October 8 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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314
Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses his European territories.
Roman Emperor · Licinius · Constantine I · Battle of Cibalae
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451
At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1).
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876
Battle of Andernach: Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat emperor Charles II ("the Bald").
Battle of Andernach (876) · Louis the Younger · West Francia · Charles the Bald
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1075
Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia.
Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia · Kingdom of Croatia (925-1102)
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1200
Isabella of Angoulême is crowned Queen consort of England.
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1322
Mladen II Šubić of Bribir, defeated in the battle of Bliska, is arrested by the Parliament.
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1480
Great stand on the Ugra river, a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Duke Ivan III of Russia, which results in the retreat of the Tataro-Mongols and the eventual disintegration of the Horde.
Great stand on the Ugra river · Akhmat Khan · Khan (title) · Great Horde · Grand Duke
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1573
End of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar, the first Dutch victory in Eighty Years' War.
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1582
Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
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1645
Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.
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1806
Napoleonic Wars: Forces of the British Empire lay siege to the port of Boulogne in France by using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve.
Napoleonic Wars · British Empire · Boulogne · Congreve rocket · Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
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1813
The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bavaria and Austria.
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1821
The government of general José de San Martín establishes the Peruvian Navy.
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1829
Rail transport: Stephenson's The Rocket wins The Rainhill Trials.
1829 in rail transport · George Stephenson · Stephenson's Rocket · Rainhill Trials
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1856
The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.
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1860
Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
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1862
American Civil War: Battle of Perryville: Union forces under General Don Carlos Buell halt the Confederate invasion of Kentucky by defeating troops led by General Braxton Bragg at Perryville, Kentucky.
American Civil War · Battle of Perryville · United States · Don Carlos Buell · Confederate States of America
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1871
Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.
Lake Michigan · Peshtigo, Wisconsin · Holland, Michigan · Manistee, Michigan · Great Chicago Fire
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1879
War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos, Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau is killed in the encounter.
War of the Pacific · Chilean Navy · Peruvian Navy · Battle of Angamos · Miguel Grau Seminario
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1895
Eulmi incident: Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by Japanese infiltrators inside Gyeongbok Palace.
Eulmi incident · Empress Myeongseong · Empress · Gyeongbok Palace
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1912
First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
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1918
World War I: In action near Pittem, Belgium, USMC 2nd Lieutenant aviator Ralph Talbot of Weymouth, Massachusetts becomes the first-ever USMC aviator to earn the Medal of Honor.
World War I · Pittem · Belgium · United States Marine Corps · Ralph Talbot
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1918
World War I: In the Argonne Forest in France, United States Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he is awarded the Medal of Honor.
World War I · Forest of Argonne · Alvin C. York · German Empire · Medal of Honor
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1921
KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
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1928
Joseph Szigeti gives the first performance of Alfredo Casella's Violin Concerto.
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1939
World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
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1941
World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
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1943
World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete.
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1944
World War II: The Battle of Crucifix Hill occurs just outside Aachen; Capt. Bobbie Brown receives a Medal of Honor for his heroics in this battle.
Battle of Crucifix Hill · Aachen · Bobbie E. Brown · Medal of Honor
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1952
The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
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1956
New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series.
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1962
Spiegel scandal: Der Spiegel publishes the article "Bedingt abwehrbereit" ("Conditionally prepared for defense") about a NATO manoeuvre called "Fallex 62", which uncovered the sorry state of the Bundeswehr (Germany's army) facing the perceived communist threat from the east at the time. The magazine is soon accused of treason.
Spiegel scandal · Der Spiegel · NATO · Bundeswehr · Communist
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1967
Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
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1969
The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
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1970
Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a manoeuvre to deceive world opinion".
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1973
Yom Kippur War: Gabi Amir's armored brigade unsuccessfully attacks Egyptian-occupied positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal, in hope of driving them away; more than 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.
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1973
Greek military junta of 1967-74: Junta strongman George Papadopoulos appoints Spyros Markezinis as Prime Minister of Greece with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
Greek military junta of 1967-74 · Georgios Papadopoulos · Spyros Markezinis · Prime Minister of Greece
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1974
Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
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1978
Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.60 mph at Blowering Dam, Australia.
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1982
Poland bans Solidarity and all trade unions.
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1982
Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
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1990
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict · Jerusalem · Dome of the Rock · Temple Mount
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1991
Croatia and Slovenia vote to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia.
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2001
A twin engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.
Cessna · Scandinavian Airlines System · Linate Airport disaster · Milan
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2001
U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
George W. Bush · United States Department of Homeland Security
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2005
The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake strikes with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 86,000-87,351 people dead, 69,000-75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
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2014
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies.
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2016
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900.
Naissances Célèbres
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319 BC
Pyrrhus of Epirus (d. 272 BC)
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1150
Narapatisithu, king of Burma (d. 1211)
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1515
Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas (d. 1578)
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1551
Giulio Caccini, Italian composer (d. 1618)
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1552
Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (d. 1610)
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1553
Jacques Auguste de Thou, French historian (d. 1617)
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1585
Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (d. 1672)
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1609
John Clarke, English physician (d. 1676)
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1676
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (d. 1764)
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1713
Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and author (d. 1793)
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1715
Michel Benoist, French scientist and missionary (d. 1774)
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1747
Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician (d. 1807)
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1753
Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden (d. 1829)
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1765
Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician (d. 1831)
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1789
John Ruggles, American lawyer and politician (d. 1874)
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1789
William John Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist (d. 1855)
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1807
Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist (d. 1858)
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1818
John Henninger Reagan, American judge and politician, 3rd Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1905)
John Henninger Reagan · Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury
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1834
Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer (d. 1905)
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1845
Salomon Kalischer, German pianist, composer, and physicist (d. 1924)
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1847
Rose Scott, Australian activist (d. 1925)
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1848
Pierre De Geyter, Belgian composer (d. 1932)
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1850
Henry Louis Le Châtelier, French chemist and academic (d. 1936)
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1860
John D. Batten, British painter, printmaker and illustrator (d.1932)
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1863
Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948)
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1864
Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter and educator (d. 1955)
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1870
Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (d. 1937)
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1872
Mary Engle Pennington, American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (d. 1952)
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1873
Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish chemist and astronomer (d. 1967)
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1873
Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect and academic, designed Lenin's Mausoleum (d. 1949)
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1875
Laurence Doherty, English tennis player and golfer (d. 1919)
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1876
Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell, English lieutenant and politician (d. 1966)
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1877
Hans Heysen, German-Australian painter (d. 1968)
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1879
Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (d. 1956)
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1882
Harry McClintock, American singer-songwriter and poet (d. 1957)
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1883
Dick Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)
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1883
Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
Otto Heinrich Warburg · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1884
Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942)
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1887
Ping Bodie, American baseball player (d. 1961)
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1887
Donie Bush, American baseball player, manager, and team owner (d. 1972)
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1888
Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (d. 1964)
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1889
R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian engineer (d. 1983)
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1889
Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (d. 1966)
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1890
Snuffy Browne, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1964)
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1890
Eddie Rickenbacker, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1973)
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1890
Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
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1892
Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (d. 1941)
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1893
Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer (d. 1965)
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1895
Zog I of Albania (d. 1961)
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1895
Juan Perón, Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina (d. 1974)
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1896
Julien Duvivier, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1967)
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1897
Rouben Mamoulian, Georgian-American director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
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1897
Marcel Herrand, French actor (d. 1953)
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1901
Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and theorist (d. 1977)
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1901
Mark Oliphant, Australian physicist, humanitarian and politician, Governor of South Australia (d. 2000)
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1903
Georgy Geshev, Bulgarian chess player (d. 1937)
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1904
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French race car driver (d. 1973)
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1907
Richard Sharpe Shaver, American author and illustrator (d. 1975)
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1908
Ezekias Papaioannou, Greek-Cypriot politician (d. 1988)
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1910
Kirk Alyn, American actor (d. 1999)
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1910
Paulette Dubost, French actress (d. 2011)
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1910
Gus Hall, American soldier and politician (d. 2000)
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1910
Helmut Kallmeyer, German chemist and soldier (d. 2006)
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1910
Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (d. 2003)
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1913
Robert R. Gilruth, American pilot and engineer (d. 2000)
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1913
Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (d. 1959)
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1917
Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993)
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1917
Walter Lord, American historian and author (d. 2002)
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1917
Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1976)
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1917
Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
Rodney Robert Porter · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1918
Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (d. 2012)
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1918
Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1919
Jack McGrath, American racing driver (d. 1955)
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1919
Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2007)
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1920
Frank Herbert, American journalist, photographer, and author (d. 1986)
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1921
Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (d. 2010)
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1922
Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2007)
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1922
Herbert B. Leonard, American production manager and producer (d. 2006)
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1924
Alphons Egli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 77th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2016)
Alphons Egli · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
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1924
Aloísio Lorscheider, Brazilian cardinal (d. 2007)
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1924
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (d. 2006)
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1924
John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (d. 2010)
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1925
Álvaro Magaña, Salvadoran economist and politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2001)
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1926
Raaj Kumar, Pakistani-Indian police officer and actor (d. 1996)
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1927
Jim Elliot, American missionary and translator (d. 1956)
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1927
César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
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1928
Didi, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2001)
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1928
M. Russell Ballard, American lieutenant and religious leader
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1928
Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer
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1928
Bill Maynard, English actor
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1929
Betty Boothroyd, English academic and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons
Betty Boothroyd · Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
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1930
Pepper Adams, American saxophonist and composer (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra) (d. 1986)
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1930
Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (d. 2013)
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1930
Faith Ringgold, American painter and activist
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1930
Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer and theorist (d. 1996)
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1931
Bill Brown, Scottish-Canadian footballer (d. 2004)
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1932
Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer
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1934
Kader Asmal, South African academic and politician (d. 2011)
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1934
Gerry Hitchens, English footballer and manager (d. 1983)
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1934
James Holshouser, American lawyer and politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (d. 2013)
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1935
Albert Roux, French-English chef
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1936
Rona Barrett, American journalist and businesswoman
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1937
Merle Park, British ballerina and educator
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1937
Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (d. 2014)
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1938
William Corlett, English author and playwright (d. 2005)
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1938
Walter Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey coach and author
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1938
Fred Stolle, Australian-American tennis player and sportscaster
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1938
Bronislovas Lubys, Lithuanian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania (d. 2011)
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1939
Elvīra Ozoliņa, Latvian javelin thrower
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1939
Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (d. 2010)
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1939
Lynne Stewart, American lawyer and criminal
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1940
Fred Cash, American soul singer
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1940
Paul Hogan, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1941
Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist
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1941
Shane Stevens, American author
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1941
George Bellamy, English singer, guitarist, and producer
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1942
Stanley Bates, English actor and screenwriter
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1943
Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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1943
R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer
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1944
Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (d. 2010)
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1944
Susan Raye, American country music singer
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1946
Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar, activist, and politician
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1946
Jean-Jacques Beineix, French director and producer
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1946
Dennis Kucinich, American journalist and politician, 53rd Mayor of Cleveland
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1946
Bel Mooney, English journalist and author
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1946
Jon Ekerold, South African motorcycle racer
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1947
Richard Morris, English archaeologist, historian, and author
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1947
Emiel Puttemans, Belgian runner
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1947
Stephen Shore, American photographer and educator
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1948
Benjamin Cheever, American journalist and author
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1948
Claude Jade, French actress (d. 2006)
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1948
Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004)
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1949
Jerry Bittle, American cartoonist (d. 2003)
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1949
Ashawna Hailey, American computer scientist and philanthropist (d. 2011)
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1949
Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1949
Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer
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1950
Robert "Kool" Bell, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1950
Blake Morrison, English poet, author, and academic
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1951
Jack O'Connell, American educator and politician
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1951
Timo Salonen, Finnish race car driver
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1951
Shannon C. Stimson, American philosopher, historian, and theorist
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1952
Takis Koroneos, Greek basketball player and coach
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1952
Jan Marijnissen, Dutch journalist and politician
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1952
Edward Zwick, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1953
Robert Saxton, English composer and educator
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1954
Huub Rothengatter, Dutch race car driver and manager
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1955
Bill Elliott, American race car driver
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1955
Alain Ferté, French race car driver
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1955
Darrell Hammond, American comedian and actor
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1955
Paul Lennon, Australian politician, 42nd Premier of Tasmania
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1955
Lonnie Pitchford, American singer and guitarist (d. 1998)
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1956
Jeff Lahti, American baseball player
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1956
Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (d. 2012)
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1957
Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer and manager
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1958
Steve Coll, American journalist and author
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1958
Bret Lott, American journalist, author, and academic
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1958
Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian-German physician and politician, Defense Minister of Germany
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1958
Ruffin McNeill, American football player and coach
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1959
Tommy Armour III, American golfer
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1959
Nick Bakay, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1959
Gavin Friday, Irish singer-songwriter, actor, and producer
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1959
Erik Gundersen, Danish motorcycle racer
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1959
Peter Horrocks, English journalist and producer
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1959
Mike Morgan, American baseball player and coach
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1959
Carlos I. Noriega, Peruvian-American colonel and astronaut
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1959
Daniel Ribacoff, Brazilian-American polygraph examiner
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1960
Andrea Anastasi, Italian volleyball player and coach
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1960
Reed Hastings, American businessman, co-founded Netflix
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1960
Rano Karno, Indonesian actor and politician
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1960
Ralf Minge, German footballer and manager
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1960
François Pérusse, Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian
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1960
Mike Teague, English rugby player
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1961
Steven Bernstein, American trumpet player and composer
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1961
Jon Stevens, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter (Noiseworks)
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1961
Simon Burke, Australian actor and producer
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1961
Ted Kooshian, American pianist and composer
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1962
Bruno Thiry, Belgian race car driver
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1962
Chen Xiaoxia, Chinese diver
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1963
Steve Perry, American ska singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cherry Poppin' Daddies)
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1964
Jakob Arjouni, German author (d. 2013)
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1964
Ian Hart, English actor
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1964
CeCe Winans, American singer-songwriter
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1965
Matt Biondi, American swimmer and coach
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1965
Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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1965
Harri Koskela, Finnish wrestler
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1965
C. J. Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1966
Art Barr, American wrestler (d. 1994)
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1966
Karyn Parsons, American actress and producer
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1967
Yvonne Reyes, Venezuelan television host and actress
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1967
Teddy Riley, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1968
Ali Benarbia, Algerian footballer
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1968
Zvonimir Boban, Croatian footballer and sportscaster
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1968
Emily Procter, American actress
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1968
CL Smooth, American rapper and producer
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1968
Leeroy Thornhill, English keyboard player and DJ
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1969
Jeremy Davies, American actor
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1969
Dylan Neal, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, Congolese colonel
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1970
Matt Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Anne-Marie Duff, English actress
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1970
Sadiq Khan, English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Transport, Mayor of London
Sadiq Khan · Minister of State for Transport · Mayor of London
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1970
Sisaundra Lewis, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1970
Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video game designer and director
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1971
Marc Ellis, New Zealand rugby player and television host
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1971
David Gauke, English lawyer and politician
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1971
Pınar Selek, Turkish sociologist, author, and academic
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1971
Monty Williams, American basketball player and coach
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1972
Terry Balsamo, American guitarist and songwriter
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1972
Stanislav Varga, Slovak footballer and manager
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1973
Jim Fairchild, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1973
Kari Korhonen, Finnish cartoonist
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1974
Kevyn Adams, American ice hockey player and coach
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1974
Fredrik Modin, Swedish ice hockey player
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1974
Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower
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1976
Karina Bacchi, Brazilian model and actress
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1976
Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player and coach
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1976
Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater and cyclist
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1977
Anne-Caroline Chausson, French cyclist
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1977
Jamie Marchi, American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
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1977
Erna Siikavirta, Finnish singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1978
Antonino D'Agostino, Italian footballer
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1978
Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player and coach
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1979
Paul Burchill, English wrestler
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1979
Gregori Chad Petree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Nick Cannon, American actor, rapper, and producer
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1981
Vladimir Kisenkov, Russian footballer
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1981
Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player
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1982
Phil Mustard, English cricketer
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1982
Miloš Pavlović, Serbian race car driver
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1982
Annemiek van Vleuten, Dutch cyclist
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1983
Mario Cassano, Italian footballer
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1983
Michael Fraser, Scottish footballer
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1983
Mihkel Kukk, Estonian javelin thrower
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1983
Abhishek Nayar, Indian cricketer
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1983
Travis Pastrana, American motorcycle racer
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1984
Domenik Hixon, American football player
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1985
Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1985
Eiji Wentz, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1985
Elliphant, Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper
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1986
Louis Dodds, English footballer
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1986
Michele Sepe, Italian rugby player
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1987
Aya Hirano, Japanese voice actress and singer
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1987
Hassan Maatouk, Lebanese footballer
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1987
Taylor Price, American football player
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1989
Sione Lousi, New Zealand rugby league player
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1989
Mahmut Temür, Turkish footballer
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1989
Armand Traoré, French footballer
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1990
Rachel Klamer, Zimbabwean-Dutch triathlete
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1991
Jordan McLean, Australian rugby league player
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1992
Maria João Koehler, Portuguese tennis player
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1992
Lidziya Marozava, Belarusian tennis player
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1993
Garbiñe Muguruza, Spanish tennis player
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1993
Barbara Palvin, Hungarian model and actress
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1993
Molly Quinn, American actress and producer
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1993
Darrell Wallace, Jr., American race car driver
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1994
Luca Hänni, Swiss singer-songwriter
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1996
Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spanish tennis player
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1996
Sara Takanashi, Japanese ski jumper
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1997
Bella Thorne, American actress
Décès Célèbres
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705
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Muslim caliph (b. 646)
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923
Pilgrim I, archbishop of Salzburg
Pilgrim I (archbishop of Salzburg) · Archbishopric of Salzburg
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951
Xiao Sagezhi, Chinese Khitan empress
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976
Helen of Zadar, queen consort of the Kingdom of Croatia
Helen of Zadar · Queen consort · Kingdom of Croatia (medieval)
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1281
Princess Constance of Greater Poland (b. c.1245)
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1286
John I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)
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1317
Emperor Fushimi of Japan (b. 1265)
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1354
Cola di Rienzo, Roman tribune (b. c.1313)
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1361
John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp
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1436
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (b. 1401)
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1469
Filippo Lippi, artist (b. 1406)
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1594
Ishikawa Goemon, ninja and thief of Japan (b. 1558)
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1621
Antoine de Montchrestien, French soldier, playwright, and economist (b. 1575)
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1647
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and mathematician (b. 1562)
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1652
John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1602)
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1656
John George I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1585)
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1659
Jean de Quen, French missionary, priest, and historian (b. 1603)
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1735
Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)
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1754
Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (b. 1707)
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1772
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (b. 1711)
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1793
John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737)
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1795
Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (b. 1725)
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1802
Emmanuele Vitale, Maltese general and politician (b. 1758)
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1804
Thomas Cochran, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1777)
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1809
James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (b. 1721)
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1834
François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (b. 1775)
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1869
Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (b. 1804)
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1879
Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian admiral (b. 1834)
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1886
Austin F. Pike, American lawyer and politician (b. 1819)
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1897
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (b. 1830)
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1928
Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
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1931
John Monash, Australian general and engineer (b. 1865)
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1936
Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)
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1936
Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
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1936
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman politician, 292nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1845)
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1936
William Henry Stark, American businessman (b. 1851)
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1942
Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1869)
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1944
Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1892)
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1945
Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (b. 1869)
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1952
Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)
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1953
Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. 1895)
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1953
Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (b. 1912)
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1955
Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (b. 1928)
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1958
Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author and translator (b. 1886)
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1962
Solomon Linda, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1909)
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1963
Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican painter (b. 1908)
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1967
Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1883)
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1970
Jean Giono, French author and poet (b. 1895)
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1973
Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (b. 1889)
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1977
Giorgos Papasideris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1902)
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1978
Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (b. 1907)
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1979
Brian Edmund Baker, English air marshal (b. 1896)
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1979
Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian politician (b. 1902)
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1982
Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor and director (b. 1915)
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1982
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, English runner and politician, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker · Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations · Nobel Peace Prize
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1983
Joan Hackett, American actress (b. 1934)
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1985
Malcolm Ross, American captain, physicist, and balloonist (b. 1919)
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1985
Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and scholar (b. 1906)
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1987
Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek scholar and politician, 2nd President of Greece (b. 1899)
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1992
Willy Brandt, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
Willy Brandt · Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) · Nobel Peace Prize
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1994
Oscar M. Ruebhausen, American lawyer (b. 1912)
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1995
Christopher Keene, American conductor and educator (b. 1946)
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1997
Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (b. 1913)
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1999
John McLendon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
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2000
Charlotte Lamb, English author (b. 1937)
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2001
Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1917)
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2002
Phyllis Calvert, English actress (b. 1915)
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2002
Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1952)
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2004
James Chace, American historian and author (b. 1931)
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2006
Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1974)
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2007
Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (b. 1917)
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2008
Ângelo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer (b. 1925)
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2008
Bob Friend, English journalist (b. 1938)
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2008
Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (b. 1918)
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2008
George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
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2010
Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (b. 1919)
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2011
Al Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
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2011
Mikey Welsh, American guitarist and painter (b. 1971)
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2011
Roger Williams, American pianist (b. 1924)
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2012
Varsha Bhosle, Indian singer and journalist (b. 1956)
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2012
Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)
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2012
Eric Lomax, Scottish captain and author (b. 1919)
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2012
Nawal Kishore Sharma, Indian politician, 20th Governor of Gujarat (b. 1925)
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2013
Philip Chevron, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)
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2013
Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
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2013
Rod Grams, American journalist and politician (b. 1948)
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2013
Rodolphe Kasser, Swiss archaeologist and philologist (b. 1927)
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2013
Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (b. 1921)
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2013
Akong Rinpoche, Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (b. 1939)
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2014
Morris Lurie, Australian author and playwright (b. 1938)
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2014
Alden E. Matthews, American missionary (b. 1921)
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2014
Harden M. McConnell, American chemist and academic (b. 1927)
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2014
Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author (b. 1927)
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2014
Jeen van den Berg, Dutch speed skater (b. 1928)
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2015
Richard Davies, Welsh-English actor (b. 1926)
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2015
Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
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2015
Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (b. 1945)
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2015
Lindy Infante, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
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2015
Paul Prudhomme, American chef and author (b. 1940)