September 2 — On This Day
345 entries
Events
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44 BC
Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
Pharaoh · Cleopatra VII · Egypt · Caesarion
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44 BC
Cicero launches the first of his Philippicae (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the following months.
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31 BC
Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
Final War of the Roman Republic · Battle of Actium · Augustus · Mark Antony · Cleopatra
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1192
The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade.
Treaty of Jaffa · Richard I of England · Saladin · Third Crusade
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1649
The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
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1666
The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St Paul's Cathedral.
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1752
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
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1789
The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
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1792
During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic Church bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
September Massacres · French Revolution · Roman Catholic Church · Bishop · Priest
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1806
A massive landslide destroys the town of Goldau, Switzerland, killing 457.
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1807
The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
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1856
The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.
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1862
American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
American Civil War · Abraham Lincoln · United States · General officer · George B. McClellan
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1864
American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city, ending the Atlanta Campaign.
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1867
Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō. The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko.
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1870
Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
Franco-Prussian War · Battle of Sedan · Prussia · Napoleon III of France
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1885
Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
Rock Springs massacre · Rock Springs, Wyoming · Overseas Chinese
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1898
Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
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1901
Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
Theodore Roosevelt · Big Stick ideology · Minnesota State Fair
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1912
Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
Arthur Rose Eldred · Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) · Boy Scouts of America
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1939
World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.
Invasion of Poland · Free City of Danzig · Gdańsk · Nazi Germany
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1945
World War II: Combat ends in the Pacific Theater: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Pacific War · Japanese Instrument of Surrender · Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) · Mamoru Shigemitsu · USS Missouri (BB-63)
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1945
Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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1946
The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.
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1957
President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
Ngô Đình Diệm · South Vietnam · Ngo Dinh Diem presidential visit to Australia
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1958
United States Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan in Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed.
United States Air Force · C-130A-II · 1958 C-130 shootdown incident · Yerevan · Soviet Union
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1960
The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.
Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration · History of Tibet
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1963
CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
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1968
Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War
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1970
NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19.
NASA · Canceled Apollo missions · Apollo program · Apollo 15 · Canceled Apollo missions
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1984
Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.
Milperra massacre · Gang · Bandidos · Comanchero Motorcycle Club
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1985
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead.
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1987
In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.
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1990
Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void.
Transnistria · Soviet Union · Presidium of the Supreme Soviet · Mikhail Gorbachev
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1992
The 7.7 Mw Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms-Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3-8 meters (9.8-26.2 ft).
1992 Nicaragua earthquake · Seismic scale · Seismic scale · Tsunami earthquake
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1998
Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people onboard are killed.
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1998
The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.
United Nations · International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda · Jean-Paul Akayesu · Mayor · Rwanda
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2009
The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash · Kurnool · Andhra Pradesh · India · Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
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2013
The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 PM at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.
Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge · 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Famous Births
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1243
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295)
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1251
Francis of Fabriano, Italian writer (d. 1322)
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1516
Francis I, Duke of Nevers (d. 1561)
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1531
Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Bishop of Fiesole (d. 1595)
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1548
Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)
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1661
Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (d. 1733)
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1675
William Somervile, English poet and author (d. 1742)
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1753
Marie Joséphine of Savoy (d. 1810)
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1778
Louis Bonaparte, French-Dutch king (d. 1846)
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1805
Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (d. 1851)
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1810
Lysander Button, American engineer (d. 1898)
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1810
William Seymour Tyler, American historian and educator (d. 1897)
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1812
William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1893)
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1814
Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist and historian (d. 1896)
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1820
Lucretia Hale, American journalist and author (d. 1900)
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1830
William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
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1838
Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 1914)
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1838
Liliuokalani of Hawaii (d. 1917)
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1839
Henry George, American economist and author (d. 1897)
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1850
Eugene Field, American author and poet (d. 1895)
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1850
Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the Spalding Sporting Goods Company (d. 1915)
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1850
Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (d. 1919)
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1852
Paul Bourget, French author and critic (d. 1935)
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1853
Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
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1854
Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (d. 1910)
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1856
John Bowser, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of Victoria (d. 1936)
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1862
Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (d. 1881)
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1865
Simeón Ola, Filipino general and politician (d. 1952)
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1866
Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1943)
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1873
Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1897)
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1877
Frederick Soddy, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1956)
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1878
Herman, Estonian-Finnish archbishop (d. 1961)
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1878
Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (d. 1920)
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1878
Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (d. 1946)
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1883
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (d. 1963)
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1884
Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (d. 1970)
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1892
Dezső Kertész, Hungarian actor and film director (d. 1965)
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1894
Joseph Roth, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1939)
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1901
Andreas Embirikos, Greek psychoanalyst and poet (d. 1975)
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1901
Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (d. 1977)
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1904
August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (d. 1963)
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1907
Pertev Naili Boratav, Turkish author and educator (d. 1998)
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1908
Ruth Bancroft, American landscape and garden designer
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1910
Paul Saagpakk, Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and academic (d. 1996)
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1911
Romare Bearden, American painter and author (d. 1988)
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1911
William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded the Caesars Entertainment Corporation (d. 1978)
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1912
Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)
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1913
Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist (d. 2009)
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1913
Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1981)
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1915
Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (d. 2007)
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1916
Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011)
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1917
Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
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1917
Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (d. 1997)
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1918
Allen Drury, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
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1919
Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
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1919
Lance Macklin, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2002)
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1922
Leigh Kamman, American radio host (d. 2014)
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1923
René Thom, French mathematician, biologist, and academic (d. 2002)
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1924
Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya
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1925
Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
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1927
Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (d. 2015)
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1928
Jim Jordan, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2012)
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1928
Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (d. 2014)
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1928
Mel Stuart, American director and producer (d. 2012)
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1929
Hal Ashby, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)
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1929
Beulah Bewley, English physician and academic
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1929
Rex Hartwig, Australian tennis player
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1929
Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor and director (d. 2012)
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1931
Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1993)
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1931
Alan K. Simpson, American politician, senator of Wyoming
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1932
Walter Davis, Jr., American pianist (d. 1990)
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1932
Arnold Greenberg, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (d. 2012)
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1933
Ed Conlin, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
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1933
Mathieu Kérékou, Beninese soldier and politician, President of Benin (d. 2015)
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1934
Sam Gooden, American soul singer (The Impressions)
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1934
Chuck McCann, American actor and screenwriter
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1934
Grady Nutt, American comedian, minister, and author (d. 1982)
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1935
D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer
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1936
Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author (d. 2016)
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1936
Károly Krajczár, Hungarian-Slovene author and educator
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1937
Len Carlson, Canadian voice actor (d. 2006)
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1937
Peter Ueberroth, American businessman
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1938
Leonard Appleyard, English diplomat, British Ambassador to China
Leonard Appleyard · List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to China
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1938
Jimmy Clanton, American pop singer-songwriter
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1938
Ernie Sigley, Australian television host
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1941
Jyrki Otila, Finnish economist and politician (d. 2003)
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1941
Sadhana Shivdasani, Indian actress (d. 2015)
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1941
John Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
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1943
Rosalind Ashford, American singer
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1943
Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
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1943
Joe Simon, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1944
Janet Simpson, English sprinter (d. 2010)
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1946
Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American actor (d. 2014)
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1946
Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie, English humanitarian and politician
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1946
Marty Grebb, American keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, and music producer/arranger
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1946
Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2006)
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1946
Walt Simonson, American author and illustrator
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1946
Dan White, American sergeant and politician (d. 1985)
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1947
Louis Michel, Belgian educator and politician, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1947
Jim Richards, New Zealand race car driver
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1948
Nate Archibald, American basketball player and coach
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1948
Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
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1948
Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (d. 1986)
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1949
Moira Stuart, Black British broadcaster
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1950
Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
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1950
Michael Rother, German guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
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1951
Jim DeMint, American politician
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1951
Mark Harmon, American actor and producer
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1952
Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
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1952
Mihhail Lotman, Estonian linguist, scholar, and politician
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1953
Maurice Colclough, English rugby player (d. 2006)
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1953
Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and politician, Afghan Minister of Defense (d. 2001)
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1953
John Zorn, American saxophonist, composer, and producer
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1954
Billi Gordon, American neuroscientist, author, and actor
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1954
Gai Waterhouse, Scottish-Australian horse trainer and businesswoman
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1956
Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1957
Tony Alva, American skateboarder and bass player
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1957
Steve Porcaro, American keyboard player and songwriter
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1958
Olivier Grouillard, French race car driver
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1958
Lynne Kosky, Australian social worker and politician (d. 2014)
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1959
Drungo Hazewood, American baseball player (d. 2013)
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1959
Guy Laliberté, Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and poker player, founded Cirque du Soleil
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1960
Eric Dickerson, American football player and sportscaster
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1960
Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance
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1960
Rex Hudler, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1961
Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer and manager
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1961
Ron Wasserman, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1962
Eugenio Derbez, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1962
Alonso Lujambio, Mexican academic and politician (d. 2012)
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1962
Prachya Pinkaew, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter
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1962
Keir Starmer, English lawyer and politician
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1963
Sam Mitchell, American basketball player and coach
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1964
Andrea Illy, Italian businessman
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1964
Keanu Reeves, Lebanese-Canadian actor, singer, and producer
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1965
Lennox Lewis, English-Canadian boxer
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1965
Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian director and screenwriter
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1966
Dino Cazares, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1966
Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby player and coach
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1966
Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer
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1966
Olivier Panis, French race car driver
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1966
Tuc Watkins, American actor
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1967
Frank Fontsere, American drummer and songwriter
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1967
Andreas Möller, German footballer and manager
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1968
David Dinsmore, Scottish journalist
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1968
Cynthia Watros, American actress
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1969
K-Ci, American R&B singer-songwriter
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1969
Stéphane Matteau, Canadian ice hockey player
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1969
Dave Naz, American photographer and director
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1971
Kjetil André Aamodt, Norwegian skier
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1971
Tommy Maddox, American football player and coach
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1971
César Sánchez, Spanish footballer
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1971
Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist
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1971
Pawan Kalyan, Tollywood actor, Indian politician
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1972
Robert Coles, English golfer
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1973
Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
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1973
Jason Blake, American ice hockey player
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1973
Indika de Saram, Sri Lankan cricketer
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1974
Steven Johnson, Australian race car driver
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1975
MC Chris, American rapper, actor, and screenwriter
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1976
Syleena Johnson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress
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1976
Aziz Zakari, Ghanaian sprinter
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1977
Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer
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1979
Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer
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1979
Brian Westbrook, American football player
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1980
Dany Sabourin, Canadian ice hockey player
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1980
Danny Shittu, Nigerian footballer
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1980
Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese race car driver
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1981
Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
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1981
Jennifer Hopkins, American tennis player
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1981
Chris Tremlett, English cricketer
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1982
Joey Barton, English footballer
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1982
Jason Hammel, American baseball player
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1982
Mark Phillips, English footballer
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1983
Rich Boy, American rapper and producer
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1983
Mark Foster, English rugby player
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1984
Jack Peñate, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1985
Keith Galloway, Australian rugby league player
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1986
Gélson Fernandes, Swiss footballer
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1986
Kyle Hines, American basketball player
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1987
Scott Moir, Canadian ice dancer
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1988
Ibrahim Šehić, Bosnian footballer
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1988
Keisuke Kato, Japanese actor and singer
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1988
Javi Martínez, Spanish footballer
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1988
Ishant Sharma, Indian cricketer
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1988
Ishmeet Singh, Indian singer (d. 2008)
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1989
Marcus Morris, American basketball player
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1989
Markieff Morris, American basketball player
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1989
Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer
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1990
Marcus Ericsson, Swedish race car driver
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1990
Shayla Worley, American gymnast
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1991
Gyasi Zardes, American footballer
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1992
Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player
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1992
Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer
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1992
Alberto Masi, Italian footballer
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1993
Tom Anderson, English footballer
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1993
Robert Rooba, Estonian ice hockey player
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1994
Kishen Velani, English cricketer
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1995
İbrahim Demir, Turkish footballer
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1995
Deimantas Petravičius, Lithuanian footballer
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1996
Lilla Barzó, Hungarian tennis player
Famous Deaths
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421
Constantius III, Roman emperor
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459
Simeon Stylites, Byzantine saint (b. 390)
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595
John IV of Constantinople
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1022
Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, king of Mide and High King of Ireland
Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill · King of Mide · High King of Ireland
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1031
Saint Emeric of Hungary (b. 1000)
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1083
King Munjong of Goryeo (b. 1019)
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1274
Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242)
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1397
Francesco Landini, Italian composer
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1540
Dawit II of Ethiopia (b. 1501)
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1606
Karel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (b. 1548)
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1651
Kosem Sultan, Ottoman Valide Sultan and regent (b.1589)
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1680
Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of Sweden (b. 1602)
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1688
Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1631)
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1690
Philip William, Elector Palatine, German Count Palatine of Neuburg (b. 1615)
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1764
Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1700)
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1765
Henry Bouquet, Swiss-English colonel (b. 1719)
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1768
Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1703)
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1790
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (b. 1701)
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1813
Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (b. 1763)
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1820
Jiaqing Emperor of China (b. 1760)
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1832
Franz Xaver von Zach, Hungarian-French astronomer and academic (b. 1754)
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1834
Thomas Telford, Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (b. 1757)
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1865
William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1805)
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1872
N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (b. 1783)
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1877
Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1793)
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1885
Giuseppe Bonavia, Maltese architect (b. 1821)
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1898
Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
Wilford Woodruff · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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1910
Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
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1918
John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)
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1921
Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
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1922
Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (b. 1867)
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1927
Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)
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1934
James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860)
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1934
Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)
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1934
Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1884)
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1937
Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)
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1941
Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)
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1942
James Juvenal, American rower (b. 1874)
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1943
Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (b. 1877)
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1944
Bella Rosenfeld, Russian-American model and author (b. 1895)
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1945
Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885)
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1948
Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)
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1953
Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875)
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1953
Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1883)
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1954
Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and political scientist (b. 1900)
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1962
William Wilkerson, American publisher and businessman (b. 1890)
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1964
Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900)
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1964
Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1887)
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1965
Johannes Bobrowski, German poet and author (b. 1917)
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1969
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (b. 1890)
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1971
Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939)
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1973
Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
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1973
J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (b. 1892)
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1975
Mabel Vernon, American activist (b. 1883)
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1976
Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1934)
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1977
Stephen Dunne, American actor (b. 1918)
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1978
Fred G. Meyer, American businessman, founded Fred Meyer (b. 1886)
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1979
Otto P. Weyland, American general (b. 1903)
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1983
Feri Cansel, Turkish-Cypriot actress (b. 1944)
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1984
Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908)
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1985
M. Alalasundaram, Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician
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1985
Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (b. 1920)
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1985
V. Dharmalingam, Sri Lankan Tamil politician (b. 1918)
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1985
Jay Youngblood, American wrestler (b. 1955)
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1987
Brian Clay, Australian rugby league player (b. 1935)
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1990
Robert Holmes à Court, South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (b. 1937)
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1991
Alfonso García Robles, Mexican politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
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1992
Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
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1996
Paddy Clift, Zimbabwean cricketer (b. 1953)
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1997
Rudolf Bing, Austrian-American manager (b. 1902)
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1997
Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)
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1998
Jackie Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1933)
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1998
Allen Drury, American journalist and author (b. 1918)
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2000
Elvera Sanchez, American dancer (b. 1905)
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2000
Curt Siodmak, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1907)
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2001
Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (b. 1922)
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2001
Troy Donahue, American actor (b. 1936)
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2002
Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
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2004
Joan Oró, Catalan biochemist and academic (b. 1923)
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2005
Bob Denver, American actor (b. 1935)
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2006
Bob Mathias, American decathlete and politician (b. 1930)
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2006
Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
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2006
Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (b. 1931)
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2007
Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer, created TransAmerica (b. 1957)
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2007
Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)
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2008
Bill Melendez, Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (b. 1916)
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2009
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)
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2011
Roberto Bruce, Chilean journalist (b. 1979)
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2011
Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean television presenter (b. 1966)
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2012
Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (b. 1966)
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2012
Jack Boucher, American photographer and director (b. 1931)
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2012
John C. Marshall, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
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2012
Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (b. 1941)
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2013
Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (b. 1965)
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2013
Terry Clawson, English rugby player and coach (b. 1940)
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2013
Ronald Coase, English-American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
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2013
David Jacobs, English radio and television host (b. 1926)
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2013
Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (b. 1919)
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2013
Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (b. 1935)
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2014
Peter Carter, Nigerian-English diplomat, British Ambassador to Estonia (b. 1956)
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2014
F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (b. 1930)
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2014
Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
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2014
Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (b. 1921)
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2014
Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (b. 1949)
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2015
Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (b. 1911)
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2016
Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (b. 1938)