June 1 — On This Day
371 entries
Events
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193
The Roman emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated.
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1215
Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
Zhongdu · Jurchen people · Emperor Xuanzong of Jin · Mongols · Genghis Khan
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1252
Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León.
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1298
Residents of Riga and Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida.
Riga · Grand Duchy of Lithuania · Livonian Order · Battle of Turaida
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1495
A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
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1533
Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
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1535
Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor · Ottoman Empire · Tunis · Conquest of Tunis (1535)
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1648
The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
Roundhead · Cavalier · Battle of Maidstone · Second English Civil War
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1649
Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities.
Philippine revolts against Spain · Northern Samar · Agustin Sumuroy
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1660
Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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1670
In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
Dover · Charles II of England · Louis XIV of France · Secret Treaty of Dover · Third Anglo-Dutch War
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1679
The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
Covenanter · John Graham of Claverhouse · Battle of Drumclog
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1773
Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt.
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1779
Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance.
Benedict Arnold · General officer · Continental Army · American Revolutionary War · Court-martial
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1792
Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
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1794
The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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1796
Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
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1812
War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
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1813
James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, gives his final order: "Don't give up the ship!"
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1815
Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.
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1831
James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole.
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1849
Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.
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1855
The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
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1857
Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.
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1861
American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
American Civil War · Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861)
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1862
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.
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1868
The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
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1879
Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
Napoléon, Prince Imperial · House of Bonaparte · Anglo-Zulu War
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1890
The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
United States Census Bureau · Herman Hollerith · Tabulating machine · Census
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1910
Robert Falcon Scott's second South Pole expedition leaves Cardiff.
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1913
The Greek-Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
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1916
Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
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1918
World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
World War I · Western Front (World War I) · Battle of Belleau Wood · John J. Pershing · James Harbord
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1922
The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded.
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1929
The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America · Buenos Aires
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1939
First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter-bomber airplane.
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1941
World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
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1943
BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
BOAC Flight 777 · Bay of Biscay · Junkers Ju 88 · Leslie Howard (actor) · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1946
Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.
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1958
Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
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1961
The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history.
Canadian Bank of Commerce · Imperial Bank of Canada · Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
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1962
Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel.
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1967
The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released.
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1974
The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
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1978
The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
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1980
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
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1988
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect.
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1990
George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
George H. W. Bush · Mikhail Gorbachev · Treaty · Chemical weapon
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1993
Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo.
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1999
American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock.
American Airlines Flight 1420 · Little Rock National Airport · Dallas · Little Rock
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2001
Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
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2001
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.
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2004
Oklahoma state prosecutors sentence Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of a parole breaking a Guinness World Record.
Oklahoma City bombing · Terry Nichols · Guinness World Record
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2009
Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.
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2009
General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
General Motors · General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization · Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code · Bankruptcy
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2011
A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
2011 New England tornado outbreak · New England · Springfield, Massachusetts
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2015
A ship carrying 458 people capsizes on Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 400 people.
Famous Births
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1076
Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)
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1134
Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (d. 1158)
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1300
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, English politician, Lord Marshal of England (d. 1338)
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk · Lord Marshal of England
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1451
Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney (d. 1508)
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1455
Anne of Savoy (d. 1480)
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1460
Enno I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (d. 1491)
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1480
Tiedemann Giese, Polish bishop (d. 1550)
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1498
Maarten van Heemskerck, Dutch painter (d. 1574)
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1522
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert, Dutch writer and scholar (d. 1590)
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1563
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Secretary of State for England (d. 1612)
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury · Secretary of State (England)
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1612
Frans Post, Dutch painter (d. 1680)
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1633
Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and academic (d. 1687)
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1637
Jacques Marquette, French missionary and explorer (d. 1675)
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1653
Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (d. 1704)
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1675
Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist and playwright (d. 1755)
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1762
Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish priest and missionary, founded the Irish Christian Brothers (d. 1844)
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1770
Friedrich Laun, German author (d. 1849)
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1790
Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright (d. 1836)
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1796
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (d. 1832)
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1800
Edward Deas Thomson, Australian educator and politician, Chief Secretary of New South Wales (d. 1879)
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1801
Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1877)
Brigham Young · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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1804
Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (d. 1857)
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1808
Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (d. 1881)
Henry Parker (Australian politician) · Premier of New South Wales
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1815
Otto of Greece (d. 1862)
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1819
Francis V, Duke of Modena (d. 1875)
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1825
John Hunt Morgan, American general (d. 1864)
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1831
John Bell Hood, American general (d. 1879)
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1833
John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General of Kentucky (d. 1911)
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1843
Henry Faulds, Scottish physician and missionary, developed fingerprinting (d. 1930)
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1844
John J. Toffey, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1911)
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1878
John Masefield, English author and poet (d. 1967)
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1879
Max Emmerich, American triathlete and gymnast (d. 1956)
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1882
Nicolae Bivol, Moldovan businessman and politician, Mayor of Chișinău (d. 1940)
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1889
James Daugherty, American author, illustrator, and painter (d. 1974)
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1889
Charles Kay Ogden, English linguist and philosopher (d. 1957)
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1890
Frank Morgan, American actor (d. 1949)
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1899
Edward Charles Titchmarsh, English mathematician and academic (d. 1963)
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1901
Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and manager (d. 1990)
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1901
John Van Druten, English-American playwright and director (d. 1957)
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1903
Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop and martyr (d. 1973)
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1903
Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist and academic (d. 1986)
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1905
Robert Newton, English-American actor (d. 1956)
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1907
Jan Patočka, Czech philosopher (d. 1977)
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1907
Frank Whittle, English soldier and engineer, developed the jet engine (d. 1996)
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1908
Julie Campbell Tatham, American author (d. 1999)
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1909
Yechezkel Kutscher, Slovakian-Israeli philologist and linguist (d. 1971)
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1912
Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (d. 1987)
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1913
Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (d. 2007)
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1915
John Randolph, American actor (d. 2004)
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1917
William Standish Knowles, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
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1920
Robert Clarke, American actor and producer (d. 2005)
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1921
Nelson Riddle, American composer and bandleader (d. 1985)
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1922
Joan Caulfield, American model and actress (d. 1991)
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1922
Joan Copeland, American actress
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1922
Povel Ramel, Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2007)
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1923
Barry Till, English priest, author, and academic (d. 2013)
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1924
William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (d. 2006)
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1925
Dilia Díaz Cisneros, Venezuelan teacher (d. 2017)
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1926
Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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1926
Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (d. 1962)
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1926
Richard Schweiker, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (d. 2015)
Richard Schweiker · United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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1928
Georgy Dobrovolsky, Ukrainian pilot and astronaut (d. 1971)
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1928
Steve Dodd, Australian actor and composer (d. 2014)
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1928
Bob Monkhouse, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2003)
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1929
Nargis, Indian actress (d. 1981)
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1929
James H. Billington, American librarian and academic
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1930
John Lemmon, English logician and philosopher (d. 1966)
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1930
Richard Levins, American ecologist and geneticist (d. 2016)
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1930
Matt Poore, New Zealand cricketer
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1930
Edward Woodward, English actor (d. 2009)
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1932
Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricketer
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1932
Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (d. 1994)
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1933
Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (d. 1985)
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1933
Charles Wilson, American lieutenant and politician (d. 2010)
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1934
Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1934
Peter Masterson, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
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1934
Doris Buchanan Smith, American author (d. 2002)
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1935
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, English architect, founded Foster and Partners
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank · Foster and Partners
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1935
Reverend Ike, American minister and television host (d. 2009)
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1935
Jack Kralick, American baseball player (d. 2012)
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1935
John C. Reynolds, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2013)
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1936
André Bourbeau, Canadian politician
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1936
Bekim Fehmiu, Bosnian actor (d. 2010)
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1936
Gerald Scarfe, English illustrator and animator
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1937
Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer
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1937
Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress
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1937
Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist and author (d. 2015)
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1939
Cleavon Little, American actor and comedian (d. 1992)
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1940
René Auberjonois, American actor
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1940
Kip Thorne, American physicist, astronomer, and academic
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1941
Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (d. 2015)
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1941
Toyo Ito, Japanese architect, designed the Torre Realia BCN and Hotel Porta Fira
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1941
Alexander V. Zakharov, Russian physicist and astronomer
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1942
Bruce George, Welsh politician
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1942
Parveen Kumar, Pakistani-English physician and academic
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1943
Richard Goode, American pianist
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1943
Lorrie Wilmot, South African cricketer (d. 2004)
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1944
Robert Powell, English actor
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1945
Jim McCarty, American blues rock guitarist
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1945
Linda Scott, American singer
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1945
Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress (d. 2008)
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1945
Kerry Vincent, Australian chef and author
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1945
Frederica von Stade, American soprano and actress
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1946
Brian Cox, Scottish actor
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1947
Ron Dennis, English businessman, founded the McLaren Group
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1947
Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor and singer
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1947
Ronnie Wood, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1948
Powers Boothe, American actor (d. 2017)
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1948
Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
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1948
Tom Sneva, American race car driver and sportscaster
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1948
Juhan Viiding, Estonian poet and actor (d. 1995)
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1950
Perrin Beatty, Canadian businessman and politician
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1950
Charlene, American singer-songwriter
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1950
Jean Lambert, English educator and politician
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1950
Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (d. 1999)
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1950
Wayne Nelson, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1951
Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, English actress and author
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1952
Şenol Güneş, Turkish footballer and manager
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1952
David Lan, South African-English director and playwright
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1952
Mihaela Loghin, Romanian shot putter
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1953
Ronnie Dunn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1953
Ted Field, American entrepreneur and racing driver
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1954
Jill Black, English lawyer and judge
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1955
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 2016)
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1955
Lorraine Moller, New Zealand runner
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1955
Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (d. 2008)
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1956
Lisa Hartman Black, American actress
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1957
Dorota Kędzierzawska, Polish director and screenwriter
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1958
Ahron Bregman, Israeli-English political scientist and journalist
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1958
Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Mongolian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Mongolia
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1958
Gennadiy Valyukevich, Belarusian triple jumper
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1959
Martin Brundle, English race car driver and sportscaster
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1959
John Pullinger, English statistician and librarian
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1959
Alan Wilder, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
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1960
Simon Gallup, English musician (The Cure)
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1960
Vladimir Krutov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2012)
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1960
Sergey Kuznetsov, Russian footballer and manager
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1960
Giorgos Lillikas, Cypriot politician, 8th Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs
Giorgos Lillikas · List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus
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1961
Paul Coffey, Canadian ice hockey player
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1961
Mark Curry, American actor
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1961
Werner Günthör, Swiss shot putter and bobsledder
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1961
John Huston, American golfer
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1961
Peter Machajdík, Slovakian-German pianist and composer
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1963
Mike Joyce, English drummer
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1963
Miles J. Padgett, Scottish physicist and academic
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1963
David Westhead, English actor and producer
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1965
Larisa Lazutina, Russian skier
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1965
Olga Nazarova, Russian sprinter
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1965
Nigel Short, English chess player and journalist
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1966
Greg Schiano, American football player and coach
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1968
Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer
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1968
Jeff Hackett, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1968
Susan Jones, Welsh politician
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1968
Mathias Rust, German aviator
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1969
Teri Polo, American actress
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1969
Richard Murrian, American photographer
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1970
Alexi Lalas, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster
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1971
Mario Cimarro, Cuban-American actor and singer
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1973
Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Belgian swimmer
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1973
Adam Garcia, Australian actor
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1973
Derek Lowe, American baseball player
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1973
Heidi Klum, German-American model, fashion designer, and producer
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1974
Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress
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1974
Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist
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1974
Sarah Teather, English politician
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1974
Akis Zikos, Greek footballer and coach
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1975
Michal Grošek, Czech-Swiss ice hockey player and coach
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1975
Frauke Petry, German politician
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1975
Ēriks Rags, Latvian javelin thrower
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1976
Marlon Devonish, English sprinter and coach
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1976
Kōhei Murakami, Japanese actor
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1977
Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player and coach
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1978
Antonietta Di Martino, Italian high jumper
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1978
Matthew Hittinger, American poet and author
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1979
Santana Moss, American football player
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1979
Markus Persson, Swedish game designer, founded Mojang
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1981
Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1981
Smush Parker, American basketball player
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1981
Amy Schumer, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
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1981
Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan-American baseball player
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1982
Justine Henin, Belgian tennis player
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1983
Tetyana Hamera-Shmyrko, Ukrainian runner
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1983
Tõnis Sahk, Estonian long jumper
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1984
David Neville, American sprinter
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1984
Olivier Tielemans, Dutch race car driver
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1985
Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian runner
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1985
Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer
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1985
Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer
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1985
Nick Young, American basketball player
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1985
Sam Young, American basketball player
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1986
Moses Ndiema Masai, Kenyan runner
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1986
Chinedu Obasi, Nigerian footballer
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1986
Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player
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1987
Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer
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1987
Jerel McNeal, American basketball player
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1987
Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter
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1988
Javier Hernández, Mexican footballer
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1989
Sammy Alex Mutahi, Kenyan runner
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1990
Kennie Chopart, Danish footballer
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1990
Carlota Ciganda, Spanish golfer
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1990
Martin Pembleton, English footballer
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1990
Bianca Perie, Romanian hammer thrower
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1991
Tyrone Roberts, Australian rugby league player
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1992
Kira Plastinina, Russian fashion designer
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1994
Kagayaki Taishi, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1995
Carlos Castro García, Spanish footballer
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1996
Tom Holland, English actor
Famous Deaths
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195 BC
Emperor Gaozu of Han (b. 256 BC)
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193
Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (b. 133)
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352
Ran Min, "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang) during the Sixteen Kingdoms
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654
Pyrrhus, patriarch of Constantinople
Pyrrhus of Constantinople · Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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829
Li Tongjie, general of the Tang Dynasty
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847
Xiao, empress of the Tang Dynasty
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896
Theodosius Romanus, Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch
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932
Thietmar, duke of Saxony
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1186
Minamoto no Yukiie, Japanese warlord
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1220
Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (b. 1176)
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1310
Marguerite Porete, French mystic
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1434
King Wladislaus II of Poland
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1571
John Story, English martyr (b. 1504)
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1616
Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japanese shogun (b. 1543)
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1625
Honoré d'Urfé, French author and poet (b. 1568)
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1639
Melchior Franck, German composer (b. 1579)
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1660
Mary Dyer, English-American martyr (b. 1611)
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1662
Zhu Youlang, Chinese emperor (b. 1623)
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1681
Cornelis Saftleven, Dutch genre painter (b. 1607)
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1710
David Mitchell, Scottish admiral and politician (b. 1642)
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1740
Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657)
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1769
Edward Holyoke, American pastor and academic (b. 1689)
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1773
Wolraad Woltemade, South African folk hero (b. 1708)
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1795
Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (b. 1744)
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1815
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1753)
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1823
Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1770)
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1826
J. F. Oberlin, French pastor and philanthropist (b. 1740)
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1830
Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (b. 1781)
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1833
Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1760)
Oliver Wolcott Jr. · United States Secretary of the Treasury · Governor of Connecticut
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1841
David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (b. 1785)
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1846
Pope Gregory XVI (b. 1765)
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1861
John Quincy Marr, American captain (b. 1825)
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1864
Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel, led the Taiping Rebellion (b. 1812)
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1868
James Buchanan, American lawyer and politician, 15th President of the United States (b. 1791)
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1872
James Gordon Bennett, Sr., American publisher, founded the New York Herald (b. 1795)
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1873
Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia (b. 1804)
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1876
Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (b. 1848)
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1879
Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France (b. 1856)
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1908
Allen Butler Talcott, American painter (b. 1867)
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1927
Lizzie Borden, American accused murderer (b. 1860)
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1927
J. B. Bury, Irish historian, philologist, and scholar (b. 1861)
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1934
Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel and polo player (b. 1867)
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1935
Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Romanian-Hungarian general (d. 1857)
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1938
Ödön von Horváth, Croatian-French author and playwright (b. 1901)
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1941
Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (b. 1873)
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1941
Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author (b. 1884)
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1943
Leslie Howard, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)
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1943
Wilfrid Israel, English-German businessman and philanthropist (b. 1899)
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1946
Ion Antonescu, Romanian marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1882)
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1948
Alex Gard, Russian-American cartoonist (b. 1900)
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1952
John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1859)
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1953
Emanuel Vidović, Croatian painter and illustrator (b. 1870)
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1954
Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish-German journalist and author (b. 1869)
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1960
Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1883)
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1960
Paula Hitler, German-Austrian sister of Adolf Hitler (b. 1896)
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1963
Walter Lee, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1874)
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1965
Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach, founded the Green Bay Packers (b. 1898)
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1966
Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1873)
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1968
Helen Keller, American author and activist (b. 1880)
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1968
André Laurendeau, Canadian playwright, journalist, and politician (b. 1912)
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1969
Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1904)
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1971
Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian and academic (b. 1892)
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1979
Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
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1980
Arthur Nielsen, American businessman, founded the ACNielsen company (b. 1897)
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1981
Carl Vinson, American lawyer and politician (b. 1883)
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1983
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (b. 1903)
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1985
Richard Greene, English actor and soldier (b. 1918)
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1986
Jo Gartner, Austrian race car driver (b. 1958)
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1987
Rashid Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1921)
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1988
Herbert Feigl, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1902)
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1989
Aurelio Lampredi, Italian engineer, designed the Ferrari Lampredi engine (b. 1917)
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1991
David Ruffin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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1996
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, 6th President of India (b. 1913)
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1999
Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (b. 1910)
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2000
Tito Puente, American drummer, composer, and producer (b. 1923)
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2001
Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist, created Dennis the Menace (b. 1920)
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2001
Aishwarya of Nepal (b. 1949)
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2001
Birendra of Nepal (b. 1945)
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2001
Dhirendra of Nepal (b. 1950)
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2001
Prince Nirajan of Nepal (b. 1978)
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2001
Princess Shruti of Nepal (b. 1976)
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2002
Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. 1969)
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2004
James Dudleu, American baseball player, wrestling manager and executive
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2004
William Manchester, American historian and author (b. 1922)
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2005
Hilda Crosby Standish, American physician (b. 1902)
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2005
George Mikan, American basketball player and coach (b. 1924)
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2006
Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
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2007
Tony Thompson, American singer and songwriter (Hi-Five) (b. 1975)
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2008
Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (b. 1931)
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2008
Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (b. 1936)
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2009
Bob Christie, American racing driver (b. 1924)
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2009
Vincent O'Brien, Irish horse trainer (b. 1917)
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2010
Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer (b. 1906)
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2010
Andrei Voznesensky, Russian poet (b. 1933)
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2011
Haleh Sahabi, Iranian humanitarian and activist (b. 1957)
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2012
Faruq Z. Bey, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1942)
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2012
Pádraig Faulkner, Irish educator and politician, 19th Irish Minister of Defence (b. 1918)
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2012
Milan Gaľa, Slovak politician (b. 1953)
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2013
James Kelleher, Canadian lawyer and politician, 33rd Solicitor General of Canada (b. 1930)
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2014
Ann B. Davis, American actress (b. 1926)
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2014
Valentin Mankin, Ukrainian sailor (b. 1938)
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2015
Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (b. 1959)
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2015
Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1938)
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2015
Nicholas Liverpool, Dominican lawyer and politician, 6th President of Dominica (b. 1934)
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2015
Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (b. 1930)
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2015
Jean Ritchie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)