May 4 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
336 entrées
Événements
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1256
The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.
Augustinians · Monastic order · Monastery of the Holy Saviour · Pope Alexander IV · Papal bull
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1415
Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance.
John Wycliffe · Jan Hus · Christian heresy · Council of Constance
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1436
Assassination of the Swedish rebel (later national hero) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson
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1471
Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.
Wars of the Roses · Battle of Tewkesbury · Edward IV of England · House of Lancaster · Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
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1493
Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation.
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1626
Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.
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1675
King Charles II of England orders the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
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1686
The Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines.
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1776
Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
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1799
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is invaded and Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris.
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War · Battle of Seringapatam · Seringapatam · Tipu Sultan · George Harris, 1st Baron Harris
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1814
Emperor Napoleon I of France arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.
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1814
King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism.
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1836
Formation of Ancient Order of Hibernians
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1859
The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall in England.
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1865
Surrender of the Confederate departments of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana at Citronelle, Alabama.
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1869
The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.
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1871
The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players · Fort Wayne, Indiana
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1886
Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
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1904
The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
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1910
The Royal Canadian Navy is created.
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1912
Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
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1919
May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.
May Fourth Movement · Tiananmen Square · Treaty of Versailles · Republic of China (1912-49)
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1926
The United Kingdom general strike begins.
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1932
In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
Atlanta · Mobster · Al Capone · Tax evasion
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1942
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USS Yorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.
World War II · Battle of the Coral Sea · Aircraft carrier · USS Yorktown (CV-5) · Empire of Japan
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1945
World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
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1945
World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath includes all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.
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1946
In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary; 5 people are killed in the riot.
San Francisco Bay · United States Marine Corps · Treasure Island Naval Base · Battle of Alcatraz · Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
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1949
The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.
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1953
Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.
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1959
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
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1961
American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.
American civil rights movement · Freedom Riders · Southern United States
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1961
Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attain a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67 km).
Malcolm Ross (balloonist) · Victor Prather · Project Strato-Lab
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1970
Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam.
Vietnam War · Kent State shootings · Ohio National Guard · Kent State University · Cambodian Campaign
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1972
The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation".
Don't Make A Wave Committee · Environmental organization · Greenpeace
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1978
The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
South African Defence Force · South West Africa People's Organization · Cassinga · Angola
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1979
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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1982
Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War.
Type 42 destroyer · HMS Sheffield (D80) · Argentina · Exocet · Falklands War
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1988
The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
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1989
Iran-Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal.
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1990
Latvia proclaims the renewal of its independence after the Soviet occupation.
Latvia · On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia · Soviet Union
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1994
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord, granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
Prime Minister · Yitzhak Rabin · Palestine Liberation Organization · Yasser Arafat · Oslo I Accord
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1998
A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty.
Sacramento, California · Unabomber · Theodore Kaczynski · Capital punishment
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2000
Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London.
Ken Livingstone · London mayoral election, 2000 · Mayor of London
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2007
Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7 mi wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated as such with the new Enhanced Fujita scale.
Greensburg, Kansas · Enhanced Fujita scale · Tornado · Enhanced Fujita scale
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2014
Three people are killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
Naissances Célèbres
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1008
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1088)
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1008
Henry I of France (d. 1060)
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1559
Alice Spencer, English noblewoman (d. 1637)
Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby, Baroness Ellesmere and Viscountess Brackley
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1634
Lady Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (d. 1660)
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1649
Chhatrasal, Indian warrior (d. 1731)
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1654
Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)
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1655
Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the piano (d. 1731)
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1677
Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, French noblewoman (d.1749)
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1715
Richard Graves, English minister and author (d. 1804)
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1733
Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (d. 1799)
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1752
John Brooks, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)
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1757
Manuel Tolsá, Spanish sculptor and first director of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City (d. 1816)
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1767
Tyagaraja, Indian composer (d. 1847)
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1772
Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)
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1796
Horace Mann, American educator and politician (d. 1859)
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1796
William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1862)
William Pennington · Governor of New Jersey · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1796
William H. Prescott, American historian and scholar (d. 1859)
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1820
John Whiteaker, American soldier, judge, and politician, 1st Governor of Oregon (d. 1902)
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1822
Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1915)
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1825
Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist, anatomist, and academic (d. 1895)
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1825
Augustus Le Plongeon, English-American historian, photographer, and academic (d. 1908)
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1826
Frederic Edwin Church, American painter (d. 1900)
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1827
John Hanning Speke, English soldier and explorer (d. 1864)
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1851
Thomas Dewing, American painter (d. 1938)
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1852
Alice Liddell, English model (d. 1934)
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1870
Alexandre Benois, Russian painter and critic (d. 1960)
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1883
Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician (d. 1944)
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1884
Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer (d. 1975)
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1887
Andrew Dasburg, French-American painter (d. 1979)
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1889
Francis Spellman, American cardinal (d. 1967)
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1890
Franklin Carmichael, Canadian painter (d. 1945)
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1902
Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (d. 1986)
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1902
Cola Debrot, Dutch physician, lawyer, and politician (d. 1981)
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1903
Luther Adler, American actor (d. 1984)
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1903
Paul Demel, Czech actor (d. 1951)
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1905
Al Dexter, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984)
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1906
Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1987)
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1907
Lincoln Kirstein, American soldier and playwright, co-founded the New York City Ballet (d. 1996)
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1907
Walter Walsh, American target shooter and FBI agent (d. 2014)
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1908
Wolrad Eberle, German decathlete (d. 1949)
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1911
Evald Seepere, Estonian boxer (d. 1990)
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1913
John Broome, American author (d. 1999)
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1913
Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (d. 2007)
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1914
Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (d. 1971)
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1916
Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)
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1916
Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003)
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1917
Edward T. Cone, American pianist and composer (d. 2004)
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1917
Nick Joaquin, Filipino writer, journalist and historian (d. 2004)
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1918
Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (d. 2004)
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1918
Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese soldier and politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1993)
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1919
Dory Funk, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1973)
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1919
Basil Yamey, South African-English economist and academic
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1921
Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
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1921
John van Kesteren, Dutch-American tenor and actor (d. 2008)
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1921
Edo Murtić, Croatian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2005)
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1922
Paul-Émile Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop (d. 2014)
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1922
Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic (d. 2015)
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1923
Stanley Biber, American soldier and physician (d. 2006)
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1923
Ed Cassidy, American jazz and rock drummer (d. 2012)
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1923
Assi Rahbani, Lebanese composer and producer (d. 1986)
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1923
Eric Sykes, British actor and comedian (d. 2012)
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1923
John Toner, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
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1925
Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (d. 2015)
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1925
Maurice R. Greenberg, American businessman and philanthropist
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1926
David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon, English politician
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1928
Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2006)
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1928
Thomas Kinsella, Irish poet, translator, and publisher
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1928
Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian air marshal and politician, 4th President of Egypt
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1928
Betsy Rawls, American golfer
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1928
Wolfgang von Trips, German race car driver (d. 1961)
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1929
Manuel Contreras, Chilean general (d. 2015)
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1929
Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian (d. 1993)
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1930
Roberta Peters, American soprano (d. 2017)
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1930
Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family; mother of Michael Jackson
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1931
Jan Pesman, Dutch speed skater (d. 2014)
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1931
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor and educator
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1931
Thomas Stuttaford, English physician, journalist, and politician
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1932
Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
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1932
Alexander MacAra, Scottish epidemiologist and academic (d. 2012)
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1933
J. Fred Duckett, American journalist and educator (d. 2007)
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1936
El Cordobés, Spanish bullfighter
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1937
Ron Carter, American bassist and educator
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1937
Dick Dale, American surf-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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1937
Wim Verstappen, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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1938
Tyrone Davis, American blues and soul singer (d. 2005)
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1938
Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic (d. 2010)
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1938
Gillian Tindall, English historian and author
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1939
Neil Fox, English rugby player and coach
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1939
Amos Oz, Israeli journalist and author
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1939
Leon Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player
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1940
Robin Cook, American physician and author
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1941
George Will, American journalist and author
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1942
Nickolas Ashford, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2011)
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1943
Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian footballer (d. 1971)
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1943
Mihail Chemiakin, Russian painter and sculptor
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1943
Prasanta Pattanaik, Indian economist and academic
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1944
Russi Taylor, American voice actress
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1945
Jan Mulder, Dutch footballer and journalist
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1946
John Barnard, English car designer
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1946
Gary Bauer, American political activist
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1946
John Watson, British race car driver
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1947
John Bosley, Canadian businessman and politician, 31st Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons
John Bosley (politician) · Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)
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1947
Ronald Sørensen, Dutch historian and politician
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1947
Trivimi Velliste, Estonian politician, 17th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1948
Alison Britton, English sculptor and educator
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1949
Graham Swift, English novelist and short story writer
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1950
Darryl Hunt, English bass player
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1951
Colin Bass, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
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1951
Colleen Hanabusa, American lawyer and politician
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1951
Jackie Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer
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1952
Belinda Green, Australian beauty queen and 1972 Miss World
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1953
Pia Zadora, American actress and singer
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1954
Ryan Cayabyab, Filipino pianist, composer, and conductor
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1956
Michael L. Gernhardt, American astronaut and engineer
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1956
David Guterson, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist
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1956
Ken Oberkfell, American baseball player and coach
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1957
Jaak Huimerind, Estonian architect
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1957
Kathy Kreiner, Canadian skier
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1957
Peter Sleep, Australian cricketer
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1957
Marijke Vos, Dutch educator and politician
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1958
Delbert Fowler, American football player
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1958
Keith Haring, American painter (d. 1990)
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1958
Jane Kennedy, English politician
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1958
Caroline Spelman, English politician, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Caroline Spelman · Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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1959
Valdemaras Chomičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
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1959
Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1959
Bob Tway, American golfer
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1960
Andrew Denton, Australian television host and producer
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1960
Werner Faymann, Austrian politician, 28th Chancellor of Austria
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1961
Jay Aston, English singer-songwriter and dancer
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1964
Silvia Costa, Cuban high jumper
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1966
Jane McGrath, English-Australian activist, co-founded the McGrath Foundation (d. 2008)
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1967
Kate Garraway, English journalist
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1967
Ana Gasteyer, American actress and singer
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1969
Micah Aivazoff, Canadian ice hockey player
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1969
Franz Resch, Austrian footballer and manager
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1970
Gregg Alexander, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1970
Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer
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1970
Giovanni Mirabassi, Italian jazz musician
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1970
Dawn Staley, American basketball player
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1970
Paul Wiseman, New Zealand cricketer and coach
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1971
Joe Borowski, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1971
Miles Stewart, Australian triathlete
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1972
Manny Aybar, Dominican baseball player
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1972
Mike Dirnt, American bass player and songwriter
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1973
Matthew Barnaby, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1973
Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentinian footballer and coach
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1973
John Madden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1974
Miguel Cairo, Venezuelan baseball player and coach
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1974
Tony McCoy, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster
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1976
Ben Grieve, American baseball player
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1976
Jason Michaels, American baseball player
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1976
Indrek Visnapuu, Estonian basketball player and coach
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1977
John Tripp, Canadian-German ice hockey player
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1978
Erin Andrews, American sportscaster and journalist
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1978
Igor Biscan, Croatian footballer
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1978
Brett Burton, Australian footballer
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1978
Vladimíra Uhlířová, Czech tennis player
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1979
Lance Bass, American singer, dancer, and producer
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1979
Kristin Harmel, American journalist and author
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1979
Marie Poissonnier, French pole vaulter
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1979
Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan rugby player
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1980
Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player
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1981
Eric Djemba-Djemba, Cameroon footballer
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1981
Dallon Weekes, American singer-songwriter and musician
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1982
Kleopas Giannou, Greek footballer
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1982
Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer
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1982
Giorgos Tsiaras, Greek basketball player
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1983
Daniel Christian, Australian cricketer
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1983
Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Robert Zwinkels, Dutch footballer
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1984
Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2007)
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1984
Brad Maddox, American wrestler and referee
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1984
Sarah Meier, Swiss figure skater
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1984
Montell Owens, American football player
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1984
Kevin Slowey, American baseball player
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1985
Ravi Bopara, English cricketer
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1985
Anthony Fedorov, Ukrainian-born American singer and actor
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1985
Jamie Adenuga, English MC and rapper
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1986
Devan Dubnyk, Canadian ice hockey player
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1986
George Hill, American basketball player
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1987
Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer
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1988
Radja Nainggolan, Belgian footballer
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1989
Dániel Gyurta, Hungarian swimmer
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1989
Henna Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
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1989
Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer
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1989
Aris Tatarounis, Greek basketball player
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1989
James van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player
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1990
Irina Falconi, American tennis player
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1990
Ryan Morgan, Australian rugby league player
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1991
Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player
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1992
Victor Oladipo, American basketball player
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1993
Jānis Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player
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1994
Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player
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1995
Shameik Moore, jamaican actor and rapper
Décès Célèbres
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408
Venerius, bishop of Milan and saint
Venerius (bishop of Milan) · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan · Saint
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784
Arbeo, bishop of Freising
Arbeo of Freising · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
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1003
Herman II, Duke of Swabia
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1038
Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim
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1406
Coluccio Salutati, Chancellor of Florence (b. 1331)
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1436
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish rebel leader (b. 1390)
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1471
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (b. 1453)
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1471
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset (b. 1438)
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1483
George Neville, Duke of Bedford (b. 1457)
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1506
Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara, Timurid ruler of Herat (b. 1438)
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1519
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)
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1535
Saint John Houghton, Carthusian monk
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1562
Lelio Sozzini, Italian Protestant theologian (b. 1525)
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1566
Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)
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1571
Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1511)
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1604
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (b. 1533)
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1605
Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian naturalist (b. 1522)
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1615
Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1561)
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1626
Arthur Lake, English bishop and scholar (b. 1569)
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1677
Isaac Barrow, English mathematician and theologian (b. 1630)
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1684
John Nevison, English criminal (b. 1639)
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1729
Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (b. 1651)
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1734
James Thornhill, English painter and politician (b. 1675)
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1737
Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (b. 1686)
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1774
Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick (b. 1714)
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1776
Jacques Saly, French painter and sculptor (b. 1717)
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1790
Matthew Tilghman, American politician (b. 1718)
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1799
Tipu Sultan of Mysore (b. 1750)
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1811
Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (b. 1776)
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1816
Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1761)
Samuel Dexter · United States Secretary of War · United States Secretary of the Treasury
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1824
Joseph Joubert, French author (b. 1754)
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1839
Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)
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1858
Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (b. 1773)
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1859
Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1771)
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1880
Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
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1901
John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (b. 1831)
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1903
Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary IMRO (b. 1872)
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1916
Ned Daly, Irish rebel commander (Easter Rising) (b. 1891)
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1916
John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (b. 1851)
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1916
Joseph Plunkett, Irish rebel and writer (b. 1887)
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1916
Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (b. 1891)
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1919
Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak general and politician (b. 1880)
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1922
Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (b. 1888)
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1923
Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1877)
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1924
E. Nesbit, English author and poet (b. 1858)
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1938
Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (b. 1860)
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1938
Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
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1945
Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. 1880)
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1953
Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (b. 1876)
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1955
George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1881)
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1964
Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
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1969
Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian author and poet (b. 1892)
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1972
Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
Edward Calvin Kendall · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1973
Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (b. 1917)
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1975
Moe Howard, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
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1976
Frank Strahan, Australian public servant (b. 1886)
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1980
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (b. 1892)
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1981
C. Loganathan, Sri Lankan banker (b. 1913)
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1983
Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1911)
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1984
Diana Dors, English actress (b. 1931)
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1985
Fikri Sönmez, Turkish tailor and politician (b. 1938)
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1985
Clarence Wiseman, English-Canadian 10th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1907)
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1987
Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1942)
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1987
Cathryn Damon, American actress (b. 1930)
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1988
Lillian Estelle Fisher, American historian of Spanish America (b. 1891)
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1990
Emily Remler, American guitarist (b. 1957)
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1991
Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer-songwriter and mandolin player (b. 1902)
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1992
Gregor Mackenzie, Scottish politician (b. 1927)
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1993
France Štiglic, Slovenian film director and screenwriter (b. 1919)
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1995
Connie Wisniewski, American baseball player (b. 1922)
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2000
Hendrik Casimir, Dutch physicist and academic (b. 1909)
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2001
Bonnie Lee Bakley, American model, wife of Robert Blake, (b. 1956)
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2005
David Hackworth, American colonel and journalist (b. 1930)
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2009
Dom DeLuise, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1933)
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2011
Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1924)
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2012
Mort Lindsey, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1923)
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2012
Bob Stewart, American television producer, founded Stewart Tele Enterprises (b. 1920)
Bob Stewart (television producer) · Stewart Tele Enterprises
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2012
Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (b. 1964)
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2012
Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian footballer (b. 1963)
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2013
Otis R. Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (b. 1918)
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2013
Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
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2013
Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (b. 1948)
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2013
Mario Machado, Chinese-American journalist and actor (b. 1935)
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2013
Morgan Morgan-Giles, English admiral and politician (b. 1914)
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2013
César Portillo de la Luz, Cuban guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
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2014
Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (b. 1924)
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2014
Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (b. 1983)
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2014
Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)
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2014
Helga Königsdorf, German physicist and author (b. 1938)
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2014
Ross Lonsberry, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1947)
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2014
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1948)
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé · Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
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2015
William Bast, American screenwriter and author (b. 1931)
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2015
Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (b. 1913)
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2015
Marv Hubbard, American football player (b. 1946)
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2016
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (b. 1946)