February 9 — On This Day
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Events
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474
Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
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951
The Northern Han Kingdom is founded by Liu Chong in modern-day Shanxi.
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1555
Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
Bishop of Gloucester · John Hooper (bishop) · Burned at the stake
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1621
Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
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1654
The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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1775
American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
American Revolutionary War · Parliament of Great Britain · Massachusetts
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1788
The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
Habsburg Monarchy · Russo-Turkish War (1787-92) · Imperial Russia
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1825
After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.
U.S. Electoral College · United States presidential election, 1824 · United States House of Representatives · John Quincy Adams
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1849
The new Roman Republic is declared.
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1861
American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
American Civil War · Jefferson Davis · Confederate States of America · Montgomery Convention · Montgomery, Alabama
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1870
US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
Ulysses S. Grant · Joint resolution · United States Congress · U.S. Weather Bureau
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1889
US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
Grover Cleveland · United States Department of Agriculture · United States Cabinet
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1895
William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
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1900
The Davis Cup competition is established.
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1904
Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
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1913
A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
Meteor · Meteor procession of February 9, 1913 · Natural satellite
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1920
Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
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1922
Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
Brazil · Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works · Copyright
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1934
The Balkan Entente is formed.
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1941
World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.
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1942
World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
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1942
Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
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1943
World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Allies of World War II · Guadalcanal (Pacific Ocean island) · Empire of Japan · Battle of Guadalcanal
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1945
World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.
Battle of the Atlantic · HMS Venturer (P68) · Action of 9 February 1945 · U-864 · Fedje
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1945
World War II: A force of Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway.
Allies of World War II · Black Friday (1945) · Nazi Germany · Førdefjorden
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1950
Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
Second Red Scare · United States Senate · Joseph McCarthy · United States Department of State · Communism
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1951
Korean War: Geochang massacre
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1959
The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
R-7 Semyorka · Intercontinental ballistic missile · Plesetsk · Soviet Union
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1964
The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers across the USA.
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1965
The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission.
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1971
The 6.5-6.7 Mw Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.
1971 San Fernando earthquake · Greater Los Angeles Area · Mercalli intensity scale
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1971
Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame.
Satchel Paige · Negro league baseball · National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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1971
Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned Moon landing.
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1975
The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
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1978
The Budd Company unveils its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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1986
Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System.
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1991
Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
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1996
The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf, killing two people.
Provisional Irish Republican Army · Ceasefire · 1996 Docklands bombing · Canary Wharf
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1996
Copernicium is first discovered.
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2016
Two passenger trains collided in the German town of Bad Aibling in the state of Bavaria. Twelve people died, and 85 others were injured.
Famous Births
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1060
Honorius II, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1130)
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1274
Louis of Toulouse, French bishop (d. 1297)
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1313
Maria of Portugal, Portuguese infanta (d. 1357)
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1344
Meinhard III, count of Tyrol (d. 1363)
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1441
Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkish poet, linguist, and painter (d. 1501)
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1533
Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese daimyo (d. 1611)
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1579
Johannes Meursius, Dutch classic scholar (d. 1639)
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1651
Procopio Cutò, French entrepreneur (d. 1727)
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1666
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish field marshal (d. 1737)
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1711
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Spanish sailor and commander (d. 1762)
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1737
Thomas Paine, English-American philosopher, author, and activist (d. 1809)
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1741
Henri-Joseph Rigel, German-French composer (d. 1799)
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1748
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1817)
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1763
Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)
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1769
George W. Campbell, Scottish-American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1848)
George W. Campbell · United States Secretary of the Treasury
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1773
William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States (d. 1841)
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1775
Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1856)
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1781
Johann Baptist von Spix, German biologist and explorer (d. 1826)
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1783
Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (d. 1852)
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1789
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German engineer, invented Gabelsberger shorthand (d. 1849)
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1800
Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (d. 1844)
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1814
Samuel J. Tilden, American lawyer and politician, 28th Governor of New York (d. 1886)
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1815
Federico de Madrazo, Spanish painter (d.1894)
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1834
Felix Dahn, German lawyer, historian, and author (d. 1912)
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1837
José Burgos, Filipino priest and revolutionary (d. 1872)
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1839
Silas Adams, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 1896)
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1846
Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach (d. 1929)
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1846
Whitaker Wright, English businessman and financier (d. 1904)
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1847
Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh-English clergyman and theologian (d. 1902)
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1854
Aletta Jacobs, Dutch physician and suffrage activist (d. 1929)
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1856
Hara Takashi, Japanese politician, 10th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1921)
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1859
Akiyama Yoshifuru, Japanese general (d. 1930)
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1863
Anthony Hope, English author and playwright (d. 1933)
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1864
Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1941)
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1865
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, English-French actress (d. 1940)
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1865
Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (d. 1949)
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1867
Natsume Sōseki, Japanese author and poet (d. 1916)
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1871
Howard Taylor Ricketts, American pathologist and physician (d. 1910)
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1874
Amy Lowell, American poet, critic, and educator (d. 1925)
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1880
Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1959)
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1883
Jules Berry, French actor and director (d. 1951)
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1885
Alban Berg, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1935)
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1885
Clarence H. Haring, American historian and author (d. 1960)
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1889
Larry Semon, American actor, producer, director and screenwriter (d. 1928)
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1891
Ronald Colman, English-American actor (d. 1958)
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1892
Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978)
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1893
Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer and politician, 163rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1987)
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1895
Hermann Brill, German lawyer and politician, 8th Minister-President of Thuringia (d. 1959)
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1896
Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1982)
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1897
Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian captain and pilot (d. 1935)
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1898
Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet and educator (d. 1927)
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1901
Brian Donlevy, American actor (d. 1972)
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1901
James Murray, American actor (d. 1936)
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1905
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, English hurdler and politician (d. 1981)
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1906
André Kostolany, Hungarian-French economist and journalist (d. 1999)
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1907
Trường Chinh, Vietnamese politician, 4th President of Vietnam (d. 1988)
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1907
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (d. 2003)
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1909
Heather Angel, English-American actress (d. 1986)
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1909
Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1955)
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1909
Dean Rusk, American colonel and politician, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994)
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1910
Jacques Monod, French biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
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1911
William Orlando Darby, American general (d. 1945)
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1912
Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (d. 1968)
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1912
Ginette Leclerc, French actress (d. 1992)
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1914
Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984)
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1916
Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
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1918
Lloyd Noel Ferguson, African American chemist (d. 2011)
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1920
Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2012)
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1922
Kathryn Grayson, American actress and soprano (d. 2010)
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1922
Jim Laker, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1986)
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1922
C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (d. 2014)
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1922
Robert E. Ogren, American zoologist (d. 2005)
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1923
Brendan Behan, Irish rebel, poet, and playwright (d. 1964)
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1923
Tonie Nathan, American radio host, producer, and politician (d. 2014)
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1925
John B. Cobb, American philosopher and theologian
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1925
Burkhard Heim, German physicist and academic (d. 2001)
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1926
Garret FitzGerald, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 2011)
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1927
Richard A. Long, American historian and author (d. 2013)
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1928
Frank Frazetta, American painter and illustrator (d. 2010)
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1928
Rinus Michels, Dutch footballer and coach (d. 2005)
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1928
Roger Mudd, American journalist
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1929
A. R. Antulay, Indian social worker and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2014)
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1929
Clement Meadmore, Australian-American sculptor (d. 2005)
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1930
Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist and author (d. 2003)
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1931
Thomas Bernhard, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1989)
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1931
Josef Masopust, Czech footballer and coach (d. 2015)
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1931
Robert Morris, American sculptor and painter
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1932
Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player and manager
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1932
Gerhard Richter, German painter and photographer
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1935
Lionel Fanthorpe, English-Welsh priest, journalist, and author
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1936
Clive Swift, English actor and songwriter
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1937
Clete Boyer, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007)
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1938
Ron Logan, Disney theatrical producer and professor
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1939
Barry Mann, American pianist, songwriter, and producer
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1939
Janet Suzman, South African-British actress and director
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1940
Brian Bennett, English drummer and songwriter
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1940
J. M. Coetzee, South African-Australian novelist, essayist, and linguist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1941
Sheila Kuehl, American actress, lawyer, gay rights activist, and politician
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1942
Carole King, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1943
Barbara Lewis, American soul/R&B singer-songwriter
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1943
Joe Pesci, American actor
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1943
Joseph Stiglitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1944
Derryn Hinch, New Zealand-Australian radio and television host and politician
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1944
Alice Walker, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
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1945
Mia Farrow, American actress, activist, and former fashion model
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1945
Yoshinori Ohsumi, Japanese cell biologist, 2016 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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1945
Carol Wood, American mathematician and academic
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1946
Bob Eastwood, American golfer
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1946
Vince Papale, American football player and sportscaster
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1946
Jim Webb, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of the Navy
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1947
Carla Del Ponte, Swiss lawyer and diplomat
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1947
Joe Ely, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1947
Major Harris, American R&B singer (d. 2012)
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1947
Alexis Smirnoff, Canadian-American wrestler and actor
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1948
Guy Standing, English economist and academic
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1949
Bernard Gallacher, Scottish golfer and journalist
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1949
Judith Light, American actress
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1950
Richard F. Colburn, American sergeant and politician
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1951
David Pomeranz, American singer, musician, and composer
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1952
Danny White, American football player and sportscaster
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1953
Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor
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1953
Ezechiele Ramin, Italian missionary, priest, and martyr (d. 1985)
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1953
Gabriel Rotello, American journalist and author, founded OutWeek
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1954
Jo Duffy, American author
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1954
Chris Gardner, American businessman and philanthropist
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1954
Kevin Warwick, English cybernetics scientist
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1955
Jerry Beck, American historian and author
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1955
Jimmy Pursey, English singer-songwriter and producer
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1955
Charles Shaughnessy, English actor
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1956
Mookie Wilson, American baseball player and coach
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1957
Terry McAuliffe, American businessman and politician, 72nd Governor of Virginia
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1957
Gordon Strachan, Scottish footballer and manager
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1958
Sandy Lyle, Scottish golfer
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1958
Chris Nilan, American ice hockey player, coach, and radio host
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1960
Holly Johnson, English singer-songwriter and bass player
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1960
David Simon, American journalist, author, screenwriter, and television producer
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1960
Peggy Whitson, American biochemist and astronaut
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1961
John Kruk, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1962
Anik Bissonnette, Canadian ballerina
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1963
Brian Greene, American physicist
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1963
Peter Rowsthorn, Australian comedian and actor
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1963
Travis Tritt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1964
Debrah Miceli, Italian-American wrestler and manager
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1964
Dewi Morris, English rugby player
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1965
Dieter Baumann, German runner
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1966
Harald Eia, Norwegian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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1967
Todd Pratt, American baseball player and coach
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1968
Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
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1968
Derek Strong, American basketball player and race car driver
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1969
Jimmy Smith, American football player
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1970
Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
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1971
Matt Gogel, American golfer
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1971
Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer and manager
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1972
Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager
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1973
Svetlana Boginskaya, Belarusian gymnast
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1973
Colin Egglesfield, American actor
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1973
Makoto Shinkai, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
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1974
Brad Maynard, American football player
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1974
Amber Valletta, American model
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1974
John Wallace, American basketball player and coach
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1975
Kurt Asle Arvesen, Norwegian cyclist and coach
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1975
Clinton Grybas, Australian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2008)
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1975
Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican-American baseball player
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1976
Charlie Day, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1978
A. J. Buckley, Irish-Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1979
Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball player
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1979
Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater
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1980
Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
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1980
Margarita Levieva, Russian-American actress
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1980
Manu Raju, American journalist
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1981
Tom Hiddleston, English actor, producer, and musical performer
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1981
Daisuke Sekimoto, Japanese wrestler
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1982
Domingo Cisma, Spanish footballer
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1982
Jameer Nelson, American basketball player
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1982
Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
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1982
Chris Weale, English footballer and manager
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1983
Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
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1984
Maurice Ager, American basketball player, singer, and producer
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1984
Shōhōzan Yūya, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1985
David Gallagher, American actor
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1987
Sam Coulson, English guitarist
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1987
Michael B. Jordan, American actor
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1987
Davide Lanzafame, Italian footballer
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1987
Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
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1988
Lotte Friis, Danish swimmer
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1989
Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier
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1990
Tariq Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
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1991
Logan Ryan, American football player
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1992
Kyle Feldt, Australian rugby league player
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1992
Mitchell Frei, Australian rugby league player
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1992
Avan Jogia, Canadian actor
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1993
Niclas Füllkrug, German footballer
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1995
André Burakovsky, Swedish ice hockey player
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1995
Mario Pašalić, Croatian footballer
Famous Deaths
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966
Ono no Michikaze, Japanese calligrapher (b. 894)
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967
Sayf al-Dawla, emir of Aleppo (b. 916)
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1011
Bernard I, Duke of Saxony
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1014
Yang Yanzhao, Chinese general
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1135
Tai Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1075)
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1199
Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147)
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1251
Matthias II, duke of Lorraine
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1407
William I, margrave of Meissen (b. 1343)
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1450
Agnès Sorel, French mistress of Charles VII of France (b. 1421)
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1555
John Hooper, English bishop and martyr (b. 1495)
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1555
Rowland Taylor, English priest and martyr (b. 1510)
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1588
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral (b. 1526)
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1600
John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania (b. 1542)
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1619
Lucilio Vanini, Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1585)
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1640
Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1612)
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1670
Frederick III of Denmark (b. 1609)
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1675
Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (b. 1613)
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1709
François Louis, Prince of Conti (b. 1664)
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1777
Seth Pomeroy, American general and gunsmith (b. 1706)
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1803
Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French soldier, poet, and philosopher (b. 1716)
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1857
Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and translator (b. 1798)
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1874
Jules Michelet, French historian, philosopher, and academic (b. 1798)
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1881
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (b. 1821)
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1891
Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (b. 1819)
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1906
Paul Laurence Dunbar, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1872)
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1930
Richard With, Norwegian captain and businessman, founded Hurtigruten (b. 1846)
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1932
Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and banker (b. 1869)
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1932
A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi soldier and activist (b. 1904)
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1945
Ella D. Barrier, American educator (b. 1852)
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1951
Eddy Duchin, American pianist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1910)
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1957
Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and politician, Regent of Hungary (b. 1868)
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1960
Alexandre Benois, Russian painter and critic (b. 1870)
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1960
Ernő Dohnányi, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1877)
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1965
Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, Bangladeshi theologian and educator (b. 1874)
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1966
Sophie Tucker, Russian-born American singer (b. 1884)
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1969
George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor and singer (b. 1885)
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1976
Percy Faith, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1908)
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1977
Sergey Ilyushin, Russian engineer and businessman, founded the Ilyushin Design Company (b. 1894)
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1978
Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist and coach (b. 1893)
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1979
Allen Tate, American poet and academic (b. 1899)
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1980
Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and author (b. 1900)
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1981
M. C. Chagla, Indian jurist and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (b. 1900)
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1981
Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
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1984
Yuri Andropov, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
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1989
Osamu Tezuka, Japanese illustrator, animator, and producer (b. 1928)
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1994
Howard Martin Temin, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1934)
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1995
J. William Fulbright, American lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
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1995
David Wayne, American actor (b. 1914)
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1998
Maurice Schumann, French journalist and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1911)
Maurice Schumann · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)
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2001
Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist, economist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
Herbert A. Simon · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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2002
Isabelle Holland, Swiss-American author (b. 1920)
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2002
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (b. 1930)
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2003
Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
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2004
Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1925)
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2005
Robert Kearns, American engineer, invented the windscreen wiper (b. 1927)
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2006
Freddie Laker, English pilot and businessman, founded Laker Airways (b. 1922)
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2007
Hank Bauer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1922)
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2007
Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (b. 1934)
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2008
Christopher Hyatt American occultist and author (b. 1943)
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2008
Jazeh Tabatabai, Iranian painter, poet, and sculptor (b. 1931)
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2009
Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Cuban bassist and composer (b. 1933)
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2010
Walter Frederick Morrison, American businessman, invented the Frisbee (b. 1920)
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2011
Miltiadis Evert, Greek lawyer and politician, 69th Mayor of Athens (b. 1939)
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2012
O. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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2012
John Hick, English philosopher and academic (b. 1922)
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2012
Joe Moretti, Scottish-South African guitarist and songwriter (b. 1938)
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2013
Richard Artschwager, American painter, illustrator, and sculptor (b. 1923)
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2013
Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist and trainer (b. 1913)
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2013
Jimmy Smyth, Irish hurler (b. 1931)
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2014
Gabriel Axel, Danish actor, director, and producer (b. 1918)
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2014
Hal Herring, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
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2014
Logan Scott-Bowden, English general (b. 1920)
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2015
Liu Han, Chinese businessman and philanthropist (b. 1965)
- 2015
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2016
Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1939)
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2016
Zdravko Tolimir, Bosnian Serb military commander (b. 1948)
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2017
André Salvat, French Army colonel (b. 1920)