June 12 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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910
Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors.
Battle of Lechfeld (910) · Hungarians · East Francia · Louis the Child · Feigned retreat
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1240
At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Christian monk and four rabbis.
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1381
Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.
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1418
Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War: Parisians slaughter Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac and his suspected sympathizers, along with all prisoners, foreign bankers, and students and faculty of the College of Navarre.
Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War · Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac · College of Navarre
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1429
Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk in the second day of the Battle of Jargeau.
Hundred Years' War · Joan of Arc · William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk · Battle of Jargeau
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1550
The city of Helsinki, Finland (belonging to Sweden at the time) is founded by King Gustav I of Sweden.
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1653
First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins and lasts until June 13.
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1665
England installs a municipal government in New York City (the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam).
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1758
French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences.
French and Indian War · Siege of Louisbourg (1758) · James Wolfe · Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
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1772
French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand
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1775
American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.
American Revolution · British Army · Thomas Gage · Martial law · Massachusetts Colony
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1776
The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
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1798
Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battle of Ballynahinch.
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1817
maiden ride by Karl von Drais of the bicycle.
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1864
American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
American Civil War · Overland Campaign · Battle of Cold Harbor · Ulysses S. Grant · Robert E. Lee
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1898
Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
Philippine Declaration of Independence · Emilio Aguinaldo · Philippines
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1899
New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
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1914
Massacre of Phocaea: Turkish irregulars slaughter 50 to 100 Greeks and expel thousands of others in an ethnic cleansing operation in the Ottoman Empire.
- 1935
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1939
Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor.
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1939
The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
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1940
World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to Major General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
World War II · Major General · Erwin Rommel · Saint-Valery-en-Caux
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1942
Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
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1943
Holocaust: Germany liquidates the Jewish Ghetto in Brzeżany, Poland (now Berezhany, Ukraine). Around 1,180 Jews are led to the city's old Jewish graveyard and shot.
Nazi Germany · Jewish quarter (diaspora) · Berezhany · Ukraine · Jews
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1944
American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan.
Paratroopers · 101st Airborne Division · Battle of Carentan · Carentan
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1954
Pope Pius XII canonises Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as a saint, making him at the time the youngest unmartyred saint in the Roman Catholic Church. In 2017 Jacinta and Francisco Marto, aged 10 and 9 at the time of their deaths, are declared saints.
Pope Pius XII · Canonization · Dominic Savio · Saint · Martyr
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1963
NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith during the Civil Rights Movement.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People · Medgar Evers · Jackson, Mississippi · Ku Klux Klan · Byron De La Beckwith
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1964
Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
Apartheid · African National Congress · Nelson Mandela · Nelson Mandela · Sabotage
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1967
The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.
Supreme Court of the United States · Loving v. Virginia · U.S. state · Interracial marriage · Constitutionality
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1979
Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
Bryan Allen (cyclist) · Kremer prize · English Channel · Gossamer Albatross
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1987
The Central African Republic's former Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.
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1987
Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Cold War · Brandenburg Gate · President of the United States · Ronald Reagan · Mikhail Gorbachev
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1990
Russia Day: The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.
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1991
Russians first democratically elected Boris Yeltsin as the President of Russia.
Russian presidential election, 1991 · Boris Yeltsin · President of Russia
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1991
1991 Kokkadichcholai massacre: The Sri Lankan Army massacres 152 minority Tamil civilians in the village of Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batticaloa.
1991 Kokkadichcholai massacre · Sri Lankan Army · Tamil people · Kokkadichcholai · Batticaloa
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1993
An election takes place in Nigeria which is later annulled by the military Government led by Ibrahim Babangida.
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1994
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are murdered outside Simpson's home in Los Angeles. Her estranged husband, O.J. Simpson is later charged with the murders, but is acquitted by a jury.
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1997
Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
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1999
Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Kosovo War · Operation Joint Guardian · NATO · United Nations · KFor
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2009
A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.
Iranian presidential election, 2009 · 2009 Iranian election protests
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2016
Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida; the gunman, Omar Mateen, is killed in a gunfight with police.
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Nacimientos Famosos
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950
Reizei, Japanese emperor (d. 1011)
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1107
Gao Zong, Chinese emperor (d. 1187)
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1161
Constance, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1201)
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1519
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)
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1561
Anna of Württemberg, German princess (d. 1616)
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1564
John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (d. 1633)
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1573
Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex, soldier (d. 1629)
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1577
Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)
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1580
Adriaen van Stalbemt, Flemish painter (d. 1662)
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1653
Maria Amalia of Courland, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1711)
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1686
Marie-Catherine Homassel Hecquet, French writer (d. 1764)
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1711
Louis Legrand, French priest and theologian (d. 1780)
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1760
Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French author, playwright, journalist, and politician (d. 1797)
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1771
Patrick Gass, American sergeant (Lewis and Clark Expedition) and author (d. 1870)
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1775
Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851)
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1777
Robert Clark, American physician and politician (d. 1837)
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1795
John Marston, American sailor (d. 1885)
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1798
Samuel Cooper, American general (d. 1876)
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1800
Samuel Wright Mardis, American politician (d. 1836)
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1802
Harriet Martineau, English sociologist and author (d. 1876)
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1806
John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge (d. 1869)
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1807
Ante Kuzmanić, Croatian physician and journalist (d. 1879)
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1812
Edmond Hébert, French geologist and academic (d. 1890)
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1819
Charles Kingsley, English priest, historian, and author (d. 1875)
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1827
Johanna Spyri, Swiss author (d. 1901)
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1831
Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)
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1841
Watson Fothergill, English architect, designed the Woodborough Road Baptist Church (d. 1928)
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1843
David Gill, Scottish-English astronomer and author (d. 1914)
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1851
Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (d. 1940)
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1857
Maurice Perrault, Canadian architect, engineer, and politician, 15th Mayor of Longueuil (d. 1909)
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1858
Harry Johnston, English botanist and explorer (d. 1927)
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1858
Henry Scott Tuke, English painter and photographer (d. 1929)
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1861
William Attewell, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1927)
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1864
Frank Chapman, American ornithologist, photographer, and author (d. 1945)
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1877
Thomas C. Hart, American admiral and politician (d. 1971)
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1883
Fernand Gonder, French pole vaulter (d. 1969)
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1883
Robert Lowie, Austrian-American anthropologist and academic (d. 1957)
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1888
Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1920)
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1890
Egon Schiele, Austrian soldier and painter (d. 1918)
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1892
Djuna Barnes, American novelist, journalist, and playwright (d. 1982)
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1897
Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1977)
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1899
Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
Fritz Albert Lipmann · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1899
Weegee, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (d. 1968)
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1902
Hendrik Elias, Belgian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Ghent (d. 1973)
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1905
Ray Barbuti, American sprinter and football player (d. 1988)
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1906
Sandro Penna, Italian poet (d. 1977)
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1908
Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian broadcaster (d. 1988)
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1908
Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2010)
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1908
Otto Skorzeny, German SS officer (d. 1975)
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1910
Bill Naughton, Irish-English playwright and author (d. 1992)
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1912
Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993)
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1912
Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961)
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1913
Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (d. 1996)
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1913
Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral (d. 2005)
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1914
William Lundigan, American actor (d. 1975)
- 1914
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1915
Priscilla Lane, American actress (d. 1995)
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1915
Christopher Mayhew, English soldier and politician (d. 1997)
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1915
David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman (d. 2017)
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1916
Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991)
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1916
Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015)
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1918
Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001)
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1918
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (d. 2001)
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1919
Uta Hagen, German-American actress and educator (d. 2004)
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1920
Dave Berg, American soldier and cartoonist (d. 2002)
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1920
Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2000)
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1921
Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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1921
Christopher Derrick, English author, critic, and academic (d. 2007)
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1921
James Archibald Houston, Canadian author and illustrator (d. 2005)
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1922
Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and author (d. 2013)
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1924
George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States
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1924
Grete Dollitz, German-American guitarist and radio host (d. 2013)
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1925
Jaime Montestrela, Portuguese psychiatrist, author, and poet (d. 1975)
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1928
Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1928
Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician and diplomat, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
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1928
Richard M. Sherman, American composer and director
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1929
Brigid Brophy, English author and critic (d. 1995)
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1929
Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (d. 1945)
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1929
Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani linguist and academic
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1929
John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (d. 2017)
John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey · Solicitor General for Scotland
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1930
Jim Burke, Australian cricketer (d. 1979)
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1930
Donald Byrne, American chess player (d. 1976)
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1930
Innes Ireland, Scottish race car driver and engineer (d. 1993)
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1930
Jim Nabors, American actor and singer
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1931
Trevanian, American author and scholar (d. 2005)
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1931
Rona Jaffe, American novelist (d. 2005)
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1932
Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer
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1932
Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (d. 2002)
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1933
Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (d. 2004)
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1934
John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (d. 2001)
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1934
Kevin Billington, English director and producer
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1935
Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (d. 2014)
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1935
Paul Kennedy, English lawyer and judge
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1937
Vladimir Arnold, Russian-French mathematician and academic (d. 2010)
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1937
Klaus Basikow, German footballer and manager (d. 2015)
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1937
Antal Festetics, Hungarian-Austrian biologist and zoologist
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1937
Chips Moman, American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter (d. 2016)
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1938
Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (d. 2016)
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1938
Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor
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1939
Ron Lynch, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1939
Frank McCloskey, American sergeant and politician (d. 2003)
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1940
Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician
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1941
Marv Albert, American sportscaster
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1941
Chick Corea, American pianist and composer
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1941
Roy Harper, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1941
Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1941
Lucille Roybal-Allard, American politician
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1942
Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1942
Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1945
Pat Jennings, Irish footballer and coach
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1946
Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1946
Bobby Gould, English footballer and manager
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1946
Catherine Bréchignac, French physicist and academic
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1948
Hans Binder, Austrian race car driver
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1948
Herbert Meyer, German footballer
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1948
Len Wein, American comic book writer and editor
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1949
Jens Böhrnsen, German judge and politician, President of Germany
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1949
Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player
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1949
John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2017)
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1950
Oğuz Abadan, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1950
Michael Fabricant, English politician
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1951
Bun E. Carlos, American drummer
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1951
Brad Delp, American musician and singer (Boston - RTZ) (d. 2007)
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1951
Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007)
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1952
Spencer Abraham, American academic and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy
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1952
Junior Brown, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1952
Pete Farndon, English bass player and songwriter (The Pretenders) (d. 1983)
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1953
Rocky Burnette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1954
Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall, English lawyer and politician
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1956
Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
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1957
Timothy Busfield, American actor, director, and producer
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1957
Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach
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1958
Meredith Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1959
John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and musician
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1959
Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and comedian
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1960
Joe Kopicki, American basketball player and coach
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1963
Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (d. 2012)
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1963
Warwick Capper, Australian footballer, coach, and actor
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1963
Jerry Lynn, American wrestler
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1964
Derek Higgins, Irish race car driver
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1964
Kent Jones, American journalist
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1964
Paula Marshall, American actress
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1964
Peter Such, Scottish-born, English cricketer
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1965
Adrian Toole, Australian rugby league player
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1965
Gwen Torrence, American sprinter
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1965
Cathy Tyson, English actress
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1966
Marc Glanville, Australian rugby league player
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1966
Tom Misteli, Swiss cell biologist
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1967
Aivar Kuusmaa, Estonian basketball player and coach
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1967
Frances O'Connor, English-Australian actress
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1968
Scott Aldred, American baseball player and coach
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1968
Htay Kywe, Burmese activist
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1968
Bobby Sheehan, American bass player and songwriter (d. 1999)
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1969
Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (d. 2007)
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1969
Héctor Garza, Mexican wrestler (d. 2013)
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1969
Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player
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1969
Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician
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1971
Mark Henry, American weightlifter and wrestler
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1971
Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
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1971
Jérôme Romain, Caribbean-Dominican triple jumper and coach
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1973
Jason Caffey, American basketball player and coach
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1973
Darryl White, Australian footballer
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1974
Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
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1974
Jason Mewes, American actor and producer
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1974
Kerry Kittles, American basketball player
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1975
Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and journalist
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1975
Stéphanie Szostak, French-American actress
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1976
Antawn Jamison, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1976
Ray Price, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1976
Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer
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1977
Richard Ayoade, British actor, comedian, writer, director and television presenter
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1977
Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player
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1977
Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
Lewis Moody, English rugby player
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1979
Dallas Clark, American football player
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1979
Martine Dugrenier, Canadian wrestler
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1979
Robyn, Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
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1979
Earl Watson, American basketball player and coach
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1980
Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby player
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1980
Larry Foote, American football player
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1980
Ifet Taljević, German footballer
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1981
Raitis Grafs, Latvian basketball player
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1981
Paul Hasleby, Australian footballer
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1981
Adriana Lima, Brazilian model and actress
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1982
Ben Blackwell, American drummer
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1982
Diem Brown, German-American journalist and activist (d. 2014)
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1982
Jason David, American football player
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1982
James Tomlinson, English cricketer
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1983
Bryan Habana, South African rugby player
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1983
Alexander Pipa, German rugby player
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1983
Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
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1984
James Kwalia, Kenyan-Qatari runner
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1984
Bruno Soriano, Spanish footballer
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1985
Blake Ross, American computer programmer, co-created Mozilla Firefox
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1985
Sam Thaiday, Australian rugby league player
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1985
Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress, and author
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1985
Chris Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1986
Harry Taylor, Australian footballer
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1987
Seyi Ajirotutu, American football player
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1987
Antonio Barragán, Spanish footballer
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1988
Artūrs Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player
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1988
Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer
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1988
Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer
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1988
Dave Melillo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1988
Dakota Morton, Canadian actor and radio host
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1989
Emma Eliasson, Swedish ice hockey player
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1989
Ibrahim Jeilan, Ethiopian runner
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1990
Jrue Holiday, American basketball player
-
1990
Kevin López, Spanish runner
-
1990
David Worrall, English footballer
-
1991
Avisail García, Venezuelan baseball player
-
1992
Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer
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1992
Laura Jones, English gymnast
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Muertes Famosas
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796
Hisham I, Muslim emir (b. 757)
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816
Pope Leo III (b. 750)
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918
Æthelflæd, Mercian daughter of Alfred the Great (b. 870)
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1020
Lyfing, English archbishop (b. 999)
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1036
Tedald, Italian bishop (b. 990)
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1144
Al-Zamakhshari, Persian theologian (b. 1075)
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1152
Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1114)
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1266
Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (b. 1215)
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1294
John I of Brienne, Count of Eu
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1418
Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac (b. 1360)
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1435
John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English commander (b. 1408)
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1478
Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (b. 1412)
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1524
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador (b. 1465)
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1560
Ii Naomori, Japanese warrior (b. 1506)
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1560
Imagawa Yoshimoto, Japanese daimyo (b. 1519)
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1565
Adrianus Turnebus, French philologist and scholar (b. 1512)
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1567
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, English politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1490)
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1647
Thomas Farnaby, English scholar and educator (b. 1575)
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1668
Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (b. 1599)
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1675
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1634)
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1734
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French-English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (b. 1670)
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick · Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
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1758
Prince Augustus William of Prussia (b. 1722)
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1772
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (b. 1724)
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1778
Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (b. 1716)
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1816
Pierre Augereau, French general (b. 1757)
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1818
Egwale Seyon, Ethiopian emperor
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1841
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, Greek composer, archaeologist, and philologist (b. 1786)
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1900
Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author (b. 1820)
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1904
Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (b. 1836)
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1912
Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1822)
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1917
Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (b. 1853)
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1932
Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1852)
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1937
Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Russian general (b. 1893)
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1944
Erich Marcks, German general (b. 1891)
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1946
Médéric Martin, Canadian politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1869)
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1952
Harry Lawson, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Victoria (b. 1875)
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1957
Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (b. 1904)
Jimmy Dorsey · The Dorsey Brothers · The California Ramblers
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1962
John Ireland, English composer and educator (b. 1879)
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1963
Medgar Evers, American soldier and activist (b. 1925)
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1966
Hermann Scherchen, German viola player and conductor (b. 1891)
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1968
Herbert Read, English poet and critic (b. 1893)
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1969
Aleksandr Deyneka, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1899)
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1972
Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor (b. 1895)
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1975
Latife Uşşaki, Turkish jurist, 1st First Lady of Turkey (b. 1898)
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1976
Gopinath Kaviraj, Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1887)
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1978
Guo Moruo, Chinese historian, author, and poet (b. 1892)
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1978
Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (b. 1912)
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1980
Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (b. 1899)
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1980
Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime minister of Japan (b. 1910)
-
1980
Milburn Stone, American actor (b. 1904)
-
1982
Ian McKay, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1953)
-
1982
Karl von Frisch, Austrian-German ethologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
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1983
Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress (b. 1902)
-
1989
Bruce Hamilton, Australian public servant (b. 1911)
-
1990
Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, English captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1914)
Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine · Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
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1994
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-French rabbi and author (b. 1902)
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1995
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (b. 1920)
-
1995
Pierre Russell, American basketball player (b. 1949)
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1997
Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924)
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1998
Leo Buscaglia, American author and educator (b. 1924)
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1998
Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
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1999
J. F. Powers American novelist and short story writer (b. 1917)
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2000
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
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2000
Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, Brazilian criminal (b. 1978)
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2002
Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Limited (b. 1922)
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2003
Gregory Peck, American actor and political activist (b. 1916)
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2005
Scott Young, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1918)
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2006
Nicky Barr, Australian rugby player and fighter pilot (b. 1915)
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2006
György Ligeti, Romanian-Hungarian composer and educator (b. 1923)
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2006
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (b. 1923)
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2008
Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1951)
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2008
Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1932)
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2010
Al Williamson, American illustrator (b. 1931)
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2011
René Audet, Canadian bishop (b. 1920)
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2011
Carl Gardner, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1928)
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2012
Hector Bianciotti, Argentinian-French journalist and author (b. 1930)
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2012
Henry Hill, American mobster (b. 1943)
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2012
Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen, Danish-German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1917)
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2012
Medin Zhega, Albanian footballer and manager (b. 1946)
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2012
Elinor Ostrom, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1933)
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2012
Pahiño, Spanish footballer (b. 1923)
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2012
Frank Walker, Australian judge and politician, 41st Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1942)
Frank Walker (Australian politician) · Attorney General of New South Wales
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2013
Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (b. 1908)
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2013
Jason Leffler, American race car driver (b. 1975)
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2013
Joseph A. Unanue, American sergeant and businessman (b. 1925)
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2014
Nabil Hemani, Algerian footballer (b. 1979)
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2014
Dan Jacobson, South African-English author and critic (b. 1929)
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2014
Frank Schirrmacher, German journalist (b. 1959)
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2015
Fernando Brant, Brazilian journalist, poet, and composer (b. 1946)
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2015
Frederick Pei Li, Chinese-American physician and academic (b. 1940)
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2015
Patrick Lennox Tierney, American historian and academic (b. 1914)
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2016
George Voinovich, American politician (b. 1936)
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2016
Janet Waldo, American actress and voice artist (b. 1920)
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