May 27 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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927
Death of Simeon I the Great, the first Bulgarian to be recognized as Emperor.
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1120
Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death.
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1153
Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.
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1199
John is crowned King of England.
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1644
Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
Manchu · Dorgon · Li Zicheng · Shun dynasty · Battle of Shanhai Pass
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1703
Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
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1798
The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland.
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1799
War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland.
War of the Second Coalition · Habsburg Monarchy · French First Republic · Battle of Winterthur (1799)
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1813
War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George.
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1860
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
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1863
American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
American Civil War · Confederate States of America · Siege of Port Hudson
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1874
The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
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1883
Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
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1896
The F4-strength 1896 St. Louis-East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing $2.9 billion in damage (1997 US dollars).
Fujita scale · 1896 St. Louis-East St. Louis tornado · St. Louis, Missouri · East St. Louis, Illinois · 1997
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1905
Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
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1907
Bubonic plague breaks out in San Francisco.
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1917
Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.
Pope Benedict XV · Promulgation (canon law) · 1917 Code of Canon Law · Canon law (Catholic Church) · Legal history of the Catholic Church
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1919
The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.
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1927
The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
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1930
The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
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1933
New Deal: The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission.
New Deal · Federal Securities Act · Federal Trade Commission
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1933
The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
The Walt Disney Company · Cartoon · Three Little Pigs (film) · Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
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1935
New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).
Supreme Court of the United States · National Industrial Recovery Act · A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
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1937
In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
California · Golden Gate Bridge · San Francisco · Marin County, California
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1940
World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
World War II · Le Paradis massacre · Royal Norfolk Regiment · Nazi Germany
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1941
World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
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1941
World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic killing almost 2,100 men.
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1942
World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later.
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1960
In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office.
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1962
The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.
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1965
Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.
Vietnam War · National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam · South Vietnam
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1967
Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians and to count them in the national census.
Australian referendum, 1967 (Aboriginals) · Indigenous Australians
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1967
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
Aircraft carrier · USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) · Ceremonial ship launching · Jacqueline Kennedy · Caroline Kennedy
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1971
The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
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1971
Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.
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1975
Dibbles Bridge coach crash near Grassington, in North Yorkshire, England, kills 33 - the highest ever death toll in a road accident in the United Kingdom.
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1980
The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.
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1996
First Chechen War: the Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
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1997
The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
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1998
Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.
Oklahoma City bombing · Michael Fortier (American) · Terrorism
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2001
Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
Islamism · Abu Sayyaf · Dos Palmas kidnappings · Palawan · Philippines
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2006
The 6.4 Mw Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
2006 Yogyakarta earthquake · Java · Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale
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2016
Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.
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Nacimientos Famosos
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742
Emperor Dezong of Tang (d. 805)
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1332
Ibn Khaldun, Tunisian historian and theologian (d. 1406)
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1378
Zhu Quan, Chinese military commander, historian and playwright (d. 1448)
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1519
Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and theorist (d. 1594)
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1537
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (d. 1604)
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1576
Caspar Schoppe, German author and scholar (d. 1649)
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1584
Michael Altenburg, German theologian and composer (d. 1640)
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1601
Antoine Daniel, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1648)
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1626
William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)
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1627
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (d. 1693)
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1651
Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)
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1652
Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine of Germany (d. 1722)
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1738
Nathaniel Gorham, American merchant and politician, 14th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1796)
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1756
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1825)
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1774
Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (d. 1857)
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1794
Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1877)
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1814
John Rudolph Niernsee, Viennese-born American architect (d.1885)
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1815
Henry Parkes, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1896)
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1818
Amelia Bloomer, American journalist and activist (d. 1894)
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1819
Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (d. 1910)
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1827
Samuel F. Miller, American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)
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1832
Zenas Ferry Moody, American surveyor and politician, 7th Governor of Oregon (d. 1917)
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1836
Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (d. 1892)
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1837
Wild Bill Hickok, American police officer (d. 1876)
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1852
Billy Barnes, English cricketer (d. 1899)
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1857
Theodor Curtius, German chemist (d. 1928)
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1860
Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portuguese politician, 7th President of Portugal (d. 1941)
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1863
Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)
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1867
Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (d. 1931)
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1868
Aleksa Šantić, Bosnian poet and author (d. 1924)
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1871
Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator (d. 1958)
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1875
Frederick Cuming, English cricketer (d. 1942)
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1876
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and author (d. 1945)
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1876
William Stanier, English engineer (d. 1965)
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1878
Anna Cervin, Swedish artist (d. 1972)
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1879
Karl Bühler, German-American linguist and psychologist (d. 1963)
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1879
Hans Lammers, German judge and politician (d. 1962)
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1883
Jessie Arms Botke, American painter (d. 1971)
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1884
Max Brod, Czech journalist, author, and composer (d. 1968)
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1887
Frank Woolley, English cricketer (d. 1978)
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1888
Louis Durey, French composer (d. 1979)
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1891
Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (d. 1965)
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1891
Jaan Kärner, Estonian poet and author (d. 1958)
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1894
Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author (d. 1961)
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1894
Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter (d. 1961)
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1895
Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (d. 1995)
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1897
John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
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1897
Dink Templeton, American rugby player and coach (d. 1962)
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1898
David Crosthwait, African-American engineer, inventor and writer (d. 1976)
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1899
Johannes Türn, Estonian chess and draughts player (d. 1993)
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1900
Lotte Toberentz, German overseer of the Nazi Uckermark concentration camp (d. 1964)
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1900
Uładzimir Žyłka, Belarusian poet and translator (d. 1933)
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1904
Chūhei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist (d. 1997)
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1906
Buddhadasa, Thai monk and philosopher (d. 1993)
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1906
Harry Hibbs, English footballer (d. 1984)
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1906
Antonio Rosario Mennonna, Italian bishop (d. 2009)
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1907
Nicolas Calas, Swiss-American poet and critic (d. 1988)
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1907
Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, and author (d. 1964)
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1909
Dolores Hope, American singer and philanthropist (d. 2011)
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1911
Hubert Humphrey, American journalist and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (d. 1978)
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1911
Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (d. 2007)
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1911
Vincent Price, American actor (d. 1993)
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1912
John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1982)
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1912
Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002)
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1912
Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1995)
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1915
Ester Soré, Chilean singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
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1915
Herman Wouk, American novelist
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1917
Harry Webster, English engineer (d. 2007)
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1918
Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan
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1921
Bob Godfrey, Australian-English animator, director, and voice actor (d. 2013)
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1922
Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (d. 2015)
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1922
Christopher Lee, English actor (d. 2015)
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1922
John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (d. 2013)
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1923
Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate
Henry Kissinger · United States Secretary of State · Nobel Peace Prize
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1923
Sumner Redstone, American businessman and philanthropist
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1924
Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
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1924
John Sumner, English-Australian director, founded the Melbourne Theatre Company (d. 2013)
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1925
Tony Hillerman, American journalist and author (d. 2008)
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1927
Jüri Randviir, Estonian chess player and journalist (d. 1996)
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1928
Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer and educator
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1930
John Barth, American novelist and short story writer
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1930
William S. Sessions, American civil servant and judge, 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
William S. Sessions · Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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1930
Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (d. 2010)
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1931
André Barbeau, French-Canadian neurologist (d. 1986)
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1931
John Chapple, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Gibraltar
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1931
Bernard Fresson, French actor (d. 2002)
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1931
Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (d. 2015)
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1931
Philip Kotler, American author and professor
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1933
Edward Samuel Rogers, Canadian businessman (d. 2008)
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1933
Manfred Sommer, Spanish author and illustrator (d. 2007)
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1934
Ray Daviault, Canadian-American baseball player
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1934
Harlan Ellison, American author and screenwriter
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1935
Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
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1935
Mal Evans, British road manager of The Beatles (d. 1976)
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1935
Ramsey Lewis, American jazz pianist and composer
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1935
Lee Meriwether, American model and actress, Miss America 1955
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1936
Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral
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1936
Louis Gossett, Jr., American actor and producer
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1936
Marcel Masse, Canadian educator and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2014)
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1937
Allan Carr, American playwright and producer (d. 1999)
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1939
Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, English courtier and businessman
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1939
Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician
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1939
Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
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1939
Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist
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1939
Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1940
Mike Gibson, Australian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2015)
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1942
Lee Baca, American police officer
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1942
Piers Courage, English race car driver (d. 1970)
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1942
Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1942
Robin Widdows, English race car driver
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1943
Cilla Black, English singer and actress (d. 2015)
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1943
Bruce Weitz, American actor
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1944
Chris Dodd, American lawyer and politician
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1944
Ingrid Roscoe, English historian and politician, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
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1944
Alain Souchon, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1945
Bruce Cockburn, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1946
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish bassist and composer (d. 2005)
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1946
John Williams, English motorcycle racer (d. 1978)
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1947
Peter DeFazio, American politician
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1947
Marty Kristian, German-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1947
Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach
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1947
Riivo Sinijärv, Estonian politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1948
Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant
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1948
Pete Sears, English bass player
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1948
Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, American occultist and author (d. 2014)
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1949
Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale, English politician
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1949
Christa Vahlensieck, German runner
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1950
Dee Dee Bridgewater, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1950
Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
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1951
John Conteh, English boxer
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1954
Pauline Hanson, Australian businesswoman, activist, and politician
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1954
Jackie Slater, American football player and coach
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1955
Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer
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1955
Richard Schiff, American actor, director, and producer
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1955
Ian Tracey, English organist and conductor
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1956
Cynthia McFadden, American journalist
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1956
Rosemary Squire, English producer and manager, co-founded Ambassador Theatre Group
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1956
Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian director and screenwriter
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1957
Dag Terje Andersen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Labour
Dag Terje Andersen · Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion
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1957
Nitin Gadkari, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Transport
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1957
Eddie Harsch, Canadian-American keyboard player and bass player (d. 2016)
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1957
Siouxsie Sioux, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer, former member of Siouxsie and the Banshees
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1958
Nick Anstee, English accountant and politician, 682nd Lord Mayor of London
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1958
Jesse Robredo, Filipino politician, 23rd Filipino Secretary of the Interior (d. 2012)
Jesse Robredo · Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines)
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1960
Gaston Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1961
José Luíz Barbosa, Brazilian runner and coach
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1961
Peri Gilpin, American actress
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1962
Marcelino Bernal, Mexican footballer
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1962
Ray Borner, Australian basketball player
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1962
Steven Brill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1962
Anthony A. Hyman, Israeli-English biologist and academic
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1962
David Mundell, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
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1962
Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
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1963
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist and composer
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1963
Maria Walliser, Swiss skier
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1964
Adam Carolla, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1965
Pat Cash, Australian-English tennis player and sportscaster
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1966
Heston Blumenthal, English chef and author
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1967
Paul Gascoigne, English footballer, coach, and manager
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1967
Eddie McClintock, American actor
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1968
Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach
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1968
Rebekah Brooks, English journalist
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1968
Harun Erdenay, Turkish basketball player and coach
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1968
Frank Thomas, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1969
Todd Hundley, American baseball player
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1969
Jeremy Mayfield, American race car driver
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1969
Craig Federighi, American computer scientist and engineer
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1970
Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
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1970
Tim Farron, English educator and politician
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1970
Joseph Fiennes, English actor
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1971
Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician
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1971
Paul Bettany, English actor
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1971
Wayne Carey, Australian footballer and coach
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1971
Kaur Kender, Estonian author
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1971
Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (d. 2002)
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1971
Lee Sharpe, English footballer
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1971
Grant Stafford, South African tennis player
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1971
Sophie Walker, British politician, leader of the Women's Equality Party
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1972
Todd Demsey, American golfer
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1972
Antonio Freeman, American football player
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1972
Maxim Sokolov, Russian ice hockey player
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1973
Jack McBrayer, American actor and comedian
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1973
Tana Umaga, New Zealand rugby player and coach
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1973
Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek film video, and theatre director, producer and screenwriter
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1974
Skye Edwards, British singer-songwriter
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1974
Denise van Outen, English actress, singer, and television host
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1974
Derek Webb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1974
Danny Wuerffel, American football player
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1975
André 3000, American rapper
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1975
Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
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1975
Jamie Oliver, English chef and author
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1975
Feryal Özel, Turkish astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
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1976
Marcel Fässler, Swiss race car driver
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1977
Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper
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1977
Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
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1978
Adin Brown, American soccer player
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1979
Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
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1979
Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
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1980
Craig Buntin, Canadian figure skater
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1981
Alina Cojocaru, Romanian ballerina
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1981
Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
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1984
Blake Ahearn, American basketball player
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1984
Miguel González, Mexican baseball pitcher
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1985
Chiang Chien-ming, Taiwanese baseball player
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1985
Roberto Soldado, Spanish footballer
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1986
Conor Cummins, Manx motorcycle racer
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1986
Bamba Fall, Senegalese basketball player
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1986
Lasse Schöne, Danish footballer
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1987
Gervinho, Ivorian footballer
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1987
Eric Kolelas, French-English actor and director
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1987
Bora Paçun, Turkish basketball player
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1987
Matt Prior, Australian rugby league player
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1987
Martina Sablikova, Czech speed skater and cyclist
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1988
Vontae Davis, American football player
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1988
Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler
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1988
Garrett Richards, American baseball pitcher
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1988
Tyler Sash, American football player (d. 2015)
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1989
Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
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1989
Ben Pringle, English footballer
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1990
Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian runner
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1990
Chris Colfer, American actor and singer
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1990
Marcus Kruger, Swedish ice hockey player
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1991
Sebastien Dewaest, Belgian footballer
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1991
Tim Lafai, Samoan rugby league player
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1991
Ksenia Pervak, Russian tennis player
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1991
Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer
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1992
Aaron Brown, Canadian sprinter
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1994
Aymeric Laporte, French footballer
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Muertes Famosas
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366
Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 325)
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398
Murong Bao, emperor of the Xianbei state Later Yan (b. 355)
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475
Eutropius, bishop of Orange
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866
Ordoño I of Asturias (b. 831)
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927
Simeon I of Bulgaria (b. 864)
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1039
Dirk III, Count of Holland (b. 981)
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1045
Bruno of Würzburg, imperial chancellor of Italy (b. c. 1005)
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1178
Godfrey van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht
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1240
William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (b. 1166)
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1444
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English commander (b. 1404)
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1508
Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1452)
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1508
Lucrezia Crivelli, mistress of Ludovico Sforza (d. 1452)
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1525
Thomas Müntzer, German mystic and theologian (b. 1488)
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1541
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (b. 1473)
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1564
John Calvin, French pastor and theologian (b. 1509)
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1610
François Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578)
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1624
Diego Ramírez de Arellano, Spanish sailor and cosmographer (b. c. 1580)
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1661
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish general and politician (b. 1607)
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1675
Gaspard Dughet, Italian-French painter (b. 1613)
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1690
Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1626)
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1702
Dominique Bouhours, French priest and critic (b. 1628)
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1707
Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640)
Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan · Louis XIV of France
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1781
Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1716)
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1797
François-Noël Babeuf, French journalist (b. 1760)
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1831
Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (b. 1799)
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1840
Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1782)
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1867
Thomas Bulfinch American mythologist (b. 1796)
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1896
Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1839)
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1910
Robert Koch, German physician and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
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1918
Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (b. 1869)
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1919
Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (b. 1848)
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1933
Achille Paroche, French target shooter (b. 1868)
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1939
Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
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1941
Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
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1941
Günther Lütjens, German admiral (b. 1889)
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1942
Muhammed Hamdi Yazır, Turkish theologian, logician, and translator (b. 1878)
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1943
Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1878)
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1945
Enno Lolling, German physician (b. 1888)
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1947
Ed Konetchy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1885)
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1949
Robert Ripley, American cartoonist, publisher, and businessman, founded Ripley's Believe It or Not! (b. 1890)
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1953
Jesse Burkett, American baseball player and manager (b. 1868)
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1960
James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1877)
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1963
Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (b. 1912)
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1964
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (b. 1889)
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1967
W. Otto Miessner, American composer and educator (b. 1880)
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1967
Ernst Niekisch, German academic and politician (b. 1889)
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1969
Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (b. 1926)
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1971
Béla Juhos, Hungarian-Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1901)
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1971
Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1935)
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1980
Gün Sazak, Turkish agronomist and politician (b. 1932)
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1984
Vasilije Mokranjac, Serbian composer (b. 1923)
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1986
Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher and academic (b. 1921)
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1986
Ajoy Mukherjee, Indian politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1901)
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1986
Giorgos Tzifos, Greek actor and cinematographer (b. 1918)
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1987
John Howard Northrop, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
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1988
Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (b. 1908)
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1988
Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
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1989
Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet and translator (b. 1907)
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1990
Robert B. Meyner, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1908)
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1991
Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist and theorist (b. 1904)
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1992
Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (b. 1890)
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1998
Minoo Masani, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
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2000
Kazimierz Leski, Polish engineer and pilot (b. 1912)
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2000
Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, Scottish politician and diplomat, 25th Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1917)
Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch · Governor of Hong Kong
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2000
Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1921)
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2003
Luciano Berio, Italian composer and educator (b. 1925)
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2006
Rob Borsellino, American journalist (b. 1949)
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2006
Paul Gleason, American actor (b. 1939)
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2006
Craig Heyward, American football player (b. 1966)
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2007
Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1967)
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2007
Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (b. 1932)
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2007
Ed Yost, American inventor, created the hot air balloon (b. 1919)
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2008
Franz Künstler, Hungarian soldier (b. 1900)
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2009
Thomas M. Franck, American lawyer and academic (b. 1931)
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2009
Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1934)
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2009
Mona Grey, British nursing administrator; Northern Ireland's first Chief Nursing Officer
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2009
Abram Hoffer, Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist (b. 1917)
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2009
Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian-American priest and theologian (b. 1946)
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2009
Carol Anne O'Marie, American nun and author (b. 1933)
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2009
William Refshauge, Australian soldier and physician (b. 1913)
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2009
Paul Sharratt, English-American television host (b. 1933)
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2010
Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (b. 1929)
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2011
Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (b. 1950)
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2011
Margo Dydek, Polish-American basketball player (b. 1974)
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2011
Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1949)
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2012
Simeon Daniel, Nevisian educator and politician, 1st Premier of Nevis (b. 1934)
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2012
Friedrich Hirzebruch, German mathematician and academic (b. 1927)
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2012
David Rimoin, Canadian-American geneticist and academic (b. 1936)
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2013
Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (b. 1917)
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2013
Bill Pertwee, English actor (b. 1926)
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2013
Abdoulaye Sékou Sow, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1931)
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2014
Robert Genn, Canadian painter and author (b. 1936)
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2014
Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
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2014
Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
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2014
Massimo Vignelli, Italian-American graphic designer (b. 1931)
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2015
Erik Carlsson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1929)
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2015
Nils Christie, Norwegian sociologist, criminologist, and author (b. 1928)
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2015
Andy King, English footballer and manager (b. 1956)
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2015
Michael Martin, American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)
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2017
Gregg Allman, American musician, singer and songwriter (b. 1947)
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