April 21 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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753 BC
Romulus founds Rome (traditional date).
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43 BC
Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after.
Battle of Mutina · Mark Antony · Aulus Hirtius · Mutina · Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
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900
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines): the Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Tondo, as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of Pailah, pardons from all debt the Honourable Namwaran and his relations.
Laguna Copperplate Inscription · Philippines · Kingdom of Tondo · Pila, Laguna
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1092
The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urban II
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1506
The three-day Lisbon Massacre comes to an end with the slaughter of over 1,900 suspected Jews by Portuguese Catholics.
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1509
Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
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1526
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.
Lodi dynasty · Ibrahim Lodi · Babur · First Battle of Panipat
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1615
The Wignacourt Aqueduct is inaugurated in Malta.
Wignacourt Aqueduct · History of Malta under the Order of Saint John
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1782
The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok, is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
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1792
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
Tiradentes · Revolutionary · Independence of Brazil · Hanged, drawn and quartered
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1802
Twelve thousand Wahhabis under Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad, invaded city of Karbala, killed over three thousand inhabitants, and sacked the city.
Wahhabi · Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad · Wahhabi sack of Karbala · Karbala
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1806
Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.
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1809
Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl.
Landshut · First French Empire · Napoleon · Battle of Eckmühl
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1821
Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile.
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1836
Texas Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto: Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
Texas Revolution · Battle of San Jacinto · Republic of Texas · Sam Houston · Antonio López de Santa Anna
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1856
Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day.
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1894
Norway formally adopts the Krag-Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
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1898
Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
Spanish-American War · Cuba · United States Congress · Declaration of war
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1914
Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
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1918
World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
World War I · German Empire · Manfred von Richthofen · Vaux-sur-Somme · French Third Republic
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1926
Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
Al-Baqi' · The Twelve Imams · Demolition of al-Baqi · Wahhabism
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1934
The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1999, it is revealed to be a hoax).
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1945
World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
World War II · Soviet Union · Zossen · Nazi Germany · Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
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1952
Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
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1960
Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro.
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1962
The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
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1963
The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith.
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1964
A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed.
Transit (satellite) · Plutonium · Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power Program · Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
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1965
The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its second and final season.
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1966
Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.
Rastafari movement · Haile Selassie · Ethiopia · Jamaica · Grounation Day
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1967
Greek military junta of 1967-74: A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years.
Greek military junta of 1967-74 · General election · Georgios Papadopoulos · Coup d'état · Greek military junta of 1967-74
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1975
Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.
Vietnam War · South Vietnam · Nguyễn Văn Thiệu · Ho Chi Minh City · Xuân Lộc District
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1982
Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
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1985
The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.
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1987
The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam · Car bomb · Sri Lanka · Colombo
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1989
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 · Tiananmen Square · Hu Yaobang
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1992
The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
Extrasolar planet · Aleksander Wolszczan · Dale Frail · PSR B1257+12
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1993
The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis García Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.
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2004
Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.
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2010
The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.
Kharkiv Pact · Kharkiv · Ukrainian President · Viktor Yanukovych · Russian President
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2012
Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, injuring 116 people.
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2014
The American city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and 15 deaths from Legionnaires disease, ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Flint, Michigan · Flint River (Michigan) · Flint water crisis · Lead poisoning · Legionnaires disease
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Nacimientos Famosos
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1132
Sancho VI, king of Navarre (d. 1194)
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1488
Ulrich von Hutten, German religious reformer (d. 1523)
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1523
Marco Antonio Bragadin, Venetian lawyer and military officer (d. 1571)
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1555
Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter and etcher (d. 1619)
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1619
Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch founder of Cape Town (d. 1677)
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1630
Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten, Dutch-English painter (d. 1700)
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1631
Francesco Maidalchini, Catholic cardinal (d. 1700)
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1642
Simon de la Loubère, French mathematician, poet, and diplomat (d. 1729)
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1651
Joseph Vaz, Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1711)
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1652
Michel Rolle, French mathematician and academic (d. 1719)
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1671
John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)
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1673
Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1742)
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1713
Louis de Noailles, French general (d. 1793)
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1730
Antonín Kammel, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1788)
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1752
Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait, French engineer, hydrographer, and politician, French Minister of Marine and the Colonies (d. 1807)
Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait · List of Naval Ministers of France
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1752
Humphry Repton, English gardener and author (d. 1818)
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1774
Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1862)
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1775
Alexander Anderson, Scottish-American illustrator and engraver (d. 1870)
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1790
Manuel Blanco Encalada, Spanish-Chilean admiral and politician, 1st President of Chile (d. 1876)
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1810
John Putnam Chapin, American politician, 10th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1864)
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1811
Alson Sherman, American merchant and politician, 8th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1903)
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1814
Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, English art collector and philanthropist (d. 1906)
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1816
Charlotte Brontë, Cornish-English novelist and poet (d. 1855)
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1837
Fredrik Bajer, Danish lieutenant and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1922)
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1838
John Muir, Scottish-American environmentalist and author (d. 1914)
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1851
Charles Barrois, French geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1939)
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1854
William Stang, German-American bishop (d. 1907)
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1864
Max Weber, German economist and sociologist (d. 1920)
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1868
Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (d. 1932)
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1870
Edwin Stanton Porter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1941)
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1874
Vincent Scotto, French actor and composer (d. 1952)
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1882
Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
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1885
Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (d. 1967)
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1887
Joe McCarthy, American baseball player and manager (d. 1978)
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1889
Marcel Boussac, French businessman (d. 1980)
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1889
Paul Karrer, Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
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1889
Efrem Zimbalist, Sr., Russian-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)
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1892
Freddie Dixon, English motorcycle racer and racing driver (d. 1956)
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1893
Romeo Bertini, Italian runner (d. 1973)
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1898
Maurice Wilson, English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (d. 1934)
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1899
Randall Thompson, American composer and academic (d. 1984)
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1903
Luis Saslavsky, Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)
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1904
Jean Hélion, French painter (d. 1987)
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1904
Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (d. 1945)
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1905
Pat Brown, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (d. 1996)
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1911
Ivan Combe, American businessman, developed Clearasil (d. 2000)
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1911
Kemal Satır, Turkish physician and politician (d. 1991)
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1912
Eve Arnold, Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012)
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1912
Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (d. 1982)
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1913
Norman Parkinson, English photographer (d. 1990)
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1914
Angelo Savoldi, Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-founded International World Class Championship Wrestling (d. 2013)
Angelo Savoldi · International World Class Championship Wrestling
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1915
Garrett Hardin, American ecologist, author, and academic (d. 2003)
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1915
Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor (d. 2001)
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1916
Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)
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1918
Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
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1919
Don Cornell, American singer and trumpet player (d. 2004)
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1919
Roger Doucet, Canadian tenor (d. 1981)
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1919
Licio Gelli, Italian financer (d. 2015)
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1920
Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (d. 1991)
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1922
Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist and screenwriter (d. 1987)
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1922
Allan Watkins, Welsh-English cricketer (d. 2011)
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1923
John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (d. 2009)
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1924
Ira Louvin, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (d. 1965)
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1925
Anthony Mason, Australian soldier and judge, 9th Chief Justice of Australia
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1925
John Swinton of Kimmerghame, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire
John Swinton of Kimmerghame · Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire
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1926
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
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1926
Arthur Rowley, English footballer, cricketer, and manager (d. 2002)
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1927
Ahmed Arif, Turkish poet and author (d. 1991)
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1928
Jack Evans, Welsh-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)
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1930
Hilda Hilst, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (d. 2004)
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1930
Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (d. 1989)
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1930
Dieter Roth, German-Swiss illustrator and sculptor (d. 1998)
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1930
Jack Taylor, English footballer and referee (d. 2012)
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1932
Slide Hampton, African-American trombonist and composer
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1932
Elaine May, American actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter
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1932
Angela Mortimer, English tennis player
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1933
Edelmiro Amante, Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
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1933
Easley Blackwood, Jr., American pianist, composer, and educator
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1933
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (d. 2014)
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1935
Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host
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1935
Thomas Kean, American academic and politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey
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1936
James Dobson, American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded Focus on the Family
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1936
Reg Fleming, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2009)
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1937
Gary Peters (baseball), American baseball player
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1937
Ben Zinn, Israeli-born American academic and former international soccer player
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1939
John McCabe, English pianist and composer (d. 2015)
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1939
Sister Helen Prejean, American nun, activist, and author
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1939
Reni Santoni, American actor
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1940
Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1940
Souleymane Cissé, Malian director, producer, and screenwriter
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1941
David L. Boren, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Oklahoma
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1942
Geoffrey Palmer, New Zealand politician, 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand
Geoffrey Palmer (politician) · Prime Minister of New Zealand
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1945
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Indian cricketer and umpire
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1945
Mark Wainberg, Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist (d. 2017)
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1947
Al Bumbry, American baseball player
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1947
Iggy Pop, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1947
John Weider, English bass player
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1948
Gary Condit, American businessman and politician
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1948
Josef Flammer, Swiss ophthalmologist
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1948
Dieter Fromm, German runner
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1949
Patti LuPone, American actress and singer
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1950
Shivaji Satam, Indian actor
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1951
Tony Danza, American actor and producer
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1951
Michael Freedman, American mathematician and academic
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1951
Steve Vickers, Canadian ice hockey player
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1952
Gerald Early, American author and academic
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1952
Cheryl Gillan, British businesswoman and politician, Secretary of State for Wales
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1953
John Brumby, Australian politician, 45th Premier of Victoria
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1954
Ebiet G. Ade, Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1954
James Morrison, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1955
Murathan Mungan, Turkish author, poet, and playwright
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1955
Doug Soetaert, Canadian ice hockey player
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1956
Peter Kosminsky, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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1956
Phillip Longman, German-American demographer and journalist
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1957
Hervé Le Tellier, French linguist and author
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1957
Jesse Orosco, American baseball player
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1957
Herbert Wetterauer, German painter, sculptor, and author
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1958
Andie MacDowell, American model, actress, and producer
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1958
Yoshito Usui, Japanese illustrator (d. 2009)
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1958
Michael Zarnock, American author
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1959
Tim Jacobus, American illustrator and painter
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1959
Olga Kuragina, Russian pentathlete
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1959
Arno Pijpers, Dutch footballer and coach
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1959
Robert Smith, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1960
Michel Goulet, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
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1960
Julius Korir, Kenyan runner
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1961
Carey Hayes, American screenwriter and producer
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1961
Chad Hayes, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1961
Neale Marmon, English-German footballer, coach, and manager
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1961
David Servan-Schreiber, French physician, neuroscientist, and author (d. 2011)
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1962
Les Lancaster, American baseball player and coach
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1962
Craig Robinson, American basketball player and coach
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1962
Aavo Sarap, Estonian footballer and coach
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1963
Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (d. 2004)
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1963
Roy Dupuis, Canadian actor
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1963
John Cameron Mitchell, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1964
Alex Baumann, Czech-Canadian swimmer
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1964
Ludmila Engquist, Russian-Swedish hurdler
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1965
Ed Belfour, Canadian ice hockey player
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1965
Karen Foster, American model and actress
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1965
Gary Grant, American basketball player
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1965
Thomas Helmer, German footballer
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1965
Fiona Kelleghan, American academic, critic and librarian
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1967
Emilio Valle, Cuban hurdler
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1968
Peter van Vossen, Dutch footballer and coach
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1969
John Kibowen, Kenyan runner
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1969
Toby Stephens, English actor
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1970
Jeff Anderson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1970
Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1970
Rob Riggle, American actor and comedian
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1970
Nicole Sullivan, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
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1971
Axl Rotten, American wrestler (d. 2016)
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1971
Michael Turner, American author and illustrator (d. 2008)
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1972
Richard Chelimo, Kenyan runner (d. 2001)
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1972
Gwendal Peizerat, French ice dancer
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1973
Jonathan Nsenga, Belgian hurdler and coach
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1974
Maksim Gruznov, Estonian footballer
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1974
Orlando Jordan, American wrestler
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1974
David Peachey, Australian rugby league player
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1975
Danyon Loader, New Zealand swimmer
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1976
Rommel Adducul, Filipino basketball player
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1976
Petero Civoniceva, Fijian-Australian rugby league player
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1977
Gyula Koi, Hungarian scholar and educator
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1977
Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater
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1978
Jacob Burns, Australian footballer
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1978
Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer
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1978
Yuliya Pechonkina, Russian hurdler
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1979
Tobias Linderoth, French-Swedish footballer and coach
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1979
James McAvoy, Scottish actor
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1980
Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
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1980
Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian ice hockey player
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1980
Tony Romo, American football player
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1981
Mads Junker, Danish footballer
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1982
Khalif Barnes, American football player
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1982
Micheal Luck, Australian rugby league player
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1982
Carnell Williams, American football player
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1983
Paweł Brożek, Polish footballer
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1983
Marco Donadel, Italian footballer
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1984
Shayna Fox, American voice actress
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1986
Audra Cohen, American tennis player
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1986
Alexander Edler, Swedish ice hockey player
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1986
Rodney Stuckey, American basketball player
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1986
Mirko Valdifiori, Italian footballer
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1987
Nadif Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
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1987
Eric Devendorf, American basketball player
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1987
Leroy George, Dutch footballer
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1987
Anastasia Prikhodko, Ukrainian singer
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1988
Jencarlos Canela, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1988
Pedro Mosquera, Spanish footballer
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1988
Adam Rooney, Irish footballer
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1989
Tatyana McFadden, Russian-American sprinter and skier
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1989
Carlos Muñoz, Chilean footballer
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1990
Aleksandar Prijović, Swiss footballer
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1992
Isco, Spanish footballer
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1992
Rene Santos, Brazilian footballer
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1994
Mitchell Weiser, German footballer
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Muertes Famosas
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234
Emperor Xian of Han, Chinese emperor (b. 181)
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866
Bardas, de facto regent of the Byzantine Empire
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941
Bajkam, de facto regent of the Abbasid Caliphate
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1073
Pope Alexander II
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1109
Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (b. 1033)
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1136
Stephen, Count of Tréguier Breton noblemen (b. c. 1058/62)
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1142
Peter Abelard, French philosopher and theologian (b. 1079)
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1213
Maria of Montpellier, Lady of Montpellier, Queen of Aragon (b. 1182)
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1329
Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)
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1509
Henry VII of England (b. 1457)
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1557
Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1495)
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1574
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1519)
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1591
Sen no Rikyu, Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (b. 1522)
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1650
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (b. 1607)
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1668
Jan Boeckhorst, Flemish painter (b. c. 1604)
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1699
Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (b. 1639)
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1719
Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1640)
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1720
Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (b. 1646)
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1722
Robert Beverley, Jr., English historian and author (b. 1673)
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1736
Prince Eugene of Savoy (b. 1663)
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1740
Thomas Tickell, English poet and author (b. 1685)
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1758
Francesco Zerafa, Maltese architect (b. 1679)
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1815
Joseph Winston, American soldier and politician (b. 1746)
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1825
Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
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1852
Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)
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1863
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (b. 1782)
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1900
Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (b. 1819)
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1910
Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (b. 1835)
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1918
Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (b. 1892)
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1924
Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (b. 1858)
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1930
Robert Bridges, English poet and author (b. 1844)
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1932
Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Bohemian cardinal (b. 1864)
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1938
Muhammad Iqbal, Indian-Pakistani philosopher and poet (b. 1877)
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1941
Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (b. 1875)
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1945
Walter Model, German field marshal (b. 1891)
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1946
John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher (b. 1883)
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1948
Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (b. 1887)
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1952
Leslie Banks, American actor, director and producer (b. 1890)
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1954
Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (b. 1897)
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1956
Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1895)
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1965
Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
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1971
François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (b. 1907)
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1973
Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)
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1973
Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1910)
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1974
Chic Harley, American football player (b. 1894)
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1977
Gummo Marx, American vaudevillian and talent agent (b. 1893)
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1978
Thomas Wyatt Turner, American biologist and academic (b. 1877)
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1980
Alexander Oparin, Russian biochemist and academic (b. 1894)
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1980
Sohrab Sepehri, Iranian poet and painter (b. 1928)
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1983
Walter Slezak, Austrian-American actor and singer (b. 1902)
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1984
Marcel Janco, Romanian-Israeli artist (b. 1895)
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1984
Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian engineer and mountaineer (b. 1943)
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1985
Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the monokini (b. 1922)
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1985
Tancredo Neves, Brazilian banker and politician, Prime Minister of Brazil (b. 1910)
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1986
Marjorie Eaton, American painter and actress (b. 1901)
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1986
Salah Jahin, Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1930)
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1987
Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1906)
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1989
James Kirkwood, Jr., American actor, playwright, and author (b. 1924)
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1990
Erté, Russian-French illustrator (b. 1892)
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1991
Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor (b. 1909)
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1996
Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-born American engineer and racing driver (b. 1909)
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1996
Dzhokhar Dudayev, Chechen general and politician, 1st President of Ichkeria (b. 1944)
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1996
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1925)
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1996
Jimmy Snyder, American sportscaster (b. 1919)
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1998
Jean-François Lyotard, French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1924)
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1999
Buddy Rogers, American actor (b. 1904)
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2003
Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933)
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2004
Mary McGrory, American journalist (b. 1918)
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2005
Gerry Marshall, English race car driver and journalist (b. 1941)
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2006
Johnny Checketts, New Zealand commander and pilot (b. 1912)
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2006
T. K. Ramakrishnan, Indian politician (b. 1922)
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2006
Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
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2007
Lobby Loyde, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1941)
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2010
Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)
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2010
Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish businessman (b. 1920)
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2010
Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan-English engineer and civil servant (b. 1930)
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2011
Catharina Halkes, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1920)
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2012
Doris Betts, American author and academic (b. 1932)
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2012
Charles Colson, American lawyer and activist, founded Prison Fellowship (b. 1931)
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2012
Albert Falco, French captain and diver (b. 1927)
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2012
Charles Higham, English-American author and poet (b. 1931)
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2012
Jerry Toppazzini, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)
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2013
Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1959)
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2013
Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (b. 1929)
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2013
Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor, author, and educator (b. 1905)
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2013
Gordon D. Gayle, American general and historian (b. 1917)
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2014
Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1931)
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2014
Janet Gray Hayes, American politician, 60th Mayor of San Jose (b. 1926)
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2014
George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (b. 1936)
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2014
Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (b. 1930)
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2015
M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (b. 1912)
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2015
Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer (b. 1959)
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2015
John Moshoeu, South African footballer and manager (b. 1965)
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2015
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Indian politician, Governor of Assam (b. 1927)
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2015
Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters, Canadian general (b. 1920)
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2015
Betsy von Furstenberg, German-American actress (b. 1931)
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2016
Prince, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1958)
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2017
Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer (b. 1972)
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