November 27 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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AD 25
Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han.
Luoyang · History of the Han dynasty · Eastern Han dynasty · Emperor Guangwu of Han
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176
Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions.
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395
Rufinus, praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas.
Rufinus (consul) · Praetorian prefecture of the East · Goths · Gainas
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511
King Clovis I dies at Lutetia and is buried in the Abbey of St Genevieve.
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602
Emperor Maurice is forced to watch his five sons be executed before being beheaded himself.
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1095
Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.
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1703
The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.
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1727
The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid.
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1807
The Portuguese Royal Family leaves Lisbon to escape from Napoleonic troops.
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1810
The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London.
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1815
Adoption of Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland.
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1830
Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition.
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1835
James Pratt and John Smith are hanged in London; they are the last two to be executed for sodomy in England.
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1839
In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.
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1856
The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution.
Luxembourg Coup of 1856 · Luxembourg · Constitution of Luxembourg
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1863
American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South.
American Civil War · Confederate States of America · John Hunt Morgan · Ohio Penitentiary · Confederate States of America
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1863
American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Battle of Mine Run · United States · George Meade · Confederate States of America · Robert E. Lee
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1868
American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.
American Indian Wars · Battle of Washita River · United States Army · Lieutenant Colonel · George Armstrong Custer
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1886
German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
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1895
At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.
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1896
Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
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1901
The U.S. Army War College is established.
- 1912
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1924
In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
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1940
In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.
Kingdom of Romania · Iron Guard · Jilava massacre · Carol II of Romania
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1940
World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.
World War II · Battle of Cape Spartivento · Royal Navy · Regia Marina · Mediterranean Sea
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1942
World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
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1944
World War II: RAF Fauld explosion: An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump in Staffordshire kills seventy people.
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1945
CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) was founded to a send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II.
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1954
Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
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1965
Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.
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1968
Penny Ann Early became the first woman to play major professional basketball, for the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA game against the Los Angeles Stars.
Penny Ann Early · Kentucky Colonels · American Basketball Association · Los Angeles Stars
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1971
The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.
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1973
Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On December 6, the House will confirm him 387-35).
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution · United States Senate · Gerald Ford · Vice President of the United States · December 6
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1975
The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England.
Provisional IRA · Ross McWhirter · News conference · England
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1978
In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.
San Francisco · George Moscone · Gay · City supervisor · Harvey Milk
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1978
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey.
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1983
Avianca Flight 011: A Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181.
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1984
Under the Brussels Agreement signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Spain, the former agreed to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sovereignty.
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1987
South African Airways Flight 295 crashes and kills all 159 on board.
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1989
Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel will claim responsibility for the attack.
Avianca Flight 203 · Boeing 727 · Colombia · Medellín Cartel
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1992
For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela.
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1997
Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.
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1999
The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history.
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2001
A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
Hydrogen · Celestial body atmosphere · Extrasolar planet · Osiris (planet) · Hubble Space Telescope
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2004
Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Pope John Paul II · John Chrysostom · Eastern Orthodox Church
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2006
The Canadian House of Commons approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
House of Commons of Canada · Canadian Prime Minister · Stephen Harper · Québécois nation motion
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2009
Nevsky Express bombing: A bomb explodes on the Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, derailing it and causing 28 deaths and 96 injuries.
2009 Nevsky Express bombing · Nevsky Express · Moscow · Saint Petersburg
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2015
United States: An active shooter inside a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shoots at least four police officers. One officer later dies. Two civilians were also killed, and six injured. The shooter later surrendered.
United States · Planned Parenthood · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting · Colorado Springs Police Department
Naissances Célèbres
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1127
Emperor Xiaozong of Song (d. 1194)
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1380
King Ferdinand I of Aragon (d. 1416)
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1548
Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (d. 1598)
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1558
Mingyi Swa, Crown Prince of Burma (d. 1593)
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1576
Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese daimyo (d. 1638)
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1582
Pierre Dupuy, French historian and scholar (d. 1651)
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1630
Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria (d. 1665)
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1635
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon · Louis XIV of France
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1640
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (d. 1709)
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1701
Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1744)
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1710
Robert Lowth, English bishop and academic (d. 1787)
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1746
Robert R. Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs (d. 1813)
Robert R. Livingston (chancellor) · United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs
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1746
Increase Sumner, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1799)
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1754
Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (d. 1794)
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1759
Franz Krommer, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1831)
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1779
Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1865)
Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre · Minister of Defence (France)
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1804
Julius Benedict, German-English conductor and composer (d. 1885)
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1809
Fanny Kemble, English actress, playwright, and poet (d. 1893)
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1814
Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French politician and diplomat, French ambassador to the United States (d. 1886)
Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville · List of French ambassadors to the United States
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1833
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (d. 1897)
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1843
Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American businessman (d. 1899)
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1845
Frederic Crowninshield, American artist and author (d. 1918)
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1853
Frank Dicksee, English painter and illustrator (d. 1928)
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1857
Charles Scott Sherrington, English physiologist, bacteriologist, and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1952)
Charles Scott Sherrington · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1859
William Bliss Baker, American painter (d. 1886)
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1865
Janez Evangelist Krek, Slovene priest, journalist, and politician (d. 1917)
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1867
Charles Koechlin, French composer and educator (d. 1950)
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1870
Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish academic and politician, 7th President of Finland (d. 1956)
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1871
Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (d. 1950)
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1874
Charles A. Beard, American historian, author, and educator, co-founded The New School (d. 1948)
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1874
Chaim Weizmann, Belarusian-Israeli chemist and politician, 1st President of Israel (d. 1952)
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1875
Julius Lenhart, Austrian gymnast (d. 1962)
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1878
Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian poet and critic (d. 1948)
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1878
Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (d. 1969)
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1885
Daniel Mendaille, French actor (d. 1963)
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1885
Liviu Rebreanu, Romanian author and playwright (d. 1944)
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1887
Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (d. 1946)
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1888
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, Indian activist and politician, 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d. 1956)
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1894
Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (d. 1989)
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1894
Katherine Milhous, American author and illustrator (d. 1977)
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1894
Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian monk and saint (d. 1971)
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1897
Vito Genovese, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1969)
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1898
Fredric Warburg, English author and publisher (d. 1981)
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1900
Jovette Bernier, Canadian journalist, author, and radio show host (d. 1981)
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1901
Ted Husing, American sportscaster (d. 1962)
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1903
Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
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1907
Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet and author (d. 2003)
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1907
L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (d. 2000)
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1909
James Agee, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 1955)
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1909
Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1967)
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1911
Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (d. 2011)
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1911
David Merrick, American director and producer (d. 2000)
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1916
Chick Hearn, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2002)
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1917
Buffalo Bob Smith, American actor and television host (d. 1998)
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1918
Stephen Elliott, American actor (d. 2005)
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1920
Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (d. 1985)
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1920
Buster Merryfield, English actor (d. 1999)
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1920
Cal Worthington, American captain and car dealer (d. 2013)
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1921
Dora Dougherty Strother, American pilot and academic (d. 2013)
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1921
Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (d. 1992)
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1922
Hall Bartlett, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
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1923
J. Ernest Wilkins Jr., American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician (d. 2011)
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1925
John Maddox, Welsh chemist, physicist, and journalist (d. 2009)
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1925
Marshall Thompson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
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1925
Ernie Wise, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
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1926
Chae Myung-shin, South Korean general (d. 2013)
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1927
Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 1987)
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1927
William E. Simon, American soldier and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 2000)
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1928
Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor and director (d. 2005)
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1928
Josh Kirby, English painter and illustrator (d. 2001)
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1930
Joe DeNardo, American meteorologist
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1930
Dick Poole, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1930
Rex Shelley, Singaporean engineer and author (d. 2009)
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1930
Alan Simpson, English screenwriter and producer (d. 2017)
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1932
Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino journalist and politician (d. 1983)
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1933
Jacques Godbout, Canadian journalist, author, director, and screenwriter
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1933
Gordon S. Wood, American historian and academic
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1934
Ammo Baba, Iraqi footballer and manager (d. 2009)
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1934
Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1975)
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1934
Gilbert Strang, American mathematician and academic
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1935
Les Blank, American director and producer (d. 2013)
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1935
Daniel Charles, French musicologist and philosopher (d. 2008)
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1935
Willie Pastrano, American boxer (d. 1997)
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1937
Gail Sheehy, American journalist and author
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1938
John Ashworth, English biologist and academic
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1938
Apolo Nsibambi, Ugandan academic and politician, Prime Minister of Uganda
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1939
Dave Giusti, American baseball player and manager
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1939
Tony Green, English sportscaster
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1939
Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Congolese politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 2001)
Laurent-Désiré Kabila · List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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1940
Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
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1941
Aimé Jacquet, French footballer, coach, and manager
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1941
Eddie Rabbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)
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1941
Louis van Dijk, Dutch pianist
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1942
Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter (d. 2015)
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1942
Marilyn Hacker, American poet and critic
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1942
Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1970)
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1943
Nicole Brossard, Canadian author and poet
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1943
Jil Sander, German fashion designer, founded Jil Sander AG
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1944
Mickey Leland, American activist and politician (d. 1989)
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1945
James Avery, American actor (d. 2013)
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1945
Phil Bloom, Dutch model and actress
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1945
Randy Brecker, American trumpeter and flugelhornist
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1945
Alain de Cadenet, English race car driver
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1945
Benigno Fitial, Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 7th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Benigno Fitial · List of Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands
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1945
Simon Townsend, Australian journalist and television host
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1946
Richard Codey, American politician, 53rd Governor of New Jersey
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1947
Don Adams, American basketball player (d. 2013)
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1947
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Ethiopian-Djiboutian lawyer and politician, President of Djibouti
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1947
Neil Rosenshein, American tenor and actor
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1949
Masanori Sekiya, Japanese race car driver
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1950
Gavyn Davies, English journalist and businessman
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1951
Kathryn Bigelow, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1951
Gunnar Graps, Estonian singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
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1952
Sheila Copps, Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
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1952
Bappi Lahiri, Indian singer-songwriter and producer
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1952
Jim Wetherbee, American captain, engineer, and astronaut
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1953
Curtis Armstrong, American actor, singer, and producer
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1953
Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1953
Tarmo Kõuts, Estonian admiral and politician
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1953
Lyle Mays, American keyboardist and composer
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1953
Richard Stone, American composer (d. 2001)
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1954
Arthur Smith, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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1955
Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player
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1955
Bill Nye, American engineer, educator, and television host
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1956
William Fichtner, American actor
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1956
John McCarthy, English journalist and author
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1956
Nazrin Shah of Perak, Sultan of Perak
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1957
Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish race car driver
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1957
Frank Boeijen, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1957
Caroline Kennedy, American lawyer and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Japan
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1957
Callie Khouri, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1957
Michael A. Stackpole, American game designer and author
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1957
Edda Heiðrún Backman, Icelandic actress, singer, director and artist (d. 2016)
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1958
Tetsuya Komuro, Japanese singer-songwriter, and producer
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1958
Mike Scioscia, American baseball player and manager
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1959
Charlie Burchill, Scottish guitarist and songwriter
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1959
Viktoria Mullova, Russian violinist
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1960
Kevin Henkes, American author and illustrator
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1960
Ken O'Brien, American football player and coach
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1960
Tim Pawlenty, American lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of Minnesota
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1960
Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Ukraine
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1960
Gianni Vernetti, Italian lawyer and politician
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1961
Samantha Bond, English actress
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1961
Steve Oedekerk, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1962
Charlie Benante, American drummer and songwriter
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1962
Mike Bordin, American drummer
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1962
Davey Boy Smith, English-Canadian wrestler (d. 2002)
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1963
Fisher Stevens, American actor, director, and producer
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1964
Robin Givens, American actress
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1964
Roberto Mancini, Italian footballer and manager
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1964
Hisayuki Sasaki, Japanese golfer (d. 2013)
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1965
Danielle Ammaccapane, American golfer
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1968
Michael Vartan, French-American actor
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1968
Al Barrow, English bass guitarist (Magnum)
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1969
Ruth George, English politician
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1969
Damian Hinds, English politician
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1969
Myles Kennedy, American singer-songwriter
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1971
Kirk Acevedo, American actor
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1971
Larry Allen, American football player
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1971
Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
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1971
Nick Van Exel, American basketball player and coach
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1972
Shane Salerno, American screenwriter and producer
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1973
Sharlto Copley, South African actor
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1973
Samantha Harris, American model and television host
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1973
Evan Karagias, American wrestler and actor
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1973
Jin Katagiri, Japanese comedian, actor, sculptor, and potter
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1973
Twista, American rapper and producer
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1974
Wendy Houvenaghel, Northern Irish racing cyclist
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1974
Alec Newman, Scottish actor
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1975
Bad Azz, American rapper
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1975
Martín Gramática, Argentinian-American football player
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1975
Rain Vessenberg, Estonian footballer
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1976
Jean Grae, South African-American rapper and producer
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1976
Chad Kilger, Canadian ice hockey player and firefighter
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1976
Jaleel White, American actor and screenwriter
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1977
Willie Bloomquist, American baseball player
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1978
Eszter Molnár, Hungarian tennis player
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1978
Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player
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1978
Mike Skinner, English rapper and producer
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1978
Radek Štěpánek, Czech tennis player
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1979
Ricky Carmichael, American motocross racer
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1979
Hilary Hahn, American violinist
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1979
Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer
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1980
Jackie Greene, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Veronika Portsmuth, Estonian singer and conductor
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1980
Michael Yardy, English cricketer
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1981
Bruno Alves, Portuguese footballer
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1981
Ryan Jimmo, Canadian mixed martial artist (d. 2016)
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1981
Matthew Taylor, English footballer
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1982
David Bellion, French footballer
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1982
Tommy Robinson, English activist, co-founded the English Defence League
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1983
Professor Green, English rapper
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1984
Izumi Kitta, Japanese voice actress and singer
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1984
Domata Peko, American football player
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1984
Leslie Dewan, American entrepreneur
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1985
Park Soo-jin, South Korean singer
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1985
Alison Pill, Canadian actress
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1985
Thilo Versick, German footballer
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1986
Misato Nagano, Japanese voice actor
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1986
Suresh Kumar Raina, Indian cricketer
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1986
Steven Silva, American-Filipino footballer
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1986
Xavi Torres, Spanish footballer
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1986
Oritsé Williams, English singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
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1988
Max Jason Mai, Slovak singer-songwriter
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1989
Michael Floyd, American football player
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1989
Freddie Sears, English footballer
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1990
Josh Dubovie, English singer
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1992
Ala Boratyn, Polish singer-songwriter
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1992
Park Chanyeol, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
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1996
Mike Williams, Dutch DJ and record producer
Décès Célèbres
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8 BC
Horace, Roman soldier and poet (b. 65 BC)
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395
Rufinus, Roman politician (b. 335)
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450
Galla Placidia, Roman Empress (b. 392)
- 511
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602
Maurice, Byzantine emperor (b. 539)
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639
Acarius, bishop of Doornik and Noyon
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1067
Sancha of León, Queen of León (b. c. 1018)
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1198
Constance, Queen of Sicily (b. 1154)
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1252
Blanche of Castile (b. 1188)
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1346
Saint Gregory of Sinai (b. c. 1260)
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1382
Philip van Artevelde, Flemish patriot (b. 1340)
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1474
Guillaume Dufay, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1397)
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1570
Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1486)
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1592
Nakagawa Hidemasa, Japanese commander (b. 1568)
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1620
Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin (b. 1577)
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1632
John Eliot, English politician (b. 1592)
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1703
Henry Winstanley, English painter and engineer (b. 1644)
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1754
Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist (b. 1667)
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1811
Andrew Meikle, Scottish engineer, designed the threshing machine (b. 1719)
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1819
Gustavus Conyngham, Irish-born American merchant sea captain, an officer in the Continental Navy and a privateer.
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1830
André Parmentier, Belgian-American architect (b. 1780)
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1852
Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1815)
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1875
Richard Christopher Carrington, English astronomer and educator (b. 1826)
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1881
Theobald Boehm, German flute player and composer (b. 1794)
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1884
Fanny Elssler, Austrian ballerina (b. 1810)
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1895
Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (b. 1824)
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1899
Constant Fornerod, Swiss academic and politician, 10th President of the Swiss Council of States (b. 1819)
Constant Fornerod · List of Presidents of the Swiss Council of States
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1901
Clement Studebaker, American businessman, co-founded Studebaker (b. 1831)
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1908
Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1827)
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1916
Emile Verhaeren, Belgian poet and playwright (b. 1855)
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1919
Manuel Espinosa Batista, Panamanian pharmacist and politician (b. 1857)
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1920
Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1853)
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1921
Douglas Cameron, Canadian contractor and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (b. 1854)
Douglas Cameron (politician) · Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
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1931
Lya De Putti, Slovak-American actress (b. 1899)
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1934
Baby Face Nelson, American criminal (b. 1908)
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1936
Basil Zaharoff, Greek-French businessman and philanthropist (b. 1849)
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1940
Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1871)
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1943
Ivo Lola Ribar, Croatian soldier and politician (b. 1916)
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1944
Leonid Mandelstam, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1879)
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1953
Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
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1955
Arthur Honegger, French-Swiss composer and academic (b. 1892)
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1958
Georgi Damyanov, Bulgarian politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (b. 1892)
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1958
Artur Rodziński, Polish-American conductor (b. 1892)
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1960
Frederick Fane, Irish-English cricketer (b. 1875)
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1960
Dirk Jan de Geer, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1870)
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1962
August Lass, Estonian footballer (b. 1903)
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1967
Léon M'ba, Gabonese politician, 1st President of Gabon (b. 1902)
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1970
Helene Madison, American swimmer and nurse (b. 1913)
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1973
Frank Christian, American trumpet player (b. 1887)
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1975
Alberto Massimino, Italian automotive engineer (b. 1895)
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1975
Ross McWhirter, English author and activist, co-founded the Guinness Book of Records (b. 1925)
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1977
Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (b. 1936)
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1978
Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1930)
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1978
George Moscone, American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1929)
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1980
F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect, designed the Villa Vizcaya (b. 1882)
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1981
Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress (b. 1898)
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1985
Rendra Karno, Indonesian actor (b. 1920)
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1988
John Carradine, American actor (b. 1906)
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1988
Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player and author (b. 1927)
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1989
Carlos Arias Navarro, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1908)
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1990
David White, American actor (b. 1916)
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1990
Basilis C. Xanthopoulos, Greek physicist and academic (b. 1951)
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1992
Ivan Generalić, Croatian painter (b. 1914)
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1994
Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and conductor (b. 1906)
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1997
Buck Leonard, American baseball player and educator (b. 1907)
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1998
Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
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1999
Yasuhiro Kojima, Japanese-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1937)
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1999
Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, French Minister of Justice (b. 1925)
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1999
Elizabeth Gray Vining, American author and librarian (b. 1902)
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2000
Malcolm Bradbury, English author and academic (b. 1932)
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2000
Uno Prii, Estonian-Canadian architect (b. 1924)
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2000
Len Shackleton, English footballer and journalist (b. 1922)
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2002
Billie Bird, American actress (b. 1908)
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2002
Shivmangal Singh Suman, Indian poet and academic (b. 1915)
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2005
Jocelyn Brando, American actress (b. 1919)
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2003
Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet and author (b. 1907)
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2005
Joe Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
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2006
Don Butterfield, American tuba player (b. 1923)
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2006
Bebe Moore Campbell, American author and educator (b. 1950)
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2006
Casey Coleman, American sportscaster (b. 1951)
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2007
Bernie Banton, Australian activist (b. 1946)
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2007
Robert Cade, American physician and academic, co-invented Gatorade (b. 1927)
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2007
Sean Taylor, American football player (b. 1983)
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2007
Bill Willis, American football player and coach (b. 1921)
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2008
V. P. Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (b. 1931)
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2009
Al Alberts, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
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2010
Irvin Kershner, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
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2011
Len Fulford, English photographer and director (b. 1928)
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2011
Ken Russell, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
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2011
Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1969)
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2012
Mickey Baker, American guitarist (b. 1925)
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2012
Ab Fafié, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1941)
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2012
Érik Izraelewicz, French journalist and author (b. 1954)
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2012
Marvin Miller, American businessman and union leader (b. 1917)
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2012
Jack Wishna, American photographer and businessman, co-founded Rockcityclub (b. 1958)
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2013
Lewis Collins, English-American actor (b. 1946)
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2013
Herbert F. DeSimone, American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Rhode Island (b. 1929)
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2013
Volker Roemheld, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1941)
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2013
Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1925)
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2013
Manuel F. Segura, Filipino colonel (b. 1919)
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2014
Wanda Błeńska, Polish physician and missionary (b. 1911)
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2014
Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (b. 1988)
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2014
P. D. James, English author (b. 1920)
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2014
Jack Kyle, Irish rugby player and humanitarian (b. 1926)
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2014
Fernance B. Perry, Portuguese-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
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2015
Mark Behr, Tanzanian-South African author and academic (b. 1963)
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2015
Maurice Strong, Canadian businessman and diplomat (b. 1929)
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2015
Garrett Swasey, American figure skater and coach (b. 1971)
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2015
Philippe Washer, Belgian tennis player and golfer (b. 1924)
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2016
Ioannis Grivas, Greek statesman (b. 1923)