January 20 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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250
Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian is martyred.
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649
King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom.
Chindasuinth · Braulio of Zaragoza · Recceswinth · Visigothic Kingdom
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1265
The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament".
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1320
Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland.
Wladyslaw Lokietek · History of Poland during the Piast dynasty
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1356
Edward Balliol surrenders his claim to the Scottish throne to Edward III in exchange for an English pension.
Edward Balliol · List of Scottish monarchs · Edward III of England
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1523
Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.
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1567
Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro.
Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1567) · Portuguese Empire · Estácio de Sá
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1576
The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
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1649
Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes".
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1783
The Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the American Revolutionary War.
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1785
Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.
Rattanakosin Kingdom · Vietnam · Mekong · Tây Sơn · Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút
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1788
The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Botany Bay is unsuitable for the location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson.
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1839
In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an alliance between Peru and Bolivia.
Battle of Yungay · Chile · Peru · Bolivia
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1841
Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.
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1877
The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
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1887
The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
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1920
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
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1921
The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
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1929
In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, is released.
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1936
Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom.
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1937
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President, the first occasion a Presidential Inauguration to take place on January 20 following the ratification of the 20th Amendment
Franklin Delano Roosevelt · John Nance Garner · U.S. President · U.S. Vice President · Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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1941
A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers.
Bucharest · Romania · Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom · Iron Guard
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1942
World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question".
World War II · Wannsee Conference · Wannsee · Nazi Germany · Final Solution
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1945
World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies.
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1945
World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.
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1948
United Nations Security Council Resolution 39 relating to India and Pakistan is adopted.
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1949
Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
Point Four Program · Economic aid · Harry S. Truman · Inaugural address
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1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America, becoming the first President to begin his presidency on January 20 following the ratification of the 20th Amendment.
Dwight D. Eisenhower · President of the United States of America · Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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1954
In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
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1972
Pakistan launched its nuclear weapons program, a few weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, as well as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction · Bangladesh Liberation War · Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
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1981
Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
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1986
In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
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1990
The Red Army crackdown on civil protests in Baku, Azerbaijan during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Red Army · Baku · Azerbaijan · Dissolution of the Soviet Union
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1991
Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
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1992
Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board.
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2001
President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
President of the Philippines · Joseph Estrada · 2001 EDSA Revolution · Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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2007
Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.
Team N2i · Kite skiing · Pole of Inaccessibility (Antarctic research station)
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2009
A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.
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2009
Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
Barack Obama · President of the United States of America · African-American · President of the United States
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2017
Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America.
Nacimientos Famosos
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225
Gordian III, Roman emperor (d. 244)
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1029
Alp Arslan, Seljuk sultan (d. 1072)
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1292
Elizabeth of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia (d. 1330)
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1436
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)
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1488
John George, Marquess of Montferrat, Italian noble (d. 1533)
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1488
Sebastian Münster, German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (d. 1552)
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1499
Sebastian Franck, German humanist. (d. 1543)
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1502
Sebastian de Aparicio, Spanish-Mexican rancher and missionary (d. 1600)
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1526
Rafael Bombelli, Italian mathematician (d. 1572)
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1554
Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)
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1569
Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (d. 1629)
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1573
Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic (d. 1624)
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1586
Johann Schein, German composer (d. 1630)
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1664
Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (d. 1718)
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1703
Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (d. 1741)
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1716
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist (d. 1795)
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1716
Charles III of Spain (d. 1788)
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1732
Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician, President of the Continental Congress (d. 1794)
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1741
Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author (d. 1783)
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1755
Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral (d. 1824)
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1762
Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist (d. 1842)
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1775
André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1836)
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1781
Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (d. 1848)
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1783
Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860)
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1798
Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1858)
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1804
Eugène Sue, French author and politician (d. 1857)
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1812
Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (d. 1896)
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1814
David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (d. 1868)
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1834
George D. Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
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1855
Ernest Chausson, French composer (d. 1899)
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1865
Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (d. 1944)
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1870
Guillaume Lekeu, Belgian pianist and composer (d. 1894)
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1873
Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)
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1874
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and coach (d. 1938)
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1876
Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (d. 1967)
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1878
Finlay Currie, Scottish-English actor (d. 1968)
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1878
Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and educator (d. 1968)
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1880
Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (d. 1962)
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1882
Johnny Torrio, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1957)
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1883
Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (d. 1968)
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1883
Forrest Wilson, American journalist and author (d. 1942)
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1889
Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company (d. 1969)
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1891
Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-American violinist (d. 1967)
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1893
Georg Åberg, Swedish triple jumper (d. 1946)
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1894
Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (d. 1968)
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1894
Walter Piston, American composer, theorist, and academic (d. 1976)
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1895
Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1985)
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1896
George Burns, American actor, comedian, and producer (d. 1996)
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1898
U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (d. 1947)
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1899
Clarice Cliff, English potter (d. 1972)
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1899
Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (d. 1990)
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1900
Dorothy Annan, English painter, potter, and muralist (d. 1983)
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1900
Colin Clive, English actor (d. 1937)
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1902
Leon Ames, American actor (d. 1993)
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1902
Kevin Barry, Irish Republican Army volunteer (d. 1920)
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1906
Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (d. 1975)
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1907
Paula Wessely, Austrian actress and producer (d. 2000)
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1908
Fleur Cowles, American author and illustrator (d. 2009)
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1909
Gōgen Yamaguchi, Japanese martial artist (d. 1989)
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1910
Joy Adamson, Austria-born Kenyan painter and author (d. 1980)
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1913
W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (d. 2006)
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1915
Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th President of Pakistan (d. 2006)
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1918
Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2002)
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1918
Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist (d. 2013)
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1920
Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1993)
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1920
DeForest Kelley, American actor (d. 1999)
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1920
Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (d. 2006)
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1921
Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (d. 2006)
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1922
Ray Anthony, American trumpet player, composer, bandleader, and actor
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1922
Don Mankiewicz, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1923
Slim Whitman, American country and western singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2013)
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1924
Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (d. 2010)
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1925
Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2015)
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1925
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician
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1926
Patricia Neal, American actress (d. 2010)
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1926
David Tudor, American pianist and composer (d. 1996)
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1927
Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic (d. 2007)
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1928
Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist (d. 1997)
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1929
Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian
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1929
Masaharu Kawakatsu, Japanese biologist
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1929
Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (d. 1964)
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1930
Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
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1931
David Lee, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1931
Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese pianist and composer (d. 1992)
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1932
Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2016)
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1934
Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (d. 2014)
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1934
Tom Baker, English actor
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1935
Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2010)
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1938
Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist (d. 2007)
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1939
Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician (d. 2000)
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1939
Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist
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1940
Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress
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1940
Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician
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1940
Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (d. 2009)
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1942
Linda Moulton Howe, American journalist and producer
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1944
José Luis Garci, Spanish director and producer
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1944
Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
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1945
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist and sportscaster (d. 2013)
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1945
Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1946
David Lynch, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1946
Vladimír Merta, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist
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1947
Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and sportscaster
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1948
Nancy Kress, American author and academic
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1948
Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerian politician, President of Niger
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1948
Natan Sharansky, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
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1948
Nigel Williams, English author, playwright, and screenwriter
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1949
Göran Persson, Swedish lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden
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1950
Daniel Benzali, Brazilian-American actor
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1950
William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (d. 2014)
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1951
Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer
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1952
Nikos Sideris, Greek psychiatrist and poet
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1952
Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1952
John Witherow, South African-English journalist and author
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1953
Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and philanthropist
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1954
Alison Seabeck, English lawyer and politician
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1955
McKeeva Bush, Caymanian politician, Premier of the Cayman Islands
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1956
Maria Larsson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs
Maria Larsson · Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
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1956
Bill Maher, American comedian, political commentator, media critic, television host, and producer
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1956
John Naber, American swimmer
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1957
Andy Sheppard, English saxophonist and composer
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1958
Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, director, and producer
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1959
Tami Hoag, American author
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1959
R. A. Salvatore, American author
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1960
Apa Sherpa, Nepalese-American mountaineer
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1960
Scott Thunes, American bass player
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1960
Will Wright, American video game designer, co-founded Maxis
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1963
James Denton, American actor
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1963
Mark Ryden, American painter and illustrator
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1964
Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager
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1964
Ron Harper, American basketball player and coach
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1964
Jack Lewis, American soldier and author
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1964
Kazushige Nojima, Japanese screenwriter and songwriter
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1964
Aquilino Pimentel III, Filipino lawyer and politician
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1964
Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author
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1965
Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer and manager
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1965
Sophie, Countess of Wessex
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1965
Warren Joyce, English footballer and manager
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1965
John Michael Montgomery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1965
Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer
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1966
Rainn Wilson, American actor
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1967
Stacey Dash, American actress and television journalist
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1967
Kellyanne Conway, American political strategist and pundit
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1968
Nick Anderson, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1968
Junior Murray, Grenadian cricketer
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1969
Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker and activist, co-founded MindVox
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1969
Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player
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1970
Edwin McCain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1970
Skeet Ulrich, American actor
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1971
Derrick Green, American singer
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1971
Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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1971
Ger McDonnell, Irish mountaineer and engineer (d. 2008)
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1971
Jung Woong-in, South Korean actor
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1971
Questlove, American drummer, DJ, and producer
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1971
Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna
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1972
Nikki Haley, American accountant and politician, 116th Governor of South Carolina
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1973
Stephen Crabb, Scottish-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales
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1973
Queen Mathilde of Belgium
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1974
David Dei, Italian footballer and coach
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1975
Norberto Fontana, Argentinian race car driver
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1975
Zac Goldsmith, English journalist and politician
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1976
Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish journalist and sportscaster
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1976
Michael Myers, American football player
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1976
Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater
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1977
Paul Adams, South African cricketer and coach
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1978
Salvatore Aronica, Italian footballer
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1978
Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete
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1978
Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer
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1979
Choo Ja-hyun, South Korean actress
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1979
Will Young, English singer-songwriter and actor
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1980
Karl Anderson, American wrestler
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1980
Philippe Cousteau, Jr., American-French oceanographer and journalist
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1980
Philippe Gagnon, Canadian swimmer
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1980
Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor
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1980
Petra Rampre, Slovenian tennis player
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1980
Matthew Tuck, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1981
Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
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1981
Owen Hargreaves, English footballer
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1981
Jason Richardson, American basketball player
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1982
Ruchi Sanghvi, Indian computer engineer
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1982
Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer
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1983
Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
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1983
Mari Yaguchi, Japanese singer and actress
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1985
Marina Inoue, Japanese voice actress and singer
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1985
Tanel Sokk, Estonian basketball player
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1987
Janin Lindenberg, German sprinter
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1987
Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2011)
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1987
Evan Peters, American actor
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1988
Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer
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1988
Jeffrén Suárez, Spanish footballer
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1989
Nick Foles, American football player
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1989
Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian footballer
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1989
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, New Zealand rugby league player
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1990
Ray Thompson, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Ciara Hanna American actress and model
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1991
Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player
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1991
Jolyon Palmer, English race car driver
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1992
Jorge Zárate, Mexican footballer
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1993
Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer
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1994
Denis Mukhametdinov, Russian footballer
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1995
Sergi Samper, Spanish footballer
Muertes Famosas
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250
Pope Fabian (b. 200)
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820
Al-Shafi‘i, Palestinian scholar and jurist (b. 767)
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842
Theophilos, Byzantine emperor (b. 813)
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882
Louis the Younger, king of the East Frankish Kingdom
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924
Li Jitao, general of Later Tang
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928
Zhao Guangfeng, Chinese official and chancellor
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1095
Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester
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1156
Henry, English-Finnish bishop and saint
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1189
Emperor Shizong of Jin (b. 1123)
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1191
Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)
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1191
Theobald V, Count of Blois (b. 1130)
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1265
John Maunsell, Lord Chancellor of England
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1336
John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (b. 1306)
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1343
Robert of Naples (b. 1277)
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1479
John II of Aragon (b. 1397)
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1568
Myles Coverdale, English bishop and translator (b. 1488)
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1612
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1552)
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1663
Isaac Ambrose, English minister and author (b. 1604)
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1666
Anne of Austria (b. 1601)
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1707
Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (b. 1659)
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1709
François de la Chaise, French priest (b. 1624)
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1751
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)
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1770
Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)
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1779
David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)
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1810
Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
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1819
Charles IV of Spain (b. 1748)
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1837
John Soane, English architect, designed the Bank of England (b. 1753)
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1841
Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (b. 1780)
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1841
Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1791)
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1848
Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)
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1850
Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1779)
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1852
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (b. 1794)
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1873
Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)
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1875
Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (b. 1814)
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1891
Kalākaua of Hawaii (b. 1836)
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1900
John Ruskin, English painter and critic (b. 1819)
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1901
Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (b. 1826)
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1907
Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (b. 1842)
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1908
John Ordronaux, American surgeon and academic (b. 1830)
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1913
José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican engraver and illustrator (b. 1852)
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1915
Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840)
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1920
Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876)
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1921
Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)
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1924
Ivor Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
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1936
George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)
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1940
Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861)
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1944
James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (b. 1860)
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1947
Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)
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1954
Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (b. 1882)
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1954
Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1890)
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1955
Robert P. T. Coffin, American author and poet (b. 1892)
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1962
Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (b. 1887)
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1965
Alan Freed, American radio host (b. 1922)
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1971
Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
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1971
Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (b. 1903)
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1973
Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and surgeon (b. 1885)
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1973
Amílcar Cabral, Guinea Bissauan-Cape Verdian engineer and politician (b. 1924)
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1977
Dimitrios Kiousopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, 151st Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1892)
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1980
William Roberts, English soldier and painter (b. 1895)
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1983
Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)
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1984
Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (b. 1904)
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1988
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (b. 1890)
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1988
Dora Stratou, Greek dancer and choreographer (b. 1903)
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1989
Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
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1990
Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (b. 1907)
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1993
Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian activist (b. 1929)
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1994
Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1909)
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1994
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, first Kenyan Vice-President (b. 1911)
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1996
Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1927)
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2002
Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (b. 1963)
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2003
Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)
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2003
Nedra Volz, American actress (b. 1908)
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2004
Alan Brown, English race car driver (b. 1919)
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2004
T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (b. 1917)
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2005
Per Borten, Norwegian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1913)
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2005
Roland Frye, American theologian and critic (b. 1921)
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2005
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Polish journalist and politician (b. 1913)
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2005
Miriam Rothschild, English zoologist, entomologist, and author (b. 1908)
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2006
Dave Lepard, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1980)
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2007
Dan Christensen, American painter (b. 1942)
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2009
Stéphanos II Ghattas, Egyptian patriarch (b. 1920)
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2009
Sheila Walsh, English author (b. 1928)
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2012
John F. Baker, Jr., American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1945)
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2012
Etta James, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
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2012
John Levy, American bassist and manager (b. 1912)
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2012
Ioannis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of the Interior (b. 1933)
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2012
Alejandro Rodriguez, Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist (b. 1918)
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2013
Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (b. 1933)
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2013
Toyo Shibata, Japanese poet and author (b. 1911)
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2014
Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (b. 1933)
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2014
Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (b. 1921)
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2014
Jonas Trinkūnas, Lithuanian ethnologist and academic (b. 1939)
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2015
Edgar Froese, Russian-German keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1944)
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2016
Mykolas Burokevičius, Lithuanian carpenter and politician (b. 1927)
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2016
Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (b. 1920)
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2016
David G. Hartwell, American anthologist, author, and critic (b. 1941)
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2017
Harry J. Middleton, American writer and library director (b. 1921)