March 21 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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537
Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius.
Siege of Rome (537-38) · Vitiges · Aurelian Walls · Porta Maggiore · Vivarium (Rome)
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630
Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem.
Heraclius · True Cross · Relic · Jerusalem
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717
Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid.
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1152
Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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1188
Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan.
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1556
In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.
Oxford · Archbishop of Canterbury · Thomas Cranmer · Execution by burning
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1788
A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
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1800
With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mâché.
Papal States · Rome · Pope Pius VII · Papal coronation · Venice
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1801
The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis in Egypt.
Battle of Alexandria · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · French First Republic · Nicopolis · Egypt
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1804
Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law.
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1814
Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.
Napoleonic Wars · Austrian Empire · First French Empire · Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
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1844
The Bahá'í calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Bahá'í calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Bahá'í Faith as the Bahá'í New Year or Náw-Rúz.
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1861
Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.
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1871
Otto von Bismarck is appointed Chancellor of the German Empire.
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1871
Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
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1913
Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
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1918
World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
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1919
The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia.
Hungarian Soviet Republic · Communist · October Revolution · Russian Empire
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1921
The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
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1925
The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
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1925
Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
Syngman Rhee · Impeachment · Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
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1928
Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
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1935
Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran.
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1937
Ponce massacre: Nineteen people in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police acting on orders of the US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship.
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1943
Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.
Wehrmacht · Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff · Adolf Hitler
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1945
World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma.
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1945
World War II: Operation Carthage: Royal Air Force planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians.
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1945
World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
Kingdom of Bulgaria · Soviet Union · Drava · Battle of the Transdanubian Hills
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1946
The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in the American football since 1933.
Los Angeles Rams · Kenny Washington (American football) · African American · American football
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1952
Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Alan Freed · Moondog Coronation Ball · Rock and roll · Cleveland, Ohio
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1960
Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.
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1963
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (in California) closes.
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1965
Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes.
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1965
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
Martin Luther King, Jr. · Selma to Montgomery marches · Selma, Alabama · Montgomery, Alabama
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1968
Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.
Battle of Karameh · Jordan · Israel Defense Forces · Jordanian Armed Forces · PLO
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1970
The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
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1980
US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
Jimmy Carter · 1980 Summer Olympics boycott · 1980 Summer Olympics · Moscow · Soviet war in Afghanistan
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1983
The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic.
1983 West Bank fainting epidemic · Israel · State of Palestine · Psychosomatic
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1986
Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships
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1990
Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.
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1994
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force.
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1999
Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
Bertrand Piccard · Brian Jones (aeronaut) · Circumnavigation · Hot air balloon
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2000
Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel.
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2006
The social media site Twitter is founded.
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2009
Four police officers are shot and killed and a fifth is wounded in two shootings at Oakland, California.
2009 shootings of Oakland police officers · Oakland, California
Naissances Célèbres
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927
Emperor Taizu of Song (d. 976)
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1227
King Charles I of Naples (d. 1285)
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1425
Henry Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick, English nobleman (d. 1445)
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1474
Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint (d. 1540)
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1501
Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, English noble (d. 1558)
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1521
Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)
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1527
Hermann Finck, German composer and educator (d. 1558)
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1555
John Leveson, English politician (d. 1615)
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1557
Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet (d. 1630)
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1626
Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary (d. 1667)
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1672
Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (d. 1742)
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1713
Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (d. 1803)
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1716
Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1782)
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1752
Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor (d. 1837)
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1763
Jean Paul, German journalist and author (d. 1825)
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1768
Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1830)
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1806
Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico (d. 1872)
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1811
Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (d. 1891)
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1825
Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier and engineer (d. 1890)
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1835
Thomas Hayward, English cricketer (d. 1876)
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1839
Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1881)
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1854
Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1924)
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1857
Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist (d. 1943)
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1859
Daria Pratt, American golfer (d. 1938)
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1865
George Owen Squier, American general (d. 1934)
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1866
Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1952)
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1867
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (d. 1932)
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1869
David Robertson, Scottish-English golfer and rugby player (d. 1937)
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1874
Alfred Tysoe, English runner (d. 1901)
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1876
Walter Tewksbury, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)
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1877
Maurice Farman, French race car driver and pilot (d. 1964)
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1878
Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (d. 1944)
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1880
Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1971)
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1880
Hans Hofmann, German-American painter and academic (d. 1966)
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1882
Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (d. 1963)
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1884
George David Birkhoff, American mathematician (d. 1944)
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1885
Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (d. 1952)
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1886
Walter Dray, American pole vaulter (d. 1973)
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1887
Clarice Beckett, Australian painter (d. 1935)
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1887
Lajos Kassák, Hungarian poet, novelist and painter (d. 1967)
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1887
M. N. Roy, Indian philosopher and politician (d. 1954)
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1889
Jock Sutherland, American football player and coach (d. 1948)
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1896
Friedrich Waismann, Jewish-Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1959)
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1897
Sim Gokkes, Jewish-Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1943)
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1897
Salvador Lutteroth, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (d. 1987)
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1899
Panagiotis Pipinelis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1970)
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1901
Karl Arnold, German businessman and politician, President of the German Bundesrat (d. 1958)
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1902
Son House, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
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1904
Jehane Benoît, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1987)
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1904
Forrest Mars, Sr., American candy maker, created M&M's and Mars bar (d. 1999)
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1904
Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (d. 1949)
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1905
Phyllis McGinley, American author and poet (d. 1978)
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1906
John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (d. 1978)
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1906
Jim Thompson, American businessman (d. 1967)
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1906
André Filho, Brazilian musician and songwriter (d. 1974)
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1907
Zoltán Kemény, Hungarian sculptor (d. 1965)
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1909
Harry Lane, English footballer (d. 1977)
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1910
Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (d. 1993)
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1910
Muhammad Siddiq Khan, Bangladeshi librarian and educator (d. 1978)
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1911
Walter Lincoln Hawkins, African-American scientist and inventor (d. 1992)
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1912
André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968)
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1913
George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1991)
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1914
Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (d. 1990)
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1916
Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai player (d. 2006)
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1916
Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957)
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1917
Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1994)
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1918
Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2014)
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1918
Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer (d. 2016)
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1919
Douglas Warren, Australian bishop (d. 2013)
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1920
Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1970)
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1920
Éric Rohmer, French director, film critic, journalist, novelist and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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1921
Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (d. 1986)
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1921
Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014)
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1922
Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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1923
Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Canadian geographer, author, and academic
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1923
Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet, publisher, and diplomat (d. 1998)
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1923
Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (d. 2011)
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1924
Philip Abbott, American actor (d. 1998)
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1924
Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician (d. 2010)
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1925
Harold Ashby, American saxophonist (d. 2003)
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1925
Peter Brook, English-French director and producer
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1925
Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (d. 1964)
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1926
André Delvaux, Belgian director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
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1927
Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (d. 2013)
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1927
Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)
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1928
Surya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2015)
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1929
Maurice Catarcio, American wrestler (d. 2005)
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1930
James Coco, American actor (d. 1987)
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1931
Toyonobori, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1998)
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1931
Clark L. Brundin, American-English engineer and academic
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1931
Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (d. 2013)
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1931
Al Williamson, American illustrator (d. 2010)
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1932
Walter Gilbert, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1932
Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (d. 2015)
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1933
John Hall, English businessman
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1933
Michael Heseltine, Welsh businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Michael Heseltine · Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1934
Al Freeman, Jr., American actor and director (d. 2012)
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1935
Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
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1936
Ed Broadbent, Canadian pilot and politician
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1936
Mike Westbrook, English pianist and composer
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1937
Ann Clwyd, Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
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1937
Tom Flores, American football player and coach
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1937
Pierre-Jean Rémy, French diplomat and author (d. 2010)
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1938
Michael Foreman, English author and illustrator
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1938
Grahame Thomas, Australian cricketer
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1939
Kathleen Widdoes, American actress
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1940
Solomon Burke, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
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1942
Françoise Dorléac, French actress (d. 1967)
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1942
Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach
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1942
Amina Claudine Myers, African-American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1942
Patcha Ramachandra Rao, India metallurgist, educator and administrator (d. 2010)
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1943
István Gyulai, Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (d. 2006)
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1943
Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
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1943
Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (d. 1995)
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1944
Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress
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1944
Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author
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1944
Hideki Ishima, Japanese guitarist
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1944
Mike Jackson, English general
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1944
David Lindley, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1944
Gaye Adegbalola, African-American singer and guitarist
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1945
Anthony Grabiner, Baron Grabiner, English lawyer
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1945
Charles Greene, American sprinter and coach
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1945
Rose Stone, African-American R&B singer and keyboard player (Sly and the Family Stone)
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1946
Timothy Dalton, Welsh-English actor
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1946
Ray Dorset, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mungo Jerry)
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1946
Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Japanese cardinal
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1948
Scott Fahlman, American computer scientist and academic
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1949
Alvin Kallicharran, Guyanese cricketer and coach
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1949
Andy Love, Scottish-English politician
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1949
Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1949
Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic
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1950
Roger Hodgson, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1950
Ron Oden, American minister and politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs
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1950
Sergey Lavrov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1951
Conrad Lozano, American bass player
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1951
Russell Thompkins Jr., American soul singer (The Stylistics)
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1953
Steve Furber, English computer scientist and academic
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1953
Paul Martin Lester, American photographer, author, and educator
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1953
David Wisniewski, English-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
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1955
Fadi Abboud, Lebanese economist and politician
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1955
Bob Bennett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Greek politician
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1956
Dick Beardsley, American runner
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1956
Guy Chadwick, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1956
Richard Kirk, English guitarist, keyboard player, composer, and producer
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1956
Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner
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1958
Marlies Göhr, German sprinter
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1958
Brad Hall, American comedian, director, and screenwriter
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1958
Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician and author
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1959
Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter
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1959
Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat
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1959
Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese keyboard player and composer
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1960
Marwan Farhat, Syrian actor and voice actor
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1960
Benito T. de Leon, Filipino general
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1960
Raivo Puusepp, Estonian architect
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1960
Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1994)
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1960
Robert Sweet, American drummer and producer
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1961
Lothar Matthäus, German footballer and manager
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1961
Kassie DePaiva, American actress
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1961
Kim Turner, American hurdler
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1962
Matthew Broderick, American actor
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1962
Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress and screenwriter
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1962
Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host
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1962
Mark Waid, American author
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1963
Shawon Dunston, American baseball player
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1963
Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and manager
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1963
Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2003)
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1963
Share Pedersen, American bass player
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1964
Ieuan Evans, Welsh rugby player
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1964
Jesper Skibby, Danish cyclist
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1965
Xavier Bertrand, French businessman and politician, French Minister of Social Affairs
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1965
Thomas Frank, American author, historian and political analyst
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1966
Benito Archundia, Mexican footballer, referee, lawyer, and economist
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1966
Hauke Fuhlbrügge, German runner
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1966
Matthew Maynard, English cricketer and coach
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1966
Moa Matthis, Swedish author
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1967
Carwyn Jones, Welsh lawyer and politician, First Minister of Wales
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1967
Mirela Rupic, American costume and fashion designer
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1968
Cameron Clyne, Australian businessman
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1968
Andrew Copeland, American singer and guitarist
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1968
Greg Ellis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1968
Tolunay Kafkas, Turkish footballer and manager
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1968
Shin Seung-hun, South Korean singer-songwriter
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1968
Scott Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1969
Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author
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1970
Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress (d. 2000)
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1970
Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American political activist
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1971
Zsolt Kürtösi, Hungarian decathlete
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1972
Chris Candido, American wrestler (d. 2005)
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1972
Balázs Kiss, Hungarian hammer thrower
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1972
Derartu Tulu, Ethiopian runner
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1972
Graeme Welch, English cricketer
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1973
Ananda Lewis, American television host
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1973
Stuart Nethercott, English footballer and manager
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1973
Large Professor, American rapper and producer
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1974
Rhys Darby, New Zealand comedian and actor
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1974
Dejima Takeharu, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1974
Edsel Dope, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1974
Ted Kravitz, British presenter and Formula One pit-lane reporter
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1974
Kevin Leahy, American drummer
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1974
Conor Woodman, Irish journalist and author
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1975
Yacoub Al-Mohana, Kuwaiti director and producer
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1975
Corne Krige, South African rugby player
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1975
Fabricio Oberto, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
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1975
Vitaly Potapenko, Ukrainian basketball player and coach
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1975
Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
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1976
Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress and singer
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1976
Tekin Sazlog, German-Turkish footballer
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1977
Bruno Cirillo, Italian footballer
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1977
Jamie Delgado, English tennis player
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1978
Sally Barsosio, Kenyan runner
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1978
Charmaine Dragun, Australian journalist (d. 2007)
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1978
Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
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1978
Bamboo Mañalac, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer
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1980
Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian skier
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1980
Lee Jin, South Korean singer and actress
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1980
Deryck Whibley, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1981
Germano Borovicz Cardoso Schweger, Brazilian footballer
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1981
Sébastien Chavanel, French cyclist
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1981
Glenn Hall, Australian rugby league player
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1981
Jason King, Australian rugby league player
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1981
Todd Polglase, Australian rugby league player
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1982
Maria Elena Camerin, Italian tennis player
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1982
Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopian runner
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1982
Aaron Hill, American baseball player
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1982
Colin Turkington, Northern Irish race car driver
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1983
Lucila Pascua, Spanish basketball player
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1983
Jean Ondoa, Cameroonian footballer
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1984
Tiago dos Santos Roberto, Brazilian footballer
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1984
Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
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1985
Ryan Callahan, American ice hockey player
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1985
Adrian Peterson, American football player
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1986
Michu, Spanish footballer
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1986
Romanos Alyfantis, Greek swimmer
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1986
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, Greek pole vaulter
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1987
Carlos Carrasco, Venezuelan baseball pitcher
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1988
Lee Cattermole, English footballer
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1988
Kateřina Čechová, Czech sprinter
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1988
Erik Johnson, American ice hockey player
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1988
Eric Krüger, German sprinter
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1989
Jordi Alba, Spanish footballer
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1989
Nicolás Lodeiro, Uruguayan footballer
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1990
Mandy Capristo, German singer-songwriter and dancer
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1990
Ryann Krais, American runner and heptathlete
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1990
Alex Nimo, Liberian-American soccer player
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1991
Luke Chapman, English footballer
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1991
Antoine Griezmann, French footballer
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1992
Lehlogonolo Masalesa, South African footballer
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1992
Erena Mizusawa, Japanese model and actress
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1992
Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player
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1993
Jake Bidwell, English footballer
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1993
Jesse Joronen, Finnish footballer
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2000
Jace Norman, American actor
Décès Célèbres
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543 or 547
Benedict of Nursia, Italian saint (b. 480)
543 · 547 · Benedict of Nursia
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867
Ælla, king of Northumbria
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867
Osberht, king of Northumbria
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1034
Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (b. 955)
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1063
Richeza of Lotharingia (b. 995)
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1076
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)
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1201
Absalon, Danish archbishop (b. c. 1128)
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1306
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)
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1372
Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden
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1487
Nicholas of Flüe, Swiss monk and saint (b. 1417)
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1540
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, English peer and courtier (b. c. 1482)
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1556
Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop and saint (b. 1489)
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1571
Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (b. 1517)
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1617
Pocahontas, Algonquian Indigenous princess (b. c. 1595)
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1653
Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Albanian politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
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1656
James Ussher, Irish archbishop (b. 1581)
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1676
Henri Sauval, French historian and author (b. 1623)
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1729
John Law, Scottish-French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1671)
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1729
Elżbieta Sieniawska politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669)
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1734
Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian and author (b. 1679)
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1751
Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)
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1762
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French priest, astronomer, and academic (b. 1713)
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1772
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French geographer and cartographer (b. 1703)
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1795
Giovanni Arduino, Italian miner and geologist (b. 1714)
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1801
Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)
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1804
Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772)
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1843
Robert Southey, English poet, historian, and translator (b. 1774)
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1843
Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general and politician, 1st President of Mexico (b. 1786)
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1863
Edwin Vose Sumner, American general (b. 1797)
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1884
Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (b. 1819)
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1891
Joseph E. Johnston, American general (b. 1807)
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1915
Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)
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1920
Evelina Haverfield, British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867)
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1932
Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (b. 1871)
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1934
Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
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1934
Lilyan Tashman, American actress (b. 1896)
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1936
Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)
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1939
Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)
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1939
Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)
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1943
Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
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1945
Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894)
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1951
Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)
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1953
Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)
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1956
Hatı Çırpan, Turkish politician (b. 1890)
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1958
Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (b. 1923)
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1970
Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1920)
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1975
Joe Medwick, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)
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1978
Louis Cottrell, Jr., American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1911)
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1980
Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1888)
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1985
Michael Redgrave, English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908)
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1987
Walter L. Gordon, Canadian accountant, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1906)
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1987
Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (b. 1918)
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1991
Vedat Dalokay, Turkish architect and politician, Mayor of Ankara (b. 1927)
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1991
Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (b. 1909)
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1992
John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1914)
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1992
Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)
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1994
Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)
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1994
Lili Damita, French-American actress and singer (b. 1904)
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1997
Wilbert Awdry, English cleric and author, created Thomas the Tank Engine (b. 1911)
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1998
Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina (b. 1910)
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1999
Jean Guitton, French philosopher and author (b. 1905)
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1999
Ernie Wise, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)
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2001
Chung Ju-yung, South Korean businessman, founded Hyundai (b. 1915)
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2001
Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (b. 1920)
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2002
Herman Talmadge, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 70th Governor of Georgia (b. 1913)
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2003
Shivani, Indian author (b. 1923)
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2003
Umar Wirahadikusumah, Indonesian general and politician, 4th Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)
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2004
Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1924)
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2005
Barney Martin, American police officer and actor (b. 1923)
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2005
Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
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2007
Drew Hayes, American author and illustrator (b. 1969)
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2007
Sven O. Høiby, Norwegian hurdler and journalist (b. 1936)
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2008
Denis Cosgrove, English-American geographer and academic (b. 1948)
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2008
Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente, Chilean architect and academic (b. 1931)
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2009
Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)
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2010
Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1919)
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2011
Loleatta Holloway, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
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2011
Gerd Klier, German footballer (b. 1944)
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2011
Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1931)
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2011
Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (b. 1913)
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2012
Albrecht Dietz, German economist and businessman (b. 1926)
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2012
Ron Erhardt, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
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2012
Robert Fuest, English director, screenwriter, and production designer (b. 1927)
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2012
Tonino Guerra, Italian poet and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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2012
Irving Louis Horowitz, American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1929)
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2012
Yuri Razuvaev, Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1945)
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2012
Marina Salye, Russian geologist and politician (b. 1934)
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2013
Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1930)
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2013
Rick Hautala, American author and screenwriter (b. 1949)
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2013
Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
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2013
Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (b. 1952)
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2013
Giancarlo Zagni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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2014
Qoriniasi Bale, Fijian lawyer and politician, 25th Attorney-General of Fiji (b. 1929)
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2014
Bill Boedeker, American football player and soldier (b. 1924)
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2014
Jack Fleck, American golfer (b. 1921)
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2014
Simeon Oduoye, Nigerian police officer and politician (b. 1945)
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2014
James Rebhorn, American actor (b. 1948)
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2014
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1933)
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2015
Ishaya Bakut, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Benue State (b. 1947)
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2015
Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (b. 1925)
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2015
James C. Binnicker, American sergeant (b. 1938)
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2015
Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1909)
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2015
Jørgen Ingmann, Danish singer and guitarist (Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann) (b. 1925)
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2015
Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (b. 1955)
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2017
Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (b. 1929)
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2017
Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (2007-2017) (b. 1950)
Martin McGuinness · First Minister and deputy First Minister