April 13 — On This Day
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Events
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945
Hugh of Provence abdicates the throne in favor of his son Lothair II who is acclaimed sole king of Italy.
Hugh of Italy · Lothair II of Italy · Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)
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1111
Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
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1204
Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire.
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1612
Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō at Funajima island.
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1613
Samuel Argall captures Native American princess Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia to ransom her for some English prisoners held by her father; she is brought to Henricus as hostage.
Samuel Argall · Pocahontas · Passapatanzy, Virginia · Powhatan (Native American leader) · Henricus
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1699
Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
Guru Gobind Singh · Khalsa · Anandpur Sahib · Punjab (region)
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1742
George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
George Frideric Handel · Oratorio · Messiah (Handel) · Dublin
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1777
American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
American Revolutionary War · Battle of Bound Brook · New Jersey
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1829
The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 gives Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom the right to vote and to sit in Parliament.
Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 · Roman Catholicism in the United Kingdom
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1849
Lajos Kossuth presents the Hungarian Declaration of Independence in a closed session of the National Assembly.
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1861
American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces.
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1865
American Civil War: Raleigh, North Carolina is occupied by Union Forces.
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1870
The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
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1873
The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 African Americans are murdered, takes place.
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1902
James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
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1909
The military of the Ottoman Empire reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
Military of the Ottoman Empire · 31 March Incident · Ottoman countercoup of 1909 · Abdul Hamid II
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1919
The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea is established.
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1919
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British troops gun down at least 379 unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar, India; at least 1200 are wounded.
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1919
Eugene V. Debs is imprisoned at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, for speaking out against the draft during World War I.
Eugene V. Debs · Conscription in the United States · World War I
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1941
A Pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed.
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1943
World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London from the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility.
World War II · Mass grave · Prisoner of war · Mass execution · Katyn massacre
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1943
The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth.
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1944
Diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the Soviet Union are established.
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1945
World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany.
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1945
World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna.
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1948
In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah.
Hadassah medical convoy massacre · Hadassah Hospital · Sheikh Jarrah
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1953
CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKUltra.
Central Intelligence Agency · Allen Dulles · Mind-control · Project MKUltra
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1960
The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
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1964
At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
36th Academy Awards · Sidney Poitier · African-American · Academy Award for Best Actor · Lilies of the Field (1963 film)
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1972
The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan.
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1972
Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.
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1974
Western Union (in cooperation with NASA and Hughes Aircraft) launches the United States' first commercial geosynchronous communications satellite, Westar 1.
Western Union · NASA · Hughes Aircraft · Geosynchronous satellite · Westar 1
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1975
An attack by the Phalangist resistance kills 26 militia members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, marking the start of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War.
Bus massacre · Kataeb Party · Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine · Lebanese Civil War
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1976
The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
United States Treasury Department · United States two-dollar bill · Federal Reserve Note · Thomas Jefferson · United States Bicentennial
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1976
Forty workers die in an explosion at the Lapua ammunition factory, the deadliest accidental disaster in modern history in Finland.
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1992
Basements throughout the Chicago Loop are flooded, forcing the Chicago Board of Trade Building and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to close.
Chicago Loop · Chicago flood · Chicago Board of Trade Building · Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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1997
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
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2017
The US drops the largest ever non-nuclear weapon on Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
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Famous Births
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1229
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1294)
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1350
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (d. 1405)
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1506
Peter Faber, French priest and theologian, co-founded the Society of Jesus (d. 1546)
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1519
Catherine de' Medici, Italian-French wife of Henry II of France (d. 1589)
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1570
Guy Fawkes, English soldier, planned the Gunpowder Plot (d. 1606)
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1573
Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1625)
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1593
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1641)
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1618
Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author (d. 1693)
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1636
Hendrik van Rheede, Dutch botanist (d. 1691)
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1648
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic (d. 1717)
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1713
Pierre Jélyotte, French tenor (d. 1797)
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1729
Thomas Percy, Irish bishop and poet (d. 1811)
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1732
Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792)
Frederick North, Lord North · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1735
Isaac Low, American merchant and politician, founded the New York Chamber of Commerce (d. 1791)
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1743
Thomas Jefferson, American lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the United States (d. 1826)
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1747
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1793)
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1764
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1830)
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1769
Thomas Lawrence, English painter and educator (d. 1830)
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1771
Richard Trevithick, Cornish-English engineer and explorer (d. 1833)
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1780
Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer, invented the Screw-pile lighthouse (d. 1868)
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1784
Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (d. 1877)
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1787
John Robertson, American lawyer and politician (d. 1873)
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1794
Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic (d. 1867)
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1802
Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist and herpetologist (d. 1884)
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1808
Antonio Meucci, Italian-American engineer (d. 1889)
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1810
Félicien David, French composer (d. 1876)
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1824
William Alexander, Irish archbishop, poet, and theologian (d. 1911)
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1825
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Irish-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1868)
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1828
Josephine Butler, English feminist and social reformer (d. 1906)
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1828
Joseph Lightfoot, English bishop and theologian (d. 1889)
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1832
Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author and diplomat (d. 1889)
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1841
Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (d. 1905)
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1850
Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, Irish astronomer (d. 1917)
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1851
Robert Abbe, American surgeon and radiologist (d. 1928)
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1851
William Quan Judge, Irish occultist and theosophist (d. 1896)
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1852
Frank Winfield Woolworth, American businessman, founded the F. W. Woolworth Company (d. 1919)
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1860
James Ensor, English-Belgian painter (d. 1949)
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1866
Butch Cassidy, American criminal (d. 1908)
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1872
John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1935)
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1872
Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian-Croatian journalist and author (d. 1945)
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1873
John W. Davis, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Solicitor General (d. 1955)
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1875
Ray Lyman Wilbur, American physician, academic, and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1949)
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1879
Edward Bruce, American lawyer and painter (d. 1943)
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1880
Charles Christie, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded the Christie Film Company (d. 1955)
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1885
Vean Gregg, American baseball player (d. 1964)
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1885
Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, Head of State of Estonia (d. 1942)
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1885
György Lukács, Hungarian philosopher and critic (d. 1971)
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1887
Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician and golfer (d. 1995)
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1889
Herbert Yardley, American cryptologist and author (d. 1958)
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1890
Frank Murphy, American jurist and politician, 56th United States Attorney General (d. 1949)
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1890
Dadasaheb Torne, Indian director and producer (d. 1960)
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1891
Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1921)
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1891
Nella Larsen, Danish/African-American nurse, librarian, and author (d. 1964)
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1891
Robert Scholl, German accountant and politician (d. 1973)
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1892
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, English air marshal (d. 1984)
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1892
Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, invented the Radar (d. 1973)
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1894
Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1973)
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1894
Joie Ray, American runner (d. 1978)
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1896
Fred Barnett, English footballer (d. 1982)
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1897
Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1917)
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1899
Alfred Mosher Butts, American architect and game designer, created Scrabble (d. 1993)
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1899
Harold Osborn, American high jumper and decathlete (d. 1975)
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1900
Sorcha Boru, American potter and ceramic sculptor (d. 2006)
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1900
Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (d. 1976)
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1901
Jacques Lacan, French psychiatrist and academic (d. 1981)
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1901
Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (d. 1988)
Alan Watt (diplomat) · List of Australian Ambassadors to Japan
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1902
Philippe de Rothschild, French Grand Prix driver, playwright, and producer (d. 1988)
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1902
Marguerite Henry, American author (d. 1997)
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1904
David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1987)
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1906
Samuel Beckett, Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
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1906
Bud Freeman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991)
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1907
Harold Stassen, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota (d. 2001)
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1909
Stanislaw Ulam, Polish-American mathematician and academic (d. 1984)
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1909
Eudora Welty, American short story writer and novelist (d. 2001)
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1911
Ico Hitrec, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 1946)
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1911
Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1994)
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1911
Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer (d. 1983)
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1913
Dave Albritton, American high jumper and coach (d. 1994)
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1913
Kermit Tyler, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 2010)
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1914
Orhan Veli Kanık, Turkish poet and author (d. 1950)
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1916
Phyllis Fraser, Welsh-American actress, journalist, and publisher, co-founded Beginner Books (d. 2006)
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1917
Robert Orville Anderson, American businessman, founded Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. (d. 2007)
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1917
Bill Clements, American soldier, engineer, and politician, 15th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (d. 2011)
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1919
Roland Gaucher, French journalist and politician (d. 2007)
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1919
Howard Keel, American actor and singer (d. 2004)
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1919
Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American activist, founded American Atheists (d. 1995)
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1920
Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (d. 1982)
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1920
Claude Cheysson, French lieutenant and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2012)
Claude Cheysson · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)
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1920
Liam Cosgrave, Irish lawyer and politician, 6th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 2017)
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1922
Heinz Baas, German footballer and manager (d. 1994)
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1922
John Braine, English librarian and author (d. 1986)
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1922
Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian educator and politician, 1st President of Tanzania (d. 1999)
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1922
Valve Pormeister, Estonian architect (d. 2002)
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1923
Don Adams, American actor and director (d. 2005)
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1923
A. H. Halsey, English sociologist and academic (d. 2014)
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1923
Stanley Tanger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (d. 2010)
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1924
John T. Biggers, American painter (d. 2001)
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1924
Jack T. Chick, American author, illustrator, and publisher (d. 2016)
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1924
Stanley Donen, American director and choreographer
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1926
Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (d. 1983)
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1926
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014)
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1927
Rosemary Haughton, English philosopher, theologian, and author
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1927
Antonino Rocca, Italian-American wrestler (d. 1977)
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1927
Maurice Ronet, French actor and director (d. 1983)
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1928
Alan Clark, English historian and politician, Minister of State for Trade (d. 1999)
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1928
Gianni Marzotto, Italian race car driver and businessman (d. 2012)
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1929
Marilynn Smith, American golfer
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1931
Anita Cerquetti, Italian soprano (d. 2014)
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1931
Robert Enrico, French director and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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1931
Dan Gurney, American race car driver and engineer
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1931
Jon Stone, American composer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
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1932
Orlando Letelier, Chilean-American economist and politician, Chilean Minister of National Defense (d. 1976)
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1933
Ben Nighthorse Campbell, American soldier and politician
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1934
John Muckler, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
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1936
Col Joye, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1936
Pierre Rosenberg, French historian and academic
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1937
Edward Fox, English actor
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1937
Lanford Wilson, American playwright, co-founded the Circle Repertory Company (d. 2011)
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1938
Klaus Lehnertz, German pole vaulter
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1938
John Weston, English poet and diplomat
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1939
Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
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1939
Paul Sorvino, American actor and singer
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1940
Mike Beuttler, Egyptian-English race car driver (d. 1988)
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1940
Lester Chambers, American singer and musician (The Chambers Brothers)
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1940
J. M. G. Le Clézio, Breton French-Mauritian author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
J. M. G. Le Clézio · Bretons · Mauritian · Nobel Prize in Literature
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1940
Vladimir Cosma, French composer, conductor and violinist
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1940
Jim McNab, Scottish footballer (d. 2006)
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1940
Max Mosley, English race car driver and engineer, co-founded March Engineering, former president of the FIA
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1940
Ruby Puryear Hearn, African-American biophysicist
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1941
Michael Stuart Brown, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Michael Stuart Brown · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1941
Jean-Marc Reiser, French author and illustrator (d. 1983)
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1942
Bill Conti, American composer and conductor
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1943
Alan Jones, Australian rugby coach, radio host, and educator
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1943
Billy Kidd, American skier
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1943
Tim Krabbé, Dutch journalist and author
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1943
Philip Norman, English journalist, author, and playwright
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1944
Franco Arese, Italian runner
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1944
Charles Burnett, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1944
Jack Casady, American bass guitarist (Jefferson Airplane)
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1944
Susan Davis, Russian-American social worker and politician
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1945
Ed Caruthers, American high jumper
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1945
Tony Dow, American actor
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1945
Lowell George, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1979)
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1945
Bob Kalsu, American football player and lieutenant (d. 1970)
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1945
Judy Nunn, Australian actress and author
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1946
Al Green, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor
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1947
Rae Armantrout, American poet and academic
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1947
Mike Chapman, Australian-English songwriter and producer
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1947
Jean-Jacques Laffont, French economist and academic (d. 2004)
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1947
Yves Landry. Canadian cyclist
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1948
Nam Hae-il, South Korean admiral
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1948
Drago Jančar, Slovenian author and playwright
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1948
Mikhail Shufutinsky, Soviet and Russian singer, actor, TV presenter
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1949
Len Cook, New Zealand-English mathematician and statistician
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1949
Frank Doran, Scottish lawyer and politician
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1949
Christopher Hitchens, English-American essayist, literary critic, and journalist (d. 2011)
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1949
Ricardo Zunino, Argentinian race car driver
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1950
Ron Perlman, American actor
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1950
Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1951
Leszek Borysiewicz, Welsh immunologist and academic
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1951
Peabo Bryson, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1951
Peter Davison, English actor
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1951
Joachim Streich, German footballer and manager
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1951
Max Weinberg, American drummer
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1952
Sam Bush, American mandolin player
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1952
David Drew, English lawyer and politician
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1952
Gabrielle Gourdeau, Quebec writer (d. 2006)
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1952
Jonjo O'Neill, Irish jockey and trainer
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1953
Stephen Byers, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
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1953
Dany Laferrière, Haitian-Canadian journalist and author
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1954
Jimmy Destri, American keyboard player and songwriter
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1954
Niels Olsen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1954
Barbara Roche, English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Immigration
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1955
Steve Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Muwenda Mutebi II,The reigning King of Buganda Kingdom
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1955
Louis Johnson, American bass player and producer (d. 2015)
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1955
Lupe Pintor, Mexican boxer
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1955
Ole von Beust, German lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Hamburg
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1956
Possum Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (d. 2003)
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1956
Alan Devonshire, English footballer and manager
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1956
Edward Forbes Smiley III, American art thief and map dealer
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1957
Amy Goodman, American journalist and author
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1957
Saundra Santiago, American actress
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1960
Lyn Brown, English social worker and politician
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1960
Bob Casey, Jr., American lawyer and politician, senior senator of Pennsylvania
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1960
Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist and manager
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1960
Rudi Völler, German footballer and manager
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1961
Hiro Yamamoto, American bass player and songwriter
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1962
Hillel Slovak, Israeli-American guitarist (d. 1988)
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1963
Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player and author
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1964
Davis Love III, American golfer and sportscaster
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1964
Caroline Rhea, Canadian actress and comedian
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1964
John Swinney, Scottish businessman and politician, Deputy First Minister of Scotland
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1965
Patricio Pouchulu, Argentinian architect and educator
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1966
Ali Boumnijel, Tunisian footballer
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1966
Marc Ford, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1967
Dana Barros, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
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1967
Michael Eisen, American biologist and academic
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1967
Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter
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1968
Ted Washington, American football player
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1969
Dirk Muschiol, German footballer
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1970
Monty Brown, American football player and wrestler
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1970
Gerry Creaney, Scottish footballer and manager
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1970
Nick Garrett, English singer
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1970
Szilveszter Csollány, Hungarian gymnast
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1970
Ricardo Rincón, Mexican-American baseball player
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1970
Ricky Schroder, American actor
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1971
Franck Esposito, French swimmer
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1971
Danie Mellor, Australian painter and sculptor
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1971
Bo Outlaw, American basketball player
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1971
Valensia, Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1972
Mariusz Czerkawski, Polish ice hockey player and golfer
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1972
Aaron Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1974
Valentina Cervi, Italian actress
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1974
Sergei Gonchar, Russian ice hockey player
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1974
Darren Turner, English race car driver
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1974
David Zdrilic, Australian footballer and manager
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1975
Jasey-Jay Anderson, Canadian snowboarder
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1975
Lou Bega, German singer-songwriter
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1975
Bruce Dyer, English footballer
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1975
Tatiana Navka, Russian ice dancer
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1976
Jonathan Brandis, American actor (d. 2003)
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1976
Patrik Eliáš, Czech-American ice hockey player
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1976
Glenn Howerton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1977
Margus Tsahkna, Estonian lawyer and politician
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1978
Arron Asham, Canadian ice hockey player
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1978
Carles Puyol, Spanish footballer
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1978
Raemon Sluiter, Dutch tennis player
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1978
Keydrick Vincent, American football player
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1979
Gréta Arn, Hungarian tennis player
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1979
Baron Davis, American basketball player
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1979
Tony Lundon, Irish singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
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1979
Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player
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1980
Colleen Clinkenbeard, American voice actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1980
Jason Maguire, Irish jockey
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1980
Wayne Purser, English footballer
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1980
Quentin Richardson, American basketball player
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1981
Nat Borchers, American soccer player
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1981
Gemma Doyle, Scottish politician
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1982
Nellie McKay, British-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
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1983
Claudio Bravo, Chilean footballer
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1983
Schalk Burger, South African rugby player
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1983
Nicole Cooke, Welsh cyclist
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1983
Hunter Pence, American baseball player
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1984
Jarmo Ahjupera, Estonian footballer
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1984
Anders Lindegaard, Danish footballer
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1985
Anna Jennings-Edquist, Australian actress, director, and playwright
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1985
Algo Kärp, Estonian skier
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1986
Michael Bingham, American-English sprinter
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1986
Lorenzo Cain, American baseball player
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1987
Brandon Hardesty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1987
Massimiliano Pesenti, Italian footballer
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1987
Allison Weiss, American singer-songwriter
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1988
Anderson, Brazilian footballer
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1988
Petteri Koponen, Finnish basketball player
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1988
Allison Williams, American actress and singer
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1989
Ryan Bailey, American sprinter
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1989
Dong Dong, Chinese trampolinist
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1989
Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova, Belarusian long jumper
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1989
Josh Reynolds, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Akeem Adams, Trinidadian footballer (d. 2013)
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1991
Ulises Dávila, Mexican footballer
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1991
Josh Gordon, American football player
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1992
Denis Kudryavtsev, Russian hurdler
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1993
Tony Wroten, American basketball player
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1994
Ángelo Henríquez, Chilean footballer
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1994
Elvis Merzļikins, Latvian ice hockey player
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Famous Deaths
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548
Lý Nam Đế, Vietnamese emperor (b. 503)
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585
Hermenegild, Visigothic prince and saint
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799
Paul the Deacon, Italian monk and historian (b. 720)
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814
Krum, khan of the Bulgarian Khanate
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862
Donald I, king of the Picts (b. 812)
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1035
Herbert I, Count of Maine
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1093
Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)
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1113
Ida of Lorraine, saint and noblewoman (b. c. 1040)
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1138
Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1076)
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1213
Guy of Thouars, regent of Brittany
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1275
Eleanor of England (b. 1215)
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1592
Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor (b. 1511)
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1605
Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (b. 1551)
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1612
Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai (b. 1585)
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1635
Fakhr-al-Din II, Ottoman prince (b. 1572)
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1638
Henri, Duke of Rohan (b. 1579)
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1641
Richard Montagu, English bishop (b. 1577)
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1695
Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (b. 1621)
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1716
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, English admiral and politician (b. 1648)
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1722
Charles Leslie, Irish priest and theologian (b. 1650)
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1793
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French botanist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1763)
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1794
Nicolas Chamfort, French playwright and poet (b. 1741)
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1826
Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (b. 1763)
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1853
Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (b. 1788)
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1853
James Iredell, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of North Carolina (b. 1788)
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1855
Henry De la Beche, English geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1796)
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1868
Tewodros II of Ethiopia (b. 1818)
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1880
Robert Fortune, Scottish botanist and author (b. 1813)
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1882
Bruno Bauer, German historian and philosopher (b. 1809)
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1886
John Humphrey Noyes, American religious leader, founded the Oneida Community (b. 1811)
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1890
Samuel J. Randall, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 33rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1828)
Samuel J. Randall · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1909
Whitley Stokes, Anglo-Irish lawyer and scholar (b. 1830)
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1910
William Quiller Orchardson, Scottish-English painter and educator (b. 1835)
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1911
John McLane, Scottish-American politician, 50th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1852)
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1911
George Washington Glick, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Kansas (b. 1827)
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1912
Takuboku Ishikawa, Japanese poet and author (b. 1886)
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1918
Lavr Kornilov, Russian general (b. 1870)
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1927
Georg Voigt, German politician, Mayor of Frankfurt (b. 1866)
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1936
Konstantinos Demertzis, Greek politician 129th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
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1938
Grey Owl, English-Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1888)
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1941
Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic (b. 1863)
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1941
William Twaits, Canadian soccer player (b. 1879)
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1942
Henk Sneevliet, Dutch politician (b. 1883)
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1942
Anton Uesson, Estonian engineer and politician, 17th Mayor of Tallinn (b. 1879)
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1944
Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and composer (b. 1857)
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1945
Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic (b. 1874)
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1954
Samuel Jones, American high jumper (b. 1880)
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1954
Angus Lewis Macdonald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Nova Scotia (b. 1890)
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1956
Emil Nolde, Danish-German painter and educator (b. 1867)
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1959
Eduard van Beinum, Dutch pianist, violinist, and conductor (b. 1901)
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1961
John A. Bennett, American soldier (b. 1935)
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1962
Culbert Olson, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of California (b. 1876)
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1966
Abdul Salam Arif, Iraqi colonel and politician, 2nd President of Iraq (b. 1921)
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1966
Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (b. 1881)
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1966
Georges Duhamel, French soldier and author (b. 1884)
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1967
Nicole Berger, French actress (b. 1934)
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1969
Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1901)
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1971
Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1949)
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1971
Juhan Smuul, Estonian author, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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1975
Larry Parks, American actor and singer (b. 1914)
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1975
François Tombalbaye, Chadian soldier, academic, and politician, 1st President of Chad (b. 1918)
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1978
Jack Chambers, Canadian painter and director (b. 1931)
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1980
Markus Höttinger, Austrian race car driver (b. 1956)
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1983
Gerry Hitchens, English footballer (b. 1934)
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1983
Theodore Stephanides, Greek physician, author, and poet (b. 1896)
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1984
Ralph Kirkpatrick, American harp player and musicologist (b. 1911)
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1988
Jean Gascon, Canadian actor and director (b. 1920)
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1992
Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist and politician (b. 1923)
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1992
Feza Gürsey, Turkish mathematician and physicist (b. 1921)
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1993
Wallace Stegner, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1909)
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1996
Leila Mackinlay, English author and educator (b. 1910)
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1997
Bryant Bowles, American soldier and activist, founded the National Association for the Advancement of White People (b. 1920)
Bryant Bowles · National Association for the Advancement of White People
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1997
Alan Cooley, Australian public servant (b. 1920)
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1997
Dorothy Frooks, American author and actress (b. 1896)
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1997
Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler (b. 1903)
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1998
Patrick de Gayardon, French skydiver and base jumper (b. 1960)
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1999
Ortvin Sarapu, Estonian-New Zealand chess player and author (b. 1924)
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1999
Willi Stoph, German engineer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of East Germany (b. 1914)
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2000
Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (b. 1916)
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2000
Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (b. 1910)
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2002
Desmond Titterington, Northern Irish race car driver (b. 1928)
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2004
Caron Keating, Northern Irish television host (b. 1962)
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2005
Don Blasingame, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1932)
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2005
Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (b. 1924)
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2005
Phillip Pavia, American painter and sculptor (b. 1912)
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2005
Philippe Volter, Belgian actor and director (b. 1959)
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2006
Bill Baker, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1911)
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2006
Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1918)
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2008
John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and academic (b. 1911)
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2009
Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (b. 1954)
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2009
Bruce Snyder, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
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2012
William B. Buffum, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Lebanon (b. 1921)
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2012
Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani pilot, academic, and activist (b. 1941)
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2012
Shūichi Higurashi, Japanese illustrator (b. 1936)
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2012
David S. Smith, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Sweden (b. 1918)
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2012
Robert Wigmore, Cook Islander politician, 14th Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (b. 1949)
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2013
Chi Cheng, American bass player (b. 1970)
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2013
Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (b. 1924)
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2013
Dean Drummond, American composer and conductor (b. 1949)
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2013
Vincent Montana, Jr., American drummer and composer (b. 1928)
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2013
Lin Yang-kang, Taiwanese politician, 29th Vice Premier of the Republic of China (b. 1927)
Lin Yang-kang · List of vice premiers of the Republic of China
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2014
Fred Enke, American football player (b. 1924)
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2014
Ernesto Laclau, Argentinian-Spanish philosopher and theorist (b. 1935)
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2014
Michael Ruppert, American journalist and author (b. 1951)
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2014
Rafał Sznajder, Polish fencer (b. 1972)
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2015
Gerald Calabrese, American basketball player and politician (b. 1925)
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2015
Ronnie Carroll, Irish singer and politician (b. 1934)
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2015
Thelma Coyne Long, Australian tennis player and captain (b. 1918)
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2015
Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (b. 1940)
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2015
Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
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2015
Herb Trimpe, American author and illustrator (b. 1939)
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2016
Nera White, American basketball player (b. 1935)
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2017
Dan Rooney, American football executive and former United States Ambassador to Ireland (b. 1932)
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