July 16 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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622
The beginning of the Islamic calendar.
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1054
Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian Churches through the act of placing an invalidly-issued Papal bull of Excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the start of the East-West Schism.
Legatus · Western Christianity · Eastern Christianity · Papal bull · Excommunication
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1212
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, forces of Kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain.
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa · Pope Innocent III · Crusades · Alfonso VIII of Castile · Sancho VII of Navarre
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1377
Richard II of England is crowned.
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1661
The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
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1683
Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
Qing dynasty · Shi Lang · Kingdom of Tungning · Battle of Penghu · Penghu
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1769
Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.
Junípero Serra · California · Mission San Diego de Alcalá · San Diego
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1779
American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
American Revolutionary War · Light infantry · Continental Army · British Army · Battle of Stony Point
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1790
The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.
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1809
The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown during the La Paz revolution and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo.
La Paz · Bolivia · Monarchy of Spain · La Paz revolution · Pedro Domingo Murillo
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1849
Antonio María Claret y Clará founds the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians in Vic, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Antonio María Claret y Clará · Claretians · Vic · Barcelona · Catalonia
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1861
American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
American Civil War · Abraham Lincoln · Virginia · First Battle of Bull Run
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1862
American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
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1909
Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
Persian Constitutional Revolution · Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar · Ahmad Shah Qajar
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1910
John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
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1915
Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
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1915
First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
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1927
Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history.
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1931
Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.
Emperor of Ethiopia · Haile Selassie · 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia
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1935
The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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1941
Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as a MLB record.
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1942
Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the Winter Velodrome in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz.
The Holocaust · Vel' d'Hiv Roundup · Vichy France · Mass arrest · Vélodrome d'hiver
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1945
World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island.
World War II · Heavy cruiser · USS Indianapolis (CA-35) · Little Boy · Tinian
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1945
Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Manhattan Project · Atomic Age · Trinity (nuclear test) · Plutonium · Nuclear weapon
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1948
Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Nazareth · Jesus · Israel · Operation Dekel · 1948 Arab-Israeli War
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1948
The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.
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1950
Chaplain-Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
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1951
King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium.
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1956
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
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1965
The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
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1965
South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo, a formerly undetected communist spy and double agent, is hunted down and killed by unknown individuals after being sentenced to death in absentia for a February 1965 coup attempt against Nguyễn Khánh.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam · Phạm Ngọc Thảo · People's Army of Vietnam · 1965 South Vietnamese coup · Nguyễn Khánh
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1969
Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
Apollo program · Apollo 11 · Human spaceflight · Moon · Kennedy Space Center
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1979
Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
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1983
Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.
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1990
The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac.
1990 Luzon earthquake · The Philippines · Benguet · Pangasinan · Nueva Ecija
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1990
The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
Verkhovna Rada · Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine · Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
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1999
John F. Kennedy Jr., piloting a Piper Saratoga aircraft, dies when his plane crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. His wife and sister-in-law are also killed.
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2004
Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Millennium Park · Chicago · Mayor of Chicago · Richard M. Daley
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2007
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant.
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2013
As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
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2015
Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
United States Marine Corps · 2015 Chattanooga shootings · Chattanooga, Tennessee
Naissances Célèbres
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1194
Clare of Assisi, Italian nun and saint (d. 1253)
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1486
Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter (d. 1530)
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1517
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, English duchess (d. 1559)
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1529
Petrus Peckius the Elder, Dutch jurist, writer on international maritime law (d. 1589)
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1611
Cecilia Renata of Austria (d. 1644)
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1661
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain, explorer, and politician (d. 1706)
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1714
Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French engineer and author (d. 1800)
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1722
Joseph Wilton, English sculptor and academic (d. 1803)
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1723
Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (d. 1792)
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1731
Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1796)
Samuel Huntington (statesman) · List of Governors of Connecticut
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1749
Cyrus Griffin, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 16th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1810)
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1796
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and etcher (d. 1875)
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1821
Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (d. 1910)
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1841
Nikolai von Glehn, Estonian-German architect and activist (d. 1923)
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1858
Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1931)
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1862
Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (d. 1931)
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1863
Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (d. 1910)
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1870
Lambert McKenna, Irish priest, lexicographer, and scholar (d. 1956)
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1871
John Maxwell, American golfer (d. 1906)
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1872
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (d. 1928)
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1872
Frank Cooper, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Queensland (d. 1949)
Frank Cooper (Australian politician) · Premier of Queensland
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1880
Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (d. 1966)
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1883
Charles Sheeler, American photographer and painter (d. 1965)
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1884
Anna Vyrubova, Russian author (d. 1964)
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1887
Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)
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1888
Percy Kilbride, American actor (d. 1964)
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1888
Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)
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1889
Arthur Bowie Chrisman, American author (d. 1953)
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1889
Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1928)
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1895
Wilfrid Hamel, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 1968)
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1896
Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (d. 1969)
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1896
Trygve Lie, Norwegian trade union leader and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1968)
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1902
Alexander Luria, Russian psychologist and physician (d. 1977)
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1902
Mary Philbin, American actress (d. 1993)
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1903
Fritz Bauer, German lawyer and judge (d. 1968)
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1903
Carmen Lombardo, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1971)
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1903
Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, German mathematician and engineer (d. 1974)
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1904
Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2003)
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1906
Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
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1907
Frances Horwich, American educator and television host (d. 2001)
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1907
Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher's (d. 1995)
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1907
Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (d. 1990)
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1910
Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer (d. 1968)
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1910
Gordon Prange, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1980)
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1911
Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1995)
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1911
Sonny Tufts, American actor (d. 1970)
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1912
Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007)
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1915
Barnard Hughes, American actor (d. 2006)
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1915
Elaine Barrie, American actress (d. 2003)
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1918
Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (d. 2015)
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1918
Paul Farnes, famed World War II Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and one of "The Few" surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain
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1919
Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian SS officer (d. 1999)
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1919
Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (d. 2006)
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1920
Anatole Broyard, American critic and editor (d. 1990)
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1923
Chris Argyris, American psychologist, theorist, and academic (d. 2013)
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1924
James L. Greenfield, American journalist and politician
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1924
Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014)
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1925
Frank Jobe, American sergeant and surgeon (d. 2014)
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1925
Rosita Quintana, Argentine actress
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1926
Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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1926
Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
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1927
Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (d. 2013)
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1927
Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator
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1927
Derek Hawksworth, English footballer
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1928
Anita Brookner, English novelist and art historian (d. 2016)
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1928
Robert Sheckley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2005)
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1928
Jim Rathmann, American racing driver (d. 2011)
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1928
Dave Treen, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Louisiana (d. 2009)
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1928
Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer and author (d. 2000)
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1929
Charles Ray Hatcher, American serial killer (d. 1984)
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1929
Sheri S. Tepper, American author and poet
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1929
Gaby Tanguy, French swimmer
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1930
Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
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1930
Michael Bilirakis, American lawyer and politician
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1930
Bert Rechichar, American football defensive back and kicker
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1931
Fergus Gordon Kerr, Scottish Roman Catholic priest of the English Dominican Province
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1931
Norm Sherry, American former catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball
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1932
John Chilton, English trumpet player and composer
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1932
Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2007)
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1932
Dick Thornburgh, American lawyer and politician, 76th United States Attorney General
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1934
Donald M. Payne, American educator and politician (d. 2012)
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1935
Carl Epting Mundy, Jr., American general (d. 2014)
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1936
Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 91st Prime Minister of Japan
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1936
Buddy Merrill, American guitarist
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1936
Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (d. 2012)
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1936
Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian-Australian cricketer
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1937
Richard Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Nevada
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1937
John Daly, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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1938
Cynthia Enloe, American author and academic
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1938
Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player (d. 2003)
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1939
William Bell, American singer-songwriter
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1939
Denise LaSalle, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1939
Shringar Nagaraj, Indian actor and producer (d. 2013)
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1939
Corin Redgrave, English actor and activist (d. 2010)
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1939
Mariele Ventre, Italian singer and conductor (d. 1995)
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1941
Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
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1941
Dag Solstad, Norwegian author and playwright
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1941
Hans Wiegel, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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1941
Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, English banker and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
Sir George Young, 6th Baronet · Secretary of State for Transport
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1942
Margaret Court, Australian tennis player and minister
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1942
Frank Field, English politician
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1943
Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1990)
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1943
Vernon Bogdanor, English political scientist and academic
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1943
Jimmy Johnson, American football player and coach
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1944
Angharad Rees, English-Welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012)
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1946
Louise Fréchette, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Louise Fréchette · Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
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1946
Barbara Lee, American politician
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1946
Ron Yary, American football player
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1947
Don Burke, Australian television host and producer
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1947
Alexis Herman, American businesswoman and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Labor
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1947
Assata Shakur, American-Cuban criminal and activist
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1948
Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1948
Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager
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1948
Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer
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1948
Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist and conductor
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1949
Alan Fitzgerald, American guitarist and keyboardist
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1950
Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1950
Dennis Priestley, English darts player
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1950
Frances Spalding, English historian and academic
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1950
Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer (d. 2007)
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1951
Jean-Luc Mongrain, Canadian journalist
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1952
Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter
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1952
Richard Egielski, American author and illustrator
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1952
Marc Esposito, French director and screenwriter
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1952
Ken McEwan, South African cricketer
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1952
Robert David Steele, American spy and politician
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1953
Douglas J. Feith, American lawyer and politician, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
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1954
Jeanette Mott Oxford, American politician
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1955
Susan Wheeler, American poet and academic
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1956
Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter
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1957
Faye Grant, American actress
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1957
Alexandra Marinina, Ukrainian-Russian colonel and author
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1958
Michael Flatley, American-Irish dancer and choreographer
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1958
Mike Rogers, American politician
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1959
Gary Anderson, South African-American football player
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1959
James MacMillan, Scottish composer and conductor
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1959
Zoran Jolevski, Macedonian economist, politician, and diplomat, Macedonian Ambassador to the United States
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1959
Jürgen Ligi, Estonian economist and politician, 25th Estonian Minister of Defence
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1960
Terry Pendleton, American baseball player and coach
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1962
Grigory Leps, Russian singer-songwriter
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1963
Phoebe Cates, American actress
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1963
Srečko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach
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1963
Mikael Pernfors, Swedish tennis player
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1964
Phil Hellmuth, American poker player
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1964
Miguel Indurain, Spanish cyclist
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1965
Michel Desjoyeaux, French sailor
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1965
Claude Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
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1965
Sherri Stoner, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1966
Jyrki Lumme, Finnish ice hockey player
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1966
Johnny Vaughan, English journalist and critic
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1967
Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer
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1968
Dhanraj Pillay, Indian field hockey player and manager
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1968
Barry Sanders, American football player
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1968
Larry Sanger, American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia and Citizendium
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1968
Michael Searle, Australian rugby league player and businessman
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1968
Robert Sherman, American songwriter and businessman
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1968
Olga Souza, Brazilian singer and dancer
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1969
Jules De Martino, English singer-songwriter and bass player
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1969
Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netball player and sportscaster
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1970
Raimonds Miglinieks, Latvian basketball player and coach
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1970
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter
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1971
Corey Feldman, American actor
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1971
Ed Kowalczyk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Live)
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1972
Ben Cahoon, American-Canadian football player and coach
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1972
François Drolet, Canadian speed skater
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1973
Shaun Pollock, South African cricketer
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1973
Graham Robertson, American director and producer
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1973
Tim Ryan, American politician
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1974
Jeremy Enigk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1974
Maret Maripuu, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
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1974
Ryan McCombs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1974
Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby player
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1975
Bas Leinders, Belgian race car driver
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1976
Tomasz Kuchar, Polish race car driver
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1976
Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguayan footballer
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1976
Anna Smashnova, Belarusian-Israeli tennis player
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1977
Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2006)
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1979
Chris Mihm, American basketball player
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1979
Douglas Murray, Scottish journalist and author
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1979
Mai Nakamura, Japanese swimmer
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1979
Kim Rhode, American sport shooter
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1979
Nathan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1979
Konstantin Skrylnikov, Russian footballer
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1980
Adam Scott, Australian golfer
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1981
Giuseppe Di Masi, Italian footballer
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1981
Zach Randolph, American basketball player
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1981
Vicente Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
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1982
André Greipel, German cyclist
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1982
Carli Lloyd, American soccer player
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1982
Michael Umaña, Costa Rican footballer
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1983
Duncan Keith, Canadian ice hockey player
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1984
Hayanari Shimoda, Japanese race car driver
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1984
Attila Szabó, Hungarian decathlete
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1985
Mārtiņš Kravčenko, Latvian basketball player
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1985
Denis Tahirović, Croatian footballer
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1986
Dustin Boyd, Canadian ice hockey player
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1986
Misako Uno, Japanese actress, singer, and fashion designer
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1987
Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer
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1987
AnnaLynne McCord, American actress and producer
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1988
Sergio Busquets, Spanish footballer
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1989
Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer
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1989
Carlito Olivero, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1990
Bureta Faraimo, New Zealand rugby league player
-
1990
Johann Zarco, French motorcycle racer
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1991
Andros Townsend, English footballer
Décès Célèbres
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784
Fulrad, Frankish diplomat and saint (b. 710)
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866
Irmgard, Frankish abbess
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1212
William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
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1216
Pope Innocent III (b. 1160)
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1324
Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)
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1342
Charles I of Hungary (b. 1288)
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1344
An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt (b. 1316)
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1509
Joao da Nova, Portuguese explorer (b. 1460)
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1546
Anne Askew, English author and poet (b. 1520)
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1557
Anne of Cleves (b. 1515)
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1576
Isabella de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1542)
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1647
Masaniello, Italian rebel (b. 1622)
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1664
Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (b. 1616)
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1686
John Pearson, English bishop and scholar (b. 1612)
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1691
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1641)
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois · Minister of Defence (France)
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1729
Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (b. 1683)
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1747
Giuseppe Crespi, Italian painter (b. 1665)
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1770
Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (b. 1726)
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1796
George Howard, English field marshal and politician (b. 1718)
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1831
Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Russian general (b. 1763)
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1868
Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic (b. 1840)
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1879
Edward Deas Thomson, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Chief Secretary of New South Wales (b. 1800)
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1882
Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States 1861-1865 (b. 1818)
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1886
Ned Buntline, American journalist and author (b. 1823)
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1896
Edmond de Goncourt, French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (b. 1822)
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1915
Ellen G. White, American theologian and author (b. 1827)
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1917
Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (b. 1847)
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1939
Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (b. 1866)
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1949
Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
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1953
Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (b. 1870)
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1954
Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (b. 1888)
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1960
Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (b. 1881)
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1960
John P. Marquand, American author (b. 1893)
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1964
Rauf Orbay, Turkish colonel and politician, Prime Ministers of Turkey (b. 1881)
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1965
Boris Artzybasheff, Ukrainian-American illustrator (b.1899)
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1969
James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish racing driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (b. 1930)
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1981
Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
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1982
Charles Robberts Swart, South African lawyer and politician, 1st State President of South Africa (b. 1894)
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1985
Heinrich Böll, German novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
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1985
Wayne King, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1901)
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1989
Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor and manager (b. 1908)
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1990
Robert Blackburn, Irish educator (b. 1927)
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1991
Meindert DeJong, Dutch-American soldier and author (b. 1906)
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1991
Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (b. 1915)
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1991
Frank Rizzo, American police officer and politician, 93rd Mayor of Philadelphia (b. 1920)
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1992
Buck Buchanan, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
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1994
Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
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1995
May Sarton, American playwright and novelist (b. 1912)
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1995
Stephen Spender, English author and poet (b. 1909)
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1996
Adolf von Thadden, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1921)
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1998
John Henrik Clarke, American historian and scholar (b. 1915)
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1999
John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer and publisher (b. 1960)
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1999
Alan Macnaughton, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (b. 1903)
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2001
Morris, Belgian cartoonist (b. 1923)
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2002
John Cocke, American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1925)
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2003
Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer and actress (b. 1925)
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2003
Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (b. 1935)
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2004
George Busbee, American lawyer and politician, 77th Governor of Georgia (b. 1927)
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2004
Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (b. 1919)
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2005
Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (b. 1920)
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2005
Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter and radio host (b. 1920)
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2006
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (b. 1948)
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2007
Caterina Bueno, Italian singer and historian (b. 1943)
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2008
Jo Stafford, American singer (b. 1917)
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2008
Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (b. 1923)
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2011
Forrest Blue, American football player (b. 1944)
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2012
William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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2012
Stephen Covey, American businessman and author (b. 1932)
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2012
Gilbert Esau, American businessman and politician (b. 1919)
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2012
Ed Lincoln, Brazilian bassist, pianist, and composer (b. 1932)
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2012
Masaharu Matsushita, Japanese businessman (b. 1913)
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2012
Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1919)
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2013
Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1920)
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2013
Marv Rotblatt, American baseball player (1927)
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2014
Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (b. 1920)
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2014
Mary Ellen Otremba, American educator and politician (b. 1950)
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2014
Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)
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2014
Heinz Zemanek, Austrian computer scientist and academic (b. 1920)
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2015
Denis Avey, English soldier, engineer, and author (b. 1919)
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2015
Evelyn Ebsworth, English chemist and academic (b. 1933)
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2015
Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1926)
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2015
Jack Goody, English anthropologist, author, and academic (b. 1919)
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2017
George Romero, American filmmaker (b. 1940)