October 21 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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1096
People's Crusade: A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fight off the People's Army of the West.
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1097
First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch.
First Crusade · Godfrey of Bouillon · Bohemund of Taranto · Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse · Siege of Antioch
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1209
Otto IV is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III.
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor · Holy Roman Empire · Pope Innocent III
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1392
Nanboku-chō, Japan: Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu.
Nanboku-chō period · Emperor Go-Kameyama · Emperor Go-Komatsu
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1512
Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
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1520
Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as Strait of Magellan.
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1520
João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins".
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1600
Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara, which marks the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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1774
First display of the word "Liberty" on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts in defiance of British rule in Colonial America.
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1797
In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched.
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1805
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar: A British fleet led by Vice Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve.
Napoleonic Wars · Battle of Trafalgar · Admiral (Royal Navy) · Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson · Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
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1824
Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement.
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1854
Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.
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1861
American Civil War: Battle of Ball's Bluff: Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war.
American Civil War · Battle of Ball's Bluff · United States · Edward Dickinson Baker · Confederate States of America
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1867
The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.
Medicine Lodge Treaty · Great Plains · Native Americans in the United States · Oklahoma
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1879
Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
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1888
Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
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1892
Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
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1895
The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
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1910
HMS Niobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
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1912
First Balkan War: Kardzhali is liberated by Bulgarian forces.
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1921
President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. President against lynching in the deep South.
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1931
The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
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1940
The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
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1943
The Provisional Government of Free India is formally declared by Subhas Chandra Bose.
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1944
World War II: The first kamikaze attack. A Japanese fighter plane carrying a 200-kilogram (440 lb) bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
Kamikaze · Bomb · HMAS Australia (D84) · Leyte (island) · Battle of Leyte Gulf
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1944
World War II: Nemmersdorf massacre against the German civilians takes place.
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1944
World War II: Battle of Aachen: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, making it the first German city to fall to the Allies.
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1945
Women's suffrage: Women are allowed to vote in France for the first time.
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1950
Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade and the North Korean 239th Regiment during the Battle of Yongju.
Korean War · 27th British Commonwealth Brigade · Battle of Yongju
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1956
Mau Mau Uprising: Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is captured by the British Army, signalling the ultimate defeat of the rebellion, and essentially ending the British military campaign.
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1959
In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens to the public.
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1959
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order transferring Wernher von Braun and other German scientists from the United States Army to NASA.
Dwight D. Eisenhower · Executive order · Wernher von Braun · NASA
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1965
Comet Ikeya-Seki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers (279,617 miles) from the sun.
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1966
Aberfan disaster: A colliery spoil tip collapses on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
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1967
Vietnam War: More than 100,000 war protesters gather in Washington, D.C.. Similar demonstrations occur simultaneously in Japan and Western Europe.
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1969
A coup d'état in Somalia brings Siad Barre to power and establishes a socialist republic in Somalia.
Coup d'état · Somalia · Siad Barre · Somali Democratic Republic
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1971
A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping center in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow, Scotland.
Clarkston explosion · Clarkston, East Renfrewshire · Glasgow
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1973
Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
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1978
Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
Disappearance of Frederick Valentich · Cessna 182 · Bass Strait · Melbourne
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1979
Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs.
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1981
Andreas Papandreou becomes Prime Minister of Greece, ending an almost 50-year-long system of power dominated by conservative forces.
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1983
The metre is defined at the seventeenth General Conference on Weights and Measures as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
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1986
In Lebanon, pro-Iran kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he is released in August 1991).
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1987
Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 70 ethnic Tamil patients, doctors and nurses.
Jaffna hospital massacre · Indian Peace Keeping Force · Sri Lanka · Tamils
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1994
North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea and the United States sign an Agreed Framework that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction · North Korea · Agreed Framework · Nuclear weapon
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1994
In Seoul, 32 people are killed when the Seongsu Bridge collapses.
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2005
Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz.
Dwarf planet · 136199 Eris · Michael E. Brown · Chad Trujillo · David L. Rabinowitz
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Nacimientos Famosos
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1328
Hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398)
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1449
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Irish-English son of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (d. 1478)
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence · Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
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1527
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (d. 1578)
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1536
Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (d. 1586)
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1581
Domenichino, Italian painter (d. 1641)
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1650
Jean Bart, French admiral (d. 1702)
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1658
Henri de Boulainvilliers, French nobleman (d. 1722)
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1675
Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (d. 1710)
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1687
Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (d. 1759)
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1712
James Steuart, Scottish economist and author (d. 1780)
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1725
Franz Moritz von Lacy, Austrian field marshal (d. 1801)
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1757
Pierre Augereau, French general (d. 1816)
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1762
Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general, lawyer, and politician, 36th Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1818)
Herman Willem Daendels · Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
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1772
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1834)
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1775
Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest, composer, and critic (d. 1844)
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1790
Alphonse de Lamartine, French poet and politician, French Head of State (d. 1869)
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1811
Filippo Colini, Italian operatic baritone (d. 1863)
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1821
Sims Reeves, English tenor and actor (d. 1900)
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1833
Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (d. 1896)
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1845
Will Carleton, American poet and journalist (d. 1912)
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1847
Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1906)
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1851
George Ulyett, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1898)
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1877
Oswald Avery, Canadian-American physician and microbiologist (d. 1955)
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1884
Claire Waldoff, German singer and actress (d. 1957)
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1886
Eugene Burton Ely, American soldier and pilot (d. 1911)
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1887
Krishna Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (d. 1961)
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1894
Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (d. 1965)
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1895
Paavo Johansson, Finnish javelin thrower and decathlete (d. 1983)
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1895
Edna Purviance, American actress (d. 1958)
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1896
Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein, Russian-Canadian poet and screenwriter (d.1985)
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1898
Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor (d. 1960)
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1900
Andrée Boisson, French Olympic fencer (d. 1973)
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1907
Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (d. 1985)
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1908
Niyazi Berkes, Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (d. 1988)
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1911
Mary Blair, American illustrator and animator (d. 1978)
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1912
Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972)
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1912
Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990)
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1912
Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997)
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1914
Martin Gardner, American mathematician and author (d. 2010)
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1915
Owen Bradley, American country music record producer (d. 1998)
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1917
Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1993)
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1918
Milton Himmelfarb, American sociologist and author (d. 2006)
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1919
Jim Wallwork, English-Canadian sergeant and pilot (d. 2013)
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1921
Malcolm Arnold, English composer (d. 2006)
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1921
Bruce Beeby, Australian-English actor (d. 2013)
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1921
Robert Clothier, Canadian actor (d. 1999)
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1921
Jim Shumate, American fiddler and composer (d. 2013)
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1921
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 2015)
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1922
Liliane Bettencourt, French businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 2017)
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1923
Samuel Khachikian, Iranian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 2001)
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1924
Joyce Randolph, American actress
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1924
Julie Wilson, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
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1925
Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer (d. 2003)
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1925
Virginia Zeani, Romanian soprano and educator
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1926
Bob Rosburg, American golfer (d. 2009)
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1926
Leonard Rossiter, English actor (d. 1984)
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1927
Fritz Wintersteller, Austrian mountaineer
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1927
Howard Zieff, American director and photographer (d. 2009)
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1928
Whitey Ford, American baseball player and coach
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1928
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (d. 2015)
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1928
Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
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1929
Pierre Bellemare, French radio and television host
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1929
Fritz Hollaus, Austrian footballer (d. 1994)
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1929
Ursula K. Le Guin, American author and critic
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1930
Ivan Silayev, Russian engineer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Russia
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1931
Shammi Kapoor, Indian actor and director (d. 2011)
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1931
Jim Parks junior, English cricketer and manager
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1932
Pál Csernai, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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1933
Maureen Duffy, English author, poet, and playwright
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1935
Derek Bell, Irish harp player, pianist, and songwriter (d. 2002)
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1935
Mel Street, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1978)
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1937
Said Afandi al-Chirkawi, Russian spiritual leader and scholar (d. 2012)
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1937
Hank Nelson, Australian historian and academic (d. 2012)
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1938
Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2001)
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1940
Geoffrey Boycott, English cricketer and sportscaster
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1940
Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and author
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1940
Rhoda Gemignani, American actress
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1940
Manfred Mann, South African-English keyboard player and producer
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1940
Marita Petersen, Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 2001)
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1941
Steve Cropper, American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor
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1942
Elvin Bishop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1942
Allan Grice, Australian race car driver and politician
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1942
Lou Lamoriello, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
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1942
Judith Sheindlin, American judge and television host
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1942
Christopher A. Sims, American economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate
Christopher A. Sims · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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1942
John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, English police officer and academic
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1943
Tariq Ali, Pakistani historian and author
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1943
Ron Elliott, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer
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1944
Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress (d. 2014)
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1944
Michael Tugendhat, English lawyer and judge
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1945
Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian filmmaker.
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1945
Michael White, English journalist
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1946
Jane Heal, English philosopher and academic
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1946
Jim Hill, American football player and sportscaster
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1946
Lux Interior, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
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1946
Lee Loughnane, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player
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1948
Shaye J. D. Cohen, American historian and academic
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1948
Allen Henry Vigneron, American archbishop
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1949
Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1971)
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1949
Mike Keenan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1949
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli captain and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Israel
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1950
Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (d. 1986)
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1952
Trevor Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach
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1952
Patti Davis, American actress and author
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1952
Allen Hoey, American poet and author
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1952
Brent Mydland, German-American keyboard player (d. 1990)
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1953
Charlotte Caffey, American guitarist and songwriter (The Go-Go's)
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1953
Eric Faulkner, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1953
Keith Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and minister (d. 1982)
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1953
Marc Johnson, American bassist, composer, and bandleader
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1953
Peter Mandelson, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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1954
Brian Tobin, Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Premier of Newfoundland
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1955
Dick DeVos, American businessman
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1955
Fred Hersch, American pianist and composer
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1955
Rich Mullins, American singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
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1956
Carrie Fisher, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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1956
Mike Tully, American pole vaulter
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1957
Julian Cope, English singer-songwriter
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1957
Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1957
Steve Lukather, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1958
Andre Geim, Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1959
George Bell, Dominican baseball player
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1959
Rose McDowall, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1959
Andy Picheta, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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1959
Kevin Sheedy, Welsh-Irish footballer and manager
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1959
Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor and producer
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1962
David Campese, Australian rugby player and coach
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1964
Jon Carin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1965
Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish footballer and manager
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1965
Horace Hogan, American wrestler
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1965
Hisashi Imai, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1966
Phillip Price, Welsh golfer
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1966
Igor Prins, Estonian footballer and manager
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1966
Arne Sandstø, Norwegian footballer and manager
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1967
Georgi Dakov, Bulgarian high jumper (d. 1996)
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1967
Paul Ince, English footballer and manager
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1967
Gavin Lovegrove, New Zealand javelin thrower and graphic designer
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1968
Alexandros Alexandris, Greek footballer and manager
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1968
Kerstin Andreae, German politician
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1969
Michael Hancock, Australian rugby league player
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1969
Mo Lewis, American football player
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1970
Louis Koo, Hong Kong actor and singer
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1971
Hal Duncan, Scottish author and poet
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1971
Damien Martyn, Australian cricketer
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1971
Nick Oliveri, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1971
Conor O'Shea, Irish rugby player and coach
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1971
Paul Telfer, Scottish footballer and coach
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1971
Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian curler
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1972
Matthew Friedberger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1972
Orlando Thomas, American football player (d. 2014)
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1972
Evhen Tsybulenko, Ukrainian scholar and academic
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1973
Lera Auerbach, Russian-American pianist and composer
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1973
Charlie Lowell, American pianist and songwriter
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1974
Costel Busuioc, Romanian tenor
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1975
Toby Hall, American baseball player
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1975
Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
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1976
Henrik Gustavsson, Swedish footballer
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1976
Jeremy Miller, American actor and singer
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1976
Lavinia Miloșovici, Romanian gymnast
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1976
Josh Ritter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1976
Mélanie Turgeon, Canadian skier
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1978
Joey Harrington, American football player and sportscaster
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1978
Henrik Klingenberg, Finnish singer and keyboard player
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1979
Khalil Greene, American baseball player
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1979
Gabe Gross, American baseball player
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1980
Kim Kardashian, American reality television personality, actress, model, businesswoman and socialite
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1980
Brian Pittman, American bass player
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1981
Martin Castrogiovanni, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
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1981
Nemanja Vidić, Serbian footballer
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1982
Matt Dallas, American actor
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1982
Jim Henderson, American baseball player
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1982
Antony Kay, English footballer
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1982
Hari Kondabolu, American comedian, actor, and podcaster
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1982
Ray Ventrone, American football player
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1982
Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian badminton player
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1982
James White, American basketball player
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1982
Tim Wildsmith, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1983
Casey Fien, American baseball player
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1983
Zack Greinke, American baseball player
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1983
Gonzalo Klusener, Argentinian footballer
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1983
Andy Marte, Dominican baseball player (d. 2017)
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1983
Amber Rose, American model
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1983
Chris Sherrington, English-Scottish martial artist
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1983
Shelden Williams, American basketball player
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1984
Anna Bogdanova, Russian heptathlete
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1984
Tom Brandstater, American football player
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1984
Kenny Cooper, American soccer player
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1984
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, Canadian speed skater
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1984
José Lobatón, Venezuelan baseball player
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1984
Marvin Mitchell, American football player
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1984
Kieran Richardson, English footballer
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1985
Simone Bracalello, Italian footballer
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1985
Dean Collis, Australian rugby league player
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1986
Almen Abdi, Swiss footballer
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1986
Chibuzor Chilaka, Nigerian footballer
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1986
Scott Rendell, English footballer
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1987
Justin De Fratus, American baseball player
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1987
Andrey Grechin, Russian swimmer
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1988
Ricki Olsen, Danish footballer
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1988
Daniel Schorn, Austrian cyclist
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1989
Mads Dahm, Norwegian footballer
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1989
Luke Murphy, English footballer
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1989
Jonathan Viera, Spanish footballer
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1989
Sam Vokes, English-Welsh footballer
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1990
Bengali-Fodé Koita, French footballer
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1990
Mathieu Peybernes, French footballer
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1990
Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player
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1991
Tom Eastman, English footballer
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1991
Geoffry Hairemans, Belgian footballer
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1991
Vadaine Oliver, English footballer
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1991
Harry Pell, English footballer
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1992
Bernard Tomic, German-Australian tennis player
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1995
Cameron Burgess, Scottish-Australian footballer
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1995
Antoinette Guedia Mouafo, Cameroonian swimmer
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Muertes Famosas
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645
Zhenzhu Khan, khan of Xueyantuo
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1023
Gero, Archbishop of Magdeburg
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1096
Walter Sans Avoir, a leader of the First Crusade
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1125
Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian priest and historian (b. 1045)
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1204
Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English politician
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1221
Alix, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)
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1266
Birger Jarl, Swedish politician (b. 1210)
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1314
Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville
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1422
Charles VI of France (b. 1368)
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1500
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442)
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1505
Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician and educator (b. 1460)
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1556
Pietro Aretino, Italian author (b. 1492)
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1558
Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician and scholar (b. 1484)
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1600
Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Japanese samurai (b. 1558)
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1623
William Wade, English politician and diplomat, Lieutenant of the Tower of London (b. 1546)
William Wade (English politician) · Lieutenant of the Tower of London
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1662
Henry Lawes, English pianist and composer (b. 1595)
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1687
Edmund Waller, English poet and politician (b. 1606)
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1765
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian painter and architect (b. 1691)
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1775
Peyton Randolph, American lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Continental Congress (b. 1721)
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1777
Samuel Foote, English actor and playwright (b. 1720)
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1805
John Cooke, English captain (b. 1763)
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1805
George Duff, Scottish captain (b. 1764)
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1805
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (b. 1758)
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1821
Dorothea Ackermann, German actress (b. 1752)
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1835
Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer (b. 1775)
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1872
Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1794)
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1873
Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic (b. 1807)
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1896
James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (b. 1844)
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1903
Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (b. 1829)
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1904
Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and journalist (b. 1877)
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1907
Jules Chevalier, French priest, founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (b. 1824)
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1931
Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1862)
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1938
Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
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1940
William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
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1941
Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (b. 1852)
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1944
Alois Kayser, German-French missionary (b. 1877)
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1952
Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)
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1963
Józef Franczak, Polish sergeant (b. 1918)
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1965
Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (b. 1926)
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1969
Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (b. 1922)
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1969
Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1882)
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1971
Minnie Evans, Potawatomi leader (b. 1888)
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1973
Nasif Estéfano, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1932)
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1975
Charles Reidpath, American runner and general (b. 1887)
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1977
Ferit Tüzün, Turkish composer (b. 1929)
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1978
Anastas Mikoyan, Armenian-Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1895)
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1980
Hans Asperger, Austrian physician and psychologist (b. 1906)
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1982
Radka Toneff, Norwegian singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
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1983
Joseph P. Lordi, American government official (b. 1919)
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1984
François Truffaut, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)
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1985
Dan White, American sergeant and politician (b. 1946)
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1986
Lionel Murphy, Australian jurist and politician, 22nd Attorney-General of Australia (b. 1922)
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1989
Jean Image, Hungarian-French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
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1990
Dany Chamoun, Lebanese engineer and politician (b. 1934)
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1990
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1921)
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1991
Lorenc Antoni, Albanian composer, conductor, and musicologist (b. 1909)
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1992
Jim Garrison, American lawyer and judge (b. 1921)
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1993
Sam Zolotow, American journalist and critic (b. 1899)
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1995
Maxene Andrews, American singer (b. 1916)
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1995
Jesús Blasco, Spanish author and illustrator (b. 1919)
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1995
Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter (b. 1939)
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1995
Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1967)
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1996
Georgios Zoitakis, Greek general and politician (b. 1910)
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1998
Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1915)
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1999
Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (b. 1924)
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1999
Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1939)
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2003
Louise Day Hicks, American politician (b. 1916)
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2003
Luis A. Ferré, Puerto Rican engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1904)
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2003
Elliott Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1969)
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2006
Sandy West, American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1959)
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2007
Paul Fox, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
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2010
A. Ayyappan, Indian poet and translator (b. 1949)
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2011
Hikmet Bilâ, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1954)
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2011
Tone Pavček, Slovenian poet and author (b. 1928)
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2012
Yash Chopra, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)
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2012
Antoni Dobrowolski, Polish educator (b. 1904)
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2012
Jaroslav Kozlík, Czech volleyball player and educator (b. 1907)
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2012
Alf Kumalo, South African photographer and journalist (b. 1930)
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2012
George McGovern, American historian, lieutenant, and politician (b. 1922)
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2013
Bud Adams, American businessman (b. 1923)
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2013
Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1924)
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2013
Rune T. Kidde, Danish author, poet, and illustrator (b. 1957)
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2013
Colonel Robert Morris, American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1954)
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2013
Major Owens, American librarian and politician (b. 1936)
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2013
Tony Summers, Welsh swimmer (b. 1924)
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2013
Oscar Yanes, Venezuelan journalist and author (b. 1927)
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2014
Ben Bradlee, American journalist and author (b. 1921)
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2014
Nelson Bunker Hunt, American businessman (b. 1926)
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2014
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Iranian cleric and politician, Prime Minister of Iran (b. 1931)
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2014
Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian genealogist, author, and hula expert (b. 1925)
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2014
Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1916)
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2015
France Bučar, Slovenian lawyer and politician (b. 1923)
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2015
Marty Ingels, American actor (b. 1936)
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2015
Norman W. Moore, English conservationist and author (b. 1923)
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2015
Sheldon Wolin, American philosopher, theorist, and academic (b. 1922)
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