September 11 — On This Day
411 entries
Events
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1185
Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
Isaac II Angelos · Stephen Hagiochristophorites · Andronikos I Komnenos · Byzantine Empire
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1226
The first recorded instance of the Catholic practice of perpetual Eucharistic adoration formally begins in Avignon, France.
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1297
Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.
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1390
Lithuanian Civil War (1389-92): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.
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1541
Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco.
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1565
Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.
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1609
Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
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1649
Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.
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1697
Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683-1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
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1708
Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
Charles XII of Sweden · Smolensk · Great Northern War · Battle of Poltava · Swedish Empire
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1709
Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
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1714
Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
Siege of Barcelona (1713-14) · Barcelona · Catalonia · Philip V of Spain · War of the Spanish Succession
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1758
Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
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1775
Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec · Cambridge, Massachusetts
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1776
British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
Staten Island Peace Conference · Staten Island · American Revolutionary War
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1777
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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1780
American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf Massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
Sugarloaf Massacre · Northampton County, Pennsylvania · Loyalist (American Revolution) · Little Nescopeck Creek
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1786
The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.
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1789
Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton · United States Secretary of the Treasury
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1792
The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
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1800
The Maltese National Congress Battalions are disbanded by British Civil Commissioner Alexander Ball.
National Congress Battalions · List of Civil Commissioners of Malta · Alexander Ball
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1802
France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
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1803
Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia's army under General Louis Bourquin.
Battle of Delhi (1803) · Second Anglo-Maratha War · Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake · Maratha · Scindia
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1813
War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C..
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1814
War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
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1826
Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
William Morgan (anti-Mason) · Freemason · Batavia, New York · Freemasonry · William Morgan (anti-Mason)
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1829
Surrender of the expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown in order to retake Mexico. This was the consummation of Mexico's campaign for independence.
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1830
Anti-Masonic Party convention; one of the first American political party conventions.
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1836
The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.
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1851
Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves stand against their former owner in armed resistance in Christiana, Pennsylvania, creating a rallying cry for the abolitionist movement.
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1852
The State of Buenos Aires secedes from the Argentine Federal government, rejoining on September 17, 1861. Several places are named Once de Septiembre after this event.
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1857
The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
Mountain Meadows massacre · Mormon · Paiute · Mountain Meadows, Utah
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1897
After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
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1903
The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
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1905
The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
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1914
Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
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1916
The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
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1919
United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
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1921
Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
Nahalal · Moshav · Mandatory Palestine · Zionist · Israel
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1922
The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
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1922
The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.
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1941
Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR's administration of pressing for war with Germany.
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1943
World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
World War II · Wehrmacht · Corsica · Kosovo · Metohija
- 1943
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1944
World War II: The Western Allied invasion of Germany begins near the city of Aachen.
- 1944
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1945
World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
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1950
Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38th parallel.
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1954
Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
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1961
Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
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1965
Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 · Indian Army · Battle of Burki · Barki, Pakistan · Lahore
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1968
Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
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1970
The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.
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1971
The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
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1972
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
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1973
A coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet exercises dictatorial power until ousted in a referendum in 1988, staying in power until 1990.
1973 Chilean coup d'état · Chile · Augusto Pinochet · Salvador Allende · Chilean national plebiscite, 1988
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1974
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 · Charlotte, North Carolina · North Carolina
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1976
A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Bušić, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it.
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1980
Voters approve a new Constitution of Chile, later amended after the departure of President Pinochet.
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1982
The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces.
Palestinian refugees · Israel · 1982 Invasion of Lebanon · Beirut · Sabra and Shatila massacre
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1989
Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
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1992
Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
Hurricane Iniki · Kauai · Oahu
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1997
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
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1997
After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
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2001
Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. A total of 2,996 people are killed.
World Trade Center (1973-2001) · The Pentagon · Arlington County, Virginia · Shanksville, Pennsylvania · September 11 attacks
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2007
Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.
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2008
A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
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2011
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is open on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attack
National September 11 Memorial & Museum · September 11 attacks
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2012
A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
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2012
The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
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2015
A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.
Famous Births
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600
Yuknoom Ch'een II, Mayan ruler
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1182
Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (d. 1204)
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1318
Eleanor of Lancaster, countess of Arundel (d. 1372)
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1465
Bernardo Accolti, Italian poet (d. 1536)
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1470
Martin Waldseemüller, German mapmaker (d. 1520)
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1476
Louise of Savoy (d. 1531)
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1494
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duchess of Guelders (1518-1538) (d. 1572)
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1522
Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian ornithologist and botanist (d. 1605)
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1524
Pierre de Ronsard, French poet and author (d. 1585)
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1525
John George, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1598)
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1557
Joseph Calasanz, Spanish priest and founder of Piarists (d. 1648)
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1572
Daniyal, Imperial Prince of the Royal House of Timur (d. 1604)
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1578
Vincenzo Maculani, Catholic cardinal (d. 1667)
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1611
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, French general (d. 1675)
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1681
Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (d. 1741)
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1700
James Thomson, Scottish poet and playwright (d. 1748)
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1711
William Boyce, English organist and composer (d. 1779)
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1723
Johann Bernhard Basedow, German author and educator (d. 1790)
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1751
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1827)
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1764
Valentino Fioravanti, Italian organist and composer (d. 1837)
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1771
Mungo Park, Scottish surgeon and explorer (d. 1806)
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1786
Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish pianist and composer (d. 1832)
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1798
Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (d. 1895)
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1800
Daniel S. Dickinson, American lawyer and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of New York (d. 1866)
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1816
Carl Zeiss, German lens maker, created the Optical instrument (d. 1888)
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1825
Eduard Hanslick, Bohemian-Austrian musicologist and critic (d. 1904)
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1829
Thomas Hill, American painter (d. 1908)
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1836
Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American journalist, author, and explorer (d. 1870)
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1838
John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop (d. 1918)
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1847
Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (d. 1921)
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1859
Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian author and playwright (d. 1905)
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1860
James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1934)
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1861
Juhani Aho, Finnish author and journalist (d. 1921)
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1862
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor General of Canada (d. 1935)
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy · Governor General of Canada
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1862
Hawley Harvey Crippen, American physician (d. 1910)
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1862
O. Henry, American short story writer (d. 1910)
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1865
Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright (d. 1929)
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1871
Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona, Italian race car driver, mountaineer, and politician (d. 1927)
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1876
Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (d. 1924)
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1877
Felix Dzerzhinsky, Polish-Russian academic and politician (d. 1926)
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1877
James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1946)
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1879
Louis Coatalen, French engineer (d. 1962)
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1884
Sudhamoy Pramanick, Indian activist and politician (d. 1974)
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1885
D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1930)
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1885
Herbert Stothart, American composer and conductor (d. 1949)
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1891
William Thomas Walsh, American historian, author, and educator (d. 1949)
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1893
Douglas Hawkes, English-Greek race car driver and engineer (d. 1974)
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1895
Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandian, Bharat Ratna Awardee (d. 1982)
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1898
Gerald Templer, English field marshal and politician, British High Commissioner in Malaya (d. 1979)
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1899
Philipp Bouhler, German politician (d. 1945)
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1899
Jimmie Davis, American singer-songwriter and politician, 47th Governor of Louisiana (d. 2000)
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1899
Anton Koolmann, Estonian wrestler and coach (d. 1953)
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1901
D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman, founded Gold Kist (d. 1999)
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1903
Theodor Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1969)
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1903
Stephen Etnier, American lieutenant and painter (d. 1984)
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1904
Karl Plutus, Estonian lawyer and jurist (d. 2010)
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1907
Lev Oborin, Russian pianist and educator (d. 1974)
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1908
Alvar Lidell, English journalist (d. 1981)
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1911
Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer (d. 2000)
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1911
Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1971)
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1913
Bear Bryant, American football player and coach (d. 1983)
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1913
Jacinto Convit, Venezuelan physician and academic (d. 2014)
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1914
Serbian Patriarch Pavle II (d. 2009)
- 1916
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1917
Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (d. 2008)
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1917
Herbert Lom, Czech-born English actor (d. 2012)
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1917
Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (d. 1989)
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1917
Jessica Mitford, English-American journalist and author (d. 1996)
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1917
Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and horse breeder (d. 2001)
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1921
Leaford Bearskin, American tribal leader and colonel (d. 2012)
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1921
Edwin Richfield, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1990)
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1923
Betsy Drake, American actress (d. 2015)
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1923
Vasilije Mokranjac, Serbian composer and academic (d. 1984)
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1924
Daniel Akaka, American soldier, engineer, and politician
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1924
Tom Landry, American football player and coach (d. 2000)
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1924
Rudolf Vrba, Czech-Canadian pharmacologist and educator (d. 2006)
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1925
Harry Somers, Canadian soldier and composer (d. 1999)
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1926
Eddie Miksis, American baseball player (d. 2005)
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1927
Keith Holman, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2011)
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1927
G. David Schine, American soldier and businessman (d. 1996)
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1928
Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (d. 2014)
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1928
Earl Holliman, American actor
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1928
William X. Kienzle, American priest and author (d. 2001)
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1929
Luis García, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2014)
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1929
Primož Kozak, Slovenian playwright (d. 1981)
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1929
Patrick Mayhew, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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1930
Cathryn Damon, American actress and dancer (d. 1987)
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1930
Jean-Claude Forest, French author and illustrator (d. 1998)
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1930
Saleh Selim, Egyptian footballer, manager, and actor (d. 2002)
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1931
John Reger, American football player (d. 2013)
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1931
Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (d. 2014)
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1932
Peter Anderson, English footballer
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1932
Bob Packwood, American politician
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1933
Margaret Booth, English lawyer and judge
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1933
William Luther Pierce, American author and activist (d. 2002)
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1933
Nicola Pietrangeli, Italian tennis player
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1934
Oliver Jones, Canadian pianist and composer
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1935
Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer
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1935
Gherman Titov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2000)
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1936
Pavel Landovský, Czech actor, director, and playwright (d. 2014)
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1937
Robert Crippen, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
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1937
Queen Paola of Belgium
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1938
David Higgins, English composer and conductor (d. 2006)
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1938
Brian F. G. Johnson, English chemist and academic
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1939
Charles Geschke, American businessman, co-founded Adobe Systems
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1940
Brian De Palma, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1940
Nông Đức Mạnh, Vietnamese politician
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1940
Thomas K. McCraw, American historian and author (d. 2012)
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1940
Theodore Olson, American lawyer and politician, United States Solicitor General
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1940
Robert Palmer, American businessman, co-founded Mostek
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1942
Lola Falana, American actress, singer, and dancer
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1943
André Caillé, Canadian chemist and businessman
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1943
Jack Ely, American singer and guitarist (d. 2015)
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1943
Mickey Hart, American drummer, percussionist and musicologist (Grateful Dead)
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1943
Brian Perkins, New Zealand-English journalist and actor
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1944
Everaldo, Brazilian footballer (d. 1974)
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1944
Phil May, English rock singer-songwriter
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1944
Freddy Thielemans, Belgian educator and politician, Mayor of Brussels
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1945
Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager
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1945
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Italian composer and conductor
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1945
Leo Kottke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1946
Anthony Browne, English author and illustrator
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1946
John Roberts, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2016)
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1946
Jim Shoulder, English footballer and manager
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1946
Dennis Tufano, American rock singer
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1948
John Martyn, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
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1949
Roger Uttley, English rugby player and coach
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1949
Bill Whittington, American race car driver
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1950
Anne Dell, Australian biochemist and academic
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1950
Bruce Doull, Australian footballer
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1950
Amy Madigan, American actress
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1950
Barry Sheene, English motorcycle racer and sportscaster (d. 2003)
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1951
Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2008)
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1951
Richard D. Gill, English-Dutch mathematician and academic
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1951
Hugo Porta, Argentinian rugby player
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1952
Catherine Bott, English soprano
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1953
Jani Allan, English-South African journalist and author
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1953
Renée Geyer, Australian singer-songwriter
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1953
Tommy Shaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Sharon Lamb, American psychologist and academic
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1956
Tony Gilroy, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1957
Jon Moss, English drummer
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1957
Jeff Sluman, American golfer
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1957
Jeh Johnson, American political appointee; Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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1958
Brad Lesley, American baseball player (d. 2013)
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1958
Scott Patterson, American actor
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1958
Phoef Sutton, American screenwriter and producer
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1959
Andre Dubus III, American novelist and short story writer
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1959
David Frost, South African golfer
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1959
Robert Wrenn, American golfer and sportscaster
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1960
Hiroshi Amano, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1960
Michael P. Leavitt, American soldier
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1961
Philip Ardagh, English author
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1961
Elizabeth Daily, American actress
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1961
Virginia Madsen, American actress
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1961
Samina Raja, Pakistani poet and educator (d. 2012)
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1962
Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician
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1962
Kristy McNichol, American actress
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1962
Victoria Poleva, Ukrainian pianist and composer
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1962
Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer
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1962
Jenny Sanford, American banker and businesswoman
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1963
Dave Bidini, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1964
Ellis Burks, American baseball player and manager
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1965
Bashar al-Assad, Syrian marshal and politician, 21st President of Syria
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1965
Paul Heyman, American wrestling promoter, manager, and journalist
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1965
Moby, American singer-songwriter, musician and DJ
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1967
Maria Bartiromo, American financial journalist and television personality
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1967
Harry Connick Jr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and talk show host
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1967
Sung Jae-gi, South Korean activist, founded Man of Korea (d. 2013)
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1967
Charles Walker, English politician
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1968
Allan Alaküla, Estonian journalist
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1968
Paul Mayeda Berges, American director and screenwriter
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1969
Stefano Cagol, Italian photographer and director
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1969
Eduardo Pérez, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
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1970
Taraji P. Henson, American actress
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1970
William Joppy, American boxer and coach
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1970
Ted Leo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1970
Antonio Gómez Medina, Mexican wrestler
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1971
Richard Ashcroft, English singer-songwriter and musician
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1971
Markos Moulitsas, American soldier, activist, blogger, and author
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1971
Shelton Quarles, American football player and scout
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1974
DeLisha Milton-Jones, American basketball player and coach
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1975
Juan Cobián, Argentinian footballer
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1975
Pierre Issa, South African footballer
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1976
Tomáš Enge, Czech race car driver
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1976
Murali Kartik, Indian cricketer
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1977
Jonny Buckland, English guitarist
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1977
Ludacris, American rapper and producer
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1977
Matthew Stevens, Welsh snooker player
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1977
Tobias Zellner, German footballer
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1978
Ben Lee, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1978
Ed Reed, American football player
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1978
Dejan Stanković, Serbian footballer and manager
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1979
Éric Abidal, French footballer
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1979
Leon Cort, English footballer
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1979
Frank Francisco, Dominican baseball player
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1979
Steve Hofstetter, American comedian, journalist, and author
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1979
David Pizarro, Chilean footballer
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1980
Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player
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1980
Dawit Kebede, Ethiopian journalist and publisher
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1980
Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver
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1981
Andrea Dossena, Italian footballer
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1981
Hallowicked, American wrestler
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1981
Charles Kelley, American singer-songwriter
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1981
Dylan Klebold, American spree killer and mass murderer, responsible for the Columbine High School massacre (d. 1999)
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold · Columbine High School massacre
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1982
Elvan Abeylegesse, Ethiopian-Turkish runner
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1983
Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenyan sprinter
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1983
Ike Diogu, American basketball player
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1983
Jacoby Ellsbury, American baseball player
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1984
Aled de Malmanche, New Zealand rugby player
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1984
Benson Stanley, New Zealand rugby player
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1985
Shaun Livingston, American basketball player
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1985
Zack Stortini, Canadian ice hockey player
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1986
Dwayne Jarrett, American football player
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1986
Chiliboy Ralepelle, South African rugby player
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1987
Robert Acquafresca, Italian footballer
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1987
Tyler Hoechlin, American actor
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1988
Mike Moustakas, American baseball player
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1990
Jo Inge Berget, Norwegian footballer
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1990
Jarrod Croker, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Jordan Ayew, Ghanaian footballer
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1991
Rhema Obed, English footballer
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1992
Jonathan Adams, English discus thrower
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1993
Farrah Moan, American drag queen and entertainer
Famous Deaths
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883
Kesta Styppiotes, Byzantine general
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1063
Béla I of Hungary (b. 1016)
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1161
Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (b. 1105)
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1185
Stephen Hagiochristophorites, Byzantine courtier (b. 1130)
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1279
Robert Kilwardby, English cardinal (b. 1215)
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1297
Hugh de Cressingham, English Treasurer
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1298
Philip of Artois, Lord of Conches, Nonancourt, and Domfront (b. 1269)
Philip of Artois · Conches-en-Ouche · Nonancourt · Château de Domfront
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1349
Bonne of Bohemia (b. 1315)
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1569
Vincenza Armani, Italian actress (b. 1530)
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1599
Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (b. 1577)
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1677
James Harrington, English philosopher and author (b. 1611)
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1680
Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (b. 1596)
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1721
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (b. 1665)
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1733
François Couperin, French organist and composer (b. 1668)
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1760
Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (b. 1704)
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1823
David Ricardo, English economist and politician (b. 1772)
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1843
Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (b. 1786)
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1865
Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (b. 1806)
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1888
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentinian journalist and politician, 7th President of Argentina (b. 1811)
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1896
Francis James Child, American scholar and educator (b. 1825)
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1911
Louis Henri Boussenard, French explorer and author (b. 1847)
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1915
William Sprague IV, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1830)
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1917
Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (b. 1894)
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1921
Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (b. 1882)
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1926
Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director (b. 1875)
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1932
Stanisław Wigura, Polish pilot and businessman, co-founded the RWD Company (b. 1901)
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1932
Franciszek Żwirko, Polish soldier and pilot (b. 1895)
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1935
Charles Norris, American coroner (b. 1867)
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1939
Konstantin Korovin, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1861)
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1941
Christian Rakovsky, Bulgarian physician, journalist, and politician, Soviet Ambassador to France (b. 1873)
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1948
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (b. 1876)
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1949
Henri Rabaud, French composer and conductor (b. 1873)
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1950
Jan Smuts, South African field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1870)
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1952
Alfrēds Riekstiņš, Latvian military officer and freedom fighter (d. 1913)
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1956
Billy Bishop, Canadian colonel and pilot (b. 1894)
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1957
James Burns, English cricketer (b. 1866)
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1957
Mary Proctor, American astronomer (b. 1862)
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1958
Camillien Houde, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1889)
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1958
Robert W. Service, English-French poet and author (b. 1874)
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1959
Paul Douglas, American actor (b. 1907)
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1964
Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Indian poet and critic (b. 1917)
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1965
Ralph C. Smedley, American educator, founded Toastmasters International (b. 1878)
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1966
Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (b. 1889)
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1967
Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer and academic (b. 1904)
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1968
René Cogny, French general (b. 1904)
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1971
Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician (b. 1894)
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1972
Max Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1883)
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1973
Salvador Allende, Chilean physician and politician, 29th President of Chile (b. 1908)
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1973
Neem Karoli Baba, Indian philosopher and guru
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1974
Lois Lenski, American author and illustrator (b. 1893)
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1978
Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (b. 1895)
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1978
Georgi Markov, Bulgarian author and playwright (b. 1929)
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1978
Janet Parker, English photographer (b. 1938)
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1978
Ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1944)
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1982
Albert Soboul, French historian and academic (b. 1914)
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1984
Jerry Voorhis, American politician (b. 1901)
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1985
William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1905)
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1985
Eleanor Dark, Australian author (b. 1901)
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1986
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek academic and politician, 138th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1902)
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1986
Noel Streatfeild, English author (b. 1895)
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1987
Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (b. 1915)
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1987
Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)
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1987
Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and educator (b. 1907)
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1988
Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (b. 1935)
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1990
Myrna Mack, Guatemalan anthropologist and activist (b. 1949)
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1991
Ernst Herbeck, Austrian-German poet (b. 1920)
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1993
Antoine Izméry, Haitian businessman and activist
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1993
Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-American conductor (b. 1912)
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1994
Luciano Sgrizzi, Italian harpsichordist, pianist, and composer (b. 1910)
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1994
Jessica Tandy, English-American actress (b. 1909)
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1995
Anita Harding, English neurologist and academic (b. 1952)
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1997
Camille Henry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933)
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1997
Hannah Weiner, American poet (b. 1928)
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1998
Dane Clark, American actor (b. 1913)
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1999
Belkis Ayón, Cuban painter and lithographer (b. 1967)
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1999
Gonzalo Rodríguez, Uruguayan race car driver (b. 1972)
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2001
Alice Stewart Trillin, American author and educator (b. 1938) Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (b. 1968) David Angell, American screenwriter and television producer (b. 1946) Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1948) Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948) Carolyn Beug, American director and producer (b. 1952) Bill Biggart, American photographer and journalist (b. 1947) Ronald Paul Bucca, American fire marshal (b. 1954) Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (b. 1949) Kevin Cosgrove, American business executive (b. 1955) Wilson Flagg, American admiral (b. 1938) Mychal Judge, American priest and chaplain (b. 1933) Daniel M. Lewin, American mathematician and businessman, co-founded Akamai Technologies (b. 1970) Timothy Maude, American general (b. 1947) Eamon McEneaney, American lacrosse player and poet (b. 1954) John P. O'Neill, American FBI agent (b. 1952) Barbara Olson, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1955) Rick Rescorla, Cornish-American colonel (b. 1939)
Alice Stewart Trillin · Casualties of the September 11 attacks · September 11 attacks · Mohamed Atta · David Angell
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2002
Kim Hunter, American actress (b. 1922)
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2002
Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1933)
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2002
David Wisniewski, American author and illustrator (b. 1953)
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2003
Anna Lindh, Swedish politician, 39th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Sweden (b. 1957)
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2003
John Ritter, American actor (b. 1948)
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2004
Fred Ebb, American songwriter (b. 1928)
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2004
David Mann, American painter and illustrator (b. 1939)
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2004
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (b. 1949)
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2006
William Auld, Scottish poet and author (b. 1924)
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2006
Joachim Fest, German journalist and author (b. 1926)
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2007
Ian Porterfield, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1946)
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2007
Gene Savoy, American explorer, theologian, and author (b. 1927)
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2007
Jean Séguy, French sociologist and author (b. 1925)
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2007
Joe Zawinul, Austrian keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1932)
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2009
Jim Carroll, American author, poet and musician (b. 1949)
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2009
Pierre Cossette, Canadian producer and manager (b. 1923)
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2009
Larry Gelbart, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
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2009
Yoshito Usui, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1958)
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2010
Harold Gould, American actor (b. 1923)
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2010
Kevin McCarthy, American actor (b. 1914)
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2011
Christian Bakkerud, Danish race car driver (b. 1984)
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2011
Ralph Gubbins, English footballer (b. 1932)
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2011
Anjali Gupta, Indian soldier and pilot (b. 1975)
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2011
Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor and model (b. 1971)
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2012
Finn Bergesen, Norwegian civil servant and businessman (b. 1945)
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2012
Tomas Evjen, Norwegian cinematographer and producer (b. 1972)
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2012
J. Christopher Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat, 10th United States Ambassador to Libya (b. 1960)
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2013
Marshall Berman, American philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1940)
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2013
Francisco Chavez, Filipino lawyer and politician, Solicitor General of the Philippines (b. 1947)
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2013
Keith Dunstan, American-Australian journalist and author (b. 1925)
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2013
Albert Jacquard, French geneticist and biologist (b. 1925)
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2013
Virgil A. Richard, American general (b. 1937)
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2013
Andrzej Trybulec, Polish mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1941)
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2014
Bob Crewe, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1930)
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2014
Antoine Duhamel, French composer and conductor (b. 1925)
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2014
Donald Sinden, English actor (b. 1923)
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2015
Dennis Paul Hebert, American businessman and politician (b. 1926)
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2016
Alexis Arquette, American actress, musician and cabaret performer (b. 1969)