April 10 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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428
Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.
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837
Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
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879
Louis III and Carloman II become Kings of the Western Franks.
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1407
Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".
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1500
Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
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1606
The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
London Company · James I of England · British colonization of the Americas
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1710
The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
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1741
War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
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1809
Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.
Napoleonic Wars · War of the Fifth Coalition · Austrian Empire · Bavaria
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1815
The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
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1816
The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
Federal government of the United States · Second Bank of the United States
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1821
Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
Gregory V of Constantinople · Ottoman Empire · Patriarchate · Bosphorus
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1826
The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
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1858
After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
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1864
Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
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1865
American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
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1866
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · Henry Bergh
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1868
At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
Ethiopia · British Expedition to Abyssinia · Tewodros II · Ethiopia
- 1872
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1887
On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
Easter Sunday · Pope Leo XIII · Catholic University of America
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1904
British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of The Book of the Law.
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1912
RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
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1916
The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
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1919
Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
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1925
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
The Great Gatsby · F. Scott Fitzgerald · Charles Scribner's Sons
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1941
World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
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1944
Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
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1957
The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
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1963
129 American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
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1970
Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
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1971
Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
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1972
Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are accidentally discovered by construction workers in Shandong.
Yinqueshan Han Tombs · Yinqueshan Han Slips · Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Sun Bin
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1972
Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
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1973
Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland killing 108 people.
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1979
Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak · Wichita Falls, Texas
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1988
The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
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1991
Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.
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1991
A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
South Atlantic tropical cyclone · Tropical cyclone · Atlantic Ocean · Angola · Weather satellite
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1998
The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
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2009
President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.
President of Fiji · Ratu · Josefa Iloilo · 1997 Constitution of Fiji · 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis
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2010
Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.
Polish Air Force · 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash · Smolensk · Russia · Lech Kaczyński
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2016
The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship.
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2016
2016 Afghanistan earthquake, of 6.6 magnitude, 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.
Nacimientos Famosos
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401
Theodosius II, Roman emperor (d. 450)
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1018
Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and vizier (d. 1092)
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1472
Margaret of York, English princess (d. 1472)
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1480
Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (d. 1504)
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1487
William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (d. 1559)
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1512
James V of Scotland (d. 1542)
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1579
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1666)
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1583
Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist (d. 1645)
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1603
Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (d. 1647)
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1651
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1708)
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1656
René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian settler, founded Rimouski (d. 1718)
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1704
Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (d. 1766)
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1707
Michel Corrette, French organist, composer, and author (d. 1795)
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1713
John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (d. 1788)
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1755
Samuel Hahnemann, German-French physician and academic (d. 1843)
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1762
Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1834)
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1769
Jean Lannes, French marshal (d. 1809)
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1778
William Hazlitt, English essayist and critic (d. 1830)
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1794
Matthew C. Perry, English-Scottish American commander (d. 1858)
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1806
Juliette Drouet, French actress (d. 1883)
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1806
Leonidas Polk, Scotch-Irish/Scottish-American general and bishop (d. 1884)
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1827
Lew Wallace, American general, lawyer, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (d. 1905)
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1829
William Booth, English minister, founded The Salvation Army (d. 1912)
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1847
Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian Jewish-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (d. 1911)
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1864
Eugen d'Albert, Scottish-German pianist and composer (d. 1932)
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1865
Jack Miner, American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist (d. 1944)
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1867
George William Russell, Irish author, poet, and painter (d. 1935)
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1868
George Arliss, English actor and playwright (d. 1946)
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1873
Kyösti Kallio, Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th President of Finland (d. 1940)
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1877
Alfred Kubin, Austrian author and illustrator (d. 1959)
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1879
Bernhard Gregory, Estonian-German chess player (d. 1939)
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1879
Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (d. 1921)
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1880
Frances Perkins, American sociologist, academic, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 1965)
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1880
Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (d. 1948)
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1886
Johnny Hayes, American runner and trainer (d. 1965)
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1887
Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
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1889
Louis Rougier, French philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1982)
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1891
Frank Barson, English footballer and coach (d. 1968)
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1893
Otto Steinböck, Austrian zoologist (d. 1969)
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1894
Ben Nicholson, British painter (d. 1982)
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1897
Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 1990)
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1900
Arnold Orville Beckman, American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (d. 2004)
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1903
Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator (d. 1970)
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1906
Steve Anderson, American hurdler (d. 1988)
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1910
Margaret Clapp, American scholar and academic (d. 1974)
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1910
Helenio Herrera, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1997)
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1910
Paul Sweezy, American economist and publisher, founded the Monthly Review (d. 2004)
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1911
Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
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1911
Maurice Schumann, French journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs for France (d. 1998)
Maurice Schumann · Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France)
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1912
Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 1953)
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1913
Stefan Heym, German-American soldier and author (d. 2001)
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1914
Jack Badcock, Australian cricketer (d. 1982)
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1915
Harry Morgan, American actor and director (d. 2011)
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1915
Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (d. 2014)
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1916
Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956)
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1917
Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (d. 2013)
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1917
Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
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1919
John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (d. 2014)
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1921
Chuck Connors, American baseball player and actor (d. 1992)
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1921
Jake Warren, Canadian soldier and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (d. 2008)
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1923
Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and author (d. 2000)
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1923
Jane Kean, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
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1923
Floyd Simmons, American decathlete and actor (d. 2008)
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1923
John Watkins, South African cricketer
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1924
Kenneth Noland, American soldier and painter (d. 2010)
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1925
Linda Goodman, American astrologer and author (d. 1995)
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1925
Angelo Poffo, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2010)
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1926
Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (d. 2014)
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1926
Junior Samples, American comedian (Hee Haw) (d. 1983)
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1927
Norma Candal, Puerto Rican-American actress (d. 2006)
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1927
Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
Marshall Warren Nirenberg · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1929
Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (d. 1959)
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1929
Liz Sheridan, American actress
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1929
Max von Sydow, Swedish-French actor
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1930
Claude Bolling, French pianist, composer, and actor
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1930
Dolores Huerta, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers
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1932
Delphine Seyrig, Swiss/Alsatian French actress (d. 1990)
Delphine Seyrig · Swiss · List of Alsatians and Lotharingians
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1932
Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1933
Rokusuke Ei, Japanese composer and author (d. 2016)
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1933
Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (d. 2013)
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1934
David Halberstam, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
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1935
John A. Bennett, American soldier (d. 1961)
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1935
Patrick Garland, English actor and director (d. 2013)
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1935
Peter Hollingworth, Australian bishop, 23rd Governor General of Australia
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1936
John Howell, English long jumper
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1936
John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
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1936
Bobbie Smith, American singer (d. 2013)
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1937
Bella Akhmadulina, Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (d. 2010)
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1938
Don Meredith, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2010)
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1939
Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator
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1940
Gloria Hunniford, British radio and television host
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1941
Harold Long, Canadian politician (d. 2013)
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1941
Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer
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1942
Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)
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1942
Ian Callaghan, English footballer
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1942
Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
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1943
Andrzej Badeński, Polish-German sprinter (d. 2008)
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1943
Margaret Pemberton, English author
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1945
Kevin Berry, Australian swimmer (d. 2006)
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1946
David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2001)
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1946
Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager
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1946
Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter
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1947
David A. Adler, American author and educator
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1947
Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer
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1948
Mel Blount, American football player
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1949
Daniel Mangeas, French banker and sportscaster
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1950
Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player and manager
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1950
Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (d. 1992)
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1951
David Helvarg, American journalist and activist
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1952
Narayan Rane, Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
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1952
Masashi Sada, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer
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1952
Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist
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1953
David Moorcroft, English runner and businessman
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1953
Pamela Wallin, Swedish-Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
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1954
Paul Bearer, American wrestler and manager (d. 2013)
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1954
Anne Lamott, American author and educator
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1954
Peter MacNicol, American actor
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1954
Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author
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1955
Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress
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1956
Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic
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1957
Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group
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1957
John M. Ford, American author and poet (d. 2006)
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1957
Steve Gustafson, Spanish-American bass player
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1957
Rosemary Hill, English historian and author
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1958
Bob Bell, Northern Irish engineer
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1958
Yefim Bronfman, Uzbek-American pianist
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1958
Brigitte Holzapfel, German high jumper
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1959
Babyface, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1959
Yvan Loubier, Canadian economist and politician
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1959
Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1960
Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group
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1960
Katrina Leskanich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1960
Terry Teagle, American basketball player
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1961
Joe Cole, American roadie and author (d. 1991)
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1961
Carole Goble, English computer scientist and academic
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1961
Mark Jones, American basketball player
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1962
Steve Tasker, American football player and sportscaster
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1963
Warren DeMartini, American guitarist and songwriter
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1963
Jeff Gray, American baseball player and coach
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1963
Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation
Doris Leuthard · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
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1965
Tim Alexander, American drummer and songwriter
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1966
Steve Claridge, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
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1967
Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1967
David Rovics, American singer-songwriter
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1968
Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (d. 1996)
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1968
Orlando Jones, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1969
Steve Glasson, Australian lawn bowler
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1969
Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
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1970
Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player
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1970
Leonard Doroftei, Romanian-Canadian boxer
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1970
Kenny Lattimore, American singer-songwriter
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1970
Q-Tip, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1971
Brad William Henke, American football player and actor
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1971
Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer and coach
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1971
Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player
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1972
Ed Byrne, Irish actor
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1972
Ian Harvey, Australian cricketer
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1972
Priit Kasesalu, Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype
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1973
Guillaume Canet, French actor and director
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1973
Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer and manager
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1973
Aidan Moffat, Scottish singer-songwriter
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1973
Christopher Simmons, Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic
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1974
Eric Greitens, American lieutenant
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1974
Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
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1975
Chris Carrabba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1975
Terrence Lewis, Indian dancer and choreographer
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1975
Matthew Phillips, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
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1976
Clare Buckfield, English actress
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1976
Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer
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1976
Sara Renner, Canadian skier
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1977
Stephanie Sheh, Taiwanese-American voice actress, director, and producer
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1978
Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist
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1979
Iván Alonso, Uruguayan footballer
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1979
Kenyon Coleman, American football player
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1979
Rachel Corrie, American author and activist (d. 2003)
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1979
Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
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1979
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer-songwriter
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1979
Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
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1980
Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player and model
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1980
Charlie Hunnam, English actor
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1980
Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer
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1980
Kasey Kahne, American race car driver
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1980
Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1981
Laura Bell Bundy, American actress and singer
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1981
Liz McClarnon, English singer and dancer
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1981
Michael Pitt, American actor, model and musician
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1981
Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player
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1982
Andre Ethier, American baseball player
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1983
Andrew Dost, American guitarist and songwriter
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1983
Ryan Merriman, American actor
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1983
Hannes Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
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1984
Faustina Agolley, Ghanaian/Chinese Malaysian English-Australian television host and producer
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1984
Jeremy Barrett, American figure skater
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1984
Mandy Moore, English/Irish/Russian Jewish-American singer-songwriter and actress
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1984
David Obua, Ugandan footballer
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1984
Damien Perquis, French-Polish footballer
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1984
Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
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1985
Barkhad Abdi, Somali-American actor and director
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1985
Willo Flood, Irish footballer
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1985
Jesús Gámez, Spanish footballer
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1985
Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player
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1986
Olivia Borlée, Belgian sprinter
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1986
Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer
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1986
Corey Kluber, American baseball pitcher
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1986
Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
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1986
Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer
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1986
Andrei Strelnikov, Russian footballer
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1987
Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano
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1988
Chris Heston, American baseball pitcher
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1988
Haley Joel Osment, American actor
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1990
Ben Amos, English footballer
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1990
Andile Jali, South African footballer
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1990
Ricky Leutele, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
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1990
Alex Pettyfer, English actor
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1992
Jack Buchanan, Australian rugby league player
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1992
Daisy Ridley, English actress
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1996
Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australian tennis player
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1998
Anna Pogorilaya, Russian figure skater
Muertes Famosas
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879
Louis the Stammerer, son of Ermentrude of Orléans (b. 846)
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943
Landulf I, prince of Benevento and Capua (Italy)
Landulf I of Benevento · Duchy of Benevento · Principality of Capua · Italy
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948
Hugh of Italy (b. 885)
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1216
Eric X of Sweden (b. 1180)
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1282
Ahmad Fanakati, Chief minister under Kublai Khan
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1309
Elisabeth von Rapperswil, Swiss sovereign countess of Rapperswil (b. 1261)
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1362
Maud, Countess of Leicester (b. 1339)
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1500
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus, Greek scholar, poet and soldier (b. c. 1453)
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1533
Frederick I of Denmark (b. 1471)
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1545
Costanzo Festa, Italian composer (b. 1485)
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1585
Pope Gregory XIII (b. 1502)
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1598
Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (b. 1548)
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1599
Gabrielle d'Estrées, French mistress of Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
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1601
Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish soldier and poet (b. 1562)
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1619
Thomas Jones, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1550)
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1640
Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1578)
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1644
Reverend William Brewster, Pilgrim leader (b. 1567)
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1646
Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576)
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1667
Jan Marek Marci, Czech physician and author (b. 1595)
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1704
William Egon of Fürstenberg, German cardinal (b. 1629)
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1756
Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (b. 1661)
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1760
Jean Lebeuf, French historian and author (b. 1687)
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1786
John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1723)
John Byron · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1806
Horatio Gates, English-American general (b. 1727)
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1813
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1736)
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1823
Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (b. 1757)
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1871
Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1789)
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1904
Isabel II of Spain (b. 1830)
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1909
Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (b. 1837)
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1919
Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (b. 1879)
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1920
Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (b. 1829)
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1931
Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (b. 1883)
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1935
Rosa Campbell Praed, Australian novelist (b. 1851)
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1938
King Oliver, American cornet player and bandleader (b. 1885)
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1942
Carl Schenstrøm, Danish actor and director (b. 1881)
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1943
Andreas Faehlmann, Estonian-German sailor and engineer (b. 1898)
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1945
Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer and typographer (b. 1882)
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1947
Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant and author (b. 1887)
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1950
Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1876)
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1954
Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (b. 1862)
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1954
Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)
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1955
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1881)
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1958
Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
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1960
André Berthomieu, French director and screenwriter (b. 1903)
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1962
Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886)
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1962
Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish artist and musician (b. 1940)
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1965
Lloyd Casner, American race car driver, founded Casner Motor Racing Division (b. 1928)
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1965
Linda Darnell, American actress (b. 1923)
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1966
Evelyn Waugh, English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (b. 1903)
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1968
Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian lieutenant and politician (b. 1899)
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1969
Harley Earl, American businessman (b. 1893)
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1975
Walker Evans, American photographer (b. 1903)
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1975
Marjorie Main, American actress (b. 1890)
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1978
Hjalmar Mäe, Estonian politician (b. 1901)
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1979
Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911)
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1980
Kay Medford, American actress and singer (b. 1919)
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1981
Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (b. 1899)
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1983
Issam Sartawi, Palestinian activist (b. 1935)
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1986
Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
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1991
Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955)
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1991
Martin Hannett, English guitarist and producer (b. 1948)
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1991
Natalie Schafer, American actress (b. 1900)
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1992
Sam Kinison, American comedian and actor (b. 1953)
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1993
Chris Hani, South African activist and politician (b. 1942)
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1994
Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1924)
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1995
Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (b. 1896)
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1997
Michael Dorris, American author and academic (b. 1945)
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1998
Seraphim of Athens, Greek archbishop (b. 1913)
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1999
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-American biochemist and physician (b. 1910)
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1999
Jean Vander Pyl, American actress and voice artist (b. 1919)
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2000
Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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2000
Larry Linville, American actor (b. 1939)
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2003
Little Eva, American singer (b. 1943)
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2004
Jacek Kaczmarski, Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (b. 1957)
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2004
Sakıp Sabancı, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Sabancı Holding (b. 1933)
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2005
Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (b. 1923)
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2005
Scott Gottlieb, American drummer (b. 1970)
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2005
Archbishop Iakovos of America (b. 1911)
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2005
Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)
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2005
Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
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2007
Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (b. 1910)
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2007
Dakota Staton, American singer (b. 1930)
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2009
Deborah Digges, American poet and educator (b. 1950)
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2010
Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish soldier and politician, 6th President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1919) Maria Kaczyńska, Polish economist, First Lady of Poland (b. 1942) Lech Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 4th President of Poland (b. 1949) Anna Walentynowicz, Ukrainian-Polish journalist and activist (b. 1929)
List of casualties of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash · Ryszard Kaczorowski · President of the Republic of Poland · Maria Kaczyńska · First Lady of Poland
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2010
Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1939)
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2012
Raymond Aubrac, French engineer and activist (b. 1914)
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2012
Barbara Buchholz, German theremin player and composer (b. 1959)
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2012
Lili Chookasian, Armenian-American operatic singer (b. 1921)
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2012
Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (b. 1922)
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2012
Akin Omoboriowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
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2013
Lorenzo Antonetti, Italian cardinal (b. 1922)
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2013
Raymond Boudon, French sociologist and academic (b. 1934)
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2013
Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Bangladeshi activist (b. 1911)
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2013
Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
Robert Edwards (physiologist) · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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2013
Olive Lewin, Jamaican anthropologist, musicologist, and author (b. 1927)
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2013
Gordon Thomas, English cyclist (b. 1921)
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2013
Angela Voigt, German long jumper (b. 1951)
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2014
Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (b. 1947)
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2014
Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1949)
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2014
Richard Hoggart, English author and academic (b. 1918)
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2014
Sue Townsend, English author and playwright (b. 1946)
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2015
Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1930)
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2015
Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (b. 1916)
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2015
Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (b. 1926)
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2015
Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (b. 1942)
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2015
Peter Walsh, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Australian Minister for Finance (b. 1935)
Peter Walsh (Australian politician) · Minister for Finance (Australia)
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2016
Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (b. 1945)