May 2 — On This Day
360 entries
Events
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1194
King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
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1230
William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
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1335
Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.
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1536
Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
Anne Boleyn · Queen consort · Adultery · Incest · Treason
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1559
John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
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1568
Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
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1611
The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
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1670
King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
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1672
John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale · Duke of Lauderdale · Earl of March
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1808
Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
Peninsular War · Madrid · Dos de Mayo Uprising · Francisco de Goya · The Second of May 1808
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1812
The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory after Mexican rebels under José María Morelos y Pavón abandon the city after 72 days under siege by royalist Spanish troops under Félix María Calleja.
Siege of Cuautla · Mexican War of Independence · José María Morelos y Pavón · Félix María Calleja
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1816
Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Princess Charlotte of Wales.
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1829
After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
Charles Fremantle · HMS Challenger (1826) · Swan River Colony
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1863
American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
American Civil War · Stonewall Jackson · Battle of Chancellorsville · Pneumonia
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1866
Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
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1876
The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria.
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1879
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Madrid by Pablo Iglesias.
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1885
Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
Cree · Assiniboine · Battle of Cut Knife · North-West Rebellion
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1885
The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
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1889
Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
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1906
Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
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1918
General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
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1920
The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
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1933
Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
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1941
Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
1941 Iraqi coup d'état · Iraq · 'Abd al-Ilah · Anglo-Iraqi War
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1945
World War II: Fall of Berlin: The Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin and Soviet soldiers hoist their red flag over the Reichstag building.
World War II · Battle of Berlin · Soviet Union · Reichstag building
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1945
World War II: Italian Campaign: General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs the official instrument of surrender of all Wehrmacht forces in Italy.
Italian Campaign (World War II) · Heinrich von Vietinghoff · Wehrmacht
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1945
World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
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1945
World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border[1] is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners.[2]
Death marches (Holocaust) · Dachau concentration camp · Nisei · 442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
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1952
The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg.
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1955
Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Tennessee Williams · Pulitzer Prize for Drama · Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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1963
Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
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1964
Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USS Card while it is docked at Saigon. A North Vietnamese frogman had placed a bomb on the ship. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
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1964
First ascent of Shishapangma the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
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1969
The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
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1972
In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
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1982
Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
Falklands War · Nuclear submarine · HMS Conqueror (S48) · Argentina · ARA General Belgrano
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1986
Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.
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1989
Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
Removal of Hungary's border fence with Austria · East Germany
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1994
A bus crashes in Gdańsk, Poland killing 32 people.
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1995
During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
Croatian War of Independence · Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina · Zagreb rocket attacks · Zagreb
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1998
The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
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1999
Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
Panamanian general election, 1999 · Mireya Moscoso · President of Panama
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2000
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
Bill Clinton · Global Positioning System · United States Armed Forces
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2004
The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd.
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2008
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
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2008
Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
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2011
Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Osama bin Laden · September 11 attacks · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Death of Osama bin Laden · United States Navy SEALs
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2011
An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak.
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2011
The 41st Canadian federal election is held, in which the governing Conservative Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper, increases their number of seats from a minority to a majority.
Canadian federal election, 2011 · Conservative Party of Canada · Incumbent · Prime Minister of Canada · Stephen Harper
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2012
A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
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2014
Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.
Famous Births
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1360
Yongle Emperor of China (d. 1424)
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1402
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (d. 1445)
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1451
René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)
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1458
Eleanor of Viseu (d. 1525)
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1476
Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels, Count of Kladsko, Governor of Bohemia and Silesia (d. 1536)
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1533
Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (d. 1596)
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1551
William Camden, English historian and topographer (d. 1623)
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1567
Sebald de Weert, Dutch captain, vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company (d. 1603)
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1579
Tokugawa Hidetada, Japanese shogun (d. 1632)
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1601
Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar (d. 1680)
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1660
Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725)
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1695
Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect (d. 1766)
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1702
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and theosopher (d. 1782)
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1707
Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (d. 1747)
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1729
Catherine the Great of Russia (d. 1796)
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1737
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1740
Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1821)
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1750
John André, English soldier and spy (d. 1780)
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1752
Ludwig August Lebrun, German oboe player and composer (d. 1790)
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1754
Vicente Martín y Soler, Spanish composer (d. 1806)
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1772
Novalis, German author and poet (d. 1801)
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1773
Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher and poet (d. 1845)
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1797
Abraham Pineo Gesner, Canadian physician and geologist (d. 1864)
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1802
Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. 1870)
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1806
Catherine Labouré, French nun and saint (d. 1876)
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1810
Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (d. 1874)
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1815
William Buell Richards, Canadian lawyer and judge, 1st Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1889)
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1828
Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (d. 1915)
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1830
Otto Staudinger, German entomologist and author (d. 1900)
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1843
Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American engineer (d. 1929)
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1859
Jerome K. Jerome, English author and playwright (d. 1927)
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1860
John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, physician, and academic (d. 1936)
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1860
Theodor Herzl, Austro-Hungarian zionist philosopher, journalist and author (d. 1904)
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1865
Clyde Fitch, American playwright (d. 1909)
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1867
Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mobster (d. 1930)
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1873
Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (d. 1944)
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1879
James F. Byrnes, American stenographer and politician, 49th United States Secretary of State (d. 1972)
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1880
Bill Horr, American football player, discus thrower, and coach (d. 1955)
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1881
Alexander Kerensky, Russian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Russia (d. 1970)
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1885
Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (d. 1966)
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1886
Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (d. 1956)
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1887
Vernon Castle, English-American dancer (d. 1918)
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1887
Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)
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1889
Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1959)
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1890
E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (d. 1965)
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1892
Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (d. 1918)
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1894
Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1981)
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1895
Lorenz Hart, American playwright and lyricist (d. 1943)
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1897
John Frederick Coots, American songwriter (d. 1985)
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1898
Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1989)
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1901
Bob Wyatt, English cricketer (d. 1995)
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1902
Brian Aherne, English actor (d. 1986)
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1903
Benjamin Spock, American rower, pediatrician, and author (d. 1998)
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1904
Bill Brandt, German-English photographer and journalist (d. 1983)
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1906
Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (d. 1979)
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1907
Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (d. 1993)
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1910
Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1943)
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1912
Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985)
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1913
Pietro Frua, Italian coachbuilders and car designers (d. 1983)
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1913
Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981)
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1913
Aydın Sayılı, Turkish historian and academic (d. 1993)
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1915
Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
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1915
Peggy Mount, English actress (d. 2001)
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1917
Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder
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1917
Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2002)
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1920
Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2004)
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1920
Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (d. 2000)
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1920
Vasantrao Deshpande, Indian singer and sitar player (d. 1983)
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1920
Guinn Smith, American pole vaulter, soldier, and pilot (d. 2004)
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1921
Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
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1922
Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (d. 2007)
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1922
A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born American journalist and author (d. 2006)
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1923
Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (d. 2008)
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1924
Jamal Abro, Pakistani lawyer and author (d. 2004)
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1924
Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2015)
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1924
Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan
Hugh Cortazzi · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Japan
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1925
John Neville, English-Canadian actor (d. 2011)
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1926
Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1993)
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1927
Ray Barrett, Australian actor and singer (d. 2009)
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1927
Amos Kenan, Israeli columnist, painter, sculptor, playwright and novelist (d. 2009)
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1928
Hans Trass, Estonian ecologist and botanist (d. 2017)
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1929
Édouard Balladur, Turkish-French economist and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of France
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1929
James Dillion, American discus thrower (d. 2010)
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1929
Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
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1930
Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter and critic (d. 2013)
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1930
Marco Pannella, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2016)
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1931
Phil Bruns, American actor and stuntman (d. 2012)
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1931
Martha Grimes, American author and poet
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1932
Maury Allen, American journalist, actor, and author (d. 2010)
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1933
Bunk Gardner, American musician
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1933
Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf · Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
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1935
Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager
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1935
Faisal II of Iraq, the last King of Iraq (d.1958)
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1936
Norma Aleandro, Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter
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1936
Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer and pianist
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1936
Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)
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1937
Klaus Enders, German motorcycle sidecar racer
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1937
Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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1938
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)
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1939
Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist and engineer
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1941
Tony Adamowicz, American race car driver
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1941
Bruce Cameron, Scottish bishop
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1941
Clay Carroll, American baseball player
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1942
Jacques Rogge, Belgian businessman
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1944
Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator
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1945
Randy Cain, American soul singer (d. 2009)
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1945
Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
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1945
Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist
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1945
Goldy McJohn, Canadian keyboard player
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1946
Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (d. 2011)
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1946
Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
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1946
David Suchet, English actor
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1947
James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company
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1947
Lynda Myles, English screenwriter and producer
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1948
Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1949
Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author
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1950
Simon Gaskell, English chemist and academic
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1950
Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician
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1950
Lou Gramm, American singer-songwriter
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1950
Richard Ground, English lawyer and judge (d. 2014)
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1951
John Glascock, English singer and bass player (d. 1979)
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1952
Chris Anderson, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1952
Christine Baranski, American actress and singer
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1952
Isla St Clair, Scottish singer and actress
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1953
Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor and director
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1954
Elliot Goldenthal, American composer and conductor
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1954
Dawn Primarolo, English politician
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1954
Stephen Venables, English mountaineer and author
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1955
Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
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1956
Régis Labeaume, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Quebec City
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1958
Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese songwriter and producer
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1958
Stanislav Levý, Czech footballer and manager
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1958
David O'Leary, English-Irish footballer and manager
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1959
Alan Best, Canadian animator, director, and producer
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1959
Tony Wakeford, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1960
Stephen Daldry, English director and producer
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1961
Steve James, English snooker player
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1961
Sophie Thibault, Canadian journalist
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1961
Phil Vickery, English chef and author
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1962
Elizabeth Berridge, American actress
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1962
Jimmy White, English snooker player
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1965
Félix José, Dominican-American baseball player
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1966
Uwe Freiler, German footballer
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1966
Margus Kolga, Estonian diplomat
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1966
Belinda Stronach, Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and politician
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1967
Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (d. 1995)
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1967
Mika Brzezinski, American journalist and author
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1967
David Rocastle, English footballer (d. 2001)
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1968
Jeff Agoos, Swiss-American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster
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1968
Julia Hartley-Brewer, English broadcaster and columnist
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1968
Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress
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1969
Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer
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1970
Marco Walker, Swiss footballer and coach
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1971
Musashimaru Kōyō, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna
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1971
Fatima Yusuf, Nigerian sprinter
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1972
Paul Adcock, English footballer
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1972
Ahti Heinla, Estonian programmer and businessman, co-developed Skype
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1972
Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer
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1973
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter
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1974
Horacio Carbonari, Argentinian footballer and manager
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1974
Andy Johnson, English-Welsh footballer
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1974
Janek Meet, Estonian footballer
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1975
David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model
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1976
Jeff Gutt, American singer-songwriter
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1977
Brian Cardinal, American basketball player
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1977
Jan Fitschen, German runner
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1977
Luke Hudson, American baseball player
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1977
Fredrik Malm, Swedish journalist and politician
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1977
Jenna von Oÿ, American actress and singer
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1978
Melvin Ely, American basketball player
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1978
Mike Weaver, Canadian ice hockey player
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1979
Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
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1979
Ioannis Kanotidis, Greek footballer
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1980
Tim Borowski, German footballer
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1980
Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder
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1980
Ellie Kemper, American actress, comedian and writer
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1980
Zat Knight, English footballer
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1980
Artūras Masiulis, Lithuanian basketball player
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1980
Troy Murphy, American basketball player
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1980
Lassaâd Ouertani, Tunisian footballer (d. 2013)
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1980
Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
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1981
Robert Buckley, American actor
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1981
Chris Kirkland, English footballer
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1981
Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer
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1981
Matt Murray, English footballer
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1981
Rina Satō, Japanese voice actress and singer
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1982
Timothy Benjamin, Welsh sprinter
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1982
Johan Botha, South African cricketer
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1983
Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer
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1983
Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer
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1983
Tina Maze, Slovenian skier
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1983
Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver
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1983
Ove Vanebo, Norwegian politician
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1984
Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
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1984
Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player
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1985
Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and actress
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1985
Kyle Busch, American race car driver
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1985
Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
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1985
Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
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1985
David Nugent, English footballer
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1987
Nana Kitade, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
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1987
Pat McAfee, American football player
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1987
Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player
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1988
Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player
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1988
Stephen Henderson, Irish footballer
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1989
Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player
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1990
Paul George, American basketball player
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1991
Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer
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1992
María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player
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1993
Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist
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1993
Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer
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2015
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal, and fourth in line to the British throne
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge · Succession to the British throne · Monarchy of the United Kingdom
Famous Deaths
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373
Athanasius of Alexandria, Egyptian bishop and saint (b. 298)
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649
Marutha of Tikrit, Persian theologian of the Syriac Orthodox Church (b. 565)
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821
Liu Zong, general of the Tang Dynasty
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907
Boris I of Bulgaria
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1219
Leo I, King of Armenia (b. 1150)
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1230
William de Braose, English son of Reginald de Braose (b. 1197)
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1293
Meir of Rothenburg, German rabbi (b. c.1215)
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1300
Blanche of Artois (b. 1248)
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1450
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English admiral (b. 1396)
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1519
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1452)
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1564
Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (b. 1500)
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1627
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer and educator (b. 1560)
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1667
George Wither, English poet and author (b. 1588)
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1683
Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and mathematician (b. 1613)
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1711
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1641)
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester · First Lord of the Treasury
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1799
Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (b. 1740)
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1802
Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (b. 1762)
Herman Willem Daendels · List of colonial governors of the Dutch Gold Coast
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1810
Henry Jerome de Salis, English priest (b. 1740)
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1819
Mary Moser, English painter and academic (b. 1744)
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1857
Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist (b. 1810)
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1864
Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer and educator (b. 1791)
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1880
Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1805)
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1880
Tom Wills, Australian cricketer, co-created Australian rules football (b. 1835)
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1885
Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (b. 1817)
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1915
Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (b. 1870)
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1918
Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1889)
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1925
Antun Branko Šimić, Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (b. 1898)
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1927
Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (b. 1866)
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1929
Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister for Military Affairs (b. 1879)
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1941
Penelope Delta, Greek author (b. 1874)
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1945
Martin Bormann, German politician (b. 1900)
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1945
Joe Corbett, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1875)
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1947
Dorothea Binz, German SS officer (b. 1920)
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1953
Wallace Bryant, American archer (b. 1863)
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1957
Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1908)
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1963
Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, peer, politician, poet, author and newspaper editor (b. 1884)
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1964
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (b. 1879)
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1969
Franz von Papen, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1879)
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1972
J. Edgar Hoover, American 1st director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. 1895)
J. Edgar Hoover · Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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1974
James O. Richardson, American admiral (b. 1878)
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1979
Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
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1980
Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (b. 1891)
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1980
George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (b. 1908)
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1983
Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
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1984
Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (b. 1918)
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1984
Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1913)
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1985
Attilio Bettega, Italian race car driver (b. 1951)
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1985
Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1909)
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1986
Sergio Cresto, American race car driver (b. 1956)
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1986
Henri Toivonen, Finnish race car driver (b. 1956)
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1989
Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author (b. 1902)
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1989
Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (b. 1906)
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1990
David Rappaport, English-American actor (b. 1951)
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1991
Ronald McKie, Australian journalist and author (b. 1909)
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1992
Wilbur Mills, American lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
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1993
André Moynet, French race car driver, pilot, and politician (b. 1921)
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1994
Dorothy Marie Donnelly, American poet and author (b. 1903)
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1995
John Bunting, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (b. 1918)
John Bunting (diplomat) · List of High Commissioners of Australia to the United Kingdom
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1995
Michael Hordern, English actor (b. 1911)
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1997
John Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
John Eccles (neurophysiologist) · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1997
Paulo Freire, Brazilian philosopher and academic (b. 1921)
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1998
hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1964)
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1998
Justin Fashanu, English footballer (b. 1961)
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1998
Gene Raymond, American actor (b. 1908)
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1999
Douglas Harkness, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1903)
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1999
Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
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2002
W. T. Tutte, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (b. 1917)
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2005
Wee Kim Wee, Singaporean journalist and politician, 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915)
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2006
Louis Rukeyser, American journalist and author (b. 1933)
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2007
Brad McGann, New Zealand director and screenwriter (b. 1964)
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2008
Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (b. 1940)
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2008
Izold Pustõlnik, Ukrainian-Estonian astronomer and academic (b. 1938)
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2009
Marilyn French, American author and academic (b. 1929)
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2009
Kiyoshiro Imawano, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1951)
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2009
Jack Kemp, American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (b. 1935)
Jack Kemp · United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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2010
Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (b. 1943)
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2011
Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (b. 1957)
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2012
Fernando Lopes, Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
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2012
Tufan Miñnullin, Russian playwright and politician (b. 1936)
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2012
Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Indonesian physician and politician, Indonesian Minister of Health (b. 1955)
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2012
Akira Tonomura, Japanese physicist, author, and academic (b. 1942)
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2013
Ernie Field, English boxer (b. 1943)
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2013
Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1964)
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2013
Joseph P. McFadden, American bishop (b. 1947)
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2013
Dvora Omer, Israeli author and educator (b. 1932)
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2013
Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (b. 1980)
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2013
Charles Banks Wilson, American painter and illustrator (b. 1918)
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2014
Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (b. 1922)
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2014
Žarko Petan, Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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2014
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (b. 1918)
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2015
Stuart Archer, English colonel and architect (b. 1915)
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2015
Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (b. 1945)
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2015
Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (b. 1927)
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2015
Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (b. 1925)
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2015
Ruth Rendell, English author (b. 1930)
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2016
Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (b. 1947)
Afeni Shakur · Music industry · Activist · Black Panther Party