March 11 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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222
Emperor Elagabalus is assassinated, along with his mother, Julia Soaemias, by the Praetorian Guard during a revolt. Their mutilated bodies are dragged through the streets of Rome before being thrown into the Tiber.
Elagabalus · Assassination · Julia Soaemias · Praetorian Guard · Rebellion
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1387
Battle of Castagnaro: English condottiero Sir John Hawkwood leads Padova to victory in a factional clash with Verona.
Battle of Castagnaro · Condottiero · John Hawkwood · Padua · Verona
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1641
Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
Guaraní people · Jesuit reduction · Bandeirantes · Portuguese Empire · Battle of Mbororé
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1649
The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil.
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1702
The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper is published for the first time.
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1708
Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
Anne, Queen of Great Britain · Royal Assent · Scottish Militia Bill · Kingdom of Great Britain
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1784
The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
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1811
During André Masséna's retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras, a division led by French Marshal Michel Ney fights off a combined Anglo-Portuguese force to give Masséna time to escape.
André Masséna · Lines of Torres Vedras · Marshal of France · Michel Ney · Battle of Pombal
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1824
The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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1845
Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
Flagstaff War · Treaty of Waitangi · Hone Heke · Kawiti · Māori people
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1848
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine · Robert Baldwin · Province of Canada · Responsible government
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1851
The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
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1861
American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
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1864
The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
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1872
Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
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1879
Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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1888
The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
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1917
World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
World War I · Mesopotamian campaign · Fall of Baghdad (1917) · Anglo-Indian · Frederick Stanley Maude
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1918
The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.
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1927
In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
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1931
Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
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1941
World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
World War II · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Lend-Lease · Allies of World War II
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1945
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
Imperial Japanese Navy · Kamikaze · United States Pacific Fleet · Ulithi · Operation Tan No. 2
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1945
World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established with Bảo Đại as its ruler.
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1946
Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops.
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1975
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong guerrilla forces establish control over Buôn Ma Thuột commune from the South Vietnamese army.
Vietnam War · North Vietnam · Viet Cong · Battle of Ban Me Thuot · Buôn Ma Thuột
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1977
The 1977 Hanafi Siege: More than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
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1978
Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
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1983
Pakistan successfully conducts a cold test of a nuclear weapon.
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1990
Lithuania declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
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1990
Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
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1993
Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.
Janet Reno · United States Senate · Attorney General of the United States
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2004
Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 192 people.
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2006
Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile.
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2007
Georgia claims Russian helicopters attacked the Kodori Valley in Abkhazia, an accusation that Russia categorically denies later.
Georgia (country) · 2007 Georgia helicopter incident · Kodori Valley · Abkhazia
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2009
Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent-graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
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2010
Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile, while three earthquakes, the strongest measuring magnitude 6.9 and all centered next to Pichilemu, capital of Cardenal Caro province, hit central Chile during the ceremony.
Sebastián Piñera · President of Chile · 2010 Pichilemu earthquake · Pichilemu · Cardenal Caro Province
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2011
An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami · Sendai · 2011 Japanese tsunami · Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster · International Nuclear Event Scale
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2012
A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
Kandahar massacre · Panjwayi District · Afghanistan · Kandahar
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2016
At least 21 people are killed by flooding and mudslides in and around São Paulo, Brazil, following heavy rain.
Naissances Célèbres
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378
Pope Innocent I (d. 417)
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1279
Mary of Woodstock, daughter of Edward I of England
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1503
George Harper, English politician (d. 1558)
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1530
Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1573)
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1544
Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and educator (d. 1595)
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1634
Nicholas Gassaway, colonial military and political leader (d. 1691)
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1738
Benjamin Tupper, American general (d. 1792)
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1745
Bodawpaya, Burmese king (d. 1819)
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1785
John McLean, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Postmaster General (d. 1861)
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1787
Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (d. 1852)
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1806
Louis Boulanger, French Romantic painter, lithographer and illustrator (d. 1867)
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1811
Urbain Le Verrier, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1877)
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1818
Marius Petipa, French-Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1910)
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1819
Henry Tate, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Tate & Lyle (d. 1899)
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1820
John Plankinton, American businessman and industrialist, also noted for philanthropy (d. 1891)
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1822
Joseph Louis François Bertrand, French mathematician, economist, and academic (d. 1900)
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1854
Jane Meade Welch, American journalist and lecturer (d. 1931)
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1863
Andrew Stoddart, English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1915)
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1870
Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1946)
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1872
Kathleen Clarice Groom, Australian-English author and screenwriter (d. 1954)
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1873
David Horsley, English-American director and producer, co-founded Universal Studios (d. 1933)
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1876
Carl Ruggles, American pianist and composer (d. 1971)
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1878
Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1927)
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1880
Harry H. Laughlin, American eugenicist and sociologist (d. 1943)
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1884
Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister and hymn-writer (d. 1974)
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1884
Ömer Seyfettin, Turkish soldier, author, and educator (d. 1920)
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1885
Malcolm Campbell, English race car driver and journalist (d. 1948)
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1887
Raoul Walsh, American actor and director (d. 1980)
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1887
Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician (d. 1964)
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1890
Vannevar Bush, American engineer and academic (d. 1974)
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1893
Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (d. 1946)
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1895
Shemp Howard, American actor (d. 1955)
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1896
Olivério Pinto, Brazilian zoologist and physician (d. 1981)
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1897
Henry Cowell, American pianist and composer (d. 1965)
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1898
Dorothy Gish, American actress (d. 1968)
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1899
James H. Douglas, Jr. American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (d. 1988)
James H. Douglas, Jr. · United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
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1899
Frederick IX of Denmark (d. 1972)
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1900
Hanna Bergas, German teacher who contributed to the rescue of Jewish children during WWII (d. 1987)
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1903
Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and scholar (d. 1989)
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1903
Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (d. 1992)
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1907
Jessie Matthews, English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1981)
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1908
Matti Sippala, Finnish javelin thrower (d. 1997)
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1910
Robert Havemann, German chemist and academic (d. 1982)
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1911
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Egyptian-Scottish general and politician (d. 1996)
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1913
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke, German colonel and pilot (d. 1944)
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1915
Vijay Hazare, Indian cricketer (d. 2004)
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1915
J. C. R. Licklider, American computer scientist and psychologist (d. 1990)
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1916
Ezra Jack Keats, American author and illustrator (d. 1983)
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1916
Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995)
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1919
Juan H. Cintrón García, Puerto Rican businessman and politician, 126th Mayor of Ponce (d. 2012)
Juan H. Cintrón García · List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico
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1920
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dutch-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)
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1921
Frank Harary, American mathematician and academic (d. 2005)
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1921
Jeff Stollmeyer, Trinidadian cricketer (d. 1989)
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1921
Astor Piazzolla, Argentine tango composer and bandoneon player (d. 1992)
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1922
Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek economist and philosopher (d. 1997)
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1922
José Luis López Vázquez, Spanish actor and director (d. 2009)
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1922
Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. 1976)
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1923
Louise Brough, American tennis player (d. 2014)
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1925
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, American biochemist and academic (d. 1983)
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1925
İlhan Selçuk, Turkish lawyer, journalist, and author (d. 2010)
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1926
Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (d. 1990)
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1927
Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (d. 2015)
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1927
Joachim Fuchsberger, German actor and television host (d. 2014)
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1927
Robert Mosbacher, American sailor, businessman, and politician, 25th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)
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1927
Josep Maria Subirachs, Spanish sculptor and painter (d. 2014)
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1928
Albert Salmi, American actor (d. 1990)
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1929
Timothy Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
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1929
Jackie McGlew, South African cricketer (d. 1998)
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1930
David Gentleman, English illustrator and engraver
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1930
Claude Jutra, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter (d. 1986)
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1931
Janosch, Polish-German author and illustrator
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1931
Marisa Del Frate, Italian actress and singer (d. 2015)
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1931
Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman, founded News Corporation
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1932
Leroy Jenkins, American violinist and composer (Revolutionary Ensemble) (d. 2007)
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1932
Nigel Lawson, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1934
Sam Donaldson, American journalist
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1936
Hollis Frampton, American director, screenwriter, and photographer (d. 1984)
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1936
Antonin Scalia, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (d. 2016)
Antonin Scalia · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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1938
Joseph Brooks, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (d. 2011)
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1939
Lorraine Hunt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
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1939
Orlando Quevedo, Filipino cardinal
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1940
Alberto Cortez, Argentinian-Spanish singer-songwriter
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1942
Marcus Borg, American scholar, theologian and author (d. 2015)
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1942
Joel Steiger, American director, producer and screenwriter
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1943
Arturo Merzario, Italian race car driver
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1945
Dock Ellis, American baseball player and coach (d. 2008)
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1945
Harvey Mandel, American guitarist
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1946
Mark Metcalf, American actor and producer
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1947
Geoff Hunt, Australian squash player
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1947
Tristan Murail, French composer and educator
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1947
Mark Stein, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1948
Roy Barnes, American lawyer and politician, 80th Governor of Georgia
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1948
Jan Schelhaas, English keyboard player
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1949
Griselda Pollock, South African-English historian and academic
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1950
Sam Kekovich, Australian footballer and sportscaster
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1950
Bobby McFerrin, American singer-songwriter, producer, and conductor
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1950
Jerry Zucker, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1951
Andres Metspalu, Estonian geneticist and academic
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1951
Dominique Sanda, French model and actress
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1952
Douglas Adams, English author and playwright (d. 2001)
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1953
László Bölöni, Romanian-Hungarian footballer and manager
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1953
Derek Daly, Irish-American race car driver and sportscaster
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1953
Jimmy Iovine, American record producer and businessman, co-founded Interscope Records and Beats Electronics
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1953
Bernie LaBarge, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1954
David Newman, American composer and conductor
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1954
Gale Norton, American lawyer and politician, 48th United States Secretary of the Interior
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1955
Leslie Cliff, Canadian swimmer
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1955
Nina Hagen, German singer and actress
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1955
D. J. MacHale, American author, director, and screenwriter
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1956
Willie Banks, American triple jumper
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1956
Curtis Brown, American colonel, pilot and astronaut
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1956
Helen Rollason, English journalist and sportscaster (d. 1999)
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1957
The Lady Chablis, American drag queen performer (d. 2016)
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1958
Ian Horrocks, English computer scientist and academic
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1958
Tetsurō Oda, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
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1958
James Pinkerton, American journalist and author
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1958
Flemming Rose, Danish journalist and author
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1959
Manuel Negrete Arias, Mexican footballer and coach
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1959
Margus Oopkaup, Estonian actor
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1959
Dejan Stojanović, Serbian-American journalist and poet
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1960
Christophe Gans, French director, producer, and screenwriter
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1960
Junichi Sato, Japanese animator and director
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1960
Warwick Taylor, New Zealand rugby player
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1961
Bruce Watson, Canadian-Scottish guitarist
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1962
Mary Gauthier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1962
Matt Mead, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of Wyoming
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1963
Alex Kingston, English actress
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1963
David LaChapelle, American photographer and director
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1964
Peter Berg, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
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1964
Vinnie Paul, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
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1964
Shane Richie, English actor and singer
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1965
Nigel Adkins, English footballer and manager
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1965
Jesse Jackson, Jr., American lawyer and politician
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1965
Wallace Langham, American actor
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1965
Jenny Packham, English fashion designer
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1965
Allan Vainola, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1966
Robbie Brookside, English wrestler and trainer
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1966
John Thompson III, American basketball player and coach
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1966
Ilias Zouros, Greek basketball player and coach
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1967
John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor and singer
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1967
Brad Carson, American lawyer and politician, United States Under Secretary of the Army
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1967
Renzo Gracie, Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and trainer
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1968
Stéphane Bédard, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1968
Simone Buchanan, Australian actress
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1968
Lisa Loeb, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress
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1969
Terrence Howard, American actor and producer
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1969
Soraya, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2006)
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1970
Andre Nickatina, American rapper and producer
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1971
Johnny Knoxville, American actor, stuntman, and producer
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1971
Martin Ručinský, Czech ice hockey player
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1972
Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (d. 2013)
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1973
Martin Hiden, Austrian footballer and coach
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1974
Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan baseball player
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1975
Shawn Springs, American football player
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1976
Thomas Gravesen, Danish footballer
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1976
Kotomitsuki Keiji, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1977
Becky Hammon, American-Russian basketball player and coach
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1978
Scott Calderwood, English-Scottish footballer and manager
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1978
Didier Drogba, Ivorian footballer
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1978
Albert Luque, Spanish footballer
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1979
Elton Brand, American basketball player
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1979
Fred Jones, American basketball player
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1979
Benji Madden, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1979
Joel Madden, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1979
Keren Peles, Israeli singer-songwriter and pianist
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1979
Kirk Reynoldson, Australian rugby league player
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1980
Paul Scharner, Austrian footballer
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1980
Dan Uggla, American baseball player
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1981
Heidi Cortez, American businesswoman and author
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1981
Luke Johnson, English drummer and songwriter
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1981
LeToya Luckett, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1982
Brian Anderson, American baseball player
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1982
Thora Birch, American actress
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1982
Hasan Raza, Pakistani cricketer
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1983
Lucy DeVito, American actress, daughter of Danny DeVito
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1985
Paul Bissonnette, Canadian ice hockey player
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1985
Daniel Vázquez Evuy, Equatoguinean footballer
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1985
Luis Hernández, Mexican figure skater
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1985
Stelios Malezas, Greek footballer
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1985
Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer
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1985
Derek Schouman, American football player
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1985
Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian footballer
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1985
Hakuhō Shō, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 69th Yokozuna
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1986
Dario Cologna, Swiss skier
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1986
Mariko Shinoda, Japanese singer and actress
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1987
Marc-André Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player
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1987
Tanel Kangert, Estonian cyclist
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1987
Ngonidzashe Makusha, Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper
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1987
Colin Munro, South African-New Zealand cricketer
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1988
Fábio Coentrão, Portuguese footballer
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1988
Cecil Lolo, South African footballer (d. 2015)
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1988
Katsuhiko Nakajima, Japanese wrestler
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1989
Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor (d. 2016)
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1990
Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player
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1991
Kamohelo Mokotjo, South African footballer
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1992
KZ Tandingan, Filipina singer and rapper
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1994
Martin Jurtom, Estonian basketball player
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1994
Andrew Robertson, Scottish footballer
Décès Célèbres
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222
Elagabalus, Roman emperor (b. 203)
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452
Tai Wu Di, emperor of Northern Wei (b. 408)
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638
Sophronius of Jerusalem (b. 560)
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857
Eulogius of Córdoba, Spanish martyr and saint (b. 819)
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1198
Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (b. 1145)
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1296
John le Romeyn, Archbishop of York
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1353
Theognostus, metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow
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1486
Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1414)
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1514
Donato Bramante, Italian architect, designed the San Pietro in Montorio (b. 1444)
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1575
Matthias Flacius, Croatian theologian and reformer (b. 1520)
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1602
Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian organist and composer (b. 1550)
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1607
Giovanni Maria Nanino, Italian composer and educator (b. 1543)
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1646
Stanisław Koniecpolski, Polish soldier and statesman (b. c. 1592)
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1722
John Toland, Irish philosopher and theorist (b. 1670)
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1759
John Forbes, Scottish general (b. 1710)
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1820
Benjamin West, American-English painter and academic (b. 1738)
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1851
George McDuffie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1790)
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1854
Willard Richards, American journalist and religious leader (b. 1804)
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1863
Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)
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1869
Vladimir Odoyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1803)
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1870
Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho (b. 1786)
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1874
Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
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1898
William Rosecrans, American general and politician (b. 1819)
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1898
Dikran Tchouhadjian, Armenian composer and conductor (b. 1837)
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1907
Jean Casimir-Perier, French lawyer and politician, 6th President of France (b. 1847)
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1908
Edmondo De Amicis, Italian journalist and author (b. 1846)
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1908
Benjamin Waugh, American minister and activist (b. 1839)
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1915
Thomas Alexander Browne, English-Australian author (b. 1826)
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1920
Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1865)
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1927
Xenophon Stratigos, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister of Transport (b. 1869)
Xenophon Stratigos · Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (Greece)
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1931
F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1888)
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1937
Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (b. 1860)
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1944
Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American journalist and historian (b. 1882)
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1944
Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (b. 1891)
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1949
Anastasios Charalambis, Greek general and politician, 109th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1862)
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1949
Henri Giraud, French general and politician (b. 1879)
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1952
Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (b. 1885)
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1955
Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
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1955
Oscar F. Mayer, German-American businessman, founded Oscar Mayer (b. 1859)
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1957
Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and explorer (b. 1888)
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1958
Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founded The Lego Group (b. 1891)
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1959
Lester Dent, American author (b. 1904)
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1960
Roy Chapman Andrews, American paleontologist and explorer (b. 1884)
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1965
Harry Altham, English cricketer, historian and coach (b. 1888)
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1967
Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress (b. 1882)
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1968
Haşim İşcan, Turkish educator and politician, 18th Mayor of İstanbul (b. 1898)
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1969
John Daly, Irish runner (b. 1880)
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1969
John Wyndham, English soldier and author (b. 1903)
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1970
Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (b. 1889)
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1971
Philo Farnsworth, American inventor (b. 1906)
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1971
Whitney Young, American activist (b. 1921)
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1977
Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1893)
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1978
Claude François, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1939)
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1980
Chandra Bhanu Gupta, Indian politician, 4th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (b. 1902)
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1982
Edmund Cooper, English poet and author (b. 1926)
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1982
Horace Gregory, American poet, translator, and academic (b. 1898)
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1983
Will Glickman, American playwright (b. 1910)
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1984
Kostas Roukounas, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1903)
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1986
Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1911)
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1989
James Kee, American lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
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1989
John J. McCloy, American lawyer and banker (b. 1895)
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1992
Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)
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1995
Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress and singer (b. 1945)
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1996
Vince Edwards, American actor and director (b. 1928)
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1999
Herbert Jasper, Canadian psychologist, anatomist, and neurologist (b. 1906)
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1999
Camille Laurin, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (b. 1922)
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2002
James Tobin, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
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2003
Brian Cleeve, English-Irish author and playwright (b. 1921)
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2006
Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)
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2006
Slobodan Milošević, Serbian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1941)
Slobodan Milošević · President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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2007
Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
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2008
Nils Taube, Estonian-English businessman (b. 1928)
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2009
Charles Lewis, Jr., American businessman, co-founded Tapout Clothing (b. 1963)
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2010
John Hill, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1941)
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2010
Merlin Olsen, American football player and actor (b. 1940)
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2010
T. Somasekaram, Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (b. 1934)
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2010
Hans van Mierlo, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1931)
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2011
Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (b. 1950)
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2012
Henry Adefope, Nigerian physician and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nigeria (b. 1926)
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2012
Sid Couchey, American author and illustrator (b. 1919)
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2012
James B. Morehead, American colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
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2012
Gösta Schwarck, German-Danish pianist and composer (b. 1915)
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2013
Erica Andrews, Mexican-American drag queen performer (b. 1969)
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2013
Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (b. 1930)
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2013
Doug Christie, Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1946)
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2013
Simón Alberto Consalvi, Venezuelan journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Venezuela (b. 1927)
Simón Alberto Consalvi · List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
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2013
Florian Siwicki, Polish general and politician (b. 1925)
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2014
Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1967)
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2014
Joel Brinkley, American journalist and academic (b. 1952)
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2014
Bob Crow, English trade union leader (b. 1961)
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2015
Walter Burkert, German philologist and scholar (b. 1931)
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2015
Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1948)
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2015
Gerald Hurst, American chemist and academic (b. 1937)
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2016
Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper and educator (b. 1936)
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2016
François-Eudes Chanfrault, French composer (b. 1974)
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2016
Doreen Massey, English geographer and academic (b. 1944)