August 1 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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30 BC
Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.
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AD 69
Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis.
Revolt of the Batavi · Batavi (Germanic tribe) · Germania Inferior · Gaius Julius Civilis
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527
Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
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607
Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607).
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902
Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Aghlabids army, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.
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1203
Isaac II Angelos, restored Eastern Roman Emperor, declares his son Alexios IV Angelos co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Fourth Crusade.
Isaac II Angelos · Eastern Roman Emperor · Alexios IV Angelos · Fourth Crusade
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1291
The Old Swiss Confederacy is formed with the signature of the Federal Charter.
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1469
Louis XI of France founds the chivalric order called the Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.
Louis XI of France · Chivalric order · Order of Saint Michael · Amboise
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1498
Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela.
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1620
Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
Speedwell (1577 ship) · Delfshaven · Pilgrim Fathers · Plymouth Colony
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1664
Ottoman forces are defeated in the battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár.
Ottoman Empire · Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664) · Habsburg Monarchy · Raimondo Montecuccoli · Peace of Vasvár
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1714
George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British history.
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1759
Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.
Seven Years' War · Battle of Minden · Annus Mirabilis of 1759 · Minden Day
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1774
British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
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1798
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action.
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1800
The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Acts of Union 1800 · Kingdom of Great Britain · Kingdom of Ireland · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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1801
First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.
First Barbary War · Schooner · USS Enterprise (1799) · Action of 1 August 1801 · Tripoli
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1834
Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force.
Slavery in the British Isles · British Empire · Slavery Abolition Act 1833
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1842
The Lombard Street riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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1855
The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
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1876
Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
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1893
Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
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1894
The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
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1907
The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
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1911
Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
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1914
The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
German Empire · Russian Empire · World War I · Military of Switzerland
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1927
The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
Nanchang Uprising · Chinese Civil War · Kuomintang · Communist Party of China · People's Liberation Army
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1933
Anti-Fascist activists Bruno Tesch, Walter Möller, Karl Wolff and August Lütgens executed by the Nazi regime in Altona.
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1936
The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
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1937
Josip Broz Tito reads the resolution "Manifesto of constitutional congress of KPH" to the constitutive congress of KPH (Croatian Communist Party) in woods near Samobor.
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1943
World War II: Operation Tidal Wave also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian oil fields.
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1944
World War II: The Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi German occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.
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1946
Leaders of the Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russian prisoners of war that collaborated with Nazi Germany, are executed in Moscow, Soviet Union for treason.
Russian Liberation Army · Collaboration with the Axis Powers during World War II · Soviet Union
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1957
The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
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1960
Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
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1961
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara orders the creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the nation's first centralized military espionage organization.
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1964
The former Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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1966
Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
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1966
Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
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1968
The coronation is held of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei.
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1971
The Concert for Bangladesh, organized by former Beatle George Harrison, is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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1974
Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones.
Cyprus dispute · United Nations Security Council · United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus · United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus · Cyprus
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1980
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
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1980
A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland.
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1981
MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
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1984
Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England.
Peat · Bog body · Lindow Man · Lindow Moss · Cheshire
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1993
The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.
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2004
A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 others in Asunción, Paraguay.
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2007
The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour.
I-35W Mississippi River bridge · Mississippi River · Minneapolis · Rush hour
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2008
The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
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2008
Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
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2017
A suicide attack on a mosque in Heart, Afghanistan kills 20 people.
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Nacimientos Famosos
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10 BC
Claudius, Roman emperor (d. 54)
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126
Pertinax, Roman emperor (d. 193)
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845
Sugawara no Michizane, Japanese scholar and politician (d. 903)
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1068
Emperor Taizu of Jin (d. 1123)
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1313
Emperor Kōgon of Japan (d. 1364)
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1377
Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)
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1385
John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel (d. 1421)
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1492
Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, German prince (d. 1566)
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1520
King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland (d. 1572)
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1545
Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and scholar (d. 1622)
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1555
Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)
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1579
Luis Vélez de Guevara, Spanish author and playwright (d. 1644)
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1626
Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi and theorist (d. 1676)
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1630
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1673)
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh · Lord High Treasurer
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1659
Sebastiano Ricci, Italian painter (d. 1734)
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1713
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (d. 1780)
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1714
Richard Wilson, Welsh painter and academic (d. 1782)
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1738
Jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. 1794)
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1744
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic (d. 1829)
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1770
William Clark, American soldier, explorer, and politician, 4th Governor of Missouri Territory (d. 1838)
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1779
Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and poet (d. 1843)
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1779
Lorenz Oken, German-Swiss botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (d. 1851)
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1809
William B. Travis, American colonel and lawyer (d. 1836)
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1815
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
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1818
Maria Mitchell, American astronomer and academic (d. 1889)
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1819
Herman Melville, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1891)
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1831
Antonio Cotogni, Italian opera singer and educator (d. 1918)
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1843
Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (d. 1926)
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1856
George Coulthard, Australian footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)
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1858
Gaston Doumergue, French lawyer and politician, 13th President of France (d. 1937)
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1858
Hans Rott, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1884)
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1861
Sammy Jones, Australian cricketer (d. 1951)
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1871
John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (d. 1969)
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1877
George Hackenschmidt, Estonian-English wrestler and strongman (d. 1968)
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1878
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Greek physician and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1961)
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1881
Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician and academic (d. 1940)
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1885
George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)
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1889
Walter Gerlach, German physicist and academic (d. 1979)
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1891
Karl Kobelt, Swiss lawyer and politician, 52nd President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1968)
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1893
Alexander of Greece (d. 1920)
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1894
Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (d. 1927)
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1898
Morris Stoloff, American composer and musical director (d. 1980)
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1899
Raymond Mays, English race car driver and businessman (d. 1980)
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1900
Otto Nothling, Australian cricketer and rugby player (d. 1965)
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1901
Francisco Guilledo, Filipino boxer (d. 1925)
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1903
Paul Horgan, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1995)
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1905
Helen Sawyer Hogg, American-Canadian astronomer and academic (d. 1993)
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1907
Eric Shipton, Sri Lankan-English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1977)
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1910
James Henry Govier, English painter and illustrator (d. 1974)
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1910
Walter Scharf, American pianist and composer (d. 2003)
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1911
Jackie Ormes, American journalist and cartoonist (d. 1985)
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1912
David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979)
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1912
Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994)
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1912
Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999)
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1914
Jack Delano, American photographer and composer (d. 1997)
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1914
Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (d. 2015)
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1914
J. Lee Thompson, English-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
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1916
Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal (d. 2014)
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1916
Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet (d. 2000)
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1918
T. J. Jemison, American minister and activist (d. 2013)
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1919
Stanley Middleton, English author (d. 2009)
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1920
Raul Renter, Estonian economist and chess player (d. 1992)
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1921
Jack Kramer, American tennis player, sailor, and sportscaster (d. 2009)
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1921
Pat McDonald, Australian actress (d. 1990)
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1922
Arthur Hill, Canadian-American actor (d. 2006)
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1923
Val Bettin, American actor
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1924
Marcia Mae Jones, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
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1924
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (d. 2015)
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1924
Frank Worrell, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1967)
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1925
Ernst Jandl, Austrian poet and author (d. 2000)
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1926
George Hauptfuhrer, American basketball player and lawyer (d. 2013)
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1927
Anthony G. Bosco, American bishop (d. 2013)
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1928
Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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1929
Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1979)
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1929
Ann Calvello, American roller derby racer (d. 2006)
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1930
Lionel Bart, English composer (d. 1999)
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1930
Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (d. 2002)
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1930
Julie Bovasso, American actress and writer (d. 1991)
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1930
Lawrence Eagleburger, American lieutenant and politician, 62nd United States Secretary of State (d. 2011)
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1930
Károly Grósz, Hungarian politician, 51st Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1996)
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1930
Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
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1931
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1931
Trevor Goddard, South African cricketer (d. 2016)
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1932
Meir Kahane, American-Israeli rabbi and activist, founded the Jewish Defense League (d. 1990)
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1932
Meena Kumari, Indian actress (d. 1972)
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1933
Dom DeLuise, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2009)
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1933
Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese baseball player and manager
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1933
Teri Shields, American actress, producer, and agent (d. 2012)
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1933
Dušan Třeštík, Czech historian and author (d. 2007)
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1934
John Beck, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2000)
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1934
Derek Birdsall, English graphic designer
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1935
Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (d. 2014)
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1936
W. D. Hamilton, Egyptian born British biologist, psychologist, and academic (d. 2000)
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1936
Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (d. 2008)
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1936
Laurie Taylor, English sociologist, radio host, and academic
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1937
Al D'Amato, American lawyer and politician
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1939
Bob Frankford, English-Canadian physician and politician (d. 2015)
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1939
Terry Kiser, American actor
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1939
Stephen Sykes, English bishop and theologian (d. 2014)
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1939
Robert James Waller, American author and photographer (d. 2017)
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1940
Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire
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1940
Henry Silverman, American businessman, founded Cendant
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1940
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Iranian writer and actor
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1941
Ron Brown, American captain and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1996)
Ron Brown (U.S. politician) · United States Secretary of Commerce
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1941
Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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1942
Jerry Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
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1942
Giancarlo Giannini, Italian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1944
Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov, Russian banker and politician (d. 1998)
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1945
Douglas Osheroff, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1946
Boz Burrell, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and guitarist (d. 2006)
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1946
Rick Coonce, American drummer (The Grass Roots) (d. 2011)
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1946
Richard O. Covey, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
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1946
Fiona Stanley, Australian epidemiologist and academic
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1947
Lorna Goodison, Jamaican poet and author
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1948
Avi Arad, Israeli-American screenwriter and producer, founded Marvel Studios
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1948
Cliff Branch, American football player
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1948
David Gemmell, English journalist and author (d. 2006)
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1949
Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Kyrgyzstani politician, 2nd President of Kyrgyzstan
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1949
Jim Carroll, American poet, author, and musician (d. 2009)
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1949
Ray Nettles, American football player (d. 2009)
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1950
Roy Williams, American basketball player and coach
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1951
Tim Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1951
Tommy Bolin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
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1951
Pete Mackanin, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1952
Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 2003)
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1953
Robert Cray, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1953
Howard Kurtz, American journalist and author
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1954
Trevor Berbick, Jamaican-Canadian boxer (d. 2006)
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1954
James Gleick, American journalist and author
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1954
Benno Möhlmann, German footballer and manager
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1957
Taylor Negron, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1958
Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2000)
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1958
Michael Penn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1958
Kiki Vandeweghe, American basketball player and coach
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1959
Joe Elliott, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1960
Chuck D, American rapper and songwriter (Public Enemy)
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1960
Suzi Gardner, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (L7)
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1962
Jacob Matlala, South African boxer (d. 2013)
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1963
Demián Bichir, Mexican-American actor and producer
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1963
Coolio, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1963
John Carroll Lynch, American actor
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1963
Koichi Wakata, Japanese astronaut and engineer
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1963
Dean Wareham, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1964
Adam Duritz, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1964
Fiona Hyslop, Scottish businesswoman and politician
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1964
Augusta Read Thomas, American composer, conductor and educator
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1965
Brandt Jobe, American golfer
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1965
Sam Mendes, English director and producer
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1966
James St. James, American club promoter and author
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1967
Gregg Jefferies, American baseball player and coach
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1967
José Padilha, Brazilian director, producer and screenwriter
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1968
Stacey Augmon, American basketball player and coach
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1968
Dan Donegan, American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Disturbed)
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1968
Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Japanese baseball player and sportscaster
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1969
Andrei Borissov, Estonian footballer and manager
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1969
Kevin Jarvis, American baseball player and scout
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1969
Graham Thorpe, English cricketer and journalist
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1970
Quentin Coryatt, American football player
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1970
David James, English footballer and manager
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1970
Eugenie van Leeuwen, Dutch cricketer
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1972
Nicke Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1972
Christer Basma, Norwegian footballer and coach
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1972
Todd Bouman, American football player and coach
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1972
Thomas Woods, American historian, economist, and academic
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1973
Gregg Berhalter, American soccer player and coach
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1973
Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgian runner
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1973
Edurne Pasaban, Spanish mountaineer
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1974
Cher Calvin, American journalist
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1974
Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (d. 2014)
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1974
Tyron Henderson, South African cricketer
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1974
Dennis Lawrence, Trinidadian footballer and coach
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1974
Beckie Scott, Canadian skier
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1975
Vhrsti, Czech author and illustrator
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1976
Don Hertzfeldt, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
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1976
Søren Jochumsen, Danish footballer
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1976
Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian footballer
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1976
David Nemirovsky, Canadian ice hockey player
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1976
Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer and manager
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1976
Cristian Stoica, Romanian-Italian rugby player
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1977
Marc Denis, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1977
Haspop, French-Moroccan dancer, choreographer, and actor
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1977
Darnerien McCants, American-Canadian football player
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1977
Damien Saez, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1977
Yoshi Tatsu, Japanese wrestler and boxer
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1978
Andy Blignaut, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1978
Björn Ferry, Swedish biathlete
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1978
Dhani Harrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
Chris Iwelumo, Scottish footballer
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1978
Edgerrin James, American football player
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1979
Junior Agogo, Ghanaian footballer
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1979
Nathan Fien, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
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1979
Jason Momoa, American actor, director, and producer
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1980
Mancini, Brazilian footballer
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1980
Romain Barras, French decathlete
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1980
Esteban Paredes, Chilean footballer
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1981
Dean Cox, Australian footballer
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1981
Pia Haraldsen, Norwegian journalist and author
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1981
Christofer Heimeroth, German footballer
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1981
Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer
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1981
Jamie Jones-Buchanan, English rugby player
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1982
Basem Fathi, Jordanian footballer
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1982
Montserrat Lombard, English actress, director, and screenwriter
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1983
Bobby Carpenter, American football player
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1983
Craig Clarke, New Zealand rugby player
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1983
Julien Faubert, French footballer
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1983
David Gervasi, Swiss decathlete
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1984
Steve Feak, American game designer
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1984
Francesco Gavazzi, Italian cyclist
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1984
Brandon Kintzler, American baseball player
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1984
Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
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1985
Stuart Holden, Scottish-American soccer player
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1985
Adam Jones, American baseball player
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1985
Cole Kimball, American baseball player
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1985
Tendai Mtawarira, South African rugby player
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1985
Kris Stadsgaard, Danish footballer
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1985
Dušan Švento, Slovak footballer
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1986
Damien Allen, English footballer
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1986
Anton Strålman, Swedish ice hockey player
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1986
Andrew Taylor, English footballer
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1986
Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player
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1986
Mike Wallace, American football player
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1987
Karen Carney, English women's football winger
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1987
Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer
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1987
Lee Wallace, Scottish footballer
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1988
Mustafa Abdellaoue, Norwegian footballer
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1988
Patryk Małecki, Polish footballer
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1988
Bodene Thompson, New Zealand rugby league player
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1989
Madison Bumgarner, American baseball player
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1990
Aledmys Díaz, Cuban baseball player
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1990
Jean Hugues Gregoire, Mauritian swimmer
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1990
Elton Jantjies, South African rugby player
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1991
Piotr Malarczyk, Polish footballer
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1991
Marco Puntoriere, Italian footballer
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1992
Austin Rivers, American basketball player
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1993
Álex Abrines, Spanish basketball player
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1993
Leon Thomas III, American actor and singer
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1994
Sergeal Petersen, South African rugby player
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1994
Ayaka Wada, Japanese singer
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1996
Katie Boulter, English tennis player
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Muertes Famosas
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30 BC
Mark Antony, Roman general and politician (b. 83 BC)
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371
Eusebius of Vercelli, Italian bishop and saint (b. 283)
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527
Justin I, Byzantine emperor (b. 450)
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873
Thachulf, duke of Thuringia
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919
Dhuka al-Rumi, Abbasid governor of Egypt
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946
Ali ibn Isa al-Jarrah, Abbasid vizier (b. 859)
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946
Lady Xu Xinyue, Chinese queen (b. 902)
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953
Yingtian, Chinese Khitan empress (b. 879)
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1098
Adhemar of Le Puy, French papal legate
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1137
Louis VI, king of France (b. 1081)
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1227
Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)
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1252
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Italian archbishop and explorer (b. 1180)
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1299
Conrad de Lichtenberg, Bishop of Strasbourg (b. 1240)
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1402
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1341)
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
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1457
Lorenzo Valla, Italian author and educator (b. 1406)
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1464
Cosimo de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1386)
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1494
Giovanni Santi, artist and father of Raphael (b. c. 1435)
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1541
Simon Grynaeus, German theologian and scholar (b. 1493)
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1543
Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1488)
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1546
Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (b. 1506)
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1557
Olaus Magnus, Swedish archbishop, historian, and cartographer (b. 1490)
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1580
Albrecht Giese, Polish-German politician and diplomat (b. 1524)
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1589
Jacques Clément, French assassin of Henry III of France (b. 1567)
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1603
Matthew Browne, English politician (b. 1563)
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1714
Anne, Queen of Great Britain (b. 1665)
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1787
Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, Italian bishop and saint (b. 1696)
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1795
Clas Bjerkander, Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1735)
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1796
Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet, English colonel and politician (b. 1720)
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1798
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, French admiral (b. 1753)
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1807
John Boorman, English cricketer (b. c. 1754)
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1807
John Walker, English actor, philologist, and lexicographer (b. 1732)
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1808
Lady Diana Beauclerk, English painter and illustrator (b. 1734)
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1812
Yakov Kulnev, Russian general (b. 1763)
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1851
William Joseph Behr, German publicist and academic (b. 1775)
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1866
John Ross, American tribal chief (b. 1790)
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1869
Richard Dry, Australian politician, 7th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1815)
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1903
Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman and scout (b. 1853)
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1911
Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (b. 1852)
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1911
Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (b. 1843)
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1918
John Riley Banister, American cowboy and police officer (b. 1854)
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1920
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian lawyer and journalist (b. 1856)
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1921
T.J. Ryan, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)
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1922
Donát Bánki, Hungarian engineer (b. 1856)
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1929
Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (b. 1870)
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1938
Edmund C. Tarbell, American painter and academic (b. 1862)
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1943
Lydia Litvyak, Russian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1921)
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1944
Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (b. 1878)
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1959
Jean Behra, French race car driver (b. 1921)
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1963
Theodore Roethke, American poet (b. 1908)
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1966
Charles Whitman, American murderer (b. 1941)
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1967
Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1900)
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1970
Frances Farmer, American actress (b. 1913)
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1970
Doris Fleeson, American journalist (b. 1901)
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1970
Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1883)
Otto Heinrich Warburg · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1973
Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer and educator (b. 1882)
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1973
Walter Ulbricht, German soldier and politician (b. 1893)
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1974
Ildebrando Antoniutti, Italian cardinal (b. 1898)
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1977
Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (b. 1929)
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1980
Patrick Depailler, French race car driver (b. 1944)
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1980
Strother Martin, American actor (b. 1919)
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1981
Paddy Chayefsky, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
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1982
T. Thirunavukarasu, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1933)
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1989
John Ogdon, English pianist and composer (b. 1937)
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1990
Norbert Elias, German-Dutch sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1897)
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1996
Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Somalian general and politician, 5th President of Somalia (b. 1934)
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1996
Tadeusz Reichstein, Polish-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
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1996
Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian physician and surgeon (b. 1929)
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1998
Eva Bartok, Hungarian-British actress (b. 1927)
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2001
Korey Stringer, American football player (b. 1974)
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2003
Guy Thys, Belgian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1922)
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2003
Marie Trintignant, French actress and screenwriter (b. 1962)
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2004
Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (b. 1913)
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2005
Al Aronowitz, American journalist (b. 1928)
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2005
Wim Boost, Dutch cartoonist and educator (b. 1918)
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2005
Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter and sculptor (b. 1920)
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2005
Fahd of Saudi Arabia (b. 1923)
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2006
Bob Thaves, American illustrator (b. 1924)
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2006
Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and activist (b. 1949)
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2007
Tommy Makem, Irish singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1932)
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2008
Gertan Klauber, Czech-English actor (b. 1932)
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2008
Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)
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2009
Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (b. 1933)
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2010
Lolita Lebrón, Puerto Rican-American activist (b. 1919)
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2010
Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby player and cricketer (b. 1910)
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2012
Aldo Maldera, Italian footballer and agent (b. 1953)
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2012
Douglas Townsend, American composer and musicologist (b. 1921)
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2012
Barry Trapnell, English cricketer and academic (b. 1924)
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2013
John Amis, English journalist and critic (b. 1922)
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2013
Gail Kobe, American actress and producer (b. 1932)
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2013
Babe Martin, American baseball player (b. 1920)
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2013
Toby Saks, American cellist and educator (b. 1942)
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2013
Wilford White, American football player (b. 1928)
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2014
Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (b. 1973)
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2014
Jan Roar Leikvoll, Norwegian author (b. 1974)
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2014
Charles T. Payne, American soldier (b. 1925)
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2014
Mike Smith, English radio and television host (b. 1955)
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2015
Stephan Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager (b. 1968)
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2015
Cilla Black, English singer and actress (b. 1943)
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2015
Bernard d'Espagnat, French physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1921)
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2015
Bob Frankford, English-Canadian physician and politician (b. 1939)
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2015
Hong Yuanshuo, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1948)
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2016
Queen Anne of Romania (b. 1923)
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