May 18 — On This Day
333 entries
Events
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332
Constantine the Great announced free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
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872
Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47. His first coronation was 28 years earlier, in 844, during the reign of his father Lothair I.
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1096
First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany.
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1152
The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. He would become king 2 years later, after the death of his cousin once removed King Stephen of England.
Henry II of England · Eleanor of Aquitaine · King Stephen of England
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1268
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch.
Principality of Antioch · Crusader states · Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) · Sultan · Baibars
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1291
Fall of Acre, the end of Crusader presence in the Holy Land.
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1302
Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia.
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1388
During the Battle of Buyur Lake, General Lan Yu leads a Chinese army forward to crush the Mongol hordes of Tögüs Temür, the Khan of Northern Yuan.
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1499
Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.
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1565
The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
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1593
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
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1631
In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
Dorchester, Massachusetts · John Winthrop · Governor of Massachusetts
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1652
Rhode Island passes the first law in English-speaking North America making slavery illegal.
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1756
The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
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1783
First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John, New Brunswick), Canada, after leaving the United States.
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1794
Battle of Tourcoing during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
Battle of Tourcoing · Flanders Campaign · War of the First Coalition
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1803
Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.
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1804
Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.
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1811
Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay led by José Artigas.
Battle of Las Piedras (1811) · Río de la Plata · Uruguay · José Artigas
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1812
John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
John Bellingham · Assassination of Spencer Perceval · British Prime Minister · Spencer Perceval
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1843
The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
Disruption of 1843 · Edinburgh · Free Church of Scotland (1843-1900) · Church of Scotland
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1848
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany.
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1860
Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
Abraham Lincoln · Republican Party (United States) · William H. Seward · United States Secretary of State
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1863
American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.
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1896
The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
United States Supreme Court · Plessy v. Ferguson · Separate but equal
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1896
Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
Khodynka Tragedy · Mass panic · Khodynka Field · Coronation · Nicholas II of Russia
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1900
The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
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1912
The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
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1917
World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
World War I · Selective Service Act of 1917 · President of the United States · Conscription
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1926
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
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1927
The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.
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1927
After being founded for 20 years, the Government of the Republic of China approves Tongji University to be among the first national universities of the Republic of China.
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1933
New Deal: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.
New Deal · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Tennessee Valley Authority
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1944
World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
World War II · Battle of Monte Cassino · Fallschirmjäger (World War II) · Monte Cassino
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1944
Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union government.
Deportation of the Crimean Tatars · Crimean Tatars · Soviet Union
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1948
The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
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1953
Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier.
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1955
Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends.
Operation Passage to Freedom · Vietnamese people · French Union · North Vietnam · South Vietnam
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1969
Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
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1974
Nuclear test: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
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1980
Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
Mount St. Helens · 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens · Washington (state)
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1980
Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
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1990
In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
TGV · Land speed record for rail vehicles · TGV world speed record
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1991
Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland but is not recognized by the international community.
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1993
Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators.
Nørrebro · Copenhagen · Danish Maastricht Treaty referendum, 1993 · World War II
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1994
Israeli troops finish retreating from the Gaza Strip after occupying it, giving the area to the Palestine to govern.
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2005
A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
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2006
The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
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2009
The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam · Government of Sri Lanka · Sri Lankan Civil War
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2015
At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
Famous Births
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1048
Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet (d. 1131)
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1186
Konstantin of Rostov (d. 1218)
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1450
Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat (d. 1513)
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1537
Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1585)
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1610
Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher (d. 1664)
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1631
Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest (d. 1701)
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1662
George Smalridge, English bishop (d. 1719)
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1692
Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist (d. 1752)
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1711
Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1787)
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1777
John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (d. 1852)
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1778
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (d. 1854)
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Austria
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1785
John Wilson, Scottish author and critic (d. 1854)
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1797
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)
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1822
Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (d. 1896)
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1835
Charles N. Sims, American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University (d. 1908)
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1850
Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1925)
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1851
James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (d. 1908)
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1852
Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (d. 1934)
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1854
Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (d. 1924)
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1855
Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (d. 1931)
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1862
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1948)
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1867
Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist (d. 1941)
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1868
Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918)
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1871
Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (d. 1922)
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1872
Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
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1873
Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress (d. 1937)
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1876
Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931)
Hermann Müller (politician) · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)
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1878
Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower (d. 1977)
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1882
Babe Adams, American baseball player, manager, and journalist (d. 1968)
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1883
Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (d. 1974)
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1883
Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (d. 1969)
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1886
Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946)
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1889
Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer (d. 1944)
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1891
Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (d. 1970)
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1892
Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (d. 1957)
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1895
Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (d. 1934)
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1896
Eric Backman, Swedish runner (d. 1965)
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1897
Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
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1898
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (d. 1973)
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1901
Henri Sauguet, French composer (d. 1989)
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1901
Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)
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1902
Meredith Willson, American playwright and composer (d. 1984)
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1904
Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (d. 1971)
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1904
Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (d. 1986)
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1905
Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1943)
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1907
Irene Hunt, American author and educator (d. 2001)
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1909
Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player and academic (d. 1995)
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1910
Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (d. 1999)
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1912
Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
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1912
Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001)
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1912
Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003)
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1913
Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (d. 2000)
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1914
Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (d. 1982)
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1914
Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (d. 1993)
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1917
Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)
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1919
Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (d. 1991)
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1920
Pope John Paul II, (d. 2005)
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1921
Michael A. Epstein, English pathologist and academic
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1922
Bill Macy, American actor
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1922
Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (d. 1983)
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1923
Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013)
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1923
Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2004)
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1924
Priscilla Pointer, American actress
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1924
Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster
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1925
Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (d. 1998)
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1927
Richard Body, English politician
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1927
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
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1928
Pernell Roberts, American actor (d. 2010)
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1929
Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (d. 2000)
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1929
Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 2012)
Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1930
Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
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1930
Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (d. 2007)
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1931
Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
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1931
Robert Morse, American actor
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1931
Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (d. 1995)
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1931
Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician
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1933
Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France
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1933
H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India
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1933
Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (d. 1985)
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1934
Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director
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1936
Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1936
Türker İnanoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter
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1936
Michael Sandle, English sculptor and academic
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1937
Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1937
Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg
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1938
Janet Fish, American painter and academic
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1939
Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician
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1939
Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (d. 1992)
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1939
Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence
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1940
Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
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1941
Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter
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1941
Malcolm Longair, Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic
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1941
Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress and singer
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1942
Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager
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1944
Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1944
W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)
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1946
Bruce Alexander, English actor
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1946
Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China
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1946
Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1946
Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (d. 2013)
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1947
John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland
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1947
Gail Strickland, American actress
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1948
Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer
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1948
Yi Mun-yol, South Korean author and academic
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1948
Richard Swedberg, Swedish sociologist and academic
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1948
Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico
Tom Udall · New Mexico Attorney General · United States Senator
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1950
Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach (d. 1997)
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1950
Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter
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1951
Jim Sundberg, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1951
Angela Voigt, German long jumper (d. 2013)
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1952
Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter
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1952
David Leakey, English general and politician
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1952
George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer
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1952
Jeana Yeager, American pilot
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1953
Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
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1954
Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter
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1956
Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter
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1956
John Godber, English playwright and screenwriter
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1957
Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer
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1957
Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic
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1958
Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach
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1958
Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1959
Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (d. 2011)
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1959
Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1960
Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1960
Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager
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1960
Yannick Noah, French tennis player
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1961
Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1963
Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1963
Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach
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1964
Ignasi Guardans, Spanish academic and politician
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1966
Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach
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1966
Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1967
Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author
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1967
Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver
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1967
Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films
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1967
Mimi Macpherson, Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity
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1968
Philippe Benetton, French rugby player
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1968
Ralf Kelleners, German race car driver
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1969
Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1970
Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
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1970
Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1971
Brad Friedel, American soccer player and sportscaster
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1971
Mark Menzies, Scottish politician
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1971
Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver
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1972
Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1973
Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach
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1973
Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (d. 2011)
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1974
Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1975
Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer
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1975
John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
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1975
Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1976
Ron Mercer, American basketball player
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1976
Marko Tomasović, Croatian pianist and composer
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1976
Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
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1977
Lee Hendrie, English footballer
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1977
Danny Mills, English footballer and sportscaster
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1977
Li Tie, Chinese footballer and manager
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1978
Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
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1978
Marcus Giles, American baseball player
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1978
Charles Kamathi, Kenyan runner
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1979
Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft
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1979
Anna Chatziathanassiou, Greek figure skater
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1979
Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer
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1979
Milivoje Novaković, Slovenian footballer
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1979
Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer
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1980
Reggie Evans, American basketball player
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1980
Michaël Llodra, French tennis player
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1980
Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer
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1981
Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer
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1981
Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league player
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1982
Jason Brown, English footballer
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1982
Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player
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1983
Gary O'Neil, English footballer
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1983
Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player
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1983
Vince Young, American football player
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1984
Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter
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1984
Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver
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1984
Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player
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1984
Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
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1984
Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist
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1985
Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter
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1985
Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer
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1986
Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver
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1986
Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player
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1990
Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer
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1990
Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer
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1990
Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player
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1993
Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
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1993
Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
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1998
Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
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1999
Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter
Famous Deaths
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526
Pope John I (b. 470)
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893
Stephen I of Constantinople (b. 867)
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932
Ma Shaohong, general of Later Tang
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947
Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty
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1065
Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine (b. c. 1003)
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1160
Eric Jedvardsson (King Eric IX) of Sweden (since 1156); (b. circa 1120)
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1297
Nicholas Longespee, Bishop of Salisbury
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1401
Vladislaus II of Opole (b. 1332)
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1410
Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (b. 1352)
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1550
Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (b. 1498)
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1551
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (b. 1486)
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1675
Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, historian, and theologian (b. 1623)
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1675
Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (b. 1637)
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1692
Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (b. 1617)
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1733
Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (b. 1761)
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1780
Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
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1781
Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian-Indian rebel leader (b. 1742)
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1792
Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (b. 1730)
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1795
Robert Rogers, English colonel (b. 1731)
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1799
Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and publisher (b. 1732)
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1800
Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729)
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1807
John Douglas, Scottish bishop and scholar (b. 1721)
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1808
Elijah Craig, American minister, inventor, and educator, invented Bourbon whiskey (b. 1738)
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1844
Richard McCarty, American lawyer and politician (b. 1780)
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1853
Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (b. 1806)
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1867
Clarkson Stanfield, English painter (b. 1793)
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1889
Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (b. 1823)
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1900
Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813)
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1908
Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1823)
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1909
Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860)
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1909
George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
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1910
Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (b. 1841)
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1910
Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (b. 1821)
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1911
Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1860)
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1922
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1941
Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (b. 1863)
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1943
Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (b. 1883)
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1947
Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)
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1955
Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (b. 1875)
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1956
Maurice Tate, English cricketer (b. 1895)
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1958
Jacob Fichman, Israeli poet and critic (b. 1881)
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1963
Ernie Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1939)
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1968
Frank Walsh, Australian politician, 34th Premier of South Australia (b. 1897)
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1971
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1908)
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1973
Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (b. 1880)
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1974
Harry Ricardo, English engine designer and researcher (b. 1885)
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1975
Leroy Anderson, American composer and conductor (b. 1908)
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1980
Victims of Mount St. Helens eruption: Reid Blackburn, American photographer and journalist (b. 1952) David A. Johnston, American volcanologist and geologist (b. 1949)
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens · Reid Blackburn · David A. Johnston
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1980
Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
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1981
Arthur O'Connell, American actor (b. 1908)
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1981
William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (b. 1908)
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1987
Mahdi Amel, Lebanese journalist, poet, and academic (b. 1936)
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1989
Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder and author (b. 1921)
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1990
Jill Ireland, English actress (b. 1936)
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1995
Elisha Cook, Jr., American actor (b. 1903)
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1995
Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer and actor (b. 1949)
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1995
Brinsley Le Poer Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty, Irish ufologist and historian (b. 1911)
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1995
Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (b. 1933)
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1998
Obaidullah Aleem, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (b. 1939)
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1999
Augustus Pablo, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1954)
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1999
Betty Robinson, American runner (b. 1911)
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2000
Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian-American composer and musicologist (b. 1946)
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2001
Irene Hunt, American author and illustrator (b. 1907)
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2004
Elvin Jones, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1927)
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2006
Jaan Eilart, Estonian geographer, ecologist, and historian (b. 1933)
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2007
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
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2008
Joseph Pevney, American actor and director (b. 1911)
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2009
Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (b. 1954)
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2012
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (b. 1925)
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2012
Peter Jones, English-Australian drummer and songwriter (b. 1967)
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2012
Alan Oakley, English bicycle designer, designed the Raleigh Chopper (b. 1927)
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2013
Aleksei Balabanov, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1959)
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2013
Jo Benkow, Norwegian soldier and politician (b. 1924)
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2013
Steve Forrest, American actor (b. 1925)
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2013
David McMillan, American football player (b. 1981)
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2013
Lothar Schmid, German chess player (b. 1928)
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2014
Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1921)
Dobrica Ćosić · President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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2014
Hans-Peter Dürr, German physicist and academic (b. 1929)
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2014
Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948)
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2014
Chukwuedu Nwokolo, Nigerian physician and academic (b. 1921)
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2014
Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (b. 1946)
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2015
Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1947)
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2015
Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (b. 1926)
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2015
T. J. Moran, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1930)
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2015
Jean-François Théodore, French businessman (b. 1946)
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2017
Roger Ailes, American businessman (b. 1940)
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2017
Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (b. 1916)
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2017
Chris Cornell, American singer (b. 1964)