April 17 — この日付の歴史
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出来事
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1080
Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
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1349
The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II.
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1362
Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege.
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1397
Geoffrey Chaucer tells The Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. Chaucer scholars have also identified this date (in 1387) as the start of the book's pilgrimage to Canterbury.
Geoffrey Chaucer · The Canterbury Tales · Richard II of England · Pilgrimage · Canterbury
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1492
Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices.
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1521
Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day.
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1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor.
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1797
Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas.
Ralph Abercromby · Battle of San Juan (1797) · San Juan, Puerto Rico
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1797
Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.
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1861
The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, becoming the 8th state to join the Confederate States of America.
Virginia · Virginia in the American Civil War · Confederate States of America
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1863
American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
American Civil War · Grierson's Raid · Union Army · Benjamin Grierson · Mississippi
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1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
Battle of Plymouth (1864) · Confederate States of America · Plymouth, North Carolina
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1895
The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
Treaty of Shimonoseki · First Sino-Japanese War · Qing Empire · Liaoning · History of the administrative divisions of China
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1905
The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Supreme Court of the United States · Lochner v. New York · Freedom of contract · Due process · Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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1907
The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
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1912
Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
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1941
World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.
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1942
French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
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1944
Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.
Greek People's Liberation Army · National and Social Liberation · Dimitrios Psarros
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1945
World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces.
World War II · Montese · Nazi
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1946
The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
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1949
At midnight 26 Irish counties officially leave the British Commonwealth. A 21-gun salute on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, ushers in the Republic of Ireland.
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1951
The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
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1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
Bay of Pigs Invasion · Cuban exile · Central Intelligence Agency · Bay of Pigs · Fidel Castro
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1969
Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
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1969
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
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1970
Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
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1971
The People's Republic of Bangladesh is formed.
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1975
The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
Cambodian Civil War · Khmer Rouge · Phnom Penh · Khmer National Armed Forces
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1978
Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking a communist coup d'état in Afghanistan.
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1982
Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
Canadian constitution · Ottawa · Proclamation · Elizabeth II · Queen of Canada
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2006
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
Palestinian people · 2006 Tel Aviv shawarma restaurant bombing
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2013
An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
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2014
NASA's Kepler space observatory confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
NASA · Kepler (spacecraft) · Kepler-186f · Circumstellar habitable zone
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著名な誕生
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AD 44
Pope Evaristus (d. 107)
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1277
Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1320)
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1497
Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador, conquered northern Chile (d. 1553)
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1573
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)
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1586
John Ford, English poet and playwright (d. 1639)
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1598
Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (d. 1671)
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1620
Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (d. 1700)
Marguerite Bourgeoys · Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal
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1622
Henry Vaughan, Welsh physician, author, and poet (d. 1695)
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1635
Edward Stillingfleet, British theologian and scholar (d. 1699)
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1676
Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)
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1683
Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (d. 1729)
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1710
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (d. 1767)
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1741
Samuel Chase, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1811)
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1750
François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1828)
François de Neufchâteau · List of Interior Ministers of France
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1756
Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian commander (d. 1805)
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1766
Collin McKinney, American surveyor, merchant, and politician (d. 1861)
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1794
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (d. 1868)
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1798
Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (d. 1840)
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1814
Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic (d. 1888)
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1816
Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist (d. 1876)
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1820
Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter and inventor of baseball (d. 1892)
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1833
Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1900)
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1837
J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (d. 1913)
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1842
Maurice Rouvier, French businessman and politician, 53rd Prime Minister of France (d. 1911)
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1849
William R. Day, American jurist and politician, 36th United States Secretary of State (d. 1923)
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1852
Cap Anson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1922)
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1863
Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist (d. 1940)
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1865
Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (d. 1939)
Ursula Ledóchowska · Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
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1866
Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (d. 1927)
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1875
Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1941)
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1877
Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat (d. 1949)
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1878
Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (d. 1961)
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1878
Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Greek tennis player (d. 1942)
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1879
Henri Tauzin, French hurdler (d. 1918)
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1882
Artur Schnabel, Jewish-Polish pianist and composer (d. 1951)
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1888
Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (d. 1954)
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1891
George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (d. 1965)
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1895
Robert Dean Frisbie, American soldier and author (d. 1948)
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1896
Señor Wences, Spanish-American ventriloquist (d. 1999)
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1897
Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian philosopher and educator (d. 1981)
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1897
Thornton Wilder, American novelist and playwright (d. 1975)
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1897
Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (d. 1983)
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1899
Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian decathlete and coach (d. 1958)
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1903
Nicolas Nabokov, Russian-American composer and educator (d. 1978)
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1903
Gregor Piatigorsky, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (d. 1976)
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1903
Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (d. 1975)
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1905
Louis Jean Heydt, American journalist and actor (d. 1960)
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1905
Arthur Lake, American actor (d. 1987)
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1906
Sidney Garfield, American physician, co-founded Kaiser Permanente (d. 1984)
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1909
Alain Poher, French politician, President of France (d. 1996)
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1910
Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence (d. 1990)
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1910
Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer (d. 1999)
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1910
Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager (d. 1997)
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1911
Hervé Bazin, French author and poet (d. 1996)
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1911
Lester Rodney, American soldier and journalist (d. 2009)
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1912
Marta Eggerth, Jewish-Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013)
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1914
George Davis, American art director (d. 1984)
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1914
Mac Raboy, American illustrator (d. 1967)
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1915
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (d. 2000)
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1915
Martin Clemens, Scottish soldier (d. 2009)
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1915
Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (d. 2003)
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1915
Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter (d. 1999)
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1916
Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989)
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1916
A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981)
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1918
William Holden, American actor (d. 1981)
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1919
Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2016)
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1919
Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012)
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1920
Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (d. 2016)
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1923
Lindsay Anderson, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
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1923
Solly Hemus, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1923
Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (d. 2014)
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1923
Gianni Raimondi, Italian lyric tenor (d. 2008)
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1923
Harry Reasoner, American soldier and journalist (d. 1991)
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1924
Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant
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1924
Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013)
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1925
René Moawad, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th President of Lebanon (d. 1989)
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1926
Joan Lorring, British actress (d. 2014)
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1926
Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2004)
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1927
Margot Honecker, East German politician and First Lady (d. 2016)
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1928
Victor Lownes, American businessman (d. 2017)
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1928
Cynthia Ozick, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
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1928
Heinz Putzl, Austrian fencer
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1928
Fabien Roy, Canadian accountant and politician
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1929
James Last, German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2015)
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1930
Chris Barber, English trombonist and bandleader
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1931
John Barrett, English tennis player and sportscaster
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1931
Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (d. 2012)
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1934
Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
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1934
Peter Morris, Australian-English surgeon and academic
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1935
Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (d. 2015)
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1937
Ronald Hamowy, Canadian historian and academic (d. 2012)
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1937
Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian-German engineer and businessman
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1938
Ben Barnes, American businessman and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas
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1938
Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice
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1938
Ronald H. Miller, American theologian, author, and academic (d. 2011)
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1938
Kerry Wendell Thornley, American theorist and author (d. 1988)
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1939
Robert Miller, American art dealer (d. 2011)
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1940
Eric Dancer, English businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
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1940
Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter (d. 1983)
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1940
John McCririck, English journalist
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1940
Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (d. 1992)
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1940
Anja Silja, German soprano and actress
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1940
Agostino Vallini, Italian cardinal and vicar general of Rome
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1941
Lagle Parek, Estonian architect and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
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1942
Buster Williams, American jazz musician
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1943
Richard Allen Epstein, American lawyer, author, and academic
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1946
Clare Francis, English sailor and author
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1947
Nigel Emslie, Lord Emslie, Scottish lawyer and judge
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1947
Richard Field, English lawyer and judge
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1947
Sherrie Levine, American photographer
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1947
Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager
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1948
Jan Hammer, Czech pianist, composer, and producer
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1948
Alice Harden, American educator and politician (d. 2012)
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1948
Pekka Vasala, Finnish runner
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1951
Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress
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1951
Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player and businessman
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1952
Joe Alaskey, American voice actor (d. 2016)
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1952
Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player
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1952
John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
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1952
Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander (d. 2000)
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1952
John Robertson, Scottish businessman and politician
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1954
Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver
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1954
Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor (d. 2015)
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1954
Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Todd Lickliter, American basketball player and coach
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1955
Pete Shelley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer
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1956
Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre, Scottish lawyer and judge
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1957
Teri Austin, Canadian actress
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1957
Afrika Bambaataa, American disc jockey
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1957
Nick Hornby, English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter
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1957
Julia Macur, English lawyer and judge
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1957
Frank McDonough, British historian
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1958
Laslo Babits, Canadian javelin thrower (d. 2013)
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1959
Sean Bean, English actor
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1959
Jimmy Mann, Canadian ice hockey player
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1959
Li Meisu, Chinese shot putter
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1960
Vladimir Polyakov, Russian pole vaulter
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1961
Frank J. Christensen, American labor union leader
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1961
Norman Cowans, Jamaican-English cricketer
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1961
Boomer Esiason, American football player and sportscaster
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1961
Bella Freud, English fashion designer
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1962
Paul Nicholls, English jockey and trainer
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1964
Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1964
Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter and producer
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1964
Rachel Notley, Canadian politician
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1964
Lela Rochon, American actress
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1967
Kimberly Elise, American actress
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1967
Marquis Grissom, American baseball player and coach
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1967
Ian Jones, New Zealand rugby player
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1967
Barnaby Joyce, Australian politician, 17th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
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1967
Liz Phair, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1968
Julie Fagerholt, Danish fashion designer
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1968
Phil Henderson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
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1968
Eric Lamaze, Canadian jockey
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1968
Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer
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1968
Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer
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1970
Redman, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1971
Claire Sweeney, English actress
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1972
Gary Bennett, American baseball player
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1972
Tony Boselli, American football player and sportscaster
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1972
Jennifer Garner, American actress
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1972
Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
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1972
Yuichi Nishimura, Japanese footballer and referee
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1972
Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player
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1973
Katrin Koov, Estonian architect
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1973
Brett Maher, Australian basketball player and sportscaster
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1973
Theo Ratliff, American basketball player
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1974
Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1974
Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer
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1975
Heidi Alexander, English politician
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1975
Travis Roy, American ice hockey player
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1976
Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper
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1977
Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
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1977
Phil Jamieson, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1977
Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist, and pianist
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1978
Lindsay Hartley, American actress
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1978
Jason White, Scottish rugby player
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1979
Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player
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1979
Marija Šestak, Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper
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1980
Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer
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1980
Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer, boxer, and manager
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1981
Jenny Meadows, English runner
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1981
Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer-songwriter
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1981
Ryan Raburn, American baseball player
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1981
Chris Thompson, English runner
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1981
Zhang Yaokun, Chinese footballer
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1982
Brad Boyes, Canadian ice hockey player
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1982
Chuck Kobasew, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player
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1983
Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian footballer
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1983
Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player
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1984
Pablo Sebastián Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
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1984
Jed Lowrie, American baseball player
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1984
Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer
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1985
Rooney Mara, American actress
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1985
Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model
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1985
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player
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1986
Romain Grosjean, French race car driver
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1988
Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1989
Paraskevi Papachristou, Greek triple jumper
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1990
Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer
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1992
Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer
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著名な死亡
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485
Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (b. 412)
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617
Donnán of Eigg, Irish priest and saint
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648
Xiao, empress of the Sui Dynasty
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744
Al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph (b. 706)
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818
Bernard of Italy, Frankish king (b. 797)
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858
Benedict III, pope of the Catholic Church
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1080
Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)
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1111
Robert of Molesme, Christian saint and abbot (b. 1027)
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1298
Árni Þorláksson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1237)
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1321
Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal (b. 1259)
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1331
Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, English nobleman (b. 1257)
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1344
Constantine II, King of Armenia
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1355
Marin Falier, Doge of Venice (b. 1285)
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1427
John IV, Duke of Brabant (b. 1403)
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1539
George, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471)
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1574
Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (b. 1500)
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1669
Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1605)
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1680
Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (b. 1656)
Kateri Tekakwitha · Mohawk people · Native Americans in the United States
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1695
Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1651)
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1696
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (b. 1626)
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1711
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1678)
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1713
David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (b. 1648)
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1742
Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician (b. 1664)
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1764
Johann Mattheson, German lexicographer and composer (b. 1681)
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1790
Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (b. 1706)
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1799
Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (b. 1728)
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1840
Hannah Webster Foster, American journalist and author (b. 1758)
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1843
Samuel Morey, American engineer (b. 1762)
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1882
George Jennings, English engineer and plumber, invented the Flush toilet (b. 1810)
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1888
E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (b. 1821)
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1892
Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822)
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1921
Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (b. 1860)
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1923
Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852)
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1930
Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863)
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1933
Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872)
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1936
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873)
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck · Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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1942
Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
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1944
J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (b. 1867)
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1944
Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (b. 1893)
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1948
Suzuki Kantarō, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1868)
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1954
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (b. 1900)
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1960
Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
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1961
Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899)
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1967
Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
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1975
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888)
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1976
Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
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1977
William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913)
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1983
Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1939)
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1984
Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933)
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1987
Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (b. 1901)
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1987
Dick Shawn, American actor (b. 1923)
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1988
Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (b. 1900)
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1990
Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (b. 1936)
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1993
Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th president of Turkey (b. 1927)
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1994
Roger Wolcott Sperry, American psychologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
Roger Wolcott Sperry · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1995
Frank E. Resnik, American sergeant and businessman (b. 1928)
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1996
Piet Hein, Danish poet and mathematician (b. 1905)
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1997
Chaim Herzog, Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of Israel (b. 1918)
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1998
Linda McCartney, American photographer, activist, and musician (b. 1941)
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2003
Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (b. 1930)
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2003
H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (b. 1936)
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2003
John Paul Getty, Jr., American-English philanthropist (b. 1932)
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2003
Earl King, American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1934)
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2003
Yiannis Latsis, Greek businessman (b. 1910)
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2004
Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (b. 1908)
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2006
Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (b. 1907)
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2006
Scott Brazil, American director and producer (b. 1955)
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2006
Henderson Forsythe, American actor (b. 1917)
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2007
Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite and game show panelist (b. 1910)
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2008
Aimé Césaire, Caribbean-French poet and politician (b. 1913)
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2008
Danny Federici, American organist and accordion player (b. 1950)
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2011
Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (b. 1926)
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2011
Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (b. 1940)
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2011
Robert Vickrey, American artist and author (b. 1926)
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2012
Leila Berg, English journalist and author (b. 1917)
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2012
J. Quinn Brisben, American educator and politician (b. 1934)
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2012
Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (b. 1948)
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2012
Nityananda Mohapatra, Indian journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1912)
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2012
Jonathan V. Plaut, American rabbi and author (b. 1942)
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2012
Stanley Rogers Resor, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Secretary of the Army (b. 1917)
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2013
Carlos Graça, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (b. 1931)
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2013
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2013
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2014
Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
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2014
Bernat Klein, Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (b. 1922)
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2014
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2014
Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1940)
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2015
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Iraqi field marshal and politician (b. 1942)
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2015
Francis George, American cardinal (b. 1937)
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2015
Robert P. Griffin, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923)
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2015
Scotty Probasco, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
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2015
Jeremiah J. Rodell, American general (b. 1921)
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2015
A. Alfred Taubman, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924)
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2016
Doris Roberts, American actress (b. 1925)
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