March 26 — В этот день в истории
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590
Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Maurice (emperor) · Theodosius (son of Maurice) · Byzantine Empire
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908
Emperor Zhu Wen of Later Liang has Li Zhu, the last Tang Dynasty emperor, poisoned.
Zhu Wen · Later Liang (Five Dynasties) · Emperor Ai of Tang · Tang dynasty
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1027
Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
Pope John XIX · Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor · Holy Roman Emperor
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1344
The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
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1351
Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
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1484
William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
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1552
Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
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1636
Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.
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1812
An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela.
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1812
A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
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1830
The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
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1839
The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
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1871
The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
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1885
The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
Métis people (Canada) · District of Saskatchewan · Louis Riel · North-West Rebellion · Canada
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1913
Balkan Wars: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
Balkan Wars · Bulgaria · Siege of Adrianople (1912-13) · Adrianople
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1915
The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
Vancouver Millionaires · 1915 Stanley Cup Finals · Pacific Coast Hockey Association · National Hockey Association
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1917
World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
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1922
The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
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1931
Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
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1931
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
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1934
The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
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1939
Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
Spanish Civil War · Francoist Spain · Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War
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1942
World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
World War II · Auschwitz · Nazi concentration camps · Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany
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1945
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
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1954
Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
Nuclear weapons testing · Castle Romeo · Operation Castle · Bikini Atoll
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1958
The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
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1958
The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris.
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1967
Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
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1970
South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy
South Vietnam · Nguyễn Văn Thiệu · Land to the Tiller (South Vietnam) · Tenant farmer
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1971
East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.
East Pakistan · Pakistan · People's Republic of Bangladesh · Bangladesh Liberation War
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1975
The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
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1979
Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.
Anwar al-Sadat · Menachem Begin · Jimmy Carter · Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
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1981
Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
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1982
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C..
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1991
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
Argentina · Brazil · Uruguay · Paraguay · Treaty of Asunción
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1997
Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
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1998
During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
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2005
Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China.
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2010
The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.
ROKS Cheonan sinking · President of the United Nations Security Council
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2017
Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
Известные рождения
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1031
Malcolm III of Scotland (d. 1093)
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1516
Conrad Gessner, Swiss botanist and zoologist (d. 1565)
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1554
Charles, Duke of Mayenne (d. 1611)
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1584
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (d. 1635)
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1633
Mary Beale, British artist (d. 1699)
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1634
Domenico Freschi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1710)
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1656
Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Dutch mathematician and physicist (d. 1725)
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1687
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (d. 1757)
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1698
Prokop Diviš, Czech priest, scientist and inventor (d. 1765)
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1749
William Blount, American politician (d. 1800)
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1753
Benjamin Thompson, American-French physicist and politician, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1814)
Benjamin Thompson · Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
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1773
Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator (d. 1838)
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1794
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (d. 1872)
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1804
David Humphreys Storer, American physician and academic (d. 1891)
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1829
Théodore Aubanel, French poet (d. 1886)
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1842
Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, French occultist (d. 1909)
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1850
Edward Bellamy, American author, socialist, and utopian visionary (d. 1898)
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1852
Élémir Bourges, French author (d. 1925)
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1854
Maurice Lecoq, French target shooter (d. 1925)
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1856
William Massey, Irish-New Zealand farmer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1925)
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1857
Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (d. 1929)
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1859
A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (d. 1936)
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1859
Adolf Hurwitz, Jewish German-Swiss mathematician and academic (d. 1919)
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1860
André Prévost, French tennis player (d. 1919)
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1866
Fred Karno, English producer and manager (d. 1941)
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1868
Fuad I of Egypt (d. 1936)
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1873
Dorothea Bleek, South African-German anthropologist and philologist (d. 1948)
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1874
Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (d. 1963)
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1875
Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (d. 1922)
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1875
Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (d. 1965)
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1876
William, Prince of Albania (d. 1945)
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1876
Kate Richards O'Hare, American Socialist Party activist and editor (d. 1948)
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1879
Othmar Ammann, Swiss-American engineer, designed the George Washington Bridge and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (d. 1965)
Othmar Ammann · George Washington Bridge · Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
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1879
Waldemar Tietgens, German rower (d. 1917)
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1881
Guccio Gucci, Italian fashion designer, founded Gucci (d. 1953)
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1882
Hermann Obrecht, Swiss politician (d. 1940)
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1884
Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (d. 1969)
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1884
Georges Imbert, French chemical engineer and inventor (d. 1950)
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1886
Hugh Mulzac, Vincentian-American soldier and politician (d. 1971)
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1888
Elsa Brändström, Swedish nurse and philanthropist (d. 1948)
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1893
James Bryant Conant, American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany (d. 1978)
James Bryant Conant · United States Ambassador to West Germany
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1893
Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (d. 1964)
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1894
Viorica Ursuleac, Ukrainian-Romanian soprano and actress (d. 1985)
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1895
Vilho Tuulos, Finnish triple jumper (d. 1967)
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1898
Rudolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Puma SE (d. 1974)
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1898
Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (d. 1979)
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1900
Angela Maria Autsch, German nun, died in Auschwitz helping Jewish prisoners (d. 1941) [1]
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1904
Joseph Campbell, American mythologist and author (d. 1987)
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1904
Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1986)
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1904
Attilio Ferraris, Italian footballer (d. 1947)
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1905
Monty Berman, English cinematographer and producer (d. 2006)
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1905
André Cluytens, Belgian-French conductor and director (d. 1967)
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1905
Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (d. 1997)
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1906
Rafael Méndez, Mexican trumpet player and composer (d. 1981)
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1907
Azellus Denis, Canadian lawyer and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (d. 1991)
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1907
Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and activist (d. 1987)
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1908
Franz Stangl, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 1971)
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1909
Chips Rafferty, Australian actor (d. 1971)
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1910
K. W. Devanayagam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10th Sri Lankan Minister of Justice (d. 2002)
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1911
Lennart Atterwall, Swedish javelin thrower (d. 2001)
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1911
J. L. Austin, English philosopher and academic (d. 1960)
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1911
Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
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1911
Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (d. 1983)
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1913
Jacqueline de Romilly, Jewish Franco-Greek philologist, author, and scholar (d. 2010)
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1913
Paul Erdős, Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1996)
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1914
Toru Kumon, Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 1995)
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1914
William Westmoreland, American general (d. 2005)
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1915
Lennart Strandberg, Swedish sprinter (d. 1989)
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1915
Hwang Sun-won, North Korean author and poet (d. 2000)
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1916
Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
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1916
Bill Edrich, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1986)
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1916
Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (d. 1986)
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1917
Rufus Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
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1919
Strother Martin, American actor (d. 1980)
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1919
Roger Leger, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1965)
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1920
Sergio Livingstone, Chilean footballer and journalist (d. 2012)
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1922
William Milliken, American politician, 44th Governor of Michigan
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1922
Oscar Sala, Italian-Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2010)
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1922
Guido Stampacchia, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1978)
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1923
Gert Bastian, German general and politician (d. 1992)
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1923
Bob Elliott, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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1925
Maqsood Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1999)
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1925
Pierre Boulez, French pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016)
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1925
Vesta Roy, American politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2002)
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1925
Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton, English soldier and politician
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1925
Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (d. 2010)
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1925
James Moody, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2010)
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1927
Harold Chapman, English photographer
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1929
Edward Sorel, American illustrator and caricaturist
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1929
Edwin Turney, American businessman, co-founded Advanced Micro Devices (d. 2008)
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1930
Sandra Day O'Connor, American lawyer and jurist
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1930
Gregory Corso, American poet (d. 2001)
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1931
Leonard Nimoy, American actor (d. 2015)
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1932
Leroy Griffith, American businessman
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1932
James Andrew Harris, American chemist and academic (d. 2000)
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1933
Tinto Brass, Italian director and screenwriter
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1934
Alan Arkin, American actor
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1934
Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa, Brazilian footballer (d. 2002)
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1935
Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian politician, 2nd President of the State of Palestine
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1937
Wayne Embry, American basketball player and manager
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1937
Barbara Jones, American sprinter
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1937
James Lee, Canadian businessman and politician, 26th Premier of Prince Edward Island
James Lee (Canadian politician) · Premier of Prince Edward Island
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1938
Norman Ackroyd, English painter and illustrator
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1938
Anthony James Leggett, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1940
James Caan, American actor and singer
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1940
Nancy Pelosi, American lawyer and politician, 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Nancy Pelosi · Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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1941
Richard Dawkins, Kenyan-English ethologist, biologist, and academic
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1941
Lella Lombardi, Italian motor racing driver (d. 1992)
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1942
Erica Jong, American novelist and poet
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1943
Mustafa Kalemli, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of the Interior
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1943
Bob Woodward, American journalist and author
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1944
Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1945
Paul Bérenger, Mauritian politician, Prime Minister of Mauritius
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1945
Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast and coach (d. 2004)
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1946
Johnny Crawford, American actor and singer
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1946
Alain Madelin, French politician, French Minister of Finance
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1947
John Rowles, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
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1948
Kyung-wha Chung, South Korean violinist and educator
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1948
Richard Tandy, English pianist and keyboard player (Electric Light Orchestra)
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1948
Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1949
Jon English, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2016)
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1949
Rudi Koertzen, South African cricketer and umpire
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1949
Vicki Lawrence, American actress, comedian, talk show host, and singer
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1949
Fran Sheehan, American bass player
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1949
Patrick Süskind, German author and screenwriter
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1949
Ernest Lee Thomas, American actor
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1950
Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
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1950
Graham Barlow, English cricketer
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1950
Martin Short, Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, and producer
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1950
Alan Silvestri, American composer and conductor
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1951
Željko Pavličević, Croatian professional basketball coach and former professional player
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1951
Carl Wieman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1952
Didier Pironi, French race car driver (d. 1987)
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1952
T. A. Barron, American novelist
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1953
Lincoln Chafee, American academic and politician, 74th Governor of Rhode Island
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1953
Elaine Chao, Taiwanese-American banker and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Labor
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1953
Tatyana Providokhina, Russian runner
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1954
Clive Palmer, Australian businessman and politician
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1954
Curtis Sliwa, American talk show host and activist, founded Guardian Angels
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1954
Dorothy Porter, Australian poet and playwright (d. 2008)
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1956
Charly McClain, American country singer
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1956
Park Won-soon, South Korean lawyer and politician, 35th Mayor of Seoul
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1957
Fiona Bruce, Scottish lawyer and politician
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1957
Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host and television personality
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1957
Paul Morley, English journalist, producer, and author
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1957
Shirin Neshat, Iranian visual artist
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1958
Elio de Angelis, Italian race car driver (d. 1986)
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1959
Chris Hansen, American journalist
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1960
Marcus Allen, American football player and sportscaster
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1960
Jennifer Grey, American actress and dancer
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1960
Graeme Rutjes, Australian-Dutch footballer
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1961
William Hague, English historian and politician, First Secretary of State
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1962
Richard Coles, English pianist, saxophonist, and priest
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1962
Kevin Seitzer, American baseball player and coach
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1962
Yuri Gidzenko, Russian pilot and cosmonaut
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1962
John Stockton, American basketball player and coach
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1963
Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Japanese author
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1964
Martin Bella, Australian rugby league player
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1964
Martin Donnelly, Irish race car driver
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1964
Maria Miller, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Maria Miller · Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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1964
Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish-American ice hockey player and coach
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1965
Trey Azagthoth, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1965
Violeta Szekely, Romanian runner
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1966
Lilian Greenwood, English politician
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1966
Michael Imperioli, American actor and screenwriter
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1966
Nick Wirth, English engineer, founded Wirth Research
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1967
Jason Chaffetz, American politician
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1968
Laurent Brochard, French cyclist
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1968
Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1968
James Iha, American guitarist and songwriter
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1969
Alessandro Moscardi, Italian rugby player
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1970
Paul Bosvelt, Dutch footballer
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1970
Jelle Goes, Dutch footballer and coach
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1970
Thomas Kyparissis, Greek footballer
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1970
Martin McDonagh, English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director
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1971
Behzad Ghorbani, Iranian zoologist
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1971
Martyn Day, Scottish politician
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1971
Erick Morillo, Colombian-American DJ and producer
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1971
Rennae Stubbs, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
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1971
Paul Williams, English footballer and manager
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1972
Leslie Mann, American actress
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1972
Jason Maxwell, American baseball player
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1973
Larry Page, American computer scientist and businessman, co-founder of Google
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1973
T. R. Knight, American actor
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1973
Matt Burke, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
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1974
Irina Spîrlea, Romanian tennis player
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1974
Vadimas Petrenko, Lithuanian footballer
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1974
Michael Peca, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1976
Alex Varas, Chilean footballer
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1976
Amy Smart, American actress and former model
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1977
Kevin Davies, English footballer
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1977
Bianca Kajlich, American actress
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1977
Sylvain Grenier, Canadian wrestler
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1978
Anastasia Kostaki, Greek basketball player
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1979
Nacho Novo, Spanish footballer
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1979
Ben Blair, New Zealand rugby union footballer
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1979
Hiromi Uehara, Japanese pianist and composer
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1979
Pierre Womé, Cameroonian footballer
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1979
Jay Sean, English singer-songwriter and producer
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1979
Juliana Paes, Brazilian actress
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1980
Richie Wellens, English footballer
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1981
Sébastien Centomo, Canadian ice hockey player
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1981
Baruch Dego, Ethiopian-Israeli footballer
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1981
Massimo Donati, Italian footballer
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1981
Josh Wilson, American baseball player
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1982
Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer
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1982
Brendan Ryan, American baseball player
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1982
Nate Kaeding, American football player
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1983
Andreas Hinkel, German footballer
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1983
Floriana Lima, American actress
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1983
Roman Bednář, Czech footballer
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1983
Mike Mondo, American wrestler
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1984
Jimmy Howard, American ice hockey player
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1984
Drew Mitchell, Australian rugby player
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1984
Felix Neureuther, German skier
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1984
Marco Stier, German footballer
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1984
Gregory Strydom, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1984
Sara Jean Underwood, American model, television host, and actress
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1985
Keira Knightley, English actress
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1985
Matt Grevers, American swimmer
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1985
Jonathan Groff, American actor and singer
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1985
Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricketer
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1986
Maxime Biset, Belgian footballer
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1986
Rob Kearney, Irish rugby player
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1986
Emma Laine, Finnish tennis player
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1987
Kim Dong-suk, South Korean footballer
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1987
Jermichael Finley, American football player
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1987
Steven Fletcher, Scottish footballer
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1989
Simon Kjær, Danish footballer
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1990
Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2016)
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1990
Yuya Takaki, Japanese idol, singer, dancer, model and actor
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1990
Xiumin, South Korean singer and actor
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1991
Matt Davidson, American baseball player
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1992
Nina Agdal, Danish model
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1994
Jed Wallace, English footballer
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1996
Zane Musgrove, New Zealand rugby league player
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1998
Satoko Miyahara, Japanese figure skater
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2005
Ella Anderson, American actress
Известные смерти
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752
Pope-elect Stephen
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809
Ludger, Frisian missionary
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903
Sugawara no Michizane, Japanese poet
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908
Ai, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 892)
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922
Mansur Al-Hallaj, Persian mystic and poet (b. 858)
- 929
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983
'Adud al-Dawla, Iranian ruler (b. 936)
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1130
Sigurd the Crusader, Norwegian king (b. 1090)
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1132
Geoffrey of Vendôme, French cardinal and theologian (b. 1065)
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1212
Sancho I of Portugal (b. 1154)
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1242
William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
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1324
Marie de Luxembourg, Queen of France (b. 1304)
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1326
Alessandra Giliani, anatomist (b. c. 1307)
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1402
David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (b. 1378)
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1437
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Scottish nobleman and regicide
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1517
Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer (b. 1450)
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1535
Georg Tannstetter, Austrian mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1482)
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1546
Thomas Elyot, English scholar and diplomat (b. 1490)
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1566
Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (b. 1510)
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1625
Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (b. 1569)
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1649
John Winthrop, English lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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1679
Johannes Schefferus, Swedish historian and author (b. 1621)
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1697
Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (b. 1640)
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1726
John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard (b. 1664)
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1772
Charles Pinot Duclos, French author and politician (b. 1704)
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1776
Samuel Ward, American jurist and politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island (b. 1725)
Samuel Ward (American statesman) · List of colonial governors of Rhode Island
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1780
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (b. 1713)
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1793
John Mudge, English physician and engineer (b. 1721)
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1797
James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (b. 1726)
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1814
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician and politician (b. 1738)
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1827
Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (b. 1770)
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1858
John Addison Thomas, American lieutenant, engineer, and politician, 3rd United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1811)
John Addison Thomas · United States Assistant Secretary of State
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1862
Uriah P. Levy, American commander (b. 1792)
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1881
Roman Sanguszko, Polish general and activist (b. 1800)
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1885
Anson Stager, American general and businessman, co-founded Western Union (b. 1825)
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1888
Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar (b. 1837)
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1892
Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (b. 1819)
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1902
Cecil Rhodes, English-South African colonialist, businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (b. 1853)
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1905
Maurice Barrymore, American actor (b. 1849)
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1910
Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864)
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1920
William Chester Minor, American surgeon and lexicographer (b. 1834)
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1923
Sarah Bernhardt, French actress and screenwriter (b. 1844)
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1926
Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1852)
Constantin Fehrenbach · Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)
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1932
Henry M. Leland, American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founded of Cadillac and Lincoln (b. 1843)
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1934
John Biller, American jumper and discus thrower (b. 1877)
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1940
Wilhelm Anderson, German-Estonian astrophysicist (b. 1880)
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1940
Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (b. 1873)
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1942
Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
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1945
David Lloyd George, English-Welsh lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1863)
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1951
James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (b. 1864)
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1954
Charles Perrin, French rower (b. 1875)
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1957
Édouard Herriot, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
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1958
Phil Mead, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1887)
-
1959
Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (b. 1888)
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1966
Victor Hochepied, French swimmer (b. 1883)
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1969
John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (b. 1937)
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1973
Noël Coward, English playwright, actor, and composer (b. 1899)
-
1973
Johnny Drake, American football player (b. 1916)
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1979
Beauford Delaney, American-French painter (b. 1901)
-
1979
Jean Stafford, American author and academic (b. 1915)
-
1980
Roland Barthes, French linguist and critic (b. 1915)
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1983
Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (b. 1907)
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1984
Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (b. 1922)
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1987
Eugen Jochum, German conductor (b. 1902)
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1987
Walter Abel, American actor (b. 1898)
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1990
Halston, American fashion designer (b. 1932)
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1992
Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist and radio host (b. 1937)
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1993
Louis Falco, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1942)
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1995
Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (b. 1963)
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1996
Edmund Muskie, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (b. 1914)
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1996
David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1912)
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2000
Alex Comfort, English physician and author (b. 1920)
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2002
Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (b. 1950)
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2003
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1927)
Daniel Patrick Moynihan · United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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2004
Jan Sterling, American actress (b. 1921)
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2005
James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1912)
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2005
Frederick Rotimi Williams Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1920)
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2006
Anil Biswas, Indian journalist and politician (b. 1944)
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2006
Paul Dana, American race car driver (b. 1975)
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2006
Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)
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2008
Robert Fagles, American poet and academic (b. 1933)
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2008
Manuel Marulanda, Colombian rebel leader (b. 1930)
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2009
Shane McConkey, Canadian skier and BASE jumper (b. 1969)
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2009
Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and composer (b. 1926)
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2010
Charles Ryskamp, American art collector and curator (b. 1928)
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2011
Roger Abbott, English-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1946)
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2011
Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (b. 1935)
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2011
Diana Wynne Jones, English author (b. 1934)
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2012
Sisto Averno, American football player (b. 1925)
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2012
Michael Begley, Irish carpenter and politician (b. 1932)
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2012
Thomas M. Cover, American theorist and academic (b. 1938)
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2012
David Craighead, American organist and educator (b. 1924)
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2012
Manik Godghate, Indian poet and educator (b. 1937)
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2012
Helmer Ringgren, Swedish theologian and academic (b. 1917)
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2013
Tom Boerwinkle, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1945)
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2013
Krzysztof Kozłowski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Interior (b. 1931)
Krzysztof Kozłowski · Ministry of Interior and Administration (Poland)
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2013
Dave Leggett, American baseball player (b. 1933)
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2013
Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1964)
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2014
Roger Birkman, American psychologist and author (b. 1919)
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2014
Dick Guidry, American businessman and politician (b. 1929)
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2014
Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball, English politician (b. 1928)
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2015
Dinkha IV, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1935)
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2015
Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1924)
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2015
Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet, translator, and psychologist Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1931)
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2016
Jim Harrison, American novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1937)