July 27 — On This Day
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Events
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1054
Siward, Earl of Northumbria invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland somewhere north of the Firth of Forth.
Siward, Earl of Northumbria · Macbeth, King of Scotland · Firth of Forth
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1189
Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at Niš, the capital of Serbian King Stefan Nemanja, during the Third Crusade.
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor · Niš · Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) · Stefan Nemanja · Third Crusade
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1202
Georgian-Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum.
Georgian-Seljuk wars · Battle of Basian · Kingdom of Georgia · Sultanate of Rum
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1214
Battle of Bouvines: Philip II of France decisively defeats Imperial, English and Flemish armies, effectively ending John of England's Angevin Empire.
Battle of Bouvines · Philip II of France · Holy Roman Empire · Kingdom of England · County of Flanders
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1299
According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state.
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1302
Battle of Bapheus: Decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest.
Battle of Bapheus · Ottoman Empire · Byzantine Empire · Bithynia
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1549
The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan.
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1663
The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports.
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1689
Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie ends.
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1694
A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.
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1720
The Battle of Grengam marks the second important victory of the Russian Navy.
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1775
Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
Army Medical Department (United States) · Second Continental Congress · Continental Army
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1778
American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
American Revolution · Battle of Ushant (1778) · Kingdom of Great Britain
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1789
The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
Federal government of the United States · United States Department of State · United States Department of State
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1794
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".
French Revolution · Maximilien Robespierre · Thermidorian Reaction
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1816
Battle of Negro Fort: The battle ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the Fort's Powder Magazine, killing apx. 275. It is considered the deadliest single cannon shot in US history.
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1857
Siege of Arrah begins: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutinying sepoys and 8,000 irregular forces.
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1865
Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
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1866
The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
Transatlantic telegraph cable · Valentia Island · Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador · Newfoundland (island)
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1880
Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
Second Anglo-Afghan War · Battle of Maiwand · Afghanistan · Mohammad Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan) · Maiwand
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1890
Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
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1900
Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
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1917
The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
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1919
The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.
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1921
Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
University of Toronto · Biochemist · Frederick Banting · Hormone · Insulin
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1929
The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
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1940
The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
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1941
Japanese troops stationed in Tonkin occupy the southern portion of French Indochina.
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1942
World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
World War II · Allies of World War II · First Battle of El Alamein · Axis powers
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1949
Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
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1953
Cessation of hostilities is achieved in the Korean War when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
Korean War · Korean Armistice Agreement · Syngman Rhee · President of South Korea
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1955
The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II ends.
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1955
El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people onboard are killed.
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1959
The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
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1964
Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
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1974
Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
Watergate scandal · United States House of Representatives · United States House Committee on the Judiciary · Impeachment · President of the United States
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1975
Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead.
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1976
Former Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka is arrested on suspicion of violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws in connection with the Lockheed bribery scandals.
Prime Minister of Japan · Kakuei Tanaka · Lockheed bribery scandals
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1983
Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
Black July · Sri Lankan Tamil people · Welikada · Welikada Prison · Colombo
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1987
RMS Titanic Inc. begins the first expedited salvage of wreckage of the RMS Titanic.
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1989
While attempting to land at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, Korean Air Flight 803 crashes just short of the runway. Seventy-five of the 199 passengers and crew and four people on the ground are killed, in the second accident involving a DC-10 in less than two weeks, the first being United Airlines Flight 232.
Tripoli International Airport · Korean Air Flight 803 · DC-10 · United Airlines Flight 232
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1990
The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day is celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year the celebration of independence is moved to June 3.
Supreme Soviet · Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic · Belarus · Soviet Union · 1996
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1990
The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'état in Trinidad and Tobago.
Jamaat al Muslimeen · Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt · Trinidad and Tobago
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1995
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
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1996
In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Atlanta · Centennial Olympic Park bombing · 1996 Summer Olympics
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1997
About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
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2002
Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history.
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2005
After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.
STS-114 · NASA · Space Shuttle · Space Shuttle external tank
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2015
At least seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.
Famous Births
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1452
Ludovico Sforza, Italian son of Francesco I Sforza (d. 1508)
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1452
Lucrezia Crivelli, mistress of Ludovico Sforza (d. 1508)
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1502
Francesco Corteccia, Italian composer (d. 1571)
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1578
Frances Howard, Duchess of Richmond (d. 1639)
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1612
Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1640)
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1625
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (d. 1672)
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1667
Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (d. 1748)
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1733
Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)
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1740
Jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803)
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1741
François-Hippolyte Barthélémon, French-English violinist and composer (d. 1808)
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1752
Samuel Smith, American general and politician (d. 1839)
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1768
Charlotte Corday, French assassin of Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793)
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1768
Joseph Anton Koch, Austrian painter (d. 1839)
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1773
Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist and politician (d. 1844)
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1777
Thomas Campbell, Scottish-French poet and academic (d. 1844)
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1777
Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (d. 1853)
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1781
Mauro Giuliani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1828)
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1784
Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (d. 1839)
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1812
Thomas Lanier Clingman, American general and politician (d. 1897)
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1818
Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (d. 1902)
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1824
Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (d. 1895)
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1833
Thomas George Bonney, English geologist, mountaineer, and academic (d. 1923)
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1835
Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)
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1848
Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (d. 1919)
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1848
Friedrich Ernst Dorn, German physicist (d.1916)
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1853
Vladimir Korolenko, Ukrainian journalist, author, and activist (d. 1921)
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1853
Elizabeth Plankinton, American philanthropist (d. 1923)
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1854
Takahashi Korekiyo, Japanese accountant and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1936)
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1857
José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican physician, sociologist, and politician (d. 1921)
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1857
Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge, Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist (d.1934)
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1858
George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (d. 1938)
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1866
António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (d. 1929)
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1867
Enrique Granados, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1916)
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1870
Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (d. 1953)
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1872
Stanislav Binički, Serbian composer, conductor, and pedagogue. (d.1942)
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1879
Francesco Gaeta, Italian poet (d.1927)
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1877
Ernő Dohnányi, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1960)
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1881
Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1945)
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1882
Geoffrey de Havilland, English pilot and engineer, founded the de Havilland Aircraft Company (d. 1965)
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1886
Ernst May, German architect and urban planner (d. 1970)
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1889
Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress (d. 1972)
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1890
Benjamin Miessner, American radio engineer and inventor (d.1976)
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1890
Armas Taipale, Finnish discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1976)
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1891
Jacob van der Hoeden, Dutch-Israeli veterinarian and academic (d. 1968)
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1893
Ugo Agostoni, Italian cyclist (d.1941)
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1894
Mientje Kling, Dutch actress (d. 1966)
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1896
Robert George, Scottish air marshal and politician, 24th Governor of South Australia (d. 1967)
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1896
Henri Longchambon, French lawyer and politician (d. 1969)
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1899
Percy Hornibrook, Australian cricketer (d. 1976)
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1903
Nikolay Cherkasov, Russian actor (d. 1966)
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1903
Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (d. 2002)
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1903
Mārtiņš Zīverts, Latvian playwright (d. 1990)
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1905
Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
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1906
Jerzy Giedroyc, Polish author and activist (d. 2000)
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1906
Herbert Jasper, Canadian psychologist and neurologist (d. 1999)
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1907
Ross Alexander, American stage and film actor (d. 1937)
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1907
Carl Mcclellan Hill, African American educator and academic administrator (d. 1995)
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1907
Irene Fischer, Austrian-American geodesist and mathematician (d. 2009)
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1908
Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1996)
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1910
Julien Gracq, French author and critic (d. 2007)
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1910
Lupita Tovar, Mexican-American actress (d. 2016)
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1911
Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (d. 1981)
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1912
Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (d. 1996)
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1913
George L. Street III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2000)
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1914
August Sang, Estonian poet and translator (d. 1969)
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1915
Mario Del Monaco, Italian tenor (d. 1982)
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1915
Josef Priller, German colonel and pilot (d. 1961)
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1916
Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (d. 2007)
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1916
Skippy Williams, American saxophonist and arranger (d. 1994)
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1916
Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986)
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1918
Leonard Rose, American cellist and educator (d. 1984)
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1920
Henry D. "Homer" Haynes, American comedian and musician (Homer and Jethro) (d. 1971)
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1921
Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (d. 2013)
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1921
Émile Genest, Canadian-American actor (d. 2003)
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1922
Adolfo Celi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1986)
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1922
Norman Lear, American screenwriter and producer
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1923
Mas Oyama, South Korean-Japanese martial artist (d. 1994)
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1924
Vincent Canby, American historian and critic (d. 2000)
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1924
Otar Taktakishvili, Georgian composer and conductor (d. 1989)
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1927
Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (d. 2015)
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1927
Pierre Granier-Deferre, French director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
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1927
Will Jordan, American comedian and actor
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1927
C. Rajadurai, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 1st Mayor of Batticaloa
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1927
John Seigenthaler, American journalist and academic (d. 2014)
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1928
Joseph Kittinger, American colonel and pilot
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1929
Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist and philosopher (d. 2007)
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1929
Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)
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1929
Jack Higgins, English author and academic
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1929
Marc Wilkinson, French-Australian composer and conductor
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1930
Joy Whitby, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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1930
Shirley Williams, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Education
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1931
Khieu Samphan, Cambodian academic and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Cambodia
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1931
Jerry Van Dyke, American actor
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1932
Forest Able, American basketball player
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1933
Nick Reynolds, American singer and bongo player (d. 2008)
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1933
Ted Whitten, Australian footballer and journalist (d. 1995)
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1935
Hillar Kärner, Estonian chess player
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1935
Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer
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1936
J. Robert Hooper, American businessman and politician (d. 2008)
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1937
Anna Dawson, English actress and singer
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1937
Don Galloway, American actor (d. 2009)
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1937
Robert Holmes à Court, South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (d. 1990)
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1938
Gary Gygax, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (d. 2008)
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1939
William Eggleston, American photographer and academic
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1939
Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet and academic
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1939
Paulo Silvino, Brazilian comedian, composer and actor (d. 2017)
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1940
Pina Bausch, German dancer and choreographer (d. 2009)
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1941
Christian Boesch, Austrian opera singer
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1941
Johannes Fritsch, German viola player and composer (d. 2010)
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1942
Édith Butler, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1942
John Pleshette, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1942
Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
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1943
Jeremy Greenstock, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
Jeremy Greenstock · Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
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1944
Bobbie Gentry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1944
Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist and journalist
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1944
Barbara Thomson, English saxophonist and composer
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1946
Peter Reading, English poet and author (d. 2011)
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1947
Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese businessman (d. 2008)
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1947
Betty Thomas, American actress, director, and producer
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1948
Peggy Fleming, American figure skater and sportscaster
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1948
James Munby, English lawyer and judge
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1948
Henny Vrienten, Dutch singer-songwriter and bass player
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1949
Maury Chaykin, American-Canadian actor (d. 2010)
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1949
André Dupont, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1949
Rory MacDonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player
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1949
Maureen McGovern, American singer and actress
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1949
Robert Rankin, English author and illustrator
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1950
Simon Jones, English actor
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1951
Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish lawyer and politician, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
Roseanna Cunningham · Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
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1951
Bob Diamond, American-English banker and businessman
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1951
Rolf Thung, Dutch tennis player
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1952
Marvin Barnes, American basketball player (d. 2014)
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1952
Roxanne Hart, American actress
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1953
Chung Dong-young, South Korean journalist and politician, 31st South Korean Minister of Unification
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1953
Yahoo Serious, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1954
Philippe Alliot, French race car driver and sportscaster
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1954
G. S. Bali, Indian lawyer and politician
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1954
Ricardo Uceda, Peruvian journalist and author
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1955
Cat Bauer, American journalist, author, and playwright
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1955
Allan Border, Australian cricketer and coach
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1955
John Howell, English journalist and politician
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1955
Bobby Rondinelli, American drummer
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1956
Carol Leifer, American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer
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1957
Bill Engvall, American comedian, actor, and producer
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1958
Christopher Dean, English figure skater and choreographer
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1958
Kimmo Hakola, Finnish composer
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1959
Joe DeSa, American baseball player (d. 1986)
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1959
Hugh Green, American football player
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1959
Yiannos Papantoniou, French-Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of National Defence
Yiannos Papantoniou · Minister for National Defence (Greece)
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1960
Jo Durie, English tennis player and sportscaster
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1960
Conway Savage, Australian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1960
Emily Thornberry, English lawyer and politician
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1962
Neil Brooks, Australian swimmer
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1962
Karl Mueller, American bass player (d. 2005)
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1963
Donnie Yen, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and martial artist
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1964
Rex Brown, American bass player and songwriter
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1965
José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer
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1966
Steve Tilson, English footballer and manager
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1967
Rahul Bose, Indian journalist, actor, director, and screenwriter
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1967
Juliana Hatfield, American singer-songwriter and musician
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1967
Hans Mathisen, Norwegian guitarist and composer
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1967
Neil Smith, English cricketer
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1967
Craig Wolanin, Canadian ice hockey player
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1968
Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress and producer
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1968
Tom Goodwin, American baseball player and coach
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1968
Sabina Jeschke, Swedish-German engineer and academic
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1968
Julian McMahon, Australian actor and producer
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1968
Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian race car driver
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1969
Triple H, American wrestler and actor
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1969
Jonty Rhodes, South African cricketer and coach
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1970
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor and producer
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1970
David Davies, English-Welsh politician
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1971
Matthew Johns, Australian rugby league player, sportscaster and television host
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1972
Maya Rudolph, American actress
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1972
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Malaysian surgeon and astronaut
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1973
Cassandra Clare, American journalist and author
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1973
Erik Nys, Belgian long jumper
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1973
Gorden Tallis, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1974
Eason Chan, Hong Kong singer, actor, and producer
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1974
Pete Yorn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1975
Serkan Çeliköz, Turkish keyboard player and songwriter
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1975
Shea Hillenbrand, American baseball player
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1975
Fred Mascherino, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1975
Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer
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1975
Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player
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1976
Demis Hassabis, English computer scientist and academic
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1976
Scott Mason, Australian cricketer (d. 2005)
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1977
Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean illustrator
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1977
Björn Dreyer, German footballer
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1977
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Irish actor
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1978
Diarmuid O'Sullivan, Irish hurler and manager
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1979
Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer
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1979
Sidney Govou, French footballer
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1979
Shannon Moore, American wrestler and singer
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1980
Allan Davis, Australian cyclist
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1980
Wesley Gonzales, Filipino basketball player
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1981
Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player
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1981
Collins Obuya, Kenyan cricketer
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1981
Dash Snow, American painter and photographer (d. 2009)
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1981
Christopher Weselek, German rugby player
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1982
Neil Harbisson, English-Catalan painter, composer, and activist
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1983
Lorik Cana, Albanian footballer
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1983
Martijn Maaskant, Dutch cyclist
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1983
Goran Pandev, Macedonian footballer
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1983
Soccor Velho, Indian footballer (d. 2013)
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1984
Antoine Bethea, American football player
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1984
Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Japanese baseball player
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1984
Max Scherzer, American baseball player
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1984
Taylor Schilling, American actress
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1984
Kenny Wormald, American actor, dancer, and choreographer
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1985
Husain Abdullah, American football player
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1985
Matteo Pratichetti, Italian rugby player
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1985
Ajmal Shahzad, English cricketer
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1986
DeMarre Carroll, American basketball player
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1986
Ryan Flaherty, American baseball player
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1986
Ryan Griffen, Australian footballer
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1987
Jacoby Ford, American football player
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1987
Marek Hamšík, Slovak footballer
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1987
Jordan Hill, American basketball player
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1987
Sarah Parsons, American ice hockey player
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1988
Adam Biddle, Australian footballer
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1988
Yoervis Medina, Venezuelan baseball player
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1988
Ryan Tannehill, American football player
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1989
Maya Ali, Pakistani actress
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1990
Nick Hogan, American race car driver and actor
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1990
Paolo Hurtado, Peruvian footballer
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1990
Cheyenne Kimball, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1990
Stephen Li-Chung Kuo, Taiwanese-American figure skater
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1991
Rena Matsui, Japanese actress and singer
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1993
Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Australian rugby league player
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1993
Max Power, English footballer
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1993
Jordan Spieth, American golfer
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2001
Shin Ki-joon, South Korean actor
Famous Deaths
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903
Abdallah II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir
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959
Chai Rong, emperor of Later Zhou
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1061
Nicholas II, pope of the Catholic Church
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1101
Conrad II, king of Italy (b. 1074)
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1101
Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester (b. c. 1047)
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1158
Geoffrey VI, Count of Anjou (b. 1134)
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1276
James I of Aragon (b. 1208)
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1365
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (b. 1339)
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1382
Joanna I of Naples (b. 1326)
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1510
Giovanni Sforza, Italian condottiere (b. 1466)
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1469
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1423)
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1656
Salomo Glassius, German theologian and critic (b. 1593)
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1675
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, French general (b. 1611)
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1759
Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1698)
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1770
Robert Dinwiddie, Scottish merchant and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1693)
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1841
Mikhail Lermontov, Russian poet and painter (b. 1814)
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1844
John Dalton, English physicist, meteorologist, and chemist (b. 1776)
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1863
William Lowndes Yancey, American journalist and politician (b. 1813)
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1865
Jean-Joseph Dassy, French painter and lithographer (b. 1791)
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1875
Aleksander Kunileid, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1845)
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1876
Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-born American minister and author (b. 1811)
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1883
Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General (b. 1813)
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1916
Charles Fryatt, English captain (b. 1872)
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1916
William Jonas, English footballer (d. 1890)
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1917
Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1841)
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1921
Myrddin Fardd, Welsh writer and antiquarian scholar (b. 1836)
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1924
Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)
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1931
Auguste Forel, Swiss neuroanatomist and psychiatrist (b. 1848)
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1938
Tom Crean, Irish seaman and explorer (b. 1877)
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1941
Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator (b. 1858)
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1942
Karl Pärsimägi, Estonian painter (b. 1902)
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1946
Gertrude Stein, American novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1874)
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1948
Woolf Barnato, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1898)
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1948
Joe Tinker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
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1948
Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (b. 1873)
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1951
Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1891)
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1958
Claire Lee Chennault, American general and pilot (b. 1893)
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1960
Julie Vinter Hansen, Danish-Swiss astronomer and academic (b. 1890)
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1962
Richard Aldington, English poet and author (b. 1892)
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1962
James H. Kindelberger, American pilot and businessman (b. 1895)
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1963
Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (b. 1889)
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1964
Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (b. 1898)
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1965
Daniel-Rops, French historian and author (b. 1901)
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1968
Babe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
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1970
António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1889)
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1971
Charlie Tully, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1924)
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1975
Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1926)
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1978
Bob Heffron, New Zealand-Australian miner and politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1890)
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1978
Willem van Otterloo, Dutch cellist, composer, and conductor (b. 1907)
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1980
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iranian king (b. 1919)
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1981
William Wyler, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
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1984
James Mason, English actor (b. 1909)
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1985
Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball player and coach (b. 1889)
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1987
Travis Jackson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1903)
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1988
Frank Zamboni, American inventor and businessman, founded the Zamboni Company (b. 1901)
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1990
Bobby Day, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1928)
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1990
René Toribio, Guadeloupean politician (b. 1912)
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1991
John Friedrich, German-Australian engineer and conman (b. 1950)
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1992
Max Dupain, Australian photographer and educator (b. 1911)
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1992
Tzeni Karezi, Greek actress and screenwriter
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1993
Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (b. 1965)
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1994
Kevin Carter, South African photographer and journalist (b. 1960)
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1995
Melih Esenbel, Turkish politician and diplomat, 20th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1915)
Melih Esenbel · List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)
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1995
Rick Ferrell, American baseball player and coach (b. 1905)
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1995
Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American composer and conductor (b. 1907)
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1998
Binnie Barnes, English-American actress (b. 1903)
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1999
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (b. 1912)
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1999
Harry Edison, American trumpet player (b. 1915)
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2000
Gordon Solie, American sportscaster (b. 1929)
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2001
Rhonda Sing, Canadian wrestler (b. 1961)
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2001
Leon Wilkeson, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1952)
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2003
Vance Hartke, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1919)
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2003
Bob Hope, English-American actor, comedian, television personality, and businessman (b. 1903)
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2005
Al Held, American painter and academic (b. 1928)
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2005
Marten Toonder, Dutch author and illustrator (b. 1912)
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2006
Maryann Mahaffey, American academic and politician (b. 1925)
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2007
James Oyebola, Nigerian-English boxer (b. 1961)
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2008
Youssef Chahine, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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2008
Horst Stein, German-born Swiss conductor (b. 1928)
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2008
Isaac Saba Raffoul, Mexican businessman (b. 1923)
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2010
Maury Chaykin, American-Canadian actor (b. 1949)
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2010
Jack Tatum, American football player (b. 1948)
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2012
Norman Alden, American actor (b. 1924)
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2012
R. G. Armstrong, American actor and playwright (b. 1917)
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2012
Darryl Cotton, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1949)
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2012
Geoffrey Hughes, English actor (b. 1944)
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2012
Tony Martin, American actor and singer (b. 1913)
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2012
Jack Taylor, English footballer and referee (b. 1930)
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2013
Fernando Alonso, Cuban dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (b. 1914)
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2013
Lindy Boggs, American politician and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (b. 1916)
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2013
Bud Day, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1925)
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2013
Kidd Kraddick, American radio host (b. 1959)
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2013
Ilya Segalovich, Russian businessman, co-founded Yandex (b. 1964)
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2014
Richard Bolt, New Zealand air marshal and pilot (b. 1923)
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2014
George Freese, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
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2014
Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
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2014
Francesco Marchisano, Italian cardinal (b. 1929)
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2014
Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (b. 1937)
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2015
Rickey Grundy, American singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
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2015
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Indian engineer, academic, and politician, 11th President of India (b. 1931)
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2015
Samuel Pisar, Polish-born American lawyer and author (b. 1929)
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2015
Anthony Shaw, English general (b. 1930)
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2016
Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (b.1928)
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2016
James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (b. 1943)
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2016
Jerry Doyle, American actor and talk show host (b. 1956)
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2016
Piet de Jong, Dutch politician and naval officer, Minister of Defence (1963-67), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967-71) (b. 1915)
Piet de Jong · Ministry of Defence (Netherlands) · Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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2017
Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director (b.1943)