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
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1915
Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
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1915
Zero Mostel, American actor and comedian (d. 1977)
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1916
Cesar Climaco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City (d. 1984)
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1917
Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, and producer (d. 2007)
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1919
Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (d. 2013)
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1919
Brian Urquhart, English soldier and diplomat, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Brian Urquhart · Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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1920
Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (d. 2014)
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1921
Pierre Clostermann, French pilot, engineer, and author (d. 2006)
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1922
Yuri Lotman, Russian-Estonian historian and scholar (d. 1993)
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1923
Charles Durning, American soldier and actor (d. 2012)
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1924
Uno Prii, Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2000)
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1924
Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)
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1925
Harry H. Corbett, Burmese-English actor (d. 1982)
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1926
Svetlana Alliluyeva, Russian-American author and educator (d. 2011)
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1928
Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and producer (d. 1976)
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1928
Tom Aldredge, American actor (d. 2011)
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1929
Hayden Fry, American football player and coach
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1929
Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect, designed 8 Spruce Street and Walt Disney Concert Hall
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1929
John Montague, American-Irish poet and academic (d. 2016)
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1929
Rangaswamy Srinivasan, Indian-American physical chemist and inventor
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1930
Leon Cooper, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1931
Iajuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi academic and politician, 14th President of Bangladesh (d. 2012)
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1931
Peter Alliss, English golfer and sportscaster
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1931
Gavin MacLeod, American actor
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1931
Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
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1932
Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer, and jazz musician (d. 2016)
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1933
Rein Taagepera, Estonian political scientist and politician
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1934
Willie Bobo, American Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist (d. 1983)
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1937
Jeff Farrell, American swimmer
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1938
Foge Fazio, American football player and coach (d. 2009)
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1939
John Fahey, American guitarist (d. 2001)
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1939
Chögyam Trungpa, Tibetan philosopher and scholar (d. 1987)
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1939
Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1939
Tommy Tune, American actor, singer, dancer, and director
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1940
Aldo Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
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1940
Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
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1940
Joe South, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (d. 2012)
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1942
Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1969)
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1942
Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager
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1943
Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
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1943
Hans Dijkstal, Egyptian-Dutch educator and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2010)
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1943
Donnie Iris, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1944
Kelly Bishop, American actress and dancer
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1944
Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (d. 2014)
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1944
Sepp Maier, German footballer and manager
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1944
Storm Thorgerson, English graphic designer (d. 2013)
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1945
Mimsy Farmer, American-French actress and sculptor
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1945
Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (d. 2011)
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1945
Linda Preiss Rothschild, American mathematician and academic
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1946
Philip Bailhache, English lawyer and politician
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1946
Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 2005)
Robin Cook · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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1947
Stephanie Beacham, English actress
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1948
Steven Chu, American physicist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel Prize laureate
Steven Chu · United States Secretary of Energy · Nobel Prize in Physics
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1948
Mike Figgis, English director, screenwriter, and composer
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1948
Geoff Nicholls, British musician (Black Sabbath (d. 2017)
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1948
Bernadette Peters, American actress, singer, and author
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1948
Mercedes Ruehl, American actress
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1948
Alfred Sant, Maltese politician, 11th Prime Minister of Malta
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1951
Bill Cratty, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1998)
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1951
Debora Green, American physician convicted of murder
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1953
Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver
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1953
Paul Krugman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1953
Ricky Steamboat, American wrestler, referee, and trainer
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1954
Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
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1955
Adrian Dantley, American basketball player and coach
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1955
Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer
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1956
Terry Leahy, English businessman
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1956
Guy Maddin, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
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1957
Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 1996)
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1957
Ainsley Harriott, English chef and author
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1957
Ian Smith, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
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1957
John Turturro, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1957
Cindy Wilson, American singer-songwriter
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1958
Jack Abramoff, American businessman and lobbyist
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1958
Manuel Torres Félix, Mexican criminal and narcotics trafficker (d. 2012)
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1958
Natalya Estemirova, Russian journalist and activist (d. 2009)
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1958
Jeanne Mas, Spanish-French singer-songwriter and actress
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1958
David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (d. 2010)
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1959
Megan McDonald, American librarian and author
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1961
Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian-American actress
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1961
Mark Latham, Australian politician
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1961
Barry McGuigan, Irish-British boxer
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1962
Gary Belcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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1963
Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist
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1964
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan sprinter and cyclist
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1965
Colum McCann, Irish-American author and academic
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1965
Norman Smiley, English-American wrestler and trainer
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1966
Vincent Askew, American basketball player and coach
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1966
Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer
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1966
Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid
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1967
Colin Cooper, English footballer and manager
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1967
Martin Tielli, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1969
Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver
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1969
Robert Sean Leonard, American actor
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1969
Patrick Monahan, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1970
Daniel Handler, American journalist, author, and accordion player
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1970
Noureddine Morceli, Algerian runner
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1971
Junya Nakano, Japanese pianist and composer
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1971
Peter Stebbings, Canadian actor and director
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1972
Ville Haapasalo, Finnish actor and screenwriter
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1973
Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player
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1973
Scott McLeod, New Zealand rugby player
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1973
Nicolas Minassian, French race car driver
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1973
Masato Tanaka, Japanese wrestler
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1974
Lee Carsley, English-Irish footballer and manager
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1974
Alexander Zickler, German footballer and manager
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1975
Mike Rucker, American football player
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1976
Ali Larter, American actress
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1977
Jason Aldean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1977
Lance Hoyt, American football player and wrestler
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1978
Jeanne Cherhal, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier
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1978
Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player
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1978
Mariano Zabaleta, Argentinian tennis player
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1979
Sébastien Bourdais, French race car driver
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1979
Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
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1979
Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper
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1980
Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer
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1980
Lucian Bute, Romanian-Canadian boxer
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1980
Christian Poulsen, Danish footballer
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1980
Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player
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1981
Brian Bannister, American baseball player and scout
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1981
Florent Serra, French tennis player
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1982
Natalia Vodianova, Russian-French model and actress
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1983
Terry Bywater, English basketball player
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1984
Noureen DeWulf, American actress
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1984
Karolína Kurková, Czech model and actress
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1985
Tim Bresnan, English cricketer
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1985
Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
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1985
Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian footballer
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1986
Tendai Mzungu, Australian footballer
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1986
Travis Stevens, American judoka
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1987
Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer
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1988
Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player
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1988
Jorge Gastélum, Mexican footballer
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1988
Markéta Irglová, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
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1989
Carlos Dunlap, American football player
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1989
Charles Jenkins, American basketball player
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1989
Kevin Proctor, New Zealand rugby league player
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1990
Takayasu Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1994
Jake Bugg, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Famous Deaths
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628
Khosrow II, king of the Persian Empire
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911
Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i, Muslim Shia imam
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1105
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (b. c. 1042)
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1261
Henry III, Duke of Brabant (b. 1230)
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1326
Leopold I, Duke of Austria (b. 1290)
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1453
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)
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1510
Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (b. 1450)
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1551
Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (b. 1491)
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1572
Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian and author (b. 1505)
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1621
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)
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1648
Christian IV of Denmark (b. 1577)
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1786
John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
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1788
Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)
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1857
André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
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1869
Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
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1879
Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
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1891
George Hearst, American businessman and politician (b. 1820)
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1916
Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
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1925
Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
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1929
Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
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1932
Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
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1935
Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
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1936
Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
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1941
Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
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1942
Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
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1959
Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
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1963
Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)
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1966
Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)
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1966
Elliot See, American commander, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)
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1967
Henry Luce, Chinese-American publisher, co-founded Time Magazine (b. 1898)
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1977
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, American actor and comedian (b. 1905)
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1978
Zara Cully, American actress (b. 1892)
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1978
Eric Frank Russell, English author (b. 1905)
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1987
Stephen Tennant, English author (b. 1906)
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1991
Wassily Hoeffding, Finnish-American statistician and theorist (b. 1914)
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1993
Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
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1993
Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress and dancer (b. 1909)
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1998
Dermot Morgan, Irish comedian and actor (b. 1952)
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1998
Arkady Shevchenko, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1930)
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2002
Mary Stuart, American actress and singer (b. 1926)
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2002
Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (b. 1920)
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2003
Chris Brasher, Guyanese-English runner and journalist, co-founded the London Marathon (b. 1928)
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2003
Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadorian general and politician, President of El Salvador (b. 1917)
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2004
Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and librarian (b. 1914)
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2004
Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (b. 1921)
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2004
Andres Nuiamäe, Estonian sergeant (b. 1982)
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2005
Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (b. 1941)
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2006
Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
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2007
Charles Forte, Baron Forte, Italian-English businessman, founded the Forte Group (b. 1908)
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2007
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and critic (b. 1917)
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2007
Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1946)
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2008
Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-American engineer and businessman (b. 1904)
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2009
Paul Harvey, American radio host (b. 1918)
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2011
Annie Girardot, French actress (b. 1931)
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2011
Jane Russell, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
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2012
Frisner Augustin, Haitian drummer and composer (b. 1948)
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2012
Jim Green, American-Canadian educator and politician (b. 1943)
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2012
Hal Roach, Irish comedian and author (b. 1927)
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2013
Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
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2013
Neil McCorkell, English cricketer and coach (b. 1912)
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2014
Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (b. 1935)
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2014
Lee Lorch, American mathematician and activist (b. 1915)
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2015
Alex Johnson, American baseball player (b. 1942)
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2015
Yaşar Kemal, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1923)
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2016
George Kennedy, American actor (b. 1925)
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2017
Pierre Pascau, Mauritian-Canadian journalist (b. 1938)