April 14 — On This Day
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Events
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43 BC
Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Caesar's assassin Decimus Brutus in Mutina, defeats the forces of the consul Pansa, but is then immediately defeated by the army of the other consul, Aulus Hirtius.
Battle of Forum Gallorum · Mark Antony · Julius Caesar · Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus · Mutina
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AD 69
Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seizes the throne.
Vitellius · Rhine · Roman emperor · Otho · Battle of Bedriacum
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AD 70
Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, surrounds the Jewish capital with four Roman legions.
Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70) · Titus · Vespasian · Roman legion
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193
Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans).
Septimius Severus · Roman emperor · Illyricum (Roman province) · Balkans
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966
After his marriage to the Christian Doubravka of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state.
Doubravka of Bohemia · Paganism · Polans (western) · Mieszko I of Poland · Baptism of Poland
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972
Co-Emperor Otto II, a son of Otto I (the Great), marries the Byzantine princess Theophanu. She is crowned empress by Pope John XIII at Rome.
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor · Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor · Theophanu · Pope John XIII · Rome
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1028
Henry III, son of Conrad, is elected King of Germany.
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor · Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor · King of Germany
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1205
Battle of Adrianople between Bulgarians and Crusaders.
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1294
Temür, grandson of Kublai, is elected Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty with the reigning titles Oljeitu and Chengzong.
Temür Khan · Kublai · Khagan · Mongols · Yuan dynasty
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1341
Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V, Marquess of Saluzzo.
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1434
The foundation stone of Nantes Cathedral, France is laid.
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1471
In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne.
Yorkists · Edward IV of England · House of Lancaster · Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick · Battle of Barnet
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1561
A Celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
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1639
Imperial forces are defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz. The Swedish victory prolongs the Thirty Years' War and allows them to advance into Bohemia.
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1699
Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.
Khalsa · Sikh · Khalsa · Guru Gobind Singh · Nanakshahi calendar
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1715
The Yamasee War begins in South Carolina.
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1775
The first abolition society in North America is established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
Abolitionism in the United States · Pennsylvania Abolition Society · Philadelphia · Benjamin Franklin · Benjamin Rush
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1828
Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.
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1849
Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
Hungarian Declaration of Independence · Austrian Empire · Lajos Kossuth
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1865
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln died the next day.
Abraham Lincoln · Assassination of Abraham Lincoln · Ford's Theatre · John Wilkes Booth
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1865
U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell.
United States Secretary of State · William H. Seward · Lewis Powell (conspirator)
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1881
The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.
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1890
The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
Pan-American Union · International Conference of American States
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1894
The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
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1900
The Exposition Universelle begins.
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1906
The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
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1908
Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) high downstream.
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1909
A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
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1912
The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
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1927
The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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1928
The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
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1931
The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
Cortes Generales · Alfonso XIII of Spain · Second Spanish Republic
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1935
The Black Sunday dust storm, considered one of the worst storms of the Dust Bowl, swept across the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and neighboring areas.
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1939
The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
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1940
World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
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1941
World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacks Tobruk.
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1942
Malta receives the George Cross for its gallantry. The George Cross was given by King George VI himself and is now an emblem on the Maltese national flag.
Malta · George Cross · George Cross · George VI · Flag of Malta
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1944
Bombay explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued then at 20 million pounds.
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1958
The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
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1967
Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows President of Togo Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new president, a title he would hold for the next 38 years.
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1978
Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language.
1978 Tbilisi Demonstrations · Georgia (country) · Georgian language
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1981
STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia completes its first test flight.
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1986
In retaliation for the April 5 bombing in West Berlin in which two U.S. servicemen were killed, U.S. president Ronald Reagan orders major bombing raids against Libya, killing 60 people.
April 5 · 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing · Ronald Reagan · Operation El Dorado Canyon · Libya
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1986
The heaviest hailstones ever recorded (1 kilogram (2.2 lb)) fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
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1988
The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) · Naval mine · Persian Gulf · Operation Earnest Will
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1988
In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
United Nations · Geneva · Switzerland · Soviet Union · Afghanistan
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1991
The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
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1994
In a U.S. friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two United States Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two United States Army helicopters, killing 26 people.
Friendly fire · Operation Provide Comfort · Iraq · United States Air Force · 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident
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1999
NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees. Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed.
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1999
A severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.
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2002
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.
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2003
The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
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2003
U.S. troops in Baghdad capture Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner the MS Achille Lauro in 1985.
Baghdad · Abu Abbas · Palestinian people · MS Achille Lauro · 1985
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2005
The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to gay couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.
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2010
Nearly 2,700 are killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
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2014
Twin bomb blasts in Abuja, Nigeria, kill at least 75 people and injures 141 others.
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2014
Two hundred seventy-six schoolgirls are abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria.
Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping · Boko Haram · Chibok · Nigeria
Famous Births
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1126
Averroes, Spanish physician and philosopher (d. 1198)
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1204
Henry I, king of Castile (d. 1217)
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1331
Jeanne-Marie de Maille, French Roman Catholic saint (b. 1414)
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1527
Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598)
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1572
Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician, philosopher, and academic (d. 1632)
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1578
Philip III of Spain (d. 1621)
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1629
Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (d. 1695)
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1668
Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (d. 1741)
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1678
Abraham Darby I, English iron master (d. 1717)
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1709
Charles Collé, French playwright and songwriter (d. 1783)
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1714
Adam Gib, Scottish minister and author (d. 1788)
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1738
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1809)
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1741
Emperor Momozono of Japan (d. 1762)
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1769
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, French general (d. 1799)
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1773
Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician, 6th Prime Minister of France (d. 1854)
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1788
David G. Burnet, American politician, 2nd Vice-President of Texas (d. 1870)
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1800
John Appold, English engineer (d. 1865)
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1812
George Grey, Portuguese-New Zealand soldier, explorer, and politician, 11th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1898)
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1814
Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian publicist and author (d. 1887)
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1827
Augustus Pitt Rivers, English general, ethnologist, and archaeologist (d. 1900)
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1852
Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (d. 1941)
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1854
Martin Lipp, Estonian pastor and poet (d. 1923)
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1857
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (d. 1944)
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1865
Alfred Hoare Powell, English architect, and designer and painter of pottery (d. 1960)
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1866
Anne Sullivan, American educator (d. 1936)
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1868
Peter Behrens, German architect, designed the AEG turbine factory (d. 1940)
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1870
Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter and educator (d. 1905)
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1870
Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1929)
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1872
Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (d. 1953)
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1881
Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian poet and scholar (d. 1948)
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1882
Moritz Schlick, German-Austrian physicist and philosopher (d. 1936)
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1886
Ernst Robert Curtius, German philologist and scholar (d. 1956)
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1886
Árpád Tóth, Hungarian poet and translator (d. 1928)
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1889
Arnold J. Toynbee, English historian and academic (d. 1975)
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1891
B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist, jurist, and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Law and Justice (d. 1956)
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1891
Otto Lasanen, Finnish wrestler (d. 1958)
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1892
Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1962)
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1892
V. Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist and philologist (d. 1957)
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1892
Claire Windsor, American actress (d. 1972)
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1902
Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (d. 1974)
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1903
Henry Corbin, French philosopher and academic (d. 1978)
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1903
Ruth Svedberg, Swedish discus thrower and triathlete (d. 2002)
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1904
John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2000)
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1905
Elizabeth Huckaby, American author and educator (d. 1999)
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1905
Georg Lammers, German sprinter (d. 1987)
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1905
Jean Pierre-Bloch, French author and activist (d. 1999)
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1906
Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (d. 1975)
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1907
François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (d. 1971)
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1912
Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994)
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1912
Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978)
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1913
Jean Fournet, French conductor (d. 2008)
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1916
Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003)
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1917
Valerie Hobson, English actress (d. 1998)
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1917
Marvin Miller, American baseball executive (d. 2012)
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1918
Mary Healy, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
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1919
Shamshad Begum, Pakistani-Indian singer (d. 2013)
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1919
K. Saraswathi Amma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1975)
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1920
Ivor Forbes Guest, English lawyer, historian, and author
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1921
Thomas Schelling, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
Thomas Schelling · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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1922
Audrey Long, American actress (d. 2014)
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1923
Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentinian golfer (d. 2017)
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1924
Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1994)
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1924
Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (d. 2013)
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1924
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, English philosopher, and academic
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1925
Abel Muzorewa, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (d. 2010)
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1925
Rod Steiger, American soldier and actor (d. 2002)
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1926
Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013)
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1926
Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
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1926
Gloria Jean, American actress and singer
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1926
Liz Renay, American actress and author (d. 2007)
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1927
Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
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1927
Dany Robin, French actress and singer (d. 1995)
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1929
Gerry Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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1929
Inez Andrews, African-American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
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1930
Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (d. 2013)
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1930
Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (d. 2013)
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1930
René Desmaison, French mountaineer (d. 2007)
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1930
Bradford Dillman, American actor and author
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1931
Geoffrey Dalton, English admiral
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1931
Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player
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1932
Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (d. 2015)
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1932
Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2014)
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1932
Bob Grant, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2003)
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1932
Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician
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1932
Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
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1933
Paddy Hopkirk, Northern Irish race car driver
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1933
Boris Strugatsky, Russian author (d. 2012)
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1933
Shani Wallis, English-American actress and singer
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1934
Fredric Jameson, American philosopher and theorist
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1935
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, English table tennis player, swimmer, and politician
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1935
John Oliver, English bishop
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1935
Erich von Däniken, Swiss historian and author
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1936
Arlene Martel, American actress and singer (d. 2014)
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1936
Bobby Nichols, American golfer
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1936
Frank Serpico, American-Italian soldier, police officer and lecturer
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1937
Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (d. 2013)
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1937
Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 2012)
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1938
Mahmud Esad Coşan, Turkish author and academic (d. 2001)
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1940
Julie Christie, English actress and activist
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1940
David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, English archbishop and academic
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1940
Richard Thompson, English physician and academic
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1941
Pete Rose, American baseball player and manager
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1942
Valeriy Brumel, Soviet high jumper (d. 2003)
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1942
Valentin Lebedev, Russian engineer and astronaut
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1942
Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister of Enterprise and Innovation
Björn Rosengren · Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (Sweden)
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1943
Fouad Siniora, Lebanese businessman and politician, 65th Prime Minister of Lebanon
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1944
John Sergeant, English journalist
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1945
Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Samoan economist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa
Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi · Prime Minister of Samoa
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1945
Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter
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1945
Roger Frappier, Canadian producer, director and screenwriter
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1946
Mireille Guiliano, French-American author
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1946
Michael Sarris, Cypriot economist and politician, Cypriot Minister of Finance
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1946
Knut Kristiansen, Norwegian pianist and orchestra leader
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1947
Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (d. 2014)
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1947
Bob Massie, Australian cricketer
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1948
Berry Berenson, American model, actress, and photographer (d. 2001)
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1948
Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
Anastasios Papaligouras · Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights
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1949
Dave Gibbons, English author and illustrator
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1949
DeAnne Julius, American-British economist and academic
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1949
Chris Langham, English actor and screenwriter
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1949
Chas Mortimer, English racing motorcyclist
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1949
John Shea, American actor and director
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1950
Francis Collins, American physician and geneticist
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1950
Péter Esterházy, Hungarian author (d. 2016)
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1951
José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician
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1951
Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist, conductor, and educator
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1951
Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, English politician
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1952
Kenny Aaronson, American bass player
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1952
Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish footballer and manager
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1952
David Urquhart, Scottish bishop
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1954
Sue Hill, English pathologist and civil servant
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1954
Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese director, screenwriter, and illustrator
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1956
Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Croatian Parliament (d. 2012)
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1957
Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor
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1957
Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor
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1958
Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor
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1959
Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Canadian actress
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1960
Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian
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1960
Myoma Myint Kywe, Burmese historian and journalist
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1960
Osamu Sato, Japanese graphic artist, programmer, and composer
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1960
Tina Rosenberg, American journalist and author
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1960
Pat Symcox, South African cricketer
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1961
Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor and director
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1961
Daniel Clowes, American cartoonist and screenwriter
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1962
Guillaume Leblanc, Canadian athlete
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1964
Brian Adams, American wrestler (d. 2007)
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1964
Jeff Andretti, American race car driver
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1964
Greg Battle, American-Canadian football player
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1964
Stuart Duncan, American bluegrass musician
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1964
Gina McKee, English actress
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1965
Tom Dey, American director and producer
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1965
Alexandre Jardin, French author
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1965
Craig McDermott, Australian cricketer and coach
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1966
André Boisclair, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1966
David Justice, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1966
Greg Maddux, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1967
Nicola Berti, Italian footballer
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1967
Steve Chiasson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)
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1967
Alain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player
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1967
Barrett Martin, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
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1967
Julia Zemiro, French-Australian actress, comedian, singer and writer
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1968
Anthony Michael Hall, American actor
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1969
Brad Ausmus, American baseball player and manager
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1969
Martyn LeNoble, Dutch-American bass player
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1969
Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist
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1970
Steve Avery, American baseball player
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1970
Shizuka Kudō, Japanese singer and actress
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1971
Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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1971
Carlos Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
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1971
Gregg Zaun, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1972
Paul Devlin, English-Scottish footballer and manager
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1972
Roberto Mejía, Dominican baseball player
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1972
Dean Potter, American rock climber and BASE jumper (d. 2015)
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1973
Roberto Ayala, Argentinian footballer
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1973
Adrien Brody, American actor
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1973
David Miller, American tenor
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1974
Da Brat, American rapper
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1975
Lita, American wrestler
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1975
Luciano Almeida, Brazilian footballer
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1975
Avner Dorman, Israeli-American composer and academic
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1975
Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer
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1975
Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer
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1976
Christian Älvestam, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1976
Georgina Chapman, English model, actress, and fashion designer, co-founded Marchesa
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1976
Anna DeForge, American basketball player
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1976
Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player
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1976
Jason Wiemer, Canadian ice hockey player
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1977
Nate Fox, American basketball player (d. 2014)
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1977
Martin Kaalma, Estonian footballer
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1977
Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress and producer
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1977
Rob McElhenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1978
Roland Lessing, Estonian biathlete
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1979
Iain Balshaw, English rugby player
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1979
Rebecca DiPietro, American wrestler and model
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1979
Marios Elia, Cypriot footballer
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1979
Ross Filipo, New Zealand rugby player
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1979
Noé Pamarot, French footballer
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1979
Patrick Somerville, American novelist and short story writer
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1979
Kerem Tunçeri, Turkish basketball player
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1980
Win Butler, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Jeremy Smith, New Zealand rugby league player
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1981
Mustafa Güngör, German rugby player
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1981
Amy Leach, English director and producer
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1982
Uğur Boral, Turkish footballer
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1982
Larissa França, Brazilian volleyball player
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1983
Simona La Mantia, Italian triple jumper
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1983
James McFadden, Scottish footballer
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1983
William Obeng, Ghanaian-American football player
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1983
Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player
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1984
Blake Costanzo, American football player
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1984
Charles Hamelin, Canadian speed skater
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1984
Harumafuji Kōhei, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 70th Yokozuna
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1984
Adán Sánchez, American-Mexican musician (d. 2004)
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1984
Tyler Thigpen, American football player
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1985
Grant Clitsome, Canadian ice hockey player
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1986
Matt Derbyshire, English footballer
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1986
Goran Gogić, Serbian footballer (d. 2015)
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1987
Michael Baze, American jockey (d. 2011)
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1987
Erwin Hoffer, Austrian footballer
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1987
Wilson Kiprop, Kenyan runner
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1987
Korina Perkovic, German tennis player
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1988
Roberto Bautista Agut, Spanish tennis player
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1988
Eric Gryba, Canadian ice hockey defenseman
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1988
Eliška Klučinová, Czech heptathlete
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1988
Vasileios Pliatsikas, Greek footballer
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1988
Brad Sinopoli, Canadian football player
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1989
Aleksei Olegovich Alekseyev, Russian footballer
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1989
Joe Haden, American football player
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1990
Markus Smarzoch, German footballer
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1992
Frederik Sørensen, Danish footballer
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1993
Kent Jones, American rapper
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1993
Graham Phillips, American actor
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1996
Abigail Breslin, American actress
Famous Deaths
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911
Pope Sergius III, pope of the Roman Catholic Church
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1070
Gerard, Duke of Lorraine (b. c. 1030)
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1099
Conrad, Bishop of Utrecht (b. before 1040)
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1132
Mstislav I of Kiev (b. 1076)
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1279
Bolesław the Pious, Polish husband of Yolanda of Poland (b. 1224)
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1322
Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere, English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1275)
Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
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1345
Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom (b. 1287)
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1433
Lidwina, Dutch saint (b. 1380)
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1471
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English commander and politician (b. 1428)
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1471
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (b. 1431)
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1480
Thomas de Spens, Scottish statesman and prelate (b. c. 1415)
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1488
Girolamo Riario, Lord of Imola and Forli (b. 1443)
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1574
Louis of Nassau (b. 1538)
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1578
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, English husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1534)
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1587
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (b. 1548)
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1599
Henry Wallop, English politician (b. 1540)
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1609
Gasparo da Salò, Italian violin maker (b. 1540)
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1662
William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (b. 1582)
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1682
Avvakum, Russian priest and saint (b. 1620)
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1721
Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1652)
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1759
George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (b. 1685)
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1785
William Whitehead, English poet and playwright (b. 1715)
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1792
Maximilian Hell, Slovak-Hungarian astronomer and priest (b. 1720)
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1843
Joseph Lanner, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1801)
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1864
Charles Lot Church, American-Canadian politician (b. 1777)
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1910
Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1856)
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1911
Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1880)
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1911
Henri Elzéar Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 4th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1836)
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1912
Henri Brisson, French politician, 50th Prime Minister of France (b. 1835)
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1914
Hubert Bland, English activist, co-founded the Fabian Society (b. 1855)
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1917
L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist, created Esperanto (b. 1859)
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1919
Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1837)
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1925
John Singer Sargent, American painter (b. 1856)
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1930
Vladimir Mayakovsky, Georgian-Russian actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1893)
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1931
Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (b. 1851)
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1935
Emmy Noether, German-American mathematician and academic (b. 1882)
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1938
Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater and architect (b. 1893)
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1943
Yakov Dzhugashvili, Georgian-Russian lieutenant (b. 1907)
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1950
Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1879)
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1951
Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)
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1962
M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer and scholar (b. 1860)
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1963
Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian monk and historian (b. 1893)
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1964
Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1876)
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1964
Rachel Carson, American biologist and author (b. 1907)
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1968
Al Benton, American baseball player (b. 1911)
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1969
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (b. 1900)
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1975
Günter Dyhrenfurth, German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist, and explorer (b. 1886)
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1975
Fredric March, American actor (b. 1897)
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1976
José Revueltas, Mexican author and activist (b. 1914)
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1978
Joe Gordon, American baseball player and manager (b. 1915)
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1978
F. R. Leavis, English educator and critic (b. 1895)
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1983
Pete Farndon, English bassist (The Pretenders) (b. 1952)
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1983
Gianni Rodari, Italian journalist and author (b. 1920)
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1986
Simone de Beauvoir, French novelist and philosopher (b. 1908)
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1990
Thurston Harris, American singer (b. 1931)
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1990
Olabisi Onabanjo, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ogun State (b. 1927)
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1994
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (b. 1897)
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1995
Burl Ives, American actor, folk singer, and writer (b. 1909)
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1999
Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1911)
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1999
Anthony Newley, English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1931)
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1999
Bill Wendell, American television announcer (b. 1924)
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2000
Phil Katz, American computer programmer, co-created the zip file format (b. 1962)
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2000
August R. Lindt, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
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2000
Wilf Mannion, English footballer (b. 1918)
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2001
Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (b. 1939)
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2001
Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
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2003
Jyrki Otila, Finnish politician (b. 1941)
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2004
Micheline Charest, English-Canadian television producer, co-founded the Cookie Jar Group (b. 1953)
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2006
Mahmut Bakalli, Kosovo politician (b. 1936)
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2007
June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1924)
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2007
Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (b. 1930)
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2007
René Rémond, French historian and economist (b. 1918)
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2008
Tommy Holmes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
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2008
Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (b. 1912)
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2009
Maurice Druon, French author (b. 1918)
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2010
Israr Ahmed, Pakistani theologian and scholar (b. 1932)
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2010
Alice Miller, Polish-French psychologist and author (b. 1923)
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2010
Peter Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1962)
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2011
Jean Gratton, Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1924)
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2012
Émile Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1919)
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2012
Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (b. 1924)
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2012
Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (b. 1986)
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2013
Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (b. 1937)
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2013
Colin Davis, English conductor and educator (b. 1927)
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2013
R. P. Goenka, Indian businessman, founded RPG Group (b. 1930)
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2013
George Jackson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
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2013
Armando Villanueva, Peruvian politician, 121st Prime Minister of Peru (b. 1915)
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2013
Charlie Wilson, American politician (b. 1943)
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2014
Nina Cassian, Romanian poet and critic (b. 1924)
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2014
Crad Kilodney, American-Canadian author (b. 1948)
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2014
Wally Olins, English businessman and academic (b. 1930)
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2014
Mick Staton, American soldier and politician (b. 1940)
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2015
Klaus Bednarz, German journalist and author (b. 1942)
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2015
Mark Reeds, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)
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2015
Percy Sledge, American singer (b. 1940)
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2015
Roberto Tucci, Italian cardinal and theologian (b. 1921)