April 19 — On This Day
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Events
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AD 65
The freedman Milichus betrays Piso's plot to kill the Emperor Nero and all the conspirators are arrested.
Freedman · Milichus · Pisonian conspiracy · Roman emperor · Nero
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531
Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at Raqqa (northern Syria).
Battle of Callinicum · Byzantine Empire · Belisarius · Sasanian Empire · Raqqa
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797
Empress Irene organizes a conspiracy against her son, the Byzantine emperor Constantine VI. He is deposed and blinded. Shortly after, Constantine dies of his wounds; Irene proclaims herself basileus.
Irene of Athens · Byzantine Empire · Constantine VI · Political mutilation in Byzantine culture · Basileus
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1012
Martyrdom of Ælfheah in Greenwich, England.
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1506
The Lisbon Massacre begins, in which accused Jews are being slaughtered by Portuguese Catholics.
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1529
Beginning of the Protestant Reformation: After the Second Diet of Speyer bans Lutheranism, a group of rulers (German: Fürst) and independent cities protests the reinstatement of the Edict of Worms.
Protestant Reformation · Second Diet of Speyer · Fürst · Free imperial city · Protestation at Speyer
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1539
Treaty of Frankfurt signed
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1608
In Ireland: O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry
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1677
The French army captures the town of Cambrai held by Spanish troops.
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1713
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor · Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 · Habsburg · Habsburg Monarchy · Maria Theresa
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1770
Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
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1770
Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
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1775
American Revolutionary War: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.
American Revolutionary War · Battles of Lexington and Concord
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1782
John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government. The house which he had purchased in The Hague, Netherlands becomes the first American embassy.
John Adams · Dutch Republic · The Hague · Diplomatic missions of the United States
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1809
An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition. On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First French Empire Corps led by Louis-Nicolas Davout at the Battle of Teugen-Hausen in Bavaria, part of a four-day campaign that ended in a French victory.
Duchy of Warsaw · Battle of Raszyn (1809) · Fifth Coalition · First French Empire · Louis-Nicolas Davout
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1810
Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparán, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a junta is installed.
Venezuela · Vicente Emparán · Governor · Captaincy General · Caracas
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1839
The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guarantees its neutrality.
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1861
American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching through the city.
American Civil War · Baltimore riot of 1861 · Secession in the United States · Baltimore
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1903
The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
Kishinev pogrom · Kishinev · Bessarabia · History of Palestine · Western world
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1927
Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
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1942
World War II: In Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.
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1943
World War II: In Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews.
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1956
Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
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1960
Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign.
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1971
Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.
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1971
Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
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1971
Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the Tate-LaBianca murders.
Charles Manson · Conspiracy (criminal) · Tate-LaBianca murders
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1973
The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
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1975
India's first satellite Aryabhata launched in orbit from Kapustin Yar, Russia.
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1984
Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours.
Advance Australia Fair · National anthem · National colours of Australia
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1985
Two hundred ATF and FBI agents lay siege to the compound of the white supremacist survivalist group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord in Arkansas; the CSA surrenders two days later.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms · FBI · White supremacy · Survivalism · The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord
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1987
The Simpsons first appear as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, first starting with Good Night.
The Simpsons · The Simpsons · The Tracey Ullman Show · Good Night (The Simpsons short)
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1989
A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.
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1993
The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building in Waco, Texas, USA, ends when a fire breaks out. 76 Davidians including 18 children under the age of 10 died in the fire.
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1995
Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, USA, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of 6.
Oklahoma City bombing · Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building · Oklahoma City
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1997
The 1997 Red River flood overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings.
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1999
The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.
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2005
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
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2011
Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961.
Fidel Castro · First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
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2013
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is killed in a shootout with police. His brother Dzhokhar is later captured hiding in a boat inside a backyard in the suburb of Watertown.
Boston Marathon bombing · Tamerlan Tsarnaev · Dzhokhar Tsarnaev · Watertown, Massachusetts
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Famous Births
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626
Eanflæd, English nun and saint (d. 685)
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1452
Frederick IV, King of Naples (d. 1504)
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1483
Paolo Giovio, Italian bishop (d. 1552)
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1593
Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet, English politician (d. 1647)
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1603
Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1685)
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1613
Christoph Bach, German musician (d. 1661)
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1633
Willem Drost, Dutch painter (d. 1659)
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1655
George St Lo, Royal Navy officer and administrator (d. 1718)
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1658
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German husband of Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (d. 1716)
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine · Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria
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1660
Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer (d. 1716)
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1665
Jacques Lelong, French author (d. 1721)
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1686
Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician (d. 1750)
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1715
James Nares, English organist and composer (d. 1783)
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1721
Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1793)
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1734
Karl von Ordóñez, Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1786)
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1757
Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (d. 1833)
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1758
William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish admiral (d. 1831)
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1785
Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (d. 1858)
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1787
Deaf Smith, American soldier (d. 1837)
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1793
Ferdinand I of Austria (d. 1875)
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1806
Sarah Bagley, American labor organizer (d. c. 1888)
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1814
Louis Amédée Achard, French journalist and author (d. 1875)
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1832
José Echegaray, Spanish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
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1835
Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (d. 1888)
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1863
Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (d. 1940)
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1873
Sydney Barnes, English cricketer (d. 1967)
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1874
Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (d. 1952)
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1877
Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American engineer, invented the outboard motor (d. 1934)
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1879
Arthur Robertson, Scottish runner (d. 1957)
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1882
Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (d. 1954)
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1883
Henry Jameson, American soccer player (d. 1938)
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1883
Richard von Mises, Austrian-American mathematician and physicist (d. 1953)
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1885
Karl Tarvas, Estonian architect (d. 1975)
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1889
Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (d. 1946)
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1891
Françoise Rosay, French actress (d. 1974)
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1892
Germaine Tailleferre, French composer and educator (d. 1983)
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1894
Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (d. 1966)
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1897
Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970)
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1897
Jiroemon Kimura, Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2013)
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1898
Constance Talmadge, American actress and producer (d. 1973)
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1899
George O'Brien, American actor (d. 1985)
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1899
Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (d. 1968)
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1900
Iracema de Alencar, Brazilian film actress (d. 1978)
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1900
Richard Hughes, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1976)
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1900
Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (d. 1991)
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1900
Rhea Silberta, Yiddish songwriter and singing teacher (d. 1959)
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1902
Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author and screenwriter (d. 1989)
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1903
Eliot Ness, American law enforcement agent (d. 1957)
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1907
Alan Wheatley, English actor (d. 1991)
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1908
Irena Eichlerówna, Polish actress (d. 1990)
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1912
Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
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1913
Ken Carpenter, American discus thrower and coach (d. 1984)
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1917
Sven Hassel, Danish-German soldier and author (d. 2012)
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1919
Sol Kaplan, American pianist and composer (d. 1990)
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1920
Gene Leis, American guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1993)
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1920
Marvin Mandel, American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (d. 2015)
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1920
John O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)
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1920
Julien Ries, Belgian cardinal (d. 2013)
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1920
Marian Winters, American actress (d. 1978)
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1921
Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey (d. 2006)
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1921
Leon Henkin, American logician (d. 2006)
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1921
Roberto Tucci, Italian cardinal and theologian (d. 2015)
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1922
Erich Hartmann, German colonel and pilot (d. 1993)
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1925
John Kraaijkamp, Sr., Dutch actor (d. 2011)
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1925
Hugh O'Brian, American actor (d. 2016)
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1926
Rawya Ateya, Egyptian captain and politician (d. 1997)
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1928
John Horlock, English engineer and academic (d. 2015)
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1931
Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2004)
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1932
Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor
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1933
Dickie Bird, English cricketer and umpire
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1933
Jayne Mansfield, American model and actress (d. 1967)
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1933
Philip Lavallin Wroughton, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
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1934
Dickie Goodman, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1989)
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1935
Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, and pianist (d. 2002)
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1935
Justin Francis Rigali, American cardinal
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1936
Wilfried Martens, Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2013)
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1936
Jack Pardee, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
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1937
Antonio Carluccio, Italian-English chef and author
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1937
Elinor Donahue, American actress
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1937
Joseph Estrada, Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines
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1938
Stanley Fish, American theorist, author, and scholar
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1939
E. Clay Shaw, Jr., American accountant, judge, and politician (d. 2013)
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1941
Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter
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1941
Michel Roux, French-English chef and author
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1941
Bobby Russell, American singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
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1942
Bas Jan Ader, Dutch-American photographer and director (d. 1975)
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1942
Alan Price, English keyboard player, singer, and composer
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1942
Jack Roush, American businessman, founded Roush Fenway Racing
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1942
Maarten van den Bergh, American-Dutch businessman
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1943
Margo MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician (d. 2014)
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1943
Lorenzo Sanz, Spanish businessman
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1944
Keith Erickson, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1944
James Heckman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1944
Bernie Worrell, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2016)
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1946
Duygu Asena, Turkish journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)
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1946
Tim Curry, English actor
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1947
Murray Perahia, American pianist and conductor
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1947
Wilfrid Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara, English civil servant
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1947
Yan Pascal Tortelier, French violinist and conductor
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1947
Mark Volman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1948
Stuart McLean, Canadian radio host and author (d. 2017)
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1948
Rick Miller, American baseball player and manager
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1949
Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish fashion designer
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1949
Larry Walters, American truck driver and pilot (d. 1993)
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1950
Julia Cleverdon, English businesswoman and philanthropist
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1951
Barry Brown, American actor and playwright (d. 1978)
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1951
Jóannes Eidesgaard, Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
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1952
Alexis Argüello, Nicaraguan boxer and politician (d. 2009)
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1952
Tony Plana, Cuban-American actor and director
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1952
Michael Trend, English journalist and politician
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1953
Rod Morgenstein, American drummer
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1953
Sara Simeoni, Italian high jumper
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1953
Ruby Wax, British-based American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
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1954
Trevor Francis, English footballer and manager
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1954
Bob Rock, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1956
Sue Barker, English tennis player and journalist
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1956
Randy Carlyle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1956
Anne Glover, Scottish biologist and academic
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1957
Tony Martin, English singer-songwriter
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1958
Steve Antin, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1958
Stevie B, American singer-songwriter and record producer
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1958
Denis O'Brien, Irish businessman, founded BT Ireland
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1958
Vytautas Šapranauskas, Lithuanian actor (d. 2013)
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1958
Keith Shine, British academic and educator
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1959
Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, English activist
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1959
Teofisto Guingona III, Filipino lawyer and politician
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1959
Donald Markwell, Australian sociologist and academic
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1960
Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress and producer
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1960
Ara Gevorgyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and producer
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1960
Roger Merrett, Australian footballer and coach
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1960
John Schweitz, American basketball player and coach
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1960
Frank Viola, American baseball player and coach
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1961
Alan Kirschenbaum, American producer and writer (d. 2012)
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1961
Albert Martinez, Filipino actor, director, and producer
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1961
Spike Owen, American baseball player and coach
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1961
Richard Phelps, English pentathlete
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1962
Dorian Yates, English Bodybuilder
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1962
Al Unser Jr., American race car driver
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1964
Gordon Marshall, Scottish footballer and coach
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1964
Kim Weaver, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
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1965
Natalie Dessay, French soprano and actress
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1965
Suge Knight, American record producer, co-founded Death Row Records
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1966
Véronique Gens, French soprano and actress
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1966
David La Haye, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1966
Julia Neigel, Russian-German singer-songwriter and producer
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1966
Paul Reiffel, Australian cricketer and umpire
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1966
El Samurai, Japanese wrestler
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1967
Philippe Saint-André, French rugby player and coach
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1967
Steven H Silver, American journalist and author
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1967
Dar Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1968
Ashley Judd, American actress and activist
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1969
Andrew Carnie, Canadian-American linguist, author, and academic
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1969
Susan Polgar, Hungarian-American chess player
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1970
Kelly Holmes, English runner
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1970
Luis Miguel, Mexican singer-songwriter and producer
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1971
Brendon Burns (comedian), Australian Comedian, podcaster, writer and author
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1972
Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer
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1972
Jeff Wilkins, American football player
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1973
George Gregan, Zambian-Australian rugby player and coach
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1973
Alessio Scarpi, Italian footballer
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1975
Jason Gillespie, Australian cricketer and coach
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1975
Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer
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1976
Ruud Jolie, Dutch guitarist
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1976
Scott Padgett, American basketball player, coach, and radio host
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1976
Kim Young-oh, South Korean author and illustrator
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1977
Joe Beimel, American baseball player
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1977
Anju Bobby George, Indian long jumper
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1977
Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer
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1977
Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player
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1977
Jonny Storm, English wrestler and trainer
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1978
James Franco, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1978
Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer
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1978
Amanda Sage, American-Austrian painter and educator
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1979
Rocky Bernard, American football player
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1979
Kate Hudson, American actress
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1979
Zhao Junzhe, Chinese footballer
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1980
Jason Blaine, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1980
Robyn Regehr, Brazilian-Canadian ice hockey player
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1981
Hayden Christensen, Canadian actor and producer
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1981
Ryuta Hara, Japanese footballer
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1981
Martin Havlát, Czech ice hockey player
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1981
James Hibberd, English cricketer
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1981
Troy Polamalu, American football player
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1981
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress
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1982
Joseph Hagerty, American gymnast
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1982
Filip Jícha, Czech handball player
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1982
Samuel C. Morrison, Jr., Liberian-American journalist, producer, and screenwriter
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1982
Rocco Sabato, Italian footballer
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1982
Ignacio Serricchio, Argentinian-American actor
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1982
Sitiveni Sivivatu, New Zealand rugby player
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1983
Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan-American baseball player
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1983
Zach Duke, American baseball player
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1983
Joe Mauer, American baseball player
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1983
Patrick Platins, German footballer
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1983
Curtis Thigpen, American baseball player
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1984
Christopher Pearce, English cricketer
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1985
Valon Behrami, Swiss footballer
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1985
David Cavazos, Mexican singer-songwriter
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1985
Jan Zimmermann, German footballer
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1986
Pascal Angan, Beninese footballer
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1986
Candace Parker, American basketball player
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1986
Gabe Pruitt, American basketball player
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1986
Will Thursfield, English-Australian footballer
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1987
Luigi Giorgi, Italian footballer
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1987
Joe Hart, English footballer
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1987
Daniel Schuhmacher, German singer-songwriter
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1987
Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player
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1987
Lauren Wilson, Canadian figure skater
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1988
Enrique Esqueda, Mexican footballer
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1989
Dominik Mader, German footballer
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1989
Sam Tordoff, English racing driver
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1989
Daisuke Watabe, Japanese footballer
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1990
Jackie Bradley, Jr., American baseball player
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1990
Kim Chiu, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer
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1990
Héctor Herrera, Mexican footballer
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1990
Kim Him-chan, South Korean singer and dancer
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1990
Ayaka Takahashi, Japanese badminton player
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1990
Damien Le Tallec, French footballer
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1990
Patrick Wiegers, German footballer
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1991
Steve Cook, English footballer
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Famous Deaths
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843
Judith of Bavaria, Frankish empress
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1012
Ælfheah of Canterbury, English archbishop and saint (b. 954)
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1044
Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine, (b. 967)
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1054
Pope Leo IX (b. 1002)
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1321
Gerasimus I of Constantinople
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1390
Robert II of Scotland (b. 1316)
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1431
Adolph III, Count of Waldeck (b. 1362)
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1560
Philip Melanchthon, German theologian and reformer (b. 1497)
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1567
Michael Stifel, German monk and mathematician (b. 1487)
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1578
Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1530)
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1588
Paolo Veronese, Italian painter (b. 1528)
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1608
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, English poet, playwright, and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1536)
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1618
Thomas Bastard, English priest and author (b. 1566)
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1629
Sigismondo d'India, Italian composer (b. 1582)
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1632
Sigismund III Vasa, King of Sweden and Poland (b. 1566)
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1686
Antonio de Solís y Ribadeneyra, Spanish historian and playwright (b. 1610)
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1689
Christina, Queen of Sweden (b. 1626)
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1733
Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (b. 1655)
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1739
Nicholas Saunderson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)
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1768
Canaletto, Italian painter and etcher (b. 1697)
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1776
Jacob Emden, German rabbi and author (b. 1697)
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1791
Richard Price, Welsh-English preacher and philosopher (b. 1723)
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1813
Benjamin Rush, American physician and educator (b. 1745)
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1824
Lord Byron, English-Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1788)
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1831
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1765)
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1833
James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, Bahamian-English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1756)
James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1840
Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Canadian bishop (b. 1777)
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1854
Robert Jameson, Scottish mineralogist and academic (b. 1774)
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1881
Benjamin Disraeli, English journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1804)
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1882
Charles Darwin, English biologist and theorist (b. 1809)
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1893
Martin Körber, Estonian-German pastor, composer, and conductor (b. 1817)
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1901
Alfred Horatio Belo, American publisher, founded The Dallas Morning News (b. 1839)
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1906
Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
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1906
Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer (b. 1850)
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1909
Signe Rink, Greenland-born Danish writer and enthnologist (b. 1836)
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1914
Charles Sanders Peirce, American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1839)
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1915
Thomas Playford II, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of South Australia (b. 1837)
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1916
Ephraim Shay, American engineer, designed the Shay locomotive (b. 1839)
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1926
Alexander Alexandrovich Chuprov, Russian-Swiss statistician and theorist (b. 1874)
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1930
Georges-Casimir Dessaulles, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1827)
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1937
Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English cartographer and politician (b. 1856)
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1937
William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist and zoologist (b. 1865)
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1941
Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer (b. 1878)
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1949
Ulrich Salchow, Danish-Swedish figure skater (b. 1877)
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1950
Ernst Robert Curtius, French-German philologist and scholar (b. 1886)
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1955
Jim Corbett, Indian colonel, hunter, and author (b. 1875)
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1960
Beardsley Ruml, American economist and statistician (b. 1894)
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1961
Max Hainle, German swimmer (b. 1882)
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1967
Konrad Adenauer, German politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
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1971
Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver (b. 1913)
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1975
Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist and academic (b. 1899)
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1987
Hugh Brannum, American vocalist, arranger, and composer (b. 1910)
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1989
Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright (b. 1907)
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1991
Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (b. 1905)
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1992
Frankie Howerd, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1917)
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1993
David Koresh, American religious leader (b. 1959)
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1993
George S. Mickelson, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1941)
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1998
Octavio Paz, Mexican poet, philosopher, and academic Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
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1999
Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian-German SS officer (b. 1919)
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2000
Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1918)
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2001
Meldrim Thomson, Jr.. American publisher and politician, 73rd Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1912)
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2002
Reginald Rose, American writer (b. 1920)
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2003
Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph (b. 1928)
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2004
Norris McWhirter, English author and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (b. 1925)
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2004
John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (b. 1920)
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2005
George P. Cosmatos, Italian-Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1941)
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2005
Ruth Hussey, American actress (b. 1911)
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2005
Clement Meadmore, Australian-American sculptor and author (b. 1929)
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2005
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish bassist and composer (b. 1946)
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2006
Albert Scott Crossfield, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1921)
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2007
Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (b. 1932)
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2008
John Marzano, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1963)
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2008
Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian cardinal (b. 1935)
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2009
J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. (b. 1930)
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2012
Leopold David de Rothschild, English financier and philanthropist (b. 1927)
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2012
Greg Ham, Australian saxophonist, songwriter, and actor (b. 1953)
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2012
Levon Helm, American singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and actor (b. 1940)
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2012
Valeri Vasiliev, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1949)
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2013
Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (b. 1936)
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2013
Allan Arbus, American actor and photographer (b. 1918)
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2013
Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee (b. 1940)
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2013
François Jacob, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
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2013
E. L. Konigsburg, American author and illustrator (b. 1930)
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2013
Al Neuharth, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded USA Today (b. 1924)
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2014
Lindy Berry, American football player (b. 1927)
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2014
Ian McIntyre, Scottish journalist and producer (b. 1930)
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2014
Frits Thors, Dutch journalist (b. 1909)
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2015
Raymond Carr, English historian and academic (b. 1919)
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2015
William Price Fox, American journalist and author (b. 1926)
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2015
Roy Mason, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (b. 1924)
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2015
Tom McCabe, Scottish social worker and politician (b. 1954)
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2015
Oktay Sinanoğlu, Italian-Turkish chemist and academic (b. 1935)
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2016
Patricio Aylwin, Chilean politician (b. 1918)
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2016
Milt Pappas, American baseball player (b. 1939)
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2017
Aaron Hernandez, American football player (b. 1989)
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