January 6 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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1017
Cnut the Great is crowned King of England.
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1066
Harold Godwinson (or Harold II) is crowned King of England.
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1205
Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans.
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1322
Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia.
Stephen Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia · Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)
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1355
Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor · Iron Crown of Lombardy · King of Italy · Milan
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1449
Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mystras.
Constantine XI Palaiologos · List of Byzantine emperors · Mystras
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1492
The Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella enter Granada, completing the Reconquista.
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1540
King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
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1579
The Union of Arras is signed.
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1661
English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England.
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1690
Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans.
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor · Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
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1721
The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings.
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1781
In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey.
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1809
Combined British, Portuguese and colonial Brazilian forces begin the Invasion of Cayenne during the Napoleonic Wars.
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1838
Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
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1839
The most damaging storm in 300 years sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.
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1870
The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
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1893
The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
Washington National Cathedral · United States Congress · President of the United States · Benjamin Harrison
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1900
Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
Second Boer War · Siege of Ladysmith · Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal · Boer · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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1907
Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
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1912
New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
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1912
German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
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1929
King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
Alexander I of Yugoslavia · Kingdom of Yugoslavia · 6 January Dictatorship
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1929
Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
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1930
The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.
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1931
Thomas Edison signs his last patent application.
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1941
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.
Franklin D. Roosevelt · Four Freedoms · State of the Union address
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1946
The first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
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1947
Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
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1950
The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
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1951
Korean War: An estimated 200-1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered in what becomes the Ganghwa massacre.
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1960
National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami.
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1960
The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.
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1967
Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
Vietnam War · United States Marine Corps · Army of the Republic of Vietnam · Operation Deckhouse Five · Mekong
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1974
In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
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1978
The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II.
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1989
Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day.
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1992
President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.
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1993
Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.
Border Security Force · Sopore massacre · Sopore · Jammu and Kashmir
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1995
A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
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2001
Congress certifies George W. Bush winner of 2000 elections.
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2005
American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner.
American Civil Rights Movement · Edgar Ray Killen · Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
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2005
A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas.
Graniteville, South Carolina, train crash · Graniteville, South Carolina · Chlorine
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2012
Twenty-six people are killed and 63 wounded when a suicide bomber blows himself up at a police station in Damascus.
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2017
5 people are killed and 6 others injured in a mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport · Broward County, Florida
Nacimientos Famosos
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1256
Gertrude the Great, German mystic (d. 1302)
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1367
Richard II of England (d. 1400)
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1384
Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (d. 1408)
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1412
Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (d. 1431)
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1486
Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (d. 1556)
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1488
Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)
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1493
Olaus Petri, Swedish clergyman (d. 1552)
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1500
John of Ávila, Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1569)
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1525
Caspar Peucer, German physician and scholar (d. 1602)
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1538
Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (d. 1612)
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1561
Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656)
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1587
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (d. 1645)
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1595
Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French educator and courtier (d. 1650)
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1617
Christoffer Gabel, Danish politician (d. 1673)
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1641
Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (d. 1709)
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1655
Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (d. 1720)
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1670
Alexander Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (d. 1752)
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1673
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (d. 1744)
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos · Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire
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1695
Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian oboe player and composer (d. 1750)
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1702
José de Nebra, Spanish composer (d. 1768)
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1714
Percivall Pott, English surgeon (d. 1788)
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1745
Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French co-inventor of the hot air balloon (d. 1799)
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1785
Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist (d. 1860)
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1793
James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (d. 1862)
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1795
Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (d. 1871)
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1799
Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (d. 1831)
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1803
Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1888)
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1807
Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (d. 1891)
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1808
Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American oncologist and paleontologist (d. 1864)
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1811
Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (d. 1874)
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1819
Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)
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1822
Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist and businessman (d. 1890)
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1832
Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
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1836
Ludwig Schüler, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1930)
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1838
Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (d. 1920)
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1842
Clarence King, American geologist, mountaineer, and critic (d. 1901)
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1848
Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (d. 1876)
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1856
Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1909)
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1857
Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1931)
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1857
William Russell, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
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1859
Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1938)
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1861
Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (d. 1947)
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1861
George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (d. 1940)
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1861
János Zsupánek, Slovene-Hungarian author and poet (d. 1951)
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1868
Ștefan Luchian, Romanian painter and illustrator (d. 1917)
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1868
Vittorio Monti, Italian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1922)
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1870
Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)
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1872
Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1915)
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1874
Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1948)
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1878
Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina (d. 1970)
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1878
Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967)
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1880
Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor (d. 1940)
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1881
Ion Minulescu, Romanian author, poet, and critic (d. 1944)
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1882
Aleksandra Ekster, Polish-French painter and set designer (d. 1949)
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1882
Fan S. Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1965)
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1882
Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961)
Sam Rayburn · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1883
Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (d. 1931)
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1891
Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer (d. 1937)
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1897
Péter Veres, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Defense (d. 1970)
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1898
James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (d. 1965)
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1899
Alphonse Castex, French rugby union player (d. 1969)
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1899
Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
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1899
Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (d. 1968)
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1900
Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen of Yugoslavia from 1922 to 1934 (d. 1961) [1]
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1902
Helmut Poppendick, German physician (d. 1994)
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1903
Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (d. 1993)
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1903
Francis L. Sullivan, English-American actor (d. 1956)
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1905
Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (d. 1953)
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1907
David Fleay, Australian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1993)
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1910
Kid Chocolate, Cuban boxer (d. 1988)
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1910
Wright Morris, American author and photographer (d. 1998)
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1910
Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (d. 1989)
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1912
Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic (d. 1994)
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1912
Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer and humanitarian; founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (d. 1991)
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1913
Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)
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1913
Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
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1914
Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-American physician and academic (d. 1989)
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1915
Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)
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1915
John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher (d. 2001)
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1915
Alan Watts, English-American philosopher and author (d. 1973)
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1916
Eugene Thomas Maleska, American journalist (d. 1993)
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1916
Vincent Serventy, Australian ornithologist and author (d. 2007)
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1917
Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)
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1920
John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (d. 2004)
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1920
Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1999)
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1921
Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Russian-French biochemist and academic (d. 2013)
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1921
Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1998)
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1922
Hugo Broch, German lieutenant and pilot
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1923
Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner (d. 2007)
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1923
Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1974)
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1923
Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)
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1924
Kim Dae-jung, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 8th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
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1924
Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (d. 2012)
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1925
John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005)
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1926
Ralph Branca, American baseball player (d. 2016)
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1926
Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (d. 2002)
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1926
Kid Gavilán, Cuban-American boxer (d. 2003)
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1926
Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
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1926
Günter Rössler, German photographer and journalist (d. 2012)
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1927
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 2014)
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld · Surgeon General of the United States
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1928
Capucine, French actress and model (d. 1990)
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1930
W. Wallace Cleland, American biochemist and educator (d. 2013)
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1930
Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
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1931
E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 2015)
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1931
Juan Goytisolo, Spanish poet and author
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1931
Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer (d. 1990)
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1931
P. J. Kavanagh, English poet and author (d. 2015)
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1931
Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (d. 2015)
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1932
Stuart A. Rice, American chemist and academic
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1933
John Clive, English author and actor (d. 2012)
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1933
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2003)
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1933
Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich, English surgeon and academic
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1933
Emil Steinberger, Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter
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1933
Fred L. Turner, American businessman (d. 2013)
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1934
Harry M. Miller, Australian talent agent and publicist
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1934
Sylvia Syms, English actress
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1935
Ian Meckiff, Australian cricketer
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1935
Joseph Rotman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2015)
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1935
Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor
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1936
Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player and scout
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1936
Darlene Hard, American tennis player
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1936
Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguayan journalist, lawyer, and politician, 29th President of Uruguay
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1937
Paolo Conte, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist
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1937
Ludvík Daněk, Czech discus thrower (d. 1998)
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1937
Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
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1937
Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
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1938
Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director
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1938
Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic
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1938
Mario Rodríguez Cobos, Argentinian philosopher and author (d. 2010)
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1938
William E. Connolly, American political scientist, theorist, and academic
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1939
Georgios Babiniotis, Greek linguist and philologist
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1939
Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2002)
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1939
Murray Rose, English-Australian swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
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1940
Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (d. 1989)
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1940
Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1979)
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1943
Terry Venables, English footballer and manager
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1944
Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
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1944
Alan Stivell, French singer-songwriter and harp player
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1944
Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1945
Allen Appel, American author, illustrator, and photographer
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1945
Barry John, Welsh rugby player
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1946
Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
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1948
Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut
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1948
Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer
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1949
Mike Boit, Kenyan runner and academic
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1949
Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic
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1950
Louis Freeh, American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Louis Freeh · Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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1951
Don Gullett, American baseball player and coach
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1951
Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
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1952
Moondog Spot, American wrestler (d. 2003)
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1953
Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1954
Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer, created Dragon Quest
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1954
Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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1954
Trudie Styler, English actress and activist
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1955
Ajayi Agbebaku, Nigerian triple jumper
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1955
Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1955
Alex Forsyth, American ice hockey player
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1955
Susan B. Horwitz, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2014)
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1955
Graham Murray, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2013)
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1956
Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer
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1956
Justin Welby, English archbishop
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1956
Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach
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1957
Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut
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1957
Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster
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1958
Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist and economist
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1958
Scott Bryce, American actor, director, and producer
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1958
Margus Hanson, Estonian lawyer and politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Defence
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1958
Mohsen Rastani, Iranian photographer and journalist
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1959
Kapil Dev, Indian Cricketer
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1960
Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster
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1960
Eric Grothe, Sr., Australian rugby league player
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1960
Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
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1960
Nigella Lawson, English chef and author
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1960
Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator
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1961
Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012)
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1961
Nigel Melville, English rugby player
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1962
Michael Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
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1962
Kevin Rosier, American mixed martial artist and boxer (d. 2015)
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1962
Vangelis Vlachos, Greek footballer and manager
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1963
Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach
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1963
Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (d. 1995)
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1963
Ian Lavery, English miner and politician
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1964
Charles Haley, American football player and coach
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1964
Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager
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1965
Laurence Hurst, English biologist and academic
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1965
Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic
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1965
Murray McLachlan, Scottish pianist
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1965
Christine Wachtel, German runner
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1966
Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress
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1967
Craig Perks, New Zealand golfer
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1967
A. R. Rahman, An Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist
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1968
John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1969
Norman Reedus, American actor and model
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1970
Julie Chen, American television journalist, presenter, and producer
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1970
Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress
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1971
Karin Slaughter, American author
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1973
Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1973
Vasso Karantasiou, Greek volleyball player
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1974
Daniel Cordone, Argentinian footballer
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1974
Paul Grant, American basketball player and coach
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1975
James Farrior, American football player
-
1975
Jason King, English radio and television host
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1976
Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor, voice artist, martial artist, and musician
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1976
Danny Pintauro, American actor
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1976
Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
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1977
Shane Rigon, Australian rugby league player
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1978
Nikki Einfeld, Canadian soprano and actress
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1978
Casey Fossum, American baseball player
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1978
Bubba Franks, American football player
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1979
Camila Grey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Steed Malbranque, Belgian-French footballer
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1981
Mike Jones, American rapper and actor
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1981
Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress and director
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1981
Jérémie Renier, Belgian-French actor
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1981
Asante Samuel, American football player
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1982
Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
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1982
Brian Bass, American baseball player
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1982
Eddie Redmayne, English actor and model
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1983
Adam Burish, American ice hockey player
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1984
Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian
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1985
Nathan McIver, Canadian ice hockey player
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1985
Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (d. 2015)
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1986
Paul McShane, Irish footballer
-
1986
Petter Northug, Norwegian skier
-
1986
Benjamin Simm, German rugby player
-
1986
Mike Teel, American football player
-
1986
Alex Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1987
Gemma Gibbons, English-Scottish martial artist
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1987
Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer
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1987
Zhang Lin, Chinese swimmer
-
1987
Ndamukong Suh, American football player
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1989
Andy Carroll, English footballer
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1989
Derrick Morgan, American football player
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1994
Jameis Winston, American football player
-
1995
Will Butcher, American hockey player
-
1999
Elena Radionova, Russian figure skater
Muertes Famosas
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429
Honoratus, French archbishop and saint (b. 350)
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664
'Amr ibn al-'As, Arabian general and politician, Governor of Egypt (b. 583)
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786
Abo of Tiflis, Iraqi martyr and saint (b. 756)
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884
Hasan ibn Zayd, Tabaristan ruler
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1088
Berengar of Tours, French scholar and theologian (b. 999)
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1148
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1100)
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1148
William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey
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1275
Raymond of Penyafort, Catalan archbishop and saint (b. 1175)
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1350
Giovanni I di Murta, second doge of the Republic of Genoa
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1358
Gertrude van der Oosten, beguine
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1387
Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319)
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1406
Roger Walden, English bishop
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1448
Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (b. 1418)
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1477
Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme
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1481
Ahmed Khan bin Küchük, Mongolian ruler
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1537
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (b. 1510)
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1537
Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, designed the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne (b. 1481)
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1616
Philip Henslowe, English businessman (b. 1550)
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1646
Elias Holl, German architect, designed the Augsburg Town Hall (b. 1573)
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1689
Seth Ward, English bishop, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1617)
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1693
Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)
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1711
Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. 1646)
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1718
Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1664)
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1725
Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese actor and playwright (b. 1653)
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1731
Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (b. 1672)
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1734
John Dennis, English playwright and critic (b. 1657)
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1813
Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764)
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1829
Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)
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1831
Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
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1840
Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
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1852
Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
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1855
Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)
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1882
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)
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1884
Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)
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1885
Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
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1885
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (b. 1812)
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1896
Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
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1905
George Van Cleaf, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1880)
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1913
Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
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1917
Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)
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1918
Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)
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1919
Max Heindel, Danish-American astrologer and mystic (b. 1865)
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1919
Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
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1921
Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)
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1922
Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (b. 1842)
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1928
Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876)
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1933
Vladimir de Pachmann, Ukrainian-German pianist (b. 1848)
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1934
Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
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1937
André Bessette, Canadian saint (b. 1845)
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1939
Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian journalist and politician, 2nd President of Latvia (b. 1871)
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1941
Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach (b. 1882)
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1942
Emma Calvé, French soprano and actress (b. 1858)
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1942
Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876)
Henri de Baillet-Latour · President of the International Olympic Committee
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1944
Jacques Rosenbaum, Estonian-German architect (b. 1878)
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1944
Ida Tarbell, American journalist, reformer, and educator (b. 1857)
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1945
Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863)
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1949
Victor Fleming, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1883)
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1952
Sofoklis Dousmanis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1868)
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1966
Jean Lurçat, French painter (b. 1892)
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1972
Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (b. 1901)
Chen Yi (general) · Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
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1974
David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)
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1978
Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1899)
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1980
Raymond Mays, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1899)
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1981
A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and author (b. 1896)
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1984
Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898)
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1990
Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor (b. 1949)
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1990
Pavel Cherenkov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
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1991
Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Turkish composer and musicologist (b. 1907)
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1993
Dizzy Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (b. 1917)
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1993
Richard Mortensen, Danish painter and educator (b. 1910)
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1993
Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (b. 1938)
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1995
Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
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1999
Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (b. 1962)
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2000
Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)
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2003
Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1949)
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2004
Pierre Charles, Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1954)
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2004
Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921)
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2005
Eileen Desmond, Irish civil servant and politician, 12th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1932)
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2005
Lois Hole, Canadian academic and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (b. 1929)
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2005
Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1933)
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2005
Louis Robichaud, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)
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2006
Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
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2006
Hugh Thompson, Jr., American soldier and pilot (b. 1943)
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2007
Mario Danelo, American football player (b. 1985)
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2007
Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1934)
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2007
Roberta Wohlstetter, American political scientist, historian, and academic (b. 1912)
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2009
Ron Asheton, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (b. 1948)
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2011
Uche Okafor, Nigerian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1967)
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2012
Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (b. 1938)
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2012
John Celardo, American illustrator (b. 1918)
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2012
Bob Holness, South African-English radio and television host (b. 1928)
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2012
Spike Pola, Australian footballer and soldier (b. 1914)
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2013
Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1938)
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2013
Ruth Carter Stevenson, American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (b. 1923)
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2013
Gerard Helders, Dutch jurist and politician (b. 1905)
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2013
John Ingram, American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
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2013
Cho Sung-min, South Korean baseball player (b. 1973)
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2014
Bob Bolen, American businessman and politician (b. 1926)
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2014
Marina Ginestà, French Resistance soldier and photographer (b. 1919)
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2014
Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
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2014
Julian Rotter, American psychologist and academic (b. 1916)
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2015
Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (b. 1918)
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2015
Basil John Mason, English meteorologist and academic (b. 1923)
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2016
Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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2016
Florence King, American journalist and author (b. 1936)
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2016
Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (b. 1948)
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2016
Silvana Pampanini, Italian model, actress, and director, Miss Italy 1946 (b. 1925)
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2016
Ioannis Petridis, Greek politician (b. 1931)
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2017
Octavio Lepage, Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1923)
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2017
Om Puri, Indian actor (b. 1950)
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2017
Tilikum, American-held orca (b. ca. 1981)