March 20 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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235
Maximinus Thrax is proclaimed emperor.
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673
Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Palace of Kiyomihara in Asuka.
Emperor Tenmu · Chrysanthemum Throne · Asuka, Yamato · Asuka, Yamato
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1206
Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
Michael IV of Constantinople · Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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1600
The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
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1602
The Dutch East India Company is established.
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1616
Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
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1760
The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.
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1815
After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
Elba · Napoleon · Hundred Days
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1848
Revolutions of 1848 in the German states: King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates.
Revolutions of 1848 in the German states · Monarch · Ludwig I of Bavaria
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1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
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1854
The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.
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1861
An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
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1883
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
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1888
The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
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1913
Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
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1915
Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
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1921
The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland.
Upper Silesia plebiscite · Versailles Treaty · Weimar Germany · Poland
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1922
The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.
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1923
The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
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1933
Giuseppe Zangara is executed in Florida's electric chair for fatally shooting Anton Cermak in an assassination attempt against President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Giuseppe Zangara · Execution (legal) · Florida · Electric chair · Anton Cermak
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1933
Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered the creation of Dachau concentration camp as Chief of Police of Munich and appointed Theodor Eicke as the camp commandant.
Reichsführer-SS · Heinrich Himmler · Dachau concentration camp · Chief of Police · Munich
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1942
World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
World War II · General · Douglas MacArthur · Terowie, South Australia · Battle of the Philippines (1942)
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1948
With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
American Federation of Musicians · Eugene Ormandy · Arturo Toscanini · CBS · NBC
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1951
Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
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1952
The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan.
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1956
Tunisia gains independence from France.
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1964
The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
wiktionary:Precursor · European Space Agency · European Space Research Organisation · June 14 · 1962
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1972
The Troubles: The first Provisional IRA car bombing in Belfast kills seven people and injures 148 others in Northern Ireland.
The Troubles · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Belfast · Northern Ireland
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1985
Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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1985
Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research.
Paraplegic · Humanitarian · Rick Hansen · Circumnavigation · Spinal cord
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1987
The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.
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1988
Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
Eritrean War of Independence · Eritrean People's Liberation Front · Afabet · Battle of Afabet
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1990
Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.
Ferdinand Marcos · Imelda Marcos · Bribery · Embezzlement · Racketeering
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1993
The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
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1995
The Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo carries out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 12 and wounding over 1,300 people.
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1999
Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California.
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2000
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown, is captured after murdering Georgia sheriff's deputy Ricky Kinchen and critically wounding Deputy Aldranon English.
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin · Black Panther Party · H. Rap Brown · Georgia (U.S. state)
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2003
Invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq.
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2006
Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.
Chad · United Front for Democratic Change · Head of state of Chad · Idriss Déby
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2012
At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq.
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2014
Four suspected Taliban members attack the luxurious Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.
Taliban · 2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack · Kabul Serena Hotel
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2015
A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a Supermoon all occur on the same day.
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Nacimientos Famosos
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43 BC
Ovid, Roman poet (d. 17)
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1253
Magadu, renamed Wareru, founder of Ramanya Kingdom, renamed Hanthawady Kingdom of Pegu (b. a commoner; d. on a Saturday in January 1307)
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1319
Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (d. 1348)
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1469
Cecily of York (d. 1507)
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1477
Jerome Emser, German theologian and scholar (d. 1527)
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1479
Ippolito d'Este, Italian cardinal (d. 1520)
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1502
Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)
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1532
Juan de Ribera, Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1611)
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1612
Anne Bradstreet, Puritan American poet (d. 1672)
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1615
Dara Shikoh, Indian prince (d. 1659)
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1639
Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat, Hetman of Ukraine (d. 1709)
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1725
Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1789)
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1737
Rama I, Thai king (d. 1809)
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1771
Heinrich Clauren, German author (d. 1854)
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1796
Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (d. 1862)
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1799
Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet and author (d. 1839)
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1800
Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, President of Costa Rica (d. 1845)
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1805
Thomas Cooper, British poet (d. 1892)
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1811
Napoleon II, French emperor (d. 1832)
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1811
George Caleb Bingham, American painter and politician, State Treasurer of Missouri (d. 1879)
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1821
Ned Buntline, American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 1886)
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1824
Theodor von Heuglin, German explorer and ornithologist (d. 1876)
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1828
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian poet, playwright, and director (d. 1906)
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1831
Solomon L. Spink, American lawyer and politician (d. 1881)
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1834
Charles William Eliot, American mathematician and academic (d. 1926)
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1836
Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1886)
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1836
Edward Poynter, English painter, illustrator, and curator (d. 1919)
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1840
Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894)
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1851
Ismail Gasprinski, Ukrainian educator, publisher, and politician (d. 1914)
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1856
John Lavery, Irish painter (d. 1941)
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1856
Frederick Winslow Taylor, American tennis player and engineer (d. 1915)
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1870
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (d. 1964)
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1874
Börries von Münchhausen, German poet and activist (d. 1945)
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1876
Payne Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1927)
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1879
Maud Menten, Canadian physician and biochemist (d. 1960)
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1882
René Coty, French lawyer and politician, 17th President of France (d. 1962)
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1882
Harold Weber, American golfer (d. 1933)
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1884
Philipp Frank, Austrian-American physicist, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1966)
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1884
John Jensen, Australian public servant (d. 1970)
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1885
Vernon Ransford, Australian cricketer (d. 1958)
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1888
Amanda Clement, American baseball player, umpire, and educator (d. 1971)
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1890
Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American tenor and actor (d. 1973)
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1895
Fredric Wertham, German-American psychologist and author (d. 1981)
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1898
Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian artist (d. 1954)
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1900
Amelia Chopitea Villa, Bolivia's first female physician (d. 1942)[1]
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1903
Edgar Buchanan, American actor (d. 1979)
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1904
B. F. Skinner, American psychologist and author (d. 1990)
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1905
Jean Galia, French rugby player and boxer (d. 1949)
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1906
Abraham Beame, American accountant and politician, 104th Mayor of New York City (d. 2001)
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1906
Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader (d. 1975)
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1907
Hugh MacLennan, Canadian author and educator (d. 1990)
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1908
Michael Redgrave, English actor and director (d. 1985)
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1910
Erwin Blask, German hammer thrower (d. 1999)
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1911
Alfonso García Robles, Mexican lawyer and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
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1912
Ralph Hauenstein, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)
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1913
Nikolai Stepulov, Russian-Estonian boxer (d. 1968)
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1914
Wendell Corey, American actor and politician (d. 1968)
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1915
Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian judge and politician, 8th President of Austria (d. 2000)
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1915
Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist and composer (d. 1997)
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1915
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)
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1916
Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
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1917
Vera Lynn, English singer
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1917
Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1984)
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1918
Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (d. 1984)
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1918
Donald Featherstone, English soldier and author (d. 2013)
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1918
Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
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1919
Gerhard Barkhorn, German fighter ace (d. 1983)
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1920
Pamela Harriman, English-American diplomat, 58th United States Ambassador to France (d. 1997)
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1920
Rosemary Timperley, English author and screenwriter (d. 1988)
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1921
Dušan Pirjevec, Slovenian historian and philosopher (d. 1977)
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1921
Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1970)
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1922
Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader
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1922
Ray Goulding, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1990)
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1922
Carl Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1923
Con Martin, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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1923
Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)
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1925
John Ehrlichman, American lawyer, 12th White House Counsel (d. 1999)
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1927
John Joubert, South African-English composer and academic
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1928
Jerome Biffle, American long jumper and coach (d. 2002)
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1928
James P. Gordon, American physicist and engineer (d. 2013)
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1928
Fred Rogers, American television host and producer (d. 2003)
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1929
William Andrew MacKay, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
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1929
Germán Robles, Spanish-Mexican actor and director (d. 2015)
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1930
S. Arasaratnam, Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (d. 1998)
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1931
Hal Linden, American actor, singer, and director
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1931
Rein Raamat, Estonian director and screenwriter
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1933
Lateef Adegbite, Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
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1933
George Altman, American baseball player
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1933
Ian Walsh, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2013)
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1934
Willie Brown, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Mayor of San Francisco
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1934
David Malouf, Australian author and playwright
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1935
Ted Bessell, American actor and director (d. 1996)
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1935
Bettye Washington Greene, American chemist (d. 1995)
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1936
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican singer, songwriter, music producer, and inventor
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1936
Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate, English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge
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1937
Lois Lowry, American author
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1937
Jerry Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)
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1938
Sergei Novikov, Russian mathematician and academic
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1939
Gerald Curran, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
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1939
Don Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1939
Walter Jakob Gehring, Swiss biologist and academic (d. 2014)
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1939
Brian Mulroney, Canadian lawyer and politician 18th Prime Minister of Canada
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1940
Stathis Chaitas, Greek footballer and manager
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1940
Mary Ellen Mark, American photographer and journalist (d. 2015)
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1940
Giampiero Moretti, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded the Momo company (d. 2012)
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1941
Pat Corrales, American baseball player and manager
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1941
Kenji Kimihara, Japanese runner
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1943
Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer
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1943
Douglas Tompkins, American businessman, co-founded The North Face and Esprit Holdings (d. 2015)
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1943
Paul Junger Witt, American director and producer
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1944
John Cameron, English composer and conductor
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1944
Camille Cosby, American author, producer, and philanthropist
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1944
Alan Harper, English-Irish archbishop
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1945
Henry Bartholomay, American soldier and pilot (d. 2015)
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1945
Jay Ingram, Canadian television host and author
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1945
Pat Riley, American basketball player and coach
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1945
Tim Yeo, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Health
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1946
Douglas B. Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1946
Malcolm Simmons, English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
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1947
John Boswell, American historian, philologist, and academic (d. 1994)
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1948
John de Lancie, American actor
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1948
Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1948
Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
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1949
Marcia Ball, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist
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1949
Richard Dowden, English journalist and educator
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1950
William Hurt, American actor
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1950
Carl Palmer, English drummer, percussionist, and songwriter
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1951
Jimmie Vaughan, American blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1952
Geoff Brabham, Australian race car driver
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1952
David Greenaway, English economist and academic
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1953
Phil Judd, New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter
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1954
Mike Francesa, American radio talk show host and television commentator
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1954
Liana Kanelli, Greek journalist and politician
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1954
Paul Mirabella, American baseball player
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1955
Nina Kiriki Hoffman, American author
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1955
Ian Moss, Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter
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1956
Catherine Ashton, English politician, Vice-President of the European Commission
Catherine Ashton · Vice-President of the European Commission
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1956
Anne Donahue, American lawyer and politician
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1956
Naoto Takenaka, Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director
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1957
Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
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1957
David Foster, Australian woodchopper
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1957
Spike Lee, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1957
Theresa Russell, American actress
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1957
Chris Wedge, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
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1958
Holly Hunter, American actress and producer
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1958
Rickey Jackson, American football player
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1958
Joe Reaiche, Australian rugby player
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1959
Dave Beasant, English footballer and coach
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1959
Mary Roach, American author
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1959
Sting (wrestler), American wrestler
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1960
Norm Magnusson, American painter and sculptor
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1960
Norbert Pohlmann, German computer scientist and academic
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1960
Yuri Shargin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut
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1961
Ingrid Arndt-Brauer, German politician
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1961
Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer and manager
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1961
Slim Jim Phantom, American rock drummer
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1961
Sara Wheeler, English author and journalist
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1962
Stephen Sommers, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1963
Paul Annacone, American tennis player and coach
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1963
Kathy Ireland, American model, actress, and furniture designer
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1963
Yelena Romanova, Russian runner (d. 2007)
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1963
David Thewlis, English-French actor, director, and screenwriter
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1964
Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer-songwriter
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1965
William Dalrymple, Scottish historian and author
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1967
Xavier Beauvois, French actor, director, and screenwriter
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1967
Mookie Blaylock, American basketball player
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1968
Carlos Almeida, Cape Verdean runner
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1968
A. J. Jacobs, American journalist and author
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1968
Paul Merson, English footballer and manager
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1969
Yvette Cooper, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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1969
Fabien Galthie, French rugby player
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1970
Edoardo Ballerini, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Michael Rapaport, American actor, podcast host, and director
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1971
Manny Alexander, Dominican baseball player
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1971
Touré, American journalist and author
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1972
Chilly Gonzales, Canadian-German singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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1972
Alex Kapranos, English-Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1972
Greg Searle, English rower
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1972
Marco Sejna, German footballer
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1972
Cristel Vahtra, Estonian skier
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1973
Nicky Boje, South African cricketer
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1973
Natalya Khrushcheleva, Russian runner
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1976
Chester Bennington, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2017)
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1978
Brent Sherwin, Australian rugby league player
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1979
Shinnosuke Abe, Japanese baseball player
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1979
Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
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1980
Jamal Crawford, American basketball player
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1980
Robertas Javtokas, Lithuanian basketball player
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1981
Ian Murray, Scottish footballer
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1981
Carl Webb, Australian rugby league player
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1982
Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1982
Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer
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1982
José Moreira, Portuguese footballer
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1984
Vikram Banerjee, English cricketer
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1984
Christy Carlson Romano, American actress and singer
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1984
Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
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1985
Morgan Amalfitano, French footballer
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1985
Ronnie Brewer, American basketball player
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1985
Nicolas Lombaerts, Belgian footballer
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1986
Dean Geyer, South African-Australian singer-songwriter and actor
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1986
Julián Magallanes, Argentinian footballer
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1987
Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian footballer
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1987
Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer
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1987
Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian ice hockey player
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1989
Xavier Dolan, Canadian actor and director
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1989
Tamim Iqbal, Bangladeshi Cricketer
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1990
Blake Ferguson, Australian rugby league player
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1990
Marcos Rojo, Argentine footballer
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1991
Mattia Destro, Italian footballer
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1991
Michał Kucharczyk, Polish footballer
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1991
Ethan Lowe, Australian rugby league player
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1993
Sloane Stephens, American tennis player
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1995
Jack Bird, Australian rugby league player
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Muertes Famosas
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687
Cuthbert, Northumbrian (English) monk, bishop, and saint (b. 634)
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703
Wulfram, archbishop of Sens
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842
Alfonso II, king of Asturias (Spain) (b. 759)
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851
Ebbo, archbishop of Reims
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1181
Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general (b. 1118)
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1191
Pope Clement III (b. 1130)
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1239
Hermann von Salza, German knight and diplomat (b. 1179)
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1302
Ralph Walpole, Bishop of Norwich
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1351
Muhammad bin Tughluq, Sultan of Delhi
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1413
Henry IV of England (b. 1367)
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1440
Sigismund I of Lithuania
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1475
Georges Chastellain, Burgundian chronicler and poet
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1549
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English general and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1508)
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
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1568
Albert, Duke of Prussia (b. 1490)
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1619
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1557)
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1673
Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (b. 1603)
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1688
Maria of Orange-Nassau, Dutch princess (b. 1642)
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1726
Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1642)
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1730
Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692)
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1746
Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (b. 1656)
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1780
Benjamin Truman, English brewer and businessman (b. 1699)
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1793
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1705)
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield · Attorney General for England and Wales
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1835
Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (b. 1794)
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1849
James Justinian Morier, Turkish-English author and diplomat (b. 1780)
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1855
Joseph Aspdin, English businessman (b. 1788)
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1865
Yamanami Keisuke, Japanese samurai (b. 1833)
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1874
Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (b. 1810)
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1878
Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)
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1894
Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, journalist and politician (b. 1802)
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1897
Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1821)
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1899
Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and author (b. 1822)
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1909
Friedrich Amelung, Estonian historian and businessman (b. 1842)
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1918
Lewis A. Grant, American general and lawyer (b. 1828)
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1925
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (b. 1859)
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston · Governor-General of India
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1929
Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (b. 1851)
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1930
Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876)
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1931
Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
Hermann Müller (politician) · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)
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1933
Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (b. 1900)
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1940
Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)
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1945
Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1883)
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1946
Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870)
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1947
Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (b. 1884)
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1952
Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892)
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1958
Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)
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1964
Brendan Behan, Irish republican and playwright (b. 1923)
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1965
Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882)
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1966
Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)
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1968
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889)
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1969
Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)
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1971
Falih Rıfkı Atay, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1894)
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1972
Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. 1921)
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1974
Chet Huntley, American journalist (b. 1911)
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1977
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1909)
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham · Governor-General of New Zealand
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1977
Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (b. 1919)
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1978
Jacques Brugnon, French tennis player (b. 1895)
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1981
Gerry Bertier, American football player (b. 1953)
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1983
Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1891)
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1990
Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1907)
-
1990
Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (b. 1929)
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1992
Georges Delerue, French composer (b. 1925)
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1993
Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
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1994
Lewis Grizzard, American writer and humorist (b. 1946)
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1997
V. S. Pritchett, English short story writer, essayist, and critic (b. 1900)
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1999
Patrick Heron, British painter (b. 1920)
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2000
Gene Eugene, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1961)
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2001
Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1949)
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2004
Juliana of the Netherlands (b. 1909)
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2004
Pierre Sévigny, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1917)
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2005
Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
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2007
Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1933)
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2007
Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iraqi politician, Vice President of Iraq (b. 1938)
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2007
Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician (b. 1948)
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2010
Ai, American poet and academic (b. 1947)
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2010
Girija Prasad Koirala, Indian-Nepalese politician, 30th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1924)
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2010
Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1920)
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2011
Johnny Pearson, English pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1925)
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2012
Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (b. 1955)
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2012
Noboru Ishiguro, Japanese animator and director (b. 1938)
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2012
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1910)
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2013
James Herbert, English author (b. 1943)
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2013
George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1924)
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2013
Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, 15th President of Bangladesh (b. 1929)
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2014
Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (b. 1934)
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2014
Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)
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2014
Tonie Nathan, American politician (b. 1923)
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2014
Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (b. 1915)
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2015
Eva Burrows, Australian 13th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1929)
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2015
Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1930)
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2016
Anker Jørgensen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1922)
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2017
David Rockefeller, American billionaire and philanthropist (b. 1915)
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