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1521
Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.
Pope Leo X · Martin Luther · Papal bull · Decet Romanum Pontificem
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1653
By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.
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1749
Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
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1749
The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.
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1777
American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
General (United States) · George Washington · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis · Battle of Princeton
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1815
Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia.
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1823
Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.
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1848
Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of Liberia.
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1861
American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
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1868
Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
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1870
Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins.
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1871
Battle of Bapaume, a battle in the Franco-Prussian war occurs.
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1885
Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
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1888
The James Lick telescope at the Lick Observatory, measuring 91 cm in diameter, is used for the first time. It was the largest refracting telescope in the world at the time.
James Lick telescope · Lick Observatory · Refracting telescope
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1911
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
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1911
A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
Siege of Sidney Street · East End of London · Home Secretary · Winston Churchill
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1913
An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.
January 1913 Atlantic coast storm · Barometric pressure · Extratropical cyclone · Contiguous United States
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1919
At the Paris Peace Conference, Emir Faisal I of Iraq signs an agreement with Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann on the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Paris Peace Conference, 1919 · Faisal I of Iraq · Faisal-Weizmann Agreement · Zionism · Chaim Weizmann
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1925
Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
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1932
Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit Company.
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1933
Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
Minnie D. Craig · Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives · Speaker (politics)
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1938
The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
March of Dimes · President of the United States · Franklin D. Roosevelt
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1944
World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
World War II · Pappy Boyington · Vought F4U Corsair · List of World War II aces from Japan · Mitsubishi A6M Zero
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1945
World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.
Chester W. Nimitz · United States Navy · Iwo Jima · Okinawa Prefecture
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1946
Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
Canadian American · Jockey · George Woolf · George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
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1947
Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
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1949
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.
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1953
Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.
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1956
A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
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1957
The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
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1958
The West Indies Federation is formed.
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1959
Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
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1961
The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba over the latter's nationalization of American assets.
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1961
The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.
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1961
A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars.
Baixa de Cassanje · Portuguese Angola · Baixa de Cassanje revolt · Angolan War of Independence · Portuguese Colonial War
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1962
Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.
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1976
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entered into force.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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1977
Apple Computer is incorporated.
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1990
Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces.
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1993
In Moscow, Russia, George Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
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1999
The Mars Polar Lander is launched.
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2000
Final daily Peanuts comic strip.
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2002
Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.
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2004
Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history.
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2009
The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.
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2015
Boko Haram militants raze the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the 2015 Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people.
Boko Haram · 2015 Baga massacre · Baga, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2015 Baga massacre
Известные рождения
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106 BC
Cicero, Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician (d. 43 BC)
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169
Lü Bu, Chinese general and warlord (d. 199)
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1196
Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)
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1509
Gian Girolamo Albani, Italian cardinal (d. 1591)
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1611
James Harrington, English political theorist (d. 1677)
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1698
Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter (d. 1782)
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1710
Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (d. 1796)
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1722
Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer (d. 1752)
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1760
Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian ruler (d. 1799)
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1775
Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (d. 1863)
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1778
Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (d. 1861)
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1793
Lucretia Mott, American activist (d. 1880)
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1802
Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (d. 1898)
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1803
Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (d. 1857)
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1806
Henriette Sontag, German soprano and actress (d. 1854)
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1810
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer, ethnologist, linguist, and astronomer (d. 1897)
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1816
Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)
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1819
Charles Piazzi Smyth, Italian-Scottish astronomer and academic (d. 1900)
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1821
Karel Dežman, Slovenian archaeologist, botanist, and politician, Mayor of Ljubljana (d. 1889)
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1831
Savitribai Phule, Indian poet, educator, and activist (d. 1897)
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1836
Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese samurai and rebel leader (d. 1867)
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1840
Father Damien, Flemish priest and missionary (d. 1889)
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1855
Hubert Bland, English businessman (d. 1914)
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1861
Ernest Renshaw, English tennis player (d. 1899)
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1861
William Renshaw, English tennis player (d. 1904)
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1862
Matthew Nathan, English soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Queensland (d. 1939)
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1865
Henry Lytton, English actor (d. 1936)
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1870
Henry Handel Richardson, Australian-English author (d. 1946)
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1873
Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman and art collector, founded the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (d. 1957)
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1875
Alexandros Diomidis, Greek banker and politician, 145th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1950)
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1876
Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, 1st President of the German Democratic Republic (d. 1960)
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1877
Josephine Hull, American actress (d. 1957)
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1880
Francis Browne, Irish Jesuit priest and photographer (d. 1960)
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1883
Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1967)
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1883
Duncan Gillis, Canadian discus thrower and hammer thrower (d. 1963)
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1884
Raoul Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1948)
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1885
Harry Elkins Widener, American businessman (d. 1912)
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1886
John Gould Fletcher, American poet and author (d. 1950)
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1886
Arthur Mailey, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)
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1887
August Macke, German-French painter (d. 1914)
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1887
Helen Parkhurst, American author and educator (d. 1973)
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1892
J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist (d. 1973)
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1894
ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)
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1895
Boris Lyatoshinsky, Ukrainian composer and conductor (d. 1968)
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1897
Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (d. 1961)
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1898
Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (d. 1990)
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1898
Carlos Keller, Chilean historian, academic, and politician (d. 1974)
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1900
Donald J. Russell, American businessman (d. 1985)
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1901
Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1963)
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1905
Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer (d. 1996)
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1905
Anna May Wong, American actress (d. 1961)
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1907
Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (d. 1986)
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1909
Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and conductor (d. 2000)
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1910
Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)
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1911
John Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1982)
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1912
Federico Borrell García, Spanish soldier (d. 1936)
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1912
Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2002)
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1912
Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
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1915
Jack Levine, American painter and soldier (d. 2010)
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1916
Maxene Andrews, American singer (d. 1995)
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1916
Betty Furness, American actress and television journalist (d. 1994)
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1916
Fred Haas, American golfer (d. 2004)
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1917
Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002)
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1917
Vernon A. Walters, American general and diplomat, 17th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2002)
Vernon A. Walters · United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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1917
Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004)
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1919
Dorothy Morrison, American actress
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1919
Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer (d. 1963)
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1920
Siegfried Buback, German lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Germany (d. 1977)
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1920
Renato Carosone, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2001)
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1921
Chetan Anand, Indian director and screenwriter (d. 1997)
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1922
Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
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1923
Hank Stram, American football coach and sportscaster (d. 2005)
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1924
Otto Beisheim, German businessman and philanthropist, founded Metro AG (d. 2013)
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1924
André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1997)
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1924
Nell Rankin, American soprano and educator (d. 2005)
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1925
Jill Balcon, English actress (d. 2009)
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1926
W. Michael Blumenthal, American economist and politician, 64th United States Secretary of the Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal · United States Secretary of the Treasury
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1926
George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (d. 2016)
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1928
Michael Barratt, English television host and announcer
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1928
Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (d. 2015)
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1929
Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
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1929
Ernst Mahle, German-Brazilian composer and conductor
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1929
Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation
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1930
Robert Loggia, American actor and director (d. 2015)
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1931
Yashawant Dinkar Phadke, Indian historian and activist (d. 2008)
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1932
Dabney Coleman, American actor
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1932
Eeles Landström, Finnish pole vaulter and politician
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1933
Geoffrey Bindman, English lawyer
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1933
Anya Linden, English ballerina
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1933
Anne Stevenson, American-English poet and author
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1934
Marpessa Dawn, American-French actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2008)
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1934
Carla Anderson Hills, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Carla Anderson Hills · United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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1935
Raymond Garneau, Canadian businessman and politician
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1936
Michael Layard, English admiral
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1937
Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (d. 2014)
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1938
Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, English academic and politician
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1938
K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (d. 2006)
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1939
Arik Einstein, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2013)
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1939
Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player
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1940
Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (d. 2008)
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1940
Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (d. 2007)
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1941
Malcolm Dick, New Zealand rugby player
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1942
John Marsden, Australian lawyer and activist (d. 2006)
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1942
John Thaw, English actor and producer (d. 2002)
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1943
Jarl Alfredius, Swedish journalist (d. 2009)
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1943
Van Dyke Parks, American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, author, and actor
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1944
David Atherton, English conductor, co-founded London Sinfonietta
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1944
Raewyn Connell, Australian sociologist and academic
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1944
Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian author
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1944
Chris von Saltza, American swimmer
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1945
David Starkey, English historian and academic
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1945
Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1946
John Paul Jones, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
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1946
Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek footballer (d. 2002)
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1947
Fran Cotton, English rugby player
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1947
Zulema, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1948
Ian Nankervis, Australian footballer
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1950
Victoria Principal, American actress and businesswoman
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1950
Linda Steiner, American journalist and academic
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1951
Linda Dobbs, English lawyer and judge
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1951
Gary Nairn, Australian surveyor and politician, 14th Special Minister of State
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1952
Esperanza Aguirre, Spanish civil servant and politician, 3rd President of the Community of Madrid
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1952
Gianfranco Fini, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1952
Jim Ross, Professional wrestling commentator
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1953
Justin Fleming, Australian playwright and author
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1953
Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Maldivian educator and politician, 5th President of the Maldives
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1956
Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1957
Dave Dobbyn, New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1958
James J. Greco, American businessman
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1958
Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean actor, director, and producer
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1960
Russell Spence, English race car driver
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1962
Darren Daulton, American baseball player (d. 2017)
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1962
Gavin Hastings, Scottish rugby player
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1963
Stewart Hosie, Scottish businessman and politician
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1963
Aamer Malik, Pakistani cricketer
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1963
Alex Wheatle, English author and playwright
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1964
Bruce LaBruce, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
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1964
Cheryl Miller, American basketball player and coach
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1966
Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer
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1968
Lorenzo Fertitta, American entrepreneur, casino executive and sports promoter
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1969
Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish race car driver
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1969
Michael Schumacher, German race car driver
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1969
Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian luger and bobsledder
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1971
Cory Cross, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1971
Lee Il-hwa, South Korean actress
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1972
Janek Kiisman, Estonian footballer
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1973
Dan Harmon, American screenwriter and producer
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1974
Robert-Jan Derksen, Dutch golfer
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1974
Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist
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1974
Shin Eun-jung, South Korean actress
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1975
Thomas Bangalter, French DJ and producer
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1975
Jun Maeda, Japanese businessman, co-founded the Key Company
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1975
Danica McKellar, American actress, writer, and mathematician
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1976
Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer
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1976
Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor and producer
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1977
Lee Bowyer, English footballer and coach
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1977
A. J. Burnett, American baseball player
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1977
Mayumi Iizuka, Japanese voice actress and singer
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1978
Dimitra Kalentzou, Greek basketball player
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1978
Park Sol-mi, South Korean actress
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1978
Dominic Wood, English comedian and former magician
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1980
Bryan Clay, American decathlete
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1980
Angela Ruggiero, American ice hockey player
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1980
David Tyree, American football player
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1980
Kurt Vile, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1980
Mary Wineberg, American sprinter
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1981
Eli Manning, American football player
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1982
Peter Clarke, English footballer
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1982
Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer
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1982
Park Ji-yoon, South Korean singer and actress
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1983
Katie McGrath, Irish actress
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1984
Miloš Juhász, Slovak footballer
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1984
Billy Mehmet, English-Irish footballer
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1984
Lee Wan, South Korean actor
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1985
Linas Kleiza, Lithuanian basketball player
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1985
Evan Moore, American football player
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1986
Dana Hussain, Iraqi sprinter
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1986
Greg Nwokolo, Indonesian footballer
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1986
Jessica O'Rourke, American footballer
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1986
Dmitry Starodubtsev, Russian pole vaulter
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1986
Jacob Timpano, Australian footballer
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1986
Allan Walker, Scottish footballer
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1987
Reto Berra, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender
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1987
Leonidas Panagopoulos, Greek footballer
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1988
Ikechi Anya, Scottish-Nigerian footballer
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1988
Rodrigo de la Cadena, Mexican singer-songwriter
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1988
Jonny Evans, Northern Irish footballer
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1988
Matt Frattin, Canadian ice hockey player
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1988
J. R. Hildebrand, American race car driver
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1989
Adas Juškevičius, Lithuanian basketball player
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1989
Ben Matulino, New Zealand rugby league player
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1989
Kōhei Uchimura, Japanese artistic gymnast
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1989
Anthony Wordsworth, English footballer
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1990
Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer
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1991
Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer
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1991
Özgür Çek, Turkish footballer
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1991
Sébastien Faure, French footballer
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1991
Dane Gagai, Australian rugby league player
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1992
Doug McDermott, American basketball player
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1992
Sio Siua Taukeiaho, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
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1992
Sandra Zaniewska, Polish tennis player
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1993
Kevin Ware, American basketball player
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1995
Kim Seol-hyun, South Korean singer and dancer
Известные смерти
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236
Pope Anterus
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323
Emperor Yuan of Jin (b. 276)
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661
Benjamin, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria · List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria
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1098
Walkelin, French bishop
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1322
Philip V of France (b. 1292)
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1437
Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (b. 1401)
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1489
Martin Truchseß von Wetzhausen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (b. 1435)
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1497
Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan (b. 1475)
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1501
Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkic poet, linguist, and mystic (b. 1441)
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1543
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1499)
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1571
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1505)
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1641
Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1618)
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1656
Mathieu Molé, French politician (b. 1584)
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1670
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1608)
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1701
Louis I, Prince of Monaco (b. 1642)
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1743
Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (b. 1657)
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1777
William Leslie, Scottish captain (b. 1751)
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1779
Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and lawyer (b. 1712)
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1785
Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)
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1795
Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (b. 1730)
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1826
Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (b. 1770)
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1871
Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian priest and saint (b. 1805)
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1875
Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1817)
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1882
William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (b. 1805)
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1895
James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (b. 1824)
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1903
Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. 1837)
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1911
Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (b. 1851)
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1915
James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (b. 1884)
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1916
Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (b. 1831)
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1922
Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)
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1923
Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)
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1927
Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1856)
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1931
Joseph Joffre, French general (b. 1852)
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1933
Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
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1933
Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1896)
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1943
Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)
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1944
Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (b. 1873)
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1945
Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (b. 1877)
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1945
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879)
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1946
William Joyce, American-born Irish-British pro-Axis propaganda broadcaster (b. 1906)
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1956
Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1864)
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1956
Dimitrios Vergos, Greek wrestler, weightlifter, and shot putter (b. 1886)
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1956
Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
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1958
Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez, Turkish general (b. 1877)
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1959
Edwin Muir, Scottish poet, author, and translator (b. 1887)
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1960
Eric P. Kelly, American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1884)
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1961
Auvergne Doherty, Australian businesswoman (b. 1896)
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1962
Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager (b. 1893)
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1965
Milton Avery, American painter (b. 1885)
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1966
Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (b. 1944)
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1967
Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (b. 1874)
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1967
Reginald Punnett, British scientist (b. 1875)
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1967
Jack Ruby, American businessman and murderer (b. 1911)
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1969
Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (b. 1909)
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1969
Tzavalas Karousos, Greek-French actor (b. 1904)
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1970
Gladys Aylward, English missionary and humanitarian (b. 1902)
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1972
Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (b. 1925)
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1975
Victor Kraft, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1880)
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1975
James McCormack, American general (b. 1910)
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1977
William Gropper, American lithographer, cartoonist, and painter (b. 1897)
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1979
Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (b. 1887)
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1980
Joy Adamson, Austrian-Kenyan author (b. 1910)
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1980
George Sutherland Fraser, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1915)
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1981
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (b. 1883)
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1988
Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-German poet and author (b. 1901)
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1988
Joie Chitwood, American race car driver and stuntman (b. 1912)
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1989
Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1909)
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1992
Judith Anderson, British actress (b. 1897)
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1993
Johnny Most, American soldier and sportscaster (b. 1923)
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2002
Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (b. 1920)
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2002
Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist and composer (b. 1918)
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2002
Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (b. 1923)
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2003
Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (b. 1911)
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2003
Jimmy Stewart, Scottish race car driver (b. 1931)
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2004
Des Corcoran, Australian soldier and politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (b. 1928)
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2005
Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (b. 1917)
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2005
Egidio Galea, Maltese Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and educator (b. 1918)
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2005
Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat, 2nd Indian National Security Adviser (b. 1936)
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2006
Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1954)
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2006
Bill Skate, Papua New Guinean politician, 5th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)
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2007
János Fürst, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1935)
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2007
Earl Reibel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1930)
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2007
William Verity, Jr., American businessman and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1917)
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2007
Cecil Walker, Northern Irish politician (b. 1924)
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2008
Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor and screenwriter (b. 1953)
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2008
Werner Dollinger, German economist and politician, German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development (b. 1918)
Werner Dollinger · Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development
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2008
Choi Yo-sam, South Korean boxer (b. 1972)
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2009
Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (b. 1921)
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2009
Pat Hingle, American actor (b. 1924)
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2009
Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (b. 1937)
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2009
Hisayasu Nagata, Japanese politician (b. 1969)
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2010
Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean-German composer and academic (b. 1925)
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2010
Mary Daly, American theologian and scholar (b. 1928)
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2012
Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (b. 1934)
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2012
Gene Bartow, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
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2012
Robert L. Carter, American lawyer and judge (b. 1917)
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2012
Winifred Milius Lubell, American author and illustrator (b. 1914)
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2012
Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (b. 1924)
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2012
Bob Weston, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947)
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2013
Alfie Fripp, English soldier and pilot (b. 1913)
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2013
Ivan Mackerle, Czech cryptozoologist, explorer, and author (b. 1942)
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2013
William Maxson, American general (b. 1930)
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2013
Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
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2014
Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (b. 1939)
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2014
George Goodman, American economist and author (b. 1930)
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2014
Saul Zaentz, American film producer (b. 1921)
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2015
Martin Anderson, American economist and academic (b. 1936)
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2015
Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (b. 1919)
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2015
Bryan Caldwell, American football player (b. 1960)
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2015
Allie Sherman, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
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2016
Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (b. 1932)
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2016
Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1928)
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2016
Bill Plager, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)
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2016
Igor Sergun, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1957)
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2017
H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, Indian politician (b. 1958)