December 27 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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537
The Hagia Sophia is completed.
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1512
The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.
Laws of Burgos · Indigenous peoples of the Americas · New World
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1521
The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse. Philip Melanchthon cannot silence them. Martin Luther is being held in protective custody at the Wartburg castle at this time. He is later released and is able, by his preaching, to regain the peace.
Zwickau prophets · Wittenberg · Philip Melanchthon · Martin Luther · Wartburg
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1655
Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.
Second Northern War · Deluge (history) · Jasna Góra Monastery · Częstochowa · Siege of Jasna Góra
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1657
The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.
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1703
Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.
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1814
War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
War of 1812 · USS Carolina (1812) · Daniel Patterson (naval officer) · Andrew Jackson · Battle of New Orleans
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1831
Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.
Charles Darwin · Second voyage of HMS Beagle · HMS Beagle · Evolution
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1836
The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.
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1845
Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
Diethyl ether · Anesthetic · Crawford Long · Jefferson, Georgia
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1845
Journalist John L. O'Sullivan, writing in his newspaper the New York Morning News, argues that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country "by the right of our manifest destiny".
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1911
"Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
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1918
The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
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1922
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
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1927
Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
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1929
Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union · Joseph Stalin · Dekulakization
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1932
Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
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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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1939
The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
1939 Erzincan earthquake · Turkey · Mercalli intensity scale
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1939
Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.
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1945
The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
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1949
Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
Indonesian National Revolution · Indonesia · Dutch East Indies
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1966
The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
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1968
Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon.
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1978
Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.
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1979
The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
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1983
Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square.
Pope John Paul II · Mehmet Ali Ağca · Rebibbia · St. Peter's Square
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1985
Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria.
Palestinians · Rome and Vienna airport attacks · Rome · Vienna
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1989
The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest.
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1996
Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan.
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1997
Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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2002
Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
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2004
Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
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2007
Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.
Prime minister · Benazir Bhutto · Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
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2007
Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.
Mombasa, Kenya · Mwai Kibaki · Kenyan presidential election, 2007 · 2007-08 Kenyan crisis
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2008
Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.
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2009
Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.
2009 Iranian presidential election protests · Day of Ashura · Tehran · Iran · Ashura protests
Nacimientos Famosos
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1350
John I of Aragon (d. 1395)
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1390
Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)
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1459
John I Albert (d. 1501)
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1481
Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margrave of Bayreuth (d. 1527)
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1493
Johann Pfeffinger, German theologian (d. 1573)
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1571
Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)
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1572
Johannes Vodnianus Campanus, Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622)
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1584
Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1625)
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1595
Bohdan Khmelnytsky, hetman of Ukraine (d. 1657)
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1683
Conyers Middleton, English priest and theologian (d. 1750)
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1714
George Whitefield, English preacher and saint (d. 1770)
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1715
Philippe de Noailles, French general (d. 1794)
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1721
François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790)
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1761
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (d. 1818)
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly · Governor-General of Finland
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1773
George Cayley, English engineer and politician (d. 1857)
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1776
Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)
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1797
Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)
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1797
Charles Hodge, American Theologian (d. 1878)
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1803
François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (d. 1839)
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1809
Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)
Alexandros Rizos Rangavis · List of foreign ministers of Greece
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1822
Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)
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1823
Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1917)
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1832
Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (d. 1897)
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1858
Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile (d. 1930)
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1863
Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Illinois (d. 1941)
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1864
Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
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1879
Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (d. 1954)
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1883
Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)
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1888
Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
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1892
Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)
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1896
Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 1956)
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1896
Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
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1896
Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (d. 1977)
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1898
Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (d. 1960)
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1900
Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
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1901
Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)
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1901
Irene Handl, English actress (d. 1987)
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1904
René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (d. 1983)
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1905
Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (d. 1974)
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1906
Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)
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1907
Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet (d. 1958)
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1907
Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
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1907
Mary Howard, English author (d. 1991)
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1907
Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)
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1907
Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
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1909
James Riddell, English skier and author (d. 2000)
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1910
Charles Olson, American poet and educator (d. 1970)
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1911
Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006)
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1915
William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
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1915
Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (d. 1999)
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1916
Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953)
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1916
Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968)
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1917
Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015)
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1917
T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
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1917
Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009)
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1918
John Celardo, American captain and illustrator (d. 2012)
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1919
Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (d. 2004)
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1920
Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)
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1923
Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)
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1924
Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2011)
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1924
James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011)
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1925
Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director, and producer
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1926
Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
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1927
Antony Gardner, English engineer and politician (d. 2011)
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1927
Nityanand Swami, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (d. 2012)
Nityanand Swami (politician) · Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
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1927
Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (d. 1984)
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1930
Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic
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1930
Wilfrid Sheed, English-born American novelist and essayist (d. 2011)
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1931
Scotty Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2016)
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1933
Dave Marr, American golfer (d. 1997)
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1934
Larisa Latynina, Ukrainian gymnast and coach
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1934
Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, English businessman
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1935
Michael Turnbull, English bishop
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1936
Phil Sharpe, English cricketer (d. 2014)
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1936
Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach
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1939
John Amos, American actor
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1940
David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (d. 2009)
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1941
Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach
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1941
Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1941
Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach
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1942
Byron Browne, American baseball player
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1942
Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (d. 2014)
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1942
Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach
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1943
Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author
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1943
Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1943
Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer
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1943
Roy White, American baseball player and coach
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1944
Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1946
Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1946
Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager
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1946
Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer
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1946
Polly Toynbee, English journalist and author
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1947
Bill Eadie, American wrestler and coach
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1947
Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager
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1947
Osman Pamukoğlu, Turkish general and politician
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1947
Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner
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1947
Mickey Redmond, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1948
Gérard Depardieu, French-Russian actor
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1949
Terry Ito, Japanese director, producer, and critic
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1950
Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter
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1950
Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer and manager
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1950
Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter
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1951
Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico
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1952
Tovah Feldshuh, American actress, singer, and playwright
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1952
Jay Hill, Canadian farmer and politician
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1952
David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1954
Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager
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1955
Brad Murphey, American-Australian race car driver
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1955
Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
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1956
Doina Melinte, Romanian runner
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1957
Jerry Gaskill, American drummer
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1957
Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian and author
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1958
Steve Jones, American golfer
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1959
Gerina Dunwich, American astrologer, historian, and author
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1959
Andre Tippett, American football player and coach
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1960
Maryam d'Abo, English actress
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1960
Donald Nally, American conductor and academic
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1960
Terry Price, Australian golfer
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1961
Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)
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1962
Mark Few, American basketball player and coach
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1962
John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist and author
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1962
Bill Self, American basketball player and coach
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1962
Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
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1963
Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-French director and screenwriter
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1965
Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (d. 2007)
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1965
Salman Khan, Indian film actor and producer
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1966
Marianne Elliott, English director and producer
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1966
Bill Goldberg, American football player, wrestler, and actor
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1966
Eva LaRue, American model and actress
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1966
Fabian Núñez, American politician
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1969
Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
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1969
Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
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1970
Chyna, American professional wrestler and actress (d. 2016)
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1970
Brendon Cook, Australian race car driver and rugby player
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1970
Lorenzo Neal, American football player and radio host
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1971
Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer and coach
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1971
Guthrie Govan, English guitarist and educator
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1971
Savannah Guthrie, American television journalist
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1971
Jason Hawes, American paranormal investigator and author, founded The Atlantic Paranormal Society
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1971
Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player and coach
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1972
Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player and coach
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1972
Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
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1972
Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter
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1973
Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer
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1974
Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper
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1974
Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
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1974
Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
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1974
Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player and coach
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1975
Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist
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1975
Kjell Eriksson, Swedish television personality
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1975
Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
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1976
Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
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1976
Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)
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1976
Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler
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1976
Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
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1977
Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
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1977
Chris Tate, English footballer
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1978
Deuce McAllister, American football player
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1979
David Dunn, English footballer and manager
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1979
Carson Palmer, American football player
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1980
Bernard Berrian, American football player
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1980
Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
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1980
Meelis Kompus, Estonian journalist
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1981
David Aardsma, American baseball player
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1981
Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
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1981
Moise Joseph, American-Haitian runner
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1981
Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player
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1982
Erin E. Stead, American illustrator
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1983
Anthony Boric, New Zealand rugby union player
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1983
Cole Hamels, American baseball player
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1983
Jesse Williams, American high jumper
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1984
Andrejs Perepļotkins, Ukrainian-Latvian footballer
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1984
Gilles Simon, French tennis player
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1985
Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer
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1985
Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian race car driver
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1985
Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
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1986
Torah Bright, Australian snowboarder
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1986
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter
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1987
Tim Browne, Australian rugby league player
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1988
Zavon Hines, Jamaican-English footballer
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1988
Rick Porcello, American baseball player
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1988
Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter
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1989
Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player
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1990
Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
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1990
Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player
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1991
Michael Morgan, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
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1992
Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
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1992
Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete
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1995
Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
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1997
Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player
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2005
Kristina Pimenova, Russian child model
Muertes Famosas
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683
Emperor Gaozong of Tang (b. 628)
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870
Aeneas of Paris, Frankish bishop
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1003
Emma of Blois, Duchess and Regent of Aquitaine
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1076
Sviatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)
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1087
Bertha of Savoy, (b. 1051)
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1381
Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician (b. 1352)
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1518
Mahmood Shah Bahmani II, sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate (b. c. 1470)
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1543
George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1484)
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1548
Francesco Spiera, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1502)
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1603
Thomas Cartwright, English minister and theologian (b. 1535)
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1656
Andrew White, Apostle of Maryland (b. 1579)
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1704
Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
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1707
Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)
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1737
William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
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1743
Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)
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1771
Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (b. 1695)
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1776
Johann Rall, Hessian colonel (b. c. 1726)
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1782
Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)
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1800
Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)
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1812
Joanna Southcott, English religious leader (b. 1750)
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1834
Charles Lamb, English essayist and poet (b. 1775)
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1836
Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (b. 1793)
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1858
Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (b. 1785)
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1896
John Brown, English businessman and politician (b. 1816)
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1900
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (b. 1810)
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong · Armstrong Whitworth
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1914
Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
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1919
Achilles Alferaki, Russian-Greek composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (b. 1846)
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1923
Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (b. 1832)
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1924
Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (b. 1866)
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1936
Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873)
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1938
Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)
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1938
Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891)
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1938
Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1874)
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1939
Rinaldo Cuneo, American painter (b. 1877)
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1943
Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1887)
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1950
Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
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1952
Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)
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1953
Şükrü Saracoğlu, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1887)
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1953
Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (b. 1894)
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1955
Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1881)
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1956
Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)
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1958
Harry Warner, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1881)
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1965
Edgar Ende, German painter (b. 1901)
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1972
Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
Lester B. Pearson · Prime Minister of Canada · Nobel Peace Prize
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1974
Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)
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1974
Amy Vanderbilt, American author (b. 1908)
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1978
Chris Bell American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
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1978
Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (b. 1932)
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1978
Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
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1979
Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, 2nd President of Afghanistan (b. 1929)
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1981
Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1899)
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1982
Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)
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1985
Jean Rondeau, French race car driver (b. 1946)
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1986
George Dangerfield, English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904)
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1986
Dumas Malone, American historian and author (b. 1892)
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1988
Hal Ashby, American director and producer (b. 1929)
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1992
Kay Boyle, American novelist, poet, and educator (b. 1902)
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1993
Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902)
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1993
Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (b. 1911)
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1993
André Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)
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1994
Fanny Cradock, English author and critic (b. 1909)
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1994
J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
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1995
Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909)
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1995
Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)
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1997
Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (b. 1914)
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1997
Billy Wright, Northern Irish loyalist leader (b. 1960)
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1999
Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (b. 1950)
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2002
George Roy Hill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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2003
Alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934)
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2003
Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1962)
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2004
Hank Garland, American guitarist (b. 1930)
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2007
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani financier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1953)
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2007
Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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2007
Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (b. 1920)
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2008
Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1939)
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2008
Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938)
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2009
Isaac Schwartz, Ukrainian-Russian composer and educator (b. 1923)
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2011
Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973)
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2011
Michael Dummett, English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925)
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2011
Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and educator (b. 1928)
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2011
Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)
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2012
Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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2012
Lloyd Charmers, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1938)
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2012
Tingye Li, Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931)
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2012
Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924)
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2012
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (b. 1934)
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2012
Salt Walther, American race car driver (b. 1947)
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2013
Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)
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2013
Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance (b. 1951)
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2013
Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (b. 1929)
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2013
John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
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2014
Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, American-Israeli religious leader, founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem (b. 1939)
Ben Ammi Ben-Israel · African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
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2014
Ulises Estrella, Ecuadorian poet and academic (b. 1939)
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2014
Ronald Li, Hong Kong accountant and businessman (b. 1929)
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2014
Karel Poma, Belgian bacteriologist and politician (b. 1920)
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2015
Stein Eriksen, Norwegian-American skier (b. 1927)
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2015
Dave Henderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1958)
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2015
Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
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2015
Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player and minister (b. 1932)
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2015
Alfredo Pacheco, Salvadoran footballer (b. 1982)
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2015
Stevie Wright, English-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
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2016
Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (b. 1956)
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2016
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1933)