June 15 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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763 BC
Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
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844
Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II.
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923
Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.
Battle of Soissons (923) · Robert I of France · Charles the Simple · Rudolph of France
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1184
King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the Battle of Fimreite.
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1215
King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta.
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1219
Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lyndanisse (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia.
Northern Crusades · Battle of Lyndanisse · Tallinn · Danish Estonia
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1246
With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.
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1300
The city of Bilbao is founded.
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1312
At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba.
Battle of Rozgony · Charles I of Hungary · Palatine of Hungary · Amade Aba
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1389
Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians.
Battle of Kosovo · Ottoman Empire · Serbs · Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1410
In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor.
Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols · Oljei Temur · Yongle Emperor
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1502
Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage.
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1520
Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
Pope Leo X · Excommunication · Martin Luther · Exsurge Domine
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1648
Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Margaret Jones (Puritan midwife) · Boston · Witchcraft · Massachusetts Bay Colony
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1667
The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
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1670
The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta.
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1752
Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
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1776
Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
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1804
New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
New Hampshire · Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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1808
Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.
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1836
Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.
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1844
Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
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1846
The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Oregon Treaty · 49th parallel north · Rocky Mountains · Strait of Juan de Fuca
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1859
Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between United States and British/Canadian settlers.
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1864
American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
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1864
Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81 km2) around Arlington Mansion (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
Arlington National Cemetery · Robert E. Lee · Cemetery · United States Secretary of War · Edwin M. Stanton
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1877
Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
Henry Ossian Flipper · African American · United States Military Academy
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1878
Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
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1888
Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
Wilhelm II, German Emperor · German Empire · William I, German Emperor · Frederick III, German Emperor · Year of the Three Emperors
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1896
The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
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1904
A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
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1916
United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
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1919
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
John Alcock (aviator) · Arthur Brown (aviator) · Transatlantic flight · Clifden · County Galway
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1920
A new border treaty between Germany and Denmark gives northern Schleswig to Denmark.
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1921
Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
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1934
The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
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1936
First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
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1937
A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.
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1940
World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
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1944
World War II: Battle of Saipan: The United States invade Japanese-occupied Saipan.
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1944
In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
Saskatchewan general election, 1944 · Co-operative Commonwealth Federation · Tommy Douglas · Socialism
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1970
Charles Manson goes on trial for the Sharon Tate murders.
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1972
Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
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1977
After the death of dictator (in 1975) Francisco Franco, the first democratic elections took place in Spain on this day.
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1978
King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
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1985
Rembrandt's painting Danaë is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife.
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1991
In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century. In the end, over 800 people die.
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1992
The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
Supreme Court of the United States · United States v. Alvarez-Machain
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1994
Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations.
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1996
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people.
The Troubles · Provisional Irish Republican Army · 1996 Manchester bombing · Manchester city centre
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2001
Leaders of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
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2012
Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk directly over Niagara Falls.
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2013
A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others.
Naissances Célèbres
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1330
Edward, the Black Prince of England (d. 1376)
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1423
Gabriele Sforza, Archbishop of Milan (d. 1457)
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1479
Lisa del Giocondo, Italian model, subject of the Mona Lisa (d. 1542)
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1519
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1536)
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1542
Richard Grenville, English captain and explorer (d. 1591)
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1549
Elizabeth Knollys, English noblewoman (d. 1605)
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1553
Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
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1605
Thomas Randolph, English poet and playwright (d. 1635)
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1618
François Blondel, French architect (d. 1686)
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1623
Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
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1624
Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (d. 1704)
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1640
Bernard Lamy, French mathematician and theologian (d. 1715)
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1645
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician (d. 1712)
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1749
Georg Joseph Vogler, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1814)
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1754
Juan José Elhuyar, Spanish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1796)
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1755
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist (d. 1809)
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1763
Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1826)
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1763
Kobayashi Issa, Japanese priest and poet (d. 1827)
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1765
Martin Baum, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Cincinnati (d. 1831)
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1765
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1831)
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1767
Rachel Jackson, American wife of Andrew Jackson (d. 1828)
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1777
David Daniel Davis, Welsh physician and academic (d. 1841)
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1789
Josiah Henson, American minister, author, and activist (d. 1883)
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1792
Thomas Mitchell, Scottish-Australian colonel and explorer (d. 1855)
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1801
Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (d. 1883)
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1805
William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (d. 1877)
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1809
François-Xavier Garneau, Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)
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1835
Adah Isaacs Menken, American actress, painter, and poet (d. 1868)
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1843
Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1907)
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1848
Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Indian bishop and saint (d. 1902)
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1872
Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1950)
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1875
Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-Canadian skier (d. 1987)
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1878
Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer (d. 1955)
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1881
Kesago Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army (d. 1945)
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1882
Ion Antonescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1946)
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1884
Harry Langdon, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
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1886
Frank Clement, British racing driver (d. 1970)
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1888
Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author (d. 1921)
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1890
Georg Wüst, German oceanographer and academic (d. 1977)
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1894
Robert Russell Bennett, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
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1894
Nikolai Chebotaryov, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1947)
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1898
Hubertus Strughold, German-American physiologist and academic (d. 1986)
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1900
Gotthard Günther, German philosopher and academic (d. 1984)
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1900
Otto Luening, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1996)
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1901
Elmar Lohk, Russian-Estonian architect (d. 1963)
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1902
Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
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1906
Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and author (d. 1985)
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1906
Léon Degrelle, Belgian SS officer (d. 1994)
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1907
James Robertson Justice, English actor and educator (d. 1975)
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1909
Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano and educator (d. 2002)
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1910
David Rose, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
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1911
Wilbert Awdry, English author, co-created Thomas the Tank Engine (d. 1997)
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1913
Tom Adair, American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
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1914
Yuri Andropov, Russian politician (d. 1984)
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1914
Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999)
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1914
Hilda Terry, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
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1915
Nini Theilade, Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator
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1915
Thomas Huckle Weller, American biologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
Thomas Huckle Weller · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1916
Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (d. 1989)
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1916
Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016)
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1916
Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
Herbert A. Simon · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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1917
John Fenn, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
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1917
Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
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1917
Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (d. 1996)
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1920
Keith Andrews, American racing driver (d. 1957)
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1920
Alla Kazanskaya, Russian actress (d. 2008)
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1920
Sam Sniderman, Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (d. 2012)
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1920
Alberto Sordi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
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1921
Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
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1922
Jaki Byard, American pianist and composer (d. 1999)
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1922
Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray, Scottish judge and politician (d. 2016)
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1922
John Veale, English composer and educator (d. 2006)
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1923
Erland Josephson, Swedish actor and director (d. 2012)
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1923
Ninian Stephen, English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia (d. 2017)
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1924
Hédi Fried, Swedish author and psychologist
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1924
Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005)
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1925
Richard Baker, English journalist and author
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1925
Attilâ İlhan, Turkish poet, author, and critic (d. 2005)
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1926
Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1975)
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1927
Ross Andru, American illustrator (d. 1993)
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1927
Ibn-e-Insha, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (d. 1978)
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1927
Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (d. 1995)
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1930
John Fretwell, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (d. 2017)
John Fretwell · List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France
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1930
Miguel Méndez, American author and academic (d. 2013)
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1930
Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
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1931
Joseph Gilbert, English air marshal
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1931
Brian Sewell, English art dealer and critic (d. 2015)
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1932
David Alliance, Baron Alliance, Iranian-English businessman and politician
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1932
Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (d. 2015)
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1932
Zia Fariduddin Dagar, Indian singer (d. 2013)
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1932
Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (d. 1999)
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1933
Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (d. 1981)
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1934
Ruby Nash Garnett, American R&B singer (Ruby & the Romantics)
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1936
William Levada, American cardinal
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1937
Pierre Billon, Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter
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1937
Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
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1938
Billy Williams, American baseball player and coach
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1939
Ward Connerly, American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute
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1941
Neal Adams, American illustrator
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1941
Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1994)
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1942
Ian Greenberg, Canadian broadcaster, founded Astral Media
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1942
John E. McLaughlin, American diplomat
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1942
Peter Norman, Australian sprinter (d. 2006)
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1943
Johnny Hallyday, French singer and actor
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1943
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Danish politician, 38th Prime Minister of Denmark
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1943
Muff Winwood, English record producer, songwriter, and bass player
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1944
Robert D. Keppel, American police officer and academic
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1945
Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipino judge and politician (d. 2016)
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1945
Robert Sarah, Guinean cardinal
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1945
Lawrence Wilkerson, American colonel
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1946
Noddy Holder, English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
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1946
John Horner, American paleontologist and academic
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1946
Demis Roussos, Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)
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1947
John Hoagland, American photographer and journalist (d. 1984)
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1948
Mike Holmgren, American football player and coach
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1948
Alan Huckle, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Anguilla
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1948
Henry McLeish, Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd First Minister of Scotland
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1949
Dusty Baker, American baseball player and manager
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1949
Simon Callow, English actor and director
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1949
Russell Hitchcock, Australian singer-songwriter
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1949
Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
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1950
Uğur Erdener, Turkish ophthalmologist and professor
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1950
Juliana Azumah-Mensah, Ghanaian nurse and politician
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1950
Lakshmi Mittal, Indian-English businessman
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1951
Vance A. Larson, American painter (d. 2000)
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1951
John Redwood, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales
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1951
Steve Walsh, American rock singer-songwriter and musician (Kansas)
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1952
Satya Pal Jain, Indian lawyer and politician, Additional Solicitor General of India
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1953
Vilma Bardauskienė, Lithuanian long jumper
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1953
Eje Elgh, Swedish race car driver and sportscaster
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1953
Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China
Xi Jinping · General Secretary of the Communist Party of China · President of the People's Republic of China
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1953
Raphael Wallfisch, English cellist and educator
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1954
Jim Belushi, American actor
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1954
Terri Gibbs, American country music singer and keyboard player
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1954
Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan humanitarian
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1954
Zdeňka Šilhavá, Czech discus thrower and shot putter
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1954
Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (d. 1996)
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1955
Polly Draper, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1955
Julie Hagerty, American model and actress
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1956
Yevgeny Kiselyov, Russian-Ukrainian journalist
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1956
Lance Parrish, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1957
Brad Gillis, American guitarist
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1957
Stephen Lloyd, Kenyan-English businessman and politician
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1958
Wade Boggs, American baseball player
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1958
Scott Norton, American wrestler
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1958
Riccardo Paletti, Italian race car driver (d. 1982)
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1959
Alan Brazil, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
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1959
Eileen Davidson, American model and actress
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1960
Michèle Laroque, French actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1960
Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey player and coach
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1961
Dave McAuley, Irish boxer and sportscaster
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1962
Brad Armstrong, American wrestler (d. 2012)
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1962
Chris Morris, English actor, satirist, director, and producer
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1962
Andrea Rost, Hungarian soprano
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1963
Marina Azyabina, Russian hurdler
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1963
Mario Gosselin, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1963
Helen Hunt, American actress, director, and producer
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1964
Courteney Cox, American actress and producer
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1964
Gavin Greenaway, English composer and conductor
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1964
Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer and manager
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1965
Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
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1965
Karim Massimov, Kazakhstani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
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1965
Adam Smith, American lawyer and politician
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1966
Raimonds Vējonis, Latvian politician, 9th President of Latvia
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1968
Károly Güttler, Hungarian swimmer
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1969
Jesse Bélanger, Canadian ice hockey player
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1969
Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1969
Idalis DeLeón, American singer and actress
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1969
Nasos Galakteros, Greek basketball player
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1969
Oliver Kahn, German footballer and sportscaster
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1969
Maurice Odumbe, Kenyan cricketer
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1969
Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
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1970
Christian Bauman, American soldier and author
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1970
Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano
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1970
Leah Remini, American actress and producer
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1970
Žan Tabak, Croatian basketball player and coach
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1971
Christos Myriounis, Greek basketball player
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1972
Justin Leonard, American golfer
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1972
Andy Pettitte, American baseball player
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1973
Tore Andre Flo, Norwegian footballer and coach
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1973
Neil Patrick Harris, American actor and singer
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1976
Jiří Ryba, Czech decathlete
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1977
Michael Doleac, American basketball player and manager
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1978
Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer
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1978
Zach Day, American baseball player
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1979
Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter
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1979
Christian Rahn, German footballer
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1979
Charles Zwolsman, Jr., Dutch race car driver
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1980
Craig Dietrich, Digital artist, scholar, and educator
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1980
David Lyons, Australian rugby player
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1981
Billy Martin, American guitarist, songwriter, and illustrator
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1981
John Paintsil, Ghanaian footballer
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1981
Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
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1982
Katie Chapman, English footballer
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1982
Mike Delany, New Zealand rugby player
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1982
Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer
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1983
Derek Anderson, American football player
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1983
Julia Fischer, German violinist and pianist
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1983
Laura Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1983
Josh McGuire, Canadian fencer
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1984
Luke Hodge, Australian footballer
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1984
Eva Hrdinová, Czech tennis player
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1984
Tim Lincecum, American baseball player
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1984
Mauro Rizzo, Italian footballer
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1984
Edison Toloza, Colombian footballer
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1985
Nadine Coyle, Irish singer
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1986
James Maloney, Australian rugby league player
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1986
Trevor Plouffe, American baseball player
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1987
Ani Mijačika, Croatian tennis player
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1989
Víctor Cabedo, Spanish cyclist (d. 2012)
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1989
Bryan Clauson, American racing driver (d. 2016)
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1991
Emily Harman, American tennis player
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1992
Michał Kopczyński, Polish footballer
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1992
Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
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1992
Dafne Schippers, Dutch heptathlete and sprinter
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1993
Kanna Arihara, Japanese singer
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1993
Irfan Hadžić, Bosnian footballer
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1994
Vincent Janssen, Dutch footballer
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1997
Madison Kocian, American gymnast
Décès Célèbres
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923
Robert I of France (b. 866)
- 948
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952
Murong Yanchao, Chinese general
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960
Eadburh of Winchester, English princess and saint
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991
Theophanu, Byzantine wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 960)
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1073
Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)
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1184
Magnus Erlingsson, King of Norway (b. 1156)
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1189
Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)
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1246
Frederick II, Duke of Austria (b. 1219)
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1341
Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1297)
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1361
Johannes Tauler, German mystic theologian
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1381
John Cavendish, English lawyer and judge (b. 1346)
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1381
Wat Tyler, English rebel leader (b. 1341)
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1383
John VI Kantakouzenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1292)
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1389
Lazar of Serbia (b. 1329)
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1416
John, Duke of Berry (b. 1340)
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1467
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1396)
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1521
Tamás Bakócz, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1442)
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1614
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English courtier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1540)
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
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1679
Guillaume Courtois, French painter and illustrator (b. 1628)
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1724
Henry Sacheverell, English minister and politician (b. 1674)
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1768
James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710)
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1772
Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (b. 1694)
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1844
Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1777)
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1849
James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (b. 1795)
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1858
Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter and academic (b. 1795)
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1888
Frederick III, German Emperor (b. 1831)
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1889
Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
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1890
Unryū Kyūkichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th Yokozuna (b. 1822)
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1917
Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and academic (b. 1867)
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1934
Alfred Bruneau, French cellist and composer (b. 1857)
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1938
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
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1941
Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist and physician (b. 1873)
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1941
Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (b. 1875)
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1945
Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Austrian diplomat
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1961
Giulio Cabianca, Italian race car driver (b. 1923)
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1961
Peyami Safa, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1899)
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1962
Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1877)
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1967
Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1885)
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1968
Sam Crawford, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1880)
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1968
Wes Montgomery, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1925)
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1971
Wendell Meredith Stanley, American biochemist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
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1976
Jimmy Dykes, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1896)
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1984
Meredith Willson, American playwright, composer, and conductor (b. 1902)
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1985
Andy Stanfield, American sprinter (b. 1927)
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1989
Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
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1989
Ray McAnally, Irish actor (b. 1926)
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1991
Happy Chandler, American businessman and politician, 49th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1898)
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1991
Arthur Lewis, Saint Lucian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
Arthur Lewis (economist) · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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1992
Chuck Menville, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
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1992
Brett Whiteley, Australian painter (b. 1939)
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1993
John Connally, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1917)
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1993
James Hunt, English race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1947)
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1994
Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1925)
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1995
John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and inventor, invented the Atanasoff-Berry computer (b. 1903)
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1996
Ella Fitzgerald, American singer and actress (b. 1917)
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1996
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Scottish general and politician (b. 1911)
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1996
Dick Murdoch, American wrestler (b. 1946)
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1999
Omer Côté, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1906)
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2000
Jules Roy, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1907)
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2001
Henri Alekan, French cinematographer (b. 1909)
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2002
Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general and martial artist, founded Taekwondo (b. 1918)
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2003
Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor (b. 1911)
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2004
Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician and mayor of İzmir (b. 1952)
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2005
Suzanne Flon, French actress (b. 1918)
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2006
Raymond Devos, Belgian-French comedian and clown (b. 1922)
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2006
Herb Pearson, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910)
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2008
Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
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2011
Bill Haast, American herpetologist and academic (b. 1910)
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2012
Phillip D. Cagan, American economist and author (b. 1927)
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2012
Capitola Dickerson, American pianist and educator (b. 1913)
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2012
Barry MacKay, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1935)
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2012
Israel Nogueda Otero, Mexican economist and politician, 10th Governor of Guerrero (b. 1935)
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2012
Jerry Tubbs, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
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2013
Heinz Flohe, German footballer and manager (b. 1948)
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2013
José Froilán González, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1922)
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2013
Stan Lopata, American baseball player (b. 1925)
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2013
Dennis O'Rourke, Australian director and producer (b. 1945)
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2013
Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
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2014
Jacques Bergerac, French actor and businessman (b. 1927)
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2014
Casey Kasem, American radio host, producer, and voice actor, co-created American Top 40 (b. 1932)
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2014
Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1927)
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2014
Moise Safra, Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Banco Safra (b. 1934)
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2015
Jean Doré, Canadian politician, 39th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1944)
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2015
Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (b. 1917)
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2016
Lois Duncan, American author (b. 1934)