July 26 — On This Day
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Events
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657
First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.
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811
Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seriously wounded.
Battle of Pliska · Byzantine Empire · Nikephoros I · Staurakios
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920
Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona.
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1309
Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V.
Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor · King of the Romans · Pope Clement V
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1469
Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place.
Wars of the Roses · Battle of Edgecote Moor · Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick · Edward IV of England
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1509
The Emperor Krishnadevaraya ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
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1529
Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, is appointed governor of Peru.
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1581
Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): The northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II.
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1745
The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
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1758
French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
French and Indian War · Siege of Louisbourg (1758) · Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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1775
The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
United States Post Office Department · Second Continental Congress · Benjamin Franklin
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1788
New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
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1803
The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom.
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1814
The Swedish-Norwegian War begins.
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1822
José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.
José de San Martín · Guayaquil · Ecuador · Guayaquil Conference · Simón Bolívar
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1822
First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis.
Battle of Dervenakia · Ottoman Empire · Mahmud Dramali Pasha · Greek War of Independence · Theodoros Kolokotronis
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1847
Liberia declares its independence.
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1861
American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
American Civil War · George B. McClellan · Army of the Potomac · Union Army · First Battle of Bull Run
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1863
American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces.
Morgan's Raid · Salineville, Ohio · Confederate States of America · John Hunt Morgan
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1882
Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
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1882
The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
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1887
Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
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1890
In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
Buenos Aires · Revolution of the Park · Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman
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1891
France annexes Tahiti.
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1897
Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
Anglo-Afghan War · Pashtuns · Fakir · Saidullah · Siege of Malakand
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1899
Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
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1908
United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
United States Attorney General · Charles Joseph Bonaparte · Federal Bureau of Investigation
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1936
The Axis powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.
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1936
King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Edward VIII · Edward VIII abdication crisis · Canadian National Vimy Memorial
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1937
End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.
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1941
World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.
World War II · French Indochina · President of the United States · Franklin D. Roosevelt
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1944
World War II: The Soviet Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation.
Soviet Army · Lviv · Ukraine · Nazism · Jews
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1945
The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
Labour Party (UK) · United Kingdom general election, 1945 · Winston Churchill
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1945
The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
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1945
HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the Second World War.
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1945
The United States Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
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1946
Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport.
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1947
Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.
Cold War · Harry S. Truman · National Security Act of 1947 · Law of the United States · Central Intelligence Agency
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1948
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.
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1951
Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.
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1952
King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
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1953
Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement
Fidel Castro · Moncada Barracks · Cuban Revolution · 26th of July Movement
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1953
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek raid.
Arizona · John Howard Pyle · Polygamy · Colorado City, Arizona · Short Creek raid
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1953
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment · Battle of the Samichon River · Korean War
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1956
Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
World Bank · Aswan Dam · Egypt · Gamal Abdel Nasser · Suez Canal
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1957
Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
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1958
Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched.
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1963
Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster.
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1963
An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day Republic of Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.
1963 Skopje earthquake · Skopje · Yugoslavia · Republic of Macedonia
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1963
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development votes to admit Japan.
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1968
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
Vietnam War · South Vietnam · Trương Đình Dzu · Penal labour · Coalition government
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1971
Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.
Apollo program · Apollo 15 · List of Apollo mission types · Lunar Roving Vehicle
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1974
Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule.
Prime Minister of Greece · Konstantinos Karamanlis · Greek military junta of 1967-74
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1977
The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.
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1989
A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Grand jury · Cornell University · Robert Tappan Morris · Morris worm · Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
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1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H.W. Bush.
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1993
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. 68 of the 116 people onboard are killed.
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1999
Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders.
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2005
Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.
Space Shuttle program · STS-114 · Space Shuttle Discovery · NASA · Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
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2005
Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.
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2008
Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India.
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2009
The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.
Nigeria · Islamism · Boko Haram · Bauchi · Nigeria Police Force
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2016
The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. 19 people are killed.
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2016
Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Hillary Clinton · President of the United States · Democratic National Convention · Philadelphia
Famous Births
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1030
Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Polish bishop and saint (d. 1079)
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1400
Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester, English noble (d. 1439)
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1502
Christian Egenolff, German printer (d. 1555)
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1612
Murad IV, Ottoman sultan (d. 1640)
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1678
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1711)
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1711
Lorenz Christoph Mizler, German physician, mathematician, and historian (d. 1778)
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1739
George Clinton, American general and politician, 4th Vice President of the United States (d. 1812)
George Clinton (vice president) · Vice President of the United States
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1782
John Field, Irish pianist and composer (d. 1837)
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1791
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1844)
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1796
George Catlin, American painter, author, and traveler (d. 1872)
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1802
Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 42nd President of Mexico (d. 1855)
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1819
Justin Holland, American guitarist and educator (d. 1887)
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1829
Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1912)
Auguste Beernaert · Prime Minister of Belgium · Nobel Peace Prize
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1841
Carl Robert Jakobson, Estonian journalist and politician (d. 1882)
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1842
Alfred Marshall, English economist and academic (d. 1924)
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1844
Stefan Drzewiecki, Ukrainian-Polish engineer and journalist (d. 1938)
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1854
Philippe Gaucher, French dermatologist and academic (d. 1918)
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1855
Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1936)
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1856
George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)
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1858
Tom Garrett, Australian cricketer and lawyer (d. 1943)
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1863
Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer (d. 1948)
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1865
Philipp Scheidemann, German journalist and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1939)
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1865
Rajanikanta Sen, Indian poet and composer (d. 1910)
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1874
Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (d. 1951)
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1875
Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (d. 1961)
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1875
Antonio Machado, Spanish poet and academic (d. 1939)
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1877
Jesse Lauriston Livermore, American investor and security analyst, "Great Bear of Wall Street" (d. 1940)
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1878
Ernst Hoppenberg, German swimmer and water polo player (d. 1937)
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1879
Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War (d. 1962)
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1880
Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian playwright and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Ukrainian People's Republic (d. 1951)
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1882
Albert Dunstan, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Victoria (d. 1950)
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1885
André Maurois, French soldier and author (d. 1967)
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1886
Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (d. 1965)
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1888
Reginald Hands, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1918)
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1890
Daniel J. Callaghan, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1942)
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1892
Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (d. 1966)
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1893
George Grosz, German painter and illustrator (d. 1959)
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1894
Aldous Huxley, English novelist and philosopher (d. 1963)
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1895
Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (d. 1964)
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1896
Tim Birkin, English soldier and race car driver (d. 1933)
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1897
Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
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1897
Paul Gallico, American journalist and author (d. 1976)
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1900
Sarah Kafrit, Israeli politician and teacher (d. 1983)
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1903
Estes Kefauver, American lawyer and politician (d. 1963)
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1904
Edwin Albert Link, American industrialist and entrepreneur, invented the flight simulator (d. 1981)
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1906
Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (d. 1943)
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1908
Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourger sculptor (d. 2002)
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1909
Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1994)
Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft · Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1909
Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (d. 1979)
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1913
Kan Yuet-keung, Hong Kong banker, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
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1914
C. Farris Bryant, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Governor of Florida (d. 2002)
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1914
Erskine Hawkins, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1993)
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1914
Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (d. 1968)
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1916
Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013)
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1916
Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013)
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1918
Marjorie Lord, American actress (d. 2015)
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1919
Virginia Gilmore, American actress (d. 1986)
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1919
James Lovelock, English biologist and chemist
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1920
Bob Waterfield, American football player and coach (d. 1983)
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1921
Tom Saffell, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)
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1921
Jean Shepherd, American radio host, actor, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
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1922
Blake Edwards, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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1922
Jim Foglesong, American record producer (d. 2013)
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1922
Jason Robards, American actor (d. 2000)
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1923
Jan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)
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1923
Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (d. 2002)
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1925
Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish physician and politician (d. 2000)
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1925
Joseph Engelberger, American physicist and engineer (d. 2015)
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1925
Gene Gutowski, Polish-American producer (d. 2016)
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1925
Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (d. 2014)
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1926
James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1927
Gulabrai Ramchand, Indian cricketer (d. 2003)
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1928
Don Beauman, English race car driver (d. 1955)
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1928
Francesco Cossiga, Italian academic and politician, 8th President of Italy (d. 2010)
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1928
Elliott Erwitt, French-American photographer and director
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1928
Ibn-e-Safi, Indian-Pakistani author and poet (d. 1980)
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1928
Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson
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1928
Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1999)
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1928
Peter Lougheed, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (d. 2012)
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1928
Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Irish-born English politician
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1928
Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (d. 2004)
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1929
Marc Lalonde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Canadian Minister of Justice
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1929
Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (d. 2012)
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1930
Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
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1930
Barbara Jefford, English actress
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1931
Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2006)
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1934
Tommy McDonald, American football player
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1936
Tsutomu Koyama, Japanese volleyball player and coach (d. 2012)
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1936
Lawrie McMenemy, English footballer and manager
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1938
Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
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1938
Keith Peters, Welsh physician and academic
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1939
Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (d. 2011)
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1939
John Howard, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Australia
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1939
Bob Lilly, American football player and photographer
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1939
Richard Marlow, English organist and conductor (d. 2013)
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1940
Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
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1940
Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney · Secretary of State for Transport
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1940
Bobby Rousseau, Canadian ice hockey player
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1941
Jean Baubérot, French historian and sociologist
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1941
Darlene Love, American singer and actress
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1941
Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1942
Vladimír Mečiar, Slovak politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia
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1942
Teddy Pilette, Belgian race car driver
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1943
Peter Hyams, American director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
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1943
Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1945
Betty Davis, American singer-songwriter
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1945
Helen Mirren, English actress
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1946
Emilio de Villota, Spanish race car driver
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1948
Luboš Andršt, Czech guitarist and songwriter
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1948
Herbert Wiesinger, German figure skater
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1949
Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai businessman and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand
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1949
Roger Taylor, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
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1950
Nelinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
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1950
Nicholas Evans, English journalist, screenwriter, and producer
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1950
Susan George, English actress and producer
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1950
Anne Rafferty, English lawyer and judge
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1950
Rich Vogler, American race car driver (d. 1990)
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1951
Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2011)
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1952
Glynis Breakwell, English psychologist and academic
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1953
Felix Magath, German footballer and manager
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1953
Robert Phillips, American guitarist
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1953
Henk Bleker, Dutch politician
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1953
Earl Tatum, American professional basketball player
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1954
Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (d. 1994)
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1955
Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach
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1955
Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan
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1956
Peter Fincham, English screenwriter and producer
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1956
Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater
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1956
Tommy Rich, American wrestler
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1956
Tim Tremlett, English cricketer and coach
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1957
Norman Baker, Scottish politician
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1957
Nana Visitor, American actress
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1958
Monti Davis, American basketball player (d. 2013)
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1958
Angela Hewitt, Canadian-English pianist
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1959
Rick Bragg, American author and journalist
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1959
Kevin Spacey, American actor and director
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1961
Gary Cherone, American singer-songwriter
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1961
Andy Connell, English keyboard player and songwriter
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1961
Felix Dexter, Caribbean-English comedian and actor (d. 2013)
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1963
Jeff Stoughton, Canadian curler
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1964
Sandra Bullock, American actress and producer
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1964
Ralf Metzenmacher, German painter and designer
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1964
Anne Provoost, Belgian author
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1965
Jeremy Piven, American actor and producer
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1967
Martin Baker, English organist and conductor
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1967
Tim Schafer, American video game designer, founded Double Fine Productions
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1967
Jason Statham, English actor
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1968
Frédéric Diefenthal, French actor and director
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1968
Jim Naismith, Scottish biologist and academic
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1968
Olivia Williams, English actress
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1969
Greg Colbrunn, American baseball player and coach
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1969
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Welsh baroness and wheelchair racer
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1971
Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer and coach
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1971
Chris Harrison, Host of The Bachelor franchise
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1972
Nathan Buckley, Australian footballer and coach
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1973
Kate Beckinsale, English actress
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1973
Mariano Raffo, Argentinian director and producer
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1974
Iron & Wine, American singer-songwriter
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1974
Kees Meeuws, New Zealand rugby player and coach
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1974
Dean Sturridge, English footballer and sportscaster
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1975
Ingo Schultz, German sprinter
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1975
Joe Smith, American basketball player
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1975
Elizabeth Truss, English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Elizabeth Truss · Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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1976
Elena Kustarova, Russian ice dancer and coach
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1977
Joaquín Benoit, Dominican baseball player
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1977
Martin Laursen, Danish footballer and manager
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1977
Tanja Szewczenko, German figure skater
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1979
Friedrich Michau, German rugby player
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1979
Derek Paravicini, English pianist
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1979
Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player
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1979
Erik Westrum, American ice hockey player
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1980
Jacinda Ardern, 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand
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1980
Dave Baksh, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1980
Robert Gallery, American football player
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1981
Abe Forsythe, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1981
Maicon Sisenando, Brazilian footballer
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1982
Gilad Hochman, Israeli composer
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1982
Christopher Kane, Scottish fashion designer
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1983
Kelly Clark, American snowboarder
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1983
Stephen Makinwa, Nigerian footballer
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1983
Roderick Strong, American wrestler
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1983
Naomi van As, Dutch field hockey player
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1983
Delonte West, American basketball player
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1984
Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper
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1984
Benjamin Kayser, French rugby player
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1984
Sabri Sarıoğlu, Turkish footballer
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1985
Marcus Benard, American football player
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1985
Gaël Clichy, French footballer
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1985
Audrey De Montigny, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1985
Mat Gamel, American baseball player
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1986
Leonardo Ulloa, Argentinian footballer
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1986
John White, English footballer
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1987
Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer
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1987
Jordie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987
Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer
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1991
Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player
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1992
Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby player
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1993
Raymond Faitala-Mariner, New Zealand rugby league player
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1994
Ella Leivo, Finnish tennis player
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1996
Olivia Breen, British sprinter
Famous Deaths
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342
Cheng of Jin, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 321)
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432
Pope Celestine I
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811
Nikephoros I, Byzantine emperor
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899
Li Hanzhi, Chinese warlord (b. 842)
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943
Motoyoshi, Japanese nobleman and poet (b. 890)
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1380
Kōmyō, emperor of Japan (b. 1322)
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1450
Cecily Neville, duchess of Warwick (b. 1424)
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1471
Paul II, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1417)
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1533
Atahualpa, Inca emperor abducted and murdered by Francisco Pizarro (b. ca. 1500)
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1592
Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French general (b. 1524)
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1605
Miguel de Benavides, Spanish archbishop and sinologist (b. 1552)
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1611
Horio Yoshiharu, Japanese daimyo (b. 1542)
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1630
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1562)
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1659
Mary Frith, English pickpocket and fence (b. 1584)
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1680
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier (b. 1647)
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1684
Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1646)
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1693
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Queen of Sweden (b. 1656)
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1712
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1631)
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1723
Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1660)
Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1801
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (b. 1756)
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1863
Sam Houston, American general and politician, 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)
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1867
Otto, King of Greece (b. 1815)
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1899
Ulises Heureaux, 22nd, 26th, and 27th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1845)
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1915
James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (b. 1837)
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1919
Edward Poynter, English painter and illustrator (b. 1836)
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1921
Howard Vernon, Australian actor (b. 1848)
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1925
Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1888)
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1925
Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1848)
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1925
William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)
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1926
Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1843)
Robert Todd Lincoln · United States Secretary of War · Abraham Lincoln
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1930
Pavlos Karolidis, Greek historian and academic (b. 1849)
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1932
Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Company (b. 1876)
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1934
Winsor McCay, American cartoonist, animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1871)
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1941
Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (b. 1875)
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1942
Roberto Arlt, Argentinian author and playwright (b. 1900)
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1951
James Mitchell, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)
James Mitchell (Australian politician) · Premier of Western Australia
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1952
Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (b. 1919)
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1953
Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician, 135th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
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1957
Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957)
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1960
Cedric Gibbons, British art director and production designer (b. 1893)
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1960
Maud Menten, Canadian physician and biochemist (b. 1879)
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1964
Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (b. 1884)
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1968
Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (b. 1899)
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1970
Robert Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1896)
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1971
Diane Arbus, American photographer and academic (b. 1923)
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1984
George Gallup, American mathematician and statistician, founded the Gallup Company (b. 1901)
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1984
Ed Gein, American serial killer (b. 1906)
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1986
W. Averell Harriman, American politician and diplomat, 11th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1891)
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1988
Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher, scholar, and academic (b. 1919)
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1992
Mary Wells, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
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1993
Matthew Ridgway, American general (b. 1895)
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1994
James Luther Adams, American theologian and academic (b. 1901)
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1995
Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (b. 1917)
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1995
Raymond Mailloux, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1918)
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1995
George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (b. 1907)
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1996
Max Winter, American businessman and sports executive (b. 1903)
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1999
Walter Jackson Bate, American author and critic (b. 1918)
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1999
Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (b. 1917)
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2000
John Tukey, American mathematician and academic (b. 1915)
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2001
Rex T. Barber, American colonel and pilot (b. 1917)
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2001
Peter von Zahn, German journalist and author (b. 1913)
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2004
William A. Mitchell, American chemist, created Pop Rocks and Cool Whip (b. 1911)
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2005
Alexander Golitzen, Russian-born American production designer and art director (b. 1908)
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2005
Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic (b. 1925)
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2005
Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1945)
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2007
Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1928)
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2007
Skip Prosser, American basketball player and coach (b. 1950)
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2009
Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1919)
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2010
Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean politician (b. 1945)
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2011
Joe Arroyo, Colombian singer-songwriter and composer (b. 1955)
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2011
Richard Harris, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1948)
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2011
Sakyo Komatsu, Japanese author and screenwriter (b. 1931)
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2011
Margaret Olley, Australian painter and philanthropist (b. 1923)
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2012
Don Bagley, American bassist and composer (b. 1927)
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2012
Karl Benjamin, American painter and educator (b. 1925)
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2012
Miriam Ben-Porat, Russian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (b. 1918)
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2012
Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (b. 1942)
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2012
James D. Watkins, American admiral and politician, 6th United States Secretary of Energy (b. 1927)
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2013
Luther F. Cole, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
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2013
Harley Flanders, American mathematician and academic (b. 1925)
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2013
Sung Jae-gi, South Korean philosopher and activist (b. 1967)
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2013
George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1919)
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2014
Oleh Babayev, Ukrainian businessman and politician (b. 1965)
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2014
Charles R. Larson, American admiral (b. 1936)
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2014
Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (b. 1938)
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2014
Sergei O. Prokofieff, Russian anthropologist and author (b. 1954)
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2014
Roland Verhavert, Belgian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
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2015
Bijoy Krishna Handique, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Mines (b. 1934)
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2015
Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (b. 1926)
Flora MacDonald (politician) · Minister of Communications (Canada)
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2015
Leo Reise, Jr., Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1922)
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2015
Ann Rule, American police officer and author (b. 1931)
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2017
June Foray, American voice actress (b. 1917)
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2017
Patti Deutsch, American voice artist and comedic actress (b. 1943)
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2017
Ronald Phillips, American criminal (b. 1973)