October 12 — この日付の歴史
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出来事
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539 BC
The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon (Julian calendar)
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633
Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed by the British under Penda of Mercia and Cadwallon of Gwynedd.
Battle of Hatfield Chase · Edwin of Northumbria · Penda of Mercia · Cadwallon ap Cadfan
- 1113
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1279
Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk founder of Nichiren Buddhism, is said to have inscribed the Dai Gohonzon.
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1398
The Treaty of Salynas is signed between Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great and the Teutonic Knights, who received Samogitia.
Treaty of Salynas · Grand Duchy of Lithuania · Vytautas the Great · Teutonic Knights · Samogitia
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1492
Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached the Indies.
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1582
Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
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1654
The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.
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1692
The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor Sir William Phips.
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1748
British and Spanish naval forces engage at the Battle of Havana during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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1773
America's first insane asylum opens.
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1792
The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
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1793
The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid on the campus of the University of North Carolina.
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1798
Flemish and Luxembourgish peasants launch the rebellion against French rule known as the Peasants' War.
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1799
Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse becomes the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute, from an altitude of 900 metres (3,000 ft).
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1810
First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
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1822
Pedro I of Brazil is proclaimed the emperor of the Empire of Brazil.
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1823
Charles Macintosh of Scotland sells the first raincoat.
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1847
German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens & Halske, which later becomes Siemens AG.
- 1849
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1871
Criminal Tribes Act (CTA) enacted by British rule in India, which named over 160 local communities 'Criminal Tribes', i.e. hereditary criminals. Repealed in 1949, after Independence of India.
Criminal Tribes Act · British rule in India · Denotified Tribes · Repeal · Independence of India
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1890
Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed.
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1892
The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools, as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage.
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1901
President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
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1915
World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium
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1917
World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single day loss of life in New Zealand history.
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1918
A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Cloquet, Minnesota.
- 1928
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1933
The military Alcatraz Citadel becomes the civilian Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
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1942
World War II: Japanese ships retreat after their defeat in the Battle of Cape Esperance.
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1944
World War II: The Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end.
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1945
World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
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1959
At the national congress of APRA in Peru a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party who later form APRA Rebelde.
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance · Peru · APRA Rebelde
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1960
Cold War: Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at United Nations General Assembly meeting to protest a Philippine assertion of Soviet Union colonial policy being conducted in Eastern Europe.
Cold War · Nikita Khrushchev · Shoe-banging incident · United Nations · Philippine
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1960
Television viewers in Japan unexpectedly witness the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, when he is stabbed to death during a live broadcast.
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1962
The Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages.
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1963
After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union.
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1964
The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew and the first flight without space suits.
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1967
Vietnam War: US Secretary of State Dean Rusk states during a news conference that proposals by the U.S. Congress for peace initiatives are futile because of North Vietnam's opposition.
Vietnam War · Dean Rusk · United States Congress · North Vietnam
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1968
Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.
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1970
Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas
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1971
The 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire is held (until October 16).
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1979
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first of five books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams is published.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · Comic science fiction · Douglas Adams
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1979
The lowest recorded non-tornadic atmospheric pressure, 87.0 kPa (870 mbar or 25.69 inHg), occurred in the Western Pacific during Typhoon Tip.
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1983
Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from Lockheed and is sentenced to four years in jail.
Tanaka Kakuei · Lockheed bribery scandals · Lockheed Corporation
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1984
Brighton hotel bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. Thatcher escapes but the bomb kills five people and wounds 31.
Brighton hotel bombing · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Margaret Thatcher
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1984
American actor Jon-Erik Hexum accidentally shoots himself with a prop gun. He dies six days later.
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1986
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit China.
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom · Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh · China
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1988
Two officers of the Victoria Police are gunned down execution-style in the Walsh Street police shootings, Australia.
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1992
A 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.
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1994
The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus.
Magellan (spacecraft) · Atmospheric entry · Atmosphere of Venus
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1997
Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria that killed 43 at a fake roadblock.
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1998
Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, dies five days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie, Wyoming.
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1999
Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
Pervez Musharraf · Nawaz Sharif · 1999 Pakistani coup d'état
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1999
The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of Abkhazia declares its independence from Georgia
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2000
The USS Cole is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
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2002
Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.
2002 Bali bombings · Sari Club · Kuta · Bali
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2005
The second Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for five days in orbit.
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2008
Lithuanian nuclear power referendum, 2008 is performed.
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2013
Fifty-one people are killed after a truck veers off a cliff in La Convención Province, Peru.
著名な誕生
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1008
Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)
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1240
Trần Thánh Tông, emperor of Vietnam (then Đại Việt) (d. 1290)
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1350
Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Duke of Muscovy and Vladimir (d. 1389)
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1490
Bernardo Pisano, Italian singer-songwriter and priest (d. 1548)
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1533
Asakura Yoshikage, Japanese ruler (d. 1573)
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1537
Edward VI of England (d. 1553)
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1555
Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (d. 1601)
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1558
Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (d. 1618)
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1576
Thomas Dudley, English-American soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1653)
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1602
William Chillingworth, English scholar and theologian (d. 1644)
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1614
Henry More, English philosopher (d. 1687)
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1687
Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German lute player and composer (d. 1750)
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1710
Jonathan Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1785)
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1725
Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (d. 1810)
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1792
Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist (d. 1860)
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1798
Pedro I of Brazil (d. 1834)
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1801
Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1873)
Friedrich Frey-Herosé · President of the Swiss Confederation
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1815
William J. Hardee, American general (d. 1873)
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1838
George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)
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1840
Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (d. 1909)
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1855
Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (d. 1922)
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1860
Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass (d. 1930)
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1865
Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
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1866
Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1937)
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1868
August Horch, German engineer and businessman, founded Audi (d. 1951)
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1868
Mariano Trías, Filipino general and politician, 1st Vice President of the Philippines (d. 1914)
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1872
Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (d. 1958)
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1874
Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (d. 1942)
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1875
Aleister Crowley, English magician and author (d. 1947)
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1878
Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (d. 1956)
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1880
Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (d. 1913)
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1891
Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (d. 1942)
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1891
Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese soldier and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1945)
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1892
Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (d. 1975)
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1893
Velvalee Dickinson, American spy (d. 1980)
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1894
Elisabeth of Romania (d. 1956)
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1896
Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
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1903
Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (d. 1998)
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1904
Lester Dent, American journalist and author (d. 1959)
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1904
Ding Ling, Chinese author and educator (d. 1986)
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1906
Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)
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1906
John Murray, American playwright and producer (d. 1984)
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1906
Piero Taruffi, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1988)
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1908
Paul Engle, American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
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1908
Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997)
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1910
Robert Fitzgerald, American poet, critic, and translator (d. 1985)
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1910
Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and academic (d. 2013)
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1911
Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (d. 1987)
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1913
Alice Chetwynd Ley, English author and educator (d. 2004)
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1914
John E. Hodge, African-American chemist (d. 1996)
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1916
Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994)
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1916
Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959)
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1917
Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2004)
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1919
Gilles Beaudoin, Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Trois-Rivières (d. 2007)
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1919
Doris Miller, American chef and soldier (d. 1943)
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1920
Christy Ring, Irish hurler (d. 1979)
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1920
Christopher Soames, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (d. 1987)
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1921
Art Clokey, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created Gumby (d. 2010)
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1921
Jaroslav Drobný, Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (d. 2001)
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1921
Logie Bruce Lockhart, Scottish rugby player and journalist
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1922
William H. Sullivan, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (d. 2013)
William H. Sullivan · United States Ambassador to the Philippines
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1923
Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (d. 2015)
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1923
Goody Petronelli, American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2012)
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1924
Leonidas Kyrkos, Greek politician (d. 2011)
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1925
Denis Lazure, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (d. 2008)
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1928
Al Held, American painter and academic (d. 2005)
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1928
Domna Samiou, Greek singer and musicologist (d. 2012)
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1929
Nappy Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
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1929
Robert Coles, American psychologist, author, and academic
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1929
Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic journalist and academic (d. 2007)
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1930
Denis Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (d. 2013)
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1930
Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian and author
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1931
Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist and academic, co-developed Simula (d. 2002)
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1932
Dick Gregory, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2017)
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1932
Ned Jarrett, American race car driver and sportscaster
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1932
John Moffat, Danish physicist and academic
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1933
Guido Molinari, Canadian painter and art collector (d. 2004)
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1934
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
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1934
Richard Meier, American architect, designed the Getty Center and City Tower
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1934
Albert Shiryaev, Russian mathematician and academic
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1934
Oğuz Atay, Turkish engineer and author (d. 1977)
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1935
Don Howe, English footballer and manager (d. 2015)
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1935
Tony Kubek, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1935
Sam Moore, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)
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1935
Shivraj Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence
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1935
Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2007)
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1937
Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (d. 1969)
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1937
Robert Mangold, American painter
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1941
Michael Mansfield, English lawyer, academic, and republican
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1942
Melvin Franklin, American soul bass singer (The Temptations) (d. 1995)
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1943
Kostas Tsakonas, Greek actor (d. 2015)
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1944
Angela Rippon, English journalist and author
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1945
Aurore Clément, French actress
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1945
Dusty Rhodes, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2015)
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1946
Ashok Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 2008)
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1946
Daryl Runswick, English bassist and composer
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1947
Chris Wallace, American journalist
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1948
John Engler, American businessman and politician, 46th Governor of Michigan
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1948
Rick Parfitt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
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1949
Dave Lloyd, English cyclist and coach
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1949
Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist and murderer
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1949
Paul Went, English footballer and manager (d. 2017)
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1950
Susan Anton, American actress and model
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1950
Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming
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1951
Sally Little, South African-American golfer
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1951
Ed Royce, American businessman and politician
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1951
Norio Suzuki, Japanese golfer
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1952
Béla Csécsei, Hungarian educator and politician (d. 2012)
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1952
Roger Heath-Brown, English mathematician and theorist
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1953
Les Dennis, English comedian and actor
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1953
David Threlfall, English actor and director
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1954
Massimo Ghini, Italian actor
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1954
Michael Roe, American, singer, songwriter, and record producer
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1954
Linval Thompson, Jamaican singer and producer
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1955
Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer
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1955
Pat DiNizio, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Ante Gotovina, Croatian general
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1955
Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
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1956
Rafael Ábalos, Spanish author
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1956
Allan Evans, Scottish footballer
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1956
Lutz Haueisen, German cyclist
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1956
Catherine Holmes, Australian judge
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1956
Gerti Schanderl, German figure skater
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1956
David Vanian, English singer-songwriter
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1957
Clémentine Célarié, French actress, singer, and director
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1957
Serge Clerc, French comic book artist and illustrator
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1957
Mike Dowler, Welsh football goalkeeper
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1957
Annik Honoré, Belgian journalist and music promoter (d. 2014)
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1957
William F. Laurance, Australian biologist
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1958
Steve Austria, American lawyer and politician
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1958
Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, Portuguese historian, author, and academic (d. 2013)
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1958
Jeff Keith, American rock singer-songwriter (Tesla)
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1958
Bryn Merrick, Welsh bass player (d. 2015)
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1959
Anna Escobedo Cabral, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Treasurer of the United States
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1960
Steve Lowery, American golfer
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1960
Carlo Perrone, Italian footballer and manager
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1961
Chendo, Spanish footballer
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1962
Carlos Bernard, American actor and director
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1962
Chris Botti, American trumpet player and composer
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1962
John Coleman, English footballer and manager
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1962
Branko Crvenkovski, Macedonian engineer and politician, 3rd President of the Republic of Macedonia
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1962
Deborah Foreman, American actress and photographer
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1962
Mads Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer
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1963
Raimond Aumann, German footballer
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1963
Hideki Fujisawa, Japanese composer
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1963
Satoshi Kon, Japanese animator and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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1963
Dave Legeno, English actor and mixed martial artist (d. 2014)
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1963
Alan McDonald, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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1963
Luis Polonia, Dominican baseball player
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1965
Dan Abnett, English author
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1965
J. J. Daigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1965
Scott O'Grady, American captain and pilot
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1966
Jonathan Crombie, Canadian actor and voice over artist (d. 2015)
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1966
Wim Jonk, Dutch footballer
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1966
Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1966
Brenda Romero, American game designer
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1967
Becky Iverson, American golfer
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1968
Bill Auberlen, American race car driver
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1968
Paul Harragon, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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1968
Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer
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1968
Leon Lett, American football player
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1969
Martie Maguire, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer
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1969
Željko Milinovič, Slovenian footballer
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1969
Dwayne Roloson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1969
José Valentín, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1970
Kirk Cameron, American actor, screenwriter, and Christian evangelical/anti-evolution activist
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1970
Patrick Musimu, Belgian diver and physiotherapist (d. 2011)
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1970
Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player
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1970
Charlie Ward, American basketball player and coach
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1971
Tony Fiore, American baseball player
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1971
Steve Johnston, Australian motorcycle racer
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1971
Bronzell Miller, American football player and actor (d. 2013)
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1972
Neriah Davis, American model and actress
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1972
Juan Manuel Silva, Argentinian race car driver
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1972
Tom Van Mol, Belgian footballer
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1973
Lesli Brea, Dominican baseball player
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1973
Martin Corry, English rugby player
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1974
Stephen Lee, English snooker player
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1975
Susana Félix, Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1975
Marion Jones, American basketball player and runner
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1977
Cristie Kerr, American golfer
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1977
Bode Miller, American skier
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1977
Javier Toyo, Venezuelan footballer
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1978
Stefan Binder, German footballer
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1978
Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist
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1979
Steven Agnew, Northern Irish politician
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1979
Steve Borthwick, English rugby player
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1979
Jordan Pundik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Ledley King, English footballer
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1981
Brian Kerr, Scottish football player and manager
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1981
Giuseppe Lanzone, American rower
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1981
Conrad Smith, New Zealand rugby player
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1981
Sun Tiantian, Chinese tennis player
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1983
Alex Brosque, Australian footballer
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1983
Carlton Cole, English footballer
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1983
Mariko Yamamoto, Japanese cricketer
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1985
Michelle Carter, American shot putter
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1985
Mike Green, Canadian hockey player
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1985
Anna Iljuštšenko, Estonian high jumper
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1986
Ioannis Maniatis, Greek footballer
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1986
Sergio Peter, German footballer
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1987
Marvin Ogunjimi, Belgian footballer
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1988
Sam Whitelock, New Zealand rugby player
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1989
Anna Ohmiya, Japanese curler
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1990
Henri Lansbury, English footballer
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1991
Nicolao Dumitru, Italian footballer
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1992
Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer
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1994
Sean Monahan, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994
Olivia Smoliga, American swimmer
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1996
Riechedly Bazoer, Dutch footballer
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1997
Curtis Scott, Australian rugby league player
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2002
Iris Apatow, American actress
著名な死亡
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638
Pope Honorius I
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642
Pope John IV
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884
Tsunesada, Japanese prince (b. 825)
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1095
Leopold II, Margrave of Austria (b. 1050)
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1152
Adolf III of Berg (b. 1080)
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1176
William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician (b. 1109)
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1320
Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1277)
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1328
Clementia of Hungary, Queen consort of France and Navarre (b. 1293)
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1448
Zhu Quan, Prince of Ning, historian and playwright (b. 1378)
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1491
Fritz Herlen, German painter (b. 1449)
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1492
Piero della Francesca, Italian mathematician and painter (b. 1415)
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1565
Jean Ribault, French-American lieutenant and navigator (b. 1520)
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1576
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1527)
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1590
Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter and educator (b. 1543)
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1600
Luis de Molina, Spanish priest and philosopher (b. 1535)
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1601
Nicholas Brend, English landowner (b. 1560)
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1632
Kutsuki Mototsuna, Japanese commander (b. 1549)
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1646
François de Bassompierre, French general and courtier (b. 1579)
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1654
Carel Fabritius, Dutch artist (b. 1622)
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1678
Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1621)
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1679
William Gurnall, English minister, theologian, and author (b. 1617)
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1685
Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian lawyer and jurist (b. 1628)
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1730
Frederick IV of Denmark (b. 1671)
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1758
Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1680)
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1812
Juan José Castelli, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1764)
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1845
Elizabeth Fry, English nurse and philanthropist (b. 1780)
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1858
Hiroshige, Japanese painter (b. 1797)
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1870
Robert E. Lee, American general (b. 1807)
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1875
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)
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1896
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish lawyer and politician, 9th Council President of Denmark (b. 1817)
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs · Council President of Denmark
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1898
Calvin Fairbank, American minister and activist (b. 1816)
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1914
Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (b. 1838)
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1915
Edith Cavell, English nurse (b. 1865)
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1923
Bunny Lucas, English cricketer (b. 1857)
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1924
Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)
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1926
Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian and author (b. 1838)
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1933
John Lister, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1847)
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1940
Tom Mix, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
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1946
Joseph Stilwell, American general (b. 1883)
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1948
Susan Sutherland Isaacs, English psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1885)
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1954
George Welch, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
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1956
Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer and painter (b. 1872)
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1957
Arie de Jong, Indonesian-Dutch linguist and physician (b. 1865)
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1958
Gordon Griffith, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)
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1960
Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1898)
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1965
Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
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1967
Ram Manohar Lohia, Indian activist and politician (b. 1910)
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1969
Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater and actress (b. 1912)
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1969
Serge Poliakoff, Russian-French painter and academic (b. 1906)
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1969
Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (b. 1891)
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1970
Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, Russian-American illustrator and painter (b. 1891)
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1970
Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet and academic (b. 1930)
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1971
Dean Acheson, American lawyer and politician, 51st United States Secretary of State (b. 1893)
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1971
Gene Vincent, American musician (b. 1935)
-
1972
Robert Le Vigan, French-Argentinian actor and politician (b. 1900)
-
1973
Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (b. 1899)
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1984
Anthony Berry, English politician (b. 1925)
-
1985
Johnny Olson, American radio host and game show announcer (b. 1910)
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1985
Ricky Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
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1987
Alf Landon, American lieutenant and politician, 26th Governor of Kansas (b. 1887)
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1987
Fahri Korutürk, Turkish commander and politician, 6th President of Turkey (b. 1903)
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1988
Ruth Manning-Sanders, Welsh-English poet and author (b. 1886)
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1988
Coby Whitmore, American painter and illustrator (b. 1913)
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1989
Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (b. 1920)
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1990
Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (b. 1926)
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1990
Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian physician, mountaineer, and author (b. 1899)
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1991
Sheila Florance, Australian actress (b. 1916)
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1991
Arkady Strugatsky, Russian author and translator (b. 1925)
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1991
Regis Toomey, American actor (b. 1898)
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1993
Leon Ames, American actor (b. 1902)
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1994
Gérald Godin, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1938)
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1996
René Lacoste, French tennis player and fashion designer, co-founded Lacoste (b. 1904)
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1996
Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (b. 1911)
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1997
John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1943)
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1998
Mario Beaulieu, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)
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1998
Matthew Shepard, American murder victim (b. 1976)
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1999
Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (b. 1936)
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1999
Robert Marsden Hope, Australian lawyer and judge (b. 1919)
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2001
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English academic and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1907)
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone · Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
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2001
Hikmet Şimşek, Turkish conductor (b. 1924)
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2001
Richard Buckle, Ballet critic and writer (b. 1916)
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2002
Ray Conniff, American bandleader and composer (b. 1916)
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2002
Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (b. 1974)
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2003
Jim Cairns, Australian economist and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1914)
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2003
Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (b. 1928)
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2003
Bill Shoemaker, American jockey (b. 1931)
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2005
C. Delores Tucker, American activist and politician (b. 1927)
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2006
Eugène Martin, French race car driver (b. 1915)
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2006
Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1919)
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2007
Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower (b. 1934)
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2008
Karl Chircop, Maltese physician and politician (b. 1965)
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2009
Dickie Peterson American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1948)
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2009
Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (b. 1974)
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2010
Austin Ardill, Northern Irish soldier and politician (b. 1917)
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2010
Woody Peoples, American football player (b. 1943)
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2010
Belva Plain, American author (b. 1919)
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2011
Patricia Breslin, American actress (b. 1931)
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2011
Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist, created the C programming language (b. 1941)
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2012
James Coyne, Canadian lawyer and banker, 2nd Governor of the Bank of Canada (b. 1910)
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2012
Norm Grabowski, American hot rod builder and actor (b. 1933)
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2012
Sukhdev Singh Kang, Indian judge and politician, 14th Governor of Kerala (b. 1931)
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2012
Torkom Manoogian, Iraqi-Armenian patriarch (b. 1919)
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2012
Erik Moseholm, Danish bassist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1930)
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2012
Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
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2013
George Herbig, American astronomer and academic (b. 1920)
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2013
Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (b. 1951)
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2013
Hans Wilhelm Longva, Norwegian diplomat (b. 1942)
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2013
Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and academic (b. 1910)
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2014
Ali Mazrui, Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1933)
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2014
Graham Miles, English snooker player (b. 1941)
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2014
Roberto Telch, Argentinian footballer and coach (b. 1943)
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2015
Abdallah Kigoda, Tanzanian politician, 8th Tanzanian Minister of Industry and Trade (b. 1953)
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2015
Joan Leslie, American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian (b. 1925)