January 8 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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307
Jin Huidi, Chinese Emperor of the Jin dynasty, is poisoned and succeeded by Jin Huaidi.
Emperor Hui of Jin · List of rulers of China · Jin dynasty (265-420) · Emperor Huai of Jin
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387
Siyaj K'ak' conquers Waka
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871
Alfred the Great leads a West Saxon army to repel an invasion by Danelaw Vikings.
Alfred the Great · Wessex · Battle of Ashdown · Danelaw · Viking
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1297
François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco.
François Grimaldi · Rock of Monaco · House of Grimaldi · Monaco
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1454
The papal bull Romanus Pontifex awards the Kingdom of Portugal exclusive trade and colonization rights to all of Africa south of Cape Bojador.
Papal bull · Romanus Pontifex · Kingdom of Portugal · Cape Bojador
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1499
Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany.
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1547
The first Lithuanian-language book, Simple Words of Catechism, is published in Königsberg.
Lithuanian-language · Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas · Königsberg
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1735
Premiere performance of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
George Frideric Handel · Ariodante · Royal Opera House · Covent Garden
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1746
Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
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1790
George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
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1806
Cape Colony becomes a British colony.
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1811
An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.
1811 German Coast Uprising · Charles Deslondes · St. Charles Parish, Louisiana · St. James Parish, Louisiana
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1815
War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.
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1828
The Democratic Party of the United States is organized.
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1835
The United States national debt is zero for the only time.
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1863
American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield
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1867
African American men are granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
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1877
Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
Crazy Horse · United States Cavalry · Battle of Wolf Mountain · Montana Territory
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1889
Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
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1904
The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
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1912
The African National Congress is founded.
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1918
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.
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1920
The steel strike of 1919 ends in a complete failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
Steel strike of 1919 · Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
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1926
Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne, the last monarch of Vietnam.
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1936
Kashf-e hijab decree is enforced by Reza Shah ordering the police to physically remove the Hijab from any woman in public.
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1940
World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
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1945
World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack Japanese Imperial forces.
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1956
Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
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1961
In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria.
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1963
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.
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1971
Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh.
President of Pakistan · Zulfikar Ali Bhutto · Bengali people · Sheikh Mujibur Rahman · Bangladesh
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1973
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.
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1973
Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.
Watergate scandal · Democratic Party (United States) · Watergate complex
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1975
Ella T. Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States other than by succeeding her husband.
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1977
Three bombs explode in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
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1979
Password Plus debuts on NBC.
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1981
A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time".
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1982
Breakup of the Bell System: AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions.
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1989
Kegworth air disaster: British Midland Flight 92, a Boeing 737-400, crashes into the M1 motorway, killing 47 of the 126 people on board.
Kegworth air disaster · British Midland International · Boeing 737 Classic · M1 motorway
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1992
US President George H. W. Bush vomits on Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa
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1994
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space.
Cosmonaut · Valeri Polyakov · Soyuz TM-18 · Mir · Space station
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1996
An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing up to 223 on the ground; two of six crew members are also killed.
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2002
President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
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2003
Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of the 75 passengers.
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2003
Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes at Charlotte-Douglas Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, killing all 21 people on board.
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2004
The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
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2005
The nuclear sub USS San Francisco collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired.
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2009
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32.
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2010
Gunmen from an offshoot the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda attack a bus carrying the Togo national football team on its way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, killing three.
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda · Togo national football team attack · Togo national football team · 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
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2011
The attempted assassination of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords and subsequent shooting in Casas Adobes, Arizona, in which five people were shot dead.
Arizona · United States House of Representatives · Gabrielle Giffords · 2011 Tucson shooting
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Nacimientos Famosos
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1360
Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (d. 1410)
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1462
Walraven II van Brederode, Dutch noble (d. 1531)
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1529
John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony (d. 1595)
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1556
Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese daimyo (d. 1623)
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1583
Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1643)
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1587
Johannes Fabricius, German astronomer and academic (d. 1616)
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1587
Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1629)
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1589
Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet and playwright (d. 1638)
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1601
Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (d. 1658)
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1628
François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (d. 1695)
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1632
Samuel von Pufendorf, German economist and jurist (d. 1694)
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1635
Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish cardinal (d. 1709)
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1638
Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (d. 1665)
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1680
Sebastiano Conca, Italian painter (d. 1764)
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1735
John Carroll, American archbishop, founder of Georgetown University (d. 1815)
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1763
Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American translator and diplomat (d. 1834)
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1786
Nicholas Biddle, American banker and financier (d. 1844)
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1788
Archduke Rudolf of Austria (d. 1831)
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1792
Lowell Mason, American composer and educator (d. 1872)
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1805
John Bigler, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 3rd Governor of California (d. 1871)
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1805
Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (d. 1878)
Orson Hyde · President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
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1812
Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1871)
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1817
Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (d. 1893)
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1821
James Longstreet, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Turkey (d. 1904)
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1823
Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh-English geographer, biologist, and explorer (d. 1913)
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1824
Wilkie Collins, English novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1889)
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1824
Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet and composer (d. 1861)
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1830
Albert Bierstadt, German-American painter and educator (d. 1902)
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1830
Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894)
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1836
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-English painter and academic (d. 1912)
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1843
Frederick Abberline, English police officer (d. 1929)
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1843
Karl Eduard Heusner, German admiral (d. 1891)
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1843
John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1926)
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1852
James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)
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1854
Fanny Bullock Workman, American mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (d. 1925)
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1860
Emma Booth, English author (d. 1903)
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1862
Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company (d. 1934)
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1864
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)
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1865
Winnaretta Singer, American philanthropist (d. 1943)
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1866
William G. Conley, American educator and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (d. 1940)
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1867
Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
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1870
Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1930)
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1871
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 1940)
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon · Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
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1873
Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1953)
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1876
Arturs Alberings, Latvian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Latvia (d. 1934)
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1879
Charles Bryant, English-American actor and director (d. 1948)
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1881
Henrik Shipstead, American dentist and politician (d. 1960)
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1881
Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (d. 1945)
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1883
Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (d. 1941)
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1883
Patrick J. Hurley, American general, politician, and diplomat, 51st United States Secretary of War (d. 1963)
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1885
John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1945)
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1885
Mór Kóczán, Hungarian javelin thrower and pastor (d. 1972)
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1885
A. J. Muste, Dutch-American pastor and activist (d. 1967)
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1888
Richard Courant, German-American mathematician and academic (d. 1972)
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1891
Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
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1891
Storm Jameson, English journalist and author (d. 1986)
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1891
Bronislava Nijinska, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1972)
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1894
Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (d. 1941)
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1896
Arthur Ford, American psychic, founded the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship (d. 1971)
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1896
Jaromír Weinberger, Czech-American composer and academic (d. 1967)
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1897
Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author (d. 1977)
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1899
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (d. 1959)
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1900
Dorothy Adams, American character actress (d. 1988) [1]
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1900
Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist (d. 1982)
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1902
Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician (d. 1988)
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1902
Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (d. 1987)
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1904
Karl Brandt, German physician and SS officer (d. 1948)
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1904
Tampa Red, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1981)
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1905
Carl Gustav Hempel, German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle (d. 1997)
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1905
Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer and poet (d. 1988)
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1906
Serge Poliakoff, Russian-French painter (d. 1969)
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1907
Keizō Hayashi, Japanese general and civil servant (d. 1991)
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1908
Fearless Nadia, Australian-Indian actress and stuntwoman (d. 1966)
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1908
William Hartnell, English actor (d. 1975)
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1909
Ashapoorna Devi, Indian author and poet (d. 1995)
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1909
Willy Millowitsch, German actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
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1909
Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
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1909
Nikolaos Platon, Greek archaeologist (d. 1992)
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1909
Evelyn Wood, American author and educator (d. 1995)
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1910
Galina Ulanova, Russian actress and ballerina (d. 1998)
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1911
Tom Delaney, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2006)
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1911
Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, dancer, and author (d. 1970)
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1912
José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor and director (d. 1992)
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1912
Lawrence Walsh, Canadian-American lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (d. 2014)
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1915
Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
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1917
Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994)
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1920
Richard Benedict, American actor and director (d. 1984)
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1920
Gordon Kahl, American tax protester and cop-killer (d. 1983)
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1922
Dale D. Myers, American engineer (d. 2015)
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1922
Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 1986)
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1923
Larry Storch, American actor and comedian
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1923
Giorgio Tozzi, American opera singer and actor (d. 2011)
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1923
Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (d. 1985)
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1923
Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American computer scientist and author (d. 2008)
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1924
Benjamin Lees, Chinese-American soldier and composer (d. 2010)
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1924
Ron Moody, English actor and singer (d. 2015)
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1925
Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (d. 1972)
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1926
Evelyn Lear, American operatic soprano (d. 2012)
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1926
Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian dancer and choreographer (d. 2004)
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1926
Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer
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1926
Soupy Sales, American comedian and actor (d. 2009)
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1927
Charles Tomlinson, English poet and academic (d. 2015)
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1928
Slade Gorton, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 14th Attorney General of Washington
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1928
Gaston Miron, Canadian poet and author (d. 1996)
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1928
Luther Perkins, American country guitarist (d. 1968)
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1931
Bill Graham, German-American businessman (d. 1991)
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1931
Clarence Benjamin Jones, American lawyer and scholar
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1933
Nolan Miller, American fashion and jewelry designer (d. 2012)
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1933
Charles Osgood, American soldier and journalist
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1933
Jean-Marie Straub, French director and screenwriter
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1933
Willie Tasby, American baseball player
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1934
Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)
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1934
Gene Freese, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
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1934
Roy Kinnear, British actor (d. 1988)
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1934
Alexandra Ripley, American author (d. 2004)
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1935
Lewis H. Lapham, American publisher, founded Lapham's Quarterly
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1935
Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (d. 1977)
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1936
Zdeněk Mácal, Czech-American conductor
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1936
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-English zoologist, ecologist, and academic
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1937
Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
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1938
Bob Eubanks, American game show host and producer
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1938
Anthony Giddens, English sociologist and academic
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1938
Yevgeny Nesterenko, Russian opera singer and educator
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1939
Carolina Herrera, Venezuelan-American fashion designer
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1939
Ruth Maleczech, American actress (d. 2013)
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1939
Alan Wilson, English mathematician and academic
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1940
Mark Bretscher, English biologist and academic
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1940
Cristy Lane, American country and gospel singer
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1941
Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1989)
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1942
Robin Ellis, English actor
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1942
Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author
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1942
Junichirō Koizumi, Japanese politician, 56th Prime Minister of Japan
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1942
Yvette Mimieux, American actress
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1942
Royce Waltman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)
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1943
Charles Murray, American political scientist and author
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1944
Terry Brooks, American lawyer and author
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1945
Nancy Bond, American author and academic
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1945
Kadir Topbaş, Turkish architect and politician, 31st Mayor of Istanbul
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1946
Robby Krieger, American guitarist and songwriter
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1947
Don Bendell, American rancher and author
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1947
David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2016)
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1947
David Gates, American journalist and novelist
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1947
Antti Kalliomäki, Finnish pole vaulter and politician
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1947
Samuel Schmid, Swiss lawyer and politician, 90th President of the Swiss Confederation
Samuel Schmid · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
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1947
Terry Sylvester, English singer and guitarist
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1947
Luke Williams, New Zealand-American wrestler
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1948
Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish director and screenwriter
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1949
John Podesta, American lawyer and politician, 20th White House Chief of Staff
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1949
Lawrence Rowe, Jamaican cricketer
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1951
Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
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1951
John McTiernan, American director and producer
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1951
Franz Pachl, German chess player and composer
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1951
Karen Tei Yamashita, American author and academic
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1952
Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist and educator
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1952
Peter McCullagh, Irish mathematician and academic
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1952
Mel Reynolds, American academic and politician
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1953
Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
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1954
Konstantinos Kypriotis, Greek martial artist (d. 1995)
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1955
Joan Kingston, Canadian nurse, educator, and politician
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1955
Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer and coach
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1955
Mike Reno, Canadian singer and drummer
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1957
Nacho Duato, Spanish dancer and choreographer
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1957
David Lang, American composer and academic
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1958
Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education
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1958
Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler, trainer, and actor
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1959
Kim Duk-koo, South Korean boxer (d. 1982)
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1959
Mike Harwood, Australian golfer
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1959
Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)
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1959
Keith Rodden, American NASCAR crew chief
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1960
Lee Tomboulian, American pianist, accordion player, composer, and educator
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1960
Dave Weckl, American drummer
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1961
Keith Arkell, English chess player
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1961
Shoaib Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer
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1964
Marc Quinn, English sculptor
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1964
Ron Sexsmith, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1966
Willie Anderson, American basketball player
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1966
Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2009)
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1966
Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter (d. 1990)
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1967
Torsten Gowitzke, German footballer and manager
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1967
Steven Jacobs, Australian television host and actor
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1967
R. Kelly, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player
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1967
Tom Watson, English politician
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1969
J. Hunter Johnson, American game designer, author, and translator
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1970
Rachel Friend, Australian actress and journalist
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1970
Rod Maybon, Australian rugby league player
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1971
Jason Giambi, American baseball player
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1971
Jesper Jansson, Swedish footballer
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1971
Mike Süsser, German chef and author
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1971
Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer and coach
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1972
Paul Clement, English footballer, coach, and manager
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1972
Giuseppe Favalli, Italian footballer
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1973
Mike Cameron, American baseball player
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1973
Henning Solberg, Norwegian race car driver
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1973
Jason Stevens, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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1975
Harris Jayaraj, Indian composer and producer
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1976
Kenneth Andam, Ghanaian sprinter and businessman
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1976
Carl Pavano, American baseball player
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1979
Torry Castellano, American drummer
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1979
Seol Ki-hyeon, South Korean footballer and manager
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1979
Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer
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1979
Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer
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1979
Sarah Polley, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
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1979
Tomasz Schafernaker, Polish-English meteorologist
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1979
Mirella van Melis, Dutch cyclist
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1980
Adam Goodes, Australian footballer
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1980
Rachel Nichols, American actress and producer
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1981
Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player
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1981
Ioannis Kokkodis, Greek swimmer
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1981
Virgil Spier, Dutch sprinter and hurdler
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1981
Trent Waterhouse, Australian rugby league player
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1982
Emanuele Calaiò, Italian footballer
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1982
Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
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1983
Jon Daly, Irish footballer
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1983
Chris Masters, American wrestler and actor
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1984
Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
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1984
Stephen Simpson, South African race car driver
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1984
Jeon Ji-ae, South Korean actress
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1984
Kim Jong-un, North Korean soldier and politician, 3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea
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1986
David Silva, Spanish footballer
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1987
Carmen Klaschka, German tennis player
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1988
Vitaliy Hoshkoderya, Ukrainian footballer
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1988
Adrián López, Spanish footballer
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1988
Michael Mancienne, English footballer
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1989
Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player
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1989
Kristján Einar, Icelandic race car driver
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1989
Lee Yi-kyung, South Korean actor
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1990
Hassan Adhuham, Maldivian footballer
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1990
Jeff Allen, American football player
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1990
Sascha Bigalke, German footballer
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1990
Scott Pye, Australian race car driver
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1991
Jorge Enríquez, Mexican footballer
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1991
Josh Hazlewood, Australian cricketer
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1991
Josh Jackson, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Stefan Savić, Montenegrin footballer
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1991
Shin Ji-min, South Korean singer and rapper
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1991
Emiliano Tabone, Argentinian footballer
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1992
Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player
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1992
Koke, Spanish footballer
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1992
Apostolos Vellios, Greek footballer
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1993
Giovanni Galbieri, Italian sprinter
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1993
James Tedesco, Australian rugby league player
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1998
Manuel Locatelli Italian footballer
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2000
Noah Cyrus, American actress and singer
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Muertes Famosas
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307
Emperor Hui of Jin (b. 259)
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482
Severinus of Noricum, Italian saint (b. 410)
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871
Bagsecg, Viking leader
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926
Athelm, archbishop of Canterbury
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1079
Adèle of France, Countess of Flanders (b. 1009)
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1107
Edgar, King of Scotland (b. 1074)
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1198
Pope Celestine III (b. 1106)
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1332
Andronikos III Megas Komnenos, Emperor of Trebizond
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1337
Giotto, Italian painter and architect, designed Scrovegni Chapel and Giotto's Campanile (b. 1266)
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1424
Stephen Zaccaria, Latin Archbishop of Patras
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1456
Lawrence Giustiniani, Italian bishop and saint (b. 1381)
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1464
Thomas Ebendorfer, Austrian historian and academic (b. 1385)
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1538
Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (b. 1504)
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1557
Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (b. 1522)
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1570
Philibert de l'Orme, French sculptor and architect, designed the Château d'Anet (b. 1510)
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1598
John George, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1525)
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1642
Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1564)
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1664
Moses Amyraut, French physician and theologian (b. 1596)
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1707
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and politician, Scottish Secretary of State (b. 1648)
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair · Secretary of State, Scotland
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1713
Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1653)
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1775
John Baskerville, English printer and type designer (b. 1706)
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1789
Jack Broughton, English boxer (b. 1703)
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1794
Justus Möser, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1720)
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1815
Edward Pakenham, Anglo-Irish general and politician (b. 1778)
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1825
Eli Whitney, American engineer and theorist, invented the cotton gin (b. 1765)
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1853
Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene-Hungarian poet and educator (b. 1788)
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1854
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (b. 1768)
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford · Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance
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1865
Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1779)
Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre · Minister of Defence (France)
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1874
Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (b. 1814)
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1878
Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1821)
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1878
Gauchito Gil, Argentinian saint (b. 1847)
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1880
Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (b. 1811)
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1883
Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (b. 1825)
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1896
William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)
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1896
Paul Verlaine, French poet (b. 1844)
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1901
John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
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1912
Friedrich Schrempf, German journalist and politician (b. 1858)
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1914
Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and 30th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1823)
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1916
Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (b. 1884)
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1916
Ada Rehan, Irish-American actress (b. 1860)
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1918
Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (b. 1892)
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1918
Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States (b. 1827)
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1925
George Bellows, American painter (b.1925)
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1934
Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1880)
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1934
Alexandre Stavisky, Ukrainian-French financier (b. 1886)
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1935
Rauf Yekta, Turkish musicologist and author (b. 1871)
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1938
Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (b. 1880)
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1941
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general (b. 1857)
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1942
Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American lawyer and religious leader (b. 1869)
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1943
Richard Hillary, Australian pilot and author (b. 1919)
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1943
Andres Larka, Estonian general and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of War (b. 1879)
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1944
William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American lieutenant and sailor (b. 1878)
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1945
Karl Ernst Krafft, Swiss astrologer and author (b. 1900)
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1948
Kurt Schwitters, German painter and graphic designer (b. 1887)
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1950
Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and academic (b. 1883)
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1952
Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1866)
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1953
Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (b. 1883)
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1954
Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1898)
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1956
Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
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1958
Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
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1958
John Duff, Canadian race car driver (b. 1895)
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1961
Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
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1963
Kay Sage, American painter (b. 1898)
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1969
Albert Hill, English runner and coach (b. 1889)
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1969
Elmar Kaljot, Estonian footballer and coach (b. 1901)
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1970
Georges Guibourg, French actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1891)
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1972
Kenneth Patchen, American poet and author (b. 1911)
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1975
Richard Tucker, American tenor (b. 1913)
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1976
Zhou Enlai, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)
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1976
Robert Forgan, Scottish-English physician and politician (b. 1891)
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1979
Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter and harp player (b. 1898)
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1980
John Mauchly, American physicist and academic (b. 1907)
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1981
Matthew Beard, American actor (b. 1925)
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1982
Grégoire Aslan, Swiss-English actor and screenwriter (b. 1908)
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1983
Gerhard Barkhorn, German general and pilot (b. 1919)
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1983
Tom McCall, American journalist and politician, 30th Governor of Oregon (b. 1913)
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1983
Gale Page, American actress (b. 1910)
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1984
Eerik Kumari, Estonian ornithologist and academic (b. 1912)
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1986
Pierre Fournier, French cellist and educator (b. 1906)
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1990
Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator (b. 1919)
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1990
Terry-Thomas, English actor and comedian (b. 1911)
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1991
Steve Clark, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1960)
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1994
Pat Buttram, American actor and comedian (b. 1915)
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1994
Harvey Haddix, American baseball player and coach (b. 1925)
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1996
Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (b. 1968)
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1996
François Mitterrand, French sergeant and politician, 21st President of France (b. 1916)
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1996
Howard Taubman, American author and critic (b. 1907)
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1997
Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
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1998
Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (b. 1905)
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2002
Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
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2002
Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (b. 1932)
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2003
Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (b. 1925)
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2004
John A. Gambling, American radio host (b. 1930)
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2006
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish broadcaster and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (b. 1943)
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford · Minister for Sport and the Olympics
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2007
Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge (b. 1908)
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2007
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1916)
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield · Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
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2007
Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1922)
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2007
David Ervine, Northern Irish politician and activist (b. 1953)
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2007
Iwao Takamoto, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1925)
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2008
George Moore, Australian jockey and trainer (b. 1923)
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2009
Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan Journalist (b. 1958)
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2010
Art Clokey, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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2011
Jiří Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician (b. 1937)
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2011
Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norwegian footballer (b. 1924)
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2012
Dave Alexander, American singer and pianist (b. 1938)
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2012
T. J. Hamblin, English haematologist and academic (b. 1943)
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2012
John Madin, English architect, designed the Birmingham Central Library (b. 1924)
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2012
Bernhard Schrader, German chemist and academic (b. 1931)
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2012
Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (b. 1929)
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2013
Kenojuak Ashevak, Canadian sculptor and illustrator (b. 1927)
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2013
Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (b. 1920)
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2013
Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (b. 1930)
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2014
Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (b. 1928)
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2014
Madeline Gins, American poet and architect (b. 1941)
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2014
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Dutch-Australian swimmer (b. 1925)
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2014
Antonino P. Roman, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1939)
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2015
Andraé Crouch, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor (b. 1942)
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2015
Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (b. 1926)
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2015
Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
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2016
Maria Teresa de Filippis, Italian race car driver (b. 1926)
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2016
German Moreno, Filipino television host, actor, comedian & talent manager (b. 1933)
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2017
Nicolai Gedda, Swedish operatic tenor (b. 1925)
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2017
James Mancham, Seychellois politician (b. 1939)
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2017
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian politician (b. 1934)
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2017
Peter Sarstedt, British singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
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