April 8 — On This Day
370 entries
Events
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217
Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated. He is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
Roman Emperor · Caracalla · Praetorian Guard · Prefect · Marcus Opellius Macrinus
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632
King Charibert II is assassinated at Blaye (Gironde), along with his infant son Chilperic.
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876
The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.
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1093
The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin.
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1139
Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated.
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1149
Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.
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1232
Mongol-Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.
Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty · Mongol Empire · Mongol siege of Kaifeng · Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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1271
In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers.
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1665
English colonial patents are granted for the establishment of the Monmouth Tract, for what would eventually become Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey.
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1730
Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.
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1740
War of Jenkins' Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate Princesa, taken into service as HMS Princess.
War of Jenkins' Ear · Action of 8 April 1740 · Third-rate · HMS Princess (1740)
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1808
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore is promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville
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1820
The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.
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1832
Black Hawk War: Around three-hundred United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.
Black Hawk War · St. Louis, Missouri · Sauk people · Native Americans in the United States
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1864
American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield: Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana.
American Civil War · Battle of Mansfield · Union (American Civil War) · Confederate States of America · Mansfield, Louisiana
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1866
Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
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1886
William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
William Ewart Gladstone · Irish Government Bill 1886 · House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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1895
In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. · Supreme Court of the United States · Income tax · Constitutionality
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1904
The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
French Third Republic · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Entente cordiale
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1904
British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law.
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1904
Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
Longacre Square · Midtown Manhattan · Times Square · The New York Times
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1906
Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
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1908
Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
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1911
Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
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1913
The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
17th Amendment to the United States Constitution · Election · United States Senate
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1916
In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
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1918
World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.
World War I · Douglas Fairbanks · Charlie Chaplin · War bond
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1924
Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
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1929
Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
Indian independence movement · Bhagat Singh · Batukeshwar Dutt
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1935
The Works Progress Administration is formed when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 becomes law.
Works Progress Administration · Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
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1942
World War II: Siege of Leningrad: Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad.
World War II · Siege of Leningrad · Soviet Union · Saint Petersburg
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1942
World War II: The Japanese take Bataan in the Philippines.
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1943
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases by common carriers and public utilities.
Franklin D. Roosevelt · Inflation · Common carrier · Public utilities
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1945
World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 Nazi concentration camp internees in Prussian Hanover, the survivors are massacred by Nazis.
Nazi concentration camp · Prussian Hanover · Celler Hasenjagd
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1946
Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
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1950
India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat-Nehru Pact.
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1952
U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike.
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1953
Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by British Kenya's rulers.
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1954
A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
T-6 Texan · Trans-Canada Air Lines · Canadair North Star · Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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1954
South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
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1959
A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
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1959
The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
Organization of American States · Inter-American Development Bank
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1960
The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
Netherlands · West Germany · Dutch annexation of German territory after World War II · German mark · Wiedergutmachung
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1961
A large explosion on board the MV Dara in the Persian Gulf kills 238.
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1964
The Gemini 1 test flight is conducted.
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1968
BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after take off. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.
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1970
Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
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1974
At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Hank Aaron · Home run · Babe Ruth
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1975
Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager.
Frank Robinson · Cleveland Indians · Baseball · African American
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1987
Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.
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1992
Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS, acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries.
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1993
The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations.
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1999
Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.
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2004
War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.
War in Darfur · April 8 Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement · Sudan
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2006
Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
Shedden massacre · Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario · Bandidos Motorcycle Club
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2008
The construction of the world's first building to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.
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2013
The Islamic State of Iraq enters the Syrian Civil War and begins by declaring a merger with the Al-Nusra Front under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham
Islamic State of Iraq · Syrian Civil War · Al-Nusra Front · Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Famous Births
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1320
Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)
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1408
Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (d. 1431)
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1435
John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (d. 1461)
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1533
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (d. 1604)
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1536
Barbara of Hesse (d. 1597)
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1541
Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (d. 1593)
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1580
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (d. 1630)
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1596
Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (d. 1631)
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1605
Philip IV of Spain (d. 1665)
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1605
Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (d. 1607)
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1641
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1704)
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney · Secretary of State for the Northern Department
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1692
Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1770)
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1726
Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (d. 1798)
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1732
David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1796)
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1761
William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (d. 1850)
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1770
John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician (d. 1830)
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1798
Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (d. 1857)
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1818
Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1906)
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1818
August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (d. 1892)
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1826
Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (d. 1890)
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1827
Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (d. 1898)
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1842
Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (d. 1933)
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1859
Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1938)
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1864
Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player (d. 1920)
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1867
Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (d. 1908)
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1869
Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (d. 1939)
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1871
Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (d. 1925)
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1874
Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (d. 1929)
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1874
Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (d. 1960)
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1875
Albert I of Belgium (d. 1934)
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1883
R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (d. 1972)
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1883
Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (d. 1936)
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1885
Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (d. 1951)
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1886
Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (d. 1967)
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1888
Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (d. 1964)
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1889
Adrian Boult, English conductor (d. 1983)
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1892
Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (d. 1970)
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1892
Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded United Artists (d. 1979)
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1896
Yip Harburg, American composer (d. 1981)
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1902
Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1924)
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1902
Maria Maksakova, Sr., Russian soprano (d. 1974)
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1904
John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
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1904
Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (d. 1970)
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1905
Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (d. 1978)
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1905
Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (d. 1992)
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1905
Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (d. 1971)
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1906
Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (d. 1974)
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1908
Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
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1909
John Fante, American author and screenwriter (d. 1983)
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1910
George Musso, American football player and police officer (d. 2000)
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1911
Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
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1911
Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (d. 1995)
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1912
Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010)
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1912
Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969)
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1914
María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (d. 2002)
María Félix · Yaqui · Basques
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1915
Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (d. 2007)
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1917
Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2007)
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1917
Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (d. 2004)
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1917
Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017)
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1917
Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (d. 1988)
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1918
Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (d. 2011)
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1918
Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (d. 1992)
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1919
Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (d. 2007)
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1920
Carmen McRae, African-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (d. 1994)
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1921
Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2003)
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1921
Jan Novák, Czech composer (d. 1984)
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1921
Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (d. 2013)
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1923
George Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003)
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1923
Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (d. 1997)
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1924
Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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1924
Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (d. 2006)
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1924
Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (d. 1992)
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1924
Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (d. 1997)
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1926
Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
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1926
Shecky Greene, American actor
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1926
Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic
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1927
Tilly Armstrong, English author (d. 2010)
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1927
Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2013)
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1928
Fred Ebb, American lyricist (d. 2004)
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1929
Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1978)
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1929
Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (d. 1996)
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1930
Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (d. 2010)
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1931
John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico
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1932
Iskandar of Johor (d. 2010)
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1933
James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (d. 2014)
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1934
Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (d. 2007)
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1935
Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
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1935
Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician
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1937
Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author
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1937
Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (d. 2010)
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1938
Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
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1938
John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia
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1938
Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
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1939
John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic
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1939
Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
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1940
John Havlicek, American basketball player
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1941
J. J. Jackson, American soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger
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1941
Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer
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1942
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (d. 2006)
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford · Minister for Sport and the Olympics
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1942
Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1942
Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist
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1943
Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 1987)
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1943
Miller Farr, American football player
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1943
James Herbert, English author and illustrator (d. 2013)
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1943
Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator
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1944
Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor
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1944
Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator
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1944
Deke Richards, American songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
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1945
Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman
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1945
Jang Yong, South Korean actor
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1946
Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (d. 1999)
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1946
Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer
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1947
Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician
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1947
Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1947
Robert Kiyosaki, American businessman, co-founded Cashflow Technologies
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1947
Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade
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1947
Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (d. 2008)
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1948
Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician
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1949
K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (d. 2007)
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1949
John Madden, English director and producer
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1949
Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1949
John Scott, English sociologist and academic
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1950
Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach
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1951
Gerd Andres, German politician
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1951
Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland
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1951
Mel Schacher, American bass player
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1951
Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)
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1952
Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician (d. 2004)
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1954
Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
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1954
Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (d. 2012)
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1954
G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (d. 2007)
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1955
Ricky Bell, American football player (d. 1984)
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1955
Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer
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1955
Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician
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1955
Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet.
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1955
David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician
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1956
Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic
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1956
Christine Boisson, French actress
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1956
Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1956
Jim Piddock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1957
Fred Smerlas, American football player and radio host
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1958
Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer
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1958
Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach
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1959
Alain Bondue, French cyclist
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1960
John Schneider, American actor and country singer
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1961
Richard Hatch, American reality contestant, winner of Survivor: Borneo
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1961
Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager
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1962
Paddy Lowe, English engineer
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1962
Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter
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1963
Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist
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1963
Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter
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1963
Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
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1963
Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1963
Alec Stewart, English cricketer
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1963
Seth Tobias, American businessman (d. 2007)
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1964
Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1964
John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager
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1965
Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety
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1965
Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach
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1966
Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (d. 2014)
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1966
Mark Blundell, English race car driver
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1966
Andy Currier, English rugby league player
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1966
Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (d. 2014)
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1966
Dalton Grant, English high jumper
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1966
Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
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1966
Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver
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1966
Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
Evripidis Stylianidis · Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
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1966
Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer
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1967
Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer
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1968
Patricia Arquette, French-Canadian Russian/Polish Jewish-American actress and director
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1968
Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler
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1970
Care Santos, Catalan writer
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1968
Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1971
Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer
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1972
Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2010)
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1972
Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (d. 2009)
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1973
Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer
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1973
Emma Caulfield, American actress
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1974
Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player
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1974
Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator
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1975
Anouk, Dutch singer
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1975
Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer
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1975
Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
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1975
Funda Arar, Turkish singer
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1977
Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (d. 2008)
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1977
Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer
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1978
Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor
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1978
Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress
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1978
Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer
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1978
Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress
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1978
Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach
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1978
Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner
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1979
Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1979
Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter
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1980
Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer
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1980
Katee Sackhoff, American actress
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1980
Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model
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1981
Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
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1981
Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter
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1982
Brett White, Australian rugby league player
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1983
Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner
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1984
Michelle Donelan, British politician
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1984
Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1984
Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor
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1984
Taran Noah Smith, American actor
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1985
Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player
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1985
Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
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1986
Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer
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1986
Félix Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player
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1987
Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer
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1987
Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player
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1987
Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player
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1987
Alexander Jarvey, American Painter
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1988
Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player
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1988
Kim Myung-sung, South Korean baseball player
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1989
Matthew Healy, English singer-songwriter
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1990
Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer
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1993
Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player
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1993
Zac Santo, Australian rugby league player
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1994
Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player
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1995
Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player
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1997
Arno Verschueren, Belgian professional football player
Famous Deaths
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217
Caracalla, Roman emperor (b. 188)
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622
Shōtoku, Japanese prince (b. 572)
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632
Charibert II, Frankish king (b. 607)
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894
Adalelm, Frankish nobleman
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944
Wang Yanxi, Chinese emperor
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956
Gilbert, Frankish nobleman
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967
Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid emir (b. 915)
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1143
John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1087)
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1150
Gertrude of Babenberg , duchess of Bohemia (b. 1118)
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1321
Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (b. c. 1255)
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1338
Stephen Gravesend, bishop of London
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1364
John II, French king (b. 1319)
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1450
Sejong the Great, Korean king (b. 1397)
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1461
Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)
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1492
Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1449)
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1551
Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)
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1586
Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (b. 1522)
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1587
John Foxe, English author (b. 1516)
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1608
Magdalen Dacre, English noble (b. 1538)
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1612
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (b. 1575)
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1691
Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (b. 1611)
Carlo Rainaldi · Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto
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1697
Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)
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1704
Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)
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1704
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1709
Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (b. 1641)
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1725
John Wise, American minister (b. 1652)
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1735
Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)
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1848
Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)
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1861
Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)
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1870
Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)
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1894
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1838)
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1906
Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (b. 1850)
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1919
Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1848)
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1920
Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (b. 1884)
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1931
Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
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1936
Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
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1936
Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (b. 1873)
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1941
Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (b. 1862)
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1942
Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (b. 1880)
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1947
Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)
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1950
Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)
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1959
Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)
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1961
Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (b. 1885)
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1962
Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1892)
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1965
Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
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1969
Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (b. 1900)
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1973
Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881)
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1974
James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)
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1979
Breece D'J Pancake American short story writer (b. 1952)
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1981
Omar Bradley, American general (b. 1893)
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1983
Isamu Kosugi, Japanese actor and director (b. 1904)
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1984
Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1894)
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1985
John Frederick Coots, American pianist and composer (b. 1897)
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1990
Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (b. 1971)
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1992
Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
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1993
Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (b. 1897)
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1994
François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (b. 1899)
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1996
Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (b. 1918)
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1996
León Klimovsky, Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
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1996
Mick Young, Australian politician (b. 1936)
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1997
Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1947)
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2000
František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer (b. 1927)
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2000
Claire Trevor, American actress (b. 1910)
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2002
María Félix, Mexican actress (b. 1914)
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2002
Harvey Quaytman, American painter (b. 1937)
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2004
Werner Schumacher, German actor (b. 1921)
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2005
Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (b. 1922)
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2006
Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (b. 1923)
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2007
Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (b. 1928)
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2008
Kazuo Shiraga, Japanese painter (b. 1924)
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2009
Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (b. 1922)
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2009
Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (b. 1976)
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2010
Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
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2010
Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (b. 1926)
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2011
Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (b. 1910)
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2012
Blair Kiel, American football player and coach (b. 1961)
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2012
Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (b. 1928)
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2012
Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (b. 1921)
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2013
Mikhail Beketov, Russian journalist (b. 1958)
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2013
Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (b. 1942)
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2013
Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (b. 1928)
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2013
José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (b. 1917)
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2013
Margaret Thatcher, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1925)
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2014
Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1927)
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2014
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (b. 1924)
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2014
Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (b. 1930)
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2015
Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (b. 1934)
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2015
Rayson Huang, Hong Kong chemist and academic (b. 1920)
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2015
Sergei Lashchenko, Ukrainian kick-boxer (b. 1987)
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2015
David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (b. 1933)
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2015
Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (b. 1936)