March 27 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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1309
Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized on Ferrara, a papal fiefdom.
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1329
Pope John XXII issues his In Agro Dominico condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical.
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1513
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
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1625
Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.
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1782
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1794
The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
Federal government of the United States · United States Navy · Original six frigates of the United States Navy
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1794
Denmark and Sweden form a neutrality compact.
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1809
Peninsular War: A combined Franco-Polish force defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad Real.
Peninsular War · First French Empire · Duchy of Warsaw · Battle of Ciudad Real
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1814
War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
War of 1812 · Alabama · Andrew Jackson · Creek (people) · Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)
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1836
Texas Revolution: On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican army massacres 342 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas.
Texas Revolution · Antonio López de Santa Anna · Goliad massacre · Goliad, Texas
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1866
President Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
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1871
The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
1871 England versus Scotland rugby union match · Rugby football · Scotland national rugby union team · England national rugby union team · Edinburgh
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1884
A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
Cincinnati, Ohio · Manslaughter · Murder · Cincinnati riots of 1884
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1886
Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
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1899
Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine-American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
Emilio Aguinaldo · Philippine Revolutionary Army · Philippine-American War · Battle of Marilao River
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1915
Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
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1938
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
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1941
World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers topple the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup.
World War II · Yugoslavia · Axis powers · Yugoslav coup d'état
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1943
World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.
Battle of the Komandorski Islands · Aleutian Islands · Garrison · Kiska
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1945
World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina declares war on the Axis Powers.
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1958
Nikita Khrushchev becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev · Chairman · Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
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1964
The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.
1964 Alaska earthquake · North America · Moment magnitude scale · Southcentral Alaska · Anchorage, Alaska
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1975
Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
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1977
Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the worst aviation accident in history.
Tenerife airport disaster · Boeing 747 · Airliner · Tenerife · Canary Islands
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1980
The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212.
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1980
Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, leads to panic on commodity and futures exchanges.
Silver Thursday · Silver · Nelson Bunker Hunt · Corner the market · Futures exchange
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1981
The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours.
Solidarity (Polish trade union) · 1981 warning strike in Poland
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1986
A car bomb explodes outside Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, Australia, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people.
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1990
The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí, an anti-Castro propaganda network, to Cuba.
TV Martí · Fidel Castro · Cuba
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1993
Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China.
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1993
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
Christian Democracy (Italy) · Giulio Andreotti · Sicilian Mafia · Palermo
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1998
The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.
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1999
Kosovo War: An American Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk is shot down by a Yugoslav SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat.
Kosovo War · Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk · 1999 F-117A shootdown
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2000
A Phillips Petroleum plant explosion in Pasadena, Texas kills one person and injures 71 others.
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2002
Passover massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 29 people at a Passover seder in Netanya, Israel.
Passover massacre · Palestinians · Suicide bomber · Passover seder · Netanya
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2002
Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured.
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2004
HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander-class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.
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2009
The dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, fails, killing at least 99 people.
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2014
Philippines signs a peace accord with the largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending decades of conflict.
Government of the Philippines · Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro · Moro Islamic Liberation Front · Moro insurgency in the Philippines
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2015
Al-Shabab militants attack and temporarily occupy a Mogadishu hotel leaving at least 20 people dead.
Al-Shabaab (militant group) · Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack · Mogadishu
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2016
A suicide blast in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, Lahore claims over 70 lives and leaves almost 300 others injured. The target of the bombing are Christians celebrating Easter.
2016 Lahore suicide bombing · Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park · Lahore · Christianity in Pakistan · Easter
Naissances Célèbres
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347
Jerome, Roman priest, bishop, theologian and translator (d. 420)
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972
Robert II, king of France (d. 1031)
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1220
Martin IV, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1285)
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1401
Albert III, duke of Bavaria (d. 1460)
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1416
Francis of Paola, Italian friar and saint, founded Order of the Minims (d. 1507)
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1546
Johannes Piscator, German theologian (d. 1625)
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1627
Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)
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1676
Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)
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1679
Domenico Lalli, Italian poet and librettist (d. 1741)
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1681
Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish-Italian cardinal (d. 1760)
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1702
Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (d. 1762)
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1710
Joseph Abaco, Belgian cellist and composer (d. 1805)
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1712
Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and author (d. 1779)
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1714
Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian historian and theologian (d. 1795)
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1724
Jane Colden, American botanist and author (d. 1766)
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1734
Lady Diana Beauclerk, English painter and illustrator (d. 1808)
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1745
Lindley Murray, American-English Quaker and grammarian (d. 1826)
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1746
Michael Bruce, Scottish poet and composer (d. 1767)
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1746
Carlo Buonaparte, Corsican-French lawyer and politician (d. 1785)
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1765
Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841)
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1781
Alexander Vostokov, Estonian-Russian philologist and academic (d. 1864)
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1784
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hungarian philologist, orientalist, and author (d. 1842)
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1785
Louis XVII of France (d. 1795)
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1797
Alfred de Vigny, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1863)
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1801
Alexander Barrow, American lawyer and politician (d. 1846)
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1802
Charles-Mathias Simons, German-Luxembourger jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1874)
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1809
Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French engineer, urban planner, and politician (d. 1891)
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1811
Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (d. 1880)
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1814
Charles Mackay, Scottish journalist, anthologist, and author (d. 1889)
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1820
Edward Augustus Inglefield, English admiral and explorer (d. 1894)
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1822
Henri Murger, French novelist and poet (d. 1861)
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1824
Virginia Minor, American women's suffrage activist (d. 1894)
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1839
John Ballance, Irish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1893)
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1843
George Frederick Leycester Marshall, English colonel and entomologist (d. 1934)
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1844
Adolphus Greely, American general and explorer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1935)
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1845
Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)
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1845
Jakob Sverdrup, Norwegian bishop and politician, Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs (d. 1899)
Jakob Sverdrup (politician) · Minister of Education and Research (Norway)
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1847
Otto Wallach, Jewish-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
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1851
Ruperto Chapí, Spanish composer, co-founded Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (d. 1909)
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1851
Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (d. 1931)
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1852
Jan van Beers, Belgian painter and illustrator (d. 1927)
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1854
Giovanni Battista Grassi, Italian physician, zoologist, and entomologist (d. 1925)
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1855
William Libbey, American target shooter, colonel, mountaineer, geographer, geologist, and archaeologist (d. 1927)
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1857
Karl Pearson, English mathematician, eugenicist, and academic (d. 1936)
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1859
George Giffen, Australian cricketer and footballer (d. 1927)
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1860
Frank Frost Abbott, American-Swiss scholar and academic (d. 1924)
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1862
Jelena Dimitrijević, Serbian short story writer, novelist, poet, traveller, social worker, feminist and polygot (d. 1945)
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1862
Arturo Berutti, Argentinian composer (d. 1938)
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1862
Dorothea Fairbridge, South African author and conservationist, co-founded Guild of Loyal Women (d. 1931)
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1863
Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1933)
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1868
Patty Hill, American songwriter and educator (d. 1946)
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1869
James McNeill, Irish politician, 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State (d. 1938)
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1869
J. R. Clynes, English trade unionist and politician, Home Secretary (d. 1949)
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1871
Heinrich Mann, German author and poet (d. 1950)
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1871
Joseph G. Morrison, American captain and Nazarene minister (d. 1939)
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1871
Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician, Minister of Labour (d. 1948)
Piet Aalberse · Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)
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1875
Albert Marquet, French painter (d. 1947)
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1877
Oscar Grégoire, Belgian water polo player and swimmer (d. 1947)
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1878
Kathleen Scott, British sculptor (d. 1947)
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1879
Sándor Garbai, Hungarian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1947)
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1879
Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1929)
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1879
Edward Steichen, Luxembourger-American painter and photographer (d. 1973)
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1881
Arkady Averchenko, Russian playwright and satirist (d. 1925)
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1882
Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (d. 1965)
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1883
Dimitrios Semsis, Greek violinist (d. 1950)
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1883
Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (d. 1980)
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1884
Gordon Thomson, English rower and lieutenant (d. 1953)
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1885
Julio Lozano Díaz, Honduran accountant and politician, 40th President of Honduras (d. 1957)
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1885
Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster, English navy officer and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (d. 1961)
Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster · Secretary of State for Transport
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1886
Sergey Kirov, Russian politician (d. 1934)
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1886
Wladimir Burliuk, Ukrainian painter and illustrator (d. 1917)
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1886
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German-American architect, designed IBM Plaza and Seagram Building (d. 1969)
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1887
Väinö Siikaniemi, Finnish javelin thrower, poet, and translator (d. 1932)
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1888
George Alfred Lawrence Hearne, English-South African cricketer (d. 1978)
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1889
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Egyptian-Turkish journalist, author, and politician (d. 1974)
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1889
Leonard Mociulschi, Romanian general (d. 1979)
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1890
Harald Julin, Swedish swimmer and water polo player (d. 1967)
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1890
Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, Scottish admiral (d. 1974)
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1891
Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian novelist and playwright (d. 1974)
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1891
Klawdziy Duzh-Dushewski, Belarusian-Lithuanian architect, journalist, and diplomat, created the Flag of Belarus (d. 1959)
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1892
Ferde Grofé, American pianist and composer (d. 1972)
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1892
Thorne Smith, American author (d. 1934)
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1893
Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (d. 1947)
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1893
G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1981)
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1893
George Beranger, Australian-American actor and director (d. 1973)
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1894
René Fonck, French colonel and pilot (d. 1953)
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1895
Roland Leighton, English soldier and poet (d. 1915)
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1897
Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1958)
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1897
Fred Keating, American magician, stage and film actor (d. 1961)
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1899
Francis Ponge, French poet and author (d. 1988)
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1899
Herbert Arthur Stuart, German-Swiss physicist and academic (d. 1974)
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1899
Gloria Swanson, American actress and producer (d. 1983)
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1901
Carl Barks, American illustrator and screenwriter (d. 2000)
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1901
Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (d. 1963)
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1901
Eisaku Satō, Japanese politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
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1901
Kenneth Slessor, Australian journalist and poet (d. 1971)
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1902
Sidney Buchman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1975)
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1902
Charles Lang, American cinematographer (d. 1998)
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1902
Émile Benveniste, Jewish Syrian-French linguist and semiotician (d. 1976)
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1903
Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet and playwright (d. 1950)
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1905
Leroy Carr, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1935)
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1905
Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, German general (d. 1980)
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1905
Elsie MacGill, Canadian-American author and engineer (d. 1980)
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1906
Pee Wee Russell, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 1969)
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1909
Golo Mann, Jewish-German historian and author (d. 1994)
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1909
Ben Webster, American saxophonist (d. 1973)
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1909
Valery Marakou, Belarusian poet and translator (d.1937)
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1910
Ai Qing, Chinese poet and author (d. 1996)
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1911
Veronika Tushnova, Russian poet and physician (d. 1965)
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1912
James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
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1913
Theodor Dannecker, German SS officer (d. 1945)
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1914
Richard Denning, American actor (d. 1998)
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1914
Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2009)
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1915
Robert Lockwood, Jr., American guitarist (d. 2006)
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1917
Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002)
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1920
Colin Rowe, English-American architect, theorist and academic (d. 1999)
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1921
Phil Chess, Czech-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (d. 2016)
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1921
Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2000)
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1921
Harold Nicholas, American actor and dancer (d. 2000)
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1922
Dick King-Smith, English author (d. 2011)
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1922
Stefan Wul, French author and surgeon (d. 2003)
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1922
Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter, printmaker, and sculptor (d. 2007)
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1923
Shūsaku Endō, Japanese author (d. 1996)
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1923
Louis Simpson, Jamaican-American poet, translator, and academic (d. 2012)
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1924
Sarah Vaughan, African-American singer (d. 1990)
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1924
Ian Black, Scottish footballer (d. 2012)
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1924
Margaret K. Butler, American mathematician and computer programmer (d. 2013)
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1926
Frank O'Hara, American writer (d. 1966)
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1927
Sylvia Anderson, English voice actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2016)
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1927
Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (d. 2013)
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1927
Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (d. 2007)
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1928
Jean Dotto, French cyclist (d. 2000)
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1929
Anne Ramsey, American actress (d. 1988)
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1929
Reg Evans, Australian actor (d. 2009)
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1930
Daniel Spoerri, Romanian-Swiss photographer, writer and artist
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1931
David Janssen, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1980)
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1932
Junior Parker, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1971)
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1932
Bailey Olter, Micronesian politician, 3rd President of the Federated States of Micronesia (d. 1999)
Bailey Olter · President of the Federated States of Micronesia
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1933
Lê Văn Hưng, South Vietnam (d. 1975)
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1934
István Csurka, Hungarian journalist, author, and politician (d. 2012)
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1935
Stanley Rother, American Roman Catholic priest and missionary (d. 1981)
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1935
Julian Glover, English actor
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1936
Malcolm Goldstein, American violinist and composer
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1937
Alan Hawkshaw, English keyboard player and songwriter
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1939
Jay Kim, South Korean-American engineer and politician
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1939
Cale Yarborough, American race car driver and businessman
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1940
Sandro Munari, Italian race car driver
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1940
Austin Pendleton, American actor, director, and playwright
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1941
Ivan Gašparovič, Slovak lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Slovakia
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1941
Liese Prokop, Austrian pentathlete and politician, Austrian Minister of the Interior (d. 2006)
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1942
Michael Jackson, English journalist and author (d. 2007)
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1942
John Sulston, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1942
Michael York, English actor
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1943
Mike Curtis, American football player and coach
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1944
Jesse Brown, American marine and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (d. 2002)
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1944
Bryan Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
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1944
Alan C. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer and academic
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1946
Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (d. 1999)
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1947
Oliver Friggieri, Maltese author, critic, poet and philosopher
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1947
Brian Jones, English balloonist and pilot
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1947
Walt Mossberg, American journalist
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1948
Jens-Peter Bonde, Danish lawyer and politician
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1950
Tony Banks, English keyboardist and songwriter
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1950
Petros Efthymiou, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs
Petros Efthymiou · Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs
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1950
Maria Ewing, African-American soprano
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1950
Chris Stewart, English musician and author
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1951
Andrei Kozyrev, Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia
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1951
Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance (d. 2013)
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1952
Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austrian skier
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1952
Maria Schneider, French actress (d. 2011)
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1953
Herman Ponsteen, Dutch cyclist
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1954
Gerard Batten, English lawyer and politician
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1955
Patrick McCabe, Irish writer
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1955
Mariano Rajoy, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain
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1955
Susan Neiman, Jewish American-German philosopher and author
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1956
Leung Kwok-hung, Hong Kong activist and politician
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1956
Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross country skier
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1957
Kostas Vasilakakis, Greek footballer and manager
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1957
Stephen Dillane, English actor
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1958
Didier de Radiguès, Belgian race car driver and motorcycle racer
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1959
Andrew Farriss, Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist
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1960
Hans Pflügler, German footballer
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1960
Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)
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1961
Ellery Hanley, English rugby league player and coach
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1961
Tony Rominger, Swiss professional cyclist
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1962
Jann Arden, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1962
Brett French, Australian rugby league player
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1962
Rob Hollink, Dutch poker player
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1962
John O'Farrell, English journalist and author
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1962
Brad Wright, American-Spanish basketball player
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1962
Kevin J. Anderson, American science fiction writer
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1963
Cory Blackwell, American basketball player
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1963
Randall Cunningham, American football player, coach, and pastor
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1963
Filippos Sachinidis, Greek-Canadian economist and politician
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1963
Gary Stevens, English-Australian footballer and physiotherapist
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1963
Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor
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1963
Xuxa, Brazilian actress, singer, businesswoman and television presenter
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1965
Gregor Foitek, Swiss race car driver
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1966
Žarko Paspalj, Serbian basketball player
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1968
Irina Belova, Russian heptathlete
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1969
Gianluigi Lentini, Italian footballer and manager
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1969
Pauley Perrette, American actress
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1970
Leila Pahlavi, Princess of Iran
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1970
Derek Aucoin, Canadian baseball player
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1970
Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1970
Brent Fitz, Canadian-American multi-instrumentalist and recording artist
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1970
Jarrod McCracken, New Zealand rugby league player
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1970
Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress
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1970
Uwe Rosenberg, German game designer, created Bohnanza
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1971
David Coulthard, Scottish race car driver and sportscaster
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1971
Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor
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1972
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Surinamese-Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
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1972
Charlie Haas, American professional wrestler
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1973
Roger Telemachus, South African cricketer
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1974
Marek Citko, Polish footballer and manager
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1974
George Koumantarakis, Greek-South African footballer
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1974
Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer
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1975
Andrew Blowers, New Zealand rugby player
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1975
Kim Felton, Australian golfer
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1975
Fergie, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
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1975
Christian Fiedler, German footballer and manager
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1976
Roberta Anastase, Romanian politician, 57th President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Roberta Anastase · President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
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1976
Danny Fortson, American basketball player
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1976
Adrian Anca, Romanian footballer
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1977
Vítor Meira, Brazilian race car driver
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1978
Gabriel Paraschiv, Romanian footballer
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1978
Marius Bakken, Norwegian runner
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1978
Amélie Cocheteux, French tennis player
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1979
Tom Palmer, English rugby union player
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1979
Imran Tahir, Pakistani-South African cricketer
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1979
Jennifer Wilson, Zimbabwean-South African field hockey player
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1980
Sean Ryan, American football player
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1980
Michaela Paštiková, Czech tennis player
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1980
Maksim Shevchenko, Russian footballer
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1981
Terry McFlynn, Irish footballer
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1981
Akhil Kumar, Indian boxer
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1981
Jukka Keskisalo, Finnish runner
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1981
Hilda Kibet, Kenyan runner
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1982
Shawn Beveney, Guyanese footballer
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1983
Yuliya Golubchikova, Russian pole vaulter
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1983
Vasily Koshechkin, Russian ice hockey player
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1983
Román Martínez, Argentinian footballer
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1984
Adam Ashley-Cooper, Australian rugby player
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1984
Ben Franks, Australian-born New Zealand rugby player
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1984
Brett Holman, Australian footballer
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1985
Dustin Byfuglien, American ice hockey player
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1985
Danny Vukovic, Australian footballer
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1986
Manuel Neuer, German footballer
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1987
Jefferson Bernárdez, Honduran footballer
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1987
Samuel Francis, Nigerian-Qatari sprinter
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1987
Polina Gagarina, Russian singer-songwriter, Russian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest
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1987
Buster Posey, American baseball player
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1988
Jessie J, English singer-songwriter
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1988
Atsuto Uchida, Japanese footballer
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1988
Brenda Song, American actress
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1988
Mauro Goicoechea, Uruguayan footballer
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1989
Matt Harvey, American baseball player
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1989
Camilla Lees, New Zealand netball player
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1990
Erdin Demir, Swedish-Turkish footballer
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1990
Ben Hunt, Australian rugby league player
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1990
Nicolas Nkoulou, Cameroonian footballer
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1990
Luca Zuffi, Swiss footballer
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1992
Marc Muniesa, Spanish footballer
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1995
Bill Tuiloma, New Zealand footballer
Décès Célèbres
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710
Rupert of Salzburg, Austrian bishop and saint (b. 660)
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853
Haymo of Halberstadt, German bishop and author (b. 778)
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913
Du Xiao, chancellor of Later Liang
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913
Zhang empress of Later Liang
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916
Alduin I, Frankish nobleman
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973
Hermann Billung, Frankish lieutenant (b. 900)
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1045
Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i, Fatimid vizier
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1184
Giorgi III, King of Georgia
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1248
Maud Marshal, English countess (b. 1192)
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1350
Alfonso XI of Castile (b. 1312)
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1378
Pope Gregory XI (b. 1336)
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1462
Vasily II of Moscow (b. 1415)
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1472
Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (b. 1434)
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1482
Mary of Burgundy, Sovereign Duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1457)
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1564
Lütfi Pasha, Turkish historian and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1488)
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1572
Girolamo Maggi, Italian polymath (b. c. 1523)
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1598
Theodor de Bry, Belgian-German engraver, goldsmith, and publisher (b. 1528)
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1613
Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Tran
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1615
Margaret of Valois (b. 1553)
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1621
Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian cardinal (b. 1554)
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1624
Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (b. 1578)
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1625
James VI and I of the United Kingdom (b. 1566)
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1635
Robert Naunton, English politician (b. 1563)
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1676
Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat (b. 1597)
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1679
Abraham Mignon, Dutch painter (b. 1640)
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1697
Simon Bradstreet, English businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1603)
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1729
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1679)
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1757
Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1717)
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1770
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (b. 1696)
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1848
Gabriel Bibron, French zoologist and herpetologist (b. 1805)
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1849
Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th Governor General of Canada (b. 1776)
Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford · List of Governors General of Canada
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1850
Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (b. 1797)
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1864
Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (b. 1800)
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1869
James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (b. 1795)
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1875
Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (b. 1808)
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1875
Edgar Quinet, French historian and academic (b. 1803)
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1878
George Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the Albert Memorial and St Mary's Cathedral (b. 1811)
George Gilbert Scott · Albert Memorial · St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)
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1886
Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (b. 1800)
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1889
John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1811)
John Bright · Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
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1890
Carl Jacob Löwig, German chemist and academic (b. 1803)
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1898
Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1817)
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1900
Joseph A. Campbell, American businessman, founded the Campbell Soup Company (b. 1817)
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1900
Piet Joubert, South African soldier and politician (b. 1831 or 1834)
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1910
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist, zoologist, and engineer (b. 1835)
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1913
Richard Montgomery Gano, American minister, physician, and general (b. 1830)
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1918
Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (b. 1838)
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1918
Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (b. 1881)
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1921
Harry Barron, English general and politician, 16th Governor of Western Australia (b. 1847)
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1922
Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1859)
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1923
James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (b. 1842)
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1925
Carl Neumann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)
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1926
Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (b. 1856)
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1926
Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1887)
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1927
Joe Start, American baseball player and manager (b. 1842)
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1927
Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1844)
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1928
Leslie Stuart, English organist and composer (b. 1863)
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1931
Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (b. 1867)
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1934
Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1844)
Francis William Reitz · State President of the Orange Free State
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1938
William Stern, German-American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1871)
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1940
Michael Joseph Savage, Australian-New Zealand politician, 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1872)
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1942
Julio González, Catalan sculptor and painter (b. 1876)
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1943
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1882)
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway · Governor-General of New Zealand
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1945
Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (b. 1881)
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1945
Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1866)
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1946
Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1861)
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1949
Elisheva Bikhovski, Israeli-Russian poet (b. 1888)
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1952
Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (b. 1894)
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1956
Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894)
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1958
Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (b. 1890)
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1960
Gregorio Marañón, Spanish physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1887)
-
1967
Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
-
1968
Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)
-
1968
Vladimir Seryogin, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1922)
-
1973
Mikhail Kalatozov, Georgian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1903)
-
1974
Eduardo Santos, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of Colombia (b. 1888)
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1975
Arthur Bliss, English conductor and composer (b. 1891)
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1976
Georg August Zinn, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Hesse (b. 1901)
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1977
Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, and composer (b. 1896)
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1977
Diana Hyland, American actress (b. 1936)
-
1977
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch captain and pilot (b. 1927)
-
1978
Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded the White Spot (b. 1902)
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1978
Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1920)
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1980
Steve Fisher, American author and screenwriter (b. 1912)
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1981
Jakob Ackeret, Swiss engineer and academic (b. 1898)
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1982
Fazlur Khan, Bangladeshi-American engineer and architect, designed the John Hancock Center and Willis Tower (b. 1929)
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1987
William Bowers, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1916)
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1988
Charles Willeford, American author, poet, and critic (b. 1919)
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1989
May Allison, American actress (b. 1890)
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1989
Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (b. 1898)
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1990
Percy Beard, American hurdler and coach (b. 1908)
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1991
Aldo Ray, American actor (b. 1926)
-
1992
Colin Gibson, English footballer (b. 1923)
-
1992
Lang Hancock, Australian businessman (b. 1909)
-
1992
James E. Webb, American colonel and politician, 16th Under Secretary of State (b. 1906)
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1993
Kamal Hassan Ali, Egyptian general and politician, Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1921)
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1993
Paul László, Hungarian-American architect and interior designer (b. 1900)
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1994
Lawrence Wetherby, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1908)
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1995
René Allio, French director and screenwriter (b. 1924)
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1997
Lane Dwinell, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1906)
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1997
Ella Maillart, Swiss skier, sailor, field hockey player, and photographer (b. 1903)
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1998
David McClelland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1917)
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1999
Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (b. 1946)
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2000
George Allen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)
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2000
Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1942)
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2002
Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (b. 1908)
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2002
Dudley Moore, English actor (b. 1935)
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2002
Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
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2003
Edwin Carr, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1926)
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2004
Robert Merle, French author (b. 1909)
-
2005
Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian soldier and surgeon (b. 1913)
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2006
Dan Curtis, American director and producer (b. 1928)
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2006
Stanisław Lem, Ukrainian-Polish author (b. 1921)
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2006
Rudolf Vrba, Czech Holocaust survivor and educator (b. 1924)
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2006
Neil Williams, English cricketer (b. 1962)
-
2007
Nancy Adams, New Zealand botanist and illustrator (b. 1926)
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2007
Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
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2008
Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (b. 1921)
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2009
Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (b. 1922)
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2010
Dick Giordano, American illustrator (b. 1932)
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2011
Clement Arrindell, Nevisian judge and politician, 1st Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (b. 1931)
Clement Arrindell · Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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2011
Farley Granger, American actor (b. 1925)
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2012
Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist and feminist (b. 1929)
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2013
Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1923)
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2013
Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American scientist and engineer (b. 1924)
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2013
Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1917)
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2014
Richard N. Frye, American scholar and academic (b. 1920)
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2014
James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense and first United States Secretary of Energy (b. 1929)
James R. Schlesinger · United States Secretary of Defense · United States Secretary of Energy
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2015
Johnny Helms, American trumpet player, bandleader, and educator (b. 1935)
-
2015
T. Sailo, Indian soldier and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Mizoram (b. 1922)
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2016
Mother Angelica, American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality (b. 1923)