July 24 — On This Day
302 entries
Events
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1132
Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
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1148
Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
Louis VII of France · Siege of Damascus (1148) · Second Crusade
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1304
Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.
Wars of Scottish Independence · Fall of Stirling Castle · Edward I of England · Warwolf
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1411
Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.
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1487
Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against a ban on foreign beer.
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1534
French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.
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1567
Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.
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1701
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit.
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1783
The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk.
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti · Russian Empire · Treaty of Georgievsk
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1814
War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward the Niagara River to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders.
War of 1812 · General officer · Phineas Riall · Niagara River · Jacob Brown
- 1823
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1823
In Maracaibo, Venezuela the naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo takes place, where Admiral José Prudencio Padilla, defeats the Spanish Navy, thus culminating the independence for the Gran Colombia.
Maracaibo · Venezuela · Battle of Lake Maracaibo · Gran Colombia
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1847
After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.
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1847
Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press.
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1864
American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.
American Civil War · Second Battle of Kernstown · Confederate States of America · General (CSA) · Jubal Early
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1866
Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
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1901
O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
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1910
The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.
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1911
Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
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1915
The passenger ship S.S. Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
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1922
The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.
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1923
The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
Treaty of Lausanne · Turkey · Greece · Bulgaria · World War I
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1924
Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
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1927
The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
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1929
The Kellogg-Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928 by most leading world powers).
- 1935
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1937
Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
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1943
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
World War II · Bombing of Hamburg in World War II · Hamburg · November
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1950
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
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1959
At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
American National Exhibition · Vice President of the United States · Richard Nixon · Premier · Nikita Khrushchev
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1963
The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.
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1966
Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
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1967
During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians.
Charles de Gaulle · Montreal · Vive le Québec libre · Anglophone Canadians
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1969
Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
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1974
Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
Watergate scandal · Supreme Court of the United States · President of the United States · White House · United States v. Nixon
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1977
End of a four-day-long Libyan-Egyptian War.
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1980
The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.
Quietly Confident Quartet · Australia at the 1980 Summer Olympics · Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay · 1980 Summer Olympics
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1982
Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299.
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1983
The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
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1983
George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".
George Brett · Kansas City Royals · New York Yankees · Pine Tar Incident
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1987
US supertanker SS Bridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker.
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1987
Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Hulda became the oldest person to climb Japan’s highest peak.
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1998
Russell Eugene Weston, Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.
United States Capitol shooting incident (1998) · United States Capitol
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2001
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha · List of Bulgarian monarchs · Bulgaria · Prime Minister of Bulgaria · Election
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2001
The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos. 11 civilian and military aircraft are destroyed and 15 are damaged. All 14 commandos are shot dead, while 7 soldiers from the Sri Lanka Air Force are killed. In addition, 3 civilians and an engineer die. This incident slowed down the Sri Lankan economy.
Bandaranaike Airport attack · Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam · Sri Lanka Air Force · Sri Lanka
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2013
A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.
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2014
Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people onboard are killed.
Air Algérie Flight 5017 · Ouagadougou · Burkina Faso · Algiers · Mali
Famous Births
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1242
Blessed Christina von Stommeln, German Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic (d. 1312)
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1468
Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1524)
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1529
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (d. 1577)
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1561
Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern (d. 1589)
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1574
Thomas Platter the Younger, Swiss physician and author (d. 1628)
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1660
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1718)
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury · Lord High Treasurer
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1689
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne of Great Britain and Prince George of Denmark (d. 1700)
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester · Anne, Queen of Great Britain · Prince George of Denmark
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1725
John Newton, English sailor and priest (d. 1807)
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1757
Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter (d. 1825)
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1783
Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (d. 1830)
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1786
Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843)
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1794
Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish mineralogist and geologist (d. 1865)
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1802
Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (d. 1870)
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1803
Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (d. 1856)
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1803
Alexander J. Davis, American architect (d. 1892)
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1821
William Poole, American boxer and gangster (d. 1855)
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1826
Jan Gotlib Bloch, Polish theorist and activist (d. 1902)
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1851
Friedrich Schottky, Polish-German mathematician and theorist (d. 1935)
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1856
Émile Picard, French mathematician and academic (d. 1941)
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1857
Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)
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1857
Juan Vicente Gómez, Venezuelan general and politician, 27th President of Venezuela (d. 1935)
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1860
Princess Charlotte of Prussia (d. 1919)
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1860
Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1939)
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1864
Frank Wedekind, German actor and playwright (d. 1918)
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1867
Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (d. 1908)
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1867
E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author (d. 1940)
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1867
Fred Tate, English cricketer and coach (d. 1943)
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1874
Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and author (d. 1917)
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1877
Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (d. 1954)
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1878
Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1957)
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1880
Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and educator (d. 1959)
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1884
Maria Caserini, Italian actress (d. 1969)
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1886
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese author (d. 1965)
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1888
Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1973)
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1889
Agnes Meyer Driscoll, American cryptanalyst (d. 1971)
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1895
Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic (d. 1985)
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1897
Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (d. 1937)
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1899
Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (d. 1981)
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1900
Zelda Fitzgerald, American author and poet (d. 1948)
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1904
Leo Arnaud, French-American trombonist, composer, and conductor (d. 1991)
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1904
Richard B. Morris, American historian and academic (d. 1989)
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1910
Harry Horner, American director and production designer (d. 1994)
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1912
Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998)
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1913
Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (d. 2010)
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1914
Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian pharmacologist and physician (d. 2015)
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1914
Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2007)
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1915
Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2004)
Enrique Fernando · Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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1916
John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986)
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1917
Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)
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1917
Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (d. 1999)
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1918
Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (d. 2012)
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1919
Robert Marsden Hope, Australian lawyer and judge (d. 1999)
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1919
John Winkin, American baseball player, coach, and journalist (d. 2014)
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1920
Bella Abzug, American lawyer and politician (d. 1998)
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1920
Constance Dowling, American model and actress (d. 1969)
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1921
Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2008)
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1921
Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (d. 2010)
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1922
Madeleine Ferron, Canadian radio host and author (d. 2010)
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1924
Wilfred Josephs, English composer (d. 1997)
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1924
Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist
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1927
Alex Katz, American painter and sculptor
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1927
Zara Mints, Russian-Estonian philologist and academic (d. 1990)
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1930
Alfred Balk, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
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1930
Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician, 10th Chief Minister of Gujarat
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1931
Ermanno Olmi, Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
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1931
Éric Tabarly, French commander (d. 1998)
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1932
Gustav Andreas Tammann, German astronomer and academic
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1933
Doug Sanders, American golfer
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1934
P. S. Soosaithasan, Sri Lankan accountant and politician
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1935
Aaron Elkins, American author and academic
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1935
Pat Oliphant, Australian cartoonist
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1935
Mel Ramos, American painter, illustrator, and academic
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1935
Les Reed, English pianist, composer, and conductor
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1935
Derek Varnals, South African cricketer
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1936
Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedian
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1937
Manoj Kumar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1937
Quinlan Terry, English architect, designed the Brentwood Cathedral
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1938
Alexis Jacquemin, Belgian economist and academic (d. 2004)
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1938
Eugene J. Martin, American painter (d. 2005)
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1938
John Sparling, New Zealand cricketer
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1939
Walt Bellamy, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
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1939
David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury, English businessman and politician
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1940
Dan Hedaya, American actor
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1941
John Bond, English banker and businessman
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1942
Heinz, German-English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2000)
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1942
David Miner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1942
Chris Sarandon, American actor
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1944
Jim Armstrong, Northern Irish guitarist
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1945
Frank Close, English physicist and academic
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1945
Azim Premji, Indian businessman and philanthropist
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1945
Hugh Ross, Canadian-American astrophysicist and astronomer
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1945
Anthony Watts, English geologist, geophysicist, and academic
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1946
Gallagher, American comedian and actor
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1946
Friedhelm Haebermann, German footballer and manager
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1946
Hervé Vilard, French singer-songwriter
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1947
Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer and manager
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1947
Geoff McQueen, English screenwriter and producer (d. 1994)
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1947
Peter Serkin, American pianist and educator
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1948
Michael Coveney, English author and critic
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1949
Michael Richards, American actor and comedian
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1950
Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
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1951
Lynda Carter, American actress
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1951
Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, English politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury · Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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1952
Ian Cairns, Australian surfer
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1952
Gus Van Sant, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1953
Julian Brazier, English captain and politician
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1953
Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, composer, and conductor
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1953
Tadashi Kawamata, Japanese contemporary artist
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1953
Claire McCaskill, American lawyer and politician
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1953
James Newcome, English bishop
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1954
Erdoğan Arıca, Turkish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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1955
Brad Watson, American author and academic
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1956
Charlie Crist, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida
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1957
Pam Tillis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
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1958
Jim Leighton, Scottish footballer and coach
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1960
Catherine Destivelle, French rock climber and mountaineer
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1961
Kerry Dixon, English footballer and manager
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1962
Johnny O'Connell, American race car driver and sportscaster
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1963
Louis Armary, French rugby player
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1963
Karl Malone, American basketball player and coach
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1964
Barry Bonds, American baseball player
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1964
Pedro Passos Coelho, Portuguese economist and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal
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1964
Urmas Kaljend, Estonian footballer
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1964
John Rosengren, American journalist and author
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1965
Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player and sportscaster
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1965
Kadeem Hardison, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1965
Doug Liman, American director and producer
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1966
Mo-Do, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1966
Martin Keown, English footballer and coach
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1968
Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer
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1968
Colleen Doran, American author and illustrator
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1968
Malcolm Ingram, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
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1968
Laura Leighton, American actress
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1969
Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player
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1969
Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer
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1971
Dino Baggio, Italian footballer
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1972
Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1973
Russell Bawden, Australian rugby league player
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1973
Ana Cristina Oliveira, Portuguese model and actress
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1973
Amanda Stretton, English race car driver and journalist
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1974
Andy Gomarsall, English rugby player
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1975
Tracey Crouch, English politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
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1975
Jamie Langenbrunner, American ice hockey player
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1975
Torrie Wilson, American model, fitness competitor, actress and professional wrestler
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1975
Eric Szmanda, American actor
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1976
Rafer Alston, American basketball player
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1976
Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese race car driver and manager
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1978
Andy Irons, American surfer (d. 2010)
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1979
Rose Byrne, Australian actress
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1979
Jerrod Niemann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1979
Valerio Scassellati, Italian race car driver
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1979
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, French tennis player
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1979
Mark Andrew Smith, American author
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1979
Ryan Speier, American baseball player
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1980
Joel Stroetzel, American guitarist
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1981
Doug Bollinger, Australian cricketer
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1981
Mark Robinson, English footballer
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1982
Chris Barrett, American director, producer, and author
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1982
Trevor Matthews, Canadian actor and producer, founded Brookstreet Pictures
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1982
Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian race car driver
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1982
Mewelde Moore, American football player
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1982
Elisabeth Moss, American actress
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1982
Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress
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1982
Michael Poppmeier, South African-German rugby player
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1983
Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer
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1983
Asami Mizukawa, Japanese actress
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1984
Patrick Harvey, Australian actor
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1984
Tyler Kyte, Canadian singer and drummer
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1985
Patrice Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player
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1985
Aries Merritt, American hurdler
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1985
Lukáš Rosol, Czech tennis player
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1985
Eric Wright, American football player
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1986
Natalie Tran, Australian actress, online producer
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1987
Filipe Francisco dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
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1987
Nathan Gerbe, American ice hockey player
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1987
Zack Sabre, Jr., English wrestler
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1988
Ricky Petterd, Australian footballer
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1988
Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer and dancer
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1989
Maurkice Pouncey, American football player
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1989
Kim Tae-hwan, South Korean footballer
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1990
Travis Mahoney, Australian swimmer
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1990
Jay McGuiness, English singer
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1990
Dean Stoneman, English race car driver
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1991
Manuel Fischnaller, Italian footballer
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1992
Dmitry Abyzov, Russian footballer
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1992
Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier
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1994
Alejandra Álvarez, Ecuadorian tennis player
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1995
Valentine Holmes, Australian rugby league player
Famous Deaths
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759
Oswulf, king of Northumbria
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811
Gao Ying, Chinese politician (b. 740)
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946
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Egyptian ruler (b. 882)
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1115
Matilda of Tuscany (b. 1046)
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1129
Emperor Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1053)
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1198
Berthold of Hanover, Bishop of Livonia
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1345
Jacob van Artevelde, Flemish statesman (b. 1290)
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1568
Carlos, Prince of Asturias (b. 1545)
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1594
John Boste, English martyr and saint (b. 1544)
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1601
Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish painter (b. 1542)
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1612
John Salusbury, Welsh politician and poet (b. 1567)
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1739
Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)
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1768
Nathaniel Lardner, English theologian and author (b. 1684)
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1862
Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
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1891
Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
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1908
Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
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1910
Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
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1927
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
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1957
Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
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1962
Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
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1965
Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
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1966
Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
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1969
Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)
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1970
Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)
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1974
James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
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1980
Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian (b. 1925)
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1985
Ezechiele Ramin, Italian missionary and martyr (b. 1953)
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1986
Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
Fritz Albert Lipmann · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1986
Qudrat Ullah Shahab, Pakistani civil servant and author (b. 1917)
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1991
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
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1992
Arletty, French actress and singer (b. 1898)
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1992
Sam Berger, Canadian lawyer and businessman (b. 1900)
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1994
Helen Cordero, Cochiti Pueblo (Native American) Pueblo potter (b. 1915)
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1995
George Rodger, English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)
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1996
Alphonso Theodore Roberts, Vincentian cricketer and activist (b. 1937)
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1997
William J. Brennan, Jr., American colonel and jurist (b. 1906)
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1997
Saw Maung, Burmese general and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1928)
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2000
Ahmad Shamloo, Iranian poet and journalist (b. 1925)
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2001
Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (b. 1931)
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2005
Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (b. 1912)
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2007
Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author (b. 1913)
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2007
Nicola Zaccaria, Greek opera singer (b. 1923)
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2008
Norman Dello Joio, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)
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2011
Frank Dietrich, German politician (b. 1966)
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2011
Dan Peek, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)
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2011
Harald Johnsen, Norwegian bassist and composer (b. 1970)
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2011
David Servan-Schreiber, French physician, neuroscientist, and author (b. 1961)
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2011
Skip Thomas, American football player (b. 1950)
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2012
Chad Everett, American actor and director (b. 1937)
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2012
Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (b. 1938)
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2012
Larry Hoppen, American singer and guitarist (b. 1951)
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2012
Robert Ledley, American physiologist and physicist, invented the CT scanner (b. 1926)
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2012
Themo Lobos, Chilean author and illustrator (b. 1928)
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2012
John Atta Mills, Ghanaian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Ghana (b. 1944)
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2012
Gregorio Peces-Barba, Spanish jurist and politician (b. 1938)
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2013
Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (b. 1921)
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2013
Fred Dretske, American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)
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2013
Virginia E. Johnson, American psychologist and sexologist (b. 1925)
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2013
Pius Langa, South African lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1939)
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2014
Ik-Hwan Bae, Korean-American violinist and educator (b. 1956)
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2014
Dale Schlueter, American basketball player (b. 1945)
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2014
Hans-Hermann Sprado, German journalist and author (b. 1956)
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2015
Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1916)
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2015
Jim Mitchell, American captain, lawyer, and judge (b. 1946)
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2015
Ingrid Sischy, South African-American journalist and critic (b. 1952)
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2016
Marni Nixon, American actress and singer (b. 1930)
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2017
Harshida Raval, Indian Gujarati playback singer