September 24 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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Événements
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787
Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembled at the church of Hagia Sophia.
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1180
Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies.
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1645
Battle of Rowton Heath, Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles.
Battle of Rowton Heath · Roundhead · Cavalier · Charles I of England
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1664
The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
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1674
Second Tantrik Coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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1780
Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold's plot to surrender West Point.
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1789
The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.
United States Congress · Judiciary Act of 1789 · United States Attorney General · Supreme Court of the United States
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1830
Belgian Revolution: A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium.
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1841
The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
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1846
Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
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1852
The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
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1853
Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
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1869
"Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
Black Friday (1869) · Gold · Ulysses S. Grant · United States Department of the Treasury · Jay Gould
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1877
Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion
Battle of Shiroyama · Imperial Japanese Army · Satsuma Rebellion
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1890
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · 1890 Manifesto · Mormonism and polygamy
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1906
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
Theodore Roosevelt · Devils Tower National Monument · Wyoming · U.S. National Monument
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1911
His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
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1929
Jimmy Doolittle performs the first blind flight from Mitchel Field proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
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1932
Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).
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1935
Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi.
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1946
Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
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1946
Clark Clifford and George Elsey, military advisers to U.S. President Harry S. Truman, present him with a top-secret report on the Soviet Union that first recommends the containment policy.
Clark Clifford · George Elsey · Harry S. Truman · Containment
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1948
The Honda Motor Company is founded.
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1950
Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A blue moon is seen as far away as Europe.
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1957
President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
Dwight D. Eisenhower · 101st Airborne Division · Little Rock, Arkansas · Little Rock Nine
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1960
USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
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1968
60 Minutes debuts on CBS.
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1972
Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.
Japan Airlines Flight 472 (1972) · Douglas DC-8 · Juhu Aerodrome · Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport · Mumbai
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1973
Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
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1975
Dougal Haston and Doug Scott on the Southwest Face expedition become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces.
Dougal Haston · Doug Scott · 1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expedition · Mount Everest
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1979
CompuServe launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.
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1993
The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
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1996
Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
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2005
Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
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2007
Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
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2009
The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. It marks the first use of Long-Range Acoustic Devices in U.S. history.
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2013
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing more than 327 people.
Moment magnitude scale · 2013 Balochistan earthquakes · Pakistan
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2014
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), a Mars orbiter launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), successfully inserted into orbit of Mars.
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2015
At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Naissances Célèbres
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AD 15
Vitellius, Roman emperor (d. 69)
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936
'Adud al-Dawla, Buyid king (d. 983)
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1301
Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)
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1418
Anne of Cyprus, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1462)
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1433
Shekha of Amarsar, Rajput chieftain (d. 1488)
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1473
Georg von Frundsberg, German Knight and landowner (d. 1528)
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1501
Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (d. 1576)
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1534
Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
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1564
William Adams, English sailor and navigator (d. 1620)
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1583
Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian general (d. 1634)
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1625
Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1672)
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1667
Jean-Louis Lully, French composer (d. 1688)
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1705
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
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1714
Alaungpaya, King of Burma (d. 1760)
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1717
Horace Walpole, English historian, author, and politician (d. 1797)
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1755
John Marshall, American captain, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1835)
John Marshall · Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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1761
F.L.Æ. Kunzen, German-Danish composer and conductor (d. 1817)
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1796
Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor and educator (d. 1875)
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1801
Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1862)
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1802
Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
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1817
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
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1829
Charles S. West, American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (d. 1885)
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1845
Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author (d. 1905)
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1858
Eugene Foss, American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)
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1859
Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer (d. 1933)
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1861
Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist (d. 1936)
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1870
Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting (d. 1960)
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1871
Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (d. 1960)
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1872
Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia (d. 1941)
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1873
María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1957)
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1878
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (d. 1947)
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1880
Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian (d. 1999)
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1882
Max Decugis, French tennis player (d. 1978)
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1883
Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated (d. 1934)
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1883
Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American high jumper and coach (d. 1951)
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1884
Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)
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1884
İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (d. 1973)
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1884
Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer and engineer (d. 1953)
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1885
Artur Lemba, Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1963)
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1890
Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)
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1890
A. P. Herbert, English author and playwright (d. 1971)
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1892
Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec (d. 1956)
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1893
Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1929)
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1894
Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1968)
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1894
Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
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1895
André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
André Frédéric Cournand · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1896
F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1940)
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1898
Howard Florey, Australian pharmacologist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
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1898
Charlotte Moore Sitterly, American astronomer (d. 1990)
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1899
William Dobell, Australian painter (d. 1970)
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1900
Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)
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1901
Alexandra Adler, Austrian neurologist and psychologist (d.2001)
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1902
Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran (d. 1989)
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1905
Severo Ochoa, Spanish-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
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1906
Leonard Marsh, Canadian sociologist and academic (d. 1982)
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1906
Józef Nawrot, Polish footballer (d. 1982)
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1907
Ben Oakland, American pianist, composer, and songwriter (d. 1979)
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1909
Gerard Antoni Ciołek, Polish historian and architect (d. 1966)
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1910
Jean Servais, Belgian-French actor (d. 1976)
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1911
Konstantin Chernenko, Russian politician (d. 1985)
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1912
Robert Lewis Taylor, American soldier and author (d. 1998)
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1913
Herb Jeffries, American singer (d. 2014)
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1914
John Kerr, Australian politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)
John Kerr (governor-general) · Governor-General of Australia
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1914
Andrzej Panufnik, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1991)
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1916
Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004)
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1918
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model (d. 1997)
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1918
Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)
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1920
Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
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1920
Jan Carew, Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 2012)
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1920
Ovadia Yosef, Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2013)
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1921
Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008)
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1921
Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)
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1922
Ettore Bastianini, Italian actor and singer (d. 1967)
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1922
Bert I. Gordon, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1922
Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (d. 1998)
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1922
John Moffatt, English actor and playwright (d. 2012)
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1923
Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)
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1923
Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1950)
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1923
Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2005)
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1924
Nina Bocharova, Ukrainian gymnast
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1924
Voula Zouboulaki, Egyptian-Greek actress (d. 2015)
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1925
Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and academic (d. 2004)
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1927
Arthur Malet, English-American actor and singer (d. 2013)
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1929
John Carter, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and flute player (d. 1991)
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1930
Józef Krupiński, Polish poet and author (d. 1998)
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1930
Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor (d. 1977)
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1930
Benjamin Romualdez, Filipino politician and diplomat (d. 2012)
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1930
John W. Young, American captain, engineer, and astronaut
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1931
Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and educator
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1931
Cardiss Collins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
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1931
Brian Glanville, English journalist and author
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1931
Anthony Newley, English singer and actor (d. 1999)
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1931
Mike Parkes, English race car driver (d. 1977)
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1932
Miguel Montuori, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1998)
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1932
Walter Wallmann, German politician, Minister-President of Hesse (d. 2013)
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1933
Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal
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1933
Mel Taylor, American drummer (d. 1996)
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1934
Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer and manager
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1934
John Brunner, English-Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 1995)
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1934
John Kasmin, English art dealer
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1934
Bernard Nevill, English painter, designer, and academic
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1934
Chick Willis, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)
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1934
Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat, 7th Secretary General of NATO (d. 1994)
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1934
Donald Wrye, American director, screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)
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1936
Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (d. 2013)
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1936
Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer and screenwriter, created The Muppets (d. 1990)
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1938
Steve Douglas, American saxophonist, flute player, and producer (d. 1993)
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1939
Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (d. 2014)
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1939
Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (d. 2015)
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1939
Jacques Vallée, French ufologist
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1940
Yves Navarre, French author (d. 1994)
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1941
John Mackey, American football player (d. 2011)
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1941
Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (d. 1998)
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1942
Gerry Marsden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1944
Eavan Boland, Irish poet and academic
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1944
Sven-Ole Thorsen, Danish bodybuilder and stuntman
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1945
Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author
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1945
Carson Van Osten, American comics creator and musician (d. 2015)
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1945
John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer
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1946
Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer
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1946
Joe Greene, American football player, coach, and actor
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1946
Lars Emil Johansen, Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland
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1946
César Pedroso, Cuban pianist and songwriter
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1946
Pat Pocock, Welsh-English cricketer
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1946
María Teresa Ruiz, Chilean astronomer
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1947
Stephen Mueller, American painter (d. 2011)
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1948
Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 1998)
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1948
Garth Porter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
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1949
Baleka Mbete, South African politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
Baleka Mbete · Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
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1949
Anders Arborelius, Swedish cardinal
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1950
Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
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1950
John Kessel, American author, poet, and playwright
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1950
Harriet Walter, English actress
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1951
Douglas Kmiec, American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Malta
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1952
Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager
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1952
Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
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1953
Peter Halley, American painter and educator
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1954
Marco Tardelli, Italian footballer and coach
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1955
Riccardo Illy, Italian businessman and politician, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia
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1956
Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
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1957
Brad Bird, American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and actor
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1957
Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager
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1958
Kevin Sorbo, American actor and producer
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1959
Theo Paphitis, Cypriot-English businessman
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1959
Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer
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1960
Tony Juniper, English environmentalist and politician
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1960
Amy Sky, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1961
Christopher L. Eisgruber, American lawyer and academic
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1961
John Logan, American screenwriter and producer
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1961
Luc Picard, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1962
Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer and manager
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1962
Mike Phelan, English footballer, coach, and manager
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1962
Tim Supple, English director and producer
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1962
Nia Vardalos, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter
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1962
Ilgvars Zalāns, Latvian painter
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1963
Michael Potter, Australian rugby player and coach
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1963
Ben Preston, English journalist
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1964
Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-American baseball player
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1964
Marko Pomerants, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
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1964
Ronald van der Kemp, Dutch fashion designer
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1965
Robert Irvine, English chef and television host
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1965
Njål Ølnes, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
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1965
Sean McNabb, American singer and bass player
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1965
Janet Weiss, American drummer
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1966
Christophe Bouchut, French racing driver
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1966
Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player
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1966
Stefan Molyneux, Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger
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1966
Michael O. Varhola, American journalist and author
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1967
Noreena Hertz, English economist, author, and academic
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1969
Shawn Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
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1969
Christopher Pincher, English politician
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1969
Shamim Sarif, English author, director, and screenwriter
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1969
Paul Ray Smith, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2003)
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1969
Megan Ward, American actress
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1971
Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist
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1971
Mike Michalowicz, American businessman and author
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1971
Kevin Millar, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1971
Peter Salisbury, English drummer
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1972
Conor Burns, British politician
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1972
Kate Fleetwood, English actress
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1973
Eddie George, American football player and sportscaster
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1973
Rodrick Rhodes, American basketball player and coach
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1974
John McDonald, American baseball player
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1976
Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
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1976
Stephanie McMahon, American wrestler and businesswoman
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1976
Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer (d. 2013)
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1976
Vahur Vahtramäe, Estonian footballer
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1977
Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer and manager
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1977
Casey Rabach, American football player
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1978
Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
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1979
Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer
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1979
Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer
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1980
Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist
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1980
Dean Canto, Australian race car driver
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1980
Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
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1980
Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist
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1980
John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
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1981
Ryan Briscoe, Australian race car driver
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1981
Drew Gooden, American basketball player
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1982
Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
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1982
Paul Hamm, American gymnast
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1982
Jeff Karstens, American baseball player
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1983
Liam Finn, Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1983
Randy Foye, American basketball player
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1983
Ben Harris, Australian rugby league player
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1984
Taylor Eigsti, American pianist and composer
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1984
Senzo Meyiwa, South African footballer (d. 2014)
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1985
Eric Adjetey Anang, Ghanaian sculptor and carpenter
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1985
Eleanor Catton, Canadian-New Zealand author
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1985
Cameron Price, Australian news journalist
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1987
Matthew Connolly, English footballer
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1987
Gürhan Gürsoy, Turkish footballer
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1988
Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player
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1989
Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and Miss Universe 2015 titleholder
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1991
Maximiliano Uggè, Italian footballer
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1991
Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer
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1993
Ben Platt, American actor
Décès Célèbres
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366
Pope Liberius
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768
Pepin the Short, Frankish king (b. 714)
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887
Gao Pian, general of the Tang Dynasty
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1054
Hermann of Reichenau, German composer, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1013)
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1120
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)
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1143
Agnes of Germany (b. 1072)
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1143
Pope Innocent II
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1180
Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1118)
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1218
Robert of Knaresborough (b. 1160)
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1228
Stefan the First-Crowned, Serbian king (b. 1165)
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1270
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
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1275
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1208)
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford · Lord High Constable of England
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1435
Isabeau of Bavaria (b. 1370)
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1459
Eric of Pomerania, King of Norway, Denmark and Sweden (b. 1382)
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1494
Poliziano, Italian poet and scholar (b. 1454)
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1534
Michael Glinski, Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1470)
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1541
Paracelsus, German-Swiss physician, botanist, and chemist (b. 1493)
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1545
Albert of Mainz, German cardinal (b. 1490)
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1562
Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1495)
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1572
Túpac Amaru, last of the Incas
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1605
Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1547)
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1621
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish commander (b. 1560)
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1646
Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1565)
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1707
Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet and author (b. 1642)
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1732
Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)
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1742
Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1684)
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1790
John Keyse Sherwin, English engraver (b. 1751)
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1802
Alexander Radishchev, Russian author and critic (b. 1749)
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1834
Pedro I of Brazil (b. 1798)
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1848
Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)
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1863
William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)
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1889
D. H. Hill, American general and academic (b. 1821)
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1889
Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (b. 1856)
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1892
Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American soldier and composer (b. 1829)
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1896
Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1818)
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1904
Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
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1929
Mahidol Adulyadej, Thai prince (b. 1892)
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1930
William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
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1933
Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor (b. 1878)
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1933
Alice Muriel Williamson, English author (b. 1869)
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1936
József Klekl, Slovene priest and journalist (b. 1879)
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1938
Lev Schnirelmann, Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
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1939
Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)
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1939
Charles Tatham, American fencer (b. 1854)
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1945
Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882)
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1947
Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (b. 1861)
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1948
Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)
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1950
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)
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1962
Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
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1973
August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887)
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1973
Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908)
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1975
Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906)
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1976
Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904)
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1978
James Bassett, American journalist and author (b. 1912)
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1978
Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (b. 1897)
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1980
Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896)
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1981
Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (b. 1910)
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1982
Sarah Churchill, English actress (b. 1914)
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1982
Józef Nawrot, Polish-English footballer (b. 1906)
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1984
Neil Hamilton, American actor (b. 1899)
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1991
Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)
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1993
Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)
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1993
Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1913)
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1994
Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (b. 1932)
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1996
Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
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1998
Jeff Moss, American composer and screenwriter (b. 1942)
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2002
Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian politician (b. 1953)
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2002
Mike Webster, American football player (b. 1952)
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2003
Rosalie Allen, American singer and radio host (b. 1924)
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2003
Lyle Bettger, American actor (b. 1915)
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2004
Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter (b. 1935)
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2006
Michael Ferguson, PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician (b. 1953)
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2006
Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner (b. 1909)
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2008
Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (b. 1917)
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2008
Irene Dailey, American actress (b. 1920)
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2008
Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (b. 1918)
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2009
Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (b. 1975)
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2010
Gennady Yanayev, Russian engineer and politician, Vice President of the Soviet Union (b. 1937)
Gennady Yanayev · List of heads of state of the Soviet Union
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2011
Stephen Mueller, American painter (b. 1947)
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2012
Pierre Adam, French cyclist (b. 1924)
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2012
Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1923)
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2012
Pedro Vázquez Colmenares, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Oaxaca (b. 1934)
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2013
Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
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2013
Margaret Feilman, Australian architect and urban planner (b. 1921)
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2013
Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (b. 1931)
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2013
Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author (b. 1912)
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2013
Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Kazakh general and politician (b. 1924)
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2013
Paul Oliver, American football player (b. 1984)
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2014
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (b. 1920)
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2014
Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (b. 1941)
Christopher Hogwood · Harpsichord · Academy of Ancient Music
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2014
Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1929)
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2015
Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (b. 1914)
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2015
Wang Zhongshu, Chinese archaeologist and academic (b. 1925)
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2016
Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1935)
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2016
Vladimir Kuzmichyov, Russian footballer (b. 1979)
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2016
Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (b. 1928)
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2016
Bill Nunn, American actor (b. 1953)
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2016
Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (b. 1947)