April 24 — On This Day
295 entries
Events
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1479 BC
Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty).
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1184 BC
Traditional date of the fall of Troy.
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1547
Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
Battle of Mühlberg · Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba · Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor · Schmalkaldic League
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1558
Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
Mary, Queen of Scots · Dauphin of France · Francis II of France · Notre Dame de Paris
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1704
The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
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1800
The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
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1877
Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
Russo-Turkish War (1877-78) · Russian Empire · Ottoman Empire
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1885
American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
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1895
Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
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1913
The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
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1914
The Franck-Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
Franck-Hertz experiment · Introduction to quantum mechanics · Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
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1915
The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
Deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915 · Istanbul · Armenian Genocide
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1916
Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
Easter Rising · Patrick Pearse · James Connolly · Proclamation of the Irish Republic
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1916
Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
Ernest Shackleton · Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition · Elephant Island · Southern Ocean · Endurance (1912 ship)
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1918
First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
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1922
The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
Imperial Wireless Chain · Wireless telegraphy · Leafield · Oxfordshire · Cairo
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1923
In Vienna, the paper Das Ich und das Es (The Ego and the Id) by Sigmund Freud is published, which outlines Freud's theories of the id, ego, and super-ego.
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1926
The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
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1932
Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
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1933
Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
Nazi Germany · Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany · Corporations of Jehovah's Witnesses · Magdeburg
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1944
World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece.
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1953
Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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1955
The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
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1957
Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
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1963
Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy · Angus Ogilvy · Westminster Abbey
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1965
Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
Dominican Republic · Francisco Caamaño · Triumvirate · Coup d'état · Juan Bosch
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1967
Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
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1967
Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily."
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1970
The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
The Gambia · Republic · Commonwealth of Nations · Dawda Jawara · President of the Gambia
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1980
Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
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1990
STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
STS-31 · Hubble Space Telescope · Space Shuttle program · Space Shuttle Discovery
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1990
Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
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1993
An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
Provisional Irish Republican Army · 1993 Bishopsgate bombing
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1996
In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
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2004
The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
Economic sanctions · History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi · Weapons of mass destruction
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2005
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
Cardinal (Catholicism) · Papal inauguration · Pope · Roman Catholic Church · Pope Benedict XVI
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2013
A building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,500 others.
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2013
Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in death of 21 people.
April 2013 Bachu unrest · Bachu County · Kashgar Prefecture · China · Xinjiang
Famous Births
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1086
Ramiro II of Aragon (d. 1157)
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1492
Sabina of Bavaria, Bavarian duchess and noblewoman (d. 1564)
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1532
Thomas Lucy, English politician (d. 1600)
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1533
William I of Orange, founding father of the Netherlands (d. 1584)
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1538
Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (d. 1587)
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1545
Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, English Earl (d. 1581)
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1562
Xu Guangqi, Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader (d. 1633)
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1581
Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint (d. 1660)
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1608
Gaston, Duke of Orléans, third son of King Henry IV of France (d. 1660)
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1620
John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (d. 1674)
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1706
Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1780)
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1718
Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-English painter and educator (d. 1784)
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1743
Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and engineer, invented the power loom (d. 1823)
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1784
Peter Vivian Daniel, English lawyer and jurist (d. 1860)
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1815
Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (d. 1882)
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1823
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Mexican politician, President of Mexico (d. 1889)
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1845
Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
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1856
Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (d. 1951)
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1862
Tomitaro Makino, Japanese botanist (d. 1957)
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1868
Sandy Herd, Scottish golfer (d. 1944)
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1876
Erich Raeder, German admiral (d. 1960)
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1878
Jean Crotti, Swiss-French painter (d. 1958)
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1879
Susanna Bokoyni, Hungarian-American circus performer (d. 1984)
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1880
Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer and businessman, developed the zipper (d. 1954)
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1880
Josef Müller, Croatian entomologist (d. 1964)
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1882
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, Scottish-English air marshal (d. 1970)
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1885
Thomas Cronan, American triple jumper (d. 1962)
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1885
Con Walsh, Irish-Canadian hammer thrower and footballer (d. 1961)
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1887
Denys Finch Hatton, English hunter (d. 1931)
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1888
Pe Maung Tin, Burma-based scholar and educator (d. 1973)
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1889
Stafford Cripps, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1952)
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1889
Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and academic (d. 1924)
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1897
Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican colonel and politician, 45th President of Mexico (d. 1955)
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1897
Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist, anthropologist, and engineer (d. 1941)
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1899
Oscar Zariski, Russian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1986)
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1900
Elizabeth Goudge, English author and educator (d. 1984) [1][2]
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1903
José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish lawyer and politician, founded the Falange (d. 1936)
José Antonio Primo de Rivera · Falange Española y de las JONS
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1904
Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American painter and educator (d. 1997)
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1905
Al Bates, American long jumper (d. 1999)
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1905
Robert Penn Warren, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (d. 1989)
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1906
William Joyce, American-born Irish-British Nazi propaganda broadcaster (d. 1946)
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1906
Mimi Smith, English nurse (d. 1991)
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1907
William Sargant, English psychiatrist, theorist, and author (d. 1988)
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1908
Marceline Day, American actress (d. 2000)
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1908
Inga Gentzel, Swedish runner (d. 1991)
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1908
Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor (d. 1963)
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1912
Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994)
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1913
Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
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1914
William Castle, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1977)
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1914
Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1991)
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1914
Justin Wilson, American chef and author (d. 2001)
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1916
Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2002)
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1919
David Blackwell, African-American mathematician and academic (d. 2010)
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1919
Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus (d. 2013)
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1920
Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver (d. 2011)
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1922
Marc-Adélard Tremblay, Canadian anthropologist and academic (d. 2014)
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1923
Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005)
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1923
Doris Burn, American author and illustrator (d. 2011)
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1924
Clement Freud, German-English radio host, academic, and politician (d. 2009)
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1924
Ruth Kobart, American actress and singer (d. 2002)
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1925
Franco Leccese, Italian sprinter (d. 1992)
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1926
Thorbjörn Fälldin, Swedish farmer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 2016)
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1927
Josy Barthel, Luxembourgian runner and politician, Luxembourgian Minister for Energy (d. 1992)
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1928
Tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager
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1928
Johnny Griffin, American saxophonist (d. 2008)
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1929
Dr. Rajkumar, Indian Actor and Singer (d. 2006)
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1930
Jerome Callet, American instrument designer, educator, and author
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1930
Richard Donner, American actor, director, and producer
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1930
José Sarney, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Brazil
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1931
Abdelhamid Kermali, Algerian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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1931
Bridget Riley, English painter and illustrator
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1934
Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (d. 2015)
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1934
Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer
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1936
David Crombie, Canadian educator and politician, 56th Mayor of Toronto
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1936
Jill Ireland, English actress (d. 1990)
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1937
Joe Henderson, African-American saxophonist and composer (d. 2001)
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1940
Sue Grafton, American author
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1941
Richard Holbrooke, American journalist, banker, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2010)
Richard Holbrooke · United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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1941
John Williams, Australian-English guitarist and composer
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1942
Richard M. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Chicago
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1942
Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, activist, and producer
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1943
Richard Sterban, American country & gospel bass singer
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1943
Gordon West, English footballer (d. 2012)
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1944
Peter Cresswell, English judge
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1944
Maarja Nummert, Estonian architect
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1944
Tony Visconti, American record producer, musician and singer
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1945
Doug Clifford, American drummer and songwriter
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1946
Doug Christie, Canadian lawyer and activist (d. 2013)
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1947
Josep Borrell, Spanish engineer and politician, 22nd President of the European Parliament
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1947
João Braz de Aviz, Brazilian cardinal
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1947
Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1947
Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician
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1947
Roger D. Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1948
Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 2013)
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1948
Eliana Gil, Ecuadorian-American psychiatrist, therapist, and author
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1949
Eddie Hart, American sprinter
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1949
Véronique Sanson, French singer-songwriter and producer
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1950
Rob Hyman, American singer-songwriter and musician
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1951
Ron Arad, Israeli architect and academic
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1951
Christian Bobin, French author and poet
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1951
Nigel Harrison, English bass player and songwriter
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1951
Enda Kenny, Irish educator and politician, 13th Taoiseach of Ireland
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1952
Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
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1952
Ralph Winter, American film producer
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1953
Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer
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1954
Mumia Abu-Jamal, American journalist, activist, and convicted murderer
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1954
Jack Blades, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1955
Marion Caspers-Merk, German politician
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1955
John de Mol Jr., Dutch businessman, co-founded Endemol
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1955
Eamon Gilmore, Irish trade union leader and politician, 25th Tánaiste of Ireland
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1955
Margaret Moran, British politician and criminal
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1955
Guy Nève, Belgian race car driver (d. 1992)
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1955
Michael O'Keefe, American actor
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1955
Bill Osborne, New Zealand rugby player
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1956
James A. Winnefeld, Jr., American admiral
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1957
Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed, Pakistani-English businessman and politician
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1958
Brian Paddick, English police officer and politician
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1959
Paula Yates, British-Australian television host and author (d. 2000)
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1961
Andrew Murrison, English physician and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy
Andrew Murrison · Minister for International Security Strategy
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1962
Clemens Binninger, German politician
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1962
Stuart Pearce, English footballer, coach, and manager
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1962
Steve Roach, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
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1963
Paula Frazer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1963
Billy Gould, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
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1963
Mano Solo, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2010)
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1964
Helga Arendt, German sprinter (d. 2013)
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1964
Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian, actor, and producer
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1964
Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor and producer
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1964
Witold Smorawiński, Polish guitarist, composer, and educator
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1965
Jeff Jackson, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
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1966
Pierre Brassard, Canadian comedian and actor
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1966
Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer, coach, and manager
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1966
David Usher, English-Canadian singer-songwriter
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1967
Omar Vizquel, Venezuelan-American baseball player and coach
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1968
Aidan Gillen, Irish actor
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1968
Todd Jones, American baseball player
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1968
Roxanna Panufnik, English composer
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1968
Hashim Thaçi, Kosovan soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Kosovo
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1969
Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer
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1969
Eilidh Whiteford, Scottish academic and politician
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1970
Damien Fleming, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
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1971
Kumar Dharmasena, Sri Lankan cricketer and umpire
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1971
Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1972
Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer
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1972
Chipper Jones, American baseball player
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1973
Gabby Logan, English gymnast and radio host
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1973
Damon Lindelof, American screenwriter and producer
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1973
Brian Marshall, American bass player and songwriter
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1973
Eric Snow, American basketball player and coach
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1973
Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
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1973
Toomas Tohver, Estonian footballer
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1973
Lee Westwood, English golfer
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1974
Eric Kripke, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1974
Stephen Wiltshire, English illustrator
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1975
Dejan Savić, Yugoslavian and Serbian water polo player
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1976
Steve Finnan, Irish footballer
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1976
Frédéric Niemeyer, Canadian tennis player and coach
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1977
Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
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1978
Diego Quintana, Argentine footballer
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1980
Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer
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1980
Karen Asrian, Armenian chess player (d. 2008)
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1981
Taylor Dent, American tennis player
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1981
Yuko Nakanishi, Japanese swimmer
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1982
Kelly Clarkson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1982
David Oliver, American hurdler
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1982
Simon Tischer, German volleyball player
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1983
Hanna Melnychenko, Ukrainian heptathlete
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1985
Mike Rodgers, American sprinter
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1986
Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player
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1987
Ben Howard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1987
Kristopher Letang, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987
Rein Taaramäe, Estonian cyclist
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1987
Jan Vertonghen, Belgian footballer
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1989
Elīna Babkina, Latvian basketball player
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1989
David Boudia, American diver
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1989
Taja Mohorčič, Slovenian tennis player
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1990
Kim Tae-ri, South Korean actress
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1990
Jan Veselý, Czech basketball player
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1991
Sigrid Agren, French-Swedish model
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1991
Morgan Ciprès, French figure skater
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1991
Batuhan Karadeniz, Turkish footballer
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1992
Laura Kenny, English cyclist
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1993
Ben Davies, Welsh footballer
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1996
Ashleigh Barty, Australian tennis player
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1997
Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer
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1997
Veronika Kudermetova, Russian tennis player
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1998
Ryan Newman (actress), American actress
Famous Deaths
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624
Mellitus, saint and archbishop of Canterbury
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1149
Petronille de Chemillé, abbess of Fontevrault
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1288
Gertrude of Austria (b. 1226)
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1338
Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat (b. 1291)
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1479
Jorge Manrique, Spanish poet (b. 1440)
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1513
Şehzade Ahmet, Ottoman prince (b. 1465)
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1617
Concino Concini, Italian-French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1575)
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1622
Fidelis of Sigmaringen, German friar and saint (b. 1577)
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1656
Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)
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1731
Daniel Defoe, English journalist, novelist, and spy (b. 1660)
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1748
Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman and translator (b. 1683)
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1779
Eleazar Wheelock, American minister and academic, founded Dartmouth College (b. 1711)
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1794
Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish field marshal and politician (b. 1719)
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1852
Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (b. 1783)
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1891
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German field marshal (b. 1800)
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1924
G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (b. 1844)
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1931
David Kldiashvili, Georgian author and playwright (b. 1862)
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1935
Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (b. 1857)
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1938
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)
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1939
Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
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1941
Karin Boye, Swedish author and poet (b. 1900)
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1942
Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874)
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1944
Charles Jordan, American magician (b. 1888)
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1945
Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (b. 1899)
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1947
Hans Biebow, German SS officer (b. 1902)
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1947
Willa Cather, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1873)
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1948
Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer (b. 1863)
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1954
Guy Mairesse, French race car driver (b. 1910)
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1960
Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)
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1961
Lee Moran, American actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1888)
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1962
Milt Franklyn, American composer (b. 1897)
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1964
Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist (b. 1895)
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1965
Louise Dresser, American actress (b. 1878)
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1966
Simon Chikovani, Georgian poet and author (b. 1902)
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1967
Vladimir Komarov, Russian pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)
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1967
Robert Richards, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (b. 1885)
Robert Richards (Australian politician) · Premier of South Australia
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1970
Otis Spann, American singer and pianist (b. 1930)
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1972
Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (b. 1892)
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1974
Bud Abbott, American comedian and producer (b. 1895)
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1975
Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)
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1976
Mark Tobey, American-Swiss painter and educator (b. 1890)
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1980
Alejo Carpentier, Swiss-Cuban musicologist and author (b. 1904)
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1982
Ville Ritola, Finnish runner (b. 1896)
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1983
Erol Güngör, Turkish sociologist, psychologist, and academic (b. 1938)
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1983
Rolf Stommelen, German race car driver (b. 1943)
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1984
Rafael Pérez y Pérez, Spanish author (b. 1891)
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1993
Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and activist (b. 1917)
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1993
Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese philosopher and theorist (b. 1917)
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1995
Lodewijk Bruckman, Dutch painter (b. 1903)
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1997
Allan Francovich, American director and producer (b. 1941)
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1997
Pat Paulsen, American comedian and activist (b. 1927)
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1997
Eugene Stoner, American engineer, designed the AR-15 rifle (b. 1922)
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2001
Josef Peters, German racing driver (b. 1914)
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2001
Johnny Valentine, American wrestler (b. 1928)
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2002
Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourgian sculptor (b. 1908)
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2004
José Giovanni, French-Swiss director and producer (b. 1923)
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2004
Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founded Estée Lauder Companies (b. 1906)
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2005
Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (b. 1924)
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2005
Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist and academic (b. 1910)
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2006
Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)
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2006
Moshe Teitelbaum, Romanian-American rabbi and author (b. 1914)
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2008
Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, and saxophonist, and composer (b. 1921)
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2011
Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philanthropist (b. 1926)
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2014
Hans Hollein, Austrian architect, designed Haas House (b. 1934)
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2014
Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1948)
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2014
Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (b. 1968)
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2014
Tadeusz Różewicz, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1921)
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2015
Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1922)
Władysław Bartoszewski · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)
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2016
Tommy Kono, American weightlifter and coach (b. 1930)
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2017
Robert Pirsig, American author and philosopher (b. 1928)