April 6 — On This Day
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Events
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46 BC
Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) in the battle of Thapsus.
Julius Caesar · Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica · Cato the Younger · Battle of Thapsus
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402
Stilicho stymies the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia.
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1199
King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder.
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1250
Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.
Seventh Crusade · Ayyubid dynasty · Louis IX of France · Battle of Fariskur
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1320
The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.
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1327
The poet Petrarch first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon.
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1385
John, Master of the Order of Aviz, is made king John I of Portugal.
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1453
Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Istanbul), which falls on May 29.
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1580
One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
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1652
At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.
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1712
The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
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1776
American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
American Revolutionary War · Continental Navy · Battle of Block Island · Royal Navy · Dispatch boat
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1782
King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
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1793
During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
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1808
John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.
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1812
British forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of Badajoz. This would be the turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon-led France.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington · Siege of Badajoz (1812) · Peninsular War · Napoleon
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1814
Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
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1830
Church of Christ, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith and others at either Fayette or Manchester, New York.
Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) · Latter Day Saint movement · Joseph Smith · Fayette, New York · Manchester, New York
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1841
U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.
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1860
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · Community of Christ · Joseph Smith III · Amboy, Illinois
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1861
First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
Arthur Sullivan · Incidental music · The Tempest (Sullivan) · Gilbert and Sullivan
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1862
American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
American Civil War · Battle of Shiloh · Tennessee · Union (American Civil War) · Ulysses S. Grant
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1865
American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign.
Battle of Sailor's Creek · Robert E. Lee · Army of Northern Virginia · Richmond, Virginia · Appomattox Campaign
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1866
The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
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1869
Celluloid is patented.
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1888
Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
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1893
Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
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1895
Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
Oscar Wilde · Cadogan Hotel · Libel · John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
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1896
In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
Athens · 1896 Summer Olympics · Roman emperor · Theodosius I
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1909
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole.
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1911
During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
Battle of Deçiq · Ded Gjo Luli · Malësori · Albania · Tuzi
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1917
World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
World War I · United States in World War I · s:Woodrow Wilson declares war on Germany
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1919
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a general strike.
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1926
Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
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1929
Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Huey P. Long · Governor of Louisiana · Impeach · Louisiana House of Representatives
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1930
Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire," beginning the Salt Satyagraha.
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1936
Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
1936 Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak · Gainesville, Georgia
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1941
World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
World War II · Nazi Germany · Invasion of Yugoslavia · Operation Marita
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1945
World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
Sarajevo · Nazi Germany · Independent State of Croatia · Yugoslav Partisans
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1945
World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
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1947
The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
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1957
Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
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1965
Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
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1968
In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.
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1968
Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau · Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 1968
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1970
Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.
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1972
Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.
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1973
Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
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1973
The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
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1974
The Swedish pop band ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo", launching their international career.
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1979
Student protests break out in Nepal.
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1984
Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.
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1992
The Bosnian War begins.
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1994
The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.
Rwandan Genocide · Rwanda · President · Juvénal Habyarimana · Burundi
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1998
Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.
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1998
Travelers Group announces an agreement to undertake the $76 billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, and the merger is completed on October 8, of that year, forming Citibank.
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2004
Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.
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2005
Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
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2008
The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
2008 Egyptian general strike · Egypt · April 6 Youth Movement · Egypt
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2009
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.
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2010
Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.
Communist Party of India (Maoist) · April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada · Central Reserve Police Force · Dantewada district
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2011
In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.
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2012
Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
Azawad · Azawadi declaration of independence · Republic of Mali
Famous Births
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1135
Maimonides, (March 30 also proposed, d. 1204)
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1342
Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa
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1483
Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)
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1573
Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg, German noble (d. 1643)
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1632
Maria Leopoldine of Austria (d. 1649)
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1651
André Dacier, French scholar and academic (d. 1722)
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1660
Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (d. 1722)
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1664
Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician, Governor of Västerbotten County (d. 1742)
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1671
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (d. 1741)
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1672
André Cardinal Destouches, French composer (d. 1749)
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1706
Louis de Cahusac, French playwright and composer (d. 1759)
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1708
Johann Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1772)
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1725
Pasquale Paoli, French soldier and politician (d. 1807)
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1726
Gerard Majella, Italian saint (d. 1755)
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1741
Nicolas Chamfort, French author and playwright (d. 1794)
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1766
Wilhelm von Kobell, German painter and educator (d. 1853)
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1773
James Mill, Scottish historian, economist, and philosopher (d. 1836)
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1810
Philip Henry Gosse, English biologist and academic (d. 1888)
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1812
Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author (d. 1870)
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1815
Robert Volkmann, German organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1883)
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1818
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian journalist and poet (d. 1870)
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1820
Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (d. 1910)
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1823
Joseph Medill, Canadian-American publisher and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1899)
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1824
George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1906)
George Waterhouse (politician) · Prime Minister of New Zealand
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1826
Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (d. 1898)
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1844
William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1913)
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1851
Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (d. 1932)
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1852
Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (d. 1921)
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1855
Charles Huot, Canadian painter and illustrator (d. 1930)
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1857
Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer (d. 1922)
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1860
René Lalique, French sculptor and jewellery designer (d. 1945)
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1861
Stanislas de Guaita, French poet and author (d. 1897)
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1864
William Bate Hardy, English biologist and academic (d. 1934)
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1866
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (d. 1931)
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1869
Levon Shant, Armenian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1951)
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1878
Erich Mühsam, Jewish-German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1934)
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1881
Karl Staaf, Swedish pole vaulter and hammer thrower (d. 1953)
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1884
J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (d. 1927)
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1886
Athenagoras I of Constantinople (d. 1972)
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1886
Walter Dandy, American physician and neurosurgeon (d. 1946)
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1886
Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, Indian ruler (d. 1967)
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1888
Hans Richter, Swiss painter, illustrator, and director (d. 1976)
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1888
Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic (d. 1967)
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1890
Anthony Fokker, Dutch engineer and businessman, founded Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer (d. 1939)
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1892
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (d. 1981)
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1892
Lowell Thomas, American journalist and author (d. 1981)
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1894
Gertrude Baines, African-American super-centenarian (d. 2009)
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1895
Dudley Nichols, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1960)
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1898
Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter and author (d. 1920)
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1900
Leo Robin, American composer and songwriter (d. 1984)
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1901
Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist (d. 1925)
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1902
Julien Torma, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1933)
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1903
Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (d. 1962)
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1903
Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (d. 1990)
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1904
Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer and politician, 3rd Chancellor of Germany (d. 1988)
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1904
Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (d. 1966)
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1908
Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Canadian preacher, missionary, and author (d. 1994)
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1909
William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (d. 1965)
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1909
Hermann Lang, German race car driver (d. 1987)
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1910
Barys Kit, Belarusian-American rocket scientist
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1911
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1913
Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune, American geographer and academic (d. 1993)
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1915
Tadeusz Kantor, Polish director, painter, and set designer (d. 1990)
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1916
Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998)
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1916
Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987)
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1917
Leonora Carrington, English-Mexican painter and author (d. 2011)
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1918
Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (d. 1982)
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1919
Georgios Mylonas, Greek politician, 11th Greek Minister of Culture (d. 1998)
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1920
Jack Cover, American pilot and physicist, invented the Taser gun (d. 2009)
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1920
Edmond H. Fischer, Chinese-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1921
Wilbur Thompson, American shot putter (d. 2013)
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1922
Gordon Chater, English-Australian comedian and actor (d. 1999)
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1923
Herb Thomas, American race car driver (d. 2000)
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1926
Sergio Franchi, Italian-American singer and actor (d. 1990)
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1926
Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
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1926
Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical minister and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2014)
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1926
Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer
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1927
Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1996)
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1928
James Watson, American biologist, geneticist, and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1929
Willis Hall, English playwright and author (d. 2005)
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1929
Joi Lansing, American model, actress and nightclub singer (d. 1972)
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1929
André Previn, American pianist, composer, and conductor
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1931
Ram Dass, American author and educator
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1931
Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
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1932
Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2013)
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1932
Helmut Griem, German actor and director (d. 2004)
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1933
Roy Goode, English lawyer and academic
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1933
Tom C. Korologos, American journalist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Belgium
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1933
Eduardo Malapit, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Kauai (d. 2007)
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1934
Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (d. 1996)
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1934
Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist and wrestler (d. 2010)
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1934
Guy Peellaert, Belgian painter, illustrator, and photographer (d. 2008)
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1935
Douglas Hill, Canadian author and critic (d. 2007)
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1936
Helen Berman, Dutch-Israeli painter and illustrator
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1936
Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist, biologist, and academic
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1937
Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
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1937
Tom Veivers, Australian cricketer and politician
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1937
Billy Dee Williams, American actor, singer, and writer
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1938
Paul Daniels, English magician and television host (d. 2016)
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1939
André Ouellet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1939
John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive
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1940
Homero Aridjis, Mexican journalist, author, and poet
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1940
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Mexican-American actor and producer (d. 2011)
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1941
Christopher Allsopp, English economist and academic
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1941
Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1941
Hans W. Geißendörfer, German director and producer
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1941
Don Prudhomme, American race car driver and manager
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1941
Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian flute player and composer
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1942
Barry Levinson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1943
Max Clifford, English journalist and publicist
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1943
Roger Cook, New Zealand-English journalist and academic
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1943
Ian MacRae, New Zealand rugby player
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1943
Mitchell Melton, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
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1944
Anita Pallenberg, Italian-English model, actress, and fashion designer
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1944
Felicity Palmer, English operatic soprano
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1945
Rodney Bickerstaffe, English trade union leader
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1945
Peter Hill, English journalist
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1946
Paul Beresford, New Zealand-English dentist and politician
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1947
John Ratzenberger, American actor and director
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1947
André Weinfeld, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1947
Mike Worboys, English mathematician and computer scientist
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1949
Alyson Bailes, English academic and diplomat (d. 2016)
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1949
Patrick Hernandez, French singer-songwriter
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1949
Ng Ser Miang, Singaporean athlete, entrepreneur and diplomat
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1949
Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1950
Claire Morissette, Canadian cycling activist (d. 2007)
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1950
Cleo Odzer, Jewish-American anthropologist and author (d. 2001)
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1951
Bert Blyleven, Dutch-American baseball player and sportscaster
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1951
Jean-Marc Boivin, French skier, mountaineer, and pilot (d. 1990)
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1951
Pascal Rogé, French pianist
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1951
Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian
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1952
Udo Dirkschneider, German singer-songwriter
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1952
Marilu Henner, Greek-Polish American actress and author
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1952
Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 1992)
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1953
Patrick Doyle, Scottish actor and composer
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1953
Christopher Franke, German-American drummer and songwriter
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1955
Rob Epstein, American director and producer
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1955
Michael Rooker, American actor, director, and producer
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1955
Cathy Jones, Canadian actress, comedian, and writer
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1956
Michele Bachmann, American lawyer and politician
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1956
Normand Corbeil, Canadian composer (d. 2013)
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1956
Mudassar Nazar, Pakistani cricketer
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1956
Lee Scott, Jewish-English politician
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1956
Sebastian Spreng, Argentinian-American painter and journalist
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1956
Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and coach
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1957
Giorgio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
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1957
Maurizio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
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1957
Jaroslava Maxová, Czech soprano and educator
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1957
Paolo Nespoli, Italian soldier, engineer, and astronaut
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1958
Graeme Base, Australian author and illustrator
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1958
Sophie Muller, English music video director
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1959
Gail Shea, Canadian politician
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1960
Warren Haynes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1960
Richard Loe, New Zealand rugby player
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1960
John Pizzarelli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1961
Rory Bremner, Scottish actor and screenwriter
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1961
Peter Jackson, English footballer and manager
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1962
Iris Häussler, German sculptor and academic
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1962
Marco Schällibaum, Swiss footballer, coach, and manager
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1963
Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian economist and politician, 54th President of Ecuador
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1963
Derrick May, American electronic musician
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1964
Phil Gayle, English journalist
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1965
Black Francis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1965
Sterling Sharpe, American football player and sportscaster
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1966
Vince Flynn, American author (d. 2013)
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1966
Young Man Kang, South Korean-American director and producer
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1967
Julian Anderson, English composer and educator
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1967
Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress and singer
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1967
Tanya Byron, English psychologist and academic
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1967
Jonathan Firth, English actor
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1968
Archon Fung, American political scientist, author, and academic
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1968
Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver
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1969
Bret Boone, American baseball player and manager
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1969
Bison Dele, American basketball player (d. 2002)
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1969
Philipp Peter, Austrian race car driver
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1969
Paul Rudd, American actor
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1969
Spencer Wells, American geneticist and anthropologist
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1970
Olaf Kölzig, South African-German ice hockey player and coach
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1970
Roy Mayorga, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
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1970
Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer
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1972
Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish director and screenwriter
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1972
Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1973
Donnie Edwards, American football player
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1973
Randall Godfrey, American football player
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1973
Rie Miyazawa, Japanese model and actress
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1973
Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
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1975
Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1975
Hal Gill, American ice hockey player
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1976
Candace Cameron Bure, American actress and talk show panelist
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1976
James Fox, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1976
Chris Hoke, American football player
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1976
Georg Hólm, Icelandic bass player
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1976
Hirotada Ototake, Japanese author and educator
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1977
Ville Nieminen, Finnish ice hockey player
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1977
Andy Phillips, American baseball player and coach
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1978
Imani Coppola, Italian/African-American singer-songwriter and violinist
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1978
Tim Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
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1978
Myleene Klass, Austrian/Filipino-English singer, pianist, and model
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1978
Martín Méndez, Uruguayan bass player and songwriter
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1978
Blaine Neal, American baseball player
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1978
Igor Semshov, Russian footballer
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1979
Lord Frederick Windsor, English journalist and financier
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1980
Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper
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1980
Antonio Thomas, American wrestler
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1981
Robert Earnshaw, Welsh footballer
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1981
Jeff Faine, American football player
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1981
Alex Suarez, American bass player
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1982
Travis Moen, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Mehdi Ballouchy, Moroccan footballer
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1983
Jerome Kaino, New Zealand rugby player
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1983
Mitsuru Nagata, Japanese footballer
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1983
Remi Nicole, English singer-songwriter and actress
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1983
James Wade, English darts player
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1983
Katie Weatherston, Canadian ice hockey player
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1984
Max Bemis, American singer-songwriter
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1984
Michaël Ciani, French footballer
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1984
Siboniso Gaxa, South African footballer
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1985
Clarke MacArthur, Canadian ice hockey player
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1985
Frank Ongfiang, Cameroonian footballer
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1985
Sinqua Walls, French/Native American/Jamaican-American basketball player and actor
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1986
Nikolas Asprogenis, Cypriot footballer
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1986
Aaron Curry, American football player
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1986
Goeido Gotaro, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1986
Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer
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1987
Benjamin Corgnet, French footballer
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1987
Heidi Mount, American model
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1987
Juan Adriel Ochoa, Mexican footballer
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1987
Levi Porter, English footballer
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1987
Hilary Rhoda, American model
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1988
Jucilei, Brazilian footballer
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1988
Leigh Adams, Australian footballer
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1988
Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer
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1988
Carlton Mitchell, American football player
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1988
Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer
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1988
Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican-American model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008
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1989
Rigard van Klooster, Dutch cyclist and speed skater
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1990
Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player
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1990
Charlie McDermott, American actor
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1990
Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer
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1992
Ken (singer), South Korean singer
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1994
Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor
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1995
Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player
Famous Deaths
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861
Prudentius, bishop of Troyes
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885
Saint Methodius, Byzantine missionary and saint (b. 815)
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887
Pei Che, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
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943
Liu Churang, Chinese general and chief of staff (b. 881)
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943
Nasr II, ruler (amir) of the Samanid Empire (b. 906)
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1147
Frederick II, duke of Swabia (b. 1090)
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1199
Richard I, king of England (b. 1157)
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1231
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
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1250
Guillaume de Sonnac, Grand Master of the Knights Templar
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1252
Peter of Verona, Italian priest and saint (b. 1206)
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1340
Basil, emperor of Trebizond (Turkey)
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1362
James I, count of La Marche (b. 1319)
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1490
Matthias Corvinus, Romanian-Hungarian husband of Beatrice of Naples (b. 1443)
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1520
Raphael, Italian painter and architect (b. 1483)
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1523
Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (b. 1479)
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1528
Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (b. 1471)
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1551
Joachim Vadian, Swiss scholar and politician (b. 1484)
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1571
John Hamilton, Scottish archbishop and academic (b. 1512)
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1590
Francis Walsingham, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1532)
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1605
John Stow, English historian and author (b. 1525)
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1621
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (b. 1539)
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1641
Domenico Zampieri (Domenichino), Italian painter (b. 1581)
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1655
David Blondel, French minister, historian, and scholar (b. 1591)
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1676
John Winthrop the Younger, English politician, 1st Governor of Connecticut (b. 1606)
John Winthrop the Younger · List of colonial governors of Connecticut
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1686
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, Irish-English politician (b. 1614)
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1707
Willem van de Velde the Younger, Dutch-English painter (b. 1633)
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1755
Richard Rawlinson, English minister and historian (b. 1690)
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1790
Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719)
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1825
Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter and educator (b. 1757)
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1829
Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (b. 1802)
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1833
Adamantios Korais, Greek philosopher and scholar (b. 1748)
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1838
José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian poet, academic, and politician (b. 1763)
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1860
James Kirke Paulding, American author and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1778)
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1862
Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (b. 1803)
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1883
Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (b. 1801)
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1886
William Edward Forster, English businessman, philanthropist, and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1818)
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1899
Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (b. 1809)
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1906
Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (b. 1849)
Alexander Kielland · List of County Governors of Møre og Romsdal
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1913
Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (b. 1835)
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1927
Florence Earle Coates, American poet (b. 1850)
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1935
Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (b. 1869)
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1944
Rose O'Neill, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (b. 1874)
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1947
Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (b. 1896)
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1950
Louis Wilkins, American pole vaulter (b. 1882)
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1953
Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (b. 1905)
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1959
Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1895)
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1961
Jules Bordet, Belgian microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
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1963
Otto Struve, Ukrainian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1897)
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1970
Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. 1933)
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1971
Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1882)
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1974
Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch architect (b. 1884)
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1974
Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited (b. 1895)
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1977
Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (b. 1889)
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1979
Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect, designed the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library (b. 1893)
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1983
Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, Indian General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. (b. 1908)
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1992
Isaac Asimov, American science fiction writer (b. 1920)
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1994
Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan banker and politician, 3rd President of Rwanda (b. 1937)
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1994
Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician, 5th President of Burundi (b. 1955)
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1995
Ioannis Alevras, Greek banker and politician, President of Greece (b. 1912)
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1996
Greer Garson, English-American actress (b. 1904)
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1998
Norbert Schmitz, German footballer (b. 1958)
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1998
Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
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1999
Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (b. 1908)
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2000
Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician, 1st President of Tunisia (b. 1903)
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2001
Charles Pettigrew, American singer-songwriter (Charles & Eddie) (b. 1963)
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2003
David Bloom, American journalist (b. 1963)
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2003
Anita Borg, American computer scientist and educator; founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (b. 1949)
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2003
Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)
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2003
Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (b. 1927)
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2004
Lou Berberet, American baseball player (b. 1929)
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2004
Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (b. 1929)
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2005
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (b. 1923)
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2006
Maggie Dixon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1977)
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2006
Francis L. Kellogg, American soldier and diplomat (b. 1917)
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2006
Stefanos Stratigos, Greek actor and director (b. 1926)
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2007
Luigi Comencini, Italian director and producer (b. 1916)
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2009
J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1919)
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2009
Shawn Mackay, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1982)
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2010
Wilma Mankiller, American tribal leader (b. 1945)
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2010
Corin Redgrave, English actor (b. 1939)
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2011
Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (b. 1931)
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2012
Roland Guilbault, American admiral (b. 1934)
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2012
Thomas Kinkade, American painter and illustrator (b. 1958)
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2012
Fang Lizhi, Chinese astrophysicist and academic (b. 1936)
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2012
Sheila Scotter, Australian fashion designer and journalist (b. 1920)
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2012
Reed Whittemore, American poet and critic (b. 1919)
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2013
Hilda Bynoe, Grenadian physician and politician, 2nd Governor of Grenada (b. 1921)
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2013
Bill Guttridge, English footballer and manager (b. 1931)
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2013
Bigas Luna, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1946)
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2013
Ottmar Schreiner, German lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
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2014
Mary Anderson, American actress (b. 1918)
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2014
Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (b. 1926)
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2014
Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (b. 1922)
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2014
Mickey Rooney, American soldier, actor, and dancer (b. 1920)
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2014
Chuck Stone, American soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1924)
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2014
Massimo Tamburini, Italian motorcycle designer, co-founded Bimota (b. 1943)
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2015
Giovanni Berlinguer, Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
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2015
James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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2015
Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1918)
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2015
Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
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2016
Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
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2017
Don Rickles, American actor and comedian (b. 1926)