April 5 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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823
Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I.
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1081
Alexios I Komnenos is crowned Byzantine emperor at Constantinople, bringing the Komnenian dynasty to full power.
Alexios I Komnenos · Byzantine emperor · Constantinople · Komnenian dynasty
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1242
During the Battle on the Ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
Battle on the Ice · Lake Peipus · Republic of Novgorod · Alexander Nevsky · Teutonic Knights
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1536
Royal Entry of Charles V into Rome: The last Roman triumph.
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1566
Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.
Habsburg Netherlands · Hendrick van Brederode · Margaret of Parma · Compromise of Nobles · Spanish Inquisition
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1609
Daimyo (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa.
Shimazu Tadatsune · Satsuma Domain · Kyūshū · Tokugawa shogunate · Invasion of Ryukyu
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1614
In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
Virginia · Native Americans in the United States · Pocahontas · John Rolfe
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1621
The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
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1710
The Statute of Anne receives the royal assent establishing the Copyright law of the United Kingdom.
Statute of Anne · Royal assent · Copyright law of the United Kingdom
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1722
The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.
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1792
United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
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1795
Peace of Basel between France and Prussia is made.
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1818
In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement, led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín, win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.
Battle of Maipú · Chile · Bernardo O'Higgins · José de San Martín
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1862
American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
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1879
Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
Chile · Bolivia · Peru · War of the Pacific
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1900
Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B.
Archaeology · Knossos · Crete · Clay tablet · Hieroglyph
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1904
The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
Rugby league · England national rugby league team · Central Park (Wigan)
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1915
Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
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1922
The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.
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1932
Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
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1933
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens.
Franklin D. Roosevelt · Executive order · Civilian Conservation Corps · Executive Order 6102
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1936
Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
1936 Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak · Fujita scale · Tupelo, Mississippi
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1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
World War II · Imperial Japanese Navy · Easter Sunday Raid · Ceylon · Indian Ocean raid
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1943
World War II: American bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit.
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1944
World War II: Two hundred seventy inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
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1945
Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".
Cold War · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Josip Broz Tito · Soviet Union
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1949
A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
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1951
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
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1956
Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
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1956
In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna win the general elections in a landslide and S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Ceylon.
Sri Lanka · Mahajana Eksath Peramuna · General elections · S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike · Prime Minister of Ceylon
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1957
In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first Chief Minister.
Communist Party of India · Kerala · E. M. S. Namboodiripad · Chief Minister
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1958
Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.
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1969
Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
Vietnam War · Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War
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1971
In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna · United Front (Sri Lanka) · Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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1976
In the People's Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident.
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1986
Three people are killed in the bombing of the La Belle discotheque in West Berlin, Germany.
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1991
An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard including Sen. John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines · EMB 120 · Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 · Brunswick, Georgia · John Tower
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1992
Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
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1992
Peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić are killed on the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, becoming the first casualties of the Bosnian War.
Suada Dilberovic · Olga Sučić · Vrbanja Bridge · Sarajevo · Bosnian War
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1998
In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.
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1999
Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.
History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi · Pan Am Flight 103 · 1988
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2009
North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.
North Korea · Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 · Japan · United Nations Security Council · Six-party talks
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2010
Twenty-nine coal miners are killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.
Naissances Célèbres
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1170
Isabella of Hainault (d. 1190)
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1288
Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)
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1315
James III of Majorca (d. 1349)
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1472
Bianca Maria Sforza, Italian wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)
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1498
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Italian condottiero (d. 1526)
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1508
Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Italian noble (d. 1559)
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1514
Joachim Mörlin, German bishop (d. 1571)
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1521
Francesco Laparelli, Italian architect (d. 1570)
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1523
Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer and diplomat (d. 1596)
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1568
Pope Urban VIII (d. 1644)
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1586
Christopher Levett, English explorer (d. 1630)
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1588
Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (d. 1679)
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1595
John Wilson, English composer and educator (d. 1674)
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1604
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)
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1622
Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (d. 1703)
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1649
Elihu Yale, American-English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721)
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1692
Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730)
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1719
Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord Marshal of Sweden (d. 1794)
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1727
Pasquale Anfossi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1797)
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1732
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and etcher (d. 1806)
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1752
Sébastien Érard, French instrument maker (d. 1831)
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1761
Sybil Ludington, heroine of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1839)
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1769
Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, English admiral (d. 1839)
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1780
Benjamin Greene, English brewer and businessman, founded Greene King Brewery (d. 1860)
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1784
Louis Spohr, German violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1859)
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1805
Samuel Forde, Irish painter (d. 1828)
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1816
Samuel Freeman Miller, American physician, lawyer, and jurist (d. 1890)
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1824
Moses Dickson, African-American abolitionist, soldier, minister and founder of The Knights of Liberty (d. 1901)
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1827
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, English surgeon and academic (d. 1912)
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1832
Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (d. 1893)
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1835
Carl Theodor Schulz, German-Norwegian gardener (d. 1914)
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1837
Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (d. 1909)
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1839
Robert Smalls, African-American ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician (d. 1915)
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1840
Ghazaros Aghayan, Armenian historian and linguist (d. 1911)
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1856
Booker T. Washington, African-American educator, essayist and historian (d. 1915)
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1857
Alexander of Battenberg (d. 1893)
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1858
Washington Atlee Burpee, Canadian businessman, founded Burpee Seeds (d. 1915)
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1863
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1950)
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1867
Helen Stratton, British book illustrator (d.1961)
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1869
Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (d. 1942)
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1869
Albert Roussel, French composer (d. 1937)
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1872
Samuel Cate Prescott, American microbiologist and chemist (d. 1962)
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1875
Mistinguett, French actress and singer (d. 1956)
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1878
Paul Weinstein, German high jumper (d. 1964)
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1883
Walter Huston, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1950)
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1884
Ion Inculeț, Bessarabian academic and politician, President of Moldova (d. 1940)
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1886
Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru (d. 1933)
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1891
Arnold Jackson, English runner, soldier, and lawyer (d. 1972)
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1893
Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (d. 1973)
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1894
Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (d. 1956)
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1899
Alfred Blalock, American surgeon and academic (d. 1964)
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1899
Elsie Thompson, American super-centenarian (d. 2013)
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1900
Herbert Bayer, Austrian-American graphic designer, painter, and photographer (d. 1985)
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1900
Josefina Passadori, Argentinian writer and poet (d. 1987)
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1900
Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (d. 1928)
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1900
Spencer Tracy, Irish-American actor (d. 1967)
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1901
Melvyn Douglas, American actor (d. 1981)
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1902
Wal Handley, English motorcycle road racer (d. 1941)
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1902
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-American rabbi (d. 1994)
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1904
Richard Eberhart, American poet and academic (d. 2005)
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1906
Lord Buckley, English-American stage performer, recording artist and monologist (d. 1960)
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1908
Bette Davis, American actress (d. 1989)
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1908
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, German-American author (d. 2006)
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1908
Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1986)
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1908
Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor and manager (d. 1989)
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1909
Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer, co-founded Eon Productions (d. 1996)
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1909
Erwin Wegner, German hurdler (d. 1945)
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1911
Johnny Revolta, American golfer (d. 1991)
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1912
Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997)
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1912
John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983)
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1912
István Örkény, Jewish-Hungarian author and playwright (d. 1979)
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1912
Bill Roberts, English sprinter and soldier (d. 2001)
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1916
Albert Henry Ottenweller, American bishop (d. 2012)
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1916
Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003)
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1917
Robert Bloch, American author (d. 1994)
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1920
Barend Biesheuvel, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001)
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1920
Arthur Hailey, English-Canadian soldier and author (d. 2004)
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1920
Alfonso Thiele, Turkish-Italian race car driver (d. 1986)
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1920
Rafiq Zakaria, Indian cleric, scholar, and politician (d. 2005)
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1922
Tom Finney, English footballer (d. 2014)
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1922
Harry Freedman, Polish-Canadian horn player, composer, and educator (d. 2005)
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1922
Christopher Hewett, English actor and director (d. 2001)
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1922
Gale Storm, American actress and singer (d. 2009)
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1923
Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (d. 1995)
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1923
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Vietnamese general and politician, 5th President of South Vietnam (d. 2001)
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1926
Roger Corman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1926
Süleyman Seba, Turkish footballer and colonel (d. 2014)
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1928
Fernand Dansereau, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
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1928
Haldun Dormen, Turkish actor, director, and producer
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1928
Tony Williams, American singer (d. 1992)
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1929
Hugo Claus, Belgian author, poet, and painter (d. 2008)
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1929
Ivar Giaever, Norwegian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1929
Nigel Hawthorne, English actor and producer (d. 2001)
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1929
Joe Meek, English songwriter and producer (d. 1967)
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1931
Jack Clement, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
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1933
Frank Gorshin, American actor (d. 2005)
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1933
Barbara Holland, American author (d. 2010)
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1933
K. Kailasapathy, Sri Lankan journalist and academic (d. 1982)
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1934
John Carey, English author and critic
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1934
Roman Herzog, German lawyer and politician, 7th President of Germany (d. 2017)
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1934
Moise Safra, Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Banco Safra (d. 2014)
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1934
Stanley Turrentine, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2000)
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1935
Peter Grant, English talent manager (d. 1995)
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1935
Donald Lynden-Bell, English astrophysicist and astronomer
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1936
John Kelly, PIRA volunteer and Sinn Féin politician (d. 2007)
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1937
Joseph Lelyveld, American journalist and author
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1937
Colin Powell, American general and politician, 65th United States Secretary of State
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1938
Colin Bland, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer
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1938
Nancy Holt, American sculptor and painter (d. 2014)
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1938
Mal Colston, Australian educator and politician (d. 2003)
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1938
Natalya Kustinskaya, Soviet actress (d. 2012)
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1939
Crispian St. Peters, English singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
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1939
Ronald White, American singer-songwriter (d. 1995)
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1940
Tommy Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1940
Gilles Proulx, Canadian journalist, historian, and radio host
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1941
Michael Moriarty, American-Canadian actor
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1941
Dave Swarbrick, English singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2016)
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1942
Allan Clarke, English singer-songwriter
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1942
Peter Greenaway, Welsh director and screenwriter
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1943
Max Gail, American actor and director
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1943
Fighting Harada, Japanese boxer
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1943
Jean-Louis Tauran, French cardinal
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1944
Peter T. King, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
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1944
Pedro Rosselló, Puerto Rican physician and politician, 7th Governor of Puerto Rico
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1946
Jane Asher, English actress
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1946
Russell Davies, Welsh journalist and radio host
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1946
Takuro Yoshida, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1947
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Filipino academic and politician, 14th President of the Philippines
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1947
Virendra Sharma, Indian-English lawyer and politician
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1948
Les Binks, Irish drummer and songwriter
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1948
Dave Holland, English drummer
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1949
Judith Resnik, Ukrainian Jewish-American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986)
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1950
Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
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1951
Yevgeniy Gavrilenko, Belarusian hurdler
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1951
Dean Kamen, American inventor and businessman, founded Segway Inc.
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1951
Dave McArtney, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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1952
John C. Dvorak, American author, editor and co-host of No Agenda podcast
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1952
Mitch Pileggi, American actor
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1953
John Buchanan, Australian cricketer and coach
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1953
Frank Gaffney, American journalist and radio host
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1953
Ian Swales, English accountant and politician
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1954
Guy Bertrand, Canadian linguist and radio host
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1954
Peter Case, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1954
Stan Ridgway, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Charlotte de Turckheim, French actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1955
Anthony Horowitz, English author and screenwriter
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1955
Akira Toriyama, Japanese illustrator
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1956
Diamond Dallas Page, American wrestler and actor
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1957
Karin Roßley, German hurdler
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1958
Johan Kriek, South African-American tennis player
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1958
Diana Nasution, Indonesian singer
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1958
Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan lawyer and journalist (d. 2009)
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1959
Julius Drake, English pianist and educator
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1960
Asteris Koutoulas, Romanian-German record producer, manager, and author
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1960
Larry McCray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1960
Ian Redford, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
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1961
Jim LeRoy, American pilot (d. 2007)
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1962
Charlie Adam, Scottish footballer (d. 2012)
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1962
Lana Clarkson, American actress and model (d. 2003)
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1962
Gord Donnelly, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
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1962
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Kalmyk businessman and politician, 1st President of Kalmykia
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1964
Princess Erika, French singer-songwriter
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1964
Marius Lăcătuș, Romanian footballer and coach
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1964
Christopher Reid, American rapper and actor
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1965
Cris Carpenter, American baseball player and educator
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1965
Aykut Kocaman, Turkish footballer and manager
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1966
Mike McCready, American guitarist and songwriter
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1967
Gary Gait, Canadian lacrosse player and coach
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1967
Anu Garg, Indian-American journalist and author
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1967
Troy Gentry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1968
Paula Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1968
Stewart Lee, British standup comedian and writer
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1969
Ryan Birch, English martial artist (d. 2013)
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1970
Soheil Ayari, French race car driver
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1970
Krishnan Guru-Murthy, English journalist
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1970
Miho Hatori, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1971
Dong Abay, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1971
Ayako Nishikawa, Japanese television personality, entertainer, comedian, and surgeon
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1972
Tim Coronel, Dutch race car driver
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1972
Pat Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1972
Paul Okon, Australian footballer and manager
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1972
Waylon Payne, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1972
Duncan Spencer, English cricketer
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1972
Yasuhiro Takemoto, Japanese animator and director
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1973
Tony Banks, American football player and journalist
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1973
Élodie Bouchez, French-American actress
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1973
Brendan Cannon, Australian rugby player
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1973
Cho Sung-min, South Korean baseball player (d. 2013)
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1973
Pharrell Williams, American rapper, producer, and fashion designer
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1974
Sahaj, American singer-songwriter
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1974
Marcus Jones, English lawyer and politician
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1974
Vyacheslav Voronin, Russian high jumper
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1974
Sheryl Cruz, Filipino actress and singer
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1975
Sarah Baldock, English organist and conductor
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1975
John Hartson, Welsh footballer and coach
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1975
Juicy J, American rapper and producer
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1975
Caitlin Moran, English journalist, author, and critic
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1975
Shammond Williams, American basketball player and coach
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1976
Ryan Drese, American baseball player
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1976
Ross Gload, American baseball player
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1976
Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer
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1976
Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer and coach
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1976
Indrek Tobreluts, Estonian biathlete
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1977
Stella Creasy, English psychologist and politician
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1978
Robert Glasper, African-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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1978
Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
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1978
Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer
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1979
Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
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1979
Mitsuo Ogasawara, Japanese footballer
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1979
Benji Radach, American mixed martial artist and trainer
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1979
Dante Wesley, American football player
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1980
Matt Bonner, American basketball player
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1980
David Chocarro, Argentinian baseball player and actor
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1980
Mary Katharine Ham, American journalist and blogger
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1980
Joris Mathijsen, Dutch footballer
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1981
Jorge de la Rosa, Mexican baseball player
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1981
Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2006)
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1982
Hayley Atwell, English-American actress
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1982
Thomas Hitzlsperger, German footballer
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1982
Kelly Pavlik, American boxer
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1982
Matt Pickens, American soccer player
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1982
Alexandre Prémat, French race car driver
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1983
Jorge Andrés Martínez, Uruguayan footballer
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1984
David Dillehunt, American director, producer, and composer
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1984
Kisho Yano, Japanese footballer
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1984
Shin Min-a, South Korean actress
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1984
Saba Qamar, Pakistani actress-model
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1985
Daniel Congré, French footballer
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1985
Lastings Milledge, American baseball player
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1987
Max Grün, German footballer
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1987
Sergei Lepmets, Estonian footballer
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1988
Jon Kwang-ik, North Korean footballer
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1988
Asumi Nakada, Japanese voice actress and model
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1988
Christopher Papamichalopoulos, Cypriot skier
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1988
Alex Valentini, Italian footballer
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1989
Lily James, English actress
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1990
Patrick Dangerfield, Australian rules footballer
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1991
Linnon Stylz, American singer and businessman
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1992
Emmalyn Estrada, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer
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1993
Benjamin Garcia, French rugby league player
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1993
Maya DiRado, American swimmer
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1995
Viliame Kikau, Fijian rugby league player
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1996
Nicolas Beer, Danish racing driver
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1998
Kaito Nakamura, Japanese actor and model
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1999
Sharlene San Pedro, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer
Décès Célèbres
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517
Timothy I of Constantinople
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582
Eutychius of Constantinople (b. 512)
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584
Ruadán of Lorrha, Irish abbot
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902
Al-Mu'tadid, Iraqi caliph (b. 960)
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1168
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, English politician (b. 1104)
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1205
Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem (b. 1172)
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1258
Saint Juliana of Liège
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1340
William Melton, English archbishop
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1419
Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)
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1431
Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (b. 1364)
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1534
Jan Matthys, Anabaptist reformer
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1605
Adam Loftus, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1513)
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1617
Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555)
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1673
François Caron, Belgian-French explorer and politician, 8th Governor of Formosa (b. 1600)
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1693
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (b. 1627)
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1695
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1633)
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax · Lord President of the Council
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1697
Charles XI of Sweden (b. 1655)
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1717
Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)
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1735
William Derham, English minister and philosopher (b. 1657)
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1735
Samuel Wesley, English clergyman and poet (b. 1662)
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1765
Edward Young, English poet and author (b. 1683)
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1794
Georges Danton, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (b. 1759)
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1794
Camille Desmoulins, French journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1760)
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1804
Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general (b. 1761)
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1834
Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, 40th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1757)
Richard Goodwin Keats · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1864
Alaric Alexander Watts, English poet and journalist (b. 1797)
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1900
Joseph Louis François Bertrand, French mathematician, economist, and academic (b. 1822)
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1900
Osman Nuri Pasha, Ottoman field marshal and the hero of the Siege of Plevna in 1877 (b. 1832)
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1923
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English archaeologist and businessman (b. 1866)
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1928
Roy Kilner, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1890)
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1936
Chandler Egan, American golfer and architect (b. 1884)
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1940
Charles Freer Andrews, English-Indian priest, missionary, and educator (b. 1871)
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1941
Nigel Gresley, Scottish-English engineer (b. 1876)
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1943
Aleš Hrdlička, Czech-American anthropologist and scholar (b. 1869)
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1945
Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (b. 1897)
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1946
Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (b. 1898)
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1952
Charles Collett, English engineer (b. 1871)
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1964
Douglas MacArthur, American general (b. 1880)
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1966
John Henry Starling, Australian public servant (b. 1883)
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1967
Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-American violinist (b. 1891)
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1967
Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
Hermann Joseph Muller · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1969
Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian SS officer (b. 1903)
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1969
Shelby Storck, American journalist, actor, director, and producer (b. 1917)
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1970
Alfred Sturtevant, American geneticist and academic (b. 1891)
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1972
Brian Donlevy, American actor and producer (b. 1901)
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1972
Isabel Jewell, American actress and singer (b. 1907)
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1972
Robert Speck, Canadian politician, 1st Mayor of Mississauga (b. 1915)
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1973
John Coleman, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)
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1974
A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (b. 1882)
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1975
Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1887)
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1976
Howard Hughes, American pilot, engineer, and director (b. 1905)
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1976
Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian surgeon and academic (b. 1891)
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1979
Eugène Gabritschevsky, Russian biologist and painter (b. 1893)
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1981
Bob Hite, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
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1982
Abe Fortas, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1910)
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1983
Danny Rapp, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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1984
Nikolai Matvejev, Estonian cyclist (b. 1923)
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1987
Jan Lindblad, Swedish journalist and photographer (b. 1932)
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1989
María Cristina Gómez, Salvadoran educator and activist (b. 1938)
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1991
Sonny Carter, American soccer player, physician, and astronaut (b. 1947)
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1991
John Tower, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1925)
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1992
Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club (b. 1918)
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1993
Divya Bharti, Indian actress (b. 1974)
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1994
Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1967)
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1994
Roy Smeck, American country musician (b. 1900)
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1995
Françoise Loranger, Canadian playwright and producer (b. 1913)
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1996
Larry LaPrise, American songwriter (b. 1913)
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1997
Allen Ginsberg, American poet (b. 1926)
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1998
Cozy Powell, English drummer (b. 1947)
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1999
Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician (b. 1919)
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2000
Lee Petty, American race car driver (b. 1914)
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2001
Brother Theodore, German-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
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2001
Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (b. 1918)
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2002
Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1967)
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2004
Sławomir Rawicz, Polish lieutenant (b. 1915)
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2004
Heiner Zieschang, German mathematician and academic (b. 1936)
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2005
Saul Bellow, Canadian-American novelist, essayist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
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2005
Dale Messick, American author and illustrator (b. 1906)
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2005
John Sichel, French-English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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2005
Neil Welliver, American painter (b. 1929)
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2006
Allan Kaprow, American painter and educator (b. 1927)
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2006
Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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2007
Maria Gripe, Swedish journalist and author (b. 1923)
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2007
Leela Majumdar, Indian author and academic (b. 1908)
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2007
Mark St. John, American guitarist (b. 1956)
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2007
Darryl Stingley, American football player and scout (b. 1951)
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2007
Poornachandra Tejaswi, Indian ornithologist, author, and photographer (b. 1938)
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2008
Charlton Heston, American actor, director, and political activist (b. 1923)
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2009
Constantine Papadakis, Greek-American businessman and academic (b. 1946)
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2012
Joe Avezzano, American football player and coach (b. 1943)
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2012
Jim Herr, American businessman, founded Herr's Snacks (b. 1924)
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2012
Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (b. 1923)
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2012
Gil Noble, American journalist and producer (b. 1932)
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2012
Peter Tapsell, New Zealand surgeon and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Defence (b. 1930)
Peter Tapsell (New Zealand politician) · Minister of Defence (New Zealand)
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2012
Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawian economist and politician, 3rd President of Malawi (b. 1934)
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2012
Nakatindi Wina, Zambian Princess and politician
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2013
Regina Bianchi, Italian actress (b. 1921)
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2013
Amnon Dankner, Israeli journalist and author (b. 1946)
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2013
Piero de Palma, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1924)
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2013
Dave Hunt, American radio host and author (b. 1926)
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2013
Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (b. 1946)
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2013
David Kuo, American journalist and author (b. 1968)
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2013
Nikolaos Pappas, Greek admiral and politician, Greek Minister for Mercantile Marine (b. 1930)
Nikolaos Pappas · Ministry of Shipping and the Aegean (Greece)
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2014
Alan Davie, Scottish saxophonist and painter (b. 1920)
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2014
Peter Matthiessen, American novelist, short story writer, editor, co-founded The Paris Review (b. 1927)
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2014
John Pinette, American comedian (b. 1964)
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2014
Gordon Smith, Scottish footballer (b. 1954)
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2014
José Wilker, Brazilian actor, director, and producer (b. 1947)
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2015
Fredric Brandt, American dermatologist and author (b. 1949)
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2015
Juan Carlos Cáceres, Argentinian singer and pianist (b. 1936)
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2015
Richard Dysart, American actor (b. 1929)
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2015
Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (b. 1929)
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2015
Julie Wilson, American actress and singer (b. 1924)
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2016
Koço Kasapoğlu, Turkish footballer (b. 1936)