January 1 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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153 BC
Roman consuls begin their year in office.
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45 BC
The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Empire, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year.
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42 BC
The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar.
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AD 69
The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor.
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193
The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman emperor.
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404
Telemachus, a Christian monk, is killed for attempting to stop a gladiators' fight in the public arena held in Rome.
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417
Emperor Honorius forces Galla Placidia into marriage to Constantius, his famous general (magister militum).
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1001
Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Sylvester II.
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1068
Romanos IV Diogenes marries Eudokia Makrembolitissa and is crowned Byzantine Emperor.
Romanos IV Diogenes · Eudokia Makrembolitissa · Byzantine Emperor
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1259
Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris.
Michael VIII Palaiologos · Empire of Nicaea · John IV Laskaris
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1438
Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary.
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1502
The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is first explored by the Portuguese.
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1515
King Francis I of France succeeds to the French throne.
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1527
Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as King of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin.
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor · List of rulers of Croatia · Parliament on Cetin
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1600
Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of March 25.
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1651
Charles II is crowned King of Scotland.
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1700
Russia begins using the Anno Domini era instead of the Anno Mundi era of the Byzantine Empire.
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1707
John V is crowned King of Portugal.
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1739
Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
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1772
The first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities, go on sale in London, England.
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1773
The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16-17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
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1776
American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
American Revolutionary War · Norfolk, Virginia · Burning of Norfolk · Royal Navy · Continental Army
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1781
American Revolutionary War: One thousand five hundred soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment under General Anthony Wayne's command rebel against the Continental Army's winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey in the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781.
6th Pennsylvania Regiment · Anthony Wayne · Morristown, New Jersey · Pennsylvania Line Mutiny
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1788
First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
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1801
The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Kingdom of Great Britain · Kingdom of Ireland · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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1801
Ceres, the largest and first known object in the Asteroid belt, is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.
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1803
Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Tây Sơn dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Huế, Vietnam.
Gia Long · Tây Sơn dynasty · Huế · Vietnam
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1804
French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black republic and second independent country in North America after the United States
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1806
The French Republican Calendar is abolished.
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1808
The United States bans the importation of slaves.
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1810
Major-General Lachlan Macquarie officially becomes Governor of New South Wales
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1812
The Bishop of Durham, Shute Barrington, orders troops from Durham Castle to break up a miners' strike in Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham
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1822
The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
Greek Constitution of 1822 · First National Assembly at Epidaurus
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1833
The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
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1847
The world's first "Mercy" Hospital is founded in Pittsburgh by the Sisters of Mercy; the name will go on to grace over 30 major hospitals throughout the world.
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1860
First Polish stamp is issued.
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1861
Porfirio Díaz conquers Mexico City, Mexico.
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1863
American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory.
American Civil War · Emancipation Proclamation · Confederate States of America
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1877
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
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1881
Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal.
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1885
Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones)
- 1890
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1892
Ellis Island opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States.
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1898
New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
City of Greater New York · Manhattan · Brooklyn · Queens · The Bronx
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1899
Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
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1901
Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
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1901
The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
New South Wales · Queensland · Victoria (Australia) · South Australia · Tasmania
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1902
The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
College football · Bowl game · Rose Bowl Game · Pasadena, California
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1908
For the first time, a ball is dropped in New York City's Times Square to signify the start of the New Year at midnight.
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1910
Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members), since Horatio Nelson.
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty · Rear admiral · British Royal Family · Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
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1912
The Republic of China is established.
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1914
The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
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1920
The Belorussian Communist Organisation is founded as a separate party.
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1923
Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping · London and North Eastern Railway · Great Western Railway · Southern Railway (UK) · London, Midland and Scottish Railway
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1927
The Cristero War begins in Mexico.
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1928
Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
Boris Bazhanov · Iran · Joseph Stalin · Eastern Bloc emigration and defection
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1929
The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.
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1932
The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
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1934
Alcatraz Island becomes a United States federal prison.
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1934
Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring".
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1937
Safety glass in vehicle windscreens becomes mandatory in the United Kingdom.
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1942
The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
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1945
World War II: In retaliation for the Malmedy massacre, U.S. troops kill 60 German POWs at Chenogne.
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1945
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
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1947
The American and British occupation zones in Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
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1947
The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 · British subject · William Lyon Mackenzie King
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1948
The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.
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1949
United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
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1950
Standard practice uses this day as the origin of the age scale Before Present
- 1956
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1957
George Town, Penang becomes a city by a royal charter granted by Elizabeth II.
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1958
European Economic Community established on this day.
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1959
Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces during the Cuban Revolution.
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1960
Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
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1962
Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
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1964
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland · Zambia · Malawi · Rhodesia
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1965
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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1971
Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.
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1973
Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Ireland are admitted into the European Economic Community.
Denmark · United Kingdom · Republic of Ireland · European Economic Community
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1978
Air India Flight 855 Boeing 747 crashes into the sea, due to instrument failure and pilot disorientation, off the coast of Bombay, India, killing 213.
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1979
Formal diplomatic relations are established between China and the United States.
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1981
Greece is admitted into the European Community.
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1982
Peruvian Javier Pérez de Cuéllar becomes the first Latin American to hold the title of Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Peru · Javier Pérez de Cuéllar · Latin America · Secretary-General of the United Nations
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1983
The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet.
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1984
The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T.
AT&T Corporation · United States Department of Justice · Competition law · Breakup of the Bell System
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1984
Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom.
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1985
The first British mobile phone call is made by Michael Harrison to his father Sir Ernest Harrison, chairman of Vodafone.
- 1986
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1988
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America · Lutheranism · Religious denomination
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1989
The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion.
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1990
David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor.
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1993
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia · Czechoslovakia · Czech Republic · Slovakia
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1994
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
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1994
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comes into effect.
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1995
The World Trade Organization goes into effect.
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1995
The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves.
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1996
Curaçao gains limited self-government, though it remains within free association with the Netherlands.
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1998
Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence.
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1999
Euro currency is introduced in 11 member nations of the European Union (with the exceptions of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden; Greece later adopts the euro).
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2002
Euro currency becomes legal tender in twelve of the European Union's member states.
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2004
In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
Motion of no confidence · Pervez Musharraf · Electoral College (Pakistan) · Constitution of Pakistan · President of Pakistan
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2007
Adam Air Flight 574 disappears over Sulawesi Strait, Indonesia with 102 people on board.
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2009
Sixty-six people die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
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2010
A suicide car bomber detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.
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2011
A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, leave a new year service, killing 23 people.
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2013
At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in a stampede after celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede · Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny · Abidjan · Ivory Coast
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2016
The Address Downtown Dubai burns over midnight as the New Year is rung in. The blaze started on the night of New Year's Eve 2015, by currently unknown causes. There was one fatality.
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2017
An attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, during New Year's celebrations, kills at least 39 people and injures more than 60 others.
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2017
Portuguese politician and diplomat António Guterres was officially elected Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Nacimientos Famosos
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377
Arcadius, Byzantine emperor (d. 408)
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1431
Pope Alexander VI (d. 1503)
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1449
Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian politician (d. 1492)
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1453
Bernardin Frankopan, Croatian nobleman, diplomat and soldier (d. 1529)
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1465
Lachlan Cattanach Maclean, 11th Chief, Scottish clan chief (d. 1523)
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1467
Sigismund I the Old, Polish king (d. 1548)
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1484
Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian (d. 1531)
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1488
Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1543)
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1500
Solomon Molcho, Portuguese mystic (d. 1532)
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1509
Guillaume Le Testu, French privateer (d. 1573)
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1515
Johann Weyer, Dutch physician (d. 1588)
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1516
Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1551)
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1526
Louis Bertrand, Spanish missionary to Latin America, patron saint of Colombia (d. 1581)
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1530
Thomas Bromley, English lord chancellor (d. 1587)
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1545
Magnus Heinason, Faroese naval hero (d. 1589)
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1548
Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, friar, philosopher, poet, and cosmological theorist (d. 1600)
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1557
Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1606)
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1560
Hugh Myddelton, Welsh businessman (d. 1631)
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1561
Thomas Walsingham, English spymaster (d. 1630)
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1579
Jacob Dircksz de Graeff, Dutch mayor (d. 1638)
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1584
Charles de Lorme, French physician (d. 1678)
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1586
Pau Claris i Casademunt, Catalan ecclesiastic (d. 1641)
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1600
Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1649)
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1628
Christoph Bernhard, German composer and theorist (d. 1692)
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1638
Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (d. 1685)
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1638
Nicolas Steno, Danish pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (d. 1686)
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1650
George Rooke, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1709)
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1655
Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher (d. 1728)
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1684
Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch scholar and author (d. 1748)
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1704
Soame Jenyns, English author, poet, and politician (d. 1787)
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1711
Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (d. 1749)
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1714
Giovanni Battista Mancini, Italian soprano and author (d. 1800)
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1714
Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet (d. 1780)
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1735
Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver (d. 1818)
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1745
Anthony Wayne, American general and politician (d. 1796)
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1750
Frederick Muhlenberg, American minister and politician, 1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1801)
Frederick Muhlenberg · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1752
Betsy Ross, American seamstress, credited with designing the Flag of the United States (d. 1836)
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1768
Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish author (d. 1849)
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1769
Marie Lachapelle, French obstetrician (d. 1821)
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1769
Jane Marcet, British science writer (d. 1858)
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1774
André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and academic (d. 1860)
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1779
William Clowes, English publisher (d. 1847)
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1803
Edward Dickinson, American politician and father of poet Emily Dickinson (d. 1874)
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1803
Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1869)
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1806
Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (d. 1853)
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1809
Achille Guenée, French lawyer and entomologist (d. 1880)
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1813
George Bliss, American politician (d. 1868)
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1814
Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebellion leader and king (d. 1864)
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1818
William Gamble, American general (d. 1866)
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1819
Arthur Hugh Clough, English-Italian poet and academic (d. 1861)
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1819
George Foster Shepley, American general (d. 1878)
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1823
Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poet and activist (d. 1849)
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1833
Robert Lawson, Scottish-New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (d. 1902)
Robert Lawson (architect) · Otago Boys' High School · Knox Church, Dunedin
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1834
Ludovic Halévy, French author and playwright (d. 1908)
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1839
Ouida, English-Italian author and activist (d. 1908)
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1848
John W. Goff, Irish-American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)
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1852
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist and academic (d. 1904)
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1854
James George Frazer, Scottish anthropologist and academic (d. 1941)
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1857
Tim Keefe, American baseball player (d. 1933)
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1859
Thibaw Min, Burmese king (d. 1916)
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1859
Michael Joseph Owens, American inventor (d. 1923)
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1860
John Cassidy, Irish sculptor and painter (d. 1939)
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1860
Dan Katchongva, American tribal leader and activist (d. 1972)
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1860
Michele Lega, Italian cardinal (d. 1935)
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1860
Jan Vilímek, Czech illustrator and painter (d. 1938)
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1863
Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (d. 1937)
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1864
Qi Baishi, Chinese painter (d. 1957)
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1864
Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (d. 1946)
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1867
Mary Ackworth Evershed, English astronomer and Dante scholar (d. 1949)
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1867
Lew Fields, American actor, producer, and manager (d. 1941)
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1871
Montagu Toller, English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1948)
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1874
Frank Knox, American publisher and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)
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1874
Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer (d. 1927)
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1877
Alexander von Staël-Holstein, German sinologist and orientalist (d. 1937)
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1878
Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician, statistician, and engineer (d. 1929)
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1879
E. M. Forster, English author and playwright (d. 1970)
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1879
William Fox, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer, founded the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres (d. 1952)
William Fox (producer) · Fox Film Corporation · Fox Theatres
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1883
William J. Donovan, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1959)
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1883
Mary Forbes, English actress (d. 1974)
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1883
Dimitrios Semsis, Greek violinist and composer (d. 1950)
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1884
Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant, engineer, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (d. 1949)
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1884
José Quirante, Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 1964)
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1884
Konstantinos Tsaldaris, Egyptian-Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1970)
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1887
Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (d. 1945)
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1888
John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand rifle (d. 1974)
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1888
Georgios Stanotas, Greek general (d. 1965)
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1889
Charles Bickford, American actor (d. 1967)
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1890
Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and academic (d. 1966)
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1891
Sampurnanand, Indian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Rajasthan (d. 1969)
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1892
Mahadev Desai, Indian author and activist (d. 1942)
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1892
Artur Rodziński, Polish-American conductor (d. 1958)
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1892
Manuel Roxas, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Philippines (d. 1948)
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1893
Mordechai Frizis, Greek colonel (d. 1940)
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1894
Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist and mathematician (d. 1974)
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1894
Edward Joseph Hunkeler, American clergyman (d. 1970)
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1895
J. Edgar Hoover, American law enforcement official; 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 1972)
J. Edgar Hoover · Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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1899
Jack Beresford, British rower (d. 1977)
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1900
Sam Berger, Canadian sports businessman (d. 1992)
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1900
Paola Borboni, Italian film actress (d. 1995) [1]
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1900
Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1990)
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1900
Chiune Sugihara, Japanese soldier and diplomat (d. 1986)
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1900
Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar, Indian scholar and teacher of Hindustani classical music (d. 1974)
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1902
Hans von Dohnányi, German jurist and political dissident (d. 1945)
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1902
Buster Nupen, South African cricketer and lawyer (d. 1977)
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1903
Dwight Taylor, American screenwriter and author (d. 1986)
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1904
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (d. 1982)
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1905
Stanisław Mazur, Ukrainian-Polish mathematician and theorist (d. 1981)
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1907
Kinue Hitomi, Japanese sprinter and long jumper (d. 1931)
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1909
Dana Andrews, American actor (d. 1992)
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1909
Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricketer (d. 1949)
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1909
Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (d. 1959)
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1910
Koesbini, Indonesian composer (d. 1991)
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1911
Audrey Wurdemann, American poet and author (d. 1960)
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1911
Basil Dearden, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1971)
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1911
Hank Greenberg, American baseball player and lieutenant (d. 1986)
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1911
Roman Totenberg, Polish-American violinist and educator (d. 2012)
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1912
Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician and historian (d. 1995)
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1912
Kim Philby, British spy (d. 1988)
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1912
Nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek poet and academic (d. 1991)
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1917
Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016)
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1918
Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (d. 1997)
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1918
Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)
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1918
Ed Price, American soldier, pilot, and politician (d. 2012)
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1919
Rocky Graziano, American boxer and actor (d. 1990)
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1919
Carole Landis, American actress (d. 1948)
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1919
J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (d. 2010)
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1919
Yoshio Tabata, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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1920
Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist (d. 2007)
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1920
Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-American violinist (d. 2013)
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1921
Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher and academic (d. 1986)
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1921
César Baldaccini, French sculptor and academic (d. 1998)
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1921
Regina Bianchi, Italian actress (d. 2013)
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1921
John Strawson, English general (d. 2014)
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1922
Ernest Hollings, American soldier and politician, 106th Governor of South Carolina
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1922
Roz Howard, American race car driver (d. 2013)
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1922
Jerry Robinson, American illustrator (d. 2011)
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1923
Valentina Cortese, Italian actress
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1923
Daniel Gorenstein, American mathematician and academic (d. 1992)
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1923
Milt Jackson, American vibraphonist and composer (Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 1999)
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1924
Charlie Munger, American businessman and philanthropist
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1924
Francisco Macías Nguema, Equatorial Guinean politician, 1st President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (d. 1979)
Francisco Macías Nguema · List of heads of state of Equatorial Guinea
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1925
Matthew Beard, American actor and singer (d. 1981)
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1925
Wahiduddin Khan, Indian religious scholar and peace activist
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1925
Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (d. 2005)
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1926
Kazys Petkevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2008)
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1927
Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007)
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1927
Calum MacKay, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2001)
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1927
James Reeb, American clergyman and political activist (d. 1965)
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1927
Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1927
Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998)
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1928
Khan Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2009)
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1928
Ernest Tidyman, American author and screenwriter (d. 1984)
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1928
Gerhard Weinberg, German-American historian, author, and academic
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1929
Raymond Chow, Hong Kong film producer, co-founded Orange Sky Golden Harvest
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1929
Larry L. King, American journalist, author, and playwright (d. 2012)
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1930
Jean-Pierre Duprey, French poet and sculptor (d. 1959)
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1930
Ty Hardin, American actor (d. 2017)
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1930
Gaafar Nimeiry, Egyptian-Sudanese politician, 4th President of the Sudan (d. 2009)
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1930
Frederick Wiseman, American director and producer
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1932
Jackie Parker, American football player and coach (d. 2006)
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1932
Giuseppe Patanè, Italian conductor (d. 1989)
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1933
James Hormel, American philanthropist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
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1933
Joe Orton, English author and playwright (d. 1967)
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1934
Alan Berg, American lawyer and radio host (d. 1984)
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1934
Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian politician, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1935
Om Prakash Chautala, Indian former politician
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1936
Don Nehlen, American football player and coach
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1936
James Sinegal, American businessman, co-founded Costco
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1937
John Fuller, English poet and author
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1937
Matt Robinson, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2002)
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1938
Robert Jankel, English businessman, founded Panther Westwinds (d. 2005)
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1938
Frank Langella, American actor
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1939
Michèle Mercier, French actress
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1939
Phil Read, English motorcycle racer and businessman
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1939
Senfronia Thompson, American politician
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1939
Mohamed El Yazghi, Moroccan politician
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1941
Martin Evans, English-Welsh geneticist and academic
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1941
Younoussi Touré, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali
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1942
Dennis Archer, American lawyer and politician, 67th Mayor of Detroit
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1942
Al Hunt, American journalist
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1942
Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn, English dentist and politician
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1942
Billy Lothridge, American football player (d. 1996)
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1942
Country Joe McDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1942
Alassane Ouattara, Ivorian economist and politician, President of the Ivory Coast
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1942
Gennadi Sarafanov, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2005)
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1942
Judy Stone, Australian singer-songwriter
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1943
Jerilyn Britz, American golfer
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1943
Bud Hollowell, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)
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1943
Don Novello, American comedian (Father Guido Sarducci), screenwriter and producer
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1943
Ronald Perelman, American businessman and philanthropist, founded MacAndrews & Forbes
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1943
Tony Knowles, American soldier and politician, 7th Governor of Alaska
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1943
Vladimir Šeks, Croatian lawyer and politician, 16th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
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1944
Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese field marshal and politician, 7th President of Sudan
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1944
Barry Beath, Australian rugby league player
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1944
Charlie Davis, Trinidadian cricketer
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1944
Jimmy Hart, American wrestling manager and singer
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1944
Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani field hockey player and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan
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1944
Teresa Torańska, Polish journalist and author (d. 2013)
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1944
Mati Unt, Estonian author, playwright, and director (d. 2005)
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1945
Victor Ashe, American politician and former United States Ambassador to Poland
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1945
Jacky Ickx, Belgian race car driver
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1945
Martin Schanche, Norwegian race car driver
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1946
Rivellino, Brazilian footballer and manager
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1946
Carl B. Hamilton, Swedish economist and politician
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1946
Shelby Steele, American journalist, author, and director
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1946
Claude Steele, African-American social psychologist and academic
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1947
Jon Corzine, American sergeant and politician, 54th Governor of New Jersey
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1947
Leon Patillo, American singer and evangelist
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1947
Leonard Thompson, American golfer
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1948
Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish economist, academic, and politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
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1948
Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Russian Minister of Defence (d. 2012)
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1948
Joe Petagno, American illustrator
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1948
Dick Quax, New Zealand runner and politician
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1949
Max Azria, Tunisian-French fashion designer
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1949
Olivia Goldsmith, American author (d. 2004)
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1949
Borys Tarasyuk, Ukrainian politician and diplomat
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1950
Wayne Bennett, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1950
Tony Currie, English footballer
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1950
Deepa Mehta, Indian-Canadian director and screenwriter
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1950
James Richardson, American poet and academic
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1951
Ashfaq Hussain, Pakistani-Canadian poet and journalist
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1951
Martha P. Haynes, American astronomer and academic
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1951
Nana Patekar, Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director
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1951
Hans-Joachim Stuck, German race car driver
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1951
Radia Perlman, American software designer and network engineer
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1952
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatari ruler, 7th Emir of Qatar
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1952
Shaji N. Karun, Indian director and cinematographer
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1952
Rosario Marchese, Italian-Canadian educator and politician
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1953
Gary Johnson, American businessman and politician, 29th Governor of New Mexico
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1953
Lynn Jones, American baseball player and coach
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1954
Richard Edson, American drummer
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1954
Bob Menendez, American lawyer and politician
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1954
Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (d. 2012)
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1954
Yannis Papathanasiou, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Finance
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1955
Mary Beard, English scholar, academic, and classicist
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1955
LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball player
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1955
Gennady Lyachin, Russian captain (d. 2000)
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1955
Precious, Canadian wrestler and manager
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1955
Simon Schaffer, British academic and historian of Science and Philosophy
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1956
Sergei Avdeyev, Russian engineer and astronaut
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1956
Andy Gill, English guitarist and singer-songwriter
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1956
Mark R. Hughes, American businessman, founder of Herbalife (d. 2000)
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1956
Christine Lagarde, French lawyer and politician; Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
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1956
Mike Mitchell, American basketball player (d. 2011)
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1956
Martin Plaza, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1956
Kōji Yakusho, Japanese actor.
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1957
Urmas Arumäe, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Justice
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1957
Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
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1958
Dave Silk, American ice hockey player and coach
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1958
Grandmaster Flash, Barbadian rapper and DJ
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1959
Andy Andrews, American tennis player
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1959
Azali Assoumani, Comorian colonel and politician, President of the Comoros
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1959
Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek basketball player and coach
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1959
Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghan colonel, pilot, and astronaut
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1959
Michel Onfray, French philosopher and author
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1960
Michael Seibert, American ice dancer and choreographer
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1960
Toomas Vitsut, Estonian businessman and politician
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1960
Danny Wilson, English footballer and manager
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1961
Sergei Babayan, Armenian-American pianist and academic
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1961
Sam Backo, Australian rugby league player
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1961
Fiona Phillips, English journalist
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1962
Anton Muscatelli, Italian-Scottish economist and academic
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1963
Alberigo Evani, Italian footballer and manager
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1963
Jean-Marc Gounon, French race car driver
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1964
Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress
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1965
Andrew Valmon, American runner and coach
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1965
John Sullivan, American real estate agent and politician
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1966
Anna Burke, Australian businesswoman and politician, 28th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
Anna Burke · Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
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1966
Ivica Dačić, Serbian journalist and politician, 95th Prime Minister of Serbia
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1967
John Digweed, English DJ, record producer, and actor
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1967
Reza Sheykholeslam, Iranian politician
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1968
Miki Higashino, Japanese pianist and composer
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1968
Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer
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1969
Morris Chestnut, American actor and producer
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1969
Paul Lawrie, Scottish golfer and journalist
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1969
Verne Troyer, American actor and stuntman
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1970
Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer and manager
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1971
Sammie Henson, American wrestler and coach
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1971
Bobby Holík, Czech-American ice hockey player and coach
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1971
Andre Marriner, English association football referee
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1971
Juan Carlos Plata, Guatemalan footballer
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1971
Chris Potter, American saxophonist and composer
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1971
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politician
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1971
Denise Stapley, American former game show contestant, winner of Survivor: Philippines
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1972
Barron Miles, American-Canadian football player and coach
-
1972
Lilian Thuram, French footballer
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1973
Danny Lloyd, American actor and educator
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1973
Magnus Sahlgren, Swedish guitarist and linguist
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1973
Bryan Thao Worra, Laotian-American author, poet, and playwright
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1974
Christian Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Industry
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1975
Mohamed Albuflasa, Bahraini poet and activist
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1975
Chris Anstey, Australian basketball player and coach
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1975
Sonali Bendre, Indian actress and model
-
1975
Joe Cannon, American soccer player and sportscaster
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1975
Becky Kellar-Duke, Canadian ice hockey player
-
1975
Eiichiro Oda, Japanese manga artist
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1975
Bengt Sæternes, Norwegian footballer and manager
-
1975
Fernando Tatís, Dominican baseball player
-
1976
Mustafa Doğan, Turkish-German footballer and sportscaster
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1977
Rosena Allin-Khan, British politician
-
1977
Leoš Friedl, Czech tennis player
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1977
María de la Paz Hernández, Argentinian field hockey player
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1977
Craig Reucassel, Australian comedian and television host
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1978
Philip Mulryne, Northern Irish footballer and priest
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1979
Brody Dalle, Australian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1979
Koichi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
-
1980
Richie Faulkner, English guitarist and songwriter
-
1980
Karina Jacobsgaard, Danish tennis player
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1981
Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian race car driver
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1982
David Nalbandian, Argentinian tennis player
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1982
Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Uruguayan footballer
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1982
Luke Rodgers, English footballer
-
1983
Calum Davenport, English footballer
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1983
Park Sung-hyun, South Korean archer
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1983
Melaine Walker, Jamaican hurdler
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1984
Lance Brooks, American discus thrower
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1984
Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
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1984
Stefano Pastrello, Italian footballer
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1984
Rubens Sambueza, Argentinian footballer
-
1984
Michael Witt, Australian rugby league player
-
1985
Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
-
1985
Steven Davis, Northern Irish footballer
-
1985
Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball player
-
1986
Ramses Barden, American football player
-
1986
Pablo Cuevas, Uruguayan tennis player
-
1986
Lee Sung-min, South Korean singer and actor
-
1986
Glen Davis, American basketball player
-
1987
Gilbert Brulé, Canadian ice hockey player
-
1987
Meryl Davis, American ice dancer
-
1987
Serdar Özkan, Turkish footballer
-
1987
Ryan Perrilloux, American football player
-
1989
Stefan Reinartz, German footballer
-
1989
Bae Geu-rin, South Korean actress
-
1989
Jason Pierre-Paul, American football player
-
1992
Daniel Kofi Agyei, Ghanaian footballer
-
1992
Nathaniel Peteru, New Zealand rugby league player
-
1992
Jack Wilshere, English footballer
-
1993
Jon Flanagan, English footballer
-
1993
Michael Olaitan, Nigerian footballer
-
1994
Brendan Elliot, Australian rugby league player
-
1994
Craig Murray, Scottish footballer
Muertes Famosas
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138
Lucius Aelius, adopted son and intended successor of Hadrian (b. 101)
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404
Telemachus, Christian monk and martyr
Saint Telemachus · Christian · Monk · Martyr
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466
Emperor Qianfei, emperor of the Liu Song dynasty (b. 449)
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510
Eugendus, French abbot and saint (b. 449)
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680
Javanshir, Albanian king (b. 616)
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827
Adalard of Corbie, Frankish abbot
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898
Odo of France (b. 860)
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951
Ramiro II, king of León and Galicia
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962
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders (b. 940)
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1189
Henry of Marcy, Cistercian abbot (b. c. 1136)
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1204
Haakon III of Norway (b. 1170)
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1387
Charles II of Navarre (b. 1332)
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1496
Charles, Count of Angoulême (b. 1459)
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1515
Louis XII of France (b. 1462)
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1559
Christian III of Denmark (b. 1503)
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1560
Joachim du Bellay, French poet and critic (b. 1522)
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1617
Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1558)
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1697
Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1624)
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1716
William Wycherley, English playwright and poet (b. 1641)
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1748
Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1667)
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1780
Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1713)
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1782
Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)
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1789
Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716)
Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley · Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
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1793
Francesco Guardi, Italian painter and educator (b. 1712)
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1796
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician and chemist (b. 1735)
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1817
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (b. 1743)
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1846
John Torrington, English soldier and explorer (b. 1825)
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1853
Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778)
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1862
Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)
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1881
Louis Auguste Blanqui, French activist (b. 1805)
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1892
Roswell B. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 25th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
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1894
Heinrich Hertz, German physicist and academic (b. 1857)
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1896
Alfred Ely Beach, American publisher and lawyer, created the Beach Pneumatic Transit (b. 1826)
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1906
Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian farmer and politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1835)
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1918
William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (b. 1858)
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1919
Mikhail Drozdovsky, Russian general (b. 1881)
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1921
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856)
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1922
István Kühár, Slovene priest and politician (b. 1887)
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1929
Mustafa Necati, Turkish civil servant and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (b. 1894)
Mustafa Necati · Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkey)
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1931
Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)
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1937
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (b. 1874)
-
1940
Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author and educator (b. 1865)
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1944
Edwin Lutyens, English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (b. 1869)
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1944
Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862)
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1953
Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)
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1954
Duff Cooper, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1890)
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1954
Leonard Bacon, American poet and critic (b. 1887)
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1955
Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881)
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1960
Margaret Sullavan, American actress (b. 1909)
-
1965
Emma Asson, Estonian historian and politician (b. 1889)
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1966
Vincent Auriol, French journalist and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (b. 1884)
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1969
Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)
-
1969
Bruno Söderström, Swedish pole vaulter and javelin thrower (b. 1888)
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1971
Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian saint (b. 1894)
-
1972
Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (b. 1888)
-
1978
Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (b. 1908)
-
1980
Pietro Nenni, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1891)
-
1981
Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Australian pianist (b. 1920)
-
1982
Victor Buono, American actor (b. 1938)
-
1984
Alexis Korner, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
-
1985
Sigerson Clifford, Irish poet, playwright, and civil servant (b. 1913)
-
1992
Grace Hopper, American computer scientist and admiral, co-developed COBOL (b. 1906)
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1994
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1900)
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt · Governor-General of New Zealand
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1994
Cesar Romero, American actor (b. 1907)
-
1994
Edward Arthur Thompson, Irish historian and academic (b. 1914)
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1995
Eugene Wigner, Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
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1996
Arleigh Burke, American admiral (b. 1901)
-
1996
Arthur Rudolph, German-American engineer (b. 1906)
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1997
Ivan Graziani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)
-
1997
Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)
-
1998
Helen Wills, American tennis player and coach (b. 1905)
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2000
Colin Vaughan, Australian-Canadian journalist and activist (b. 1931)
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2001
Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914)
-
2002
Julia Phillips, American film producer and author (b. 1944)
-
2003
Royce D. Applegate, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1939)
-
2003
Joe Foss, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1915)
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2005
Shirley Chisholm, American educator and politician (b. 1924)
-
2005
Eugene J. Martin, American painter (b. 1938)
-
2006
Harry Magdoff, American economist and journalist (b. 1913)
-
2007
Leon Davidson, American chemist and engineer (b. 1922)
-
2007
Roland Levinsky, South African-English biochemist and academic (b. 1943)
-
2007
Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (b. 1912)
-
2008
Pratap Chandra Chunder, Indian educator and politician
-
2008
Harold Corsini, American photographer and educator (b. 1919)
-
2009
Claiborne Pell, American politician (b. 1918)
-
2010
Lhasa de Sela, American-Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1972)
-
2011
Marin Constantin, Romanian composer and conductor (b. 1925)
-
2012
Kiro Gligorov, Bulgarian-Macedonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1917)
-
2012
Nay Win Maung, Burmese physician, businessman, and activist (b. 1962)
-
2012
Tommy Mont, American football player and coach (b. 1922)
-
2013
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist (b. 1945)
-
2013
Patti Page, American singer and actress (b. 1927)
-
2014
Pete DeCoursey, American journalist (b. 1961)
-
2014
Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (b. 1910)
-
2014
William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (b. 1950)
-
2014
Juanita Moore, American actress (b. 1914)
-
2015
Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (b. 1932)
-
2015
Donna Douglas, American actress (b. 1932)
-
2015
Omar Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1934)
-
2015
Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (b. 1950)
-
2016
Fazu Aliyeva, Russian poet and journalist (b. 1932)
-
2016
Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1925)
-
2016
Mike Oxley, American lawyer and politician (b. 1944)
-
2016
Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (b. 1930)
-
2017
Tony Atkinson, British economist (b. 1944)
-
2017
Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (b. 1926)
-
2017
Derek Parfit, British philosopher (b. 1942)