May 31 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
319 entrées
Événements
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455
Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome.
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1223
Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus' and Cumans.
Battle of the Kalka River · Mongol Empire · Genghis Khan · Subutai · Kievan Rus'
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1578
King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.
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1669
Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.
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1775
American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina.
American Revolution · Mecklenburg Resolves · Province of North Carolina
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1790
Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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1790
The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
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1795
French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed.
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1805
French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock.
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1813
In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains.
William Lawson (explorer) · Gregory Blaxland · William Wentworth · Mount Blaxland, New South Wales · Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
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1859
The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
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1862
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the "Battle of Fair Oaks": Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston and G.W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside Richmond, Virginia.
American Civil War · Peninsula Campaign · Battle of Seven Pines · Joseph E. Johnston · Gustavus Woodson Smith
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1864
American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee engages the Army of the Potomac under Ulysses S. Grant and George Meade.
Overland Campaign · Battle of Cold Harbor · Army of Northern Virginia · Robert E. Lee · Army of the Potomac
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1866
In the Fenian Invasion of Canada, John O'Neill leads 850 Fenian raiders across the Niagara River at Buffalo, New York/Fort Erie, Ontario, as part of an effort to free Ireland from the United Kingdom. Canadian militia and British regulars repulse the invaders over the next three days, at a cost of nine dead and 38 wounded to the 19 dead and about 17 wounded Fenians.
Fenian raids · Fenian · Niagara River · Buffalo, New York · Fort Erie, Ontario
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1879
Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
Madison Square Garden (1879) · William Henry Vanderbilt · Madison Avenue
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1884
The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria
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1889
Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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1902
Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
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1909
The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
National Negro Committee · National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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1910
The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
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1911
The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
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1916
World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet under the command of John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe and David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty engage the Imperial German Navy under the command of Reinhard Scheer and Franz von Hipper in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
World War I · Battle of Jutland · Grand Fleet · John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe · David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
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1921
Tulsa race riot: civil unrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The official death toll was given as 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300.
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1924
The Soviet Union signs an agreement with the Beijing government, referring to Outer Mongolia as an "integral part of the Republic of China", whose "sovereignty" therein the Soviet Union promises to respect.
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1927
The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
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1935
A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.
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1941
Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
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1942
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
World War II · Imperial Japanese Navy · Midget submarine · Attack on Sydney Harbour
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1958
Feijenoord Rotterdam wins the first edition of the Benelux Cup
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1961
The Union of South Africa becomes the Republic of South Africa.
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1961
In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov-Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society.
Rokotov-Faibishenko case · Show trial · Khrushchev Thaw · Stalinism
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1962
The West Indies Federation dissolves.
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1970
The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794-70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured.
1970 Ancash earthquake · Peru · Mercalli intensity scale · Landslide · Yungay, Peru
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1971
In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
Uniform Monday Holiday Act · United States Congress · 1968 · Memorial Day · Memorial Day
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1973
The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War.
United States Senate · Khmer Rouge · Cambodia · Cambodian Civil War
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1977
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.
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1985
United States-Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.
1985 United States-Canada tornado outbreak · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Ontario
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1989
A group of six members of the Peruvian guerrilla group Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement shoot dead eight transsexuals in Tarapoto.
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1991
Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II mission.
Bicesse Accords · Angola · Democracy · United Nations · United Nations Angola Verification Mission II
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2005
Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".
Vanity Fair (magazine) · Mark Felt · Deep Throat (Watergate)
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2010
Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish civilians on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.
Shayetet 13 · Gaza flotilla raid · Blockade of the Gaza Strip · Gaza Strip · Affray
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2013
The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.
Asteroid · (285263) 1998 QE2 · Natural satellite · List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
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2017
A car bomb exploded in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
May 2017 Kabul attack · Kabul · Afghanistan-Germany relations
Naissances Célèbres
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1443
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (d. 1509)
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1462
Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1504)
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1469
Manuel I of Portugal (d. 1521)
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1535
Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (d. 1607)
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1556
Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal (d. 1600)
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1557
Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)
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1577
Nur Jahan, Empress consort of the Mughal Empire (d. 1645)
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1613
John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)
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1640
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)
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1641
Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem (d. 1707)
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1683
Jean-Pierre Christin, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, invented the Celsius thermometer (d. 1755)
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1732
Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (d. 1812)
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1753
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and politician (d. 1793)
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1754
Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (d. 1817)
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1773
Ludwig Tieck, German poet, author, and critic (d. 1853)
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1801
Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist and scholar (d. 1887)
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1815
Adye Douglas, English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1906)
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1818
John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1867)
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1819
Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (d. 1892)
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1835
Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (d. 1869)
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1838
Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (d. 1900)
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1842
John Cox Bray, Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (d. 1894)
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1847
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (d. 1924)
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1852
Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (d. 1919)
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1852
Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish (d. 1921)
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1857
Pope Pius XI (d. 1939)
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1858
Graham Wallas, English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist (d. 1932)
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1860
Walter Sickert, English painter (d. 1942)
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1863
Francis Younghusband, Indian-English captain and explorer (d. 1942)
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1866
John Ringling, American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1936)
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1879
Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano (d. 1952)
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1882
Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (d. 1956)
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1883
Lauri Kristian Relander, Finnish politician, 2nd President of Finland (d. 1942)
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1885
Robert Richards, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (d. 1967)
Robert Richards (Australian politician) · Premier of South Australia
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1887
Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
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1892
Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter (d. 1968)
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1892
Erich Neumann, German lieutenant and politician (d. 1951)
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1892
Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian poet and author (d. 1968)
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1892
Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician (d. 1934)
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1894
Fred Allen, American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author (d. 1956)
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1898
Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (d. 1993)
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1900
Lucile Godbold, American Olympic athlete (d. 1981)
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1901
Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (d. 1983)
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1908
Don Ameche, American actor (d. 1993)
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1909
Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2000)
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1911
Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
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1912
Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997)
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1914
Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator (d. 2006)
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1916
Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
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1916
Bernard Lewis, English-American historian and author
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1918
Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (d. 1982)
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1919
Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic (d. 1995)
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1921
Edna Doré, English actress (d. 2014)
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1921
Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (d. 2007)
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1921
Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer (d. 2008)
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1921
Alida Valli, Austrian-Italian actress and singer (d. 2006)
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1922
Denholm Elliott, English-Spanish actor (d. 1992)
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1923
Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (d. 2015)
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1923
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (d. 2005)
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1925
Julian Beck, American actor and director (d. 1986)
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1927
James Eberle, English admiral
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1927
Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg, English lieutenant and banker
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1928
Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer (d. 2001)
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1929
Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (d. 2014)
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1930
Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer
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1931
John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1931
Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (d. 2010)
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1932
Ed Lincoln, Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer (d. 2012)
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1932
Jay Miner, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 1994)
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1933
Henry B. Eyring, American religious leader, educator, and author
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1934
Jim Hutton, American actor (d. 1979)
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1935
Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand
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1938
Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
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1938
John Prescott, British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1938
Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1939
Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author
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1940
Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach
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1940
Augie Meyers, American musician and singer-songwriter
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1940
Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator
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1941
June Clark, Welsh nurse and educator
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1941
Louis Ignarro, American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1943
Sharon Gless, American actress
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1943
Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
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1944
Samantha Juste, English singer and television host (d. 2014)
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1945
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
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1945
Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire
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1945
Bernard Goldberg, American journalist and author
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1946
Ted Baehr, American publisher and critic
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1946
Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer and umpire
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1946
Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat (d. 2009)
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1946
Debbie Moore, English model and businesswoman
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1947
Junior Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1947
Gabriele Hinzmann, German discus thrower
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1948
Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
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1948
John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer (d. 1980)
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1948
Martin Hannett, English bass player, guitarist, and record producer (d. 1991)
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1948
Duncan Hunter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
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1949
Tom Berenger, American actor
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1950
Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment
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1950
Gregory Harrison, American actor
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1950
Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
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1951
Karl-Hans Riehm, German hammer thrower
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1952
Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1953
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor and screenwriter
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1953
Linda Riordan, English politician
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1953
Lynne Truss, English journalist and author
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1954
Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer
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1954
Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer (d. 2000)
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1955
Bruce Adolphe, American pianist, composer, and scholar
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1955
Tommy Emmanuel, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Susie Essman, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
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1956
Fritz Hilpert, German drummer and composer
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1956
John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1957
Jim Craig, American ice hockey player
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1959
Andrea de Cesaris, Italian race car driver (d. 2014)
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1959
Phil Wilson, English politician
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1960
Greg Adams, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman
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1960
Chris Elliott, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
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1960
Peter Winterbottom, English rugby player
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1961
Ray Cote, Canadian ice hockey player
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1961
Justin Madden, Australian footballer and politician
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1961
Lea Thompson, American actress, director, and producer
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1962
Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
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1963
David Leigh, holder of the Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry at the University of Manchester
David Leigh (scientist) · Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry · University of Manchester
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1963
Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Hungary
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1963
Wesley Willis, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2003)
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1964
Leonard Asper, Canadian lawyer and businessman
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1964
Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach
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1964
Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
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1964
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, American rapper and producer
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1965
Todd McKenney, Australian entertainer
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1965
Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer
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1966
Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer and referee
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1967
Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress
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1967
Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television host and producer
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1967
Kenny Lofton, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
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1968
John Connolly, Irish journalist and author
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1970
Paolo Sorrentino, Italian director and screenwriter
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1971
Diana Damrau, German operatic soprano
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1972
Frode Estil, Norwegian skier
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1972
Antti Niemi, Finnish footballer and coach
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1972
Archie Panjabi, English actress
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1972
Dave Roberts, American baseball player and coach
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1974
Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Japanese comedian and singer
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1974
Chad Campbell, American golfer
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1974
Tristram Hunt, English historian and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Education
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1975
Mac Suzuki, Japanese baseball player
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1976
Colin Farrell, Irish actor
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1976
Matt Harpring, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1977
Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-Greek volleyball player
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1977
Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
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1977
Scott Klopfenstein, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player
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1977
Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
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1977
Joachim Olsen, Danish shot putter and politician
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1977
Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer
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1977
Petr Tenkrát, Czech ice hockey player
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1979
Jean-François Gillet, Belgian footballer
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1981
Mikael Antonsson, Swedish footballer
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1981
Daniele Bonera, Italian footballer
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1981
Andy Hurley, American musician
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1981
Jake Peavy, American baseball player
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1984
Andrew Bailey, American baseball player
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1984
Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer
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1984
Nate Robinson, American basketball player
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1985
Jordy Nelson, American football player
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1986
Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist
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1989
Bas Dost, Dutch footballer
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1989
Marco Reus, German footballer
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1990
Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
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1991
Azealia Banks, American rapper
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1992
Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player
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1992
Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete
Décès Célèbres
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455
Petronius Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 396)
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930
Liu Hua, princess of Southern Han (b. 896)
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960
Fujiwara no Morosuke, Japanese statesman (b. 909)
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1076
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (b. 1050)
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1089
Sigwin von Are, archbishop of Cologne
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1162
Géza II, king of Hungary (b. 1130)
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1321
Birger, king of Sweden (b. 1280)
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1326
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (b. 1271)
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1329
Albertino Mussato, Italian statesman and writer (b. 1261)
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1349
Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)
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1370
Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (b. 1295)
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1408
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)
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1410
Martin of Aragon, Spanish king (b. 1356)
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1504
Engelbert II of Nassau (b. 1451)
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1558
Philip Hoby, English general and diplomat (b. 1505)
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1567
Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (b. 1522)
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1594
Tintoretto, Italian painter and educator (b. 1518)
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1665
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (b. 1597)
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1680
Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (b. 1650)
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1740
Frederick William I of Prussia (b. 1688)
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1747
Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1686)
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1809
Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1732)
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1809
Jean Lannes, French general (b. 1769)
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1831
Samuel Bentham, English architect and engineer (b. 1757)
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1832
Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1811)
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1837
Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, comedian and dancer, (b. 1779)
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1846
Philip Marheineke, German pastor and philosopher (b. 1780)
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1847
Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (b. 1780)
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1848
Eugénie de Guérin, French author (b. 1805)
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1908
Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
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1909
Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
Thomas Price (South Australian politician) · Premier of South Australia
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1910
Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
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1931
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
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1931
Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
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1945
Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
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1954
Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
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1957
Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)
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1957
Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
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1960
Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
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1960
Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (b. 1890)
Walther Funk · Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Germany)
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1962
Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (b. 1874)
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1967
Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (b. 1915)
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1970
Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1929)
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1976
Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
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1977
William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
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1978
József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1925)
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1981
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (b. 1914)
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1982
Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (b. 1930)
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1983
Jack Dempsey, American boxer and lieutenant (b. 1895)
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1985
Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (b. 1921)
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1986
Jane Frank, American painter and sculptor (b. 1918)
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1986
James Rainwater, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
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1987
John Abraham, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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1989
Owen Lattimore, American author and academic (b. 1900)
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1994
Uzay Heparı, Turkish actor, producer, and composer (b. 1969)
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1994
Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano (b. 1909)
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1995
Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1930)
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1996
Timothy Leary, American psychologist and author (b. 1920)
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1998
Charles Van Acker, Belgian-American race car driver (b. 1912)
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2000
Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (b. 1936)
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2000
Tito Puente, American jazz musician (b. 1923)
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2000
A. Jeyaratnam Wilson, Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (b. 1928)
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2001
Arlene Francis, American actress, talk show host, game show panelist, and television personality (b. 1907)
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2002
Subhash Gupte, Indian cricketer (b. 1929)
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2004
Aiyathurai Nadesan, Sri Lankan journalist (b. 1954)
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2004
Robert Quine, American guitarist (b. 1941)
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2004
Étienne Roda-Gil, French screenwriter and composer (b. 1941)
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2006
Ryan Bennett, American sportscaster (b. 1970)
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2006
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor (b. 1933)
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2006
Raymond Davis, Jr., American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
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2009
Danny La Rue, Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (b. 1927)
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2009
George Tiller, American physician (b. 1941)
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2010
Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1911)
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2010
Brian Duffy, English photographer and producer (b. 1933)
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2010
William A. Fraker, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1923)
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2010
Rubén Juárez, Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (b. 1947)
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2010
Merata Mita, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
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2011
Pauline Betz, American tennis player (b. 1919)
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2011
Jonas Bevacqua, American fashion designer, co-founded the Lifted Research Group (b. 1977)
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2011
Derek Hodge, Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (b. 1941)
Derek Hodge · Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
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2011
Hans Keilson, German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (b. 1909)
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2011
John Martin, English admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (b. 1918)
John Martin (Royal Navy officer) · Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
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2011
Andy Robustelli, American football player and manager (b. 1925)
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2012
Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (b. 1919)
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2012
Randall B. Kester, American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
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2012
Paul Pietsch, German race car driver and publisher (b. 1911)
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2012
Orlando Woolridge, American basketball player and coach (b. 1959)
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2013
Gerald E. Brown, American physicist and academic (b. 1926)
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2013
Frederic Lindsay, Scottish author and educator (b. 1933)
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2013
Miguel Méndez, American author and poet (b. 1930)
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2013
Tim Samaras, American engineer and storm chaser (b. 1957)
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2013
Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (b. 1987)
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2013
Jean Stapleton, American actress (b. 1923)
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2014
Marilyn Beck, American journalist (b. 1928)
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2014
Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1952)
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2014
Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (b. 1935)
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2014
Martha Hyer, American actress (b. 1924)
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2014
Lewis Katz, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)
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2014
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, English author (b. 1922)
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2015
Gladys Taylor, Canadian author and publisher (b. 1917)
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2016
Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-2016) (b. 1947)
Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) · President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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2016
Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (b. 1938)
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2016
Carla Lane, English television writer (b. 1928)
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2016
Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (b. 1939)