January 21 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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763
The Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa ends in a decisive Abbasid victory.
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1525
The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
Switzerland · Anabaptist · Conrad Grebel · Felix Manz · George Blaurock
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1535
Following the Affair of the Placards, French Protestants are burned at the stake in front of the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris
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1720
Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
Kingdom of Prussia · Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War)
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1749
The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754.
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1774
Abdul Hamid I became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
Abdul Hamid I · Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · Caliph of Islam
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1789
The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston.
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1793
After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
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1861
American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
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1893
The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
Tati Concessions Land · Matabeleland · Bechuanaland Protectorate · Botswana
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1908
New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
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1911
The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
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1915
Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
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1919
Meeting of the First Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Féin adopts Ireland's first constitution. The first engagement of the Irish War of Independence, the Soloheadbeg ambush, County Tipperary.
Dáil Éireann · Mansion House, Dublin · Dublin · Sinn Féin · Irish War of Independence
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1925
Albania declares itself a republic.
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1931
Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
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1941
Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania, the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
Bucharest · Romania · Iron Guard · Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom
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1948
The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.
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1950
American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
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1954
The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
Nuclear marine propulsion · USS Nautilus (SSN-571) · Ceremonial ship launching · Groton, Connecticut · Mamie Eisenhower
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1960
Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.
Little Joe 1B · Project Mercury · Wallops Island · Virginia · Miss Sam
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1960
Avianca Flight 671 crashes and burns upon landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica killing 37. It is the worst air disaster in Jamaica's history and the first for Avianca.
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1961
Four hundred thirty-five workers are buried alive when a mine in Coalbrook, Free State, South Africa collapses.
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1968
Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
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1968
A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
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1971
The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
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1981
Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
DeLorean DMC-12 · Dunmurry · Northern Ireland · United Kingdom
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1997
The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395-28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
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1999
War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board.
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2000
Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutiérrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad.
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2003
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
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2004
NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
NASA · MER-A · Flash memory
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2005
In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.
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2017
Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as president of the United States.
Naissances Célèbres
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1264
Alexander, Prince of Scotland (d. 1284)
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1338
Charles V of France (d. 1380)
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1532
Ludwig Helmbold, German classical singer (d. 1598)
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1608
Theaurau John Tany, Christian mystic (d. 1659)
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1610
Elizabeth Fones, English-American settler (d. 1673)
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1721
James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, Governor of Minorca (d. 1794)
James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721) · Governor of Minorca
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1735
Johann Gottfried Eckard, German pianist and composer (d. 1809)
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1738
Ethan Allen, American general (d. 1789)
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1804
Eliza R. Snow, American poet and hymn-writer (d. 1887)
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1813
John C. Frémont, American general, explorer, and politician, 5th Territorial Governor of Arizona (d. 1890)
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1815
John Bingham, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 7th United States Ambassador to Japan (d. 1900)
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1820
Joseph Wolf, German ornithologist and illustrator (d. 1899)
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1824
Stonewall Jackson, American general (d. 1863)
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1827
Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1900)
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1829
Oscar II of Sweden (d. 1907)
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1846
Pieter Hendrik Schoute, Dutch mathematician and academic (d. 1923)
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1848
Henri Duparc, French soldier and composer (d. 1933)
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1860
Karl Staaff, Swedish lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)
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1864
Paul Troje, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1942)
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1867
Ludwig Thoma, German paramedic and author (d. 1921)
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1867
Maxime Weygand, Belgian-French general (d. 1965)
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1869
Grigori Rasputin, Russian Mystic (d. 1916)
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1878
Vahan Tekeyan, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1948)
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1879
Joseph Roffo, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (d. 1933)
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1881
Ernst Fast, Swedish runner (d. 1959)
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1882
Pavel Florensky, Russian mathematician and theologian (d. 1937)
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1883
Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator (d. 1929)
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1883
Eulogio Rodriguez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 7th President of the Senate of the Philippines (d. 1964)
Eulogio Rodriguez · President of the Senate of the Philippines
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1884
Roger Nash Baldwin, American author and activist, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (d. 1981)
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1885
Ernst Gustav Kühnert, Estonian-German architect and historian (d. 1961)
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1885
Umberto Nobile, Italian engineer and explorer (d. 1978)
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1887
Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)
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1888
Herbie Collins, Australian cricketer (d. 1959)
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1895
Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish fashion designer, founded Balenciaga (d. 1972)
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1897
René Iché, French sculptor (d. 1954)
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1898
Avery Claflin, American banker and composer (d. 1979)
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1899
Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
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1901
Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1978)
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1904
Puck van Heel, Dutch footballer (d. 1984)
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1905
Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (d. 1957)
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1905
Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (d. 1978)
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1909
Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (d. 2004)
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1910
Albert Rosellini, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Washington (d. 2011)
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1910
Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai composer and bandleader (d. 1981)
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1911
Bill Graber, American pole vaulter (d. 1996)
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1912
Konrad Emil Bloch, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
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1913
William Ungar, Polish-American author and philanthropist, founded the National Envelope Corporation (d. 2013)
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1915
Orazio Mariani, Italian sprinter (d. 1981)
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1915
Bill Sefton, American pole vaulter (d. 1982)
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1918
Chicháy, Filipino actress (d. 1993)
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1918
Richard Winters, American soldier (d. 2011)
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1919
Eric Brown, Scottish-English captain and pilot (d. 2016)
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1921
Lincoln Alexander, Canadian lawyer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 2012)
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1922
Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)
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1922
Paul Scofield, English actor (d. 2008)
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1923
Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer, and actress (d. 1995)
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1924
Benny Hill, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
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1925
Eva Ibbotson, Austrian-English author (d. 2010)
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1925
Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler and manager (d. 2007)
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1926
Brian Brockless, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1995)
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1927
Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1985)
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1928
John Olsen, Australian painter
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1928
Gene Sharp, American political scientist and academic, founded the Albert Einstein Institution
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1930
Mainza Chona, Zambian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 2001)
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1932
Bill Bell, English businessman (d. 2013)
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1932
John Chaney, American basketball player and coach
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1933
Joseph W. Eschbach, American physician and academic (d. 2007)
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1935
Masamichi Noro, Japanese-French martial artist (d. 2013)
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1937
Nushiravan Keihanizadeh, Iranian-American journalist and historian
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1938
Sandy Barr, American wrestler and referee (d. 2007)
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1938
Wolfman Jack, American radio host (d. 1995)
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1938
Ken Maginnis, Northern Irish soldier and politician
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1938
Nicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Nicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers · Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
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1940
John J. McGinty III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
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1940
Jack Nicklaus, American golfer and sportscaster
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1941
Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (d. 2013)
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1941
Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor
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1941
Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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1941
Mike Medavoy, Chinese-American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures
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1941
Ivan Putski, Polish-American wrestler and bodybuilder
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1941
Elaine Showalter, American author and critic
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1942
Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1942
Edwin Starr, American soul singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
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1943
Rosemary Butler, English-Welsh academic and politician
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1943
Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek singer-songwriter and actor
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1945
Arthur Beetson, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2011)
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1945
Martin Shaw, English actor and producer
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1946
Gretel Ehrlich, American author
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1946
Johnny Oates, American baseball player and manager (d. 2004)
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1947
Jill Eikenberry, American actress
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1947
Pye Hastings, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1947
Michel Jonasz, French singer-songwriter and actor
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1947
Jonathan Meades, English journalist and author
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1949
Jonas Åkerlund, Swedish lawyer and politician
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1949
Gennaro Contaldo, Italian chef and author
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1950
Gary Locke, American politician and diplomat, 36th United States Secretary of Commerce
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1950
Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-English singer-songwriter
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1950
Agnes van Ardenne, Dutch politician and diplomat, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation
Agnes van Ardenne · Minister for Development Cooperation (Netherlands)
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1951
Eric Holder, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 82nd United States Attorney General
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1952
Marco Camenisch, Swiss activist and murderer
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1952
Louis Menand, American critic and essayist
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1953
Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft
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1953
Glenn Kaiser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1954
Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé director, producer, and screenwriter
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1954
Phil Thompson, English footballer and coach
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1955
Peter Fleming, American tennis player
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1955
Jeff Koons, American painter and sculptor
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1956
Robby Benson, American actor and director
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1956
Geena Davis, American actress and producer
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1958
Gareth Branwyn, American journalist and critic
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1959
Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager
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1960
Toxey Haas, American businessman, founded Haas Outdoors, Inc.
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1960
Jennifer Keyte, Australian journalist
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1960
Mamoru Nagano, Japanese animator and director
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1962
Tyler Cowen, American economist and academic
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1962
Brian Hildebrand, American wrestler, referee, and manager (d. 1999)
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1963
Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player
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1963
Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player and coach
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1965
Jam Master Jay, American DJ, rapper, and producer (d. 2002)
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1967
Artashes Minasian, Armenian chess player
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1969
Eduard Hämäläinen, Finnish-Belarusian decathlete
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1969
Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese comic artist
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1970
Ken Leung, American actor
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1970
Oren Peli, Israeli-American director, producer and screenwriter
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1971
Sergey Klevchenya, Russian speed skater
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1971
Doug Weight, American ice hockey player and coach
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1972
Alan Benes, American baseball player and coach
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1972
Rick Falkvinge, Swedish businessman and politician
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1972
Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer and producer
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1972
Brett Mullins, Australian rugby league player
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1973
Rob Hayles, English cyclist
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1973
Ruben Wiki, New Zealand rugby league player and manager
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1974
Rove McManus, Australian comedian, television host, and producer
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1974
Alex Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver
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1975
Nicky Butt, English footballer and coach
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1975
Thomas Castaignède, French rugby player and journalist
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1975
Yuji Ide, Japanese race car driver
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1975
Ito, Spanish footballer and manager
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1975
Willem Korsten, Dutch footballer and manager
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1976
Aivaras Abromavičius, Lithuanian-Ukrainian banker and politician; 15th Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development
Aivaras Abromavičius · Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Ukraine)
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1976
Emma Bunton, English singer
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1976
Mike Daisey, American monologist, author, and actor
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1976
Patrick de Lange, Dutch baseball player
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1977
Kirsten Klose, German hammer thrower
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1977
Ulrike Maisch, German runner
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1977
Phil Neville, English footballer and manager
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1977
Jerry Trainor, American actor, director, and producer
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1978
Faris Al-Sultan, German triathlete
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1978
Bryan Gilmore, American football player
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1978
Phil Stacey, American singer
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1978
Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
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1979
Byung-hyun Kim, South Korean baseball player
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1979
Spider Loc, American rapper and actor
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1979
Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
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1980
Dave Kitson, English footballer and manager
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1980
Nana Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress
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1980
Brie Rippner, American tennis player
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1981
Gillian Chung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
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1981
Jamie Dalrymple, English cricketer
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1981
Ivan Ergić, Serbian footballer
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1981
Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player
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1981
Andy Lee, South Korean singer and actor
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1981
Izabella Miko, Polish actress, dancer, and producer
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1981
Michel Teló, Brazilian singer-songwriter
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1981
Jung Ryeo-won, South Korean actress
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1982
Nicolas Mahut, French tennis player
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1982
Simon Rolfes, German footballer
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1982
Go Shiozaki, Japanese wrestler
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1983
Rapsody, American rapper
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1983
Alex Acker, American basketball player
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1983
Peter Philipakos, American soccer player
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1983
Moritz Volz, German footballer
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1984
David Harris, American football player
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1984
Alex Koslov, Moldovan-American wrestler
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1984
Robert Ray, American baseball player
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1985
Salvatore Giunta, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient
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1985
Justin Ingram, American basketball player
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1985
Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player
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1986
Peyton Hillis, American football player
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1986
Jonathan Quick, American ice hockey player
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1987
Ioannis Athanasoulas, Greek basketball player
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1987
Augustine Kiprono Choge, Kenyan runner
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1987
Brandon Crawford, American baseball player
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1987
Henrico Drost, Dutch footballer
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1987
Darren Helm, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987
Mulopo Kudimbana, Congolese footballer
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1987
Maša Zec Peškirič, Slovenian tennis player
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1988
Glaiza de Castro, Filipino actress and singer
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1988
Ashton Eaton, American decathlete
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1989
Doğuş Balbay, Turkish basketball player
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1989
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenian footballer
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1991
Martin Dorbek, Estonian basketball player
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1991
Craig Roberts, Welsh actor and director
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1991
Cho Soo-hyang, South Korean actress
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1993
John Cofie, English footballer
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1993
Ben Meehan, Australian rugby player
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1994
Simone Pasa, Italian footballer
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1994
Laura Robson, Australian-English tennis player
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1994
Kang Seung-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
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1994
Lim Kim, South Korean singer and actress
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1995
Jake Elliott, American football player
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1995
Andrew Watson, Northern Irish race car driver
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1996
Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer
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1997
Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer
Décès Célèbres
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420
Yazdegerd I, king of the Sassanid Empire
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496
Epiphanius of Pavia, Italian bishop and saint (b. 438)
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917
Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (b. 880)
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918
Liu Zhijun, Chinese general
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939
Yang Pu, Chinese emperor (b. 900)
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942
An Chongrong, Chinese general (Five Dynasties)
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945
Yang Tan, Chinese general and governor
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1118
Pope Paschal II (b. 1050)
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1320
Árni Helgason, Icelandic bishop (b. c. 1260)
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1527
Juan de Grijalva, Spanish explorer (b. 1489)
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1546
Azai Sukemasa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1491)
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1609
Joseph Justus Scaliger, French historian and scholar (b. 1540)
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1638
Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (b. 1570)
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1683
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1621)
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury · Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1670
Claude Duval, French highwayman (b. 1643)
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1699
Obadiah Walker, English historian and academic (b. 1616)
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1706
Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)
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1710
Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic and critic (b. 1638)
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1722
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1661)
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1731
Ignjat Đurđević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1675)
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1773
Alexis Piron, French playwright and author (b. 1689)
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1774
Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1717)
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1775
Yemelyan Pugachev, Russian rebel (b. 1742)
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1789
Baron d'Holbach, French-German philosopher and author (b. 1723)
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1793
Louis XVI of France (b. 1754)
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1795
Samuel Wallis, English navigator and explorer (b. 1728)
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1809
Josiah Hornblower, American engineer and politician (b. 1729)
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1814
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
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1823
Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentinian cleric, journalist, and poet (b. 1761)
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1831
Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (b. 1781)
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1851
Albert Lortzing, German actor and composer (b. 1801)
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1862
Božena Němcová, Austrian-Czech author and poet (b. 1820)
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1870
Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author (b. 1812)
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1872
Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright and poet (b. 1791)
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1881
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
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1891
Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (b. 1842)
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1901
Elisha Gray, American engineer, co-founded Western Electric (b. 1835)
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1914
Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian painter and illustrator (b. 1857)
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1919
Gojong of Korea (b. 1852)
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1919
Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 277th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1839)
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1924
Vladimir Lenin, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1870)
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1926
Camillo Golgi, Italian physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
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1928
George Washington Goethals, American general and engineer (b. 1858)
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1931
Felix Blumenfeld, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
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1932
Lytton Strachey, English writer and critic (b. 1880)
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1933
George Moore, Irish author, poet, and critic (b. 1852)
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1937
Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1898)
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1938
Georges Méliès, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1861)
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1945
Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and engineer (b. 1886)
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1948
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (b. 1876)
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1950
George Orwell, British novelist, essayist, and critic (b. 1903)
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1955
Archie Hahn, German-American runner and coach (b. 1880)
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1956
Sam Langford, Canadian-American boxer (b. 1883)
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1959
Cecil B. DeMille, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)
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1960
Matt Moore, Irish-American actor and director (b. 1888)
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1961
Blaise Cendrars, Swiss author and poet (b. 1887)
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1963
Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Indian author, poet, and academic (b. 1893)
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1963
Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter (b. 1881)
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1965
Gwynne Evans, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1880)
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1967
Ann Sheridan, American actress (b. 1915)
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1968
Will Lang, Jr., American journalist (b. 1914)
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1977
Sandro Penna, Italian poet and journalist (b. 1906)
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1978
Freda Utley, English scholar and author (b. 1898)
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1983
Lamar Williams, American bass player (b. 1949)
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1984
Giannis Skarimpas, Greek playwright and poet (b. 1893)
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1985
James Beard, American chef and author (b. 1903)
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1985
Eddie Graham, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1930)
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1987
Charles Goodell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1926)
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1988
Vincent Lingiari, Australian Aboriginal rights activist (b. 1919)
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1989
Carl Furillo, American baseball player (b. 1922)
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1989
Billy Tipton, American pianist and saxophonist (b. 1914)
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1993
Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1903)
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1994
Bassel al-Assad, Son of the former President of the Syrian Arab Republic Hafez al-Assad (b. 1962)
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1998
Jack Lord, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)
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1999
Susan Strasberg, American actress (b. 1938)
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2002
Peggy Lee, American singer (b. 1920)
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2003
Paul Haines, American-Canadian poet and songwriter (b. 1933)
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2003
Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1916)
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2004
Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian author and playwright (b. 1929)
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2005
Theun de Vries, Dutch author and poet (b. 1907)
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2005
John L. Hess, American journalist and critic (b. 1917)
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2005
Kaljo Raid, Estonian cellist, composer, and pastor (b. 1921)
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2006
Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovo journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
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2009
Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician and diplomat (b. 1946)
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2010
Paul Quarrington, Canadian author, playwright, guitarist, and composer (b. 1953)
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2011
Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (b. 1922)
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2011
Dennis Oppenheim, American sculptor and photographer (b. 1938)
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2011
E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1958)
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2012
Roy John Britten, American biologist and geneticist (b. 1919)
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2012
Cliff Chambers, American baseball player (b. 1922)
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2012
Ernie Gregory, English footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1921)
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2013
Jean Giambrone, American journalist (b. 1921)
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2013
Donald Hornig, American chemist and academic (b. 1920)
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2013
Ahmet Mete Işıkara, Turkish geophysicist and academic (b. 1941)
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2013
Jake McNiece, American sergeant (b. 1919)
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2013
Chumpol Silpa-archa, Thai academic and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1940)
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2013
Michael Winner, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1935)
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2014
G. Thompson Brown, American missionary, theologian, and author (b. 1921)
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2014
Warren Lamb, English businessman and educator (b. 1923)
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2014
Wilford Moore, American football player and coach (b. 1919)
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2014
Dick Shrider, American basketball player and coach (b. 1923)
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2014
George C. Wortley, American soldier and politician (b. 1926)
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2015
Marcus Borg, American scholar, theologian, and author (b. 1942)
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2015
Leon Brittan, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1939)
Leon Brittan · Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
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2015
Vince Camuto, American fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Nine West (b. 1936)
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2015
Johnnie Lewis, Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Justice of Liberia (b. 1946)
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2016
Bill Johnson, American skier (b. 1960)