July 12 — On This Day
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Events
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AD 70
The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after six months of battle. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
Titus · Jerusalem · Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70) · 17th of Tammuz · Tisha B'Av
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927
King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.
Constantine II of Scotland · Hywel Dda · Deheubarth · Ealdred I of Bamburgh · Owain ap Dyfnwal (fl. 934)
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1191
Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
Third Crusade · Saladin · Philip II of France · Siege of Acre (1189-91)
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1470
The Ottomans capture Euboea.
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1493
Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
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1527
Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
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1543
King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
Henry VIII of England · Catherine Parr · Hampton Court Palace
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1561
Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow is consecrated.
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1562
Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred books of the Maya.
Diego de Landa · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán · Maya civilization
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1580
The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
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1690
Battle of the Boyne (Gregorian calendar): The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
Battle of the Boyne · Gregorian calendar · William III of England · James II of England
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1691
Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
Battle of Aughrim · Julian calendar · William III of England
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1776
Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
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1789
In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
Jacques Necker · Camille Desmoulins · Storming of the Bastille
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1790
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy · National Constituent Assembly (France)
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1799
Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).
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1801
British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.
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1804
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a duel.
United States Secretary of the Treasury · Alexander Hamilton · Burr-Hamilton duel
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1806
Sixteen German imperial states leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
Imperial State · Holy Roman Empire · Confederation of the Rhine
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1812
The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.
Army of the Northwest (United States) · Upper Canada · Windsor, Ontario
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1862
The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
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1913
Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
Kingdom of Serbia · Siege of Vidin (1913) · Kingdom of Bulgaria · Vidin
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1917
The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
Bisbee Deportation · Vigilante · Kidnapping · Deportation · Strike action
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1918
The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
Imperial Japanese Navy · Japanese battleship Kawachi · Yamaguchi Prefecture · Honshu
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1920
The Soviet-Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
Soviet-Lithuanian Peace Treaty · Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · Lithuania
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1943
German and Soviet forces engage in one of the largest armored engagements of all time.
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1948
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
David Ben-Gurion · 1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle · Lod · Ramla
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1960
Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
Orlyonok · Young Pioneer camp · Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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1961
Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people.
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1962
The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at London's Marquee Club.
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1963
Pauline Reade (16 years old) disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
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1967
Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.
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1971
The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
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1973
A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
National Personnel Records Center fire · National Personnel Records Center
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1975
São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
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1979
The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
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2006
Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise.
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2006
Lebanon-Israel war begins.
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2007
U.S. Army Apache helicopters perform airstrikes in Baghdad, Iraq; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
United States Army · Boeing AH-64 Apache · July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike · Baghdad · Iraq
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2012
The Turaymisah massacre kills 250 people during a Syrian military operation in a village within the Hama Governorate.
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2012
A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
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2013
Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
Famous Births
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1394
Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)
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1468
Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1530)
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1477
Jacopo Sadoleto, Italian cardinal (d. 1547)
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1549
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (d. 1587)
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1596
Michael I of Russia (d. 1645)
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1628
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (d. 1684)
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1651
Margaret Theresa of Spain (d. 1673)
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1675
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1742)
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1712
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, Colonial governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay (d. 1779)
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1730
Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (d. 1795)
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1803
Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)
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1807
Thomas Hawksley, English engineer and academic (d. 1893)
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1813
Claude Bernard, French physiologist and academic (d. 1878)
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1817
Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1862)
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1821
D. H. Hill, American general and academic (d. 1889)
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1824
Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)
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1828
Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1889)
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1849
William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
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1850
Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (d. 1912)
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1852
Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Argentina (d. 1933)
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1854
George Eastman, American businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (d. 1933)
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1855
Ned Hanlan, Canadian rower, academic, and businessman (d. 1908)
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1857
George E. Ohr, American potter (d. 1918)
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1861
Anton Arensky, Russian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1906)
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1863
Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (d. 1933)
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1863
Paul Drude, German physicist and academic (d. 1906)
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1868
Stefan George, German poet and translator (d. 1933)
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1870
Louis II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1949)
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1872
Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1945)
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1876
Max Jacob, French poet, painter, and critic (d. 1944)
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1876
Alphaeus Philemon Cole, American artist, engraver and etcher (d. 1988)
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1878
Peeter Põld, Estonian scientist and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Education (d. 1930)
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1879
Margherita Piazzola Beloch, Italian mathematician (d. 1976)
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1879
Han Yong-un, Korean poet (d. 1944)
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1880
Tod Browning, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1962)
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1884
Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (d. 1957)
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1884
Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
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1886
Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (d. 1956)
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1892
Bruno Schulz, Ukrainian-Polish author and painter (d. 1942)
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1895
Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
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1895
Buckminster Fuller, American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère (d. 1983)
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1895
Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and songwriter (d. 1960)
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1902
Günther Anders, German philosopher and journalist (d. 1992)
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1902
Vic Armbruster, Australian rugby league player (d. 1984)
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1904
Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
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1907
Weary Dunlop, Australian colonel and surgeon (d. 1993)
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1908
Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (d. 2002)
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1908
Alain Cuny, French actor (d. 1994)
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1908
Paul Runyan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002)
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1909
Joe DeRita, American actor (d. 1993)
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1909
Motoichi Kumagai, Japanese photographer and illustrator (d. 2010)
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1909
Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, designed Fernsehturm Stuttgart (d. 1999)
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1909
Herbert Zim, American naturalist, author, and educator (d. 1994)
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1911
Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (d. 1993)
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1913
Willis Lamb, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
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1914
Mohammad Moin, Iranian linguist and lexicographer (d. 1971)
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1916
Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974)
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1917
Luigi Gorrini, Italian soldier and pilot (d. 2014)
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1917
Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (d. 2006)
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1917
Andrew Wyeth, American artist (d. 2009)
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1918
Mary Glen-Haig, English fencer (d. 2014)
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1918
Vivian Mason, American actress (d. 2009)
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1918
Doris Grumbach, American novelist, memoirist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist
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1920
Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2004)
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1920
Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2015)
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1920
Paul Gonsalves, American saxophonist (d. 1974)
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1920
Randolph Quirk, Manx linguist and academic
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1920
Beah Richards, American actress (d. 2000)
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1922
Mark Hatfield, American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Oregon (d. 2011)
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1923
René Favaloro, Argentine surgeon and cardiologist (d. 2000)
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1924
Faidon Matthaiou, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
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1925
Albert Lance, Australian-French tenor (d. 2013)
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1925
Roger Smith, American businessman (d. 2007)
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1926
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
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1927
Françoys Bernier, Canadian pianist, conductor, and educator (d. 1993)
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1927
Conte Candoli, American trumpet player (d. 2001)
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1927
Jack Harshman, American baseball player (d. 2013)
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1927
Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (d. 2011)
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1928
Alastair Burnet, English journalist (d. 2012)
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1928
Elias James Corey, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1928
Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (d. 2013)
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1930
Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1931
Eric Ives, English historian and academic (d. 2012)
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1931
Geeto Mongol, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2013)
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1932
Monte Hellman, American director and producer
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1932
Otis Davis, American sprinter
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1933
Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (d. 2012)
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1933
Donald E. Westlake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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1934
Van Cliburn, American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
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1935
Satoshi Ōmura, Japanese biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1936
Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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1937
Bill Cosby, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
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1937
Mickey Edwards, American lawyer and politician
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1937
Lionel Jospin, French civil servant and politician, 165th Prime Minister of France
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1937
Robert McFarlane, American colonel and diplomat, 13th United States National Security Advisor
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1937
Guy Woolfenden, English composer and conductor (d. 2016)
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1938
Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1938
Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
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1938
Eiko Ishioka, Japanese art director and graphic designer (d. 2012)
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1939
Phillip Adams, Australian journalist and producer
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1941
Benny Parsons, American race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2007)
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1942
Swamp Dogg, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician
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1942
Roy Palmer, English cricketer and umpire
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1942
Billy Smith, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1942
Steve Young, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
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1943
Christine McVie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1943
Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach
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1944
Simon Blackburn, English philosopher and academic
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1944
Delia Ephron, American author, playwright, and screenwriter
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1944
Pat Woodell, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
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1945
Butch Hancock, American country-folk singer-songwriter and musician (The Flatlanders)
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1947
Loren Coleman, American cryptozoologist, author, and academic
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1947
Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
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1947
Wilko Johnson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1947
Richard C. McCarty, American psychologist and academic
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1948
Ben Burtt, American director, screenwriter, and sound designer
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1948
Walter Egan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1948
Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer and actor
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1949
Simon Fox, English drummer
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1949
Rick Hendrick, American businessman, founded Hendrick Motorsports
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1949
John Wetton, English rock singer-songwriter and bass player (Asia, King Crimson) (d. 2017)
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1950
Eric Carr, American drummer and songwriter (d. 1991)
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1950
Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1951
Joan Bauer, American author
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1951
Brian Grazer, American screenwriter and producer, founded Imagine Entertainment
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1951
Cheryl Ladd, American actress
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1951
Piotr Pustelnik, Polish mountaineer
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1951
Jamey Sheridan, American actor
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1952
Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer
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1952
Irina Bokova, Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1952
Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (d. 1995)
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1954
Eric Adams, American singer-songwriter
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1954
Robert Carl, American pianist and composer
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1954
Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer and coach
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1955
Timothy Garton Ash, English historian and author
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1955
Jimmy LaFave, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
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1956
Mel Harris, American actress
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1956
Sandi Patty, American singer and pianist
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1956
Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
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1957
Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
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1957
Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2017)
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1958
J. D. Hayworth, American politician and radio host
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1958
Tonya Lee Williams, English-Canadian actress and producer
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1959
David Brown, Australian meteorologist
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1959
Karl J. Friston, English psychiatrist and neuroscientist
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1959
Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (d. 2017)
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1961
Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager
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1961
Shiva Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer
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1962
Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
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1962
Luc De Vos, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
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1962
Joanna Shields, American-English businesswoman
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1962
Dean Wilkins, English footballer and manager
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1964
Gaby Roslin, English television host and actress
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1965
Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
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1965
Robin Wilson, American singer and guitarist
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1966
Jeff Bucknum, American race car driver
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1966
Annabel Croft, English tennis player and sportscaster
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1966
Taiji, Japanese bass player and songwriter (d. 2011)
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1967
Richard Herring, English comedian and screenwriter
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1967
Mac McCaughan, American singer and guitarist
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1967
John Petrucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1967
Bruny Surin, Canadian sprinter
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1968
Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
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1969
Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress
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1969
Chantal Jouanno, French politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Chantal Jouanno · Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (France)
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1969
Alan Mullally, English cricketer and sportscaster
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1969
Anne-Sophie Pic, French chef
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1969
Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (d. 2006)
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1970
Aure Atika, Portuguese-French actress, director, and screenwriter
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1970
Lee Byung-hun, South Korean actor, singer, and dancer
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1971
Andriy Kovalenco, Ukrainian-Spanish rugby player
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1971
Loni Love, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
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1971
Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
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1972
Travis Best, American basketball player
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1973
Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
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1974
Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer-songwriter
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1974
Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
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1974
Gregory Shane Helms, American professional wrestler
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1976
Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player
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1976
Anna Friel, English actress
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1976
Tracie Spencer, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1977
Neil Harris, English footballer and manager
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1977
Steve Howey, American actor
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1977
Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
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1977
Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis player
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1978
Topher Grace, American actor
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1978
Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
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1979
Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
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1979
Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist
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1980
Kristen Connolly, American actress
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1981
Adrienne Camp, South African singer-songwriter
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1981
Pradeepan Raveendran, Sri Lankan director, producer, and screenwriter
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1982
Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
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1984
Gareth Gates, English singer-songwriter
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1984
Jonathan Lewis, American football player
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1984
Natalie Martinez, American actress
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1984
Michael McGovern, Irish footballer
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1984
Sami Zayn, Canadian professional wrestler
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1985
Paulo Vitor Barreto, Brazilian footballer
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1985
Gianluca Curci, Italian footballer
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1985
Keven Lacombe, Canadian cyclist
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1985
Ismael Londt, Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer
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1986
Didier Digard, French footballer
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1986
Hannaliis Jaadla, Estonian footballer
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1986
JP Pietersen, South African rugby player
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1986
Simone Laudehr, German footballer
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1988
Natalie La Rose, Dutch singer and dancer
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1988
LeSean McCoy, American football player
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1988
Inbee Park, South Korean golfer
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1989
Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player
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1990
Bebé, Portuguese footballer
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1990
Chasen Shreve, American baseball player
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1991
Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer
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1991
James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer
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1992
Bartosz Bereszyński, Polish footballer
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1993
Kurt Capewell, Australian rugby league player
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1994
Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1995
Luke Shaw, English footballer
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1995
Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast
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1996
Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
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1996
Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
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1997
Daniel Lawrence, English cricketer
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1997
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate
Famous Deaths
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524
Viventiolus, archbishop of Lyon (b. 460)
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783
Bertrada of Laon, Frankish queen (b. 720)
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965
Meng Chang, emperor of Later Shu (b. 919)
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1067
John Komnenos, Byzantine general
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1441
Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)
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1441
Kyōgoku Takakazu, Japanese nobleman
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1489
Bahlul Lodi, sultan of Delhi
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1536
Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch priest and philosopher (b. 1466)
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1584
Steven Borough, English navigator and explorer (b. 1525)
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1623
William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (b. 1557)
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1645
Michael I, Russian tsar (b. 1596)
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1664
Stefano della Bella, Italian illustrator and engraver (b. 1610)
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1682
Jean Picard, French priest and astronomer (b. 1620)
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1691
Marquis de St Ruth, French general
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1693
John Ashby, English admiral (b. 1640)
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1712
Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician (b. 1626)
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1742
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1675)
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1749
Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, French navy officer and politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1671)
Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois · Governor General of New France
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1773
Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer (b. 1697)
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1804
Alexander Hamilton, American general, economist, and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1755)
Alexander Hamilton · United States Secretary of the Treasury
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1845
Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian linguist, poet, and playwright (b. 1808)
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1850
Robert Stevenson, Scottish engineer (b. 1772)
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1855
Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (b. 1802)
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1870
John A. Dahlgren, American admiral (b. 1809)
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1892
Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented baseball (b. 1820)
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1910
Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (b. 1887)
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1926
Gertrude Bell, English archaeologist and spy (b. 1868)
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1926
Charles Wood Irish composer (b. 1866)
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1929
Robert Henri, American painter and educator (b. 1865)
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1931
Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
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1934
Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and businessman, invented the outboard motor (b. 1877)
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1935
Alfred Dreyfus, French colonel (b. 1859)
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1944
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., American general and politician, Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1887)
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1945
Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1871)
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1945
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (b. 1895)
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1946
Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist and author (b. 1870)
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1947
Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)
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1949
Douglas Hyde, Irish scholar and politician, 1st President of Ireland (b. 1860)
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1950
Elsie de Wolfe, American actress, author, and interior decorator (b. 1865)
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1956
John Hayes, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1868)
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1961
Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1879)
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1962
Roger Wolfe Kahn, American composer and bandleader (b. 1907)
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1965
Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (b. 1898)
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1966
D. T. Suzuki, Japanese philosopher and author (b. 1870)
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1969
Henry George Lamond, Australian farmer and author (b. 1885)
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1971
Yvon Robert, Canadian wrestler (b. 1914)
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1973
Lon Chaney, Jr., American actor (b. 1906)
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1975
James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (b. 1887)
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1979
Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
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1982
Kenneth More, English actor (b. 1914)
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1983
Chris Wood, English saxophonist (b. 1944)
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1990
João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (b. 1917)
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1992
Caroline Pafford Miller, American journalist and author (b. 1903)
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1993
Dan Eldon, English photographer and journalist (b. 1970)
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1996
John Chancellor, American journalist (b. 1927)
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1997
François Furet, French historian and author (b. 1927)
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1998
Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1907)
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1998
Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (b. 1925)
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1998
Serge Lemoyne, Canadian painter (b. 1941)
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1999
Rajendra Kumar, Bollywood actor, (b. 1921)
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2000
Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1908)
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2001
Fred Marcellino, American author and illustrator (b. 1939)
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2003
Benny Carter, American trumpet player, saxophonist, and composer (b. 1907)
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2003
Mark Lovell, English race car driver (b. 1960)
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2004
Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded the National Ballet School of Canada (b. 1918)
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2005
John King, Baron King of Wartnaby, English businessman (b. 1917)
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2007
Robert Burås, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1975)
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2007
Stan Zemanek, Australian radio and television host (b. 1947)
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2008
Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1946)
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2008
Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (b. 1955)
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2010
Olga Guillot, Cuban-American singer (b. 1922)
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2010
James P. Hogan, English-American author (b. 1941)
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2010
Paulo Moura, Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (b. 1932)
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2010
Pius Njawé, Cameroonian journalist (b. 1957)
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2010
Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (b. 1939)
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2011
Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1916)
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2012
Alimuddin, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1930)
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2012
Eddy Brown, English footballer and manager (b. 1926)
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2012
Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American author and illustrator (b. 1920)
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2012
Roger Payne, English mountaineer (b. 1956)
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2012
Hamid Samandarian, Iranian director and playwright (b. 1931)
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2012
George C. Stoney, American director and producer (b. 1916)
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2013
Amar Bose, American businessman, founded the Bose Corporation (b. 1929)
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2013
Takako Takahashi, Japanese author (b. 1932)
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2013
Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (b. 1925)
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2014
Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (b. 1931)
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2014
Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924)
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2014
Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (b. 1927)
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2014
Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (b. 1919)
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2014
Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
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2014
Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1950)
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2015
D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941)
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2015
Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956)
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2015
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950)
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2015
Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935)
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2016
Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician (b. 1958)