July 8 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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1099
Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch.
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1283
Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta.
Roger of Lauria · Crown of Aragon · Battle of Malta · Capetian House of Anjou · Malta
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1497
Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.
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1579
Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
Our Lady of Kazan · Icon · Russian Orthodox Church · Kazan · Tatarstan
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1592
Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-98) · Battle of Hansan Island · Yi Sun-sin · Yi Eok-gi · Won Gyun
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1663
Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island.
Charles II of England · John Clarke (Baptist minister) · Royal charter · Rhode Island
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1709
Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
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1716
The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.
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1730
An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline.
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1758
French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.
Fort Carillon · Kingdom of Great Britain · Ticonderoga, New York
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1760
British forces defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France.
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1775
The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
Olive Branch Petition · Continental Congress · Thirteen Colonies
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1776
Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
Liberty Bell · John Nixon (financier) · Declaration of Independence of the United States
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1808
Joseph Bonaparte approves the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain.
- 1822
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1853
The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
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1859
King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
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1864
Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
Ikedaya Incident · Chōshū Domain · Shishi (organization) · Shinsengumi · Kyoto
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1874
The Mounties begin their March West.
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1876
White supremacists kill five Black Republicans in Hamburg, South Carolina.
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1879
Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
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1889
The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
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1892
St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
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1898
The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
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1912
Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.
Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro · Royalist attack on Chaves · First Portuguese Republic · Chaves Municipality, Portugal
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1932
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
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1933
The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
Rugby union · Test match (rugby union) · Australia national rugby union team · South Africa national rugby union team · Newlands Stadium
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1937
Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
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1947
Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
Unidentified flying object · Roswell, New Mexico · Roswell UFO incident
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1948
The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).
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1960
Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
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1962
Ne Win besieges and dynamites the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
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1966
King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
List of Kings of Burundi · Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi · Ntare V of Burundi
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1968
The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
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1970
Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
Richard Nixon · Native American self-determination · Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975
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1972
Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani.
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1980
The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20-10 at Lang Park.
1980 State of Origin game · Queensland Rugby League team · New South Wales Rugby League team · Lang Park
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1982
Assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Dujail.
Iraq · Saddam Hussein · Dujail
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1988
The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
Island Express (train) · Bangalore · Kanyakumari · Peruman railway accident · Ashtamudi Lake
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1994
Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
Kim Jong-il · List of leaders of North Korea · North Korea · Kim Il-sung
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2011
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
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2014
Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.
Israel · Operation Protective Edge · 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers
Nacimientos Famosos
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1478
Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian linguist, poet, and playwright (d. 1550)
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1528
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (d. 1580)
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1538
Alberto Bolognetti, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1585)
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1545
Carlos, Prince of Asturias (d. 1568)
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1593
Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
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1593
Peter Sainthill, English politician (d. 1648)
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1621
Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (d. 1695)
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1760
Christian Kramp, French mathematician and academic (d. 1826)
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1766
Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
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1779
Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect (d. 1851)
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1819
Francis Leopold McClintock, Irish admiral and explorer (d. 1907)
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1830
Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1915)
Frederick W. Seward · United States Assistant Secretary of State
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1831
John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (d. 1888)
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1836
Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1914)
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1838
Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company (d. 1898)
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1838
Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (d. 1917)
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1839
John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company (d. 1937)
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1851
Arthur Evans, English archaeologist and academic (d. 1941)
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1851
John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (d. 1916)
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1857
Alfred Binet, French psychologist and graphologist (d. 1911)
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1867
Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (d. 1945)
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1876
Alexandros Papanastasiou, Greek sociologist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)
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1882
Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (d. 1961)
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1885
Ernst Bloch, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1977)
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1885
Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (d. 1948)
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1890
Stanton Macdonald-Wright, American painter (d. 1973)
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1892
Richard Aldington, English author and poet (d. 1962)
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1892
Pavel Korin, Russian painter (d. 1967)
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1893
R. Carlyle Buley, American historian and author (d. 1968)
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1894
Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
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1895
Igor Tamm, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
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1898
Melville Ruick, American actor (d. 1972)
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1900
George Antheil, American pianist, composer, and author (d. 1959)
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1904
Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (d. 2008)
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1905
Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator and director (d. 1997)
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1906
Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the IDS Center and PPG Place (d. 2005)
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1907
George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (d. 1995)
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1908
Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (d. 1975)
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1908
Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979)
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1909
Alan Brown, English soldier (d. 1971)
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1911
Ken Farnes, English cricketer (d. 1941)
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1914
Jyoti Basu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 2010)
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1914
Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (d. 1993)
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1915
Neil D. Van Sickle, American Air Force major general
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1916
Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (d. 2017)
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1917
Pamela Brown, English actress (d. 1975)
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1917
Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983)
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1917
J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1999)
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1918
Paul B. Fay, American businessman, soldier, and diplomat, 12th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2009)
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1918
Irwin Hasen, American illustrator (d. 2015)
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1918
Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (d. 2002)
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1918
Julia Pirie, British spy working for MI5 (d. 2008)
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1918
Edward B. Giller, U.S Major General (d. 2017)
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1918
Craig Stevens, American actor (d. 2000)
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1919
Walter Scheel, German soldier and politician, 4th President of West Germany (d. 2016)
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1920
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (d. 1995)
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1923
Harrison Dillard, American sprinter and hurdler
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1924
Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
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1924
Charles C. Droz, American politician
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1925
Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (d. 2014)
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1925
Arthur Imperatore Sr., Italian-American businessman from New Jersey
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1925
Bill Mackrides, American football quarterback
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1925
Dominique Nohain, French actor, screenwriter and director (d. 2017)
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1926
David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (d. 2014)
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1926
John Dingell, American lieutenant and politician
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1926
Martin Riesen, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender
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1926
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and author (d. 2004)
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1927
Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician
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1927
Khensur Lungri Namgyel, Tibetan religious leader
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1928
Balakh Sher Mazari, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
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1930
Jerry Vale, American singer (d. 2014)
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1930
Chris Adams, American author and retired United States Air Force officer
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1933
Antonio Lamer, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 2007)
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1934
Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist (d. 2012)
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1934
Marty Feldman, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)
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1935
John David Crow, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
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1935
Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer
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1935
Vitaly Sevastyanov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2010)
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1938
Diane Clare, English actress (d. 2013)
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1939
Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Communications
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1940
Joe B. Mauldin, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2015)
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1941
Dario Gradi, Italian-English footballer, coach, and manager
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1942
Phil Gramm, American economist and politician
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1944
Jaimoe, American drummer
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1944
Jeffrey Tambor, American actor and singer
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1945
Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician, 91st President of the Swiss Confederation
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1947
Kim Darby, American actress
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1947
Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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1947
Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian religious leader, founded the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
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1948
Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter
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1948
Ruby Sales, American civil-rights activist
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1949
Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-American chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur
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1949
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 2009)
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy · List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
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1951
Alan Ashby, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
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1951
Anjelica Huston, American actress and director
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1952
Larry Garner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1952
Jack Lambert, American football player and sportscaster
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1952
Marianne Williamson, American author and activist
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1956
Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player and coach
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1957
Carlos Cavazo, Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter
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1957
Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian journalist and author
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1958
Kevin Bacon, American actor and musician
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1958
Andreas Carlgren, Swedish educator and politician, 8th Swedish Minister for the Environment
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1958
Tzipi Livni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 18th Justice Minister of Israel
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1960
Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1961
Ces Drilon, Filipino journalist
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1961
Andrew Fletcher, English keyboard player
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1961
Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1961
Karl Seglem, Norwegian saxophonist and record producer
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1962
Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1963
Mark Christopher, American director and screenwriter
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1964
Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey player and manager
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1965
Dan Levinson, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader
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1966
Ralf Altmeyer, German-Chinese virologist and academic
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1966
Shadlog Bernicke, Nauruan politician
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1968
Billy Crudup, American actor
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1968
Shane Howarth, New Zealand rugby player and coach
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1968
Michael Weatherly, American actor
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1969
Sugizo, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
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1969
George Fisher, American singer-songwriter
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1970
Beck, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1970
Sylvain Gaudreault, Canadian educator and politician
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1970
Todd Martin, American tennis player and coach
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1971
Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby player and coach
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1972
Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
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1972
Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
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1975
Elias Viljanen, Finnish singer and guitarist
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1976
Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
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1976
David Kennedy, American guitarist and songwriter
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1976
Ellen MacArthur, English sailor
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1977
Christian Abbiati, Italian footballer
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1977
Paolo Tiralongo, Italian cyclist
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1977
Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer
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1977
Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
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1978
Rachael Lillis, American voice actress
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1978
Urmas Rooba, Estonian footballer
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1979
Mat McBriar, American football player
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1980
Eric Chouinard, American-Canadian ice hockey player
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1980
Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
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1981
Wolfram Müller, German runner
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1981
Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player
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1982
Sophia Bush, American actress and director
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1982
Hakim Warrick, American basketball player
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1983
John Bowker, American baseball player
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1983
Jaroslav Janiš, Czech race car driver
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1983
Daniel Navarro, Spanish cyclist
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1983
Rich Peverley, Canadian ice hockey player
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1985
Jamie Cook, English guitarist and songwriter
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1986
Jaime Garcia, Mexican baseball player
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1986
Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer
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1988
Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)
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1988
Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist
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1988
Dave Taylor, Australian rugby league player
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1989
Yarden Gerbi, Israeli world champion and Olympic bronze medalist judoka
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1989
Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (d. 2012)
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1991
Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer
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1996
Braidon Burns, Australian rugby league player
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1998
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, American actor and rapper
Muertes Famosas
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689
Kilian, Irish bishop
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810
Pepin of Italy, son of Charlemagne (b. 773)
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873
Gunther, archbishop of Cologne
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901
Grimbald, French-English monk and saint (b. 827)
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975
Edgar the Peaceful, English king (b. 943)
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1153
Pope Eugene III (b. 1087)
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1253
Theobald I of Navarre (b. 1201)
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1261
Adolf IV of Holstein, Count of Schauenburg
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1538
Diego de Almagro, Spanish general and explorer (b. 1475)
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1390
Albert of Saxony, Bishop of Halberstadt and German philosopher (b. circa 1320)
Albert of Saxony (philosopher) · Bishop of Halberstadt · Philosopher
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1623
Pope Gregory XV (b. 1554)
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1689
Edward Wooster, English-American settler (b. 1622)
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1695
Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1629)
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1716
Robert South, English preacher and theologian (b. 1634)
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1721
Elihu Yale, American-English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1649)
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1784
Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1735)
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1794
Richard Mique, French architect (b. 1728)
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1822
Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (b. 1792)
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1850
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)
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1859
Oscar I of Sweden (b. 1799)
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1873
Franz Xaver Winterhalter, German painter and lithographer (b. 1805)
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1887
Ben Holladay, American businessman (b. 1819)
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1895
Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian chemist and physicist (b. 1821)
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1905
Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer (b. 1834)
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1913
Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (b. 1880)
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1917
Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877)
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1930
Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1856)
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1933
Anthony Hope, English author and playwright (b. 1863)
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1934
Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (b. 1848)
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1939
Havelock Ellis, English psychologist and author (b. 1859)
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1941
Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, historian, and politician (b. 1874)
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1942
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (b. 1856)
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1942
Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881)
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1943
Jean Moulin, French soldier (b. 1899)
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1950
Othmar Spann, Austrian sociologist, economist, and philosopher (b. 1878)
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1952
August Alle, Estonian lawyer, author, and poet (b. 1890)
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1956
Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and critic (b. 1881)
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1965
Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American lawyer and author (b. 1881)
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1968
Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (b. 1882)
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1971
Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (b. 1893)
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1972
Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian writer and politician (b. 1936)
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1973
Gene L. Coon, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1924)
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1973
Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Education Minister of Israel (b. 1884)
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1973
Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer and coach (b. 1877)
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1979
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
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1979
Michael Wilding, English actor (b. 1912)
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1979
Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
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1981
Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (b. 1902)
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1985
Phil Foster, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1913)
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1985
Jean-Paul Le Chanois, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1909)
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1986
Skeeter Webb, American baseball player and manager (b. 1909)
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1987
Lionel Chevrier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1903)
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1987
Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet and author (b. 1896)
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1988
Ray Barbuti, American runner and football player (b. 1905)
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1990
Howard Duff, American actor (b. 1913)
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1991
James Franciscus, American actor (b. 1934)
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1994
Christian-Jaque, French director and screenwriter (b. 1904)
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1994
Kim Il-sung, North Korean commander and politician, President of North Korea (b. 1912)
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1994
Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (b. 1927)
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1994
Dick Sargent, American actor (b. 1930)
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1996
Irene Prador, Austrian-born actress and writer (b. 1911)
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1999
Pete Conrad, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930)
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2001
John O'Shea, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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2002
Ward Kimball, American animator and trombonist (b. 1914)
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2004
Paula Danziger, American author and educator (b. 1944)
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2005
Maurice Baquet, French actor and cellist (b. 1911)
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2006
June Allyson, American actress and singer (b. 1917)
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2007
Chandra Shekhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (b. 1927)
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2007
Jack B. Sowards, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1929)
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2008
John Templeton, American-born British businessman and philanthropist (b. 1912)
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2009
Midnight, American singer-songwriter (b. 1962)
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2011
Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet (b. 1924)
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2011
Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States (b. 1918)
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2012
Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud, Saudi Arabian politician (b. 1934)
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2012
Ernest Borgnine, American actor (b. 1917)
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2012
Gyang Dalyop Datong, Nigerian physician and politician (b. 1959)
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2012
Martin Pakledinaz, American costume designer (b. 1953)
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2013
Dick Gray, American baseball player (b. 1931)
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2013
Dave Hickson, English footballer and manager (b. 1929)
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2013
Edmund Morgan, American historian and author (b. 1916)
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2013
Claudiney Ramos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1980)
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2013
Rubby Sherr, American physicist and academic (b. 1913)
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2013
Sundri Uttamchandani, Indian author (b. 1924)
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2013
Brett Walker, American songwriter and producer (b. 1961)
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2014
Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)
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2014
John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (b. 1925)
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2014
Ben Pangelinan, Guamanian businessman and politician (b. 1956)
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2014
Howard Siler, American bobsledder and coach (b. 1945)
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2014
Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (b. 1953)
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2015
Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1945)
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2015
James Tate, American poet (b. 1943)
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2016
Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist (b. 1928)