August 19 — 이 날의 역사
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295 BC
The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War.
Roman temple · Venus (mythology) · Roman mythology · Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 292 BC) · Third Samnite War
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43 BC
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
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947
Abu Yazid, a Kharijite rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the Hodna Mountains in modern-day Algeria by Fatimid forces.
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1153
Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Melisende, and also captures Ascalon.
Baldwin III of Jerusalem · Kingdom of Jerusalem · Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem · Siege of Ascalon
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1504
In Ireland, the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs (Burkes) and Anglo-Norman Fitzgeralds fight in the Battle of Knockdoe.
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1561
Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
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1612
The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in British history.
Samlesbury witches · Lancashire · Samlesbury · Kingdom of England · Witchcraft
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1666
Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".
Second Anglo-Dutch War · Robert Holmes (Royal Navy officer) · Terschelling · Holmes's Bonfire
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1692
Salem witch trials: In Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
Salem witch trials · Salem, Massachusetts · Clergy · Witchcraft
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1745
Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan: The start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as "the 45".
Charles Edward Stuart · Glenfinnan · Jacobite rising of 1745
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1745
Ottoman-Persian War: In the Battle of Kars, the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by Nader Shah.
Ottoman-Persian War (1743-46) · Battle of Kars (1745) · Nader Shah
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1759
Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
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1772
Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
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1782
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.
American Revolutionary War · Battle of Blue Licks · Commander · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis · Siege of Yorktown
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1812
War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".
War of 1812 · USS Constitution · USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere · HMS Guerriere (1806) · Nova Scotia
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1813
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's Second Triumvirate.
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas · Second Triumvirate (Argentina)
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1839
The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world".
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1848
California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).
California Gold Rush · New York Herald · Gold rush · California
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1854
The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
First Sioux War · Lakota people · Conquering Bear · Grattan massacre
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1861
First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
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1862
American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
American Indian Wars · Minnesota · Lakota people · Fort Ridgely · New Ulm, Minnesota
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1909
The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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1919
Afghanistan gains full independence from the United Kingdom.
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1927
Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.
Patriarch Sergius of Moscow · Russian Orthodox Church · Soviet Union
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1934
The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
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1934
The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
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1940
First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
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1942
World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.
World War II · Dieppe Raid · 2nd Canadian Infantry Division · Amphibious warfare · Allies of World War II
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1944
World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
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1945
August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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1953
Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Cold War · Central Intelligence Agency · Secret Intelligence Service · 1953 Iranian coup d'état · Mohammad Mosaddegh
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1955
In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
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1960
Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
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1960
Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
List of spacecraft called Sputnik · Korabl-Sputnik 2 · Dog · Soviet space dogs
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1964
Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, was launched.
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1965
Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
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1978
In Iran, Cinema Rex fire caused more than 400 deaths.
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1980
Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.
Saudia Flight 163 · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar · King Khalid International Airport · Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
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1981
Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra.
Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) · Libyan Air Force (1951-2011) · Sukhoi Su-17 · Gulf of Sidra
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1987
Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
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1989
Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years.
Wojciech Jaruzelski · Solidarity (Polish trade union) · Tadeusz Mazowiecki · Communism · Prime minister
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1989
Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
East Germany · Pan-European Picnic · Fall of the Berlin Wall
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1991
Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.
Dissolution of the Soviet Union · 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt · President of the Soviet Union · Mikhail Gorbachev · House arrest
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1999
In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.
Belgrade · Serbia and Montenegro · Serbia · President of Serbia and Montenegro · Slobodan Milošević
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2002
Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
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2003
A car-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
Canal Hotel bombing · United Nations · Iraq · Sérgio Vieira de Mello
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2003
A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, Israel, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children, in the Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing.
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2005
The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
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2009
A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
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2013
The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman emperor (d. 282)
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1342
Catherine of Bohemia (d. 1395)
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1398
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (d. 1458)
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1557
Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)
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1570
Salamone Rossi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1630)
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1583
Daišan, Manchu politician (d. 1648)
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1590
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1649)
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland · Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
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1596
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)
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1621
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (d. 1674)
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1631
John Dryden, English writer (d. 1700)
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1646
John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (d. 1719)
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1686
Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (d. 1737)
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1689
Samuel Richardson, English author and publisher (d. 1761)
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1711
Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (d. 1761)
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1719
Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791)
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1743
Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV of France (d. 1793)
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1777
Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)
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1819
Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1894)
Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt · Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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1830
Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist (d. 1895)
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1835
Tom Wills, Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football (d. 1880)
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1843
C. I. Scofield, American minister and theologian (d. 1921)
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1846
Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
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1848
Gustave Caillebotte, French painter and engineer (d. 1894)
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1849
Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian politician and diplomat (d. 1910)
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1853
Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)
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1870
Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1965)
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1871
Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company (d. 1948)
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1872
Albert C. Campbell, American popular music singer (d. 1947)
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1873
Fred Stone, American actor and producer (d. 1959)
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1878
Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (d. 1944)
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1881
George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1955)
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1881
George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (d. 1954)
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1883
Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (d. 1971)
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1883
José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (d. 1965)
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1887
S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1943)
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1895
C. Suntharalingam, Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1985)
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1899
Colleen Moore, American actress (d. 1988)
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1900
Gontran de Poncins, French author and adventurer (d. 1962)
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1900
Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1976)
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1900
Dorothy Burr Thompson, American archaeologist and art historian (d. 2001)
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1902
Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)
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1903
James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1978)
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1904
Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1963)
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1906
Philo Farnsworth, American inventor, invented the Fusor (d. 1971)
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1907
Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Indian historian, author, and scholar (d. 1979)
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1907
Thruston Ballard Morton, American soldier and politician (d. 1982)
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1909
Ronald King, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988)
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1910
Quentin Bell, English historian and author (d. 1996)
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1911
Anna Terruwe, Dutch psychiatrist and author (d. 2004)
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1913
John Argyris, Greek engineer and academic (d. 2004)
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1913
Peter Kemp, Indian-English soldier and author (d. 1993)
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1913
Richard Simmons, American actor (d. 2003)
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1914
Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2005)
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1914
Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (d. 1955)
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1915
Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (d. 2000)
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1915
Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (d. 1985)
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1916
Dennis Poore, English race car driver and businessman (d. 1987)
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1918
Jimmy Rowles, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1996)
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1919
Malcolm Forbes, American publisher and politician (d. 1990)
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1921
Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1991)
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1924
Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
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1925
Claude Gauvreau, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1971)
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1926
Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (d. 2016)
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1928
Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004)
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1929
Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
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1929
Ion N. Petrovici, Romanian-German neurologist and academic
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1930
Frank McCourt, American author and educator (d. 2009)
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1931
Bill Shoemaker, American jockey and author (d. 2003)
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1932
Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont
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1932
Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995-1996) (d. 2016)
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1933
Bettina Cirone, American model and photographer
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1933
David Hopwood, English microbiologist and geneticist
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1933
Debra Paget, American actress
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1934
David Durenberger, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
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1934
Renée Richards, American tennis player and ophthalmologist
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1935
Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach
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1936
Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015)
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1937
Richard Ingrams, English journalist, founded The Oldie
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1937
William Motzing, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
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1938
Diana Muldaur, American actress
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1938
Nelly Vuksic, Argentine conductor and musician
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1939
Ginger Baker, English drummer and songwriter
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1940
Roger Cook, English songwriter, singer, and producer
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1940
Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter
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1940
Jill St. John, American model and actress
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1941
Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek educator and politician (d. 2009)
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1942
Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)
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1943
Don Fardon, English pop singer
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1943
Sid Going, New Zealand rugby player
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1943
Billy J. Kramer, English pop singer
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1944
Jack Canfield, American author
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1944
Bodil Malmsten, Swedish author and poet
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1944
Eddy Raven, American country music singer-songwriter
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1944
Charles Wang, Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Computer Associates International
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1945
Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
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1945
Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, English politician
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1945
Ian Gillan, English singer-songwriter (Deep Purple and Black Sabbath)
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1946
Charles Bolden, American general and astronaut
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1946
Bill Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 42nd President of the United States
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1946
Dawn Steel, American film producer (d. 1997)
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1947
Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter
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1947
Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
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1947
Gerard Schwarz, American conductor and director
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1947
Anuška Ferligoj, Slovenian mathematician
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1948
Robert Hughes, Australian actor
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1948
Elliot Lurie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1948
Gerald McRaney, American actor, director, and producer
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1948
Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (d. 2016)
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1949
Michael Nazir-Ali, Pakistani-English bishop
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1950
Graeme Beard, Australian cricketer
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1950
Jennie Bond, English journalist and author
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1951
John Deacon, English bass player and songwriter
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1951
Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1952
Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director
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1953
Mary Matalin, American political consultant
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1954
Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian race car driver
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1955
Mary-Anne Fahey, Australian actress
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1955
Peter Gallagher, American actor
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1955
Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Dominica-born English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal · Dominica · Attorney General for England and Wales
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1955
Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
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1956
Adam Arkin, American actor, director, and producer
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1956
José Rubén Zamora, Guatemalan journalist
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1957
Paul-Jan Bakker, Dutch cricketer
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1957
Gary Chapman, American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1957
Martin Donovan, American actor and director
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1957
Ian Gould, English cricketer and umpire
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1957
Christine Soetewey, Belgian high jumper
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1957
Gerda Verburg, Dutch trade union leader and politician, Dutch Minister of Agriculture
Gerda Verburg · Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Netherlands)
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1958
Gary Gaetti, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1958
Anthony Muñoz, American football player and sportscaster
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1958
Brendan Nelson, Australian physician and politician, 47th Minister for Defence for Australia
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1958
Rick Snyder, American politician and businessman, 48th Governor of Michigan
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1958
Darryl Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1959
Ricky Pierce, American basketball player
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1960
Morten Andersen, Danish-American football player
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1960
Ron Darling, American baseball player and sportscaster
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1961
Jonathan Coe, English author and academic
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1963
John Stamos, American actor
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1963
Joey Tempest, Swedish rock singer-songwriter and musician (Europe)
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1965
Kevin Dillon, American actor
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1965
Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer
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1965
Hemant Birje, Indian actor
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1966
Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter
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1967
Khandro Rinpoche, Indian spiritual leader
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1969
Nate Dogg, American rapper (d. 2011)
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1969
Matthew Perry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1969
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player and coach
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1969
Clay Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1970
Jeff Tam, American baseball player
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1971
Mary Joe Fernández, Dominican-American tennis player and coach
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1971
João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer
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1972
Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentinian footballer and manager
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1972
Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer-songwriter
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1973
Carl Bulfin, New Zealand cricketer
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1973
Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer and manager
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1974
Anja Knippel, German runner
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1974
Andy Neate, English racing driver
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1975
Chynna Clugston, American illustrator
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1976
Régine Chassagne, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1976
Stephan Schmidt, German footballer and manager
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1977
Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist
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1978
Chris Capuano, American baseball player
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1978
Qais Al Khonji, Omani entrepreneur
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1979
Dave Douglas, American singer-songwriter and drummer
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1979
Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer
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1980
Darius Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1980
Jun Jin, South Korean singer
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1980
Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
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1980
Michael Todd, American bass player
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1981
Nick Kennedy, English rugby player
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1981
Percy Watson, American football player and wrestler
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1982
J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
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1982
Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter
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1983
Mike Conway, English race car driver
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1983
Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter
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1983
John McCargo, American football player
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1984
Simon Bird, English actor and screenwriter
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1984
Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer
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1984
Ryan Taylor, English footballer
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1985
David A. Gregory, American actor
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1985
Gavin Cooper, Australian rugby league player
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1985
Lindsey Jacobellis, American snowboarder
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1986
Sotiris Balafas, Greek footballer
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1986
Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
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1987
Nick Driebergen, Dutch swimmer
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1987
Nico Hülkenberg, German race car driver
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1987
Anaïs Lameche, French-Swedish singer
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1987
Richard Stearman, English footballer
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1988
Hoodie Allen, American rapper
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1988
Kirk Cousins, American football player
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1988
Veronica Roth, American author
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1989
Romeo Miller, American basketball player, rapper, actor
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1990
Danny Galbraith, Scottish footballer
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1994
Guadalupe Pérez Rojas, Argentinian tennis player
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1994
Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian pentathlete
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1995
Dylan Phythian, Australian rugby league player
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1996
Hsu Ching-wen, Taiwanese tennis player
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Augustus, Roman emperor (b. 63 BC)
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780
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911
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, Arab religious and political leader (b. 859)
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947
Abu Yazid, Kharijite rebel leader (b. 873)
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998
Fujiwara no Sukemasa, Japanese noble, statesman and calligrapher (b. 944)
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1072
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1037)
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1085
Al-Juwayni , Muslim scholar and imam (b. 1028)
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1186
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)
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1245
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)
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1284
Alphonso, Earl of Chester (b. 1273)
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1297
Louis of Toulouse, French bishop and saint (b. 1274)
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1457
Andrea del Castagno, Italian painter (b. 1421)
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1470
Richard Olivier de Longueil, French cardinal (b. 1406)
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1493
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1415)
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1506
King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (b. 1461)
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1580
Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore (b. 1508)
Andrea Palladio · Church of San Giorgio Maggiore · Il Redentore
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1646
Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1583)
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1654
Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579)
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1662
Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
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1680
Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (b. 1601)
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1691
Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1637)
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1702
Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)
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1753
Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (b. 1687)
Johann Balthasar Neumann · Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
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1808
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1721)
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1822
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
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1883
Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)
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1889
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
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1900
Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
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1914
Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
Franz Xavier Wernz · Superior General of the Society of Jesus
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1915
Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
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1923
Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
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1928
Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
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1929
Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
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1932
Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)
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1936
Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
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1942
Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (b. 1901)
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1945
Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875)
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1950
Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871)
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1954
Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1881)
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1957
David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (b. 1890)
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1967
Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (b. 1884)
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1967
Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English journalist and historian (b. 1907)
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1968
George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (b. 1904)
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1970
Paweł Jasienica, Polish soldier and historian (b. 1909)
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1975
Mark Donohue, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1937)
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1976
Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (b. 1900)
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1976
Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1946)
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1977
Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1914)
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1977
Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (b. 1890)
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1980
Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman, father of Anne Frank (b. 1889)
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1981
Jessie Matthews, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1907)
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1982
August Neo, Estonian wrestler (b. 1908)
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1986
Hermione Baddeley, English actress (b. 1906)
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1993
Utpal Dutt, Bangladeshi actor, director, and playwright (b. 1929)
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1994
Linus Pauling, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
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1995
Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and musicologist (b. 1910)
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2000
Bineshwar Brahma, Indian poet, author, and educator (b. 1948)
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2000
Theodore Trautwein, American lawyer and judge (b. 1920)
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2001
Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (b. 1933)
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2003
Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (b. 1926)
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2003
Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (b. 1948)
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2005
Mo Mowlam, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1949)
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2008
Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (b. 1948)
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2009
Don Hewitt, American television producer, created 60 Minutes (b. 1922)
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2011
Raúl Ruiz, Chilean director and producer (b. 1941)
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2012
Donal Henahan, American journalist and critic (b. 1921)
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2012
Ivar Iversen, Norwegian canoe racer (b. 1914)
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2012
Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (b. 1944)
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2012
Edmund Skellings, American poet and academic (b. 1932)
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2013
Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1923)
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2013
Russell S. Doughten, American director and producer (b. 1927)
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2013
Abdul Rahim Hatif, Afghan politician, 8th President of Afghanistan (b. 1926)
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2013
Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
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2014
Samih al-Qasim, Palestinian poet and journalist (b. 1939)
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2014
Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (b. 1927)
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2014
James Foley, American photographer and journalist (b. 1973)
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2014
Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (b. 1942)
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2015
George Houser, American minister and activist (b. 1916)
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2015
Sanat Mehta, Indian activist and politician (b. 1935)
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2016
Jack Riley, American actor and voice artist (b. 1935)