December 25 — Este Día en la Historia
383 entradas
Eventos
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274
A temple for Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian.
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333
Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar.
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336
First documentary sign of Christmas celebration in Rome.
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350
Vetranio meets Constantius II at Naissus (Serbia) and is forced to abdicate his title (Caesar). Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension.
Vetranio · Constantius II · Niš · Serbia
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496
Clovis I, king of the Franks, is baptized into the Catholic faith at Reims, by Saint Remigius.
Clovis I · Franks · Baptism · Catholicism · Reims
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597
Augustine of Canterbury and his fellow-labourers baptise in Kent more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons.
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800
The Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome.
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820
Emperor Leo V is assassinated in the Hagia Sophia at Constantinople and is succeeded by Michael II.
Leo V the Armenian · Hagia Sophia · Constantinople · Michael II
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1000
The foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
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1025
Coronation of Mieszko II Lambert as king of Poland.
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1066
William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.
William the Conqueror · Duke of Normandy · England · Westminster Abbey · London
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1076
Coronation of Bolesław II the Generous as king of Poland.
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1100
Baldwin of Boulogne is crowned the first King of Jerusalem in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Baldwin I of Jerusalem · King of Jerusalem · Church of the Nativity · Bethlehem
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1130
Count Roger II of Sicily is crowned the first king of Sicily.
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1261
John IV Laskaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaiologos.
John IV Laskaris · Byzantine Empire · Michael VIII Palaiologos
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1492
The carrack Santa María, commanded by Christopher Columbus, runs onto a reef off Haiti due to an improper watch.
Carrack · Santa María (ship) · Christopher Columbus · Reef · Haiti
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1553
Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeat the Spanish conquistadors and executes the governor of Chile, Pedro de Valdivia.
Battle of Tucapel · Mapuche · Lautaro · Conquistador · Chile
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1559
Pope Pius IV is elected.
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1758
Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.
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1776
George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.
George Washington · Continental Army · George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River · Hessian (soldier) · Trenton, New Jersey
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1809
Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
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1814
Rev. Samuel Marsden holds the first Christian service on land in New Zealand at Rangihoua Bay.
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1815
The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continually performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.
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1826
The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy concludes after beginning the previous evening.
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1831
The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; up to 20% of the island's slaves mobilize in an ultimately unsuccessful fight for freedom.
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1837
Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.
Second Seminole War · Zachary Taylor · Battle of Lake Okeechobee
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1868
United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.
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1914
A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.
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1932
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
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1935
Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.
Regina Jonas · Rabbi · Judaism
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1941
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet
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1941
World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
World War II · Battle of Hong Kong · Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
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1941
Admiral Émile Muselier seizes the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which become the first part of France to be liberated by the Free French Forces.
Émile Muselier · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Free French Forces
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1946
The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.
Nuclear chain reaction · Soviet Union · F-1 (nuclear reactor)
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1950
The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
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1962
The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Soviet Union · 1962 Soviet nuclear tests · Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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1963
Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
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1968
Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the very first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.
Apollo program · Apollo 8 · Trans-Earth injection · Lunar orbit
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1968
Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.
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1977
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat.
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1989
Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial.
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1991
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Gorbachev · President of the Soviet Union · Dissolution of the Soviet Union · Ukraine · Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991
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2003
UTAGE Flight 141, a Boeing 727-223, crashes at the Cotonou Airport in Benin, killing 151 people.
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2003
The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing.
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2004
The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.
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2012
An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people.
Antonov An-72 · 2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash · Shymkent
Nacimientos Famosos
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1250
John IV Laskaris, Byzantine emperor (d. 1305)
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1281
Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln (d. 1348)
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1400
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1487)
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1424
Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (d. 1445)
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1461
Christina of Saxony, Queen consort of Denmark (d. 1521)
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1490
Francesco Marinoni, Italian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1562)
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1493
Antoinette de Bourbon, French noblewoman (d. 1583)
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1505
Christine of Saxony, German noblewoman (d. 1549)
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1564
Johannes Buxtorf, German Calvinist theologian (d. 1629)
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1583
Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (d. 1625)
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1584
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1611)
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1601
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (d. 1675)
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1628
Noël Coypel, French painter and educator (d. 1707)
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1642 (OS)
Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (d. 1726/1727)
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1652
Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar (d. 1713)
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1665
Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish-English poet and songwriter (d. 1746)
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1674
Thomas Halyburton, Scottish minister and theologian (d. 1712)
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1686
Giovanni Battista Somis, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1763)
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1700
Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1758)
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1711
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (d. 1772)
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1716
Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar (d. 1774)
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1717
Pope Pius VI (d. 1799)
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1728
Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor (d. 1804)
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1730
Philip Mazzei, Italian-American physician and philosopher (d. 1816)
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1745
Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1799)
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1757
Benjamin Pierce, American general and politician, 17th Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1839)
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1771
Dorothy Wordsworth, English author and poet (d. 1855)
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1776
Sydney, Lady Morgan, Irish author and poet (d. 1859)
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1810
L. L. Langstroth, American apiarist, clergyman and teacher (d. 1895)
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1821
Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (d. 1912)
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1825
Stephen F. Chadwick, American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Oregon (d. 1895)
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1829
Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American composer and bandleader (d. 1892)
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1856
Pud Galvin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1902)
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1861
Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian educator, lawyer, and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1946)
Madan Mohan Malaviya · President of the Indian National Congress
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1865
Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1950)
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1869
Charles Finger, English-American journalist and author (d. 1941)
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1870
Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 1965)
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1873
Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-American agriculturalist and educator (d. 1959)
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1874
Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (d. 1944)
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1875
Francis Aveling, Canadian psychologist and priest (d. 1941)
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1875
Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (d. 1955)
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1876
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (d. 1948)
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1876
Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
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1878
Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Chevrolet (d. 1941)
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1878
Noël, Countess of Rothes, philanthropist, social leader and heroine of Titanic disaster (d. 1956)
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1878
Joseph M. Schenck, Russian-American film producer (d. 1961)
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1883
Hugo Bergmann, Czech-Israeli philosopher and academic (d. 1975)
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1883
Hana Meisel, Belarusian-Israeli agronomist and politician (d. 1972)
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1884
Samuel Berger, American boxer (d. 1925)
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1884
Evelyn Nesbit, American model and actress (d. 1967)
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1886
Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and activist (d. 1918)
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1886
Kid Ory, American trombonist and bandleader (d. 1973)
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1887
Conrad Hilton, American entrepreneur (d. 1979)
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1889
Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher and philanthropist, co-founded Reader's Digest (d. 1984)
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1890
Noel Odell, English geologist and mountaineer (d. 1987)
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1890
Robert Ripley, American anthropologist and publisher (d. 1949)
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1891
Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, Indian-English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (d. 1959)
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1891
Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (d. 1980)
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1899
Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957)
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1901
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004)
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1902
Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1969)
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1902
William Bell, American tuba player and educator (d. 1971)
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1903
Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (d. 1981)
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1904
Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
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1906
Lew Grade, Baron Grade, Ukrainian-English film producer (d. 1998)
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1906
Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
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1907
Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (d. 1994)
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1907
Mike Mazurki, Ukrainian-American wrestler and actor (d. 1990)
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1907
Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (d. 1988)
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1908
Quentin Crisp, English author and illustrator (d. 1999)
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1908
Ernest L. Massad, American general (d. 1993)
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1908
Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball player (d. 2001)
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1909
Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American engineer (d. 1996)
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1911
Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (d. 2010)
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1913
Candy Candido, American singer, bass player, and voice actor (d. 1999)
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1913
Tony Martin, American singer (d. 2012)
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1914
James Fletcher Jnr, New Zealand businessman (d. 2007)
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1914
Oscar Lewis, American anthropologist of Latin America (d. 1970)
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1915
Pete Rugolo, Italian-American composer and producer (d. 2011)
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1916
Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012)
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1917
Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (d. 2009)
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1918
Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
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1919
Naushad Ali, Indian composer and director (d. 2006)
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1919
Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the Montreal Heart Institute (d. 1999)
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1921
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Indian-Pakistani journalist and author (d. 2000)
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1921
Steve Otto, Polish-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
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1922
William Demby, American author (d. 2013)
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1923
René Girard, French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (d. 2015)
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1923
Louis Lane, American conductor and educator (d. 2016)
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1924
Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975)
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1924
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and politician, 10th Prime Minister of India
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1925
Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist and author (d. 1998)
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1925
Ned Garver, American baseball player (d. 2017)
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1925
Sam Pollock, Canadian businessman (d. 2007)
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1926
Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer (d. 1987)
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1927
Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (d. 1975)
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1927
Leo Kubiak, American basketball and baseball player
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1928
Dick Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1929
Christine M. Jones, American educator and politician (d. 2013)
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1929
China Machado, Chinese-born Portuguese-American fashion model, editor and television producer (d. 2016)
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1930
Emmanuel Agassi, Iranian-American boxer and coach
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1930
Armenak Alachachian, Armenian basketball player and coach
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1932
Mabel King, American actress and singer (d. 1999)
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1933
Basil Heatley, English runner
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1935
Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudanese politician, Prime Minister of Sudan
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1935
Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (d. 2009)
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1935
Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, American educator and politician (d. 2007)
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1936
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
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1936
Ismail Merchant, Indian-English director and producer (d. 2005)
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1937
O'Kelly Isley Jr., American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
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1938
Duane Armstrong, American painter
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1938
Noel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
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1939
Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Pakistani businessman and politician
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1939
Bob James, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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1939
Akong Rinpoche, Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (d. 2013)
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1940
Hilary Spurling, English journalist and author
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1941
Kenneth Calman, Scottish physician and academic
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1942
Françoise Dürr, French tennis player and coach
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1942
Barbara Follett, English politician
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1942
Barry Goldberg, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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1942
Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
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1943
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian race car driver and businessman
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1943
Hanna Schygulla, German actress
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1944
Kenny Everett, British comedian and radio and television host (d. 1995)
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1944
Jairzinho, Brazilian footballer
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1944
Sam Strahan, New Zealand rugby player
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1945
Rick Berman, American screenwriter and producer
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1945
Eve Pollard, English journalist and author
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1945
Mike Pringle, Zambian-Scottish lawyer and politician
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1945
Noel Redding, English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2003)
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1945
Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
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1946
Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
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1946
Larry Csonka, American football player and sportscaster
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1946
Christopher Frayling, English author and academic
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1946
Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager
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1948
Kay Hymowitz, American sociologist and writer
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1948
Barbara Mandrell, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1948
Joel Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager
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1949
Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Brazilian singer
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1949
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan
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1949
Sissy Spacek, American actress
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1950
Peter Boardman, English mountaineer and author (d. 1982)
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1950
Karl Rove, American political strategist and activist
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1950
Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball player and manager
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1952
Tolossa Kotu, Ethiopian runner and coach
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1952
C. C. H. Pounder, Guyanese-American actress
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1953
Kaarlo Maaninka, Finnish runner
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1954
Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist
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1957
Mansoor Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer
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1957
Chris Kamara, English footballer and sportscaster
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1957
Shane MacGowan, English-Irish singer-songwriter
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1958
Cheryl Chase, American voice actress and singer
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1958
Hanford Dixon, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
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1958
Rickey Henderson, American baseball player and coach
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1958
Konstantin Kinchev, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1958
Alannah Myles, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
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1959
Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
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1959
Ramdas Athawale, Indian poet and politician
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1961
Íngrid Betancourt, Colombian political scientist and politician
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1964
Ian Bostridge, English tenor
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1964
Gary McAllister, Scottish footballer and manager
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1964
Kevin Simms, English rugby player
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1964
Bob Stanley, English keyboard player, songwriter, producer, and journalist
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1965
Ed Davey, English politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
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1965
David Rath, Czech physician and politician
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1966
Toshi Arai, Japanese race car driver
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1967
Jason Thirsk, American bass player (d. 1996)
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1968
Helena Christensen, Danish model and actress
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1968
Jim Dowd, American ice hockey player
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1969
Nicolas Godin, French musician (Air)
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1969
Noel Goldthorpe, Australian rugby league player
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1969
Frederick Onyancha, Kenyan runner
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1970
Emmanuel Amunike, Nigerian footballer and manager
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1970
Rodney Dent, American basketball player
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1971
Dido, English singer-songwriter
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1971
Justin Trudeau, Canadian educator and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada
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1972
Mac Powell, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1972
Qu Yunxia, Chinese runner
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1973
Robbie Elliott, English footballer and coach
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1973
Chris Harris, American wrestler
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1973
Daisuke Miura, Japanese baseball player and coach
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1973
Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian journalist and director
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1975
Daniel Mustard, American singer-songwriter
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1975
Hideki Okajima, Japanese baseball player
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1975
Choi Sung-yong, South Korean footballer and manager
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1975
Marcus Trescothick, English cricketer
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1976
Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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1976
Tim James, American basketball player and coach
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1976
Atko Väikmeri, Estonian footballer
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1976
Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ and record producer
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1977
Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer
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1977
Ali Tandoğan, Turkish footballer
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1978
Simon Jones, Welsh cricketer
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1978
Joel Porter, Australian footballer and manager
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1979
Ferman Akgül, Turkish singer-songwriter
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1979
Laurent Bonnart, French footballer
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1979
Robert Huff, English race car driver
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1979
Hyun Young-min, South Korean footballer
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1980
Marcus Trufant, American football player
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1981
Trenesha Biggers, American wrestler and model
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1981
Christian Holst, Danish-Faroese footballer
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1981
Willy Taveras, Dominican baseball player
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1982
Shawn Andrews, American football player
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1982
Rob Edwards, Welsh footballer
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1982
Ethan Kath, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer
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1982
Chris Rene, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1984
Chris Cahill, Samoan footballer
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1984
Alastair Cook, English cricketer
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1984
Jessica Origliasso, Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer
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1984
Lisa Origliasso, Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer
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1984
Chris Richard, American basketball player
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1985
Martin Mathathi, Kenyan runner
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1985
Rusev, Bulgarian professional wrestler
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1987
Ceyhun Gülselam, Turkish footballer
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1987
Justin Sweeney, Australian footballer
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1987
Demaryius Thomas, American football player
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1988
Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer
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1988
Heather Cooke, American soccer player
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1988
Eric Gordon, American basketball player
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1988
Lukas Hinds-Johnson, German rugby player
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1989
Djameleddine Benlamri, Algerian footballer
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1989
Adrian von Ziegler, Swiss composer and producer
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1990
Conny Perrin, Swiss tennis player
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1992
Mitakeumi Hisashi, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1993
Ariadna Gutiérrez, Colombian Model
Muertes Famosas
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304
Saint Anastasia
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795
Pope Adrian I (b. 700)
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820
Leo V the Armenian, Byzantine emperor (b. 775)
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936
Zhang Jingda, general of Later Tang
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940
Makan ibn Kaki, Iranian general
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1147
Guy II, Count of Ponthieu (b. c. 1120)
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1156
Peter the Venerable, French abbot and saint (b. 1092)
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1156
Sverker the Elder, king of Sweden
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1294
Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania
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1406
King Henry III of Castile (b. 1379)
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1505
George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1454)
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1553
Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish explorer and politician, 1st Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1500)
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1634
Lettice Knollys, English noblewoman (b. 1540)
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1635
Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, geographer, and explorer (b. 1567)
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1676
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle · Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire
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1676
Matthew Hale, English lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1609)
Matthew Hale (jurist) · Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
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1683
Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)
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1730
Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)
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1758
James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)
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1784
Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)
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1824
Barbara von Krüdener, German mystic and author (b. 1764)
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1868
Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (b. 1821)
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1875
Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)
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1880
Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1828)
Fridolin Anderwert · List of Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland
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1824
William Lawless, Irish revolutionary, later French Army general (b. 1772)
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1916
Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)
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1921
Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)
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1925
Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)
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1926
Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
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1928
Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)
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1930
Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871)
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1933
Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (b. 1859)
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1935
Paul Bourget, French author and critic (b. 1852)
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1938
Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1890)
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1940
Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. 1898)
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1941
Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1884)
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1944
George Steer, South African-English journalist and author (b. 1909)
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1946
W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, juggler, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
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1947
Gaspar G. Bacon, American lawyer and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1886)
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1949
Leon Schlesinger, American animator and producer, founded Warner Bros. Cartoons (b. 1884)
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1950
Neil Francis Hawkins, English politician (b. 1903)
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1952
Margrethe Mather, American photographer (b. 1886)
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1953
Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1865)
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1953
William Haselden, British cartoonist (b. 1872)
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1956
Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1878)
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1957
Charles Pathé, French record producer, founded Pathé Records (b. 1863)
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1961
Owen Brewster, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (b. 1888)
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1961
Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)
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1963
Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet, playwright, painter, and critic (b. 1896)
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1970
Michael Peto, Hungarian-English photographer and journalist (b. 1908)
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1973
İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (b. 1884)
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1973
Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer (b. 1880)
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1975
Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (b. 1881)
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1975
Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician and author (b. 1913)
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1977
Charlie Chaplin, English actor and director (b. 1889)
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1979
Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (b. 1906)
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1979
Jordi Bonet, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1932)
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1980
Fred Emney, English actor and comedian (b. 1900)
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1983
Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1893)
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1988
Shōhei Ōoka, Japanese author and critic (b. 1909)
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1988
Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle, English entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1920)
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1989
Benny Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1904)
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1989
Elena Ceaușescu, Romanian politician, First Lady of Romania (b. 1916)
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1989
Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romanian general and politician, 1st President of Romania (b. 1918)
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1989
Betty Garde, American actress (b. 1905)
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1989
Frederick F. Houser, American judge and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of California (b. 1905)
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1989
Billy Martin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
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1989
Robert Pirosh, American director and screenwriter (b. 1910)
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1991
Wilbur Snyder, American football player and wrestler (b. 1929)
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1992
Monica Dickens, British-American nurse and author (b. 1915)
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1993
Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (b. 1899)
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1994
Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (b. 1916)
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1995
Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1906)
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1995
Dean Martin, American singer and actor (b. 1917)
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1996
Bill Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1928)
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1997
Anatoli Boukreev, Kazakh mountaineer and explorer (b. 1958)
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1997
Denver Pyle, American actor (b. 1920)
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2000
Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1939)
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2000
Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher and academic (b. 1908)
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2001
Alfred A. Tomatis, French otolaryngologist and academic (b. 1920)
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2003
Nicholas Mavroules, American politician (b. 1929)
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2004
Gennadi Strekalov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1940)
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2005
Derek Bailey, English guitarist (b. 1930)
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2005
Robert Barbers, Filipino police officer, lawyer, and politician, 15th Filipino Secretary of the Interior (b. 1944)
Robert Barbers · Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines)
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2005
Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1918)
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2005
Joseph Pararajasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, businessman, and politician (b. 1934)
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2006
James Brown, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
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2007
Des Barrick, English cricketer (b. 1927)
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2007
Jim Beauchamp, American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)
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2008
Eartha Kitt, American singer and actress (b. 1927)
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2009
Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1964)
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2010
Carlos Andrés Pérez, Venezuelan politician, 66th President of Venezuela (b. 1922)
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2011
Giorgio Bocca, Italian journalist (b. 1920)
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2011
Jim Sherwood, American saxophonist (b. 1942)
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2011
Simms Taback, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)
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2012
Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1940)
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2012
Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (b. 1918)
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2012
Joe Krivak, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
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2012
Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (b. 1959)
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2012
Şerafettin Elçi, Turkish lawyer, politician, government minister (b. 1938)
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2013
Anthony J. Bryant, American historian and author (b. 1961)
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2013
David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic (b. 1930)
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2013
Wayne Harrison, English footballer (b. 1967)
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2013
Mike Hegan, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1942)
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2013
Mel Mathay, Filipino politician, 8th Mayor of Quezon City (b. 1932)
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2014
Ricardo Porro, Cuban-French architect (b. 1925)
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2014
Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (b. 1935)
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2015
George Clayton Johnson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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2015
Dorothy M. Murdock, American author and historian (b. 1961)
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2016
Valery Khalilov, Russian military musician and composer (b. 1952)
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2016
George Michael, British singer and songwriter (b. 1963)
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2016
Vera Rubin, American astronomer (b. 1928)