September 30 — Ce Jour-là dans l'Histoire
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489
Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under king Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time at Verona (Northern Italy).
Battle of Verona (489) · Ostrogoths · Theoderic the Great · Odoacer · Verona
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737
Battle of the Baggage: Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus and capture their baggage train.
Battle of the Baggage · Turgesh · Umayyad · Khuttal · Oxus
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1399
Henry IV is proclaimed King of England.
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1541
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.
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1551
Tainei-ji incident: A coup in Yamaguchi by the military establishment of the Ōuchi clan forces their lord Ōuchi Yoshitaka to commit suicide, and the city is burned.
Tainei-ji incident · Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi · Ōuchi clan · Ōuchi Yoshitaka
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1744
France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.
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1791
The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria.
The Magic Flute · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden · Vienna
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1791
The National Constituent Assembly in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as "incorruptible patriots".
National Constituent Assembly (France) · Maximilien Robespierre · Jérôme Pétion
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1813
Battle of Bárbula: Simón Bolívar defeats Santiago Bobadilla.
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1860
Britain's first tram service begins in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
Tram · Birkenhead · Merseyside
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1882
Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.
Thomas Edison · Hydroelectric · Vulcan Street Plant · Fox River (Wisconsin) · Appleton, Wisconsin
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1888
Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
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1903
The new Gresham's School is officially opened by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood.
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1906
The Royal Galician Academy, Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in Havana.
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1907
McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
McKinley National Memorial · William McKinley · Canton, Ohio
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1915
Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.
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1922
University of Alabama opened the football season with a 110-0 victory over the Marion Military Institute which still stands as the school record for largest margin of victory and as their only 100 point game.
Alabama Crimson Tide football · American football · Marion Military Institute · Margin of victory · List of 100 point games in college football
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1927
Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
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1931
Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Voortrekkers (youth organisation) · Afrikaner · Bloemfontein
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1935
The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
Hoover Dam · U.S. state · Arizona · Nevada
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1938
Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, allowing Germany to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
United Kingdom · Munich Agreement · Sudetenland · Czechoslovakia
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1938
The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
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1939
World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes commander-in-chief of the Polish Government in exile.
World War II · Władysław Sikorski · Commander-in-chief · Poland
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1939
NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game between the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and the Fordham Rams. Fordham won the game 34-7.
NBC · First televised American football game · Waynesburg Yellow Jackets · Fordham Rams
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1941
World War II: Holocaust in Kiev, Ukraine: German Einsatzgruppe C complete Babi Yar massacre.
The Holocaust · Kiev · Ukraine · Einsatzgruppe C · Babi Yar
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1943
The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
United States Merchant Marine Academy · Kings Point, New York · Franklin D. Roosevelt
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1945
The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43
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1947
The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.
World Series · New York Yankees · Brooklyn Dodgers · Television
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1947
Pakistan joins the United Nations
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1949
The Berlin Airlift ends.
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1954
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear reactor powered vessel.
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1962
Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the National Farm Workers Association, which later becomes United Farm Workers.
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1962
James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying segregation.
James Meredith · University of Mississippi · Racial segregation
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1965
The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced.
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1965
The 30 September Movement attempts a coup against the Indonesian government, which is crushed by the military under Suharto and leads to a mass anti-communist purge, with over 500,000 people killed.
30 September Movement · Indonesia · Suharto · Indonesian killings of 1965-66
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1966
The British protectorate of Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Seretse Khama takes office as the first President.
Protectorate · Bechuanaland Protectorate · Botswana · Seretse Khama · Heads of state of Botswana
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1967
BBC Light Programme, Third Programme and Home Service are replaced with BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 Respectively, BBC Radio 1 is also launched with Tony Blackburn presenting its first show.
BBC Light Programme · BBC Third Programme · BBC Home Service · BBC Radio 2 · BBC Radio 3
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1968
The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time at the Boeing Everett Factory.
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1970
Jordan makes a deal with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.
Jordan · Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine · Dawson's Field hijackings
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1972
Roberto Clemente records the 3,000th and final hit of his career.
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1975
The Hughes (later McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing) AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. Eight years later, the first production model rolled out of the assembly line.
Hughes Helicopters · McDonnell Douglas · Boeing · AH-64 Apache
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1979
The Hong Kong MTR commences service with the opening of its Modified Initial System (aka. Kwun Tong Line).
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1980
Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
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1988
Al Holbert was fatally injured when his privately owned propeller driven Piper PA-60 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff near Columbus, Ohio when a clamshell door was not closed.
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1990
The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital city of Ottawa.
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1993
The 6.2 Mw Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
1993 Latur earthquake · Maharashtra · Mercalli intensity scale
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1994
Aldwych tube station (originally Strand Station) of the London Underground closes after eighty-eight years in service.
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1994
Ongar railway station, the furthest London Underground from Central London, closes.
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1999
The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
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2004
The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat is retired.
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2005
The controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy · Jyllands-Posten
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2009
The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake shakes central Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This dip-slip (reverse) earthquake left 1,115 people dead, and was followed several days later by a 6.6 Mw strike-slip event.
2009 Sumatra earthquakes · Sumatra · Mercalli intensity scale
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2016
Hurricane Matthew became a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea, since Hurricane Felix in 2007.
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2017
Titus Zeman SDB. - priest, beatification ceremony in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Naissances Célèbres
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1207
Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273)
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1227
Pope Nicholas IV (d. 1292)
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1404
Anne of Burgundy (d. 1432)
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1530
Girolamo Mercuriale, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)
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1550
Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1631)
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1622
Johann Sebastiani, German composer (d. 1683)
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1689
Jacques Aubert, French violinist and composer (d. 1753)
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1700
Stanisław Konarski, Polish monk, poet, and playwright (d. 1773)
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1710
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1771)
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford · Lord President of the Council
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1714
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemologist and philosopher (d. 1780)
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1732
Jacques Necker, Swiss-French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1804)
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1743
Christian Ehregott Weinlig, German cantor and composer (d. 1813)
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1765
José María Morelos, Mexican priest and general (d. 1815)
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1800
Decimus Burton, English architect, designed the Pharos Lighthouse (d. 1881)
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1813
John Rae, Scottish physician and explorer (d. 1893)
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1827
Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States (d. 1918)
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1832
Ann Jarvis, American activist, co-founded Mother's Day (d. 1905)
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1836
Remigio Morales Bermúdez, Peruvian politician, 56th President of Peru (d. 1894)
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1852
Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1924)
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1861
William Wrigley, Jr., American businessman, founded Wrigley Company (d. 1932)
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1863
Reinhard Scheer, German admiral (d. 1928)
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1870
Thomas W. Lamont, American banker and philanthropist (d. 1948)
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1870
Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1942)
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1882
Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic (d. 1945)
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1883
Bernhard Rust, German educator and politician (d. 1945)
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1883
Nora Stanton Blatch Barney, American civil engineer, architect, and suffragist (d. 1971)
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1887
Lil Dagover, Indonesian-German actress (d. 1980)
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1893
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1964)
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1895
Lewis Milestone, Moldovan-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1980)
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1897
Gaspar Cassadó, Spanish cellist and composer (d. 1966)
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1897
Alfred Wintle, Russian-English soldier and politician (d. 1966)
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1897
Charlotte Wolff, German-English physician and psychotherapist (d. 1986)
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1898
Renée Adorée, French-American actress (d. 1933)
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1898
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (d. 1977)
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1898
Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, German-American author and illustrator (d. 1986)
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1901
Thelma Terry, American bassist and bandleader (d. 1966)
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1904
Waldo Williams, Welsh poet and academic (d. 1971)
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1905
Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
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1905
Michael Powell, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
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1906
Mireille Hartuch, French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996)
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1908
David Oistrakh, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (d. 1974)
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1910
Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain (d. 1962)
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1911
Gustave Gilbert, American psychologist (d. 1977)
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1912
Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985)
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1913
Bill Walsh, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1975)
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1915
Lester Maddox, American businessman and politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (d. 2003)
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1917
Yuri Lyubimov, Russian actor and director (d. 2014)
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1917
Buddy Rich, American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987)
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1918
Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army captain (d. 1995)
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1918
René Rémond, French historian and economist (d. 2007)
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1919
Roberto Bonomi, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1992)
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1919
Elizabeth Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (d. 2008)
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1919
William L. Guy, American lieutenant and politician, 26th Governor of North Dakota (d. 2013)
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1919
Patricia Neway, American soprano and actress (d. 2012)
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1921
Deborah Kerr, Scottish-English actress (d. 2007)
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1921
Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American cellist and educator
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1922
Lamont Johnson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
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1922
Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
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1923
Donald Swann, Welsh-English pianist and composer (d. 1994)
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1924
Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
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1925
Arkady Ostashev, Russian engineer and educator (d. 1998)
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1926
Heino Kruus, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
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1926
Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2010)
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1927
W. S. Merwin, American poet and translator
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1928
Elie Wiesel, Romanian-American author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
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1928
Ray Willsey, Canadian-American football player and coach (d. 2013)
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1929
Carol Fenner, American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
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1929
Vassilis Papazachos, Greek seismologist and academic
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1929
Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Filipino politician, diplomat and writer (d. 2017)
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1929
Dorothee Sölle, German theologian and author (d. 2003)
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1931
Angie Dickinson, American actress
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1931
Teresa Gorman, English educator and politician (d. 2015)
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1932
Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author, playwright, and politician, Governor of Tokyo
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1932
Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (d. 2008)
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1933
Michel Aoun, Lebanese general and politician, President of Lebanon
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1933
Cissy Houston, American singer
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1934
Alan A'Court, English footballer and manager (d. 2009)
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1934
Udo Jürgens, Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2014)
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1934
Anna Kashfi, Indian-American actress (d. 2015)
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1935
Johnny Mathis, American singer and actor
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1936
Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China
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1936
Sevgi Soysal, Turkish author (d. 1976)
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1937
Jurek Becker, Polish-German author (d. 1997)
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1937
Valentyn Sylvestrov, Ukrainian pianist and composer
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1937
Gary Hocking, Rhodesian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)
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1938
Alan Hacker, English clarinet player and educator (d. 2012)
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1939
Len Cariou, Canadian actor
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1939
Anthony Green, English painter and academic
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1939
Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1940
Claudia Card, American philosopher and academic (d. 2015)
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1940
Harry Jerome, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)
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1940
Dewey Martin, Canadian-American drummer (d. 2009)
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1941
Samuel F. Pickering, Jr., American author and educator
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1941
Kamalesh Sharma, Indian academic and diplomat, 5th Commonwealth Secretary General
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1941
Reine Wisell, Swedish race car driver
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1942
Gus Dudgeon, English record producer (d. 2002)
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1942
Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968)
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1943
Johann Deisenhofer, German-American biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1943
Marilyn McCoo, American singer
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1943
Philip Moore, English organist and composer
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1943
Ian Ogilvy, English-American actor, playwright, and author
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1944
Diane Dufresne, Canadian singer and painter
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1944
Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (d. 2006)
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1944
Red Robbins, American basketball player (d. 2009)
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1945
Richard Edwin Hills, English astronomer and academic
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1945
Ehud Olmert, Israeli lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Israel
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1946
Fran Brill, American actress, singer, and puppeteer
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1946
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Leader of the House of Lords
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury · Leader of the House of Lords
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1946
Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (d. 1993)
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1946
Jochen Mass, German race car driver
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1946
Paul Sheahan, Australian cricketer and educator
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1946
Claude Vorilhon, French journalist, founded Raëlism
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1947
Marc Bolan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)
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1947
Rula Lenska, English actress
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1948
Craig Kusick, American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)
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1950
Laura Esquivel, Mexican author and screenwriter
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1950
Victoria Tennant, English actress and dancer
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1951
John Lloyd, English screenwriter and producer
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1951
Barry Marshall, Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1951
Simon White, English astrophysicist and academic
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1952
John Lombardo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1953
Matt Abts, American drummer
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1953
Deborah Allen, American country music singer-songwriter, author, and actress
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1954
Basia, Polish singer-songwriter and record producer
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1954
Scott Fields, American guitarist and composer
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1954
Patrice Rushen, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1955
Andy Bechtolsheim, German engineer, co-founded Sun Microsystems
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1955
Frankie Kennedy, Northern Irish flute player (d. 1994)
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1956
Trevor Morgan, English footballer and manager
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1957
Fran Drescher, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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1958
Marty Stuart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1959
Ettore Messina, Italian basketball player and coach
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1960
Julia Adamson, Canadian-English keyboard player, composer, and producer
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1960
Nicola Griffith, English-American author
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1960
Miki Howard, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1960
Blanche Lincoln, American politician
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1961
Gary Coyne, Australian rugby league player
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1961
Eric Stoltz, American actor, director, and producer
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1961
Mel Stride, English politician
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1961
Eric van de Poele, Belgian race car driver
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1963
David Barbe, American bass player and producer
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1964
Trey Anastasio, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer
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1964
Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and fashion model
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1965
Omid Djalili, English comedian, actor, and producer
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1966
Gary Armstrong, Scottish rugby player
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1966
Markus Burger, German pianist, composer, and educator
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1967
Emmanuelle Houdart, Swiss-French author and illustrator
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1969
Gintaras Einikis, Lithuanian basketball player
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1969
Chris von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1991)
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1970
Tony Hale, American actor and producer
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1970
Damian Mori, Australian footballer and manager
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1971
Jenna Elfman, American actress and producer
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1972
Jamal Anderson, American football player and sportscaster
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1972
Ari Behn, Danish-Norwegian author and playwright
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1972
John Campbell, American bass player and songwriter
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1972
Mayumi Kojima, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1972
José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2010)
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1974
Jeremy Giambi, American baseball player
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1974
Tom Greatrex, English politician
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1974
Ben Phillips, English cricketer
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1974
Daniel Wu, American-born Hong Kong actor, director, and producer
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1975
Jay Asher, American author
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1975
Marion Cotillard, French-American actress and singer
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1975
Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player
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1976
Georgie Bingham, British radio and television presenter
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1977
Roy Carroll, Northern Irish goalkeeper and manager
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1977
Nick Curran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)
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1979
Cameron Bruce, Australian footballer and coach
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1979
Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer
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1980
Martina Hingis, Czechoslovakia-born Swiss tennis player
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1980
Milagros Sequera, Venezuelan tennis player
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1981
Cecelia Ahern, Irish author
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1981
Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast
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1982
Lacey Chabert, American actress
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1982
Ryane Clowe, Canadian ice hockey player
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1982
Yan Stastny, Canadian ice hockey player
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1982
Dmytro Boyko, Ukrainian footballer
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1983
Boniek Forbes, Guinea-Bissau footballer
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1983
Andreea Răducan, Romanian gymnast
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1984
Georgios Eleftheriou, Greek footballer
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1985
Adam Cooney, Australian footballer
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1985
David Gower, Australian rugby league player
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1985
Téa Obreht, Serbian-American author
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1985
Cristian Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
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1985
T-Pain, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1986
Olivier Giroud, French footballer
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1986
Martin Guptill, New Zealand cricketer
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1986
Ben Lovett, Welsh musician and songwriter (Mumford & Sons)
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1986
Cristián Zapata, Colombian footballer
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1987
Aida Garifullina, Russian operatic soprano
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1988
Eglė Staišiūnaitė, Lithuanian hurdler
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1989
André Weis, German footballer
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1994
Aliya Mustafina, Russian gymnast
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1996
Jacob Host, Australian rugby league player
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1997
Yana Kudryavtseva, Russian gymnast
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1997
Max Verstappen, Dutch Formula One driver
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2002
Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress
Décès Célèbres
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420
Jerome, Roman priest, theologian, and saint (b. 347)
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653
Honorius of Canterbury, Italian archbishop and saint
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940
Fan Yanguang, Chinese general
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954
Louis IV of France (b. 920)
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1101
Anselm IV, Italian archbishop
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1246
Yaroslav II of Vladimir (b. 1191)
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1288
Leszek II the Black, Polish prince, Duke of Łęczyca, Sieradz, Kraków, Sandomierz (b. 1241)
Leszek II the Black · Łęczyca · Sieradz · Kraków · Sandomierz
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1440
Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn, Welsh soldier and politician (b. 1362)
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1487
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1400)
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1551
Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (b. 1507)
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1560
Melchior Cano, Spanish theologian (b. 1525)
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1572
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1510)
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía · Superior General of the Society of Jesus
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1581
Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518)
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1626
Nurhaci, Chinese emperor (b. 1559)
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1628
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1554)
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke · Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1770
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1695)
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham · Secretary of State for the Southern Department
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1770
George Whitefield, English-American priest and theologian (b. 1714)
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1865
Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (b. 1800)
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1891
Georges Ernest Boulanger, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1837)
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1897
Thérèse of Lisieux, French nun and saint (b. 1873)
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1910
Maurice Lévy, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1838)
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1942
Hans-Joachim Marseille, German captain and pilot (b. 1919)
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1943
Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (b. 1864)
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1946
Takashi Sakai, Japanese general and politician, Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1887)
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1955
James Dean, American actor (b. 1931)
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1959
Henry Barwell, Australian politician, 28th Premier of South Australia (b. 1877)
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1961
Onésime Gagnon, Canadian scholar and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1888)
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1973
Peter Pitseolak, Canadian photographer and author (b. 1902)
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1974
Carlos Prats, Chilean general and politician, Chilean Minister of Defense (b. 1915)
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1977
Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (b. 1924)
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1978
Edgar Bergen, American actor and ventriloquist (b. 1903)
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1985
Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist and physicist (b. 1900)
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1985
Simone Signoret, French actress (b. 1921)
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1986
Nicholas Kaldor, Hungarian-British economist (b. 1908)
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1987
Alfred Bester, American author and screenwriter (b. 1913)
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1988
Al Holbert, American race car driver (b. 1946)
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1989
Virgil Thomson, American composer and critic (b. 1896)
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1990
Rob Moroso, American race car driver (b. 1968)
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1990
Alice Parizeau, Polish-Canadian journalist and author (b. 1930)
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1990
Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
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1991
Toma Zdravković, Serbian singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
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1994
André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
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1998
Marius Goring, English actor (b. 1912)
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1998
Dan Quisenberry, American baseball player and poet (b. 1953)
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1998
Robert Lewis Taylor, American soldier and author (b. 1912)
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2002
Göran Kropp, Swedish race car driver and mountaineer (b. 1966)
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2002
Hans-Peter Tschudi, Swiss lawyer and politician, 63rd President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1913)
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2003
Yusuf Bey, American activist, founded Your Black Muslim Bakery (b. 1935)
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2003
Ronnie Dawson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
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2003
Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (b. 1944)
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2004
Gamini Fonseka, Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician (b. 1936)
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2004
Jacques Levy, American director and songwriter (b. 1935)
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2004
Michael Relph, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
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2008
J. B. Jeyaretnam, Singaporean lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
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2010
Stephen J. Cannell, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1941)
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2011
Anwar al-Awlaki, American-Yemeni terrorist (b. 1971)
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2011
Ralph M. Steinman, Canadian-American immunologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1943)
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2012
Turhan Bey, Austrian actor and producer (b. 1922)
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2012
Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (b. 1917)
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2012
Bobby Jaggers, American wrestler and engineer (b. 1948)
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2012
Clara Stanton Jones, American librarian (b. 1913)
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2012
Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian-American figure skater (b. 1928)
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2012
Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (b. 1956)
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2013
Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (b. 1942)
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2014
Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Indian cleric and politician (b. 1940)
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2014
Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
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2015
Guido Altarelli, Italian-Swiss physicist and academic (b. 1941)
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2015
Claude Dauphin, French businessman (b. 1951)
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2015
Göran Hägg, Swedish author and critic (b. 1947)
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2017
Monty Hall, American game show host (b. 1921)