April 4 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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503 BC
Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines.
Roman consul · Agrippa Menenius Lanatus (consul 503 BC) · Roman triumph · Sabines
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1147
First historical record of Moscow.
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1287
King Wareru founds the Ramanya Kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom.
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1460
Basel University is founded.
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1581
Francis Drake is knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world.
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1660
Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of Great Britain.
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1721
Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first British prime minister.
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1768
In London, Philip Astley stages the first modern circus.
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1796
Georges Cuvier delivers the first paleontological lecture.
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1812
United States President James Madison enacts a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.
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1814
Napoleon abdicates for the first time and names his son Napoleon II as Emperor of the French.
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1818
The United States Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20).
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1841
William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President.
William Henry Harrison · Pneumonia · President of the United States · John Tyler
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1850
A large part of the English village of Cottenham burns to the ground in suspicious circumstances.
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1850
Los Angeles is incorporated as a city.
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1859
Bryant's Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show.
Bryant's Minstrels · Dixie (song) · Blackface · Minstrel show
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1865
American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital.
American Civil War · United States · Richmond, Virginia · Abraham Lincoln · Confederate States of America
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1866
Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
Alexander II of Russia · Dmitry Karakozov · Saint Petersburg
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1873
The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
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1887
Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
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1905
In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
1905 Kangra earthquake · Kangra Valley · Kangra, Himachal Pradesh · McLeod Ganj · Dharamshala
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1913
First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
First Balkan War · Emmanouil Argyropoulos · Hellenic Air Force
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1925
The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded in Germany.
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1933
U.S. Navy airship, USS Akron, is wrecked off the New Jersey coast due to severe weather.
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1939
Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
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1944
World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians.
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1945
World War II: American troops liberate Ohrdruf forced labor camp in Germany.
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1945
World War II: American troops capture Kassel.
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1945
World War II: Soviet troops liberate Hungary from German occupation and occupy the country itself.
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1949
Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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1958
The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
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1960
France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.
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1964
The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
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1965
The first model of the new Saab Viggen fighter aircraft is unveiled.
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1967
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church.
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1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
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1968
Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.
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1968
A.E.K. Athens B.C. becomes the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup.
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1969
Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
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1973
The World Trade Center in New York is officially dedicated.
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1973
A Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, dubbed the Hanoi Taxi, makes the last flight of Operation Homecoming.
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter · Hanoi Taxi · Operation Homecoming
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1975
Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Microsoft · Bill Gates · Paul Allen · Albuquerque, New Mexico
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1975
A United States Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy transporting orphans, crashes near Saigon, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, killing 172 people.
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy · Operation Babylift · Saigon · South Vietnam
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1976
Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.
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1979
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed.
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1981
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force mounts an attack on H-3 Airbase and destroys about 50 Iraqi aircraft.
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1983
Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space.
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1984
President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons.
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1988
Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
List of Governors of Arizona · Evan Mecham · Arizona · Impeachment
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1991
Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania.
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1991
The current flag of Hong Kong is adopted for post-colonial Hong Kong during the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress.
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1994
Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark found Netscape Communications Corporation under the name Mosaic Communications Corporation.
Marc Andreessen · James H. Clark · Netscape Communications Corporation
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1996
Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.
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2002
The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
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2013
More than 70 people are killed in a building collapse in Thane, India.
Naissances Célèbres
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188
Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)
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1436
Amalia of Saxony, Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut (d. 1501)
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1490
Vojtěch I of Pernstein, Bohemian nobleman (d. 1534)
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1492
Ambrosius Blarer, German-Swiss theologian and reformer (d. 1564)
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1572
William Strachey, English author (d. 1621)
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1586
Richard Saltonstall, English diplomat (d. 1661)
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1593
Edward Nicholas, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1669)
Edward Nicholas · Secretary of State for the Southern Department
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1640
Gaspar Sanz, Spanish guitarist, composer, and priest (d. 1710)
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1646
Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (d. 1715)
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1648
Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor (d. 1721)
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1676
Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Italian composer (d. 1760)
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1688
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer and cartographer (d. 1768)
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1718
Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar (d. 1783)
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1752
Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer (d. 1837)
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1760
Juan Manuel Olivares, Venezuelan organist and composer (d. 1797)
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1762
Stephen Storace, English actor and composer (d. 1796)
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1772
Nachman of Breslov, Polish rabbi; founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement (d. 1810)
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1780
Edward Hicks, American minister and painter (d. 1849)
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1785
Bettina von Arnim, German author, illustrator, and composer (d. 1859)
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1792
Thaddeus Stevens, American lawyer and politician (d. 1868)
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1802
Dorothea Dix, American nurse and activist (d. 1887)
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1818
Thomas Mayne Reid, Irish-American author and poet (d. 1883)
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1819
Maria II of Portugal (d. 1853)
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1821
Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (d. 1868)
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1826
Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (d. 1901)
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1829
Owen Suffolk, Australian bushranger, poet, confidence-man and author
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1835
John Hughlings Jackson, English physician and neurologist (d. 1911)
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1842
Édouard Lucas, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1891)
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1843
William Henry Jackson, American painter and photographer (d. 1942)
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1846
Comte de Lautréamont, Uruguayan-French poet and educator (d. 1870)
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1851
James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy, Irish lawyer and politician (d. 1931)
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1853
Remy de Gourmont, French poet, novelist, and critic (d. 1915)
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1868
Philippa Fawcett, English mathematician and educator (d. 1948)
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1869
Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (d. 1958)
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1875
Pierre Monteux, Sephardic Jewish French-American viola player and conductor (d. 1964)
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1876
Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter and poet (d. 1958)
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1878
Stylianos Lykoudis, Greek admiral and historian (d. 1958)
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1879
Gustav Goßler, German rower (d. 1940)
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1884
James Alberione, Italian priest, founded the Society of St. Paul (d. 1971)
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1884
Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral (d. 1943)
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1886
Frank Luther Mott, American historian and journalist (d. 1964)
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1888
Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (d. 1958)
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1888
Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish historian and academic (d. 1975)
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1889
Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1968)
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1892
Italo Mus, Italian painter (d. 1967)
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1895
Arthur Murray, American dancer and educator (d. 1991)
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1896
Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1955)
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1897
Pierre Fresnay, French actor and screenwriter (d. 1975)
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1897
Dina Manfredini, Italian-American super-centenarian (d. 2012)
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1898
Agnes Ayres, American actress (d. 1940)
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1899
Hillel Oppenheimer, German-Israeli botanist and academic (d. 1971)
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1902
Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin, French journalist and author (d. 1969)
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1902
Stanley G. Weinbaum, American author and poet (d. 1935)
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1905
Eugène Bozza, French composer and conductor (d. 1991)
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1905
Erika Nõva, Estonian architect and engineer (d. 1987)
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1906
Bea Benaderet, Turkish-Jewish Irish-American television, radio, and voice actress (d. 1968)
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1906
John Cameron Swayze, American journalist (d. 1995)
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1907
Robert Askin, Australian sergeant and politician, 32nd Premier of New South Wales (d. 1981)
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1910
Đặng Văn Ngữ, Vietnamese physician and academic (d. 1967)
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1911
Max Dupain, Australian photographer (d. 1992)
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1913
Dave Brown, Australian rugby league player (d. 1974)
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1913
Rosemary Lane, American actress and singer (d. 1974)
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1913
Frances Langford, American actress and singer (d. 2005)
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1913
Jules Léger, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (d. 1980)
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1913
Muddy Waters, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)
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1914
Richard Coogan, American actor (d. 2014)
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1914
Marguerite Duras, French novelist, screenwriter, and director (d. 1996)
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1914
David W. Goodall, Australian ecologist and botanist
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1915
Louis Archambault, Canadian sculptor (d. 2003)
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1916
Nikola Ljubičić, Serbian general and politician, 10th President of Serbia (d. 2005)
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1916
Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
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1916
David White, American actor (d. 1990)
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1918
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English soldier and politician, Leader of the House of Lords (d. 2007)
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe · Leader of the House of Lords
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1920
Orunamamu, American-Canadian author and educator (d. 2014)
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1920
Ignatius IV of Antioch, Greek patriarch (d. 2012)
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1921
Elizabeth Wilson, American actress (d. 2015)
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1922
Elmer Bernstein, American composer and conductor (d. 2004)
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1923
Peter Vaughan, English actor (d. 2016)
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1924
Bob Christie, American racing driver (d. 2009)
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1924
Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (d. 1972)
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1925
Dettmar Cramer, German footballer and manager (d. 2015)
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1925
Gene Reynolds, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1925
Frank Truitt, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)
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1925
Claude Wagner, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1979)
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1925
Emmett Williams, American poet and author (d. 2007)
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1926
Mildred Fay Jefferson, American physician and activist (d. 2010)
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1926
Ronnie Masterson, Irish actress (d. 2014)
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1927
Joe Orlando, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1998)
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1928
Maya Angelou, American memoirist and poet (d. 2014)
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1928
Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian
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1928
Jimmy Logan, Scottish actor, director, and producer (d. 2001)
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1928
Monty Norman, English singer-songwriter and producer
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1929
Humbert Allen Astredo, American actor (d. 2016)
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1930
Netty Herawaty, Indonesian actress (d. 1989)
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1931
James Dickens, English politician (d. 2013)
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1931
Bobby Ray Inman, American admiral and intelligence officer
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1931
Catherine Tizard, New Zealand politician, 16th Governor-General of New Zealand
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1932
Clive Davis, American record producer, founded Arista Records and J Records
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1932
Richard Lugar, American lieutenant and politician, 44th Mayor of Indianapolis
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1932
Anthony Perkins, American actor (d. 1992)
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1932
Johanna Reiss, Dutch-American author
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1932
Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian director and producer (d. 1986)
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1933
Bill France, Jr., American businessman (d. 2007)
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1933
Brian Hewson, English runner
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1933
Bapu Nadkarni, Indian cricketer
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1934
Helen Hanft, American actress (d. 2013)
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1934
Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and activist (d. 1996)
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1935
Geoff Braybrooke, English-New Zealand soldier and politician (d. 2013)
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1935
Kenneth Mars, American actor and comedian (d. 2011)
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1935
Trevor Griffiths, English playwright and educator
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1938
A. Bartlett Giamatti, American businessman and academic (d. 1989)
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1939
JoAnne Carner, American golfer
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1939
Darlene Hooley, American educator and politician
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1939
Hugh Masekela, South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer
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1940
Richard Attwood, English race car driver
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1940
Sharon Sheeley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
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1942
Jim Fregosi, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)
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1942
Kitty Kelley, American journalist and biographer
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1942
Elizabeth Levy, American author
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1944
Magda Aelvoet, Belgian politician
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1944
Mary Kenny, Irish journalist, author, and playwright
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1944
Bob McDill, American country music songwriter
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1944
Craig T. Nelson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1944
Nelson Prudêncio, Brazilian triple jumper and educator (d. 2012)
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1944
Toktamış Ateş, Turkish academician, political commentator, columnist and writer (d. 2013)
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1945
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, French-German educator and politician
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1945
Caroline McWilliams, American actress (d. 2010)
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1946
Colin Coates, Australian speed skater
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1946
Dave Hill, English guitarist
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1946
Katsuaki Satō, Japanese martial artist and coach
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1946
György Spiró, Hungarian author and playwright
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1946
Bubba Wyche, American football player and coach
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1947
Wiranto, Indonesian general and politician
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1947
Ray Fosse, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1947
Eliseo Soriano, Filipino minister and television host
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1948
Abdullah Öcalan, Turkish activist
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1948
Berry Oakley, American bass player (d. 1972)
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1948
Dan Simmons, American author
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1948
Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor
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1948
Pick Withers, English drummer
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1949
Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican-American singer (d. 1999)
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1949
Shing-Tung Yau, Chinese-American mathematician and academic
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1950
Christine Lahti, American actress and director
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1951
John Hannah, American football player and coach
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1951
Hun Sen, Cambodian soldier and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Cambodia
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1952
Rosemarie Ackermann, German high jumper
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1952
Pat Burns, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2010)
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1952
Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle racer (d. 1995)
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1952
Cherie Lunghi, English actress and dancer
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1952
Karen Magnussen, Canadian figure skater and coach
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1952
Gary Moore, Northern Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2011)
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1952
Villy Søvndal, Danish educator and politician, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1953
Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician
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1953
Henry Fotheringham, South African cricketer
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1953
Simcha Jacobovici, Canadian director, producer, journalist, and author
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1953
Sammy Wilson, Northern Irish politician, 31st Lord Mayor of Belfast
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1953
Chen Yi, Chinese violinist and composer
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1956
Evelyn Hart, Canadian ballerina
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1956
Tom Herr, American baseball player and manager
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1956
David E. Kelley, American screenwriter and producer
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1957
Paul Downton, English cricketer
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1957
Aki Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter
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1957
Graeme Kelling, Scottish guitarist (d. 2004)
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1957
Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Japanese singer and trumpet player
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1958
Peter Baltes, German bass player
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1958
Cazuza, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1990)
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1958
Rodney Eade, Australian footballer and coach
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1959
Phil Morris, American actor and screenwriter
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1960
Jonathan Agnew, English cricketer and sportscaster
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1960
Jane Eaglen, English soprano
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1960
Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-Australian actor and producer
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1961
Hildi Santo-Tomas, American interior decorator
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1962
Craig Adams, English bass player and songwriter
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1962
Kailasho Devi, Indian social worker and politician
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1963
A. Michael Baldwin, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1963
Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach
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1963
Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1963
Graham Norton, Irish actor and talk show host
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1964
Branco, Brazilian footballer and coach
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1964
Dr. Chud, American drummer and singer
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1964
Anthony Clark, American actor
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1964
David Cross, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1964
Đặng Thân, Vietnamese writer and poet
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1965
Vinny Burns, English guitarist and producer
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1965
Robert Downey Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1966
Nancy McKeon, American actress
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1966
Mike Starr, American bass player (d. 2011)
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1966
Christos Tsekos, Greek basketball player
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1967
Edith Masai, Kenyan-German runner
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1967
George Mavrotas, Greek water polo player and politician
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1968
Jesús Rollán, Spanish water polo player (d. 2006)
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1969
Piotr Anderszewski, Polish pianist and composer
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1969
Karren Brady, English journalist and businesswoman
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1970
Georgios Amanatidis, Greek footballer and manager
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1970
Greg Garcia, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Barry Pepper, Canadian actor and producer
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1970
Jason Stoltenberg, Australian tennis player
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1970
Yelena Yelesina, Russian high jumper
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1971
Yanic Perreault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1971
Josh Todd, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1971
Malik Yusef, American actor, producer, and poet
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1971
John Zandig, American wrestler and promoter
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1972
Jim Dymock, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1972
Jill Scott, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1972
Magnus Sveningsson, Swedish bass player
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1973
Chris Banks, American football player (d. 2014)
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1973
David Blaine, American magician and producer
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1973
Loris Capirossi, Italian motorcycle racer
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1973
Peter Hoekstra, Dutch footballer and coach
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1973
Chris McCormack, Australian triathlete and coach
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1973
Kelly Price, American singer-songwriter
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1975
Delphine Arnault, French businesswoman
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1975
Thobias Fredriksson, Swedish skier
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1975
Joyce Giraud, Puerto Rican-American model, television actress and producer, Miss Puerto Rico 1994
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1975
Pamela Ribon, American actress, screenwriter, and author
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1975
Miranda Lee Richards, American singer-songwriter
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1975
Scott Rolen, American baseball player
-
1975
Kevin Weekes, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1976
Nathan Blacklock, Australian rugby player
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1976
Sébastien Enjolras, French race car driver (d. 1997)
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1976
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa, Brazilian footballer
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1976
James Roday, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1977
Stephan Bonnar, American mixed martial artist
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1977
Keith Bulluck, American football player and sportscaster
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1977
Adam Dutkiewicz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1977
Stephen Mulhern, English magician and television host
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1977
Omarr Smith, American football player and coach
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1978
Jason Ellison, American baseball player and scout
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1978
Alan Mahon, Irish footballer
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1979
Heath Ledger, Australian actor (d. 2008)
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1979
Roberto Luongo, Canadian ice hockey player
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1979
Natasha Lyonne, American actress
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1979
Andy McKee, American guitarist
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1980
Johnny Borrell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Trevor Moore, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1980
Eric Steinbach, American football player
-
1980
Björn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver
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1981
Currensy, American rapper
-
1981
Eduardo Luís Carloto, Brazilian footballer
-
1981
Casey Daigle, American baseball player
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1981
Anna Pyatykh, Russian triple jumper
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1981
Ned Vizzini, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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1982
Justin Cook, American voice actor and producer
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1982
Magnus Lindgren, Swedish chef (d. 2012)
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1983
Evgeny Artyukhin, Russian ice hockey player
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1983
Ben Gordon, American basketball player
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1983
Doug Lynch, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Natalie Pike, Scottish-English model and actress
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1983
Amanda Righetti, American actress
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1984
Sean May, American basketball player
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1984
Arkady Vyatchanin, Russian swimmer
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1985
Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball player
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1985
Ricardo Vilar, Brazilian footballer
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1986
Eunhyuk, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
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1986
Cameron Barker, Canadian ice hockey player
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1986
Maurice Manificat, French skier
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1986
Aiden McGeady, Scottish-born Irish footballer
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1986
Alexander Tettey, Norwegian footballer
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1987
Sami Khedira, German footballer
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1987
McDonald Mariga, Kenyan footballer
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1987
Cameron Maybin, American baseball player
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1987
Marcos Vellidis, Greek footballer
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1988
Frank Fielding, English footballer
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1989
Vurnon Anita, Dutch footballer
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1989
Steven Finn, English cricketer
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1989
Chris Herd, Australian footballer
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1991
Jack Cooley, American basketball player
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1991
Justin O'Neill, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress and singer
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1991
Marlon Stöckinger, Filipino race car driver
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1992
Lucy May Barker, English actress and singer
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1992
Christina Metaxa, Cypriot singer-songwriter
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1993
Samir Carruthers, English footballer
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1993
Cerys Hale, Welsh rugby player
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1993
Frank Kaminsky, American basketball player
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1994
Shunsuke Nishikawa, Japanese actor
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1994
Risako Sugaya, Japanese singer and actress
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1996
Austin Mahone, American singer-songwriter and actor
Décès Célèbres
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397
Ambrose, Roman archbishop and saint (b. 338)
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636
Isidore of Seville, Spanish archbishop and saint (b. 560)
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814
Plato of Sakkoudion, Byzantine monk and saint (b. 735)
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896
Formosus, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 816)
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911
Liu Yin, Chinese warlord and governor (b. 874)
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931
Kong Xun, Chinese official and governor (b. 884)
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968
Abu Firas al-Hamdani, Arab prince and poet (b. 932)
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1284
Alfonso X, king of Castile and León (b. 1221)
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1292
Nicholas IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1227)
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1406
Robert III, king of Scotland (b.1337)
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1483
Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (b. c. 1405)
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1536
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1460)
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1538
Elena Glinskaya, Grand Princess and regent of Russia
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1588
Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1534)
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1596
Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b. 1533)
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1609
Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist, mycologist, and academic (b. 1526)
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1617
John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1550)
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1643
Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1583)
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1661
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish field marshal (b. 1580)
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1743
Daniel Neal, English historian and author (b. 1678)
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1761
Théodore Gardelle, Swiss painter (b. 1722)
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1766
John Taylor, English librarian and scholar (b. 1704)
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1774
Oliver Goldsmith, Irish novelist, playwright and poet (b. 1728)
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1792
James Sykes, American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
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1807
Jérôme Lalande, French astronomer and academic (b. 1732)
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1817
André Masséna, French general (b. 1758)
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1841
William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States (b. 1773)
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1846
Solomon Sibley, American lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (b. 1769)
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1861
John McLean, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Postmaster General (b. 1785)
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1863
Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (b. 1790)
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1864
Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American commander and paleontologist (b. 1808)
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1870
Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802)
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1874
Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826)
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1875
Karl Mauch, German geographer and explorer (b. 1837)
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1878
Richard M. Brewer, American criminal (b. 1850)
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1879
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist and meteorologist (b. 1803)
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1883
Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union (b. 1791)
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1890
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Quebec (b. 1820)
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1890
Edmond Hébert, French geologist and academic (b. 1812)
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1912
Charles Brantley Aycock, American lawyer and politician, 50th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1859)
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1912
Isaac K. Funk, American minister, lexicographer, and publisher, co-founded Funk & Wagnalls (b. 1839)
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1919
William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (b. 1832)
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1919
Francisco Marto, Portuguese saint (b. 1908)
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1923
John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher, created the Venn diagram (b. 1834)
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1929
Karl Benz, German engineer and businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz (b. 1844)
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1931
André Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin Tyre Company (b. 1853)
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1932
Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
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1933
Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (b. 1842)
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1941
Emine Nazikedâ Kadınefendi, the first wife and chief consort of Sultan Mehmed VI (b. 1866)
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1951
George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1870)
George Albert Smith · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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1953
Carol II of Romania (b. 1893)
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1957
E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat (b. 1909)
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1958
Johnny Stompanato, American soldier and bodyguard (b. 1925)
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1961
Harald Riipalu, Estonian military commander (b. 1912)
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1961
Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician and academic (b. 1873)
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1967
Al Lewis, American songwriter (b. 1901)
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1967
Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1898)
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1968
Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
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1972
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., American pastor and politician (b. 1908)
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1972
Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and academic (b. 1902)
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1976
Harry Nyquist, Swedish engineer and theorist (b. 1889)
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1977
Andrey Dikiy, Ukrainian-American journalist, historian, and politician (b. 1893)
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1979
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th President of Pakistan (b. 1928)
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1979
Edgar Buchanan, American actor (b. 1903)
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1980
Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1917)
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1983
Gloria Swanson, American actress (b. 1899)
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1983
Bernard Vukas, Croatian football player, played for 1953 FIFA's "Rest of the World" team against England at Wembley (b. 1927)
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1984
Oleg Antonov, Russian-Ukrainian engineer and businessman, founded Antonov (b. 1906)
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1985
Kate Roberts, Welsh author and activist (b. 1891)
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1987
C. L. Moore, American author and academic (b. 1911)
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1987
Chögyam Trungpa, Tibetan guru, poet, and scholar (b. 1939)
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1987
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Indian journalist and author (b. 1911)
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1988
Zlatko Grgić, Croatian-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
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1991
Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (b. 1920)
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1991
Max Frisch, Swiss playwright and novelist (b. 1911)
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1991
H. John Heinz III, American soldier and politician (b. 1938)
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1991
Graham Ingels, American illustrator (b. 1915)
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1992
Yvette Brind'Amour, Canadian actress and director (b. 1918)
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1992
Jack Hamilton, Australian footballer (b. 1928)
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1992
Arthur Russell, American singer-songwriter and cellist (b. 1951)
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1993
Alfred Mosher Butts, American game designer, invented Scrabble (b. 1899)
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1993
Douglas Leopold, Canadian radio and television host (b. 1947)
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1995
Kenny Everett, English radio and television host (b. 1944)
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1995
Priscilla Lane, American actress (b. 1915)
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1996
Barney Ewell, American runner and long jumper (b. 1918)
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1996
Boone Guyton, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1913)
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1997
Leo Picard, German-Israeli geologist and academic (b. 1900)
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1997
Alparslan Türkeş, Turkish colonel and politician, 39th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1917)
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1999
Lucille Lortel, American actress, artistic director and producer (b. 1900)
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1999
Early Wynn, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1920)
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2001
Liisi Oterma, Finnish astronomer (b. 1915)
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2001
Ed Roth, American illustrator and engineer (b. 1932)
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2001
Maury Van Vliet, American-Canadian academic (b. 1913)
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2003
Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)
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2004
Briek Schotte, Belgian cyclist and coach (b. 1919)
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2005
Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924)
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2007
Bob Clark, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941)
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2007
Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)
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2008
Francis Tucker, South African race car driver (b. 1923)
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2009
Maxine Cooper, American actress, activist and photographer (b. 1924)
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2011
Scott Columbus, American drummer (b. 1956)
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2011
Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist (b. 1958)
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2012
A. Dean Byrd, American psychologist and academic (b. 1948)
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2012
Anne Karin Elstad, Norwegian author and educator (b. 1938)
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2012
Claude Miller, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
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2012
Dubravko Pavličić, Croatian footballer (b. 1967)
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2012
Roberto Rexach Benítez, American-Puerto Rican academic and politician, 10th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico (b. 1929)
Roberto Rexach Benítez · President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
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2013
Bengt Blomgren, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
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2013
Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
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2013
Carmine Infantino, American illustrator (b. 1925)
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2013
Tommy Tycho, Hungarian-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1928)
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2013
Ian Walsh, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1933)
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2013
Noboru Yamaguchi, Japanese author (b. 1972)
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2014
İsmet Atlı, Turkish wrestler and trainer (b. 1931)
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2014
Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (b. 1939)
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2014
Kumba Ialá, Bissau-Guinean soldier and politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1953)
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2014
Margo MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician (b. 1943)
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2014
Curtis Bill Pepper, American journalist and author (b. 1917)
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2014
Muhammad Qutb, Egyptian author and academic (b. 1919)
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2015
Jamaluddin Jarjis, Malaysian engineer and politician (b. 1951)
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2015
Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918)
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2015
Donald N. Levine, American sociologist and academic (b. 1931)
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2015
Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish author and poet (b. 1931)
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2016
Chus Lampreave, Spanish actress (b. 1930)