August 2 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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338 BC
A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
Ancient Macedonian army · Philip II of Macedon · Athens · Thebes, Greece · Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)
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216 BC
The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.
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AD 70
The armies of Titus destroy the Second Temple as the final blow of the Siege of Jerusalem.
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461
Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer as puppet emperor.
Majorian · Tortona · Suebi · Ricimer · Puppet monarch
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1274
Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen days later.
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1343
After the execution of her husband, Jeanne de Clisson sells her estates and raises a force of men with which to attack French shipping and ports.
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1377
Russian troops are defeated by forces of the Blue Horde Khan Arapsha in the Battle on Pyana River.
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1415
Thomas Grey, conspirator against King Henry V, beheaded.
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1610
During Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay.
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1776
The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
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1790
The first United States Census is conducted.
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1798
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.
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1830
Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.
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1869
Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.
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1870
Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
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1873
The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
Clay Street Hill Railroad · Cable car (railway) · San Francisco cable car system
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1897
Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
Anglo-Afghan War · Siege of Malakand · British Indian Army · Malakand Agency
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1903
The Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
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1914
The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
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1916
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
World War I · Austria-Hungary · Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci · Taranto
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1918
The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
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1922
A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people.
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1923
Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
Calvin Coolidge · President of the United States · Warren G. Harding
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1932
The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
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1934
Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
Gleichschaltung · Adolf Hitler · Führer · Paul von Hindenburg
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1937
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
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1939
Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.
Albert Einstein · Leo Szilard · Einstein-Szilárd letter · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Manhattan Project
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1943
Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months.
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1943
World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.
World War II · Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 · Imperial Japanese Navy · Japanese destroyer Amagiri (1930) · John F. Kennedy
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1944
ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in the Republic of Macedonia.
ASNOM · Socialist Republic of Macedonia · Republic Day (Republic of Macedonia) · Republic of Macedonia
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1944
World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
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1945
World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.
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1947
A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
British South American Airways · Avro Lancastrian · 1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident · Buenos Aires · Santiago, Chile
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1968
An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
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1973
A flash fire kills 51 people at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.
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1980
A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
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1985
Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137.
Delta Air Lines Flight 191 · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar · Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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1989
Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.
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1989
A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.
1989 Valvettiturai massacre · Indian Peace Keeping Force · Sri Lanka · Tamils
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1990
Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
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1999
The Gaisal train disaster claims 285 lives in Assam, India.
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2005
Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
Air France Flight 358 · Toronto Pearson International Airport
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2014
At least 146 people were killed and more than 114 injured in a factory explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.
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Naissances Célèbres
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1260
Kyawswa of Pagan, last ruler of the Pagan Kingdom (d. 1299)
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1455
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1499)
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1533
Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar (d. 1588)
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1549
Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, Polish nobleman (d. 1616)
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1612
Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn (d. 1642)
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1627
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (d. 1678)
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1630
Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch (d. 1704)
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1646
Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer (d. 1715)
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1672
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (d. 1733)
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1674
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1723)
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1696
Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1754)
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1702
Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1769)
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1703
Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1775)
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1740
Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (d. 1817)
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1754
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (d. 1825)
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1788
Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (d. 1853)
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1815
Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian (d. 1894)
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1820
John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer (d. 1893)
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1828
Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)
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1834
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (d. 1904)
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1835
Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric (d. 1901)
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1861
Prafulla Chandra Ray Indian chemist and academic (d. 1944)
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1865
Irving Babbitt, American academic and critic (d. 1933)
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1865
John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)
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1867
Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1900)
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1868
Constantine I of Greece (d. 1923)
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1870
Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (d. 1954)
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1871
John French Sloan, American painter and illustrator (d. 1951)
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1872
George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)
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1876
Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)
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1877
Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (d. 1956)
Ravishankar Shukla · List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh
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1878
Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (d. 1956)
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1880
Arthur Dove, American painter and educator (d. 1946)
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1882
Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (d. 1936)
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1882
Albert Bloch, American painter and academic (d. 1961)
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1884
Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)
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1886
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Canadian pilot and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (d. 1961)
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy · Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
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1887
Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (d. 1960)
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1891
Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (d. 1975)
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1891
Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (d. 1971)
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1892
Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (d. 1978)
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1894
Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist
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1895
Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1970)
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1897
Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (d. 1945)
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1897
Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
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1898
Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer (d. 1977)
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1899
Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter (d. 1995)
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1900
Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)
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1900
Helen Morgan, American actress and singer (d. 1941)
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1902
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (d. 1971)
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1905
Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (d. 1963)
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1905
Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)
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1907
Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (d. 1984)
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1910
Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
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1911
Ann Dvorak, American actress (d. 1979)
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1912
Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
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1912
Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)
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1912
Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001)
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1913
Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (d. 1980)
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1914
Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (d. 1988)
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1914
Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
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1914
Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001)
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1915
Gary Merrill, American actor (d. 1990)
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1916
Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (d. 1990)
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1919
Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor
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1920
Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (d. 1997)
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1920
Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)
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1921
Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (d. 2013)
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1922
Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (d. 2016)
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1922
Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (d. 1998)
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1923
Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (d. 2016)
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1923
Ike Williams, American boxer (d. 1994)
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1924
James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1987)
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1924
Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
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1924
Carroll O'Connor, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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1925
K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (d. 2004)
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1925
John Dexter, English director and producer (d. 1990)
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1925
John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)
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1925
Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (d. 2013)
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1927
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic
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1928
Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (d. 1990)
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1929
Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (d. 2014)
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1929
John Gale, English director and producer
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1929
Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2013)
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1929
David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (d. 2017)
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1930
Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (d. 2003)
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1931
Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic
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1931
Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (d. 2008)
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1931
Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (d. 2014)
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1931
Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (d. 2007)
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1932
Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (d. 2006)
Lamar Hunt · American Football League · World Championship Tennis
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1932
Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (d. 2013)
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1933
Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence
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1934
Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and astronaut
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1935
Hank Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
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1936
Anthony Payne, English composer and author
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1937
Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman
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1937
Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist
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1937
Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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1938
Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
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1938
Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician
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1938
Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (d. 2006)
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1939
Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic
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1939
Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1939
John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
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1940
Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop
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1940
Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (d. 2006)
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1940
Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1941
Doris Coley, American singer (d. 2000)
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1941
Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgian-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1941
François Weyergans, Belgian director and screenwriter
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1942
Isabel Allende, Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist
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1942
Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)
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1942
Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian
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1943
Herbert M. Allison, American lieutenant and businessman (d. 2013)
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1943
Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player and coach
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1943
Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
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1943
Rose Tremain, English novelist and short story writer
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1944
Jim Capaldi, English drummer and singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
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1944
Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016)
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1945
Joanna Cassidy, American actress
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1945
Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach
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1945
Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist
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1945
Eric Simms, Australian rugby league player and coach
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1946
James Howe, American journalist and author
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1947
Ruth Bakke, Norwegian organist and composer
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1947
Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
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1948
Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1948
Dennis Prager, American radio host and author
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1948
James Street, American football and baseball player (d. 2013)
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1948
Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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1949
James Fallows, American journalist and author
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1949
Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and astronaut
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1950
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher
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1950
Ted Turner, British guitarist (Wishbone Ash)
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1951
Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
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1951
Steve Hillage, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1951
Joe Lynn Turner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1951
Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
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1953
Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist
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1953
Anthony Seldon, English historian and author
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1954
Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager
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1955
Caleb Carr, American historian and author
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1955
Tony Godden, English footballer and manager
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1955
Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer
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1956
Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author
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1959
Victoria Jackson, American actress and singer
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1959
Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
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1959
Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress
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1960
Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
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1960
Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player
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1960
David Yow, American singer-songwriter
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1961
Pete de Freitas, Spanish drummer and producer (d. 1989)
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1962
Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist
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1963
Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer
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1963
Uğur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager
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1964
Frank Biela, German race car driver
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1964
Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
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1965
Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia
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1965
Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
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1966
Takashi Iizuka, Japanese wrestler
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1966
Grainne Leahy, Irish cricketer
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1966
Tim Wakefield, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1967
Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player
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1967
Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer
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1968
Stefan Effenberg, German footballer and sportscaster
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1968
John Stanier, American drummer
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1969
Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian drummer and songwriter
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1969
Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
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1969
Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager
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1970
Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach
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1970
Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Philo Wallace, Barbadian cricketer
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1971
Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player
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1971
Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager
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1972
Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
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1972
Jacinda Barrett, Australian model and actress
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1973
Hiroyuki Goto, Japanese game designer, created Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan
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1973
Danie Keulder, Namibian cricketer
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1973
Miguel Mendonca, Zimbabwean journalist and author
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1973
Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer
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1974
Phil Williams, English journalist and radio host
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1975
Mineiro, Brazilian footballer
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1975
Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-German badminton player and coach
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1975
Tamás Molnár, Hungarian water polo player
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1976
Reyes Estévez, Spanish runner
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1976
Jay Heaps, American soccer player and coach
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1976
Michael Weiss, American figure skater
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1976
Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer
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1976
Mohammad Zahid, Pakistani cricketer
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1977
Edward Furlong, American actor
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1977
Mark Velasquez, American photographer
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1978
Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
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1978
Matt Guerrier, American baseball player
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1978
Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer
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1978
Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer
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1979
Marco Bonura, Italian footballer
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1979
Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan runner
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1980
Ivica Banović, Croatian footballer
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1980
Dingdong Dantes, Filipino actor, singer, director, and producer
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1981
Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer
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1981
Tim Murtagh, English cricketer
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1982
Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer
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1982
Kerry Rhodes, American football player
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1982
Grady Sizemore, American baseball player
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1983
Michel Bastos, Brazilian footballer
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1983
Kim Jung-ah, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
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1984
Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer
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1985
Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player
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1985
David Hart Smith, Canadian wrestler
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1985
Britt Nicole (Brittany Nicole Waddell), American Christian pop artist
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1986
Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier
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1988
Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player
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1988
Alice Moran, Canadian actress and screenwriter
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1989
Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer
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1990
Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player
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1992
Hallie Eisenberg, American actress
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1992
Charli XCX, English singer and songwriter
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1994
Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player
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1994
Laremy Tunsil, American football player
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1995
Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player
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Décès Célèbres
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216
Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Roman consul
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216
Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul and general
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216
Marcus Minucius Rufus, Roman consul
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257
Pope Stephen I
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640
Pope Severinus
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686
Pope John V (b. 635)
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855
Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Arab theologian and jurist (b. 780)
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924
Ælfweard of Wessex (b. 904)
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1075
Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople
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1100
William II of England (b. 1056)
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1222
Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (b. 1156)
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1277
Mu'in al-Din Sulaiman Pervane, Chancellor and Regent of the Sultanate of Rum
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1316
Louis of Burgundy (b. 1297)
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1332
King Christopher II of Denmark (b. 1276)
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1445
Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian poet and composer (b. 1376)
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1451
Elizabeth of Görlitz (b. 1390)
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1511
Andrew Barton, Scottish admiral (b. 1466)
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1512
Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1463)
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1546
Peter Faber, French priest and theologian, co-founded the Society of Jesus (b. 1506)
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1589
Henry III of France (b. 1551)
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1605
Richard Leveson, English admiral (b. c. 1570)
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1611
Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1562)
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1667
Francesco Borromini, Swiss architect, designed San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (b. 1599)
Francesco Borromini · San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane · Sant'Agnese in Agone
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1696
Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630)
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1769
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea · Lord President of the Council
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1788
Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727)
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1799
Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1745)
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1815
Guillaume Brune, French general and politician (b. 1763)
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1823
Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (b. 1753)
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1834
Harriet Arbuthnot, English diarist (b. 1793)
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1849
Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Ottoman Albanian commander (b. 1769)
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1854
Heinrich Clauren, German author (b. 1771)
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1859
Horace Mann, American educator and politician (b. 1796)
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1876
"Wild Bill" Hickok, American sheriff (b. 1837)
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1889
Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851)
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1890
Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (b. 1813)
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1903
Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847)
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1903
Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian and microbiologist (b. 1850)
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1913
Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)
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1915
John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)
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1917
Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)
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1921
Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1873)
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1922
Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
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1923
Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)
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1934
Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847)
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1937
Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900)
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1939
Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (b. 1883)
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1945
Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and educator (b. 1863)
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1955
Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1901)
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1955
Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (b. 1879)
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1963
Oliver La Farge, American anthropologist and author (b. 1901)
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1967
Walter Terence Stace, English-American epistemologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1886)
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1970
Angus MacFarlane-Grieve, English academic, mathematician, rower, and soldier (b. 1891)
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1972
Brian Cole, American bass player (b. 1942)
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1972
Paul Goodman, American psychotherapist and author (b. 1911)
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1972
Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (b. 1887)
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1973
Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
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1974
Douglas Hawkes, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1893)
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1976
László Kalmár, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1905)
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1976
Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1890)
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1978
Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (b. 1899)
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1978
Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (b. 1890)
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1979
Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. 1947)
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1981
Stefanie Clausen, Danish diver (b. 1900)
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1986
Roy Cohn, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
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1988
Joe Carcione, American activist and author (b. 1914)
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1988
Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (b. 1938)
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1990
Norman Maclean, American short story writer and essayist (b. 1902)
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1990
Edwin Richfield, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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1992
Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
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1996
Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, 150th Prime Minister of France (b. 1912)
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1996
Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1917)
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1997
William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1914)
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1997
Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1938)
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1998
Shari Lewis, American television host and puppeteer (b. 1933)
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1999
Willie Morris, American writer (b. 1934)
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2003
Peter Safar, Austrian-American physician and academic (b. 1924)
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2004
Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1929)
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2004
François Craenhals, Belgian illustrator (b. 1926)
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2004
Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1911)
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2005
Steven Vincent, American journalist and author (b. 1955)
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2007
Chauncey Bailey, American journalist (b. 1950)
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2008
Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese illustrator (b. 1935)
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2011
José Sanchis Grau, Spanish author and illustrator (b. 1932)
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2012
Gabriel Horn, English biologist and academic (b. 1927)
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2012
Magnus Isacsson, Canadian director and producer (b. 1948)
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2012
Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
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2012
John Keegan, English historian and journalist (b. 1934)
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2012
Bernd Meier, German footballer (b. 1972)
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2012
Marguerite Piazza, American soprano (b. 1920)
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2013
Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer and activist (b. 1936)
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2013
Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (b. 1942)
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2013
Alla Kushnir, Russian-Israeli chess player (b. 1941)
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2014
Ed Joyce, American journalist (b. 1932)
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2014
Billie Letts, American author and educator (b. 1938)
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2014
Barbara Prammer, Austrian social worker and politician (b. 1954)
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2014
James Thompson, American-Finnish author (b. 1964)
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2015
Forrest Bird, American pilot and engineer (b. 1921)
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2015
Giovanni Conso, Italian jurist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1922)
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2015
Piet Fransen, Dutch footballer (b. 1936)
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2015
Jack Spring, American baseball player (b. 1933)
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2016
Terence Bayler, New Zealand actor (b. 1930)
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2016
David Huddleston, American actor (b. 1930)
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2016
Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (b. 1927)
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2016
Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1946)
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