August 5 — On This Day
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Events
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AD 25
Guangwu claims the throne as emperor, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty.
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135
Roman armies enter Betar, slaughtering thousands and ending the bar Kokhba revolt.
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642
Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
Battle of Maserfield · Penda of Mercia · Oswald of Northumbria
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910
The last major Danish army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians.
Kingdom of England · Battle of Tettenhall · Mercia · Wessex · Edward the Elder
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939
The Battle of Alhandic is fought between Ramiro II of León and Abd-ar-Rahman III at Zamora in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Córdoba.
Battle of Alhandic · Ramiro II of León · Abd-ar-Rahman III · Zamora, Spain · Spanish Reconquista
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1068
Byzantine-Norman wars: Italo-Normans begin a nearly-three-year siege of Bari.
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1100
Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
Henry I of England · List of English monarchs · Westminster Abbey
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1278
Spanish Reconquista: the forces of the Kingdom of Castile initiate the ultimately futile Siege of Algeciras against the Emirate of Granada.
Spanish Reconquista · Kingdom of Castile · Siege of Algeciras (1278) · Emirate of Granada
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1305
William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he is put on trial and executed.
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1388
The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn.
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1583
Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Humphrey Gilbert · Colony · St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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1600
The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
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1620
The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first attempt to reach North America.
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1689
Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
Beaver Wars · Iroquois · Lachine massacre · Lachine, Quebec · New France
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1716
The Battle of Petrovaradin takes place.
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1735
Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
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1763
Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
Pontiac's War · Battle of Bushy Run · Henry Bouquet · Chief Pontiac · Native Americans in the United States
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1781
The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
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1796
The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Battle of Castiglione · Napoleon · Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars
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1816
The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.
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1824
Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.
Greek War of Independence · Constantine Kanaris · Battle of Samos (1824)
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1858
Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
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1860
Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
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1861
American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in 1872).
American Civil War · Federal government of the United States · Income tax · Revenue Act of 1861 · 1872
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1861
The United States Army abolishes flogging.
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1862
American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
Battle of Baton Rouge (1862) · Mississippi River · Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Confederate States of America
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1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
Battle of Mobile Bay · Mobile Bay · Mobile, Alabama · David Farragut
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1874
Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
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1882
The Standard Oil of New Jersey is established.
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1884
The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
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1888
Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
Bertha Benz · Mannheim · Pforzheim · Bertha Benz Memorial Route
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1901
Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m). The record will stand for 20 years.
Peter O'Connor (athlete) · International Association of Athletics Federations · Long jump · List of world records in athletics
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1906
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
Persian Constitutional Revolution · Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar · Constitutional monarchy
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1914
World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion.
World War I · Minelayer · SS Königin Luise (1913) · Thames Estuary · Lowestoft
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1914
World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
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1914
In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
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1916
World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
Battle of Romani · Archibald Murray · Ottoman Empire · Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein · Suez Canal
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1925
Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
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1926
Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
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1940
World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
World War II · Soviet Union · Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 · Latvia
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1941
World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.
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1944
World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
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1944
World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
Labor camp · Gęsiówka · Warsaw · Jews
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1944
World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
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1949
In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
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1957
American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
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1960
Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
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1962
Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
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1963
The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty.
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1964
Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Vietnam War · Operation Pierce Arrow · USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) · USS Constellation (CV-64) · North Vietnam
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1965
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
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1971
The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
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1973
Mars 6 is launched from the USSR.
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1974
Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
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1979
In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake an attempted military uprising.
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1981
President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
Ronald Reagan · Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968) · Strike action
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1989
General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front winning a majority.
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1995
Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
Yugoslav Wars · Knin · Serbs · Croatia · Operation Storm
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2003
A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
2003 Marriott Hotel bombing · Indonesia · Jakarta · Marriott International
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2010
The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground.
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2010
Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
International Assistance Mission · 2010 Badakhshan massacre · Kuran wa Munjan District · Badakhshan Province
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2012
The Oak Creek shooting took place at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people; the perpetrator was shot dead by police.
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2015
The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases 3 million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill · Toxic heavy metal · Animas River
Famous Births
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79 BC
Tullia, Roman daughter of Cicero (d. 45 BC)
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1262
Ladislaus IV of Hungary (d. 1290)
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1301
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (d. 1330)
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
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1397
Guillaume Dufay, Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (d. 1474)
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1461
Alexander Jagiellon, Polish king (d. 1506)
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1540
Joseph Justus Scaliger, French philologist and historian (d. 1609)
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1607
Antonio Barberini, Italian cardinal (d. 1671)
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1623
Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (d. 1669)
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1626
Richard Ottley, English politician (d. 1670)
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1662
James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)
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1681
Vitus Bering, Danish explorer (d. 1741)
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1694
Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (d. 1744)
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1749
Thomas Lynch, Jr., American commander and politician (d. 1779)
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1797
Friedrich August Kummer, German cellist and composer (d. 1879)
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1802
Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1829)
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1811
Ambroise Thomas, French composer (d. 1896)
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1813
Ivar Aasen, Norwegian poet and linguist (d. 1896)
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1815
Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (d. 1901)
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1827
Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (d. 1892)
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1828
Louise of the Netherlands (d. 1871)
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1833
Carola of Vasa (d. 1907)
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1843
James Scott Skinner, Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927)
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1844
Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930)
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1850
Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1893)
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1860
Louis Wain, English artist (d. 1939)
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1862
Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (d. 1890)
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1866
Carl Harries, German chemist and academic (d. 1923)
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1866
Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (d. 1917)
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1868
Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924)
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1872
Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (d. 1917)
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1874
Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic (d. 1948)
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1874
Horace Rawlins, English golfer (d. 1935)
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1876
Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (d. 1958)
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1877
Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (d. 1917)
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1880
Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1962)
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1880
Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator (d. 1970)
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1887
Reginald Owen, English-American actor and singer (d. 1972)
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1889
Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (d. 1973)
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1890
Naum Gabo, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1977)
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1890
Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (d. 1956)
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1897
Roberta Dodd Crawford, American soprano and educator (d. 1954)
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1897
Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1972)
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1900
Rudolf Schottlaender, German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988)
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1901
Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000)
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1904
Kenneth V. Thimann, English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997)
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1906
Joan Hickson, English actress (d. 1998)
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1906
John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
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1906
Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
Wassily Leontief · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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1908
Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)
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1908
Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (d. 1997)
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1910
Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and manager (d. 1979)
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1910
Herminio Masantonio, Argentinian footballer (d. 1956)
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1911
Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (d. 1969)
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1912
Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007)
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1914
Parley Baer, American actor (d. 2002)
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1916
Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006)
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1918
Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982)
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1918
Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded the Canada's National Ballet School (d. 2004)
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1920
George Tooker, American painter and academic (d. 2011)
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1921
Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
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1922
L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (d. 2015)
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1922
Frank Stranahan, American golfer (d. 2013)
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1923
Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (d. 2005)
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1926
Betsy Jolas, French composer
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1926
Jeri Southern, American jazz singer and pianist (d. 1991)
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1927
John H. Moore II, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
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1929
Don Matheson, American soldier, police officer, and actor (d. 2014)
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1930
Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2012)
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1930
Damita Jo DeBlanc, American comedian, actress, and singer (d. 1998)
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1930
Richie Ginther, American race car driver (d. 1989)
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1930
Michal Kováč, Slovak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Slovakia
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1931
Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
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1932
Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996)
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1932
Vladimir Fedoseyev, Russian conductor
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1934
Karl Johan Åström, Swedish engineer and theorist
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1934
Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist
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1934
Gay Byrne, Irish radio and television host
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1935
Michael Ballhaus, German director and cinematographer
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1935
Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal
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1935
John Saxon, American actor
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1935
Roy Benavidez, American Master Sergeant and Medal of Honor Winner (d. 1998)
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1936
Nikolai Baturin, Estonian author and playwright
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1937
Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
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1937
Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (d. 2010)
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1939
Roger Clark, English race car driver (d. 1998)
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1940
Bobby Braddock, American country music songwriter, musician, and producer
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1940
Roman Gabriel, American football player, coach, and actor
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1940
Rick Huxley, English bass player (The Dave Clark Five) (d. 2013)
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1941
Bob Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
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1941
Leonid Kizim, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2010)
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1941
Airto Moreira, Brazilian-American drummer and composer
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1942
Joe Boyd, American record producer, founded Hannibal Records
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1943
Nelson Briles, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2005)
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1943
Sammi Smith, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
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1944
Christopher Gunning, English composer
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1945
Loni Anderson, American actress
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1946
Bruce Coslet, American football player and coach
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1946
Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2006)
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1946
Bob McCarthy, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1946
Erika Slezak, American actress
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1946
Xavier Trias, Spanish pediatrician and politician, 118th Mayor of Barcelona
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1947
Bernie Carbo, American baseball player
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1947
France A. Córdova, American astrophysicist and academic
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1947
Rick Derringer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1947
Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist and songwriter
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1948
Ray Clemence, English footballer and manager
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1948
Barbara Flynn, English actress
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1948
David Hungate, American bass guitarist, producer, and arranger (Toto)
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1948
Shin Takamatsu, Japanese architect and academic
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1950
Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian trade union leader and politician (d. 2013)
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1950
Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
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1951
Samantha Sang, Australian pop singer
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1952
Tamás Faragó, Hungarian water polo player
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1952
John Jarratt, Australian actor and producer
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1952
Louis Walsh, Irish talent manager
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1953
Rick Mahler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
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1955
Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter
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1956
Christopher Chessun, English bishop
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1956
Jerry Ciccoritti, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1957
Larry Corowa, Australian rugby league player
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1957
David Gill, English businessman
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1957
Faith Prince, American actress and singer
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1959
Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
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1959
Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter
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1960
David Baldacci, American lawyer and author
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1961
Janet McTeer, English actress
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1961
Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
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1961
Tim Wilson, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (d. 2014)
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1962
Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-American basketball player and coach
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1962
Otis Thorpe, American basketball player
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1963
Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
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1963
Ingmar De Vos, Belgian sports administrator
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1964
Rory Morrison, English journalist (d. 2013)
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1964
Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (d. 2012)
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1965
Jeff Coffin, American saxophonist and composer
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1965
Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboard player and composer
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1966
Jennifer Finch, American singer, bass player, and photographer
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1966
Jonathan Silverman, American actor and producer
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1967
Matthew Caws, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1968
Terri Clark, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1968
Kendo Kashin, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
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1968
Marine Le Pen, French lawyer and politician
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1968
Oleh Luzhny, Ukrainian footballer and manager
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1968
Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (d. 2007)
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1968
John Olerud, American baseball player
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1969
Jackie Doyle-Price, English politician
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1969
Vasbert Drakes, Barbadian cricketer
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1969
Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer and coach
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1969
Robert Scott, Australian rower
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1970
James Gunn, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1971
Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia
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1972
Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese wrestler
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1972
Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
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1972
Darren Shahlavi, English-American actor and martial artist (d. 2015)
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1972
Jon Sleightholme, English rugby player
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1972
Theodore Whitmore, Jamaican footballer and manager
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1972
Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1973
Paul Carige, Australian rugby league player
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1973
Justin Marshall, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
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1974
Alvin Ceccoli, Australian footballer
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1974
Olle Kullinger, Swedish footballer
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1974
Antoine Sibierski, French footballer
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1975
Dan Hipgrave, English guitarist and journalist
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1975
Josep Jufré, Catalan cyclist
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1975
Eicca Toppinen, Finnish cellist and composer
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1976
Jeff Friesen, Canadian ice hockey player
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1976
Marians Pahars, Latvian footballer and manager
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1976
Eugen Trică, Romanian footballer and manager
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1977
Eric Hinske, American baseball player and coach
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1977
Mark Mulder, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1977
Michael Walsh, English footballer
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1978
Cosmin Bărcăuan, Romanian footballer and manager
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1978
Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter
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1979
David Healy, Irish footballer
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1980
Wayne Bridge, English footballer
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1980
Salvador Cabañas, Paraguayan footballer
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1980
Jason Culina, Australian footballer
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1981
David Clarke, English ice hockey player
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1981
Carl Crawford, American baseball player
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1981
Maik Franz, German footballer
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1981
Erik Guay, Canadian skier
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1981
Anna Rawson, Australian golfer
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1982
Jamie Houston, English-German rugby player
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1982
Lolo Jones, American hurdler
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1982
Michele Pazienza, Italian footballer
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1982
Tobias Regner, German singer-songwriter
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1982
Jeff Robson, Australian rugby league player
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1982
Pete Sell, American mixed martial artist
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1984
Steve Matai, New Zealand rugby league player
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1984
Helene Fischer, German singer-songwriter
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1985
Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer
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1985
Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer
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1985
Gil Vermouth, Israeli footballer
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1985
Erkan Zengin, Swedish footballer
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1986
Paula Creamer, American golfer
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1987
Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress
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1988
Michael Jamieson, Scottish-English swimmer
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1988
Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer
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1989
Ryan Bertrand, English footballer
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1989
Mathieu Manset, French footballer
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1991
Esteban Gutiérrez, Mexican race car driver
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1991
Konrad Hurrell, Tongan rugby league player
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1991
Andreas Weimann, Austrian footballer
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1995
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Danish footballer
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1996
Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1997
Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player
Famous Deaths
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553
Xiao Ji, prince of the Liang dynasty (b. 508)
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642
Eowa, king of Mercia
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642
Oswald, king of Northumbria (b. 604)
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824
Heizei, Japanese emperor (b. 773)
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877
Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan, Abbasid vizier
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882
Louis III, Frankish king (b. 863)
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890
Ranulf II, duke of Aquitaine (b. 850)
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910
Eowils and Halfdan, joint kings of Northumbria
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910
Ingwær, king of Northumbria
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917
Euthymius I of Constantinople (b. 834)
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940
Li Decheng, Chinese general (b. 863)
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1063
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd
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1364
Kōgon, Japanese emperor (b. 1313)
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1415
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (b. 1375)
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1415
Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (b. 1370)
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1447
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (b. 1395)
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1579
Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (b. 1504)
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1600
John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, Scottish conspirator (b. 1577)
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1610
Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and politician, Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1552)
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1633
George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (b. 1562)
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1678
Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619)
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1729
Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the eponymous Newcomen atmospheric engine (b. 1664)
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1743
John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (b. 1696)
John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey · Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
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1778
Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (b. 1703)
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1778
Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (b. 1756)
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1792
Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1732)
Frederick North, Lord North · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1799
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
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1868
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788)
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1877
Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (b. 1830)
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1880
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816)
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1881
Spotted Tail, American tribal chief (b. 1823)
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1895
Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (b. 1820)
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1901
Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1840)
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1904
George Dibbs, Australian politician, 10th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1834)
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1911
Bob Caruthers, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1864)
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1916
George Butterworth, British composer, killed at the Battle of the Somme (b. 1885)
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1921
Dimitrios Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
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1929
Millicent Fawcett, English trade union leader and activist (b. 1847)
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1933
Charles Harold Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1856)
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1935
David Townsend, American art director and set designer (b. 1891)
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1939
Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (b. 1865)
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1944
Maurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1906)
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1946
Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863)
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1948
Montagu Toller, English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1871)
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1952
Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (b. 1917)
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1955
Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909)
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1957
Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
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1959
Edgar Guest, English-American journalist and poet (b. 1881)
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1960
Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
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1962
Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (b. 1926)
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1963
Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (b. 1898)
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1964
Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1886)
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1968
Luther Perkins, American guitarist (b. 1928)
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1978
Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach (b. 1893)
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1980
Harold L. Runnels, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
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1983
Judy Canova, American actress and comedian (b. 1913)
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1983
Joan Robinson, English economist and author (b. 1903)
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1984
Richard Burton, Welsh-Swiss actor and producer (b. 1925)
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1985
Arnold Horween, American football player and coach (b. 1898)
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1987
Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1910)
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1991
Paul Brown, American football player and coach (b. 1908)
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1991
Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, founded Honda (b. 1906)
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1992
Robert Muldoon, New Zealand sergeant, accountant, and politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1921)
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1994
Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (b. 1908)
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1994
Alain de Changy, Belgian race car driver (b. 1922)
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1998
Otto Kretschmer, German commander (b. 1912)
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1998
Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian commander and politician, 36th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1911)
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2000
Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920)
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2000
Tullio Crali, Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (b. 1910)
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2000
Alec Guinness, English actor (b. 1914)
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2001
Otema Allimadi, Ugandan politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1929)
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2001
Christopher Skase, Australian-Spanish businessman (b. 1948)
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2002
Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (b. 1916)
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2002
Franco Lucentini, Italian journalist and author (b. 1920)
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2002
Matt Robinson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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2005
Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast and coach (b. 1936)
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2005
Jim O'Hora, American football player and coach (b. 1915)
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2005
Raul Roco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 31st Filipino Secretary of Education (b. 1941)
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2007
Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (b. 1926)
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2007
Florian Pittiș, Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1943)
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2008
Neil Bartlett, English-American chemist and academic (b. 1932)
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2008
Reg Lindsay, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1929)
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2009
Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1914)
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2011
Andrzej Lepper, Polish farmer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1954)
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2011
Aziz Shavershian, Russian-born Australian Bodybuilder and internet sensation (b. 1989)
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2012
Erwin Axer, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1917)
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2012
Michel Daerden, Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
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2012
Fred Matua, American football player (b. 1984)
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2012
Martin E. Segal, Russian-American businessman, co-founded Film Society of Lincoln Center (b. 1916)
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2012
Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1919)
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2012
Roland Charles Wagner, French author and translator (b. 1960)
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2013
Ruth Asawa, American sculptor and educator (b. 1926)
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2013
Shawn Burr, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1966)
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2013
Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
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2013
Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (b. 1925)
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2013
May Song Vang, American activist (b. 1951)
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2013
Rob Wyda, American commander and judge (b. 1959)
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2014
Harold J. Greene, American general (b. 1962)
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2014
Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (b. 1936)
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2014
Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914)
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2014
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1927)
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld · Surgeon General of the United States
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2015
Arthur Walter James, English journalist and politician (b. 1912)
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2015
Tony Millington, Welsh footballer (b. 1943)