September 21 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
373 entrées
Événements
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455
Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.
Avitus · Ancient Rome · Gaul
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1170
Combined English and Irish forces, under the command of Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster seize Norse-Gaelic Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin into exile.
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke · Diarmait Mac Murchada · Dublin · Ascall mac Ragnaill
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1217
Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in Battle of Matthew's Day.
Livonian Crusade · Estonians · Lembitu · Livonians · Caupo of Turaida
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1435
The Congress of Arras causes Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.
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1745
Battle of Prestonpans: A Hanoverian army under the command of Sir John Cope is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Battle of Prestonpans · House of Hanover · John Cope (British Army officer) · Jacobitism · Prince
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1776
Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
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1780
American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
American Revolutionary War · Benedict Arnold · Kingdom of Great Britain · West Point, New York
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1792
French Revolution: The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the absolute monarchy.
French Revolution · National Convention · Proclamation of the abolition of the monarchy
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1843
John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the newly independent Chilean government.
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1860
Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
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1896
Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.
Mahdist War · Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener · Dongola · Sudan
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1898
Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
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1921
A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
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1933
Salvador Lutteroth ran the first ever EMLL (now CMLL) show in Mexico, marking the birth of Lucha libre.
Salvador Lutteroth · Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre · Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre · Lucha libre
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1937
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
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1938
The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
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1939
Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by far-right legionnaires of the fascist paramilitary organization Iron Guard.
Kingdom of Romania · Prime Minister · Armand Călinescu · Iron Guard
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1942
The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp.
The Holocaust in Ukraine · Yom Kippur · Nazis · Pidhaitsi · Bełżec extermination camp
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1942
The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów and move to the ghetto in Biała Podlaska, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski, Rossosz and Terespol.
The Holocaust in Poland · Konstantynów, Lublin Voivodeship · Ghetto · Biała Podlaska · Janów Podlaski
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1942
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
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1949
The People's Republic of China is established in Beijing.
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1953
Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea and is associated with Operation Moolah.
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1964
Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom but remains in the Commonwealth.
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1964
The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
North American XB-70 Valkyrie · Mach number · Palmdale, California
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1965
The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.
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1971
Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
Bahrain · Bhutan · Qatar · United Nations
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1972
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.
Ferdinand Marcos · Proclamation № 1081 · Martial law in the Philippines
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1976
Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet.
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1976
Seychelles joins the United Nations.
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1981
Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
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1981
Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.
Sandra Day O'Connor · U.S. Senate · Supreme Court of the United States
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1984
Brunei joins the United Nations.
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1991
Armenia gains independence from the Soviet Union.
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1993
Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993.
Boris Yeltsin · State Duma · Russian constitutional crisis of 1993
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1996
The Defense of Marriage Act passes the United States Congress (a vote of 342-67 in the House of Representatives and a vote of 85-14 in the Senate). The law prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriage, while allowing states to adopt any marital definition of their choosing.
Defense of Marriage Act · United States Congress · United States House of Representatives · United States Senate · Same-sex marriage in the United States
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1999
Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead.
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2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
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2001
Increased racial tensions in Peterborough, England following the September 11 attacks result in the murder of Ross Parker by a gang of ten Muslims in a racially motivated attack.
Peterborough · England · September 11 attacks · Murder of Ross Parker
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2003
The Galileo Probe is terminated by sending it into Jupiter.
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2013
Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people.
Al-Shabaab (militant group) · Westgate shopping mall attack · Nairobi · Kenya
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Naissances Célèbres
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580
Pope Vitalian (d. 672)
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953
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim, Buyid prince
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1051
Bertha of Savoy (d. 1087)
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1371
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1440)
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1407
Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (d. 1450)
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1411
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, English politician, Lord Protector of England (d. 1460)
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York · Lord Protector of England
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1415
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1493)
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1428
Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)
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1433
Guillaume Fichet, French scholar and academic (d. 1480)
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1452
Girolamo Savonarola, Italian priest and philosopher (d. 1498)
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1457
Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Polish princess (d. 1502)
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1552
Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (d. 1638)
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1559
Cigoli, Italian painter and architect (d. 1613)
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1629
Philip Howard, English cardinal (d. 1694)
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1640
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, younger son of Louis XIII of France and his wife (d. 1701)
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1645
Louis Jolliet, Canadian explorer (d. 1700)
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1706
Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (d. 1735)
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1756
John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer (d. 1836)
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1758
Christopher Gore, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1827)
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1760
Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Minister of Justice for Imperial Russia (d. 1837)
Ivan Dmitriev · List of Ministers of Justice of Imperial Russia
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1819
Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois (d. 1864)
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1840
Murad V, Ottoman sultan (d. 1904)
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1842
Abdul Hamid II, 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1918)
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1846
Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (d. 1906)
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1849
Maurice Barrymore, American actor (d. 1905)
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1853
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)
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1859
Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (d. 1933)
Francesc Macià · List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya
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1860
Wilson Kettle, Canadian centenarian (d. 1963)
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1862
James E. Talmage, English-American religious leader and author (d. 1933)
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1863
John Bunny, American actor (d. 1915)
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1866
Charles Nicolle, French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
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1866
H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (d. 1946)
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1867
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1958)
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe · Governor-General of New Zealand
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1867
Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (d. 1950)
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1872
Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
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1873
Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (d. 1966)
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1874
Gustav Holst, English composer and educator (d. 1934)
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1878
Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (d. 1951)
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1882
Geevarghese Ivanios, Indian metropolitan (d. 1953)
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1884
Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1944)
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1890
Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1916)
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1890
Charles William Train, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1965)
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1894
Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer and businessman (d. 1952)
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1899
Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986)
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1902
Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic (d. 1963)
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1902
Allen Lane, English publisher, founded Penguin Books (d. 1970)
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1902
Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1937)
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1903
Preston Tucker, American engineer and businessman, designed the Tucker Sedan (d. 1956)
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1905
Robert Lebel, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1999)
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1906
Henry Beachell, American biologist and botanist (d. 2006)
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1909
Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana (d. 1972)
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1910
Meinrad Schütter, Swiss composer (d. 2006)
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1912
Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
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1912
György Sándor, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
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1916
Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003)
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1917
Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1968)
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1918
John Gofman, American physicist, chemist, and biologist (d. 2007)
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1918
Karl Slover, American actor (d. 2011)
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1919
Mario Bunge, Argentinian-Canadian physicist and philosopher
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1919
Herman Fowlkes, Jr., American trumpet player and educator (d. 1993)
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1919
Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher and scholar (d. 1988)
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1921
John McHale, American baseball player and manager (d. 2008)
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1924
Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957)
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1926
Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999)
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1926
Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
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1926
Fereydoon Moshiri, Iranian poet and critic (d. 2000)
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1929
Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1979)
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1929
Edgar Valter, Estonian author and illustrator (d. 2006)
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1929
Bernard Williams, English-Italian philosopher and academic (d. 2003)
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1930
John Morgan, Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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1930
Bob Stokoe, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
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1931
Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
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1932
Shirley Conran, English journalist and author
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1932
Don Preston, American keyboard player and composer
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1933
Allan Jeans, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2011)
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1933
Dick Simon, American race car driver
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1934
Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2016)
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1935
Jimmy Armfield, English footballer and manager
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1935
Henry Gibson, American actor (d. 2009)
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1936
Ian Albery, English manager and producer
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1936
Dickey Lee, American pop-country singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1936
Yury Luzhkov, Russian soldier and politician, 2nd Mayor of Moscow
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1936
Diane Rehm, American journalist and radio host
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1937
John D'Amico, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 2005)
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1938
Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach
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1938
Olu Falae, Nigerian politician and government official
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1939
Agnivesh, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician
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1940
Ron Fenton, English footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
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1940
Hermann Knoflacher, Austrian engineer and academic
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1940
Bill Kurtis, American journalist and producer
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1941
Jack Brisco, American wrestler and manager (d. 2010)
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1941
R. James Woolsey, Jr., American scholar and diplomat, 16th Director of Central Intelligence
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1942
Sam McDowell, American baseball player
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1943
David Hood, American session bassist and trombone player (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
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1943
Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
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1944
Steve Beshear, American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky
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1944
Marcus Binney, English historian and author
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1944
Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian, and author
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1944
Hamilton Jordan, American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2008)
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1944
Bobby Tench, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1945
Richard Childress, American race car driver and businessman
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1945
Shaw Clifton, Northern Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army
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1945
Kay Ryan, American poet and educator
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1946
Rose Garrard, English sculptor and author
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1946
Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss lawyer and politician, 87th President of the Swiss Confederation
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1946
Mart Siimann, Estonian psychologist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Estonia
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1947
Don Felder, American musician and songwriter (Eagles)
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1947
Keith Harris, English ventriloquist and singer (d. 2015)
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1947
Stephen King, American author and screenwriter
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1947
Ed Nimmervoll, Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (d. 2014)
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1947
Marsha Norman, American playwright and author
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1948
Jack Dromey, English union leader and politician
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1948
Mitsuo Momota, Japanese wrestler
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1949
Henry Butler, American pianist and photographer
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1949
Artis Gilmore, American basketball player and radio host
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1949
Odilo Scherer, Brazilian cardinal
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1950
Charles Clarke, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education
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1950
Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
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1951
Bruce Arena, American soccer player and manager
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1951
Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (d. 2005)
Aslan Maskhadov · President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
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1952
Dave Gregory, English guitarist and keyboard player
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1952
John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick, English lawyer and politician
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1953
Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver and sportscaster
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1953
Reinhard Marx, German cardinal
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1954
Shinzō Abe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 90th Prime Minister of Japan
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1954
Thomas S. Ray, American ecologist and academic
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1954
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, English rock drummer (Motörhead) (d. 2015)
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1955
Richard Hieb, American engineer and astronaut
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1955
Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter
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1956
Jack Givens, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1956
Marta Kauffman, American screenwriter and producer
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1956
Ricky Morton, American wrestler
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1957
Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1957
Mark Levin, American lawyer, radio host, and author
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1957
Sidney Moncrief, American basketball player and coach
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1957
Kevin Rudd, Australian politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister of Australia
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1958
Rick Mahorn, American basketball player and coach
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1958
Simon Mayo, English radio host
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1959
Crin Antonescu, Romanian educator and politician, former Interim President of Romania
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1959
Andrzej Buncol, Polish footballer
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1959
Dave Coulier, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
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1959
Danny Cox, English-American baseball player and coach
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1959
Corinne Drewery, English singer-songwriter (Swing Out Sister) and fashion designer
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1960
David James Elliott, Canadian-American actor and director
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1960
Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iranian journalist, politician and scientist, first woman Vice President of Iran
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1960
Kelley Eskridge, American author and screenwriter
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1960
Musalia Mudavadi, Kenyan politician and Former Deputy Prime Minister
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1960
Graham Southern, English art dealer and gallery owner
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1960
Maurizio Cattelan, Italian sculptor
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1961
Billy Collins, Jr., American boxer (d. 1984)
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1961
Dan Borislow, American businessman, invented the magicJack (d. 2014)
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1961
Nancy Travis, American actress and producer
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1962
Rob Morrow, American actor
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1963
Curtly Ambrose, Antiguan cricketer and bass player
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1963
Cecil Fielder, American baseball player and manager
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1963
Angus Macfadyen, Scottish actor and screenwriter
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1963
Mamoru Samuragochi, Japanese composer
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1963
Trevor Steven, English footballer
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1963
David J. Wales, British academic and educator
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1964
Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer-songwriter
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1964
Lester Quitzau, Canadian guitarist
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1965
Frédéric Beigbeder, French author and critic
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1965
Cheryl Hines, American actress
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1965
Johanna Vuoksenmaa, Finnish director and screenwriter
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1966
Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Canadian skier and journalist
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1967
Faith Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1967
Tyler Stewart, Canadian drummer
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1968
David Jude Jolicoeur, American rapper, songwriter, and producer (De La Soul)
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1968
Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and talk show host
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1969
Anne Burrell, American chef and television host
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1969
Jason Christiansen, American baseball player
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1969
Curtis Leschyshyn, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1970
Melissa Ferrick, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1970
Samantha Power, Irish-American journalist, academic, and diplomat, 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Samantha Power · United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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1971
John Crawley, English cricketer and academic
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1971
Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor and golf player
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1971
Luke Wilson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1972
Olivia Bonamy, French actress
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1972
Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter
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1972
Jon Kitna, American football player and coach
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1973
Vanessa Grigoriadis, American journalist and author
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1973
Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spanish tennis player
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1973
Oswaldo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
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1974
Bryce Drew, American basketball player and coach
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1974
Jana Kandarr, German tennis player
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1974
Andy Todd, English footballer and manager
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1975
Doug Davis, American baseball player
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1976
Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1976
Poul Hübertz, Danish footballer and manager
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1977
Kārlis Lācis, Latvian pianist and composer
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1977
Andre Pärn, Estonian basketball player
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1977
Kohei Sato, Japanese wrestler
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1977
Brian Tallet, American baseball player
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1978
Paulo Costanzo, Canadian actor, director, and producer
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1978
Luke Godden, Australian footballer
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1978
Doug Howlett, New Zealand rugby player
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1979
James Allan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1979
Richard Dunne, Irish footballer
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1979
Chris Gayle, Jamaican cricketer
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1979
Julian Gray, English footballer
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1979
Monika Merl, German runner
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1980
Nyree Kindred, Welsh swimmer
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1980
Tomas Scheckter, South African race car driver
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1980
Autumn Reeser, American actress
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1981
Nicole Richie, American actress, fashion designer, and author
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1982
Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian race car driver
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1982
Christos Tapoutos, Greek basketball player
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1982
Rowan Vine, English footballer
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1983
Fernando Cavenaghi, Argentinian footballer
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1983
Kristian Gidlund, Swedish drummer and journalist (d. 2013)
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1983
Maggie Grace, American actress
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1983
Greg Jennings, American football player
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1983
Joseph Mazzello, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1984
Ben Wildman-Tobriner, American swimmer
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1985
Justin Durant, American football player
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1986
Faris Badwan, English singer-songwriter
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1986
Lindsey Stirling, American violinist and composer
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1987
Jimmy Clausen, American football player
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1987
Anthony Don, Australian rugby league player
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1987
Marcelo Estigarribia, Paraguayan footballer
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1987
Murilo Maccari, Brazilian footballer
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1987
Ashley Paris, American basketball player
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1987
Courtney Paris, American basketball player
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1987
Michał Pazdan, Polish footballer
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1987
Ivelisse Vélez, Puerto Rican wrestler
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1988
Doug Baldwin, American football player
-
1988
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician
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1989
Jason Derulo, American singer-songwriter
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1989
Sandor Earl, Australian rugby league player
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1989
Emma Watkins, Australian singer and actress
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1990
Al-Farouq Aminu, American basketball player
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1990
Danny Batth, English footballer
-
1990
Ivan Dorschner, American-Filipino model and actor
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1990
Sam Kasiano, New Zealand rugby league player
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1991
Anastassia Kovalenko, Estonian motorcycle racer
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1992
Kim Jong-dae, Korean singer, Band Exo
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1992
Rodrigo Godínez, Mexican footballer
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1993
Kwon Mina, South Korean singer and actress
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1993
Derik Osede, Spanish footballer
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1998
Máscara de Bronce, Mexican wrestler
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Décès Célèbres
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19 BC
Virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC)
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454
Flavius Aetius, Roman general and politician (b. 396)
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687
Pope Conon (b. 630)
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1026
Otto-William, Count of Burgundy
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1217
Lembitu, Estonian king and military leader
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1217
Caupo of Turaida
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1235
Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1175)
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1256
William of Kilkenny, Lord Chancellor of England
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1327
Edward II of England (b. 1284)
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1397
Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English admiral (b. 1346)
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1558
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1500)
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1576
Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (b. 1501)
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1586
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1517)
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1629
Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1587)
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1643
Emperor Hong Taiji of China (b. 1592)
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1709
Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian statesman, Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (b. 1639)
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1719
Johann Heinrich Acker, German historian and academic (b. 1647)
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1743
Jai Singh II, Indian king (b. 1688)
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1748
John Balguy, English philosopher and author (b. 1686)
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1796
François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (b. 1769)
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1798
George Read, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Delaware (b. 1733)
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1812
Emanuel Schikaneder, German actor and playwright (b. 1751)
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1832
Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (b. 1771)
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1860
Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (b. 1788)
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1874
Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist and engineer (b. 1798)
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1880
Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (b. 1809)
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1904
Chief Joseph, American tribal leader (b. 1840)
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1905
Nikolay Benardos, Ukrainian inventor (b. 1842)
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1906
Samuel Arnold, American conspirator (b. 1838)
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1926
Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (b. 1857)
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1933
Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (b. 1896)
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1938
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian author and poet (b. 1874)
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1939
Armand Călinescu, Romanian economist and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1893)
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1942
John Symes, English cricketer (b. 1879)
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1944
Alexander Koshetz, Ukrainian choral conductor, arranger, composer (b. 1875)
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1944
Artur Phleps, Romanian general (b. 1881)
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1947
Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)
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1953
Necmettin Sadak, Turkish publisher and politician, 10th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1890)
Necmettin Sadak · List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)
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1954
Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (b. 1858)
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1956
Bill Struth, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1875)
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1957
Haakon VII of Norway (b. 1872)
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1958
Peter Whitehead, English race car driver (b. 1914)
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1961
Ed Oliver, American golfer (b. 1915)
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1962
Bo Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1892)
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1963
Paulino Masip, Spanish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1899)
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1964
Josef Müller, Croatian entomologist (b. 1880)
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1966
Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France (b. 1878)
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1971
Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
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1972
Henry de Montherlant, French essayist, novelist, and dramatist (b. 1896)
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1974
Walter Brennan, American actor (b. 1894)
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1974
Jacqueline Susann, American author and actress (b. 1918)
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1975
Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Turkish painter and poet (b. 1911)
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1976
Orlando Letelier, Chilean economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Chile (b. 1932)
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1982
Ivan Bagramyan, Russian general (b. 1897)
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1985
Gu Long, Chinese author and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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1987
Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, composer, and producer (b. 1951)
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1988
Glenn Robert Davis, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1914)
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1989
Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (b. 1954)
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1990
Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
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1991
Gordon Bashford, English engineer (b. 1916)
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1992
Tarachand Barjatya, Indian film producer, founded Rajshri Productions (b. 1914)
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1995
Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1928)
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1998
Florence Griffith Joyner, American sprinter (b. 1959)
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2000
Jacques Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 35th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1915)
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2000
Leonid Rogozov, Russian physician and surgeon (b. 1934)
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2002
Robert L. Forward, American physicist and engineer (b. 1932)
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2004
Bob Mason, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1952)
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2006
Tasos Athanasiadis, Greek author (b. 1913)
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2007
Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian skier (b. 1929)
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2007
Alice Ghostley, American actress (b. 1923)
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2007
Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (b. 1919)
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2009
Robert Ginty, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
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2011
John Du Cann, English guitarist (b. 1946)
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2011
Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (b. 1939)
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2011
Pamela Ann Rymer, American lawyer and judge (b. 1941)
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2012
José Curbelo, Cuban-American pianist and manager (b. 1917)
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2012
Yehuda Elkana, Israeli historian and philosopher (b. 1934)
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2012
Sven Hassel, Danish-German soldier and author (b. 1917)
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2012
Bill King, English commander, sailor, and author (b. 1910)
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2012
Tom Umphlett, American baseball player and manager (b. 1930)
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2013
Kofi Awoonor, Ghanaian author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1935)
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2013
Michel Brault, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
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2013
Harl H. Haas, Jr., American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1932)
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2013
Walter Wallmann, German lawyer and politician, Minister-President of Hesse (b. 1932)
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2013
Ko Wierenga, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1933)
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2014
Michael Harari, Israeli intelligence officer (b. 1927)
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2014
Caldwell Jones, American basketball player and coach (b. 1950)
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2014
Sheldon Patinkin, American director and playwright (b. 1935)
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2015
Yoram Gross, Polish-Australian director and producer (b. 1926)
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2015
Ray Warleigh, Australian-English saxophonist and flute player (b. 1938)
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2015
Richard Williamson, American footballer and coach (b. 1941)
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