May 24 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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919
The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom.
Franconia · Duchy of Saxony · Henry the Fowler · Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire) · Fritzlar
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1218
The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
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1276
Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.
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1487
The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII's reign.
Lambert Simnel · Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin · Henry VII of England
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1595
Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
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1607
100 English settlers disembark in Jamestown, the first English colony in America.
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1621
The Protestant Union is formally dissolved.
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1626
Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
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1667
The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance.
French Royal Army (1652-1830) · Spanish Netherlands · War of Devolution · Kingdom of France · Spanish Empire
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1683
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
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1689
The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting dissenting Protestants but excluding Roman Catholics.
Parliament of England · Act of Toleration 1689 · Protestantism · Roman Catholics
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1738
John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.
John Wesley · Born again (Christianity) · Methodism · Methodists · Aldersgate Day
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1798
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins.
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1813
South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").
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1822
Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito.
Battle of Pichincha · Antonio José de Sucre · Presidency of Quito
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1830
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale is published.
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1832
The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference.
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1844
Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C.
Samuel Morse · Bible · Book of Numbers · Old Supreme Court Chamber · United States Capitol
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1856
John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
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1861
American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
American Civil War · Union (American Civil War) · Alexandria, Virginia
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1883
The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
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1900
Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
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1915
World War I: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the conflict on the side of the Allies.
World War I · Kingdom of Italy · Austria-Hungary · Allies of World War I
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1930
Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
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1935
The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Crosley Field.
Night game · Major League Baseball · Cincinnati, Ohio · Cincinnati Reds · Philadelphia Phillies
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1940
Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
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1940
Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico.
Soviet Union · Joseph Stalin · NKVD · Iosif Grigulevich · Leon Trotsky
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1941
World War II: In the Battle of the Atlantic, the German Battleship Bismarck sinks then-pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen.
World War II · Battle of the Atlantic · German battleship Bismarck · Royal Navy · HMS Hood (51)
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1948
Arab-Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.
1948 Arab-Israeli War · Battle of Yad Mordechai · Kibbutz · Yad Mordechai
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1956
The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
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1958
United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
United Press International · United Press · International News Service
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1960
Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.
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1961
American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.
American civil rights movement · Freedom Riders · Jackson, Mississippi
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1962
Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
Project Mercury · Astronaut · Scott Carpenter · Aurora 7 · Space capsule
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1976
The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine.
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1981
Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha.
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1982
Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran-Iraq War.
Liberation of Khorramshahr · Iran · Khorramshahr · Iraqis · Iran-Iraq War
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1988
Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted.
Section 28 · Local Government Act 1988 · Local government in England · Homosexuality
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1991
Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
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1992
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.
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1992
The ethnic cleansing in Kozarac, Bosnia and Herzegovina begins when Serbian militia and police forces enter the town.
- 1993
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1994
Four men convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 are each sentenced to 240 years in prison.
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1999
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia · The Hague · Slobodan Milošević · War crime · Crimes against humanity
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2000
Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
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2002
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
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2014
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people.
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2014
At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium.
Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting · Jewish Museum of Belgium
Nacimientos Famosos
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15 BC
Germanicus, Roman general (d. 19)
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1335
Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary (d. 1349)
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1494
Pontormo, Italian painter (d. 1557)
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1522
John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)
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1544
William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1603)
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1576
Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier (d. 1635)
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1616
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland (d. 1682)
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale · Secretary of State, Scotland
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1628
Marek Sobieski, Polish noble (d. 1652)
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1669
Emerentia von Düben, Swedish royal favorite (d. 1743)
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1671
Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)
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1686
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale (d. 1736)
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1689
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1769)
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea · Lord President of the Council
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1743
Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician (d. 1793)
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1794
William Whewell, English priest and philosopher (d. 1866)
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1803
Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist and paleontologist (d. 1866)
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1810
Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (d. 1874)
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1816
Emanuel Leutze, German-American painter (d. 1868)
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1819
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)
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1830
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (d. 1897)
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1855
Arthur Wing Pinero, English actor, director, and playwright (d. 1934)
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1861
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1940)
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland · Prime Minister of Malta
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1863
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (d. 1938)
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1868
Charlie Taylor, American engineer and mechanic (d. 1956)
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1870
Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and judge (d. 1938)
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1870
Jan Smuts, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1950)
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1874
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1878)
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1875
Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1961)
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1878
Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American psychologist and engineer (d. 1972)
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1879
H. B. Reese, American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (d. 1956)
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1886
Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1979)
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1887
Mick Mannock, Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)
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1891
William F. Albright, American archaeologist, philologist, and scholar (d. 1971)
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1895
Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., American publisher, founded Advance Publications (d. 1979)
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1899
Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (d. 1938)
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1899
Henri Michaux, Belgian-French poet and painter (d. 1984)
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1900
Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984)
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1900
Sonia Rosemary Keppel, British baroness, grandmother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (d. 1986) [1]
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1901
José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 1968)
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1902
Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (d. 1954)
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1902
Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor (d. 2004)
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1905
Mikhail Sholokhov, Russian novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
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1909
Wilbur Mills, American banker and politician (d. 1992)
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1910
Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (d. 1983)
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1913
Joe Abreu, American baseball player and soldier (d. 1993)
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1914
Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (d. 1986)
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1916
Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002)
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1917
Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
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1923
Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986)
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1924
Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter
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1925
Carmine Infantino, American illustrator and educator (d. 2013)
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1925
Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director (d. 1994)
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1926
Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor and screenwriter
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1928
William Trevor, Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer (d. 2016)
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1932
Arnold Wesker, English playwright and producer (d. 2016)
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1933
Jane Byrne, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Chicago (d. 2014)
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1933
Réal Giguère, Canadian television host and actor
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1933
Aharon Lichtenstein, French-Israeli rabbi and author (d. 2015)
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1935
Joan Micklin Silver, American director and screenwriter
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1936
Harold Budd, American composer and poet
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1937
Maryvonne Dupureur, French runner and educator (d. 2008)
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1937
Archie Shepp, American saxophonist and composer
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1938
Prince Buster, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer
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1938
Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1940
Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
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1941
Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate
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1941
Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, English academic and politician
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1942
Ali Bacher, South African cricketer and manager
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1942
Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver
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1942
Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs
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1943
Gary Burghoff, American actor
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1944
Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1944
Dominique Lavanant, French actress
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1945
Terry Callier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
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1945
Steven Norris, English engineer and politician
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1945
Richard Ottaway, English lieutenant and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Richard Ottaway · Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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1945
Priscilla Presley, American actress and businesswoman
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1946
Tansu Çiller, Turkish economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey
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1946
Irena Szewińska, Russian-Polish sprinter
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1947
Albert Bouchard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
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1947
Mike De Leon, Filipino director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer
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1947
Mike Reid, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and retired American football player
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1947
Waddy Wachtel, American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer
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1947
Martin Winterkorn, German businessman
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1948
Richard Dembo, French director and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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1949
Jim Broadbent, English actor
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1953
Alfred Molina, English actor
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1955
Rosanne Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Philippe Lafontaine, Belgian singer and songwriter
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1955
David Leonard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Rajesh Roshan, Indian composer
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1956
R. B. Bernstein, constitutional historian
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1956
Larry Blackmon, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1956
Dominic Grieve, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
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1956
Michael Jackson, Irish archbishop
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1958
Chip Ganassi, American race car driver, team owner and businessman
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1959
Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish-American ice hockey player (d. 1985)
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1959
Barry O'Farrell, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of New South Wales
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1960
Guy Fletcher, English keyboard player, guitarist, and producer
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1960
Bill Harrigan, Australian rugby league referee and sportscaster
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1960
Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress
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1961
Lorella Cedroni, Italian philosopher and theorist (d. 2013)
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1961
Alain Lemieux, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
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1962
Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican-American boxer (d. 2012)
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1962
Gene Anthony Ray, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2003)
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1963
Ivan Capelli, Italian race car driver and sportscaster
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1963
Michael Chabon, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
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1963
Joe Dumars, American basketball player
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1963
Rich Rodriguez, American football player and coach
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1963
Valerie Taylor, American computer scientist and educator
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1964
Liz McColgan, Scottish educator and runner
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1964
Adrian Moorhouse, English swimmer
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1964
Isidro Pérez, Mexican boxer (d. 2013)
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1964
Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
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1965
John C. Reilly, American actor
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1965
Shinichirō Watanabe, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
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1966
Eric Cantona, French footballer, manager, and actor
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1966
Ricky Craven, American race car driver and sportscaster
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1967
Tamer Karadağlı, Turkish actor
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1967
Andrey Borodin, Russian-English economist and businessman
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1967
Eric Close, American actor
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1967
Heavy D, Jamaican-American rapper, producer, and actor (d. 2011)
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1967
Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager
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1969
Martin McCague, Northern Irish-English cricketer
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1969
Jacob Rees-Mogg, English politician
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1969
Rich Robinson, American guitarist and songwriter
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1971
Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
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1972
Greg Berlanti, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1973
Rodrigo, Argentinian singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
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1973
Bartolo Colón, Dominican-American baseball player
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1973
Shirish Kunder, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
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1973
Vladimír Šmicer, Czech footballer and manager
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1974
Sébastien Foucan, French runner and actor
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1974
Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player and coach
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1974
Magnus Manske, German biochemist and computer programmer, developed MediaWiki
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1974
Will Sasso, Canadian actor and comedian
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1975
Marc Gagnon, Canadian speed skater
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1975
Giannis Goumas, Greek footballer and coach
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1975
Maria Lawson, English singer-songwriter
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1976
Alessandro Cortini, Italian-American singer and keyboard player
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1976
Catherine Cox, New Zealand-Australian netball player
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1976
Silje Vige, Norwegian singer
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1978
Elijah Burke, American wrestler
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1978
Johan Holmqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
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1978
Brad Penny, American baseball player
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1978
Rose, French singer, songwriter and composer
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1979
Tracy McGrady, American basketball player
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1979
Kareem McKenzie, American football player
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1980
Jason Babin, American football player
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1980
Anthony Minichiello, Australian rugby league player
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1981
Andy Lee, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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1982
Issah Gabriel Ahmed, Ghanaian footballer
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1982
Rian Wallace, American football player
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1983
Custódio Castro, Portuguese footballer
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1983
Pedram Javaheri, Iranian-American meteorologist and journalist
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1983
Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (d. 2009)
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1984
Sarah Hagan, American actress
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1984
Dmitri Kruglov, Estonian footballer
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1985
Tim Bridgman, English race car driver
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1986
Mark Ballas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, dancer, and actor
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1986
Giannis Kontoes, Greek footballer
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1987
Déborah François, Belgian actress
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1987
Guillaume Latendresse, Canadian ice hockey player
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1988
Artem Anisimov, Russian ice hockey player
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1988
Monica Lin Brown, American sergeant
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1988
Billy Gilman, American singer-songwriter
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1988
Lucian Wintrich, American political artist and White House correspondent
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1989
Andrew Jordan, English race car driver
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1990
Mattias Ekholm, Swedish ice hockey player
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1991
Aled Davies, Welsh discus thrower
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1991
Cody Eakin, Canadian ice hockey player
Muertes Famosas
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688
Ségéne, bishop of Armagh (b. c. 610)
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1089
Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury
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1136
Hugues de Payens, first Grand Master of the Knights Templar (b. c. 1070)
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1153
David I of Scotland (b. 1083)
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1201
Theobald III, Count of Champagne (b. 1179)
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1351
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman, Moroccan sultan (b. 1297)
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1408
Taejo of Joseon (b. 1335)
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1456
Ambroise de Loré, French commander (b. 1396)
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1543
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)
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1612
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1563)
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1627
Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (b. 1561)
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1632
Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)
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1734
Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
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1792
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1718)
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney · Governor of Newfoundland
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1806
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (b. 1723)
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll · Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire
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1843
Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
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1861
Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (b. 1837)
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1872
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (b. 1794)
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1879
William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (b. 1805)
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1881
Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (b. 1805)
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1901
Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (b. 1824)
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1908
Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (b. 1821)
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1915
John Condon, Irish-English soldier (b. 1896)
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1919
Amado Nervo, Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (b. 1870)
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1941
Lancelot Holland, English admiral (b. 1887)
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1945
Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal and pilot (b. 1892)
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1948
Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
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1949
Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect, designed Lenin's Mausoleum and Moscow Kazanskaya railway station (b. 1873)
Alexey Shchusev · Lenin's Mausoleum · Moscow Kazanskaya railway station
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1950
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (b. 1883)
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell · Governor-General of India
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1951
Thomas N. Heffron, American actor, director, screenwriter (b. 1872)
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1958
Frank Rowe, Australian public servant (b. 1895)
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1959
John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (b. 1888)
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1963
Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)
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1965
Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1908)
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1974
Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (b. 1899)
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1976
Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (b. 1923)
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1979
Ernest Bullock, English organist, composer, and educator (b. 1890)
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1981
Herbert Müller, Swiss race car driver (b. 1940)
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1984
Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter and businessman, founded WWE (b. 1914)
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1988
Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (b. 1909)
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1990
Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (b. 1910)
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1991
Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)
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1992
Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese race car driver (b. 1956)
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1995
Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1916)
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1996
Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (b. 1934)
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1996
Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1908)
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1997
Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (b. 1923)
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2000
Kurt Schork, American journalist and scholar (b. 1947)
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2000
Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1919)
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2002
Wallace Markfield, American author (b. 1926)
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2003
Rachel Kempson, English actress (b. 1910)
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2004
Henry Ries, German-American photographer (b. 1917)
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2004
Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. 1913)
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2004
Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (b. 1900)
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2005
Carl Amery, German activist and author (b. 1922)
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2005
Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (b. 1913)
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2005
Guy Tardif, Canadian academic and politician (b. 1935)
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2006
Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (b. 1915)
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2006
Claude Piéplu, French actor (b. 1923)
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2006
Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician and educator (b. 1930)
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2008
Dick Martin, American actor, comedian, and director (b. 1922)
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2008
Jimmy McGriff, American organist and bandleader (b. 1936)
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2009
Jay Bennett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1963)
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2010
Ray Alan, English ventriloquist, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
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2010
Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1972)
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2010
Raymond V. Haysbert, American businessman and activist (b. 1920)
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2010
Petr Muk, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1965)
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2010
Anneliese Rothenberger, German soprano and actress (b. 1926)
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2011
Huguette Clark, American heiress, painter, and philanthropist (b. 1906)
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2011
Hakim Ali Zardari Indian-Pakistani businessman and politician (b. 1930)
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2012
Klaas Carel Faber Dutch-German SS officer (b. 1922)
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2012
Kathi Kamen Goldmark, American journalist and author (b. 1948)
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2012
Jacqueline Harpman, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (b. 1929)
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2012
Juan Francisco Lombardo, Argentinian footballer (b. 1925)
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2012
Lee Rich, American production manager and producer (b. 1918)
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2013
Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (b. 1929)
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2013
Ron Davies, Welsh footballer (b. 1942)
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2013
Gotthard Graubner, German painter (b. 1930)
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2013
Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
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2013
Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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2014
David Allen, English cricketer (b. 1935)
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2014
Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, Iranian businessman (b. 1969)
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2014
Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1927)
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2014
John Vasconcellos, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
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2015
Dean Carroll, English rugby player (b. 1962)
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2015
Kenneth Jacobs, Australian lawyer and judge (b. 1917)
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2015
Tanith Lee, English author (b. 1947)