May 15 — On This Day
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Events
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495 BC
A newly constructed temple in honour of the god Mercury was dedicated in ancient Rome on the Circus Maximus, between the Aventine and Palatine hills. To spite the senate and the consuls, the people awarded the dedication to a senior military officer, Marcus Laetorius.
Mercury (mythology) · Ancient Rome · Circus Maximus · Aventine Hill · Palatine
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221
Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty.
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392
Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast. He is found hanging in his residence at Vienne.
Valentinian II · Gaul · Franks · Arbogast (general) · Vienne
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589
King Authari marries Theodelinda, daughter of the Bavarian duke Garibald I. A Catholic, she has great influence among the Lombard nobility.
Authari · Theodelinda · Bavaria · Garibald I of Bavaria · Catholicism
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908
The three-year-old Constantine VII, the son of Emperor Leo VI the Wise, is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire by Patriarch Euthymius I at Constantinople.
Constantine VII · Leo VI the Wise · Byzantine Empire · Euthymius I of Constantinople · Constantinople
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1252
Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad extirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition.
Pope Innocent IV · Papal bull · Ad extirpanda · Heresy in Christianity · Medieval Inquisition
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1525
Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
Insurgency · Anabaptist · Thomas Müntzer · Battle of Frankenhausen · German Peasants' War
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1536
Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest; she is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury.
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1567
Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, her third husband.
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1618
Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made).
Johannes Kepler · Kepler's laws of planetary motion · March 8
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1648
The Treaty of Westphalia is signed.
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1718
James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
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1730
Robert Walpole effectively became the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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1776
American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
American Revolution · Fifth Virginia Convention · Continental Congress · Lee Resolution · United States Declaration of Independence
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1791
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
French Revolution · Maximilien Robespierre · Self-denying Ordinance (French Revolution)
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1792
War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia.
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1793
Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for "about 360 meters", at a height of 5-6 meters, during one of the first attempted manned flights.
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1796
War of the First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph.
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1800
King George III of the United Kingdom survives an assassination attempt by James Hadfield, who is later acquitted by reason of insanity.
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1811
Paraguay declares independence from Spain.
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1817
Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
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1836
Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse.
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1848
Serfdom is abolished in the Habsburg Galicia, as a result of the 1848 revolutions. The rest of monarchy followed later in the year.
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1849
Troops of the Two Sicilies take Palermo and crush the republican government of Sicily.
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1850
The Bloody Island massacre takes place in Lake County, California, in which a large number of Pomo Indians are slaughtered by a regiment of the United States Cavalry.
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1850
The Arana-Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina.
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1851
The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier.
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1858
Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
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1862
President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
President of the United States · Abraham Lincoln · United States Department of Agriculture
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1864
American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia: Students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate Army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley.
Battle of New Market · Virginia · Virginia Military Institute · Confederate States of America · Union (American Civil War)
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1867
Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961.
Canadian Bank of Commerce · Toronto · Imperial Bank of Canada · CIBC
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1869
Women's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
Women's suffrage · Susan B. Anthony · Elizabeth Cady Stanton · National Woman Suffrage Association
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1891
Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
Pope Leo XIII · Labor rights · Rerum novarum · Catholic social teaching
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1904
Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
Russo-Japanese War · Minelayer · Naval mine · Lüshunkou District · Japanese battleship Hatsuse
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1905
Las Vegas is founded when 110 acres (0.45 km2), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off.
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1911
In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States · Supreme Court of the United States · Standard Oil · Monopoly · Sherman Antitrust Act
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1911
More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
Torreón massacre · Mexican Revolution · Emilio Madero · Torreón · Federales
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1919
The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
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1919
Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades.
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1925
Al-Insaniyyah, the first Arabic communist newspaper, is founded.
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1928
Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
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1929
A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
Cleveland Clinic fire of 1929 · Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, Ohio
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1932
In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated.
Coup d'état · Prime Minister of Japan · Inukai Tsuyoshi · May 15 Incident
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1933
All military aviation organizations within, or under the control of, the RLM of Germany were officially merged in a covert manner, to form its Wehrmacht military's air arm, the Luftwaffe.
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1934
Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia.
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1940
USS Sailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus.
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1940
World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
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1940
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
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1941
First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
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1941
Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak.
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1942
World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.
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1943
Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International).
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1945
World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia.
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1948
Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Mandatory Palestine · Kingdom of Egypt · Jordan · Lebanon · Syria
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1957
At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple.
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1958
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 3.
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1960
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
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1963
Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone.
Project Mercury · Mercury-Atlas 9 · Gordon Cooper · Outer space
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1966
After a policy dispute, Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ of South Vietnam's ruling junta launches a military attack on the forces of General Tôn Thất Đính, forcing him to abandon his command.
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1969
People's Park: California Governor Ronald Reagan has an impromptu student park owned by the University of California at Berkeley fenced off from student anti-war protestors, sparking a riot.
People's Park (Berkeley) · Ronald Reagan · University of California at Berkeley
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1970
President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army generals.
Richard Nixon · Anna Mae Hays · Elizabeth P. Hoisington · General (United States)
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1970
Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests.
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1972
Ryukyu Islands, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, hand over to Japanese control.
Ryukyu Islands · United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands · Battle of Okinawa
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1972
In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shoots and paralyzes Alabama Governor George Wallace while he is campaigning to become President.
Laurel, Maryland · Arthur Bremer · Governor of Alabama · George Wallace
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1974
Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
Ma'alot massacre · Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine · Israel
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1987
The Soviet Union launches the Polyus prototype orbital weapons platform. It fails to reach orbit.
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1988
Soviet war in Afghanistan: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
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1991
Édith Cresson becomes France's first female premier.
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1997
The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
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2004
Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title The Invincibles
Arsenal F.C. · Preston North End F.C · The Invincibles (football)
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2008
California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
Same-sex marriage in California · U.S. state · Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts · 2004 · Same-sex marriage
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2010
Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
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2013
An upsurge in violence in Iraq leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.
Famous Births
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1397
Sejong the Great, Korean king (d. 1450)
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1531
Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (d. 1581)
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1553
Margaret of Valois, Queen of France (d. 1615)
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1565
Hendrick de Keyser, Dutch sculptor and architect born in Utrecht (d. 1621)
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1567
Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1643)
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1608
René Goupil, French-American missionary and saint (d. 1642)
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1633
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French noble (d. 1707)
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1645
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, British judge (d. 1689)
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1689
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author and playwright (d. 1762)
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1720
Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer (d. 1792)
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1749
Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General (d. 1820)
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1759
Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1824)
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1764
Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, German organist and composer (d. 1827)
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1770
Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1843)
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1773
Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (d. 1859)
Klemens von Metternich · List of Ministers-President of Austria
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1786
Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician (d. 1864)
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1808
Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor (d. 1870)
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1817
Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author (d. 1905)
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1841
Clarence Dutton, American commander and geologist (d. 1912)
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1848
Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1926)
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1854
Ioannis Psycharis, Ukrainian-French philologist and author (d. 1929)
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1856
L. Frank Baum, American novelist (d. 1919)
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1856
Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 1917)
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1857
Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (d. 1911)
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1859
Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)
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1862
Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (d. 1931)
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1863
Frank Hornby, English businessman and politician, invented Meccano (d. 1936)
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1869
Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter (d. 1945)
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1869
John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1921)
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1890
Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (d. 1980)
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1891
Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright (d. 1940)
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1891
Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (d. 1971)
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1892
Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral (d. 1977)
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1892
Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (d. 1969)
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1894
Feg Murray, American hurdler and cartoonist (d. 1973)
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1895
Prescott Bush, American captain, banker, and politician (d. 1972)
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1895
William D. Byron, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1941)
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1898
Arletty, French model, actress, and singer (d. 1992)
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1899
Jean Étienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970)
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1900
Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (d. 1986) [1]
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1901
Xavier Herbert, Australian author (d. 1984)
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1901
Luis Monti, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
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1902
Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1976)
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1903
Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998)
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1904
Clifton Fadiman, American game show host and author (d. 1999)
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1905
Joseph Cotten, American actor (d. 1994)
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1905
Albert Dubout, French cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor (d. 1976)
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1905
Abraham Zapruder, American businessman and amateur photographer, filmed the Zapruder film (d. 1970)
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1907
Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (d. 1931)
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1909
James Mason, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
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1909
Clara Solovera, Chilean singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
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1910
Constance Cummings, British-based American actress (d. 2005)
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1911
Max Frisch, Swiss playwright and novelist (d. 1991)
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1911
Herta Oberheuser, German physician (d. 1978)
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1912
Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003)
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1914
Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972)
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1914
Angus MacLean, Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (d. 2000)
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1914
Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor (d. 1979)
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1915
Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (d. 2006)
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1915
Paul Samuelson, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
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1915
Henrik Sandberg, Danish production manager and producer (d. 1993)
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1916
Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress (d. 2014)
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1918
Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)
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1918
Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (d. 2015)
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1918
Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
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1920
Michel Audiard, French director and screenwriter (d. 1985)
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1920
Louis Siminovitch, Canadian biologist and academic
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1922
Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (d. 2013)
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1922
Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author
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1923
Richard Avedon, American sailor and photographer (d. 2004)
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1923
John Lanchbery, English-Australian composer and conductor (d. 2003)
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1924
Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1971)
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1925
Andrei Eshpai, Russian pianist and composer (d. 2015)
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1925
Mary F. Lyon, English geneticist and biologist (d. 2014)
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1925
Carl Sanders, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th Governor of Georgia (d. 2014)
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1925
Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (d. 2008)
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1926
Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2006)
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1926
Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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1926
Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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1930
Jasper Johns, American painter and sculptor
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1931
Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2013)
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1935
Don Bragg, American pole vaulter
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1935
Ted Dexter, Italian-English cricketer
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1935
Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
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1936
Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American actress and singer
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1936
Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (d. 1977)
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1936
Ralph Steadman, English painter and illustrator
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1936
Paul Zindel, American playwright and novelist (d. 2003)
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1937
Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State
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1937
Karin Krog, Norwegian singer
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1937
Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor
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1938
Mireille Darc, French actress, director, and screenwriter
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1938
Nancy Garden, American author (d. 2014)
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1939
Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper and educator
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1940
Roger Ailes, American businessman (d. 2017)
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1940
Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
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1940
Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach
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1941
Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded the Rip Off Press (d. 2006)
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1942
Lois Johnson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
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1942
Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian businessman and politician, 10th Vice President of Indonesia
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1942
Doug Lowe, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Tasmania
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1942
K. T. Oslin, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1943
Paul Bégin, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1943
Freddie Perren, American songwriter, producer, and conductor (d. 2004)
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1944
Bill Alter, American police officer and politician
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1944
Ulrich Beck, German sociologist and academic (d. 2015)
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1945
Michael Dexter, English hematologist and academic
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1945
Jerry Quarry, American boxer (d. 1999)
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1946
Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý, Vietnamese priest and activist
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1947
Graeham Goble, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
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1948
Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese baseball player
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1948
Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
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1948
Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas
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1949
Frank L. Culbertson Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut
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1949
Robert S.J. Sparks, English geologist and academic
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1950
Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004)
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1950
Jim Simons, American golfer (d. 2005)
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1951
Dennis Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
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1951
Chris Ham, English political scientist and academic
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1951
Frank Wilczek, American mathematician and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1952
Chazz Palminteri, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1953
George Brett, American baseball player and coach
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1953
Athene Donald, English physicist and academic
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1953
Mike Oldfield, English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1954
Diana Liverman, English-American geographer and academic
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1954
Caroline Thomson, English journalist and broadcaster
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1955
Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician (d. 2013)
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1955
Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician
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1956
Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Labour
Andreas Loverdos · Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity (Greece)
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1956
Dan Patrick, American television anchor and sportscaster
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1956
Kevin Greenaugh, American nuclear engineer
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1957
Meg Gardiner, American-English author and academic
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1957
Juan José Ibarretxe, Spanish politician
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1957
Kevin Von Erich, American football player and wrestler
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1958
Jason Graae, American musical theater actor
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1958
Ron Simmons, American football player and wrestler
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1959
Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer and politician
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1959
Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver
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1959
Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter
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1960
Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
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1960
Rob Bowman, American director and producer
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1960
R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician
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1960
Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
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1962
Lisa Curry, Australian swimmer
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1964
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark
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1965
André Abujamra, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1965
Scott Tronc, Australian rugby league player
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1967
Simen Agdestein, Norwegian chess grandmaster and football player
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1967
Laura Hillenbrand, American journalist and author
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1967
John Smoltz, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1968
Cecilia Malmström, Swedish academic and politician, 15th European Commissioner for Trade
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1968
Sophie Raworth, English journalist and broadcaster
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1969
Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American baseball player (d. 2011)
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1969
Emmitt Smith, American football player and sportscaster
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1970
Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager
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1970
Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager
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1970
Desmond Howard, American football player and sportscaster
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1970
Alison Jackson, English photographer, director, and screenwriter
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1970
Rod Smith, American football player
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1970
Ben Wallace, English captain and politician
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1971
Karin Lušnic, Slovenian tennis player
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1972
Danny Alexander, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
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1972
David Charvet, French actor and singer
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1974
Vasilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician
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1974
Matthew Sadler, English chess player and author
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1974
Marko Tredup, German footballer and manager
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1974
Ahmet Zappa, American musician and writer
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1975
Ray Lewis, American football player and sportscaster
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1975
Ales Michalevic, Belarusian lawyer and politician
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1976
Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
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1976
Mark Kennedy, Irish footballer
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1976
Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
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1976
Ryan Leaf, American football player and coach
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1976
Tyler Walker, American baseball player
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1978
Amy Chow, American gymnast and pediatrician
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1978
Dwayne De Rosario, Canadian soccer player
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1978
Edu Gaspar, Brazilian footballer
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1978
David Krumholtz, American actor
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1979
Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer
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1979
Daniel Caines, English sprinter
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1979
Chris Masoe, New Zealand rugby player
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1979
Ryan Max Riley, American skier
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1979
Robert Royal, American football player
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1980
Josh Beckett, American baseball player
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1981
Patrice Evra, French footballer
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1981
Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player
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1981
Zara Phillips, English horse rider
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1981
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer
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1982
Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican sprinter
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1982
Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
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1982
Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player
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1982
Layal Abboud, Lebanese singer
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1984
Jeff Deslauriers, Canadian ice hockey player
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1984
Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian race car driver
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1984
Samantha Noble, Australian actress
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1984
Beau Scott, Australian rugby league player
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1985
Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
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1985
Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver
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1985
Laura Harvey, English football coach
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1985
Denis Onyango, Ugandan goalkeeper
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1985
Justine Robbeson, South African javelin thrower
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1986
Thomas Brown, American football player
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1986
Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
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1986
Adam Moffat, Scottish footballer
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1987
David Adams, American baseball player
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1987
Michael Brantley, American baseball player
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1987
Brian Dozier, American baseball player
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1987
Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player
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1987
Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
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1987
Leonardo Mayer, Argentinian tennis player
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1987
Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
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1988
Indrek Kajupank, Estonian basketball player
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1989
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, French footballer
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1990
Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player.
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1990
Lee Jong-hyun, Korean guitarist.
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1993
Jeremy Hawkins, New Zealand rugby league player
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1997
Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer
Famous Deaths
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392
Valentinian II, Roman emperor (b. 371)
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558
Hilary of Galeata, Christian monk
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884
Pope Marinus I
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913
Hatto I, German archbishop (b. 850)
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925
Nicholas I Mystikos, Byzantine patriarch (b. 852)
Nicholas I Mystikos · Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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926
Zhuang Zong, emperor of Later Tang (b. 885)
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1036
Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)
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1157
Yuri Dolgorukiy, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1099)
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1175
Mleh, Prince of Armenia
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1174
Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo, Seljuk governor of Syria (b. 1118)
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1268
Peter II, Count of Savoy (b. 1203)
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1461
Domenico Veneziano, Italian painter (b. c. 1410)
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1464
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (b. 1436)
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1470
Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)
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1585
Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai (b. 1535)
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1609
Giovanni Croce, Italian composer and educator (b. 1557)
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1615
Henry Bromley, English politician (b. 1560)
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1634
Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)
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1698
Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
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1699
Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
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1700
John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
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1740
Ephraim Chambers, English publisher (b. 1680)
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1773
Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
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1845
Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
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1879
Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
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1886
Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)
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1919
Hasan Tahsin, Turkish journalist (b. 1888)
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1924
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant · Nobel Peace Prize
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1926
Joseph James Fletcher, Australian biologist (b. 1850)
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1928
Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (b. 1845)
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1935
Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian-Russian painter and theoretician (b. 1878)
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1937
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1864)
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden · Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1945
Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886)
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1948
Edward J. Flanagan, Irish-American priest, founded Boys Town (b. 1886)
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1954
William March, American soldier and author (b. 1893)
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1956
Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (b. 1886)
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1957
Keith Andrews, American racing driver (b. 1920)
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1957
Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1892)
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1963
John Aglionby, English-born Bishop of Accra and soldier (b. 1884)
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1964
Vladko Maček, Croatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
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1965
Pio Pion, Italian businessman (b. 1887)
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1967
Edward Hopper, American painter (b. 1882)
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1967
Italo Mus, Italian painter (b. 1892)
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1969
Joe Malone, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1890)
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1971
Tyrone Guthrie, English director, producer, and playwright (b. 1900)
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1978
Robert Menzies, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)
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1980
Gordon Prange, American historian and author (b. 1910)
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1982
Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (b. 1946)
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1984
Francis Schaeffer, American pastor, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1912)
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1985
Jackie Curtis, American actress and writer (b. 1947)
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1986
Elio de Angelis, Italian race car driver (b. 1958)
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1986
Theodore H. White, American historian, journalist, and author (b. 1915)
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1989
Johnny Green, American composer and conductor (b. 1908)
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1989
Luc Lacourcière, Canadian ethnographer and author (b. 1910)
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1991
Andreas Floer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1956)
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1991
Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Malian ethnologist and author (b. 1901)
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1991
Fritz Riess, German race car driver (b. 1922)
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1993
Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese poet and diplomat (b. 1933)
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1994
Gilbert Roland, American actor (b. 1905)
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1995
Eric Porter, English actor (b. 1928)
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1996
Charles B. Fulton, American lawyer and judge (b. 1910)
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1998
Earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944)
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1998
Naim Talu, Turkish economist, banker, politician, 15th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1919)
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2003
June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1929)
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2006
Nizar Abdul Zahra, Iraqi footballer (b. 1961)
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2007
Jerry Falwell, American pastor, founded Liberty University (b. 1933)
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2008
Tommy Burns, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1956)
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2008
Alexander Courage, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
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2009
Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
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2009
Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (b. 1964)
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2010
Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (b. 1987)
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2010
Loris Kessel, Swiss race car driver (b. 1950)
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2012
Carlos Fuentes, Mexican novelist and essayist (b. 1928)
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2012
Arno Lustiger, German historian and author (b. 1924)
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2012
Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian soldier and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1918)
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2013
Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1946)
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2014
Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1940)
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2014
Noribumi Suzuki, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
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2015
Elisabeth Bing, German-American physical therapist and author (b. 1914)
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2015
Jackie Brookner, American sculptor and educator (b. 1945)
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2015
Garo Yepremian, Cypriot-American football player (b. 1944)