September 26 — Este Día en la Historia
406 entradas
Eventos
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46 BC
Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus.
Julius Caesar · Temple · Venus (mythology) · Battle of Pharsalus
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715
Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
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1087
William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100.
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1212
Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
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1345
Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns.
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1371
Serbian-Turkish wars: The forces of the Ottoman sultan Murad I's lieutenant Lala Şahin Pasha and the Serbian army under the command of Vukašin Mrnjavčević and Jovan Uglješa clash at the Battle of Maritsa.
History of the Serbian-Turkish wars · Ottoman Empire · Murad I · Lala Şahin Pasha · Vukašin Mrnjavčević
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1493
Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Catholic Monarchs, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera.
Pope Alexander VI · Papal bull · Dudum siquidem · Catholic Monarchs · Inter caetera
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1580
Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
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1687
The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed by an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who are besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.
Parthenon · Athens · Republic of Venice · Francesco Morosini · Ottoman Turks
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1687
The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
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1777
American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
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1789
Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.
Thomas Jefferson · United States Secretary of State · John Jay · United States Supreme Court/Chief Justice · Samuel Osgood
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1792
Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.
Marc David Alba Lasource · Maximilien Robespierre · Dictatorship
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1799
War of the 2nd Coalition: Second Battle of Zurich Austro-Russian forces under Korsakov are defeated by Franco-Swiss under André Masséna, leading to the collapse of Alexander Suvorov's campaign.
Second Battle of Zurich · Alexander Korsakov · André Masséna · Alexander Suvorov
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1810
A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
Swedish Act of Succession · Riksdag of the Estates · Charles XIV of Sweden
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1905
Albert Einstein publishes his first paper on the special theory of relativity.
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1907
New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire.
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1910
Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled.
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1914
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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1917
World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
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1918
World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the bloodiest single battle in American history, begins.
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1923
Gustav Stresemann resumes the Weimar Republic's payment of reparations.
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1933
As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
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1934
Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.
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1942
The Holocaust: August Frank, a higher official of the SS concentration camp administration department, issues a memorandum containing a great deal of operational detail in how Jews should be "evacuated".
The Holocaust · August Frank · SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt · August Frank memorandum
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1944
World War II: On the central front of the Gothic Line Brazilian troops control the Serchio Valley region after 10 days of fighting.
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1950
United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
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1953
Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ended
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1954
Japanese rail ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172.
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1959
Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
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1960
In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
Television · United States presidential election debates · Richard M. Nixon · John F. Kennedy
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1969
Abbey Road, the last recorded album by The Beatles, is released.
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1973
Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
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1980
At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people die and 211 are injured.
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1981
Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
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1983
Soviet nuclear false alarm incident: Military officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike.
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1983
Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year domination of the race.
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1984
The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.
United Kingdom · China · Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
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1997
A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
Garuda Indonesia · Airbus A300 · Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 · Medan · Indonesia
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1997
An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake · Umbria · Marche · Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
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2000
Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
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2000
The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
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2002
An overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
Senegal · Ferry · MV Le Joola · The Gambia
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2005
The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.
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2008
Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.
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2009
Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
Typhoon Ketsana · Philippines · Vietnam · Cambodia · Laos
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2014
A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico.
Nacimientos Famosos
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932
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Arab caliph (d. 975)
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1329
Anne of Bavaria, German queen consort (d. 1353)
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1406
Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
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1462
Engelbert, Count of Nevers, younger son of John I (d. 1506)
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1526
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (d. 1569)
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1637
Sébastien Leclerc, French painter (d. 1714)
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1641
Nehemiah Grew, English plant anatomist and physiologist (d. 1712)
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1651
Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown (d. 1720)
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1660
George William, Duke of Liegnitz (d. 1675)
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1698
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (d. 1755)
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1711
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, First Lord of the Admiralty (d. 1779)
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple · First Lord of the Admiralty
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1750
Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (d. 1810)
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1758
Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician (d. 1820)
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1767
Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)
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1774
Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist (d. 1845)
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1783
Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, English politician and literary figure (d. 1858)
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1791
Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (d. 1824)
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1792
William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (d. 1842)
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1820
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic (d. 1891)
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1840
Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (d. 1923)
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1843
Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (d. 1912)
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1848
Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1931)
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1849
Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
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1865
Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (d. 1937)
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1867
Winsor McCay, American illustrator and animator (d. 1934)
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1869
Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer (d. 1935)
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1870
Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947)
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1872
Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (d. 1945)
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1873
Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator (d. 1940)
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1874
Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist (d. 1940)
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1875
Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor and singer (d. 1959)
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1876
Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author (d. 1957)
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1876
Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (d. 1952)
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1877
Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic (d. 1963)
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1877
Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1962)
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1877
Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (d. 1958)
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1878
Walter Steinbeck, German actor (d. 1942)
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1881
Hiram Wesley Evans, American Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 1966)
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1884
Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1951)
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1886
Archibald Hill, English physiologist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)
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1887
Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (d. 1958)
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1887
Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (d. 1967)
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1887
Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (d. 1979)
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1888
J. Frank Dobie, American journalist and author (d. 1964)
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1888
T. S. Eliot, English poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
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1889
Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (d. 1946)
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1889
Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (d. 1976)
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1890
Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (d. 1959)
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1891
William McKell, Australian politician, 12th Governor General of Australia (d. 1985)
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1891
Charles Münch, French violinist and conductor (d. 1968)
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1891
Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1953)
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1892
Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist and academic (d. 1970)
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1894
Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929)
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1895
Jürgen Stroop, German general (d. 1952)
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1897
Pope Paul VI (d. 1978)
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1897
Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1917)
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1898
George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (d. 1937)
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1900
Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (d. 1983)
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1901
George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1980)
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1901
Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician (d. 1963)
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1905
Millito Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2011)
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1905
Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach (d. 1996)
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1907
Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (d. 1983)
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1907
Shug Fisher, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian (d. 1984)
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1907
Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
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1909
Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (d. 1992)
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1909
A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1977)
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1911
Al Helfer, American sportscaster (d. 1975)
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1913
Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (d. 1998)
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1913
Dorothy Sloop, American pianist and educator (d. 1998)
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1914
Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (d. 2009)
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1914
Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert (d. 2011)
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1917
Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1976)
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1917
Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (d. 1993)
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1918
Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (d. 2000)
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1918
John Rankine, Welsh author (d. 2013)
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1919
Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)
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1919
Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (d. 2012)
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1922
Takis Miliadis, Greek actor (d. 1985)
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1922
Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (d. 2014)
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1923
Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
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1923
Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, English cricketer, lawyer, and judge (d. 2015)
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1923
James Hennessy, English businessman and diplomat
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1924
Jean Hoerni, Swiss physicist, inventor and businessman (d. 1997)
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1925
Norm Dussault, American-Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2012)
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1925
Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver (d. 1982)
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1926
Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000)
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1926
Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian philologist and academic (d. 2011)
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1927
Robert Cade, American physician and educator, co-invented Gatorade (d. 2007)
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1927
Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994)
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1927
Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2010)
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1928
Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor
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1928
Wilford White, American football player (d. 2013)
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1930
Philip Bosco, American actor
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1930
Joe Brown, English mountaineer and author
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1931
Vijay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer (d. 1983)
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1931
Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (d. 2008)
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1932
Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India
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1932
Donna Douglas, American actress (d. 2015)
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1932
Joyce Jameson, American actress (d. 1987)
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1932
Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author and poet
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1934
Neil Coles, English golfer and architect
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1935
Bob Barber, English cricketer
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1935
Lou Myers, American actor (d. 2013)
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1935
Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (d. 2007)
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1936
Leroy Drumm, American sailor and songwriter (d. 2010)
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1936
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African academic and politician, 8th First Lady of South Africa
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1937
Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2003)
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1937
Jerry Weintraub, American film producer and agent (d. 2015)
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1938
Lucette Aldous, New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator
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1938
Lars-Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (d. 2010)
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1939
Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter
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1941
Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
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1941
Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress
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1941
David Frizzell, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1942
Kent McCord, American actor
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1942
Gloria E. Anzaldúa, American scholar of Chicana cultural theory (d. 2004)
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1943
Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
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1943
Tim Schenken, Australian race car driver
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1944
Jan Brewer, American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona
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1944
Keith O'Nions, English geologist and academic
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1944
Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host
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1945
Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician
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1945
Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter
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1946
Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author (d. 2005)
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1946
John MacLachlan Gray, Canadian actor, playwright, and composer
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1946
Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
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1946
Louise Simonson, American author
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1946
Christine Todd Whitman, American politician, 50th Governor of New Jersey
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1947
Lynn Anderson, American singer and actress (d. 2015)
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1947
Philippe Lavil, French singer and actor
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1947
Dick Roth, American swimmer
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1948
John Foxx, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player
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1948
Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
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1949
Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer and manager
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1949
Wendy Saddington, Australian singer and journalist (d. 2013)
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1949
Jane Smiley, American novelist
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1949
Minette Walters, English journalist and author
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1950
Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby player
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1951
Tommy Taylor, English footballer and manager
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1951
Stuart Tosh, Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer
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1953
Dolores Keane, Irish singer and actress
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1953
Douglas A. Melton, American biologist and academic
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1953
Paul Stephenson, English police officer
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1954
Craig Chaquico, American guitarist
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1954
Kevin Kennedy, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
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1954
Cesar Rosas, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Carlene Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1956
Steve Butler, American race car driver and engineer
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1956
Linda Hamilton, American actress
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1956
Mick Imlah, Scottish poet and critic (d. 2009)
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1957
Bob Staake, American author and illustrator
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1957
Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager
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1957
Michael Dweck, American photographer and director
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1958
Rudi Cerne, German figure skater and journalist
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1958
Darby Crash, American singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
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1958
Robert Kagan, Greek-American historian and author
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1958
Kenny Sansom, English footballer
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1958
Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American sailor and politician
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1959
Andrew Bolt, Australian journalist
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1959
Trevor Dodds, Namibian golfer
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1959
Rich Gedman, American baseball player and coach
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1959
Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian poet and translator (d. 2007)
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1960
Uwe Bein, German footballer and manager
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1960
Jouke de Vries, Dutch academic and politician
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1960
Doug Supernaw, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1961
Cindy Herron, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1961
Marianne Mikko, Estonian journalist and politician
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1961
Will Self, English novelist and journalist
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1962
Melissa Sue Anderson, American-Canadian actress
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1962
Peter Foster, Australian criminal
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1962
Mark Haddon, English author and poet
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1962
Steve Moneghetti, Australian runner
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1962
Al Pitrelli, American guitarist and songwriter
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1962
Tracey Thorn, English singer-songwriter and writer
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1962
Jacky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host
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1963
Lysette Anthony, English actress and producer
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1963
Joe Nemechek, American race car driver
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1964
Nicki French, English singer and actress
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1964
Dave Martinez, American baseball player and coach
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1964
John Tempesta, American drummer
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1965
Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian businessman and politician, 5th President of Ukraine
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1966
Dean Butterworth, English-American drummer
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1966
Christos Dantis, Greek singer-songwriter and producer
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1966
Shane Dye, New Zealand jockey
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1966
Craig Heyward, American football player (d. 2006)
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1966
Jillian Reynolds, Canadian actress and sportscaster
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1967
Bruno Akrapović, Bosnian footballer and manager
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1967
Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
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1967
Craig Janney, American ice hockey player
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1968
Jim Caviezel, American actor
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1969
Andy Petterson, Australian footballer and coach
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1969
David Slade, English director and producer
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1969
Holger Stanislawski, German footballer and manager
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1969
Paul Warhurst, English footballer and manager
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1970
Daryl Beattie, Australian motorcycle rider
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1970
Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress and fashion designer
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1970
David Parland, Swedish guitarist (d. 2013)
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1972
Ras Kass, American rapper and producer
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1972
Shawn Stockman, American singer
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1973
Marty Casey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1973
Julienne Davis, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1973
Chris Small, Scottish snooker player and coach
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1973
Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper
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1974
Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
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1974
Gary Hall, Jr., American swimmer
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1974
Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player and coach
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1975
Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer and violinist
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1975
Jake Paltrow, American director and screenwriter
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1975
Chiara Schoras, German actress
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1976
Michael Ballack, German footballer
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1976
Sami Vänskä, Finnish bass player
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1977
Kerem Özyeğen, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1977
Aka Plu, Japanese comedian and actor
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1978
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan runner
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1979
Jon Harley, English footballer
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1979
Simon Kirch, German sprinter
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1979
Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese wrestler
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1979
Fuifui Moimoi, Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player
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1979
Cameron Mooney, Australian footballer
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1979
Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
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1979
Taavi Rõivas, Estonian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Estonia
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1979
Jacob Tierney, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1980
Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver
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1980
Brooks Orpik, American ice hockey player
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1980
Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
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1980
Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
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1981
Yao Beina, Chinese singer (d. 2015)
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1981
Christina Milian, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
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1981
Ayumi Tsunematsu, Japanese voice actress
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1981
Serena Williams, American tennis player
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1981
Kanako Urai, Japanese professional wrestler
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1982
Rob Burrow, English rugby player
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1982
Simon Picone, Italian rugby player
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1982
John Scott, Canadian ice hockey player
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1982
Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentinian footballer
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1982
Jon Richardson, English comedian and radio host
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1983
D'Qwell Jackson, American football player
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1983
Archimede Morleo, Italian footballer
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1983
Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
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1984
Nev Schulman, American photographer, television host, and producer
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1987
Rosanna Munter, Swedish singer-songwriter
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1987
Vladimir Niculescu, Romanian professional football player
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1987
Cyril Gautier, French road bicycle racer
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1988
Lilly Singh, YouTube personality, vlogger, comedian, writer and actress
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1988
James Blake, English singer-songwriter and producer
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1988
Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater
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1988
Mark Simpson, English clarinet player and composer
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1989
Chinami Suzuki, Japanese model, television host, and actress
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1989
Jonny Bairstow, English and Yorkshire Wicketkeeper/Batsman
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1990
Pavel Avdeyev, Russian footballer
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1991
Dan Preston, English footballer
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1991
Alma Jodorowsky, French actress, fashion model and singer
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1991
Réka Demeter, Hungarian football defender
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1992
Yoo Ara, South Korean singer and actress
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1993
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, American basketball player
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1994
Lucas Gafarot, Spanish footballer
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1994
Jack Conger, American swimmer
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1995
Miloš Veljković, Serbian footballer
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2000
Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess
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2002
Alex Smith, American football player
Muertes Famosas
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800
Berowulf, bishop of Würzburg
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862
Musa ibn Musa ibn Qasi, Muslim military leader (b. c. 790)
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1241
Fujiwara no Teika, Japanese poet
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1290
Margaret, Maid of Norway Queen of Scotland (b. 1283)
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1313
Gottfried von Hagenau, Alsatian theologian, medical doctor, and poet
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1327
Cecco d'Ascoli, Italian encyclopaedist, physician and poet (b. 1257)
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1328
Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar and philosopher of Harran (b. 1263)
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1345
William II, Count of Hainaut
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1371
Jovan Uglješa, Serbian despot
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1413
Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1337)
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1417
Francesco Zabarella, Italian cardinal (b. 1360)
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1468
Juan de Torquemada, Spanish cardinal and theologian (b. 1388)
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1536
Didier de Saint-Jaille, 46th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller
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1588
Amias Paulet, Governor of Jersey (b. 1532)
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1600
Claude Le Jeune, French composer (b. 1530)
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1620
Taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)
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1623
Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (b. 1540)
Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent · Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
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1626
Wakisaka Yasuharu, Japanese daimyo (b. 1554)
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1716
Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1666)
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1764
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (b. 1676)
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1800
William Billings, American composer and educator (b. 1746)
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1802
Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician and physicist (b. 1754)
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1820
Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (b. 1734)
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1868
August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
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1877
Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
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1902
Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)
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1904
Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)
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1904
John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1848)
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1922
Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1863)
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1935
Andy Adams, American author (b. 1859)
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1935
Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (b. 1861)
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1937
Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894)
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1945
Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1881)
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1946
William Strunk, Jr., American author and educator (b. 1869)
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1947
Hugh Lofting, English-American author and poet (b. 1886)
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1951
Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (b. 1885)
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1952
George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet (b. 1863)
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1953
Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and educator (b. 1895)
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1954
Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868)
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1957
Arthur Powell Davies, American minister and author (b. 1902)
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1959
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1899)
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1959
Leslie Morshead, Australian general (b. 1889)
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1959
Teodor Ussisoo, Estonian furniture designer and educator (b. 1878)
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1965
James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (b. 1898)
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1968
Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin, Polish-Israeli neurologist and physician (b. 1902)
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1968
Daniel Johnson, Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (b. 1915)
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1968
Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (b. 1918)
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1972
Charles Correll, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1890)
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1973
Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (b. 1891)
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1973
Ralph Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1923)
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1973
Anna Magnani, Italian actress and singer (b. 1908)
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1976
Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
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1977
Uday Shankar, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1900)
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1978
Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
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1979
Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (b. 1910)
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1982
Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (b. 1902)
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1984
Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1948)
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1984
John Facenda, American sportscaster (b. 1913)
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1987
Ramang, Indonesian footballer and manager (b. 1928)
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1987
Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, journalist, and mountaineer (b. 1912)
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1988
Branko Zebec, Yugoslav football player and coach (b. 1929)
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1989
Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Indian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1920)
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1990
Hiram Abas, Turkish intelligence officer (b. 1932)
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1990
Alberto Moravia, Italian author and critic (b. 1907)
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1991
Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader (b. 1919)
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1995
Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (b. 1931)
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1996
Nicu Ceaușescu, Romanian politician (b. 1951)
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1998
Betty Carter, American singer (b. 1930)
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1999
Oseola McCarty, American philanthropist (b. 1908)
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2000
Richard Mulligan, American actor (b. 1932)
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2000
Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1937)
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2003
Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1963)
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2003
Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
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2004
Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (b. 1969)
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2005
Helen Cresswell, English author and screenwriter (b. 1934)
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2006
Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (b. 1912)
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2006
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American wartime propaganda broadcaster (b. 1916)
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2007
Bill Wirtz, American businessman (b. 1929)
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2008
Marc Moulin, Belgian keyboard player, producer, and journalist (b. 1942)
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2008
Paul Newman, American actor, director, producer, and businessman (b. 1925)
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2010
Terry Newton, English rugby player (b. 1978)
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2010
Gloria Stuart, American actress (b. 1910)
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2011
Bob Cassilly, American sculptor, founded the City Museum (b. 1949)
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2012
M'el Dowd, American actress and singer (b. 1933)
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2012
Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (b. 1927)
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2012
Eugene Genovese, American historian and author (b. 1930)
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2012
Sam Steiger, American journalist and politician (b. 1929)
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2013
Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (b. 1944)
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2013
Seánie Duggan, Irish hurler (b. 1922)
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2013
Mario Montez, Puerto Rican-American actor (b. 1935)
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2013
Sos Sargsyan, Armenian actor and director (b. 1929)
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2014
Jim Boeke, American football player and coach (b. 1938)
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2014
Sam Hall, American screenwriter (b. 1921)
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2014
Gerald Neugebauer, American astronomer and physicist (b. 1932)
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2014
Tamir Sapir, Georgian-American businessman (b. 1946)
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2015
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1928)
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2015
Sidney Phillips, American soldier, physician, and author (b. 1924)
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2015
Ana Seneviratne, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (b. 1927)