April 2 — On This Day
329 entries
Events
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670
The second Shia Imam Hassan ibn Ali passes away after being poisoned
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1513
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida.
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1755
Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
Commodore (Royal Navy) · William James (naval commander) · Maratha · Suvarnadurg
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1792
The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
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1800
Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
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1801
French Revolutionary Wars: The British capture the Danish fleet.
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1851
Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
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1863
American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
American Civil War · Southern bread riots · Richmond, Virginia
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1865
American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
American Civil War · Third Battle of Petersburg · Army of Northern Virginia · Richmond, Virginia
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1885
Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
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1900
The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
United States Congress · Foraker Act · Puerto Rico · Self-rule
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1902
Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.
Dmitry Sipyagin · Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) · Russian Empire · Marie Palace · St Petersburg
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1902
"Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
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1911
The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
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1912
The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.
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1917
World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
World War I · Woodrow Wilson · United States Congress · Declaration of war · German Empire
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1921
The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
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1930
After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
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1956
As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
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1972
Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
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1973
Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
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1975
Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
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1979
A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock.
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1980
United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.
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1982
Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
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1986
Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist, best known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
Alabama · George Wallace · Segregationist · Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
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1989
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
Soviet Union · Mikhail Gorbachev · Havana · Cuba · Fidel Castro
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1991
Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
Rita Johnston · Premier (Canada) · Province (Canada) · William Vander Zalm · Premier of British Columbia
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1992
In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
New York (state) · American Mafia · John Gotti · Racketeering · Life imprisonment
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1992
Forty-two civilians were massacred in the town of Bijeljina.
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2002
Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated.
Israel · Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem · Bethlehem · Palestinians
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2004
Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted.
Islamism · Terrorism · 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks · AVE · Madrid
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2006
Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.
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2012
A mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured.
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2014
A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.
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2015
Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
Garissa University College attack · Garissa University College · Kenya
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Famous Births
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742
Charlemagne, Frankish king (d. 814)
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1348
Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)
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1473
John Corvinus, Hungarian noble (d. 1504)
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1545
Elisabeth of Valois (d. 1568)
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1565
Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)
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1586
Pietro Della Valle, Italian traveler (d. 1652)
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1602
Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Franciscan abbess (d. 1665)
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1614
Jahanara Begum, Mughal princess (d. 1681)
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1618
Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
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1647
Maria Sibylla Merian, German-Dutch botanist and illustrator (d. 1717)
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1653
Prince George of Denmark (d. 1708)
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1696
Francesca Cuzzoni, Italian operatic soprano (d. 1778)
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1719
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. 1803)
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1725
Giacomo Casanova, Italian explorer and author (d. 1798)
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1788
Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet and author (d. 1862)
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1788
Wilhelmine Reichard, German balloonist (d. 1848)
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1789
Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician (d. 1871)
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1792
Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (d. 1840)
Francisco de Paula Santander · President of the Republic of the New Granada
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1798
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet and academic (d. 1874)
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1805
Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1875)
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1814
Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879)
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1827
William Holman Hunt, English soldier and painter (d. 1910)
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1835
Jacob Nash Victor, American engineer (d. 1907)
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1838
Léon Gambetta, French lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of France (d. 1882)
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1840
Émile Zola, French novelist, playwright, journalist (d. 1902)
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1841
Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (d. 1926)
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1842
Dominic Savio, Italian Catholic saint, adolescent student of Saint John Bosco (d. 1857)
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1861
Iván Persa, Slovenian priest and author (d. 1935)
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1862
Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
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1869
Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (d. 1928)
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1875
Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (d. 1940)
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1875
William Donne, English cricketer and captain (d. 1942)
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1884
J. C. Squire, English poet, author, and historian (d. 1958)
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1891
Jack Buchanan, Scottish entertainer (d. 1957)
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1891
Max Ernst, German painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 1976)
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1891
Tristão de Bragança Cunha, Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist from Goa (d. 1958)
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1896
Johnny Golden, American golfer (d. 1936)
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1898
Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor and politician (d. 1990)
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1900
Roberto Arlt, Argentinian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1942)
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1900
Anis Fuleihan, Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970)
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1900
Alfred Strange, English footballer (d. 1978)
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1902
Jan Tschichold, German-Swiss graphic designer and typographer (d. 1974)
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1903
Lionel Chevrier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Canadian Minister of Justice (d. 1987)
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1906
Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest and educator (d. 1970)
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1907
Harald Andersson, American-Swedish discus thrower (d. 1985)
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1907
Luke Appling, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
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1908
Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. 2003)
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1910
Paul Triquet, Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1980)
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1910
Chico Xavier, Brazilian spiritual medium (d. 2002)
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1914
Alec Guinness, English actor (d. 2000)
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1919
Delfo Cabrera, Argentinian runner and soldier (d. 1981)
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1920
Gerald Bouey, Canadian lieutenant and civil servant (d. 2004)
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1920
Jack Stokes, English animator and director (d. 2013)
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1920
Jack Webb, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
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1922
John C. Whitehead, American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (d. 2015)
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1923
Gloria Henry, American actress
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1923
Johnny Paton, Scottish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2015)
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1923
G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician, psychologist, and author (d. 2016)
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1924
Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004)
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1925
George MacDonald Fraser, Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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1925
Hans Rosenthal, German radio and television host (d. 1987)
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1926
Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (d. 2014)
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1926
Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (d. 2006)
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1927
Carmen Basilio, American boxer and soldier (d. 2012)
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1927
Howard Callaway, American soldier and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Army (d. 2014)
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1927
Rita Gam, American actress (d. 2016)
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1927
Billy Pierce, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
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1927
Kenneth Tynan, English author and critic (d. 1980)
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1928
Joseph Bernardin, American cardinal (d. 1996)
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1928
Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (d. 1991)
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1928
Roy Masters, English-American radio host
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1928
David Robinson, Northern Irish horticulturist and academic (d. 2004)
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1929
Ed Dorn, American poet and educator (d. 1999)
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1930
Roddy Maude-Roxby, English actor
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1931
Vladimir Kuznetsov, Russian javelin thrower (d. 1986)
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1932
Edward Egan, American cardinal (d. 2015)
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1933
György Konrád, Hungarian sociologist and author
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1934
Paul Cohen, American mathematician and theorist (d. 2007)
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1934
Brian Glover, English wrestler and actor (d. 1997)
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1934
Carl Kasell, American journalist and game show host
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1934
Richard Portman, American sound engineer (d. 2017)
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1936
Shaul Ladany, Serbian-Israeli race walker and engineer
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1937
Dick Radatz, American baseball player (d. 2005)
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1938
John Larsson, Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army
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1938
Booker Little, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1961)
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1938
Al Weis, American baseball player
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1939
Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
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1939
Anthony Lake, American academic and diplomat, 18th United States National Security Advisor
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1939
Lise Thibault, Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
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1940
Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater and coach
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1940
Mike Hailwood, English motorcycle racer (d. 1981)
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1940
Penelope Keith, English actress
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1941
Dr. Demento, American radio host
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1941
Sonny Throckmorton, American country singer-songwriter
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1942
Leon Russell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2016)
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1942
Roshan Seth, Indian-English actor
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1943
Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce, South African-English admiral and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
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1943
Caterina Bueno, Italian singer (d. 2007)
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1943
Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (d. 2017)
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1943
Antonio Sabàto, Sr., Italian actor
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1944
Bill Malinchak, American football player
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1945
Jürgen Drews, German singer-songwriter
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1945
Guy Fréquelin, French race car driver
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1945
Linda Hunt, American actress
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1945
Reggie Smith, American baseball player and coach
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1945
Don Sutton, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1945
Anne Waldman, American poet
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1946
Richard Collinge, New Zealand cricketer
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1946
David Heyes, English politician
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1946
Sue Townsend, English author and playwright (d. 2014)
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1946
Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (d. 1997)
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1947
Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer-songwriter
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1947
Tua Forsström, Finnish writer
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1947
Emmylou Harris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1947
Camille Paglia, American author and critic
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1948
Roald Als, Danish author and illustrator
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1948
Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (d. 2012)
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1948
Daniel Okrent, American journalist and author
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1948
Joan D. Vinge, American author
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1949
Paul Gambaccini, American-English radio and television host
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1949
Bernd Müller, German footballer
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1949
Pamela Reed, American actress
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1949
David Robinson, American drummer
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1950
Lynn Westmoreland, American politician
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1951
Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer
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1952
Lennart Fagerlund, Swedish cyclist
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1952
Will Hoy, English race car driver (d. 2002)
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1952
Leon Wilkeson, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2001)
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1953
Jim Allister, Northern Irish lawyer and politician
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1953
James Vance, American author and playwright
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1954
Gregory Abbott, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1954
Donald Petrie, American actor and director
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1955
Michael Stone, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary
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1957
Caroline Dean, English biologist and academic
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1957
Hank Steinbrenner, American businessman, co-owner of the New York Yankees
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1958
Stefano Bettarello, Italian rugby player
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1958
Larry Drew, American basketball player and coach
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1959
Gelindo Bordin, Italian runner
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1959
David Frankel, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1959
Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
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1959
Yves Lavandier, French director and producer
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1959
Badou Ezzaki, Moroccan footballer and manager
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1960
Linford Christie, Jamaican-English sprinter
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1960
Brad Jones, Australian race car driver
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1960
Pascale Nadeau, Canadian journalist
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1961
Buddy Jewell, American singer-songwriter
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1961
Christopher Meloni, American actor
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1961
Keren Woodward, English singer-songwriter
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1962
Pierre Carles, French director and producer
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1962
Billy Dean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1962
Clark Gregg, American actor
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1963
Karl Beattie, English director and producer
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1963
Mike Gascoyne, English engineer
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1964
Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player and coach
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1964
Jonathon Sharkey, American wrestler
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1965
Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (d. 2012)
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1966
Bill Romanowski, American football player and actor
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1966
Teddy Sheringham, English footballer and coach
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1967
Greg Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1967
Phil Demmel, American guitarist and songwriter
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1969
Ajay Devgan, Indian actor, director, and producer
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1971
Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto, Brazilian footballer
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1971
Jason Lewry, English cricketer
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1971
Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
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1972
Remo D'Souza, Indian choreographer and dancer
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1972
Calvin Davis, American sprinter and hurdler
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1972
Zane Lamprey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1973
Dmitry Lipartov, Russian footballer
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1973
Roselyn Sánchez, Puerto Rican-American actress
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1973
Aleksejs Semjonovs, Latvian footballer
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1974
Tayfun Korkut, Turkish football manager and former player
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1975
Randy Livingston, American basketball player
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1975
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower
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1976
Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter
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1976
Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer
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1977
Per Elofsson, Swedish skier
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1977
Michael Fassbender, German-Irish actor and producer
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1977
Hanno Pevkur, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Justice
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1978
Scott Lynch, American author
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1978
Ethan Smith, American actor, director, and producer
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1979
Jesse Carmichael, American keyboard player
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1980
Adam Fleming, Scottish journalist
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1980
Gavin Heffernan, Canadian director and screenwriter
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1980
Ricky Hendrick, American race car driver (d. 2004)
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1980
Wairangi Koopu, New Zealand rugby league player
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1980
Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer
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1981
Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer
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1981
Kapil Sharma, Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter and actor
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1982
Marco Amelia, Italian footballer
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1982
Jeremy Bloom, American football player and skier
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1982
Jack Evans, American wrestler
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1982
David Ferrer, Spanish tennis player
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1983
Yung Joc, American rapper
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1983
Maksym Mazuryk, Ukrainian pole vaulter
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1984
Engin Atsür, Turkish basketball player
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1984
Nóra Barta, Hungarian diver
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1984
Jérémy Morel, French footballer
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1985
Thom Evans, Zimbabwean-Scottish rugby player
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1985
Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater
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1986
Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer
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1986
Andris Biedriņš, Latvian basketball player
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1986
Lee DeWyze, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1987
Pablo Aguilar, Paraguayan footballer
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1987
Marc Pugh, English footballer
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1990
Yevgeniya Kanayeva, Russian gymnast
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1990
Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer
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1991
Quavo, American rapper
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1997
Abdelhak Nouri, Dutch footballer
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Famous Deaths
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870
Æbbe the Younger, Frankish abbess
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872
Muflih al-Turki, Turkish general
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968
Yuan Dezhao, Chinese chancellor (b. 891)
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1118
Baldwin I, king of Jerusalem (b. 1060s)
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1244
Henrik Harpestræng, Danish botanical and medical author
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1272
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, English husband of Sanchia of Provence (b. 1209)
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1335
Henry of Bohemia (b. 1265)
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1412
Ruy González de Clavijo, Spanish explorer and author
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1416
Ferdinand I, king of Aragon (b. 1379)
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1502
Arthur, prince of Wales (b. 1486)
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1507
Francis of Paola, Italian friar and saint, founded the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
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1511
Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe, German nobleman (b. 1428)
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1640
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (b. 1595)
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1657
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
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1657
Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
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1672
Pedro Calungsod, Filipino missionary and saint (b. 1654)
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1672
Diego Luis de San Vitores, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1627)
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1720
Joseph Dudley, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1647)
Joseph Dudley · Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
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1742
James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
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1747
Johann Jacob Dillenius, German-English botanist and mycologist (b. 1684)
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1754
Thomas Carte, English historian and author (b. 1686)
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1787
Thomas Gage, English general and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1719)
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1791
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician (b. 1749)
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1801
Thomas Dadford, Jr., English engineer (b. 1761)
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1803
Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish judge and politician (b. 1721)
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1817
Johann Heinrich Jung, German author and academic (b. 1740)
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1827
Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and educator (b. 1776)
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1845
Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician (b. 1763)
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1865
A. P. Hill, American general (b. 1825)
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1872
Samuel Morse, American painter and academic, invented the Morse code (b. 1791)
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1891
Albert Pike, American lawyer and general (b. 1809)
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1891
Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Greek playwright and politician, 249th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1823)
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1894
Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic (b. 1803)
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1896
Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic (b. 1852)
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1914
Paul Heyse, German author, poet, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
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1917
Bryn Lewis, Welsh international rugby player (b.1891)
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1923
Topal Osman, Turkish colonel (b. 1883)
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1928
Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
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1930
Zewditu I of Ethiopia (b. 1876)
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1933
Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer (b. 1872)
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1936
Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. 1860)
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1942
Édouard Estaunié, French novelist (b. 1862)
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1948
Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet (b. 1907)
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1953
Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (b. 1885)
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1966
C. S. Forester, English novelist (b. 1899)
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1972
Franz Halder, German general (b. 1884)
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1972
Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese martial artist and educator (b. 1887)
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1974
Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (b. 1911)
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1977
Walter Wolf, German academic and politician (b. 1907)
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1987
Buddy Rich, American drummer, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1917)
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1989
Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer (b. 1939)
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1992
Juanito, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1954)
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1992
Jan van Aartsen, Dutch politician (b. 1909)
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1994
Betty Furness, American actress, consumer advocate, game show panelist, television journalist and television personality (b. 1916)
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1994
Marc Fitch, British historian and philanthropist (b. 1908)
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1995
Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
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1997
Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese director and producer (b. 1910)
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1998
Rob Pilatus, American-German singer-songwriter (b. 1965)
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2001
Charles Daudelin, Canadian sculptor and painter (b. 1920)
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2002
Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and songwriter (b. 1910)
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2002
John R. Pierce, American engineer and author (b. 1910)
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2003
Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
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2004
John Argyris, Greek computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1913)
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2005
Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
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2006
Lloyd Searwar, Guyanese anthologist and diplomat (b. 1925)
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2007
Henry L. Giclas, American astronomer and academic (b. 1910)
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2008
Yakup Satar, Turkish World War I veteran(b. 1898)
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2009
Albert Sanschagrin, Canadian bishop (b. 1911)
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2009
Bud Shank, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1926)
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2010
Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (b. 1970)
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2011
John C. Haas, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918)
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2012
Jesús Aguilarte, Venezuelan captain and politician (b. 1959)
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2012
Elizabeth Catlett, American-Mexican sculptor and illustrator (b. 1915)
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2012
Mauricio Lasansky, American graphic designer and academic (b. 1914)
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2013
Fred, French author and illustrator (b. 1931)
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2013
Jesús Franco, Spanish director, screenwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1930)
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2013
Milo O'Shea, Irish-American actor (b. 1926)
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2013
Maria Redaelli, Italian super-centenarian (b. 1899)
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2014
Glyn Jones, South African actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)
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2014
Urs Widmer, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1938)
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2015
Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
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2015
Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (b. 1926)
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2015
Steve Stevaert, Belgian businessman and politician, Governor of Limburg (b. 1954)
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2016
Gallieno Ferri, Italian comic book artist and illustrator (b. 1929)
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2016
Robert Abajyan, Armenian sergeant (b. 1996)
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