September 29 — On This Day
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Events
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522 BC
Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumata, securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
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61 BC
Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday.
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1227
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades.
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor · Excommunication · Pope Gregory IX · Crusades
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1364
Battle of Auray: English forces defeat the French in Brittany; end of the War of the Breton Succession.
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1578
Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards.
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1650
Henry Robinson opens his Office of Addresses and Encounters in Threadneedle Street, London.
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1717
An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture and making authorities consider moving the capital to a different city.
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1789
The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
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1789
The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
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1829
The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded.
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1848
Battle of Pákozd: Stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces at Pákozd; the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
Battle of Pákozd · Croatia · Pákozd · Hungarian Revolution of 1848
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1850
The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.
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1855
Iloilo was opened to world trade by Queen Isabella II of Spain.[1][2]
Port of Iloilo · International trade · Isabel II of Spain · Monarchy of Spain
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1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.
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1864
The Treaty of Lisbon defines the boundaries between Spain and Portugal and abolishes the Couto Misto microstate.
Treaty of Lisbon (1864) · Spain · Portugal · Couto Misto · Microstate
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1885
The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
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1907
The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital.
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1911
Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
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1918
World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica. The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack. Germany's Supreme Army Command tells the Kaiser and the Chancellor to open negotiations for an armistice.
World War I · Armistice of Salonica · Battle of St. Quentin Canal · Oberste Heeresleitung · Armistice of 11 November 1918
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1923
The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
British Mandate for Palestine (legal instrument) · Mandatory Palestine
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1923
The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
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1932
Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
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1938
The Munich Agreement between Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy settles the Sudetenland dispute in Germany's favor. The Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia are not invited.
Munich Agreement · Nazi Germany · Sudetenland · Soviet Union · Czechoslovakia
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1940
Two Avro Ansons of No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF collide in mid-air over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together after colliding, and then land safely.
Avro Anson · No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF · 1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision · Brocklesby, New South Wales
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1941
World War II: Holocaust in Kiev, Soviet Union: German Einsatzgruppe C begins the Babi Yar massacre, according to the Einsatzgruppen operational situation report.
World War II · The Holocaust · Kiev · Soviet Union · Einsatzgruppe C
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1949
The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
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1954
The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
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1957
Twenty MCi (740 petabecquerels) of radioactive material is released in an explosion at the Soviet Mayak nuclear plant at Chelyabinsk.
Petabecquerel · Kyshtym disaster · Soviet Union · Mayak · Chelyabinsk
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1960
Nikita Khrushchev, leader of Soviet Union, disrupts a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly with a number of angry outbursts.
Nikita Khrushchev · Soviet Union · United Nations General Assembly
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1971
Oman joins the Arab League.
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1972
China-Japan relations: Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.
China-Japan relations · Diplomatic relations · Republic of China
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1975
WGPR in Detroit, Michigan, becomes the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station.
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1979
The dictator Francisco Macias of Equatorial Guinea is shot by soldiers from Western Sahara.
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1988
Space Shuttle: NASA launches STS-26, the return to flight mission, after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Space Shuttle · NASA · STS-26 · Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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1990
Construction of the Washington National Cathedral is completed.
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1990
The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time.
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1991
Haitian coup d'état.
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1992
Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.
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2004
The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
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2004
The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize.
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2006
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collides in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 154 people, and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 · Embraer Legacy 600 · Peixoto de Azevedo · Mato Grosso · 2006-07 Brazilian aviation crisis
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2007
Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
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2008
Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.
Bankruptcy · Lehman Brothers · Washington Mutual · Dow Jones Industrial Average
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2009
The 8.1 Mw Samoa earthquake strikes with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami follows, leaving 189 dead and hundreds injured.
2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami · Mercalli intensity scale
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2013
Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Nigeria.
Famous Births
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106 BC
Pompey, Roman general and politician (d. 48 BC)
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929
Qian Chu, Chinese king (Ten Kingdoms) (d. 988)
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1240
Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scots (d. 1275)
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1276
Christopher II of Denmark (d. 1332)
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1321
John of Artois, Count of Eu (d. 1387)
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1328
Joan of Kent (d. 1385)
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1373
Margaret of Bohemia, Burgravine of Nuremberg (d. 1410)
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1402
Fernando, the Saint Prince, of Portugal (d. 1443)
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1403
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brzeg-Legnica and Cieszyn, German princess (d. 1449)
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brzeg-Legnica and Cieszyn
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1460
Louis II de la Trémoille, French military leader (d. 1525)
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1463
Louis I, Count of Löwenstein, founder of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim (d. 1523)
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1511
Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, cartographer, and theologian (d. 1553)
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1527
John Lesley, Scottish bishop (d. 1596)
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1538
Joan Terès i Borrull, Spanish archbishop and academic (d. 1603)
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1547
Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 1616)
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1548
William V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1626)
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1561
Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (d. 1615)
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1571
Caravaggio, Italian painter (d. 1610)
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1574
Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, Scottish nobleman and politician (d. 1624)
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1602
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, English military leader (d. 1668)
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1636
Thomas Tenison, English archbishop (d. 1715)
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1639
William Russell, Lord Russell, English politician (d. 1683)
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1640
Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor and educator (d. 1720)
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1674
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, French flute player and composer (d. 1763)
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1678
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, French soldier and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1766)
Adrien Maurice de Noailles · Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)
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1691
Richard Challoner, English bishop (d. 1781)
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1703
François Boucher, French painter and set designer (d. 1770)
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1718
Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Russian soldier and politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1783)
Nikita Ivanovich Panin · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)
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1725
Robert Clive, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire (d. 1774)
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1758
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (d. 1805)
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1766
Charlotte, Princess Royal of England (d. 1828)
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1786
Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Mexico (d. 1843)
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1803
Mercator Cooper, American captain and explorer (d. 1872)
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1803
Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1850)
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1808
Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician (d. 1868)
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1810
Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (d. 1865)
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1816
Paul Féval, père, French author and playwright (d. 1887)
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1832
Joachim Oppenheim, rabbi and author (d. 1891)
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1843
Mikhail Skobelev, Russian general (d. 1882)
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1844
Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 10th President of Argentina (d. 1909)
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1853
Luther D. Bradley, American cartoonist (d. 1917)
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1863
Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1919)
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1864
Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher and author (d. 1936)
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1866
Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, Ukrainian historian, academic, and politician (d. 1934)
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1876
Charlie Llewellyn, South African cricketer (d. 1964)
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1880
Liberato Pinto, Portuguese colonel and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1949)
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1881
Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1973)
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1882
Lilias Armstrong, English phonetician (d. 1937)
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1885
George Scott, English footballer (d. 1916)
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1891
Ian Fairweather, Scottish-Australian painter (d. 1974)
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1895
Clarence Ashley, American singer, guitarist, and banjo player (d. 1967)
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1895
Joseph Banks Rhine, American botanist and parapsychologist (d. 1980)
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1895
Roscoe Turner, American pilot (d. 1970)
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1897
Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (d. 1980)
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1898
Trofim Lysenko, Ukrainian-Russian biologist and agronomist (d. 1976)
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1899
László Bíró, Hungarian-Argentinian journalist and inventor, invented the ballpoint pen (d. 1985)
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1899
Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded Butlins (d. 1980)
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1901
Lanza del Vasto, Italian poet, philosopher, and activist (d. 1981)
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1901
Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)
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1902
Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican lawyer and politician, 46th President of Mexico (d. 1983)
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1903
Diana Vreeland, American journalist (d. 1989)
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1904
Greer Garson, English-American actress (d. 1996)
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1907
Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and businessman (d. 1998)
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1907
George W. Jenkins, American businessman, founded Publix (d. 1996)
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1908
Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (d. 1967)
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1910
Bill Boyd, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
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1910
Virginia Bruce, American actress (d. 1982)
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1911
Charles Court, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (d. 2007)
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1912
Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
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1913
Trevor Howard, English actor (d. 1988)
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1913
Stanley Kramer, American director and producer (d. 2001)
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1915
Vincent DeDomenico, American businessman, founded the Napa Valley Wine Train (d. 2007)
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1915
Oscar Handlin, American historian and academic (d. 2011)
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1915
Brenda Marshall, American actress (d. 1992)
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1916
Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995)
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1919
Kira Zvorykina, Belarusian chess player (d. 2014)
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1920
Peter D. Mitchell, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
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1920
Václav Neumann, Czech violinist and conductor (d. 1995)
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1921
John Ritchie, New Zealand composer and educator (d. 2014)
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1921
Albie Roles, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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1922
Lizabeth Scott, American actress (d. 2015)
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1923
Stan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (d. 2005)
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1923
Bum Phillips, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
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1925
Steve Forrest, American actor (d. 2013)
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1925
Paul MacCready, American engineer, founded AeroVironment (d. 2007)
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1926
Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
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1927
Adhemar da Silva, Brazilian triple jumper and actor (d. 2001)
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1927
Sherwood Johnston, American race car driver (d. 2000)
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1927
Pete McCloskey, American colonel and politician
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1927
Barbara Mertz, American historian and author (d. 2013)
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1928
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (d. 2016)
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1928
Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (d. 2012)
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1928
Nathan Shamuyarira, Zimbabwean journalist and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2014)
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1930
Richard Bonynge, Australian pianist and conductor
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1930
Colin Dexter, English author and educator (d. 2017)
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1931
James Cronin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
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1931
Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (d. 2015)
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1931
Paul Oestreicher, German-English priest and theologian
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1932
Robert Benton, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1932
Paul Giel, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2002)
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1933
Samora Machel, Mozambican commander and politician, 1st President of Mozambique (d. 1986)
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1934
Skandor Akbar, American wrestler and manager (d. 2010)
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1934
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Hungarian-American psychologist and academic
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1934
Lance Gibbs, Guyanese cricketer and manager
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1934
Stuart M. Kaminsky, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
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1934
Lindsay Kline, Australian cricketer (d. 2015)
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1935
Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1936
Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Italy
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1936
James Fogle, American author (d. 2012)
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1936
Hal Trosky, Jr., American baseball player (d. 2012)
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1938
Dave Harper, English footballer (d. 2013)
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1938
Wim Kok, Dutch union leader and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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1939
Fikret Abdić, Bosnian economist and politician
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1939
Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001)
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1939
Larry Linville, American actor (d. 2000)
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1939
Rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician, 2nd First Minister of Wales (d. 2017)
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1940
Brute Force, American singer-songwriter
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1940
Carlos Morales Troncoso, Dominican politician, 34th Vice President of the Dominican Republic (d. 2014)
Carlos Morales Troncoso · List of Vice Presidents of the Dominican Republic
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1941
David Steele, English cricketer
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1942
Felice Gimondi, Italian cyclist
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1942
Madeline Kahn, American actress and singer (d. 1999)
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1942
Ian McShane, English actor
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1942
Bill Nelson, American captain and politician
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1942
Jean-Luc Ponty, French violinist and composer
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1942
Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (d. 2013)
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1942
Steve Tesich, Serbian-American screenwriter and playwright (d. 1996)
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1943
Mohammad Khatami, Iranian scholar and politician, 5th President of Iran
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1943
Wolfgang Overath, German footballer
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1943
Gary Boyd Roberts, American genealogist and author
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1943
Lech Wałęsa, Polish electrician and politician, 2nd President of Poland, Nobel Prize laureate
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1944
Mike Post, American composer and producer
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1945
Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer and poet
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1946
Patricia Hodge, English actress
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1947
Ülo Kaevats, Estonian philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 2015)
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1947
S. H. Kapadia, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 38th Chief Justice of India (d. 2016)
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1947
Gary Wetzel, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
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1948
Mark Farner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1948
Bryant Gumbel, American journalist and sportscaster
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1948
Theo Jörgensmann, German clarinet player and composer
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1948
Mike Pinera, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1949
George Dalaras, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1950
Ken Macha, American baseball player and manager
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1951
Michelle Bachelet, Chilean physician and politician, 34th President of Chile
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1951
Pier Luigi Bersani, Italian educator and politician, 6th President of Emilia-Romagna
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1951
Andrés Caicedo, Colombian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1977)
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1951
Maureen Caird, Australian-New Zealand hurdler
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1951
Mike Enriquez, Filipino journalist and radio commentator
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1952
Roy Campbell, Jr., American trumpet player (d. 2014)
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1952
Gábor Csupó, Hungarian-American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Klasky Csupo
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1952
Richard Hodges, English archaeologist and academic
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1952
Max Sandlin, American lawyer, judge, and politician
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1952
Takanosato Toshihide, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 59th Yokozuna (d. 2011)
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1953
Warren Cromartie, American baseball player, coach, and radio host
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1953
Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 1997)
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1953
Lawrence Reed, American economist and author
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1954
Uwe Jahn, German footballer and manager
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1954
Mark Mitchell, Australian actor
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1955
Ann Bancroft, American explorer and author
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1955
Gareth Davies, Welsh rugby player and academic
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1955
Benoît Ferreux, French actor and director
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1955
Gwen Ifill, American journalist (d. 2016)
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1956
Sebastian Coe, English sprinter and politician
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1956
Jenny Morris, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1956
Suzzy Roche, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1957
Chris Broad, English cricketer and referee
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1957
Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1957
Mark Nicholas, English cricketer and sportscaster
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1960
Julian Armour, American-Canadian cellist and educator
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1960
Kenneth Hansen, Swedish race car driver
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1960
Alan McGee, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1960
John Paxson, American basketball player and coach
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1960
David Sammartino, American wrestler and trainer
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1960
Andy Slaughter, English politician
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1960
Carol Welsman, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
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1961
Julia Gillard, Welsh-Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Australia
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1961
Stephanie Miller, American comedian and radio host
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1962
Roger Bart, American actor
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1963
Dave Andreychuk, Canadian ice hockey player
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1963
Les Claypool, American bass player, singer, songwriter, and producer
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1964
Brad Lohaus, American basketball player
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1966
Hersey Hawkins, American basketball player and coach
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1966
Ben Miles, English actor
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1967
Brett Anderson, English singer-songwriter
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1968
Patrick Burns, American paranormal investigator
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1968
Luke Goss, English actor
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1968
Matt Goss, English singer-songwriter
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1969
Erika Eleniak, American model and actress
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1969
DeVante Swing, American singer-songwriter, and producer
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1969
Aleks Syntek, Mexican singer-songwriter and producer
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1970
Russell Peters, Canadian comedian, actor, and producer
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1970
Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese wrestler and trainer
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1970
Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress
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1971
Yitzhak Yedid, Composer & pianist
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1971
Tanoka Beard, American basketball player
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1971
Mackenzie Crook, English actor and screenwriter
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1971
Theodore Shapiro, American composer
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1972
Oliver Gavin, English race car driver
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1973
Foivos Delivorias, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1973
Shannon Larratt, Canadian publisher, founded BMEzine (d. 2013)
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1973
Scout Niblett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1974
Brian Ash, American screenwriter and producer
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1974
Matt Hullum, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth
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1975
Albert Celades, Spanish footballer and manager
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1976
Darren Byfield, English-Jamaican footballer
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1976
Kelvin Davis, English footballer
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1976
Óscar Sevilla, Spanish cyclist
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1976
Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer and politician
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1977
Eric Barton, American football player
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1977
Wade Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
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1977
Debelah Morgan, American singer-songwriter
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1977
Jake Westbrook, American baseball player
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1978
Mohini Bhardwaj, American gymnast and coach
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1978
Gunner McGrath, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1979
Orhan Ak, Turkish footballer
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1979
Takumi Beppu, Japanese cyclist and manager
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1979
Artika Sari Devi, Indonesian model and actress
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1979
Shelley Duncan, American baseball player and manager
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1979
Jaime Lozano, Mexican footballer
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1980
Patrick Agyemang, English footballer
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1980
Dallas Green, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Zachary Levi, American actor and singer
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1981
Aris Galanopoulos, Greek footballer
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1981
Shane Smeltz, German-New Zealand footballer
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1982
Matt Giteau, Australian rugby player
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1982
Amy Williams, English skeleton racer
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1983
Lisette Oropesa, American soprano and actress
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1984
Per Mertesacker, German footballer
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1985
Calvin Johnson, American football player
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1985
Niklas Moisander, Finnish footballer
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1985
Dani Pedrosa, Spanish motorcycle racer
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1985
Magnus Gangstad Jørgensen, Norwegian music producer
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1986
Lisa Foiles, American actress and journalist
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1986
Mark Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player
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1986
Matt Lashoff, American ice hockey player
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1986
Isaac Makwala, Botswanan sprinter
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1986
Benoît Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987
David Del Rio, American actor and director
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1988
Kevin Durant, American basketball player
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1988
Justin Nozuka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1989
Theo Adams, English photographer and director
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1989
Aaron Martin, English footballer
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1989
Adore Delano, American drag queen and singer
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1989
Andrea Poli, Italian footballer
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1989
Fatima Lodhi, Pakistani social activist
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1990
Doug Brochu, American voice actor
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1990
Gerphil Flores, Filipina classical crossover singer and Asia's Got Talent finalist
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1990
Joosep Laiksoo, Estonian race car driver
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1990
Lena Wermelt, German footballer
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1991
Adem Ljajić, Serbian footballer
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1991
Martin Jensen, Danish musician
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1993
Lee Hong-bin, South Korean singer
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1993
Viktor Romanenkov, Estonian figure skater
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1993
Oleg Vernyayev, Ukrainian artistic gymnast
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1994
Britteny Cox, Australian skier
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1994
Halsey, American singer
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1995
Alice Matteucci, Italian tennis player
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1998
Vera Lapko, Belarusian tennis player
Famous Deaths
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722
Leudwinus, Frankish archbishop and saint (b. 660)
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855
Lothair I, Roman emperor (b. 795)
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1186
William of Tyre, Archbishop of Tyre (b. c. 1130)
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1225
Arnaud Amalric, Papal legate who allegedly promoted mass murder
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1298
Guido I da Montefeltro, Italian military strategist (b. 1223)
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1304
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, English general (b. 1231)
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1360
Joanna I of Auvergne, queen consort of France (b. 1326)
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1364
Charles I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1319)
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1382
'Izz al-Din ibn Rukn al-Din Mahmud, malik of Sistan
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1501
Andrew Stewart, Scottish bishop (b. 1442)
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1560
Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1496)
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1622
Conrad Vorstius, German-Dutch Remonstrant theologian (b. 1569)
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1634
Henry Hyde, English politician and lawyer (b.c. 1563)
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1637
Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino martyr and saint (b. 1600)
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1642
René Goupil, French missionary and saint (b. 1608)
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1642
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire (b. 1561)
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby · Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire
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1703
Charles de Saint-Évremond, French-English soldier, author, and critic (b. 1610)
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1800
Michael Denis, Austrian poet and author (b. 1729)
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1804
Michael Hillegas, American politician, 1st Treasurer of the United States (b. 1728)
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1833
Ferdinand VII of Spain (b. 1784)
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1862
William "Bull" Nelson, American general (b. 1824)
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1887
Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon and academic (b. 1810)
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1889
Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician (b. 1818)
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1900
Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814)
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1902
William McGonagall, Scottish poet and actor (b. 1825)
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1902
Émile Zola, French journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1840)
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1908
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1839)
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1910
Winslow Homer, American painter, illustrator, and engraver (b. 1836)
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1913
Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the diesel engine (b. 1858)
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1925
Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1851)
Léon Bourgeois · Prime Minister of France · Nobel Peace Prize
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1927
Arthur Achleitner, German journalist and author (b. 1858)
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1927
Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
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1928
John Devoy, Irish-American Fenian rebel leader (b. 1842)
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1930
Ilya Repin, Ukrainian-Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1844)
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1937
Ray Ewry, American triple jumper (b. 1873)
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1937
Ernst Hoppenberg, German swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878)
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1951
Thomas Cahill, American soccer player and coach (b. 1864)
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1952
John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1899)
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1967
Carson McCullers, American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (b. 1917)
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1970
Edward Everett Horton, American actor (b. 1886)
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1973
W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1907)
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1975
Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
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1981
Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1913)
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1982
Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (b. 1912)
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1986
Prince George Valdemar of Denmark (b. 1920)
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1987
Henry Ford II, American businessman (b. 1917)
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1988
Charles Addams, American cartoonist (b. 1912)
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1989
Gussie Busch, American businessman (b. 1899)
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1989
Georges Ulmer, Danish-French singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1919)
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1993
Gordon Douglas, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1907)
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1997
Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
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1998
Tom Bradley, American lieutenant and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (b. 1917)
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1999
Jean-Louis Millette, Canadian actor (b. 1935)
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2000
John Grant, English journalist and politician (b. 1932)
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2001
Mabel Fairbanks, American figure skater and coach (b. 1915)
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2001
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Vietnamese general and politician, 5th President of South Vietnam (b. 1923)
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2004
Richard Sainct, French motorcycle racer (b. 1970)
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2004
Patrick Wormald, English historian (b. 1947)
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2005
Patrick Caulfield, English painter and academic (b. 1936)
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2005
Austin Leslie, American chef and author (b. 1934)
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2006
Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer and manager (b. 1915)
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2006
Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
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2006
Louis-Albert Vachon, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)
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2007
Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (b. 1927)
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2007
Yıldırım Aktuna, Turkish psychiatrist and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1930)
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2008
Hayden Carruth, American poet and critic (b. 1921)
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2009
Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930)
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2010
Tony Curtis, American actor (b. 1925)
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2010
Greg Giraldo, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1965)
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2011
Sylvia Robinson, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1936)
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2012
Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1942)
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2012
Neil Smith, Scottish geographer and academic (b. 1954)
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2012
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, American publisher (b. 1926)
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2012
Malcolm Wicks, English academic and politician (b. 1947)
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2013
Harold Agnew, American physicist and engineer (b. 1921)
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2013
Anton Benning, German lieutenant (b. 1918)
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2013
Pete T. Cenarrusa, American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho (b. 1917)
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2013
Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (b. 1928)
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2013
L. C. Greenwood, American football player (b. 1946)
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2013
Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (b. 1924)
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2014
Miguel Boyer, Spanish economist and politician (b. 1939)
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2014
Andreas Fransson, Swedish skier (b. 1983)
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2014
Stan Monteith, American surgeon and author (b. 1929)
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2014
Luis Nishizawa, Mexican painter and educator (b. 1918)
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2014
John Ritchie, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1921)
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2014
George Shuba, American baseball player (b. 1924)
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2015
Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1932)
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2015
Hellmuth Karasek, Czech-German journalist, author, and critic (b. 1934)
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2015
William Kerslake, American wrestler and engineer (b. 1929)
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2015
Jean Ter-Merguerian, French-Armenian violinist (b. 1935)
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2015
Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1931)
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2016
Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipina politician (b. 1945)