April 30 — On This Day
319 entries
Events
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311
The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends.
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313
Battle of Tzirallum: Emperor Licinius defeats Maximinus II and unifies the Eastern Roman Empire.
Battle of Tzirallum · Licinius · Maximinus II · Eastern Roman Empire
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642
Chindasuinth is proclaimed king by the Visigothic nobility and bishops.
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1315
Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged at the instigation of Charles, Count of Valois.
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1492
Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.
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1513
Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.
Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk · Henry VIII of England
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1557
Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.
Mapuche · Lautaro · Spanish Empire · Battle of Mataquito · Chile
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1598
Juan de Oñate makes a formal declaration of his Conquest of New Mexico.
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1598
Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
Henry IV of France · Edict of Nantes · Freedom of religion · Huguenot
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1636
Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.
Eighty Years' War · Dutch Republic · Siege of Schenkenschans
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1671
Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.
Petar Zrinski · Croatia · Ban (title) · Zrinski · Capital punishment
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1789
On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
Federal Hall · Wall Street · George Washington · First inauguration of George Washington · President of the United States
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1803
Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
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1812
The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.
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1838
Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.
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1863
A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.
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1871
The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
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1885
Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
Governor of New York · David B. Hill · Niagara Reservation State Park · Niagara Falls
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1897
J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.[1]
J. J. Thomson · Cavendish Laboratory · Electron · Subatomic particle · Proton
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1900
Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
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1904
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition · World's Fair · St. Louis, Missouri
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1905
Albert Einstein writes his thesis Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen ("A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions").
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1907
Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.
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1925
Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146 million plus $50 million for charity.
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1927
The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
Federal Industrial Institute for Women · Alderson, West Virginia
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1927
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
Douglas Fairbanks · Mary Pickford · Grauman's Chinese Theater · Hollywood
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1937
The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
Commonwealth of the Philippines · Philippine women's suffrage plebiscite, 1937
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1938
The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).
Animated cartoon · Porky's Hare Hunt · Happy Rabbit · Evolution of Bugs Bunny
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1939
The 1939-40 New York World's Fair opens.
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1939
NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
NBC · History of television · Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1939 New York World's Fair
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1943
World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans.
World War II · HMS Seraph (P219) · Huelva · Operation Mincemeat
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1945
World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.
Führerbunker · Adolf Hitler · Eva Braun · Soviet Union · Victory Banner
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1945
World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9000 American and British airmen.
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1947
In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam for the second time.
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1948
In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.
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1956
Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
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1957
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery entered into force.
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1961
K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned.
Soviet submarine K-19 · Soviet Union · Nuclear submarine · Submarine-launched ballistic missile · Ship commissioning
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1963
The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
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1973
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, have resigned.
Watergate scandal · Richard Nixon · White House · John Dean · H. R. Haldeman
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1975
Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
Fall of Saigon · Communist · Saigon · Vietnam War · South Vietnam
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1980
The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.
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1982
The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta.
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1992
Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida bury a time capsule to be opened in 2042; 50 years after its burial.
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1993
CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
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1994
Formula One racing driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the San Marino Grand Prix run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari outside Imola, Italy.
Formula One · Roland Ratzenberger · San Marino Grand Prix · Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · Imola
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1997
Ellen DeGeneres came out as gay. Her sitcom, Ellen, became one of first major television shows featuring an openly gay main character.
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2000
Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.
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2004
U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
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2008
Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks.
Yekaterinburg · Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia · Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia · Yekaterinburg
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2009
Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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2009
Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.
2009 attack on the Dutch Royal Family · Koninginnedag · Apeldoorn · Beatrix of the Netherlands
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2012
An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.
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2014
A bomb blast in Ürümqi kills three people and injures 79 others.
Famous Births
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1245
Philip III of France (d. 1285)
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1310
King Casimir III of Poland (d. 1368)
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1331
Gaston III, Count of Foix (d. 1391)
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1425
William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (d. 1482)
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1504
Francesco Primaticcio, Italian painter (d. 1570)
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1553
Louise of Lorraine (d. 1601)
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1623
François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop and saint (d. 1708)
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1651
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint (d. 1719)
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1662
Mary II of England (d. 1694)
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1664
François Louis, Prince of Conti (d. 1709)
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1710
Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
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1723
Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher (d. 1806)
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1758
Emmanuel Vitale, Maltese commander and politician (d. 1802)
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1770
David Thompson, English-Canadian cartographer and explorer (d. 1857)
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1777
Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1855)
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1803
Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (d. 1879)
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1829
Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist and academic (d. 1884)
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1857
Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist (d. 1940)
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1857
Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920)
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1865
Max Nettlau, German historian and academic (d. 1944)
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1866
Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel, American pioneer dentist (d. 1936)
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1869
Hans Poelzig, German architect, designed the IG Farben Building and Großes Schauspielhaus (d. 1936)
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1870
Franz Lehár, Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1948)
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1870
Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
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1874
Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish priest and author (d. 1949)
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1876
Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (d. 1937)
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1877
Léon Flameng, French cyclist (d. 1917)
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1877
Alice B. Toklas, American memoirist (d. 1967)
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1880
Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie, Scottish cartoonist (d. 1967)
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1883
Jaroslav Hašek, Czech soldier and author (d. 1923)
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1883
Luigi Russolo, Italian painter and composer (d. 1947)
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1884
Olof Sandborg, Swedish actor (d. 1965)
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1888
John Crowe Ransom, American poet, critic, and academic (d. 1974)
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1893
Harold Breen, Australian public servant (d. 1966)
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1893
Joachim von Ribbentrop, German soldier and politician, 14th German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1946)
Joachim von Ribbentrop · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)
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1895
Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1960)
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1896
Reverend Gary Davis, American singer and guitarist (d. 1972)
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1896
Hans List, Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company (d. 1996)
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1897
Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (d. 1983)
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1900
Erni Krusten, Estonian author and poet (d. 1984)
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1901
Simon Kuznets, Belarusian-American economist, statistician, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
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1902
Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
Theodore Schultz · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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1905
Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2012)
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1908
Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)
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1908
Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1970)
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1908
Frank Robert Miller, Canadian air marshal and politician (d. 1997)
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1909
F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor and educator (d. 1992)
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1909
Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)
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1910
Levi Celerio, Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (d. 2002)
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1914
Charles Beetham, American middle-distance runner (d. 1997)
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1914
Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (d. 2008)
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1916
Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
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1916
Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2003)
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1916
Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
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1917
Bea Wain, American singer (d. 2017)
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1920
Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver and pilot (d. 1994)
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1921
Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (d. 2014)
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1922
Anton Murray, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
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1923
Percy Heath, American bassist (d. 2005)
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1923
Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (d. 2004)
- 1924
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1925
Corinne Calvet, French actress (d. 2001)
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1925
Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1960)
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1926
Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011)
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1926
Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian
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1928
Hugh Hood, Canadian author and academic (d. 2000)
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1928
Orlando Sirola, Italian tennis player (d. 1995)
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1930
Félix Guattari, French psychotherapist and philosopher (d. 1992)
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1933
Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, English politician
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1934
Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter (d. 1995)
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1934
Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1937
Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright
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1938
Gary Collins, American actor and talk show host (d. 2012)
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1938
Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director and screenwriter
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1938
Larry Niven, American author and screenwriter
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1940
Jeroen Brouwers, Dutch journalist and writer
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1940
Michael Cleary, Australian rugby player and politician
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1941
Stavros Dimas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1942
Sallehuddin of Kedah, Sultan of Kedah
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1943
Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (d. 2011)
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1943
Bobby Vee, American pop singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
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1944
Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (d. 2014)
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1944
Jill Clayburgh, American actress (d. 2010)
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1945
J. Michael Brady, British radiologist
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1945
Annie Dillard, American novelist, essayist, and poet
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1945
Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (d. 2001)
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1945
Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)
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1946
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
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1946
Bill Plympton, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
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1946
Don Schollander, American swimmer
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1947
Paul Fiddes, English theologian and academic
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1947
Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1947
Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer and manager
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1947
Mats Odell, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Financial Markets
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1948
Wayne Kramer, American guitarist and singer-songwriter
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1948
Pierre Pagé, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1948
Margit Papp, Hungarian athlete
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1949
Phil Garner, American baseball player and manager
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1949
António Guterres, Portuguese academic and politician, 114th Prime Minister of Portugal
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1949
Karl Meiler, German tennis player (d. 2014)
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1952
Jacques Audiard, French director and screenwriter
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1952
Jack Middelburg, Dutch professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer (d. 1984)
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1953
Merrill Osmond, American singer and bass player
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1954
Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
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1954
Kim Darroch, English diplomat, UK Permanent Representative to the European Union
Kim Darroch · List of Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to the European Union
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1954
Frank-Michael Marczewski, German footballer
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1955
Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and environmentalist
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1955
David Kitchin, English lawyer and judge
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1955
Zlatko Topčić, Bosnian writer and screenwriter
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1956
Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter
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1958
Charles Berling, French actor, director, and screenwriter
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1958
Wonder Mike, American rapper and songwriter
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1959
Stephen Harper, Canadian economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
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1960
Geoffrey Cox, English lawyer and politician
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1960
Kerry Healey, American academic and politician, 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
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1961
Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
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1963
Andrew Carwood, English tenor and conductor
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1963
Michael Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster
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1964
Tony Fernandes, Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group
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1964
Ian Healy, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
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1964
Lorenzo Staelens, Belgian footballer and manager
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1965
Daniela Costian, Romanian-Australian discus thrower
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1966
Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1966
Dave Meggett, American football player and coach
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1969
Warren Defever, American bass player and producer
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1969
Justine Greening, English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development
Justine Greening · Secretary of State for International Development
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1969
Paulo Jr., Brazilian bass player
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1974
Christian Tamminga, Dutch athlete
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1975
Johnny Galecki, American actor
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1976
Davian Clarke, Jamaican sprinter
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1976
Amanda Palmer, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1976
Daniel Wagon, Australian rugby league player
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1977
Jeannie Haddaway, American politician
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1977
Meredith L. Patterson, American technologist, journalist, and author
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1979
Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
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1980
Luis Scola, Argentinian basketball player
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1980
Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer
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1981
Nicole Kaczmarski, American basketball player
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1981
John O'Shea, Irish footballer
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1981
Kunal Nayyar, British-Indian actor
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1981
Justin Vernon, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
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1982
Kirsten Dunst, American actress
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1982
Drew Seeley, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
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1983
Chris Carr, American football player
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1983
Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
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1983
Marina Tomić, Slovenian hurdler
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1983
Troy Williamson, American football player
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1984
Shawn Daivari, American wrestler and manager
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1984
Risto Mätas, Estonian javelin thrower
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1984
Lee Roache, English footballer
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1985
Brandon Bass, American basketball player
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1985
Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model
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1986
Dianna Agron, American actress and singer
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1986
Martten Kaldvee, Estonian biathlete
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1987
Alipate Carlile, Australian footballer
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1987
Chris Morris, South African cricketer
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1987
Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
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1988
Andy Allen, Australian chef
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1988
Sander Baart, Dutch field hockey player
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1988
Oh Hye-ri, South Korean taekwondo athlete
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1990
Jonny Brownlee, English triathlete
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1990
Mac DeMarco, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1990
Kaarel Kiidron, Estonian footballer
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1991
Chris Kreider, American ice hockey player
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1992
Travis Scott, American rapper and producer
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1992
Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
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1993
Dion Dreesens, Dutch swimmer
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1994
Wang Yafan, Chinese tennis player
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1996
Luke Friend, English singer
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1997
Adam Ryczkowski, Polish footballer
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1999
Jorden van Foreest, Dutch chess grandmaster
Famous Deaths
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AD 65
Lucan, Roman poet (b. 39)
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125
Emperor An of Han of the Chinese Han Dynasty (b. 94)
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535
Amalasuntha, Italian daughter of Theoderic the Great (b. 495)
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783
Hildegard of the Vinzgau (b. 758)
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1002
Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen
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1030
Mahmud of Ghazni (b. 971)
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1063
Emperor Renzong of Song (b. 1010)
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1131
Adjutor, French knight and saint
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1305
Roger de Flor, Italian military adventurer
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1341
John III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1285)
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1439
Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English commander (b. 1382)
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1524
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, French soldier (b. 1473)
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1544
Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1488)
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1550
Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (b. 1516)
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1632
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Bavarian general (b. 1559)
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1632
Sigismund III Vasa, Swedish-Polish son of John III of Sweden (b. 1566)
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1637
Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyo (b. 1571)
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1655
Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)
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1660
Petrus Scriverius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1576)
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1672
Marie of the Incarnation, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Ursulines of Quebec (b. 1599)
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1696
Robert Plot, English chemist and academic (b. 1640)
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1712
Philipp van Limborch, Dutch theologian and author (b. 1633)
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1736
Johann Albert Fabricius, German scholar and author (b. 1668)
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1758
François d'Agincourt, French organist and composer (b. 1684)
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1792
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1718)
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich · Secretary of State for the Northern Department
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1795
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and author (b. 1716)
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1806
Onogawa Kisaburō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th Yokozuna (b. 1758)
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1841
Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author (b. 1758)
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1847
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (b. 1771)
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1863
Jean Danjou, French captain (b. 1828)
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1865
Robert FitzRoy, English admiral, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (b. 1805)
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1870
Thomas Cooke, Canadian bishop and missionary (b. 1792)
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1875
Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)
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1879
Emma Smith, American religious leader (b. 1804)
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1883
Édouard Manet, French painter (b. 1832)
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1891
Joseph Leidy, American paleontologist and author (b. 1823)
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1900
Casey Jones, American engineer (b. 1863)
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1903
Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (b. 1831)
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1910
Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (b. 1856)
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1936
A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
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1939
Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)
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1943
Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860)
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1943
Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
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1953
Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1874)
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1956
Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)
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1970
Jacques Presser, Dutch historian, writer and poet (b. 1899)
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1970
Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (b. 1934)
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1972
Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (b. 1934)
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1973
Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (b. 1911)
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1974
Agnes Moorehead, American actress (b. 1900)
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1980
Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican journalist and politician, 1st Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1898)
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1982
Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (b. 1949)
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1983
George Balanchine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)
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1983
Muddy Waters, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader (b. 1913)
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1983
Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (b. 1897)
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1986
Robert Stevenson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1905)
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1989
Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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1993
Tommy Caton, English footballer (b. 1962)
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1994
Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (b. 1960)
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1994
Richard Scarry, American author and illustrator (b. 1919)
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1995
Maung Maung Kha, Burmese colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1920)
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1998
Nizar Qabbani, Syrian-English poet, publisher, and diplomat (b. 1926)
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2000
Poul Hartling, Danish politician, 36th Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1914)
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2002
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, German philanthropist, founded the Gründerzeit Museum (b. 1928)
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2003
Mark Berger, American economist and academic (b. 1955)
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2003
Possum Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1956)
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2005
Phil Rasmussen, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1918)
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2006
Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (b. 1924)
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2006
Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian author and academic (b. 1925)
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2007
Kevin Mitchell, American football player (b. 1971)
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2007
Tom Poston, American actor, comedian, and game show panelist (b. 1921)
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2008
John Cargher, English-Australian journalist and author (b. 1919)
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2008
Juancho Evertsz, Dutch Antillean politician (b. 1923)
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2009
Henk Nijdam, Dutch cyclist (b. 1935)
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2011
Dorjee Khandu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (b. 1955)
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2011
Evald Okas, Estonian painter (b. 1915)
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2011
Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (b. 1911)
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2012
Tomás Borge, Nicaraguan poet and politician, co-founded the Sandinista National Liberation Front (b. 1930)
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2012
Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (b. 1985)
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2012
Giannis Gravanis, Greek footballer (b. 1958)
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2012
Benzion Netanyahu, Russian-Israeli historian and academic (b. 1910)
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2012
Sicelo Shiceka, South African politician (b. 1966)
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2013
Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1937)
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2013
Shirley Firth, Canadian skier (b. 1953)
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2013
Viviane Forrester, French author and critic (b. 1925)
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2013
Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1935)
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2014
Khaled Choudhury, Indian painter and set designer (b. 1919)
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2014
Julian Lewis, English biologist and academic (b. 1946)
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2014
Carl E. Moses, American businessman and politician (b. 1929)
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2014
Ian Ross, Australian journalist (b. 1940)
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2015
Lennart Bodström, Swedish politician (b. 1928)
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2015
Steven Goldmann, Canadian director and producer (b. 1961)
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2016
Daniel Berrigan, American priest and activist (b. 1921)
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2016
Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1939)