April 28 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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224
The Battle of Hormozdgān is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire.
Battle of Hormozdgān · Ardashir I · Artabanus V of Parthia · Parthian Empire
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357
Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius.
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1192
Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin.
Conrad of Montferrat · King of Jerusalem · Tyre, Lebanon · Hashshashin
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1253
Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō for the very first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.
Nichiren · Buddhism · Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō · Nichiren Buddhism
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1503
The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as the first battle in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder.
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1611
Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.
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1788
Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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1789
Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
Mutiny on the Bounty · William Bligh · Tahiti · Pitcairn Island
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1792
France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
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1796
The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.
Treaty of Paris (1796) · Napoleon · Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia · Kingdom of Sardinia
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1869
Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
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1881
Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
Billy the Kid · Lincoln County, New Mexico · Mesilla, New Mexico
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1887
A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
Prussian Secret Police · Guillaume Schnaebelé · William I, German Emperor
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1910
Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
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1920
Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
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1923
Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
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1930
The Independence Producers hosted the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.
Independence Producers · Night game · Professional baseball · Independence, Kansas
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1941
The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
Ustaše · Gudovac massacre · Serbs · Gudovac · World War II persecution of Serbs
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1944
World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
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1945
Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are executed by a firing squad consisting of members of the Italian resistance movement.
Benito Mussolini · Clara Petacci · Italian resistance movement
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1947
Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to prove that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
Thor Heyerdahl · Peru · Kon-Tiki · Polynesia
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1948
Igor Stravinsky conducted the premier of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
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1949
The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
Hukbalahap · First Lady of the Philippines · Aurora Quezon · Manuel L. Quezon
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1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
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1952
Occupied Japan by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers: The United States occupation of Japan ends as the Treaty of San Francisco, ratified September 8, 1951, comes into force.
Occupation of Japan · Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers · Occupation of Japan · Treaty of San Francisco
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1952
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Treaty of Taipei · Taipei · Taiwan · Republic of China · Second Sino-Japanese War
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1965
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate U.S. Army troops.
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965-66) · Dominican Republic · Communist
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1967
Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.
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1969
Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
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1970
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
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1973
The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number 1 in the US charts, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run.
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1975
General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on victory.
Cao Văn Viên · Army of the Republic of Vietnam · North Vietnamese Army · Ho Chi Minh Campaign
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1977
The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.
Red Army Faction · Andreas Baader · Gudrun Ensslin · Jan-Carl Raspe · Murder
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1978
President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.
President of Afghanistan · Mohammed Daoud Khan · Assassination · Saur Revolution
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1986
The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea.
Aircraft carrier · USS Enterprise (CVN-65) · Aircraft carrier · Suez Canal · Red Sea
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1986
High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.
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1988
Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight.
Maui · Flight attendant · Aloha Airlines Flight 243 · Boeing 737
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1994
Former Central Intelligence Agency counterintelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia.
Central Intelligence Agency · Counterintelligence · Aldrich Ames · Soviet Union
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1996
Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense.
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1996
Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others.
Port Arthur massacre (Australia) · Martin Bryant · Port Arthur, Tasmania
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2011
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 relating to Ivorian crisis is adopted.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 · 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis
Naissances Célèbres
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AD 32
Otho, Roman emperor (d. 69 AD)
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1402
Nezahualcoyotl, Acolhuan philosopher, warrior, poet and ruler (d. 1472)
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1442
Edward IV of England (d. 1483)
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1545
Yi Sun-sin, Korean commander (d. 1598)
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1573
Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême, natural son of Charles IX of France (d. 1650)
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1604
Joris Jansen Rapelje, Early Dutch settler in colonial North America (d. 1662)
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1623
Wilhelmus Beekman, Dutch politician (d. 1707)
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1630
Charles Cotton, English poet and author (d. 1687)
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1715
Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1767)
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1758
James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (d. 1831)
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1761
Marie Harel, French cheesemaker (d. 1844)
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1765
Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (d. 1834)
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1819
Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (d. 1884)
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1827
William Hall, Canadian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1904)
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1838
Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and scholar, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1913)
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1848
Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1909)
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1854
Hertha Marks Ayrton, Polish-British engineer, mathematician, and physicist. (d. 1923)
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1855
José Malhoa, Portuguese painter (d. 1933)
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1863
Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician, 7th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1933)
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1865
Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist and academic (d. 1940)
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1868
Lucy Booth, English composer (d. 1953)
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1868
Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1908)
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1874
Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1936)
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1874
Sidney Toler, American actor and director (d. 1947)
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1876
Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman (d. 1938)
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1878
Lionel Barrymore, American actor and director (d. 1954)
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1886
Art Shaw, American hurdler (d. 1955)
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1888
Walter Tull, English footballer and soldier (d. 1918)
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1889
António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1970)
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1896
Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (d. 1948)
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1897
Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician, Head of State of the People's Republic of China (d. 1986)
Ye Jianying · List of Presidents of the People's Republic of China
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1900
Alice Berry, Australian activist (d. 1978) [1]
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1900
Heinrich Müller, German SS officer (d. 1945)
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1900
Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 1992)
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1901
H. B. Stallard, English runner and surgeon (d. 1973)
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1902
Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (d. 1979)
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1906
Kurt Gödel, Czech-American mathematician, philosopher, and academic (d. 1978)
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1906
Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (d. 1999)
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1908
Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower (d. 1987)
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1908
Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster (d. 1981)
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1908
Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman (d. 1974)
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1909
Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American theologist and orientalist (d. 1988)
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1910
Sam Merwin, Jr., American author (d. 1996)
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1911
Lee Falk, American director, producer, and playwright (d. 1999)
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1912
Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995)
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1912
Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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1913
Rose Murphy, American singer (d. 1989)
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1916
Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993)
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1917
Robert Cornthwaite, American actor (d. 2006)
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1921
Rowland Evans, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2001)
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1921
Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (d. 2012)
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1923
Carolyn Cassady, American author (d. 2013)
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1923
William Guarnere, American sergeant (d. 2014)
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1924
Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (d. 2014)
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1924
Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)
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1924
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, 1st President of Zambia
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1925
T. John Lesinski, American judge and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1996)
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1925
John Leonard Thorn, English lieutenant, author, and academic
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1926
James Bama, American artist and illustrator
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1926
Bill Blackbeard, American historian and author (d. 2011)
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1926
Harper Lee, American novelist (d. 2016)
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1926
Hulusi Sayın, Turkish general (d. 1991)
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1928
Yves Klein, French painter (d. 1962)
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1928
Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer (d. 1997)
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1930
James Baker, American lawyer and politician, 61st United States Secretary of State
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1930
Carolyn Jones, American actress (d. 1983)
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1933
Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American neuropharmacologist and academic (d. 2014)
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1934
Lois Duncan, American journalist and author (d. 2016)
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1935
Pedro Ramos, Cuban baseball player
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1935
Jimmy Wray, Scottish boxer and politician (d. 2013)
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1936
Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2015)
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1937
Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (d. 2006)
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1937
Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
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1937
John White, Scottish footballer (d. 1964)
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1938
Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress (d. 1995)
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1941
Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer
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1941
Lucien Aimar, French cyclist
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1941
John Madejski, English businessman and academic
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1941
Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1941
Iryna Zhylenko, Ukrainian poet and author (d. 2013)
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1942
Mike Brearley, English cricketer and psychoanalyst
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1943
Aryeh Bibi, Iraqi-born Israeli politician
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1944
Elizabeth LeCompte, American director and producer
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1944
Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician, 10th Minister-President of the Walloon Region
Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe · Minister-President of the Walloon Region
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1944
Alice Waters, American chef and author
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1946
Nour El-Sherif, Egyptian actor and producer (d. 2015)
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1946
Ginette Reno, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
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1946
Larissa Grunig, American theorist and activist
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1947
Christian Jacq, French historian and author
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1947
Nicola LeFanu, English composer and academic
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1948
Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1948
Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer (d. 2014)
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1949
Jeremy Cooke, English lawyer and judge
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1949
Paul Guilfoyle, American actor
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1949
Bruno Kirby, American actor and director (d. 2006)
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1950
Willie Colón, Puerto Rican-American trombonist and producer
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1950
Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host, and producer
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1950
Steve Rider, English journalist and sportscaster
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1951
Tim Congdon, English economist and politician
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1951
Larry Smith, Canadian football player and politician
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1952
Chuck Leavell, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1952
Mary McDonnell, American actress
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1953
Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist (d. 2003)
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1953
Kim Gordon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1953
Brian Greenhoff, English footballer and coach (d. 2013)
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1954
Timothy Curley, American educator
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1954
Michael P. Jackson, American politician, 3rd Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Michael P. Jackson · United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
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1954
Vic Sotto, Filipino actor-producer, singer-songwriter, comedian and television personality
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1954
Ron Zook, American football player and coach
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1955
Eddie Jobson, English keyboard player and violinist
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1956
Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1957
Wilma Landkroon, Dutch singer
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1958
Hal Sutton, American golfer
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1960
Tom Browning, American baseball player
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1960
Elena Kagan, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Elena Kagan · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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1960
Phil King, English bass player
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1960
Ian Rankin, Scottish author
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1960
Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strongman and weightlifter (d. 1993)
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1960
Walter Zenga, Italian footballer and manager
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1963
Sandrine Dumas, French actress, director, and screenwriter
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1963
Lloyd Eisler, Canadian figure skater and coach
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1963
Marc Lacroix, Belgian biochemist and academic
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1964
Stephen Ames, Trinidadian golfer
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1964
Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer
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1964
Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar, English surgeon and academic
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1964
Barry Larkin, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
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1964
L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (d. 2014)
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1965
Jennifer Rardin, American author (d. 2010)
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1966
John Daly, American golfer
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1966
Too Short, American rapper, producer and actor
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1967
Chris White, English engineer and politician
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1968
Howard Donald, English singer-songwriter and producer
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1968
Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
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1970
Richard Fromberg, Australian tennis player
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1970
Nicklas Lidström, Swedish ice hockey player and scout
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1970
Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer and manager
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1971
Brad McEwan, Australian journalist
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1972
Violent J, American rapper, Insane Clown Posse
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1972
Helena Tulve, Estonian composer
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1972
Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer and manager
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1973
Jorge Garcia, American actor and producer
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1973
Earl Holmes, American football player and coach
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1973
Andrew Mehrtens, South African-New Zealand rugby player
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1974
Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress and producer
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1974
Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
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1974
Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
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1974
Vernon Kay, English radio and television host
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1974
Dominic Matteo, Scottish footballer and journalist
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1976
Shane Jurgensen, Australian cricketer
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1978
Lauren Laverne, English singer and television host
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1978
Nate Richert, American actor
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1979
Scott Fujita, American football player and sportscaster
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1980
Bradley Wiggins, English cyclist
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1981
Jessica Alba, American model and actress
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1981
Pietro Travagli, Italian rugby player
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1982
Nikki Grahame, English model and journalist
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1982
Chris Kaman, American basketball player
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1983
Josh Brookes, Australian motorcycle racer
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1983
David Freese, American baseball player
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1983
Roger Johnson, English footballer
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1983
Graham Wagg, English cricketer
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1983
Thomas Waldrom, New Zealand-English rugby player
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1984
Dmitri Torbinski, Russian footballer
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1985
Lucas Jakubczyk, German sprinter and long jumper
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1985
Deividas Stagniūnas, Lithuanian ice dancer
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1986
Roman Polák, Czech ice hockey player
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1986
Jenna Ushkowitz, Korean-American actress, singer, and dancer
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1987
Ryan Conroy, Scottish footballer
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1987
Bradley Johnson, English footballer
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1987
Zoran Tošić, Serbian footballer
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1988
Jonathan Biabiany, French footballer
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1988
Juan Manuel Mata, Spanish footballer
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1988
Katariina Tuohimaa, Finnish tennis player
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1989
Emil Salomonsson, Swedish footballer
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1990
Niels-Peter Mørck, Danish footballer
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1993
Craig Garvey, Australian rugby league player
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1995
Jonathan Benteke, Belgian footballer
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1995
Melanie Martinez, American singer
Décès Célèbres
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224
Artabanus V of Parthia (b. 191)
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948
Hu Jinsi, Chinese general and prefect
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1192
Conrad of Montferrat (b. 1140)
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1197
Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of Deheubarth (b. 1132)
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1257
Shajar al-Durr, sovereign sultana of Egypt
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1260
Luchesius Modestini, founding member of the Third Order of St. Francis
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1400
Baldus de Ubaldis, Italian jurist (b. 1327)
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1489
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1449)
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1533
Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)
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1643
Francisco de Lucena, Portuguese politician (b. 1578)
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1710
Thomas Betterton, English actor and manager (b. 1630)
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1716
Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (b. 1673)
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1726
Thomas Pitt, English merchant and politician (b. 1653)
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1741
Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (b. 1668)
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1772
Johann Friedrich Struensee, German physician and politician (b. 1737)
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1781
Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (b. 1723)
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1813
Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (b. 1745)
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1816
Johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1762)
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1841
Peter Chanel, French priest, missionary, and martyr (b. 1803)
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1853
Ludwig Tieck, German author and poet (b. 1773)
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1858
Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist and anatomist (b. 1801)
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1865
Samuel Cunard, Canadian-English businessman, founded Cunard Line (b. 1787)
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1881
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (b. 1818)
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1883
John Russell, English hunter and dog breeder (b. 1795)
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1902
Cyprien Tanguay, Canadian priest and historian (b. 1819)
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1905
Fitzhugh Lee, American general and politician, 40th Governor of Virginia (b. 1835)
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1925
Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
Richard Butler (Australian politician) · Premier of South Australia
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1929
Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (b. 1879)
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1936
Fuad I of Egypt (b. 1868)
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1944
Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (b. 1880)
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1944
Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1874)
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1945
Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (b. 1892)
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1945
Hermann Fegelein, German general (b. 1906)
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1945
Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1883)
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1946
Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and academic (b. 1870)
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1954
Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)
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1956
Fred Marriott, American racing driver (b. 1872)
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1957
Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (b. 1913)
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1963
Wilhelm Weber, German gymnast (b. 1880)
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1970
Ed Begley, American actor (b. 1901)
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1973
Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (b. 1893)
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1976
Richard Hughes, American author and poet (b. 1900)
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1977
Ricardo Cortez, American actor (b. 1900)
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1977
Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (b. 1897)
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1978
Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan commander and politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (b. 1909)
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1980
Tommy Caldwell, American bass player (b. 1949)
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1987
Ben Linder, American engineer and activist (b. 1959)
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1991
Steve Broidy, American film producer (b. 1905)
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1992
Francis Bacon, Irish painter (b. 1909)
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1993
Diva Diniz Corrêa, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1918)
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1993
Jim Valvano, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1946)
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1994
Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
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1996
Lester Sumrall, American minister, founded LeSEA (b. 1913)
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1997
Ann Petry, American novelist (b. 1908)
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1998
Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (b. 1923)
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1999
Rory Calhoun, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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1999
Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1927)
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1999
Alf Ramsey, English footballer and manager (b. 1920)
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1999
Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
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2000
Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish physician and politician (b. 1925)
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2000
Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (b. 1916)
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2002
Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (b. 1950)
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2002
Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1916)
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2005
Percy Heath, American bassist (b. 1923)
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2005
Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (b. 1959)
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2006
Steve Howe, American baseball player (b. 1958)
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2007
Dabbs Greer, American actor (b. 1917)
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2007
René Mailhot, Canadian journalist (b. 1942)
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2007
Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1929)
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2007
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (b. 1912)
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2007
Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1923)
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2009
Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1939)
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2009
Richard Pratt, Polish-Australian businessman (b. 1934)
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2011
Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer (b. 1959)
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2012
Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1920)
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2012
Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (b. 1919)
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2012
Al Ecuyer, American football player (b. 1937)
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2012
Patricia Medina, English actress (b. 1919)
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2012
Milan N. Popović, Serbian psychiatrist and author (b. 1924)
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2012
Aberdeen Shikoyi, Kenyan rugby player (b. 1985)
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2013
Brad Lesley, American baseball player (b. 1958)
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2013
Fredrick McKissack, American author (b. 1939)
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2013
John C. Reynolds, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)
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2013
Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
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2013
János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (b. 1924)
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2013
Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (b. 1924)
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2013
Bernie Wood, New Zealand journalist and author (b. 1939)
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2014
William Honan, American journalist and author (b. 1930)
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2014
Dennis Kamakahi, American guitarist and composer (b. 1953)
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2014
Edgar Laprade, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)
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2014
Jack Ramsay, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1925)
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2014
Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer (b. 1938)
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2014
Frederic Schwartz, American architect, co-designed Empty Sky (b. 1951)
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2014
Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (b. 1981)
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2015
Antônio Abujamra, Brazilian actor and director (b. 1932)
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2015
Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (b. 1918)
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2015
Michael J. Ingelido, American general (b. 1916)
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2016
Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (b. 1947)
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2017
Mariano Gagnon, American Catholic priest and author (b. 1929)