April 22 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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238
Year of the Six Emperors: The Roman Senate outlaws emperor Maximinus Thrax for his bloodthirsty proscriptions in Rome and nominates two of its members, Pupienus and Balbinus, to the throne.
Year of the Six Emperors · Roman Senate · Maximinus Thrax · Proscription · Ancient Rome
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1500
Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil.
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1519
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.
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1529
Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas.
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1622
The Capture of Ormuz by the East India Company ends Portuguese control of Hormuz Island.
Capture of Ormuz (1622) · East India Company · Hormuz Island
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1809
The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.
Battle of Eckmühl · Austrian Empire · First French Empire · Napoleon · Danube
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1836
Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when one of his fellow captives mistakenly gives away his identity.
Texas Revolution · Battle of San Jacinto · Republic of Texas · Sam Houston · Antonio López de Santa Anna
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1864
The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
United States Congress · Coinage Act of 1864 · United States currency
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1876
The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of the MLB.
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1889
At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
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1898
Spanish-American War: The USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
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1906
The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
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1915
The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
Poison gas in World War I · Chlorine · Chemical warfare · Second Battle of Ypres
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1930
The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
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1944
The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.
1st Air Commando Group · Sikorsky R-4 · Military helicopter · Combat search and rescue · China Burma India Theater
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1944
World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
World War II · Operation Persecution · Allies of World War II · Jayapura · New Guinea
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1945
World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. Five hundred twenty are killed and around eighty escape.
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1945
World War II: Führerbunker: After learning that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight, Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground bunker and states that suicide is his only recourse.
Führerbunker · Soviet Union · Eberswalde · Adolf Hitler · Suicide
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1948
Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces.
1948 Arab-Israeli War · Haifa · Israel · Battle of Haifa (1948)
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1951
Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.
Korean War · People's Volunteer Army · Royal Australian Regiment · Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry · Battle of Kapyong
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1954
Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army-McCarthy hearings begins.
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1969
British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
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1970
The first Earth Day is celebrated.
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1972
Vietnam War: Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
Vietnam War · Vietnam · Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War
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1977
Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
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1983
The German magazine Stern claims the "Hitler Diaries" had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
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1992
In a series of explosions in Guadalajara, Mexico, 206 people are killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 left homeless.
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1993
Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham.
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1997
Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria where 93 villagers are killed.
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2000
In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami.
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2004
Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
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2005
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.
Junichiro Koizumi · List of war apology statements issued by Japan
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2008
The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
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2013
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrest and charge two men with plotting to disrupt a Toronto area train service in a plot claimed to be backed by Al-Qaeda elements.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police · 2013 VIA Rail Canada terrorism plot · Al-Qaeda
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2014
More than 60 people are killed and 80 are seriously injured in a train crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Katanga Province.
2014 Katanga train derailment · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Katanga Province
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2016
The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming
Naissances Célèbres
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1444
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk (d. 1503)
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1451
Isabella I of Castile (d. 1504)
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1518
Antoine of Navarre (d. 1562)
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1592
Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1635)
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1610
Pope Alexander VIII (d. 1691)
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1658
Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1709)
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1690
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1763)
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville · Lord President of the Council
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1707
Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (d. 1754)
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1711
Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy, Austrian soldier (d. 1762)
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1724
Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1804)
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1732
John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (d. 1814)
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1744
James Sullivan, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808)
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1757
Alessandro Rolla, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1841)
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1766
Germaine de Staël, French philosopher and author (d. 1817)
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1812
Solomon Caesar Malan, Swiss-English orientalist (d. 1894)
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1816
Charles-Denis Bourbaki, French general (d. 1897)
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1832
Julius Sterling Morton, American journalist and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 1902)
Julius Sterling Morton · United States Secretary of Agriculture
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1844
Lewis Powell, American soldier, attempted assassin of William H. Seward (d. 1865)
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1852
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1912)
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1854
Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)
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1860
Ada Rehan, Irish-American actress (d. 1916)
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1870
Vladimir Lenin, German/Swedish-Russian lawyer and founder of the Soviet Union (d. 1924)
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1872
Princess Margaret of Prussia (d. 1954)
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1873
Ellen Glasgow, American author (d. 1945)
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1876
Róbert Bárány, Austrian-Swedish otologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
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1876
Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman (d. 1920)
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1879
Bernhard Gregory, Estonian-German chess player (d. 1939)
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1884
Otto Rank, Austrian-American psychologist and academic (d. 1939)
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1886
Izidor Cankar, Slovenian historian, author, and diplomat (d. 1958)
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1889
Richard Glücks, German SS officer (d. 1945)
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1891
Laura Gilpin, American photographer (d. 1979)
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1891
Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (d. 1965)
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1891
Harold Jeffreys, English mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (d. 1989)
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1891
Nicola Sacco, Italian-American anarchist (d. 1927)
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1892
Vernon Johns, African-American minister and activist (d. 1965)
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1899
Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (d. 1977)
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1900
Nellie Beer, British politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester from 1966-67 (d. 1988) [1]
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1904
J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1967)
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1905
Robert Choquette, American-Canadian author, poet, and diplomat (d. 1991)
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1906
Eddie Albert, American actor (d. 2005)
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1906
Eric Fenby, English composer and educator (d. 1997)
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1906
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (d. 1947)
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1908
Ivan Yefremov, Russian paleontologist and author (d. 1972)
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1909
Rita Levi-Montalcini, Sephardic Jewish-Italian neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
Rita Levi-Montalcini · Sephardic · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1909
Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (d. 2001)
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1909
Spyros Markezinis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2000)
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1910
Norman Steenrod, American mathematician and academic (d. 1971)
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1912
Kathleen Ferrier, English operatic singer (d. 1953)
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1912
Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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1914
Baldev Raj Chopra, Indian director and producer (d. 2008)
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1914
Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (d. 2002)
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1914
José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (d. 1941)
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1914
Michael Wittmann, German SS officer (d. 1944)
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1916
Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013)
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1916
Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999)
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1917
Yvette Chauviré, French ballerina (d. 2016)
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1917
Sidney Nolan, Australian painter (d. 1992)
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1918
William Jay Smith, American poet and academic (d. 2015)
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1918
Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (d. 2008)
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1919
Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
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1919
Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2011)
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1922
Richard Diebenkorn, American soldier and painter (d. 1993)
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1922
Charles Mingus, American bassist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1979)
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1922
Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist and academic (d. 1973)
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1923
Peter Kane Dufault, American soldier, pilot, and poet (d. 2013)
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1923
Bettie Page, American model and actress (d. 2008)
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1923
Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
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1924
Nam Duck-woo, South Korean politician, 12th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2013)
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1926
Charlotte Rae, American actress and singer
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1926
James Stirling, Scottish architect, designed the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and Seeley Historical Library (d. 1992)
James Stirling (architect) · Staatsgalerie Stuttgart · Seeley Historical Library
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1927
Laurel Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
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1929
Michael Atiyah, English-Lebanese mathematician and academic
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1929
Robert Wade-Gery, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to India (d. 2015)
Robert Wade-Gery · List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to India
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1930
Enno Penno, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 2016)
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1931
John Buchanan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Nova Scotia
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1931
Ronald Hynd, English dancer and choreographer
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1933
Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American chemist and astronaut (d. 2013)
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1935
Christopher Ball, English linguist and academic
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1935
Paul Chambers, African-American bassist and composer (d. 1969)
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1935
Bhama Srinivasan, Indian-American mathematician and academic
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1936
Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2017)
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1936
Pierre Hétu, Canadian pianist and conductor (d. 1998)
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1937
Jack Nicholson, American actor and producer
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1937
Jack Nitzsche, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (d. 2000)
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1938
Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (d. 2015)
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1938
Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (d. 2009)
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1938
Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer
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1938
Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
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1939
Mel Carter. American singer and actor
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1939
John Foley, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
John Foley (British Army general) · Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
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1939
Ray Guy, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2013)
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1939
Jason Miller, American actor and playwright (d. 2001)
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1939
Theodor Waigel, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Finance
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1941
Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising, English politician
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1942
Giorgio Agamben, Italian philosopher and academic
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1942
Mary Prior, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bristol
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1943
Keith Crisco, American businessman and politician (d. 2014)
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1943
Janet Evanovich, American author
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1943
Louise Glück, American poet
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1943
John Maples, Baron Maples, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (d. 2012)
John Maples, Baron Maples · Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
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1943
Scott W. Williams, American mathematician and professor
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1944
Steve Fossett, American businessman, pilot, and sailor (d. 2007)
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1944
Doug Jarrett, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
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1944
Joshua Rifkin, American conductor and musicologist
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1945
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Indian civil servant and politician, 22nd Governor of West Bengal
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1945
Demetrio Stratos, Egyptian-Italian singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
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1946
Steven L. Bennett, American captain and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1972)
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1946
Paul Davies, English physicist and author
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1946
Louise Harel, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1946
Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Scottish lawyer and politician
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1946
Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, English economist and academic
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1946
John Waters, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1948
John Pritchard, English bishop
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1950
Peter Frampton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1950
Jancis Robinson, English journalist and critic
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1951
Paul Carrack, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1951
Aivars Kalējs, Latvian organist, composer, and pianist
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1951
Ana María Shua, Argentinian author and poet
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1952
François Berléand, French actor
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1952
Dave Loveridge, New Zealand rugby player
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1952
Phil Smith, American basketball player (d. 2002)
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1953
Valeri Bondarenko, Estonian footballer and coach
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1953
Richard Broadbent, English businessman
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1955
David Collier, English businessman
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1957
Donald Tusk, Polish journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Poland
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1959
Keith Boanas, English footballer and manager
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1959
Terry Francona, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1959
Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
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1959
Ryan Stiles, American-Canadian actor and producer
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1960
Lloyd Honeyghan, Jamaican-English boxer
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1960
Mart Laar, Estonian historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Estonia
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1960
Randall L. Stephenson, American businessman
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1961
Alo Mattiisen, Estonian composer (d. 1996)
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1961
Ann McKechin, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
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1961
Dewey Nicks, American photographer and director
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1962
Danièle Sauvageau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1963
Rosalind Gill, English sociologist and academic
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1963
Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic weightlifter and strongman
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1964
Paul Baxter, English footballer
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1965
Miguel Leal, Portuguese footballer and manager
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1965
Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey and soccer player (d. 2009)
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1966
Mickey Morandini, American baseball player and manager
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1966
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
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1967
David J. C. MacKay, English physicist, engineer, and academic
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1967
Sherri Shepherd, American actress and talk show panelist
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1967
Harvey Williams, American football player
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1968
Jo Angel, Australian cricketer
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1968
Bimbo Coles, American basketball player and coach
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1968
Zarley Zalapski, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player
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1969
Dion Dublin, English footballer and sportscaster
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1970
Erkki Bahovski, Estonian journalist
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1971
Eric Mabius, American actor
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1971
Spencer Prior, English footballer
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1972
Sabine Appelmans, Belgian tennis player
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1972
Owen Finegan, Australian rugby player and coach
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1972
Milka Duno, Venezuelan race car driver and engineer
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1972
Sergei Hohlov-Simson, Estonian footballer and manager
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1972
Willie Robertson, American hunter and businessman
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1973
Adem Poric, English-Australian footballer
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1973
Ofer Talker, Israeli footballer and manager
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1974
Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American bass player, songwriter, and producer
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1975
Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (d. 1999)
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1975
Carlos Sastre, Spanish cyclist
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1975
Anders Nyström, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
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1976
Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1976
Paul Henderson, Australian footballer
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1976
Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
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1977
Mark van Bommel, Dutch footballer
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1978
Paul Malakwen Kosgei, Kenyan runner and coach
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1978
David Masters, English cricketer
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1978
Matt Orford, Australian rugby league player
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1978
Jason Stollsteimer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
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1979
Zoltán Gera, Hungarian footballer
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1979
Daniel Johns, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Igor Budan, Croatian footballer
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1980
Clarke Dermody, New Zealand rugby player
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1980
Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
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1980
Courtney Friel, American journalist
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1980
Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
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1980
Quincy Timberlake, Kenyan-Australian activist, engineer, and politician
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1981
Madis Kallas, Estonian decathlete and activist
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1981
Rafael Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver (d. 2007)
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1981
Jonathan Trott, South African-English cricketer
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1982
Kaká, Brazilian footballer
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1982
Cassidy Freeman, American actress and musician
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1982
Joel Monaghan, Australian rugby league player
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1982
David Purcey, American baseball player
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1982
Aidas Reklys, Lithuanian figure skater
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1982
Aleksander Saharov, Estonian footballer
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1982
Noriko Shitaya, Japanese voice actress
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1983
Remi Ayodele, American football player
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1983
Sam W. Heads, English-American entomologist and palaeontologist
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1983
Jos Hooiveld, Dutch footballer
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1983
Matt Jones, American football player
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1983
Vangelis Mantzios, Greek footballer
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1984
Amelle Berrabah, English singer-songwriter
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1986
Amber Heard, American actress and producer
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1986
Marshawn Lynch, American football player
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1986
Dušan Šakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player
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1987
David Luiz, Brazilian footballer
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1987
David Mateos, Spanish footballer
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1988
Dee Gordon, American baseball player
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1989
DeJuan Blair, American basketball player
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1989
Jasper Cillessen, Dutch footballer
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1990
Óscar González, Mexican boxer (d. 2014)
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1990
Machine Gun Kelly (rapper), American rapper and actor
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1991
Jordi Murphy, Irish international rugby player
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1991
Braydon Smith, Australian boxer (d. 2015)
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1992
Kenny Stills, American football player
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1992
Joonas Vaino, Estonian basketball player
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1992
Dyro, Dutch DJ and EDM producer
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1993
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Australian footballer
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1993
Ngani Laumape, New Zealand rugby player
Décès Célèbres
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296
Pope Caius
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536
Pope Agapetus I
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591
Peter III of Raqqa
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613
Saint Theodore of Sykeon
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846
Wuzong, Chinese emperor (b. 814)
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1208
Philip of Poitou, Prince-Bishop of Durham
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1322
Francis of Fabriano, Italian writer (b. 1251)
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1585
Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg, Prince-Archbishop of Bremen, Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück and Paderborn (b. 1550)
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1616
Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1547)
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1672
Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish linguist and poet (b. 1598)
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1699
Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet (b. 1646)
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1758
Antoine de Jussieu, French botanist and physician (b. 1686)
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1778
James Hargreaves, British inventor (b. 1720)
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1806
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (b. 1763)
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1821
Gregory V of Constantinople, Greek patriarch and saint (b. 1746)
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1833
Richard Trevithick, English engineer and explorer (b. 1771)
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1850
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian philologist and physician (b. 1798)
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1854
Nicolás Bravo, Mexican general and politician, 11th President of Mexico (b. 1786)
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1877
James P. Kirkwood, Scottish-American engineer (b. 1807)
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1892
Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (b. 1823)
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1893
Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian businessman and author (b. 1825)
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1894
Kostas Krystallis, Greek author and poet (b. 1868)
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1896
Thomas Meik, English engineer, founded Halcrow Group (b. 1812)
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1908
Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Scottish-English merchant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1836)
Henry Campbell-Bannerman · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1925
André Caplet, French composer and conductor (b. 1878)
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1929
Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (b. 1848)
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1932
Ferenc Oslay, Hungarian-Slovene historian and author (b. 1883)
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1933
Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (b. 1863)
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1944
Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (b. 1913)
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1945
Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
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1945
Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (b. 1867)
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1946
Lionel Atwill, English-American actor (b. 1885)
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1946
Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1872)
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1949
Charles Middleton, American actor (b. 1874)
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1950
Charles Hamilton Houston, American lawyer and academic (b. 1895)
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1951
Horace Donisthorpe, English myrmecologist and coleopterist (b. 1870)
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1956
Walt Faulkner, American racing driver (b. 1918)
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1968
Stephen H. Sholes, American record producer (b. 1911)
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1978
Will Geer, American actor (b. 1902)
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1980
Jane Froman, American actress and singer (b. 1907)
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1980
Fritz Strassmann, German chemist and physicist (b. 1902)
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1983
Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1903)
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1984
Ansel Adams, American photographer and environmentalist (b. 1902)
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1985
Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and academic (b. 1900)
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1985
Jacques Ferron, Canadian physician and author (b. 1921)
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1986
Mircea Eliade, Romanian historian and author (b. 1907)
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1987
Erika Nõva, Estonian architect (b. 1905)
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1988
Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer and academic (b. 1917)
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1988
Irene Rich, American actress (b. 1891)
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1989
Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
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1990
Albert Salmi, American actor (b. 1928)
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1994
Richard Nixon, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (b. 1913)
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1995
Jane Kenyon, American poet and author (b. 1947)
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1996
Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (b. 1927)
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1996
Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (b. 1908)
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1998
Kitch Christie, South African rugby player and coach (b. 1940)
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1999
Chan Canasta, Polish-English magician (b. 1920)
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1999
Munir Ahmad Khan, Pakistani-Austrian physicist and engineer (b. 1926)
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2002
Linda Lovelace, American porn actress and activist (b. 1949)
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2003
Felice Bryant, American songwriter (b. 1925)
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2003
James H. Critchfield, American CIA officer (b. 1917)
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2003
Martha Griffiths, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (b. 1912)
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2003
Mike Larrabee, American runner (b. 1933)
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2004
Jason Dunham, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
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2004
Pat Tillman, American football player and soldier (b. 1976)
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2005
Erika Fuchs, German translator (b. 1906)
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2005
Philip Morrison, American physicist and academic (b. 1915)
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2005
Eduardo Paolozzi, Scottish sculptor and artist (b. 1924)
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2006
Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1919)
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2006
D'Iberville Fortier, Canadian diplomat (b. 1926)
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2006
Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
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2007
Juanita Millender-McDonald, American educator and politician (b. 1938)
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2008
Cameron Argetsinger, American race car driver and lawyer (b. 1921)
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2008
Ed Chynoweth, Canadian businessman (b. 1941)
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2009
Jack Cardiff, British cinematographer, director and photographer (b. 1914)
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2010
Richard Barrett, American lawyer and activist (b. 1943)
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2011
Hazel Dickens, American singer-songwriter, bassist and guitarist (b. 1935)
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2012
John Amabile, American football player and coach (b. 1939)
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2012
Bill Granger, American author (b. 1941)
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2012
Buzz Potamkin, American director and producer (b. 1945)
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2012
George Rathmann, American chemist, biologist, and businessman (b. 1927)
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2013
Dave Gold, American businessman, founded 99 Cents Only Stores (b. 1932)
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2013
George Stanley Gordon, American businessman (b. 1926)
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2013
Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
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2013
Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer (b. 1930)
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2013
Mike Smith, English footballer (b. 1935)
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2013
Robert Suderburg, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1936)
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2013
J. S. Verma, Indian judge, 27th Chief Justice of India (b. 1933)
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2014
Allen Jacobs, American football player and coach (b. 1941)
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2014
Jovan Krkobabić, Serbian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1930)
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2014
Mohammad Naseem, Pakistani-English activist (b. 1924)
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2014
Werner Potzernheim, German cyclist (b. 1927)
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2014
Oswaldo Vigas, Venezuelan painter (b. 1926)
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2015
Dick Balharry, Scottish environmentalist and photographer (b. 1937)
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2015
Gennadi Vengerov, Belarusian-Russian actor (b. 1954)
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2017
Erin Moran, American actress (b. 1960)