June 16 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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363
Emperor Julian marches back up the Tigris and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal Roman forces suffered several attacks from the Persians.
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632
Yazdegerd III ascends to the throne as king (shah) of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran).
Yazdegerd III · Shah · Sasanian Empire · Sasanian family tree · Iran
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1407
Ming-Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son King Hồ Hán Thương of Hồ dynasty are captured by the Ming armies.
Ming-Hồ War · Hồ Quý Ly · Hồ Hán Thương · Hồ dynasty · Ming dynasty
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1487
Battle of Stoke Field, the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.
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1586
Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.
Mary, Queen of Scots · Philip II of Spain · Order of succession
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1745
War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date).
War of the Austrian Succession · New England · William Pepperrell · Fortress of Louisbourg · Louisbourg
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1746
War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
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1755
French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
French and Indian War · Military history of France · Fort Beauséjour · Acadians
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1774
Foundation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
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1779
Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
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1795
Cornwallis's Retreat, also known as the First Battle of Groix.
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1815
Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo.
Battle of Ligny · Battle of Quatre Bras · Battle of Waterloo
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1836
The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
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1846
The Papal conclave of 1846 elects Pope Pius IX, beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy.
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1858
Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln · Lincoln's House Divided Speech · Springfield, Illinois
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1858
The Battle of Morar takes place during the Indian Mutiny.
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1871
The University Tests Act allows students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
Universities Tests Act 1871 · University of Oxford · University of Cambridge · Durham University · Theology
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1883
The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England kills 183 children.
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1884
The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
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1897
A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
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1903
The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
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1903
Roald Amundsen commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage, leaving Oslo, Norway.
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1904
Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
Eugen Schauman · Nikolay Bobrikov · Governor-General of Finland
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1904
Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
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1911
IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
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1922
General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin win a large majority.
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1925
The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.
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1930
Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.
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1933
The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed. It would later be declared unconstitutional.
National Industrial Recovery Act · A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
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1940
World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français).
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1944
At age 14, George Junius Stinney, Jr. becomes the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century.
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1948
Members of the Malayan Communist Party kill three British plantation managers in Sungai Siput; in response, British Malaya declares a state of emergency.
Malayan Communist Party · Sungai Siput · British Malaya · Malayan Emergency
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1955
In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
Juan Perón · Argentine Navy · Bombing of Plaza de Mayo · Buenos Aires
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1958
Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
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1961
Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
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1963
Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
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1972
The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station.
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1976
Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd.
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1977
Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
Oracle Corporation · Redwood Shores, California · Larry Ellison · Bob Miner · Ed Oates
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1981
U.S. President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979-81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor.
Ronald Reagan · Congressional Gold Medal · Kenneth D. Taylor · Iran · Iran hostage crisis
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1989
Revolutions of 1989: Imre Nagy, the former Hungarian Prime Minister, is reburied in Budapest following the collapse of Communism in Hungary.
Revolutions of 1989 · Imre Nagy · Prime Minister of Hungary · Budapest
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1997
Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria: Fifty people die.
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2000
Israel complies with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 22 years after its issuance, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon. Israel does so, except the disputed Shebaa farms.
Israel · United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 · Lebanon · Shebaa farms
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2010
Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.
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2012
China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module.
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2012
The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.
United States Air Force · Boeing X-37B · Spaceplane · USA-226
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2013
A multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
Naissances Célèbres
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1139
Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)
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1332
Isabella de Coucy, English daughter of Edward III of England (d. 1382)
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1454
Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples (d. 1517)
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1514
John Cheke, English academic and politician, English Secretary of State (d. 1557)
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1583
Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (d. 1654)
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1591
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Greek-Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (d. 1655)
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1606
Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier and politician (d. 1675)
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1613
John Cleveland, English poet and educator (d. 1658)
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1625
Samuel Chappuzeau, French scholar (d. 1701)
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1633
Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist (d. 1667)
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1644
Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland (d. 1670)
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1653
James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, English nobleman (d. 1699)
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1713
Meshech Weare, American farmer, lawyer, and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)
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1723
Adam Smith, Scottish philosopher and economist (d. 1790)
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1738
Mary Katherine Goddard, American publisher (d. 1816)
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1754
Salawat Yulayev, Russian poet (d. 1800)
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1792
John Linnell, English painter and engraver (d. 1882)
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1801
Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1868)
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1806
Edward Davy, English physician and chemist (d. 1885)
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1813
Otto Jahn, German archaeologist and philologist (d. 1869)
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1820
Athanase Josué Coquerel, Dutch-French preacher and theologian (d. 1875)
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1821
Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (d. 1908)
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1826
Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (d. 1897)
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1829
Geronimo, American tribal leader (d. 1909)
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1836
Wesley Merritt, American general and politician, Military Governor of the Philippines (d. 1910)
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1837
Ernst Laas, German philosopher and academic (d. 1885)
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1838
Frederic Archer, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1901)
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1838
Cushman Kellogg Davis, American lieutenant and politician, 7th Governor of Minnesota (d. 1900)
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1840
Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer and author (d. 1913)
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1850
Max Delbrück, German chemist and academic (d. 1919)
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1857
Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Austrian-Hungarian general (d. 1935)
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1858
Gustaf V of Sweden (d. 1950)
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1866
Germanos Karavangelis, Greek-Austrian metropolitan (d. 1935)
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1874
Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1960)
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1880
Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-American chemist and author (d. 1963)
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1881
Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and illustrator (d. 1962)
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1882
Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian educator and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967)
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1885
Erich Jacoby, Estonian-Polish architect (d. 1941)
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1888
Alexander Friedmann, Russian physicist and mathematician (d. 1925)
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1888
Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)
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1890
Stan Laurel, English actor and comedian (d. 1965)
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1896
Murray Leinster, American author and screenwriter (d. 1976)
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1897
Georg Wittig, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
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1899
Helen Traubel, American operatic soprano (d. 1972)
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1902
Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
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1902
George Gaylord Simpson, American paleontologist and author (d. 1984)
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1906
Alan Fairfax, Australian cricketer (d. 1955)
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1907
Jack Albertson, American actor (d. 1981)
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1909
Archie Carr, American ecologist and zoologist (d. 1987)
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1910
Juan Velasco Alvarado, Peruvian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (d. 1977)
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1912
Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (d. 2004)
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1912
Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1998)
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1915
John Tukey, American mathematician and academic (d. 2000)
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1917
Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (d. 1999)
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1917
Katharine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001)
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1917
Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (d. 1989)
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1917
Irving Penn, American photographer (d. 2009)
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1920
John Howard Griffin, American journalist and author (d. 1980)
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1920
Isabelle Holland, Swiss-American author (d. 2002)
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1920
Raymond Lemieux, Canadian chemist and academic (d. 2002)
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1920
José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 31st President of Mexico (d. 2004)
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1922
Ilmar Kullam, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
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1923
Ron Flockhart, Scottish race car driver (d. 1962)
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1924
Faith Domergue, American actress (d. 1999)
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1925
Jean d'Ormesson, French journalist and author
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1925
Otto Muehl, Austrian-Portuguese painter and director (d. 2013)
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1926
Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemalan general and politician, 26th President of Guatemala
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1927
Tom Graveney, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2015)
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1927
Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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1927
Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian author and playwright (d. 2014)
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1929
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait
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1930
Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (d. 2016)
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1934
Eileen Atkins, English actress and screenwriter
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1934
Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
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1935
Jim Dine, American painter and illustrator
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1937
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Bulgarian politician, 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
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1937
Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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1938
Thomas Boyd-Carpenter, English general
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1938
Torgny Lindgren, Swedish author and poet (d. 2017)
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1938
Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet
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1939
Billy "Crash" Craddock, American singer-songwriter
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1940
Māris Čaklais, Latvian poet, writer, and journalist (d. 2003)
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1940
Neil Goldschmidt, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Governor of Oregon
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1941
Rosalind Baker, Australian author
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1941
Lamont Dozier, American songwriter and producer
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1941
Tommy Horton, English golfer
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1941
Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist (d. 2011)
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1942
Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcycle racer and manager
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1942
Eddie Levert, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
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1944
Henri Richelet, French painter and etcher
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1945
Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1945
Lucienne Robillard, Canadian social worker and politician, 59th Secretary of State for Canada
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1946
Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach
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1946
John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, English businessman and politician
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1946
Karen Dunnell, English statistician and academic
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1946
Tom Harrell, American trumpet player and composer
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1946
Neil MacGregor, Scottish historian and curator
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1946
Iain Matthews, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1946
Jodi Rell, American politician, 87th Governor of Connecticut
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1946
Mark Ritts, American actor, puppeteer, and producer (d. 2009)
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1946
Derek Sanderson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1946
Simon Williams, English actor and playwright
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1947
Tom Malone, American trombonist, composer, and producer
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1947
Buddy Roberts, American wrestler (d. 2012)
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1947
Tom Wyner, English-American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1948
Ron LeFlore, American baseball player and manager
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1949
Paulo Cézar Caju, Brazilian footballer
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1949
Ralph Mann, American hurdler and author
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1950
Mithun Chakraborty, Indian actor and politician
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1950
Michel Clair, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1951
Charlie Dominici, American singer and guitarist
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1951
Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
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1952
George Papandreou, Greek sociologist and politician, 182nd Prime Minister of Greece
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1952
Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1953
Valerie Mahaffey, American actress
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1953
Ian Mosley, English drummer
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1954
Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer and trainer (d. 2014)
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1954
Garry Roberts, Irish guitarist
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1955
Grete Faremo, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Defence
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1955
Laurie Metcalf, American actress
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1955
Artemy Troitsky, Russian journalist and critic
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1957
Ian Buchanan, Scottish-American actor
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1957
Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian, Scottish lawyer and judge
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1958
Darrell Griffith, American basketball player
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1958
Ulrike Tauber, German swimmer
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1958
Warren Rodwell, Australian soldier, educator and musician
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1959
The Ultimate Warrior, American wrestler (d. 2014)
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1960
Peter Sterling, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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1961
Can Dündar, Turkish journalist and author
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1961
Robbie Kerr, Australian cricketer
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1961
Steve Larmer, Canadian ice hockey player
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1961
Margus Metstak, Estonian basketball player and coach
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1962
Wally Joyner, American baseball player and coach
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1962
Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor
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1962
Anthony Wong, Hong Kong singer
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1963
The Sandman, American wrestler
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1964
Danny Burstein, American actor and singer
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1965
Michael Richard Lynch, Irish computer scientist and entrepreneur; co-founded HP Autonomy
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1965
Richard Madaleno, American politician
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1966
Mark Occhilupo, Australian surfer
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1966
Olivier Roumat, French rugby player
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1966
Phil Vischer, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-created VeggieTales
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1966
Jan Železný, Czech javelin thrower and coach
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1967
Charalambos Andreou, Cypriot footballer
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1967
Jürgen Klopp, German footballer and manager
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1968
Adam Schmitt, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
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1969
Shami Chakrabarti, English lawyer and academic
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1969
Mark Crossley, English-Welsh footballer and manager
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1970
Younus AlGohar, Pakistani poet and academic, co-founded Messiah Foundation International
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1970
Cobi Jones, American soccer player and manager
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1970
Phil Mickelson, American golfer
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1971
Tupac Shakur, American rapper and producer (d. 1996)
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1972
Kiko Loureiro, Brazilian guitarist
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1973
Eddie Cibrian, American actor
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1974
Glenicia James, West Indian cricketer
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1975
Anthony Carter, American basketball player and coach
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1977
Craig Fitzgibbon, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1977
Duncan Hames, English accountant and politician
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1977
Kerry Wood, American baseball player
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1978
Daniel Brühl, Spanish-German actor
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1978
Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
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1978
Fish Leong, Malaysian singer
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1980
Brandon Armstrong, American basketball player
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1980
Phil Christophers, German-English rugby player
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1980
Henry Perenara, New Zealand rugby league player and referee
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1980
Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer
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1980
Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
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1981
Benjamin Becker, German tennis player
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1981
Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player
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1981
Alexandre Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player
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1981
Ola Kvernberg, Norwegian violinist
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1981
Miguel Villalta, Peruvian footballer
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1982
May Andersen, Danish model and actress
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1982
Missy Peregrym, Canadian model and actress
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1983
Armend Dallku, Albanian footballer
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1984
Rick Nash, Canadian ice hockey player
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1984
Dan Ryckert, American writer and entertainer
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1984
Steven Whittaker, Scottish footballer
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1986
Rodrigo Defendi, Brazilian footballer
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1986
Urby Emanuelson, Dutch footballer
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1986
Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
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1987
Diana DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1987
Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer
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1987
Christian Tshimanga Kabeya, Belgian footballer
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1988
Jermaine Gresham, American football player
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1991
Joe McElderry, English singer-songwriter
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1991
Matt Moylan, Australian rugby league player
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1992
Vladimir Morozov, Russian swimmer
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1993
Park Bo-gum, South Korean actor
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1994
Grete-Lilijane Küppas, Estonian footballer
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1994
Rezar, Albanian professional wrestler
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1995
Euan Aitken, Australian rugby league player
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1995
Aleksandr Aksyonov, Russian footballer
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1995
Joseph Schooling, Singaporean swimmer
Décès Célèbres
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840
Rorgon I, Frankish nobleman (or 839)
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924
Li Cunshen, general of Later Tang (b. 862)
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956
Hugh the Great, Frankish nobleman (b. 898)
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1185
Richeza of Poland, queen of León (b. c. 1140)
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1286
Hugh de Balsham, English bishop
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1332
Adam de Brome, founder of Oriel College, Oxford
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1424
Johannes Ambundii, archbishop of Riga
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1468
Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy, Burgundian historian and author (b. 1395)
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1487
John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (b. c. 1463)
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1540
Konrad von Thüngen, German nobleman (b. c. 1466)
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1622
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1555)
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline · Lord Chancellor of Scotland
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1626
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, German Protestant military leader (b. 1599)
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1666
Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet, English poet and diplomat, English Ambassador to Spain (b. 1608)
Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet · List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Spain
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1722
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (b. 1650)
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough · Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
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1749
Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian businessman (b. 1672)
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1752
Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1692)
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1777
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and playwright (b. 1709)
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1779
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1712)
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet · List of colonial governors of Massachusetts
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1792
Benjamin Tupper, American general and surveyor (b. 1738)
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1804
Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor (b. 1728)
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1824
Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician (b. 1739)
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1849
Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, German theologian and scholar (b. 1780)
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1850
William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician (b. 1774)
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1858
John Snow, English epidemiologist and physician (b. 1813)
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1862
Hidenoyama Raigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 9th Yokozuna (b. 1808)
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1869
Charles Sturt, Indian-English botanist and explorer (b. 1795)
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1872
Norman MacLeod, Scottish minister and author (b. 1812)
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1878
Crawford Long, American surgeon and pharmacist (b. 1815)
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1878
Kikuchi Yōsai, Japanese painter (b. 1781)
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1881
Josiah Mason, English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)
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1885
Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter and academic (b. 1818)
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1886
Alexander Stuart, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1824)
Alexander Stuart (Australian politician) · Premier of New South Wales
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1902
Ernst Schröder, German mathematician and academic (b. 1841)
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1925
Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1870)
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1929
Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856)
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1929
Vernon Louis Parrington, American historian and scholar (b. 1871)
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1930
Ezra Fitch, American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1866)
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1930
Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American inventor, co-invented the gyrocompass (b. 1860)
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1939
Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1905)
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1940
DuBose Heyward, American author (b. 1885)
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1944
Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (b. 1886)
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1945
Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905)
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1946
Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
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1952
Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist and academic (b. 1861)
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1953
Margaret Bondfield, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (b. 1873)
Margaret Bondfield · Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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1955
Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (b. 1864)
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1958
Pál Maléter, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1917)
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1958
Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)
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1959
George Reeves, American actor and director (b. 1914)
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1961
Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (b. 1904)
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1967
Reginald Denny, English actor (b. 1891)
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1969
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, English field marshal and politician, 17th Governor General of Canada (b. 1891)
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis · Governor General of Canada
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1970
Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (b. 1888)
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1970
Brian Piccolo, American football player (b. 1943)
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1971
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC (b. 1889)
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1977
Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1912)
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1979
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghanaian general and politician, 6th Head of state of Ghana (b. 1931)
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1979
Nicholas Ray, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
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1981
Thomas Playford IV, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1896)
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1982
James Honeyman-Scott, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1956)
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1984
Lew Andreas, American football player and coach (b. 1895)
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1984
Erni Krusten, Estonian author and poet (b. 1900)
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1986
Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (b. 1902)
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1987
Marguerite de Angeli, American author and illustrator (b. 1889)
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1988
Miguel Piñero, Puerto Rican-American actor and playwright (b. 1946)
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1993
Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer and soldier (b. 1913)
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1994
Kristen Pfaff, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1967)
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1996
Mel Allen, American sportscaster and game show host (b. 1913)
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1997
Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (b. 1911)
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1998
Fred Wacker, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
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1999
Screaming Lord Sutch, English singer and activist (b. 1940)
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2003
Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1934)
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2003
Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish-Swedish philosopher and author (b. 1916)
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2004
Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1911)
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2004
Jacques Miquelon, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1911)
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2005
Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican-American author and critic (b. 1906)
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2008
Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian soldier and author (b. 1921)
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2010
Marc Bazin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th President of Haiti (b. 1932)
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2010
Maureen Forrester, Canadian singer and academic (b. 1930)
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2010
Ronald Neame, English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
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2011
Östen Mäkitalo, Swedish engineer and academic (b. 1938)
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2012
Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (b. 1917)
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2012
Jorge Lankenau, Mexican banker and businessman (b. 1944)
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2012
Sławomir Petelicki, Polish general (b. 1946)
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2012
Susan Tyrrell, American actress (b. 1945)
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2013
Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (b. 1924)
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2013
Hans Hass, Austrian biologist and diver (b. 1919)
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2013
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (b. 1950)
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2013
Norman Ian MacKenzie, English journalist and author (b. 1921)
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2013
Ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924)
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2014
Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (b. 1960)
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2014
Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1960)
Cándido Muatetema Rivas · Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
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2015
Charles Correa, Indian architect and urban planner (b. 1930)
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2015
Jean Vautrin, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1933)
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2016
Jo Cox, English political activist and MP (b. 1974)
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2017
Helmut Kohl, German politician, 6th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1930)