March 24 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
356 entrées
Événements
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1401
Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.
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1603
James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.
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1603
Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shogun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.
Tokugawa Ieyasu · Shogun · Emperor Go-Yōzei · Tokugawa shogunate · Edo
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1663
The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.
Province of Carolina · Lords Proprietor · Restoration (England) · Charles II of England
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1720
Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February
Frederick I of Sweden · Swedish Empire · Riksdag of the Estates · Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden
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1721
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.
Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto · Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt · Brandenburg Concertos
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1731
Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed.
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1765
Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
Kingdom of Great Britain · Quartering Act · Thirteen Colonies
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1794
In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces.
Tadeusz Kościuszko · Kościuszko's proclamation · Kościuszko Uprising
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1829
The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.
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1832
In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith.
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1837
Canada gives African Canadian men the right to vote.
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1854
Slavery is abolished in Venezuela.
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1860
Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke.
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1869
The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.
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1878
The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
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1882
Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
Robert Koch · Mycobacterium tuberculosis · Bacterium · Tuberculosis
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1885
Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
Sino-French War · Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass) · Tonkin · Guangxi
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1896
A. S. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history.
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1900
Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Robert Anderson Van Wyck · New York City Subway · Manhattan · Brooklyn
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1907
The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
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1921
The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event
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1927
Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.
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1934
United States Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.
United States Congress · Tydings-McDuffie Act · Philippines · Commonwealth of the Philippines
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1944
Ardeatine massacre: German troops murder 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
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1944
World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III.
World War II · The Great Escape (film) · Allies of World War II · Stalag Luft III
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1946
A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
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1958
Rock 'n' roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army.
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1961
Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
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1965
Images from the Ranger 9 lunar probe are broadcast live on network television.
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1976
In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
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1980
El Salvadorian Archbishop Óscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.
El Salvador · Archbishop · Óscar Romero · Mass (Catholic Church) · San Salvador
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1986
The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
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1989
In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.
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1993
Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
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1998
Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.
Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden · Westside Middle School massacre · Jonesboro, Arkansas
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1998
First computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation, performed at the University of Regensburg, Germany
Bone segment navigation · University of Regensburg · Germany
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1999
Kosovo war: NATO began attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
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1999
A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel. The resulting inferno kills 38 people.
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2003
The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
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2008
Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
Bhutan · Democracy · Bhutanese National Assembly election, 2008
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2015
Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board.
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Naissances Célèbres
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1103
Yue Fei, Chinese military general (d. 1142)
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1285
An-Nasir Muhammad, Egyptian sultan (d. 1341)
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1441
Ernest, Elector of Saxony, German ruler of Saxony (d. 1486)
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1494
Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist and scholar (d. 1555)
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1577
Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin (d. 1620)
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1579
Tirso de Molina, Spanish monk and dramatist (d. 1648)
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1607
Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (d. 1667)
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1628
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1685)
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1657
Arai Hakuseki, Japanese academic and politician (d. 1725)
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1693
John Harrison, English carpenter and clock-maker, invented the Marine chronometer (d. 1776)
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1725
Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813)
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1725
Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1788)
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1755
Rufus King, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 1827)
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1762
Marcos Portugal, Portuguese organist and composer (d. 1830)
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1775
Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer (d. 1835)
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1782
Orest Kiprensky, Russian-Italian painter (d. 1836)
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1796
John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1878)
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1803
Egerton Ryerson, Canadian minister, educator, and politician (d. 1882)
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1808
Maria Malibran, Spanish-French soprano (d. 1836)
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1809
Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and author (d. 1837)
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1809
Joseph Liouville, French mathematician and academic (d. 1882)
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1820
Edmond Becquerel, French physicist and academic (d. 1891)
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1820
Fanny Crosby, American poet and composer (d. 1915)
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1823
Thomas Spencer Baynes, English philosopher and critic (d. 1887)
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1826
Matilda Joslyn Gage, American activist and author (d. 1898)
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1828
Horace Gray, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1902)
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1829
George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)
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1829
Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862)
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1830
Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet and playwright (d. 1889)
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1834
William Morris, English textile designer, poet, and author (d. 1896)
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1834
John Wesley Powell, American soldier, geologist, and explorer (d. 1902)
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1835
Joseph Stefan, Austrian physicist, mathematician, and poet (d. 1893)
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1848
Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1906)
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1850
Silas Hocking, English minister and author (d. 1935)
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1855
Andrew W. Mellon, American banker, financier, and diplomat, 49th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1937)
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1855
Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (d. 1920)
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1862
Frank Weston Benson, American painter and educator (d. 1951)
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1869
Émile Fabre, French author and playwright (d. 1955)
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1871
Alec Hurley, English music hall singer (d. 1913)
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1874
Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (d. 1961)
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1874
Harry Houdini, Hungarian-Jewish American magician and actor (d. 1926)
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1874
Selim Sırrı Tarcan, Turkish educator and politician (d. 1957)
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1875
William Burns, Canadian lacrosse player (d. 1953)
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1879
Neyzen Tevfik, Turkish philosopher, poet, and composer (d. 1953)
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1882
Marcel Lalu, French gymnast (d. 1951)
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1882
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1943)
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway · Governor-General of New Zealand
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1883
Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (d. 1945)
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1884
Peter Debye, Dutch-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)
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1884
Eugène Tisserant, French cardinal (d. 1972)
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1885
Charles Daniels, American swimmer (d. 1973)
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1885
Dimitrie Cuclin, Romanian violinist and composer (d. 1978)
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1886
Edward Weston, American photographer (d. 1958)
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1886
Robert Mallet-Stevens, French architect and designer (d. 1945)
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1887
Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1933)
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1888
Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (d. 1922)
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1889
Albert Hill, English-Canadian runner (d. 1969)
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1890
Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (d. 1954)
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1891
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1951)
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1892
Marston Morse, American mathematician and academic (d. 1977)
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1893
Walter Baade, German astronomer and author (d. 1960)
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1893
George Sisler, American baseball player and scout (d. 1973)
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1897
Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-American psychotherapist and academic (d. 1957)
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1901
Ub Iwerks, American animator, director, and producer, co-created Mickey Mouse (d. 1971)
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1902
Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of New York (d. 1971)
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1903
Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
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1903
Malcolm Muggeridge, English journalist, author, and scholar (d. 1990)
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1905
Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino author and diplomat (d. 2007)
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1907
Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (d. 1960)
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1909
Clyde Barrow, American criminal (d. 1934)
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1910
Richard Conte, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1975)
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1911
Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (d. 2006)
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1912
Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (d. 2010)
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1915
Eugène Martin, French racing driver (d. 2006)
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1916
Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006)
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1916
Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (d. 2010)
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1917
John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
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1919
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore
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1919
Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (d. 2005)
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1920
Gene Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
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1920
Mary Stolz, American author (d. 2006)
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1921
Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (d. 2010)
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1922
Onna White, Canadian dancer and choreographer (d. 2005)
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1923
Murray Hamilton, American actor (d. 1986)
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1923
Michael Legat, English author and publisher (d. 2011)
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1924
Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998)
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1925
Puig Aubert, German-French rugby league player and coach (d. 1994)
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1926
Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal (d. 2017)
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1926
Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
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1926
William Porter, American hurdler (d. 2000)
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1927
John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (d. 2014)
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1927
Martin Walser, German author and playwright
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1928
Byron Janis, American pianist and composer
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1929
Pat Renella, Italian-American actor (d. 2012)
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1930
David Dacko, Central African politician, 1st President of the Central African Republic (d. 2003)
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1930
Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (d. 1980)
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1931
Hanno Drechsler, German educator and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 2003)
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1933
Stephen De Staebler, American sculptor and educator (d. 2011)
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1936
Alex Olmedo, Peruvian-American tennis player
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1937
Billy Stewart, American singer and pianist (d. 1970)
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1938
Don Covay, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
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1938
David Irving, English historian and author
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1940
Bob Mackie, American fashion designer
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1941
Michael Masser, American songwriter, composer and producer (d. 2015)
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1944
R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and actor
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1944
Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian academic and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Serbia
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1945
Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist and academic
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1945
Curtis Hanson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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1945
Patrick Malahide, English actor and screenwriter
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1946
Klaus Dinger, German guitarist and songwriter (d. 2008)
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1946
Kitty O'Neil, American stuntwoman
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1947
Dennis Erickson, American football player and coach
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1947
Christine Gregoire, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Governor of Washington
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1947
Mick Jones, English footballer and coach
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1947
Alan Sugar, English businessman
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1948
Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (d. 2013)
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1948
Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (d. 1989)
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1948
Lee Oskar, Jewish-Danish musician
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1949
Tabitha King, American author and poet
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1949
Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer and coach
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1949
Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (April Wine) (d. 2017)
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1949
Nick Lowe, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
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1949
Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian academic and politician, 36th Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran
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1949
Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
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1950
Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (d. 2011)
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1951
Peter Boyle, Scottish-Australian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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1951
Pat Bradley, American golfer
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1951
Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation
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1951
Dougie Thomson, Scottish bass player
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1951
Anna Włodarczyk, Polish long jumper and coach
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1952
Greg McCrary, American football player (d. 2013)
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1953
Anita L. Allen, African-American lawyer, philosopher, and academic
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1953
Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian
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1955
Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1955
Pat Price, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1956
Steve Ballmer, American businessman
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1956
Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter
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1957
Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier
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1957
Pat Jarvis, Australian rugby league player
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1958
Mike Woodson, American basketball player and coach
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1959
Emmit King, American sprinter
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1959
Renaldo Nehemiah, American hurdler and football player
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1959
Derek Statham, English footballer
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1960
Jan Berglin, Swedish cartoonist
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1960
Barry Horowitz, American wrestler
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1960
Kelly Le Brock, English-American actress and model
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1960
Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress
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1960
Scott Pruett, American race car driver
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1960
Annabella Sciorra, American actress
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1961
Dean Jones, Australian cricketer and coach
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1961
Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance
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1962
Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist
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1962
Star Jones, African-American lawyer, journalist, and talk show host
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1962
Irina Meszynski, German discus thrower
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1963
Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch footballer and coach
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1963
Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2015)
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1963
Torsten Voss, German decathlete and bobsledder
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1965
The Undertaker, American wrestler and actor
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1966
Floyd Heard, American sprinter and coach
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1967
Diann Roffe, American skier
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1968
Minarti Timur, Indonesian badminton player
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1970
Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
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1970
Sharon Corr, Irish singer-songwriter and violinist
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1970
Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer
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1970
Erica Kennedy, African-American journalist and author (d. 2012)
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1970
Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian-American football player
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1971
Tig Notaro, American comedian and actor
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1972
Christophe Dugarry, French footballer
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1972
Steve Karsay, American baseball player and coach
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1973
Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer
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1973
Philippe Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
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1973
Steve Corica, Australian footballer and coach
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1973
Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer
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1973
Glen Jakovich, Australian footballer
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1973
Jim Parsons, American actor
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1974
Alyson Hannigan, American actress
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1974
Sergey Klyugin, Russian high jumper
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1975
Thomas Johansson, Swedish-Monacan tennis player
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1976
Aaron Brooks, American football player
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1976
Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer and coach
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1976
Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer
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1976
Peyton Manning, American football player and entrepreneur
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1977
Jessica Chastain, American actress
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1977
Maxim Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player
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1977
Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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1978
Michael Braun, Australian footballer and coach
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1978
Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer and manager
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1978
José Valverde, Dominican baseball player
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1979
Lake Bell, Jewish-American actress, director, and screenwriter
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1979
Norris Hopper, American baseball player
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1979
Periklis Iakovakis, Greek hurdler
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1979
Graeme Swann, English cricketer
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1980
Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer
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1981
Mike Adams, American football player
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1981
Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player
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1981
Dirk Hayhurst, American baseball player
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1981
Mark Looms, Dutch footballer
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1981
Gary Paffett, English race car driver
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1982
Corey Hart, American baseball player
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1982
Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer
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1982
Dustin McGowan, American baseball player
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1983
Luca Ceccarelli, Italian footballer
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1983
Riccardo Musetti, Italian footballer
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1983
Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, Canadian ice hockey player
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1984
Benoît Assou-Ekotto, French-Cameroonian footballer
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1984
Chris Bosh, American basketball player
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1984
Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player
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1984
Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner
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1984
Park Bom, South Korean Singer
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1985
Frederico Gil, Portuguese tennis player
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1985
Lana, American-born professional wrestler/manager
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1985
Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and singer
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1986
Tony McMahon, English footballer
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1987
Ramires, Brazilian footballer
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1987
Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricketer
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1987
Billy Jones, English footballer
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1987
Josh Zeid, American baseball player
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1988
Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete
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1988
Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1988
Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer
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1988
Kardo Ploomipuu, Estonian swimmer
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1990
Starlin Castro, American baseball player
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1990
Libby Clegg, English runner
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1990
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress
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1991
Nick Browne, English cricketer
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1991
Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player
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1995
Enzo Fernandez, French-Spanish footballer
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Décès Célèbres
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809
Harun al-Rashid, Arab caliph (b. 763)
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832
Wulfred, archbishop of Canterbury
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1284
Hugh III of Cyprus (b. 1235)
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1296
Odon de Pins, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
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1381
Catherine of Vadstena, Swedish saint (b. 1332)
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1394
Constance of Castile, claimant to the throne of Castile
Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster · Crown of Castile
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1396
Walter Hilton, English mystic and saint (b. 1340)
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1399
Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk (b.c. 1320)
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1443
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (b. 1371)
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1455
Pope Nicholas V (b. 1397)
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1499
Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (b. 1470)
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1563
Hosokawa Harumoto, Japanese daimyo (b. 1514)
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1575
Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, Spanish-Portuguese rabbi and author (b. 1488)
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1603
Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)
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1653
Samuel Scheidt, German organist and composer (b. 1587)
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1684
Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (b. 1629)
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1773
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (b. 1694)
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield · Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
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1776
John Harrison, English carpenter and clockmaker, invented the Marine chronometer (b. 1693)
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1824
Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, French lawyer (b. 1753)
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1838
Abraham Hume, English floriculturist and Tory politician (b. 1748/49)
Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet · Floriculturist · Tory (British political party)
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1869
Antoine-Henri Jomini, French-Russian general (b. 1779)
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1881
Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1817)
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1882
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (b. 1807)
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1887
Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and critic (b. 1837)
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1888
Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)
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1905
Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1828)
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1909
John Millington Synge, Irish playwright and poet (b. 1871)
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1915
Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer (b. 1848)
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1915
Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1846)
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1916
Enrique Granados, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1867)
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1926
Phan Châu Trinh, Vietnamese activist (b. 1872)
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1940
Édouard Branly, French physicist and academic (b. 1844)
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1944
Orde Wingate, Indian-English general (b. 1903)
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1946
Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (b. 1892)
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1946
Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, shot putter, and jumper (b. 1869)
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1948
Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter and illustrator (b. 1885)
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1950
James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1865)
James Rudolph Garfield · United States Secretary of the Interior
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1951
Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist (b. 1887)
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1953
Mary of Teck (b. 1867)
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1962
Jean Goldkette, French-American pianist and bandleader (b. 1899)
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1962
Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (b. 1884)
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1971
Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel and Aarhus City Hall (b. 1902)
Arne Jacobsen · Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen · Aarhus City Hall
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1971
Arthur Metcalfe, Australian public servant (b. 1895)
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1976
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (b. 1887)
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1980
Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (b. 1917)
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1984
Sam Jaffe, American actor (b. 1891)
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1985
Raoul Ubac, French painter, sculptor, photographer and engraver (b. 1910)
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1988
Turhan Feyzioğlu, Turkish academic and politician, 27th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1922)
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1990
Ray Goulding, American comedian and radio host (b. 1922)
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1991
John Kerr, Australian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1914)
John Kerr (governor-general) · Governor-General of Australia
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1993
Albert Arlen, Australian pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (b. 1905)
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1993
John Hersey, American journalist and author (b. 1914)
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1995
Joseph Needham, English historian and academic (b. 1900)
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1999
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German politician (b. 1902)
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1999
Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (b. 1912)
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2001
Muriel Young, English television host and producer (b. 1928)
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2002
César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
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2002
Bob Said, American race car driver and bobsledder (b. 1932)
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2003
Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian cardinal (b. 1919)
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2006
Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (b. 1926)
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2008
Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (b. 1955)
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2008
Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (b. 1941)
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2008
Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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2008
Hal Riney, American businessman, founded Publicis & Hal Riney (b. 1932)
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2008
Richard Widmark, American actor (b. 1914)
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2009
George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
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2009
Hans Klenk, German race car driver (b. 1919)
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2009
Gábor Ocskay, Hungarian ice hockey player (b. 1975)
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2010
Robert Culp, American actor (b. 1930)
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2010
Jim Marshall, American photographer (b. 1936)
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2012
Paul Callaghan, New Zealand physicist and academic (b. 1947)
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2012
Nick Noble, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
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2013
Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (b. 1926)
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2013
Inge Lønning, Norwegian theologian, academic, and politician (b. 1938)
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2013
Gury Marchuk, Russian physicist, mathematician, and academic (b. 1925)
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2013
Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (b. 1972)
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2013
Deke Richards, American songwriter and producer (b. 1944)
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2013
Mohamed Yousri Salama, Egyptian dentist and politician (b. 1974)
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2013
Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow, English diplomat (b. 1912)
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2014
Oleksandr Muzychko, Ukrainian activist (b. 1962)
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2014
John Rowe Townsend, English author and scholar (b. 1922)
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2014
David A. Trampier, American illustrator (b. 1954)
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2015
Yehuda Avner, English-Israeli diplomat (b. 1928)
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2015
notable deaths of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash: Oleg Bryjak, Kazakhstani-German opera singer (b. 1960) Maria Radner, German opera singer (b. 1981)
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2016
Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer (b. 1947)
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2016
Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1949)
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