August 20 — Este Día en la Historia
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Eventos
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AD 14
Agrippa Postumus, adopted son of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards under mysterious circumstances while in exile.
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636
Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of the Levant away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia.
Battle of Yarmouk · Arabs · Khalid ibn al-Walid · Levant · Byzantine Empire
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917
Battle of Acheloos: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria decisively defeats a Byzantine army.
Battle of Achelous (917) · Simeon I of Bulgaria · Byzantine Empire
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1000
The foundation of the Hungarian state by Saint Stephen, celebrated as a National Day in Hungary.
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1083
Canonization of the first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen and his son Saint Emeric.
King of Hungary · Stephen I of Hungary · Saint Emeric of Hungary
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1191
Richard I of England initiates the Massacre at Ayyadieh, leaving 2,600-3,000 Muslim hostages dead.
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1308
Pope Clement V pardons Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, absolving him of charges of heresy.
Pope Clement V · Jacques de Molay · Grand Masters of the Knights Templar · Heresy
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1391
Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
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1467
The Second Battle of Olmedo takes places as part of a succession conflict between Henry IV of Castile and his half-brother Alfonso, Prince of Asturias.
Second Battle of Olmedo · Henry IV of Castile · Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1453-1468)
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1519
Philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning rebellion against the reign of the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor.
Wang Yangming · Zhu Chenhao · Prince of Ning rebellion · Ming dynasty · Zhengde Emperor
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1648
Battle of Lens: French Duc d'Enghien defeats Spaniards
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1672
Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague.
Grand Pensionary · Johan de Witt · Cornelis de Witt · The Hague
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1707
The first Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
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1710
War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.
War of the Spanish Succession · Guido Starhemberg · Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay · Battle of Saragossa
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1775
The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
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1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers: American troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat.
Battle of Fallen Timbers · Shawnee · Mingo · Lenape · Wyandot people
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1852
Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
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1858
Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
Charles Darwin · Evolution · Natural selection · Alfred Russel Wallace
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1866
President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
President of the United States · Andrew Johnson · American Civil War
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1882
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
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1905
Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary, forms the first chapter of T'ung Meng Hui, a union of all secret societies determined to bringing down the Manchus.
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1910
The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the "Big Blowup" or the "Big Burn") occurs in northeast Washington, northern Idaho (the panhandle), and western Montana, burning approximately 3 million acres (12,000 km2).
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1914
World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
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1920
The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
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1926
Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
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1938
Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
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1940
In Mexico City, Mexico exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
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1940
World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
World War II · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Winston Churchill · Never was so much owed by so many to so few
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1944
World War II: 168 captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp.
KLB Club · Phil Lamason · Gestapo · Buchenwald concentration camp
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1944
World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
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1950
Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
Korean War · United Nations · Battle of Taegu · North Korea · Nakdong River
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1955
Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
Battle of Philippeville · Morocco · Berbers · Atlas Mountains · Algeria
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1960
Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
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1962
The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
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1968
Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring.
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1975
Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
Viking program · NASA · Viking 1 · Mars
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1977
Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
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1986
In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide.
Edmond, Oklahoma · United States Postal Service · Patrick Sherrill
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1988
"Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
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1988
Iran-Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
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1988
The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone.
The Troubles · Ballygawley bus bombing · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Ballygawley, County Tyrone
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1989
The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed.
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1991
Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Dissolution of the Soviet Union · 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt · Coup d'état · President of the Soviet Union · Mikhail Gorbachev
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1991
Estonia, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of historical continuity of its pre-World War II statehood.
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1993
After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Accords are signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month.
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1995
The Firozabad rail disaster claimed 358 lives in Firozabad, India.
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1997
Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
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1998
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.
Supreme Court of Canada · Reference Re Secession of Quebec · Quebec
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1998
U.S. embassy bombings: The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical weapons plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
1998 United States embassy bombings · Operation Infinite Reach · Al-Qaeda · Afghan training camp · Afghanistan
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2002
A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.
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2006
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
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2007
China Airlines Flight 120 caught fire and exploded after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.
China Airlines Flight 120 · Naha Airport · Okinawa Prefecture
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2008
Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash.
Spanair Flight 5022 · Madrid · Gran Canaria · Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
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2012
A prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people.
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2014
Seventy-two people are killed in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture by a series of landslides caused by a month's worth of rain that fell in one day.
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2016
54 people are killed when a suicide bomber detonates himself at a Kurdish wedding party in Gaziantep, Turkey.
Nacimientos Famosos
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1086
Bolesław III Wrymouth, Prince of Poland (d. 1138)
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1377
Shahrukh Mirza, ruler of Persia and Transoxiania (d. 1447)
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1457
Seongjong of Joseon, King of Joseon (d. 1494)
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1517
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and art collector (d. 1586)
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1561
Jacopo Peri, Italian singer and composer (d. 1633)
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1625
Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (d. 1709)
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1632
Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic (d. 1704)
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1710
Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1761)
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1719
Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (d. 1783)
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1720
Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer (d. 1785)
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1778
Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile (d. 1842)
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1779
Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1848)
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1799
James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar (d. 1840)
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1833
Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States (d. 1901)
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1845
Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (d. 1916)
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1847
Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer (d. 1889)
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1847
Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (d. 1912)
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1856
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright (d. 1909)
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1860
Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (d. 1934)
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1865
Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer and lawyer (d. 1911)
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1868
Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954)
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1873
Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect and academic, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (d. 1950)
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1881
Edgar Guest, English-American poet and author (d. 1959)
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1881
Aleksander Hellat, Estonian politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1943)
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1884
Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg (d. 1976)
Rudolf Bultmann · Lutheran · Theologian · New Testament · University of Marburg
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1885
Dino Campana, Italian poet and author (d. 1932)
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1886
Paul Tillich, German-American philosopher and theologian (d. 1965)
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1887
Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and scholar (d. 1959)
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1888
Tôn Đức Thắng, Vietnamese politician, 2nd President of Vietnam (d. 1980)
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1890
H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, novelist (d. 1937)
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1896
Gostha Pal, Indian footballer (d. 1976)
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1897
Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (d. 1970)
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1898
Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1973)
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1901
Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
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1905
Jean Gebser, German linguist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1973)
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1905
Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (d. 1964)
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1906
Bunny Austin, English tennis player (d. 2000)
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1906
Vidrik Rootare, Estonian chess player (d. 1981)
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1908
Al López, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
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1909
Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (d. 1978)
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1910
Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect and furniture designer, designed the Gateway Arch (d. 1961)
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1912
John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985)
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1913
Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
Roger Wolcott Sperry · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1916
Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian-German chess player and chemist (d. 1984)
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1918
Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author (d. 1974)
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1919
Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer
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1919
Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Greek lawyer, educator and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2000)
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1921
Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (d. 1985)
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1923
Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
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1924
George Zuverink, American baseball player (d. 2014)
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1926
Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978)
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1926
Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2014)
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1927
John Boardman, English archaeologist and historian
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1927
Yootha Joyce, English actress (d. 1980)
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1927
Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (d. 2013)
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1927
Peter Oakley, English soldier and blogger (d. 2014)
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1929
Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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1930
Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (d. 2013)
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1930
Peter Randall, English sergeant (d. 2007)
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1931
Don King, American boxing promoter
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1932
Vasily Aksyonov, Russian physician, author, and academic (d. 2009)
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1932
Atholl McKinnon, South African cricketer (d. 1983)
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1933
George J. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
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1934
Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American country-rock pedal-steel guitarist and songwriter (d. 2007)
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1934
Tom Mangold, German-English journalist and author
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1935
Ron Paul, American captain, physician, and politician
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1936
Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1937
Stelvio Cipriani, Italian composer
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1937
Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian director, producer, and screenwriter
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1937
Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter and bassist (d. 2009)
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1938
Peter Day, English chemist and academic
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1938
Alain Vivien, French politician
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1939
Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004)
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1940
Rubén Hinojosa, American businessman and politician
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1940
Gus Macdonald, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
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1940
Rex Sellers, Indian-Australian cricketer
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1941
Dave Brock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1941
Rich Brooks, American football player and coach
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1941
Anne Evans, English soprano and actress
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1941
William H. Gray, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
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1941
Slobodan Milošević, Serbian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Serbia (d. 2006)
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1941
Robin Oakley, English journalist and author
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1941
Jo Ramírez, Mexican race car driver and manager
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1942
Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 2008)
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1942
Fred Norman, American baseball player
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1943
Roger Gale, English journalist and politician
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1943
Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor
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1944
Rajiv Gandhi, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (d. 1991)
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1944
Graig Nettles, American baseball player and manager
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1945
Roy Gardner, English businessman
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1946
Mufaddal Saifuddin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Fatimid Caliphate الدولة الفاطمية
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1946
Henryk Broder, Polish-German journalist and author
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1946
Connie Chung, American journalist
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1946
Laurent Fabius, French politician, 158th Prime Minister of France
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1946
Ralf Hütter, German singer and keyboard player
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1946
N. R. Narayana Murthy, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
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1947
Alan Lee, English painter and illustrator
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1947
James Pankow, American trombone player, songwriter, and singer (Chicago)
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1947
Ray Wise, American actor
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1948
John Noble, Australian actor and director
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1948
Robert Plant, English singer-songwriter
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1949
Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
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1949
Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1986)
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1951
Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian engineer and politician, 5th President of Egypt
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1951
DeForest Soaries, American minister and politician, 30th Secretary of State of New Jersey
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1952
John Emburey, English cricketer and coach
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1952
Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
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1952
John Hiatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1952
Ric Menello, American director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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1953
Gerry Bertier, American football player (d. 1981)
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1953
Peter Horton, American actor and director
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1953
Mike Jackson, American politician
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1953
Jim Trenton, American radio host and actor
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1953
Leroy Burgess, American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, recording artist, and record producer
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1954
Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach
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1954
Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (d. 2007)
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1954
Al Roker, American news anchor, television personality, and author
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1955
Agnes Chan, Hong Kong singer and author
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1955
Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1956
Joan Allen, American actress
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1956
Alvin Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer
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1956
Desmond Swayne, English soldier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
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1957
Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
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1957
Jim Calder, Scottish rugby player
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1957
Simon Donaldson, English mathematician and academic
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1957
Sorin Antohi, Romanian journalist and historian
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1957
Paul Johnson, American football coach
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1958
Nigel Dodds, Northern Irish lawyer and politician
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1958
Patricia Rozema, Canadian director and screenwriter
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1958
David O. Russell, American director and screenwriter
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1958
John Stehr, American journalist
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1960
Dom Duff, Breton singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer
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1960
Mark Langston, American baseball player
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1961
Amanda Sonia Berry, English businesswoman
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1962
James Marsters, American actor
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1963
Uwe Bialon, German footballer and manager
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1963
Kal Daniels, American baseball player
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1963
José Cecena, Mexican baseball player
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1964
Azarias Ruberwa, Congolese lawyer and politician, Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Azarias Ruberwa · Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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1965
KRS-One, American rapper and producer
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1966
Miguel Albaladejo, Spanish director and screenwriter
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1966
Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004)
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1966
Enrico Letta, Italian lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Italy
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1967
Andy Benes, American baseball player
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1968
Brett Angell, English footballer and coach
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1968
Abdelatif Benazzi, Moroccan-French rugby player
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1968
Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
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1968
Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer
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1969
Billy Gardell, American comedian, actor, and producer
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1969
Mark Holzemer, American baseball player and scout
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1970
Els Callens, Belgian tennis player and sportscaster
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1970
Fred Durst, American singer-songwriter
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1971
Nenad Bjelica, Croatian footballer and manager
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1971
Matt Calland, English rugby player and coach
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1971
Steve Stone, English footballer and coach
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1971
David Walliams, English comedian, actor, and author
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1972
Derrick Alston, American basketball player
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1972
Melvin Booker, American basketball player
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1972
Chaney Kley, American actor, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
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1972
Scott Quinnell, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
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1972
Anna Umemiya, Japanese model and actress
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1973
Alban Bushi, Albanian footballer
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1973
Alexandre Finazzi, Brazilian footballer
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1973
Scott Goodman, Australian swimmer
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1973
Todd Helton, American baseball player
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1973
Cameron Mather, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
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1973
José Paniagua, Dominican baseball player
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1973
Donn Swaby, American actor and screenwriter
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1973
Juan Becerra Acosta, Mexican journalist
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1974
Amy Adams, American actress and singer
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1974
Misha Collins, American actor
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1974
Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer and coach
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1974
Andy Strachan, Australian drummer and songwriter
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1974
Maxim Vengerov, Russian violinist and conductor
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1975
Marcin Adamski, Polish footballer and manager
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1975
Marko Martin, Estonian pianist and educator
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1975
Shaun Newton, English footballer
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1975
Elijah Williams, American football player and coach
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1976
Chris Drury, American ice hockey player
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1976
Cornel Frăsineanu, Romanian footballer
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1976
Tony Grant, Irish footballer
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1976
Kristen Miller, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1976
Marcel Podszus, German footballer
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1976
Fabio Ulloa, Honduran footballer
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1977
Paolo Bianco, Italian footballer
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1977
Wayne Brown, English footballer
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1977
Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player, coach, and physician
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1977
Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
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1977
Shockmain Davis, American football player
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1977
A. M. Esmonde, Welsh author, director, and producer
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1977
Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgian footballer
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1977
Aaron Hamill, Australian footballer and coach
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1977
Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
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1977
James Ormond, English cricketer
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1977
Josh Pearce, American baseball player
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1977
Aaron Taylor, American baseball player
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1978
Alberto Martín, Spanish tennis player
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1978
Emir Mkademi, Tunisian footballer
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1978
Chris Schroder, American baseball player
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1979
Sarah Borwell, English tennis player
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1979
Jamie Cullum, English singer-songwriter and pianist
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1979
Cory Sullivan, American baseball player
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1981
Ben Barnes, English actor
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1981
Brett Finch, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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1981
Artur Kotenko, Estonian footballer
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1981
Bernard Mendy, French footballer
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1981
Craig Ochs, American football player
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1981
Byron Saxton, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster
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1982
Cléber Luis Alberti, Brazilian footballer
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1982
Aleksandr Amisulashvili, Georgian footballer
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1982
Monty Dumond, South African rugby player
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1982
Youssouf Hersi, Ethiopian footballer
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1982
Joshua Kennedy, Australian footballer
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1982
Mijaín López, Cuban wrestler
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1982
Richard Petiot, Canadian ice hockey player
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1982
Barney Rogers, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1982
Enyelbert Soto, Venezuelan-Japanese baseball player
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1983
Hamza Abdullah, American football player
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1983
Paulo André Cren Benini, Brazilian footballer
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1983
Andrew Garfield, American-English actor
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1983
Héctor Landazuri, Colombian footballer
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1983
Mladen Pelaić, Croatian footballer
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1983
Brian Schaefering, American football player
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1983
Yuri Zhirkov, Russian footballer
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1984
Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer
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1984
Pavel Eismann, Czech footballer
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1984
Laura Georges, French footballer
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1984
Jamie Hoffmann, American baseball player
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1984
Ingrid Lukas, Estonian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist
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1985
Brant Daugherty, American actor
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1985
Glen Buttriss, Australian rugby league player
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1985
Blake DeWitt, American baseball player
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1985
Thomas Domingo, French rugby player
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1985
Matt Hague, American baseball player
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1985
Jack King, English footballer
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1985
Álvaro Negredo, Spanish footballer
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1985
Willie Ripia, New Zealand rugby player
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1985
Joe Vitale, American ice hockey player
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1985
Stephen Ward, Irish footballer
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1985
Mark Washington, American football player
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1986
Andrew Surman, South African-English footballer
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1986
Steven Zalewski, American ice hockey player
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1987
Stefan Aigner, German footballer
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1987
Vedran Janjetović, Croatian-Australian footballer
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1987
Sido Jombati, Portuguese footballer
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1987
Egon Kaur, Estonian race car driver
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1988
Jerryd Bayless, American basketball player
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1988
Sarah R, Lotfi, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1988
José Zamora, Spanish footballer
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1989
Kirko Bangz, American rapper and producer
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1989
Nebil Gahwagi, Hungarian footballer
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1989
Silas Kiplagat, Kenyan runner
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1989
Slavcho Shokolarov, Bulgarian footballer
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1989
Judd Trump, English snooker player
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1989
Dean Winnard, English footballer
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1990
Culoe De Song, South African Music producer and DJ
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1990
Macauley Chrisantus, Nigerian footballer
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1990
Venelin Filipov, Bulgarian footballer
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1990
Leigh Griffiths, Scottish footballer
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1990
Fabien Jarsalé, French footballer
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1990
Bradley Klahn, American tennis player
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1991
Marko Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
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1991
Jyrki Jokipakka, Finnish hockey player
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1991
Arseny Logashov, Russian footballer
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1991
Luke O'Neill, English footballer
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1991
Mario Tičinović, Croatian footballer
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1992
Matt Eisenhuth, Australian rugby league player
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1992
Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1992
Andrei Peteleu, Romanian footballer
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1992
Deniss Rakels, Latvian footballer
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1992
Callum Skinner, Scottish track cyclist
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1993
Mario Jelavic, Croatian footballer
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1995
Liana Liberato, American television and film actress
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1996
Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player
Muertes Famosas
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AD 14
Agrippa Postumus, Roman son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (b. 12 BC)
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535
Mochta, Irish missionary and saint
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651
Oswine of Deira
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768
Eadberht of Northumbria
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917
Constantine Lips, Byzantine admiral
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984
Pope John XIV
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1153
Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian and saint (b. 1090)
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1158
Rögnvald Kali Kolsson (b. 1100), Earl of Orkney and Saint
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1297
William Fraser, bishop and Guardian of Scotland
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1384
Geert Groote, Dutch preacher, founded the Brethren of the Common Life (b. 1340)
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1386
Bo Jonsson, royal marshal of Sweden
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1471
Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1413)
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1528
Georg von Frundsberg, German knight and landowner (b. 1473)
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1572
Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician, 1st Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1502)
Miguel López de Legazpi · Governor-General of the Philippines
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1580
Jerónimo Osório, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1506)
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1611
Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1548)
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1639
Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)
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1648
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)
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1651
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman (b. 1612)
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1672
Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)
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1672
Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (b. 1625)
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1680
William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)
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1701
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet · Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
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1707
Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
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1773
Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
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1785
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
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1823
Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
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1825
William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)
William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1835
Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)
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1854
Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)
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1882
James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)
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1887
Jules Laforgue, French poet and author (b. 1860)
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1893
Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827)
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1897
Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827)
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1912
William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
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1914
Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
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1915
Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
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1917
Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
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1919
Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)
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1930
Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)
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1936
Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850)
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1939
Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845)
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1942
István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904)
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1943
William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (b. 1858)
William Irvine (Australian politician) · Premier of Victoria
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1951
İzzettin Çalışlar, Turkish general (b. 1882)
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1961
Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)
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1963
Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)
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1965
Jonathan Daniels, American seminarian and civil rights activist (b. 1939)
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1971
Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951)
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1979
Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922)
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1980
Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
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1982
Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929)
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1985
Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1904)
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1985
Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken, German admiral (b. 1897)
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1986
Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923)
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1987
Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian-Polish basketball player and coach (b. 1909)
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1993
Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (b. 1912)
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1995
Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927)
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1996
Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
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1997
Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)
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1997
Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922)
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2000
Bunny Austin, English tennis player (b. 1906)
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2001
Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915)
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2001
Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925)
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2005
Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)
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2005
Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (b. 1970)
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2006
Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1977)
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2006
Joe Rosenthal, American photographer and journalist (b. 1911)
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2006
S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (b. 1938)
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2007
Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920)
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2008
Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927)
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2008
Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1921)
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2008
Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
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2008
Gene Upshaw, American football player (b. 1945)
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2009
Larry Knechtel, American keyboardist and bass player (b. 1940)
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2009
Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)
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2010
Đặng Phong, Vietnamese economist and historian (b. 1937)
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2011
Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (b. 1919)
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2012
Phyllis Diller, American actress and comedian (b. 1917)
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2012
Daryl Hine, Canadian-American poet and academic (b. 1936)
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2012
Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1916)
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2012
Len Quested, English footballer and manager (b. 1925)
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2012
Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (b. 1967)
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2012
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1955)
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2013
Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
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2013
Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist (b. 1945)
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2013
Don Hassler, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1929)
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2013
Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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2013
Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (b. 1918)
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2013
John W. Morris, American general (b. 1921)
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2013
Ted Post, American director and screenwriter (b. 1918)
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2014
Anton Buslov, Russian astrophysicist and journalist (b. 1983)
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2014
Lois Mai Chan, Taiwanese-American librarian, author, and academic (b. 1934)
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2014
Boris Dubin, Russian sociologist and academic (b. 1946)
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2014
B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (b. 1918)
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2014
Buddy MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler (b. 1924)
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2014
Sava Stojkov, Serbian painter and educator (b. 1925)
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2014
Edmund Szoka, American cardinal (b. 1927)
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2015
Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (b. 1922)
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2015
Paul Kibblewhite, New Zealand chemist and engineer (b. 1941)
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2015
Frank Wilkes, Australian soldier and politician (b. 1922)
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2017
Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (b. 1926)