December 22 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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AD 69
Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered at the Gemonian stairs in Rome.
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401
Pope Innocent I is elected.
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856
Damghan earthquake: An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history.
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880
Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong.
Luoyang · Tang dynasty · Huang Chao · Emperor Xizong of Tang
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1135
Stephen of Blois becomes King of England
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1216
Pope Honorius III approves the Dominican Order through the papal bull of confirmation Religiosam vitam.
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1622
Bucaramanga, Colombia is founded.
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1769
Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.
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1788
Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.
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1790
The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies.
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1807
The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson.
Embargo Act of 1807 · United States Congress · President of the United States · Thomas Jefferson
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1808
Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano).
Ludwig van Beethoven · Theater an der Wien · Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) · Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven) · Piano Concerto No. 4 (Beethoven)
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1851
India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.
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1864
Savannah, Georgia falls to the forces of General Sherman.
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1885
Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.
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1890
Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
Cornwallis Valley Railway · Kentville · Kingsport, Nova Scotia
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1891
Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.
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1894
The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.
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1920
The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.
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1921
Opening of Visva-Bharati College, also known as Santiniketan College, now Visva Bharati University, India.
Visva-Bharati College · Santiniketan · Visva-Bharati University
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1937
The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
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1939
Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom.
Day of Deliverance (India) · Indian National Congress · World War II
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1940
World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army.
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1942
World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
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1944
World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"
Battle of the Bulge · Nazi Germany · Bastogne · Anthony McAuliffe
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1944
World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.
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1948
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara · Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia · West Sumatra
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1951
The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.
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1963
The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles (290 km) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.
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1964
The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
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1965
In the United Kingdom, a 70 mph speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time.
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1968
Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty."
Cultural Revolution · People's Daily · Mao Zedong · Sent-down youth
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1974
Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
Grande Comore · Anjouan · Mohéli · Comorian independence referendum, 1974 · Comoros
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1974
The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.
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1978
The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform.
Communist Party of China · Deng Xiaoping · Mao Zedong · Chinese economic reform
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1984
Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on an express train in Manhattan section of New York, New York.
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1987
In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi.
Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe African National Union · Zimbabwe African People's Union · Matabeleland · Gukurahundi
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1989
Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers.
Communism · President of Romania · Nicolae Ceaușescu · Ion Iliescu · Bucharest
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1989
Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany.
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1990
Lech Wałęsa is elected President of Poland.
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1990
Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship.
Marshall Islands · Federated States of Micronesia · United Nations Trusteeship Council
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1997
Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
Acteal massacre · Catholic Church · Indigenous peoples of the Americas · Acteal · Chiapas
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1997
Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.
Hussein Farrah Aidid · President of Somalia · Cairo · Somalia
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2001
Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai.
Burhanuddin Rabbani · Northern Alliance · Afghanistan · Hamid Karzai
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2001
Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
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2008
An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 billion US gallons (4,200,000 m3) of coal fly ash slurry.
Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill · Roane County, Tennessee · Coal · Fly ash · Slurry
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2010
The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 · Don't ask, don't tell · Barack Obama
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2016
Syrian government forces retake control of the besieged areas of Aleppo.
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Naissances Célèbres
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244
Diocletian, Roman emperor (d. 311)
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948
Gang Gam-chan, Korean official and general (d. 1031)
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1095
Roger II of Sicily (d. 1154)
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1178
Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185)
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1183
Chagatai Khan, Mongol ruler (d. 1242)
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1300
Khutughtu Khan Kusala, Mongolian emperor (d. 1329)
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1459
Sultan Cem, Ottoman politician (d. 1495)
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1546
Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (d. 1604)
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1550
Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author (d. 1631)
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1569
Étienne Martellange, French architect (d. 1641)
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1591
Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor (d. 1666)
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1634
Mariana of Austria (d. 1696)
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1639
Jean Racine, French poet and playwright (d. 1699)
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1666
Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet (d. 1708)
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1694
Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic (d. 1768)
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1696
James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia (d. 1785)
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1723
Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (d. 1787)
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1765
Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (d. 1825)
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1799
Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist (d. 1864)
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1805
John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist (d. 1893)
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1807
Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic (d. 1873)
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1819
Franz Abt, German composer and conductor (d. 1870)
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1819
Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (d. 1892)
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1839
John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician (d. 1917)
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1850
Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general and politician, 35th President of Mexico (d. 1916)
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1853
Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1917)
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1853
Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (d. 1919)
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1853
Sarada Devi, Indian mystic and philosopher (d. 1920)
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1856
Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
Frank B. Kellogg · United States Secretary of State · Nobel Peace Prize
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1858
Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (d. 1924)
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1862
Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (d. 1956)
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1865
Charles Sands, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1945)
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1868
Jaan Tõnisson, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1941?)
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1869
Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1931)
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1869
Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (d. 1935)
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1872
Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist (d. 1961)
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1874
Franz Schmidt, Austrian cellist, pianist, and composer (d. 1939)
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1876
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (d. 1944)
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1878
Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper (d. 1925)
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1883
Marcus Hurley, American cyclist (d. 1941)
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1883
Edgard Varèse, French-American composer (d. 1965)
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1884
St. Elmo Brady, African American chemist and educator (d. 1966)
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1885
Deems Taylor, American conductor and critic (d. 1966)
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1887
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (d. 1920)
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1888
J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (d. 1972)
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1889
George Hutson, English runner and soldier (d. 1914)
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1892
Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (d. 1929)
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1898
Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (d. 1974)
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1899
Gustaf Gründgens, German actor and director (d. 1963)
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1900
Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (d. 1973)
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1901
Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor and composer (d. 1980)
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1903
Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
Haldan Keffer Hartline · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1905
Pierre Brasseur, French-Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1972)
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1905
Pierre Levegh, French ice hockey player and race car driver (d. 1955)
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1905
Kenneth Rexroth, American poet, translator, and academic (d. 1982)
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1907
Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (d. 1991)
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1908
Giacomo Manzù, Italian sculptor and academic (d. 1991)
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1909
Patricia Hayes, English actress (d. 1998)
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1911
Danny O'Dea, English actor (d. 2003)
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1912
Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943)
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1912
Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007)
Lady Bird Johnson · List of First Ladies of the United States
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1913
Giorgio Oberweger, Italian discus thrower and hurdler (d. 1998)
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1915
Barbara Billingsley, American actress (d. 2010)
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1915
Phillip Glasier, English author and academic (d. 2000)
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1917
Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (d. 1999)
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1921
Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist and composer (d. 1996)
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1921
Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963)
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1922
Ruth Roman, American actress (d. 1999)
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1922
Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2015)
Jim Wright · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1923
Peregrine Worsthorne, English journalist and author
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1924
Frank Corsaro, American actor and director
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1925
Lewis Glucksman, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2006)
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1925
Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Turkish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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1926
Roberta Leigh (Rita Shulman Lewin), British writer, artist and TV producer.
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1928
Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (d. 2016)
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1929
Wazir Mohammad, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
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1930
Ardalion Ignatyev, Russian sprinter and educator (d. 1998)
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1931
Gisela Birkemeyer, German hurdler and coach
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1931
Carlos Graça, São Toméan lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (d. 2013)
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1932
Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer player and manager (d. 2013)
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1933
John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (d. 1968)
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1934
David Pearson, American race car driver
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1935
Paulo Rocha, Portuguese director and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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1936
James Burke, Irish historian and author
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1936
Héctor Elizondo, American actor and director
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1937
Charlotte Lamb, English author (d. 2000)
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1937
Eduard Uspensky, Russian author, poet, and playwright
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1937
Ken Whitmore, English author and playwright
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1938
Matty Alou, Dominican-American baseball player and scout (d. 2011)
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1938
Lucien Bouchard, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of Quebec
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1938
Red Steagall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and poet
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1940
Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (d. 2009)
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1940
Mike Molloy, English journalist, author, and illustrator
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1942
Jerry Koosman, American baseball player
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1942
Dick Parry, English saxophonist
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1943
Stefan Janos, Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic
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1943
Paul Wolfowitz, American banker and politician, 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
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1944
Mary Archer, English chemist and academic
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1944
Steve Carlton, American baseball player
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1944
Barry Jenkins, English drummer
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1945
Frances Lannon, English historian and academic
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1945
Sam Newman, Australian footballer and sportscaster
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1945
Diane Sawyer, American journalist
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1946
Roger Carr, English businessman
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1946
C. Eugene Steuerle, American economist and author
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1947
Brian Daley, American author and screenwriter (d. 1996)
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1947
Dilip Doshi, Indian cricketer
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1948
Steve Garvey, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1948
Don Kardong, American runner, journalist, and author
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1948
Rick Nielsen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1948
Chris Old, English cricketer and coach
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1948
Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
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1949
Maurice Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003)
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1949
Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
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1949
Ray Guy, American football player
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1951
Lasse Bengtsson, Swedish journalist
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1951
Charles de Lint, Dutch-Canadian author and critic
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1951
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, Anglo-Irish Territorial Army general, landowner, businessman, philanthropist, and hereditary peer (d. 2016)
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1951
Jan Stephenson, Australian golfer
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1952
Sandra Kalniete, Russian-Latvian politician and diplomat, Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sandra Kalniete · List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Latvia
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1953
Ian Turnbull, Canadian ice hockey player
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1953
Tom Underwood, American baseball player (d. 2010)
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1954
Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese race car driver
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1954
Derick Parry, Nevisian cricketer
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1955
Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower
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1955
Lonnie Smith, American baseball player
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1955
Thomas C. Südhof, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1956
Jane Lighting, English businesswoman
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1957
Stephen Conway, English bishop
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1957
Carole James, English-Canadian educator and politician
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1957
Peter Mortimer, Australian rugby league player
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1958
Frank Gambale, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1958
David Heavener, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
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1959
Bernd Schuster, German footballer and manager
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1960
Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter and poet (d. 1988)
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1960
Mark Brydon, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1960
Luther Campbell, American rapper and actor
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1961
Andrew Fastow, American businessman
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1961
Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
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1962
Ralph Fiennes, English actor
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1963
Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer and coach
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1963
Russell Lewis, British television writer and former child actor
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1963
Brian McMillan, South African cricketer and educator
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1963
Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American painter and illustrator
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1964
Simon Kirby, English businessman and politician
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1964
Mike Jackson, American baseball player
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1965
David S. Goyer, American screenwriter
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1965
Urszula Włodarczyk, Polish heptathlete and triple jumper
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1966
Dmitry Bilozerchev, Russian gymnast and coach
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1966
Marcel Schirmer, German singer-songwriter and bass player
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1966
David Wright, English lawyer and politician
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1967
Richey Edwards, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
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1967
Stéphane Gendron, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1967
Rebecca Harris, English businesswoman and politician
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1967
Paul Morris, Australian race car driver and businessman
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1967
Dan Petrescu, Romanian footballer and manager
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1968
Emre Aracı, Turkish composer, conductor, and historian
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1968
Luis Hernández, Mexican footballer
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1968
Dina Meyer, American actress
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1969
Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete
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1969
Mark Robins, English footballer and manager
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1970
Ted Cruz, American lawyer and politician
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1971
Ajeenkya Patil, Indian economist and academic
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1972
Kirk Maltby, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
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1972
Vanessa Paradis, French singer-songwriter and actress
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1972
Mark Hill, English musician, producer and songwriter
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1974
Michael Barron, English footballer, coach, and manager
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1975
Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist
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1975
Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer and manager
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1975
Marcin Mięciel, Polish footballer
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1975
Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player
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1976
Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian sprinter
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1976
Jason Lane, American baseball player and coach
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1976
Aya Takano, Japanese author and illustrator
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1977
Steve Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1978
Joy Ali, Fijian boxer (d. 2015)
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1978
Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian-Polish footballer
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1979
Jamie Langfield, Scottish footballer and coach
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1981
Marina Kuptsova, Russian high jumper
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1982
Britta Heidemann, German fencer
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1982
Rodney Martin, American sprinter
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1983
Drew Hankinson, American wrestler
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1983
Viola Kibiwot, Kenyan runner
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1984
Basshunter, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
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1986
Dennis Armfield, Australian footballer
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1986
Fatih Öztürk, Turkish footballer
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1987
Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer
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1987
Johannes Ahun, Estonian windsurfer
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1987
Garfield Darien, French hurdler
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1988
Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player
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1989
Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1989
Jharal Yow Yeh, Australian rugby league player
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1990
Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer
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1990
Josef Newgarden, American race car driver
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1991
Paul Alo-Emile, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
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1992
Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player
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1993
David Klemmer, Australian rugby league player
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1993
Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1994
Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer
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1998
G Hannelius, American actress and singer
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Décès Célèbres
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AD 69
Vitellius, Roman emperor (b. 15)
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731
Yuan Qianyao, official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty
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1012
Baha' al-Dawla, Buyid amir of Iraq
Baha' al-Dawla · Buyid · Iraq
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1060
Cynesige, Archbishop of York
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1100
Bretislav II of Bohemia (b. 1060)
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1115
Olaf Magnusson, King of Norway (b. 1099)
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1419
Antipope John XXIII
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1530
Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)
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1554
Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)
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1572
François Clouet, French miniaturist (b. c. 1510)
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1603
Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1566)
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1641
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully · Prime Minister of France
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1646
Peter Mogila, Moldavian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)
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1660
André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)
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1666
Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)
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1681
Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
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1767
John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
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1788
Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)
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1806
William Vernon, English-American merchant (b. 1719)
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1828
William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (b. 1766)
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1867
Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1788)
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1870
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1836)
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1880
George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)
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1899
Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (b. 1837)
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1902
Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (b. 1840)
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1915
Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (b. 1864)
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1917
Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (b. 1850)
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1918
Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (b. 1891)
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1919
Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (b. 1864)
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1925
Amelie Beese, German pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
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1939
Ma Rainey, American singer (b. 1886)
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1940
Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)
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1941
Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, composer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
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1942
Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (b. 1858)
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1943
Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (b. 1866)
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1944
Harry Langdon, American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian (b. 1884)
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1950
Frederick Freake, English polo player (b. 1876)
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1957
Frank George Woollard, English engineer (b. 1883)
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1959
Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress and dancer (b. 1901)
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1960
Ninian Comper, Scottish-English architect (b. 1864)
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1965
Richard Dimbleby, English journalist (b. 1913)
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1968
Raymond Gram Swing, American journalist (b. 1887)
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1969
Enrique Peñaranda, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1892)
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1971
Godfried Bomans, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)
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1974
Sterling North, American author and critic (b. 1906)
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1979
Darryl F. Zanuck, American director and producer (b. 1902)
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1986
Mary Burchell, English author and activist (b. 1904)
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1987
Luca Prodan, Italian-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
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1988
Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (b. 1944)
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1989
Samuel Beckett, Irish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
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1992
Harry Bluestone, English violinist and composer (b. 1907)
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1992
Frederick William Franz, American religious leader (b. 1893)
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1993
Don DeFore, American actor (b. 1913)
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1995
Butterfly McQueen, American actress and dancer (b. 1911)
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1995
James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
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1996
Jack Hamm, American cartoonist and television host (b. 1916)
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1997
Sebastian Arcos Bergnes, Cuban-American dentist and activist (b. 1931)
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2001
Ovidiu Iacov, Romanian footballer (b. 1981)
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2001
Walter Newton Read, American lawyer and second chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (b. 1918)
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2002
Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Guyana (b. 1929)
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2002
Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
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2004
Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (b. 1950)
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2006
Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)
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2006
Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)
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2007
Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (b. 1932)
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2009
Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (b. 1940)
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2009
Albert Scanlon, English footballer (b. 1935)
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2010
Fred Foy, American soldier and announcer (b. 1921)
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2012
Chuck Cherundolo, American football player and coach (b. 1916)
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2012
Ryan Freel, American baseball player (b. 1976)
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2012
Cliff Osmond, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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2012
Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysian physician and politician (b. 1939)
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2013
Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
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2013
Hans Hækkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
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2013
Ed Herrmann, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)
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2013
Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (b. 1928)
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2014
John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (b. 1924)
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2014
Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (b. 1963)
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2014
Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
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2014
Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
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2015
Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
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2015
Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (b. 1927)
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2016
Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (b. 1980)
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