May 8 — В этот день в истории
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453 BC
Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin.
Spring and Autumn period · Zhao (state) · Battle of Jinyang · Jin (Chinese state)
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413
Emperor Honorius signs an edict providing tax relief for the Italian provinces Tuscia, Campania, Picenum, Samnium, Apulia, Lucania and Calabria, which were plundered by the Visigoths.
Honorius (emperor) · Edict · Province of Viterbo · Campania · Picenum
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589
Reccared I summons the Third Council of Toledo.
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1429
Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War.
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1450
Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI.
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1516
Trần Cảo Rebellion: A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long undefended.
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1541
Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River and names it Río de Espíritu Santo.
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1788
The French Parlement is suspended to be replaced by the creation of forty-seven new courts.
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1794
Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror by revolutionists, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.
Reign of Terror · French Revolution · Antoine Lavoisier · Tax collector · Ferme générale
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1821
Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn.
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1842
A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
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1846
Mexican-American War: The Battle of Palo Alto: Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
Mexican-American War · Battle of Palo Alto · Zachary Taylor · Rio Grande
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1861
American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is named the capital of the Confederate States of America.
American Civil War · Richmond, Virginia · Confederate States of America
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1877
At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
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1886
Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
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1898
The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
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1899
The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
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1902
In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
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1912
Paramount Pictures is founded.
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1919
Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
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1924
The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
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1927
Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.
Transatlantic flight · Charles Nungesser · François Coli · The White Bird
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1933
Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.
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1941
The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby
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1942
World War II: The Battle of the Kerch Peninsula: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet Armies (44th, 47th, and 51st) defending the Kerch Peninsula, in the eastern part of the Crimea.
World War II · Battle of the Kerch Peninsula · 11th Army (Wehrmacht) · Bridgehead · Kerch Peninsula
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1942
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington. The battle marks the first time in the naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.
Battle of the Coral Sea · Imperial Japanese Navy · Aircraft carrier · United States Navy · USS Lexington (CV-2)
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1942
World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
Cocos Islands · Cocos Islands Mutiny · Commonwealth of Nations
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1945
Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre.
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1945
World War II: V-E Day, combat ends in Europe. German forces agree in Reims, France, to an unconditional surrender.
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1945
End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic.
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1945
The Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax.
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1946
Estonian schoolgirls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial which stood in front of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn.
Estonia · Aili Jõgi · Ageeda Paavel · Soviet Union · Bronze Soldier of Tallinn
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1963
South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis.
Army of the Republic of South Vietnam · Ngo Dinh Diem · Huế Phật Đản shootings · Buddhist flag · Vesākha
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1967
The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.
Philippines · Davao (province) · Davao del Norte · Davao del Sur · Davao Oriental
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1972
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
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1973
A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants.
Wounded Knee incident · American Indian Movement · Pine Ridge Reservation · Wounded Knee, South Dakota
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1976
The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
The New Revolution (roller coaster) · Six Flags Magic Mountain
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1978
The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.
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1980
The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.
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1984
Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13. René Jalbert, Sergeant-at-Arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour.
Denis Lortie · National Assembly of Quebec · René Jalbert · Sergeant-at-Arms · Deliberative assembly
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1984
The Thames Barrier is officially opened.
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1987
The Loughgall ambush: The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland.
Loughgall ambush · Special Air Service · Provisional Irish Republican Army · Loughgall · Northern Ireland
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1988
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history".
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1997
A China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.
China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 · Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Известные рождения
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1326
Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (d. 1360)
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1427
John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1470)
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1460
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)
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1492
Andrea Alciato, Italian jurist and writer (d. 1550)
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1508
Charles Wriothesley, English Officer of Arms (d. 1562)
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1521
Peter Canisius, Dutch-Swiss priest and saint (d. 1597)
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1551
Thomas Drury, English government informer and swindler (d. 1603)
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1587
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)
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1622
Claes Rålamb, Swedish politician (d. 1698)
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1628
Angelo Italia, Sicilian Jesuit and architect (d. 1700)
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1629
Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (d. 1697)
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1632
Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and politician (d. 1706)
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1639
Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Italian artist (d. 1709)
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1641
Nicolaes Witsen, Mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1717)
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1653
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1734)
Claude Louis Hector de Villars · Minister of Defence (France)
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1670
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1726)
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans · Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
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1720
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1764)
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1735
Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (d. 1811)
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1737
Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (d. 1794)
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1745
Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer (d. 1801)
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1753
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader (d. 1811)
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1786
John Vianney, French priest and saint (d. 1859)
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1815
Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician (d. 1872)
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1818
Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1896)
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1821
William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1885)
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1824
William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (d. 1860)
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1825
George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author (d. 1898)
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1828
Henry Dunant, Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910)
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1828
Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk and saint (d. 1898)
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1829
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist and composer (d. 1869)
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1835
Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (d. 1910)
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1839
Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian judge, author, and songwriter (d. 1920)
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1842
Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (d. 1909)
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1846
Oscar Hammerstein I, American businessman and composer (d. 1919)
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1850
Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (d. 1915)
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1853
Dan Brouthers, American baseball player and manager (d. 1932)
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1858
Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1924)
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1858
J. Meade Falkner, English author and poet (d. 1932)
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1859
Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician and engineer (d. 1925)
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1867
Margarete Böhme, German novelist (d. 1939)
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1879
Wesley Coe, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (d. 1926)
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1884
Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (d. 1972)
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1885
Thomas B. Costain, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1965)
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1892
Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat (d. 1981)
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1893
Francis Ouimet, American golfer (d. 1967)
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1893
Edd Roush, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
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1893
Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster (d. 1963)
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1895
James H. Kindelberger, American businessman (d. 1962)
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1895
Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (d. 1979)
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1895
Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor (d. 1972)
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1898
Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (d. 1960)
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1899
Arthur Q. Bryan, American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality (d. 1959)
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1899
Friedrich Hayek, Austrian economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
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1899
Jacques Heim, French fashion designer (d. 1967)
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1901
Turkey Stearnes, American baseball player (d. 1979)
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1902
André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
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1903
Fernandel, French actor and singer (d. 1971)
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1903
Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, British politician and educator (d. 1984)
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1904
John Snagge, English journalist (d. 1996)
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1905
Red Nichols, American cornet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1965)
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1906
Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
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1910
George Male, English footballer (d. 1998)
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1910
Andrew E. Svenson, American author and publisher (d. 1975)
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1910
Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)
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1911
Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of The Interior (d. 1997)
Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman · Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Netherlands)
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1911
Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1938)
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1912
George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995)
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1913
Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1984)
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1913
Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (d. 1976)
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1915
Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (d. 2009)
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1916
João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016)
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1916
Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993)
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1916
Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer
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1917
John Anderson, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas (d. 2014)
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1919
Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973)
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1920
Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (d. 1996)
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1920
Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (d. 1991)
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1920
Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (d. 2003)
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1920
Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (d. 2000)
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1922
Mary Q. Steele, American naturalist and author (d. 1992)
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1924
S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 1989)
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1925
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzanian politician, 2nd President of Tanzania
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1926
David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host
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1926
David Hurst, German actor
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1926
Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017)
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1927
Chumy Chúmez, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
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1927
László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal (d. 2015)
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1928
Robert Conley, American journalist (d. 2013)
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1928
Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (d. 2010)
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1929
Claude Castonguay, Canadian banker and politician
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1929
Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (d. 2007)
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1930
Heather Harper, Northern Irish soprano
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1930
Doug Atkins, American football player (d. 2015)
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1930
René Maltête, French photographer and poet (d. 2000)
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1930
Gary Snyder, American poet, essayist, and translator
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1932
Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican author and translator (d. 2007)
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1932
Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
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1932
Harry Wells, Australian rugby league player
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1934
Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge
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1934
Maurice Norman, English footballer
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1934
David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton, English soldier and politician
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1935
Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland, Scottish politician
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1935
Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager
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1936
Kazuo Koike, Japanese author
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1936
Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 2005)
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1937
Bernard Cleary, Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
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1937
Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player (d. 2010)
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1937
Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
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1937
Thomas Pynchon, American novelist
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1938
Javed Burki, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
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1938
Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (d. 2012)
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1939
Paul Drayton, American sprinter (d. 2010)
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1940
Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2006)
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1940
James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington, English businessman and academic
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1940
Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice
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1940
Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985)
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1940
Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1941
John Fred, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
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1941
Bill Lockyer, American academic and politician, 30th Attorney General of California
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1941
James Traficant, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
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1942
Martin Dobkin, Canadian doctor and politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga
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1942
Robin Hobbs, English cricketer
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1942
Norman Lamont, Scottish banker and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
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1942
Pierre Morency, Canadian poet and playwright
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1942
Terry Neill, Irish footballer and manager
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1943
Pat Barker, English author
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1943
Johnny Greaves, Australian rugby league player
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1943
Jon Mark, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1943
Paul Samwell-Smith, English bass player and producer
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1943
Danny Whitten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)
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1944
Gary Glitter, English singer-songwriter
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1944
Bill Legend, English drummer
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1945
Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, Dutch jurist and politician
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1945
Mike German, Baron German, Welsh educator and politician, Deputy First Minister for Wales
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1945
Janine Haines, Australian politician (d. 2004)
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1945
Keith Jarrett, American pianist and composer
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1946
André Boulerice, Canadian politician
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1946
Jonathan Dancy, English philosopher, author, and academic
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1947
H. Robert Horvitz, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1947
Felicity Lott, English soprano
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1947
John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Scottish historian and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan · Secretary of State for Defence
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1948
Steve Braun, American baseball player and coach
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1948
Stephen Stohn, American-Canadian lawyer and producer
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1949
David Vines, Australian economist and academic
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1950
Robert Mugge, American director and producer
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1950
Lepo Sumera, Estonian composer and educator (d. 2000)
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1951
Philip Bailey, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor
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1951
Mike D'Antoni, American basketball player and coach
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1951
Chris Frantz, American drummer and producer
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1952
Peter McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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1953
Billy Burnette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1953
Alex Van Halen, Dutch-American drummer
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1954
Pam Arciero, American puppeteer and voice actress
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1954
David Keith, American actor and director
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1954
John Michael Talbot, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1955
Stephen Furst, American actor and director
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1955
Mladen Markač, Croatian general
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1956
Jeff Wincott, Canadian actor and martial artist
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1957
Bill Cowher, American football player and coach
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1957
Rino Katase, Japanese actress
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1957
Gary Lunn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 6th Canadian Minister of Natural Resources
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1958
Roddy Doyle, Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter
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1958
Simone Kleinsma, Dutch actress and singer
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1958
Brooks Newmark, American-English businessman and politician, Lord of the Treasury
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1958
Lovie Smith, American football player and coach
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1959
Ronnie Lott, American football player and sportscaster
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1959
David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, English politician
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1959
Ikue Sakakibara, Japanese actress and singer
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1960
Franco Baresi, Italian footballer and coach
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1960
Eric Brittingham, American bass player
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1961
Bill de Blasio, American politician, 109th Mayor of New York City
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1961
Gert Kruys, Dutch footballer and manager
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1961
Vallo Reimaa, Estonian academic and politician
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1961
David Winning, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1962
Natalia Molchanova, Russian diver (d. 2015)
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1962
David Sole, Scottish rugby player
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1963
Sylvain Cossette, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1963
Anthony Field, Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor
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1963
Michel Gondry, French director and screenwriter
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1963
Izabela Kloc, Polish politician
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1963
Aleksandr Kovalenko, Belarusian triple jumper
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1963
Rick Zombo, American ice hockey player and coach
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1964
Päivi Alafrantti, Finnish javelin thrower
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1964
Melissa Gilbert, American actress and director
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1964
Bobby Labonte, American race car driver
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1964
Nathalie Roy, Canadian lawyer and politician
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1964
Dave Rowntree, English drummer and animator
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1964
Metin Tekin, Turkish footballer, manager, and journalist
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1966
Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer and coach
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1967
Viviana Durante, Italian ballerina and actress
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1967
Angus Scott, British sports television presenter
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1968
Teet Kask, Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer
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1968
Nathalie Normandeau, Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
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1968
Johan Pehrson, Swedish lawyer and politician
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1969
Jonny Searle, English rower
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1969
Akebono Tarō, American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th Yokozuna
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1969
John Timu, New Zealand rugby player
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1970
Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer and coach
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1970
Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
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1970
Luis Enrique, Spanish footballer and manager
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1971
Chuck Huber, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
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1971
Candice Night, American singer-songwriter
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1972
Darren Hayes, Australian singer-songwriter
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1972
Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player
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1973
Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese author and illustrator
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1973
Jesús Arellano, Mexican footballer
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1973
Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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1974
Marge Kõrkjas, Estonian swimmer
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1974
Korey Stringer, American football player (d. 2001)
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1975
Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1975
Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
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1975
Gastón Mazzacane, Argentinian race car driver
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1975
Dmitri Ustritski, Estonian footballer
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1976
Gonçalo Abecasis, Portuguese-American biochemist and academic
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1976
Martha Wainwright, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1976
Ian "H" Watkins, Welsh singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
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1977
Joe Bonamassa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1977
Bad News Brown, Canadian rapper, harmonica player, and actor (d. 2011)
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1977
Theodoros Papaloukas, Greek basketball player
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1977
Kathrin Bringmann, German mathematician and academic
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1978
Lúcio, Brazilian footballer
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1978
Jang Woo-hyuk, South Korean rapper and dancer
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1979
Ole Morten Vågan, Norwegian bassist
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1980
Keyon Dooling, American basketball player
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1980
Panagiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player
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1980
Evgeny Lebedev, Russian-English publisher and philanthropist
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1980
Michelle McManus, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
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1980
Benny Yau, Hong Kong-Canadian actor and singer
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1981
Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer
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1981
Tatyana Dektyareva, Russian hurdler
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1981
Björn Dixgård, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1981
Manny Gamburyan, Armenian-American mixed martial artist
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1981
John Maine, American baseball player
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1982
Buakaw Banchamek, Thai kick-boxer
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1982
Christina Cole, English actress
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1982
Adrian Gonzalez, American baseball player
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1983
Elyes Gabel, English actor
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1983
Juan Martin Goity, Argentinian-German rugby player
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1983
Bershawn Jackson, American hurdler
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1983
Lawrence Vickers, American football player
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1984
Nadine Chandrawinata, German-Indonesian model and actress
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1984
David King, English figure skater
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1985
Tommaso Ciampa, American wrestler
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1985
Devon Soltendieck, Canadian journalist and game show host
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1985
Silvia Stroescu, Romanian gymnast
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1985
Sarah Vaillancourt, Canadian ice hockey player
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1985
Usama Young, American football player
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1986
Pemra Özgen, Turkish tennis player
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1986
Galen Rupp, American runner
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1986
Marvell Wynne, American soccer player
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1987
Aneurin Barnard, Welsh actor and singer
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1987
Felix Jones, American football player
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1987
Aarne Nirk, Estonian hurdler
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1987
Mark Noble, English footballer
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1987
Kurt Tippett, Australian footballer
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1988
Tanel Kurbas, Estonian basketball player
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1988
Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
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1988
David Aleksander Sjølie, Norwegian guitarist
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1989
Liam Bridcutt, English footballer
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1989
Lars Eller, Danish ice hockey player
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1989
Dinesh Patel, Indian baseball player
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1990
Kemba Walker, American basketball player
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1991
Ethan Gage, Canadian soccer player
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1991
Valentijn Lietmeijer, Dutch basketball player
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1991
Anamaria Tămârjan, Romanian gymnast
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1992
Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player
Известные смерти
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535
Pope John II (b. 470)
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685
Pope Benedict II (b. 635)
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1157
Ahmed Sanjar, Great Seljuk Sultan (b. 1084 or 1086)
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1192
Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria (b. 1163)
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1220
Richeza of Denmark, queen consort of Sweden (b. c. 1180)
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1278
Emperor Duanzong of Song (b. 1268)
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1319
Haakon V of Norway (b. 1270)
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1473
John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)
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1538
Edward Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1496)
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1551
Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Sigismund II of Poland (b. 1523)
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1668
Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632)
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1766
Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
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1773
Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
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1781
Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
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1782
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal · Prime Minister of Portugal
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1785
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul · Prime Minister of France
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1785
Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
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1788
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
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1794
Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
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1819
Kamehameha I of Hawaii (b. 1758)
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1822
John Stark, American general (b. 1728)
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1828
Mauro Giuliani, Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781)
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1837
Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (b. 1770)
Alexander Balashov · Ministry of Police of the Russian Empire
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1842
Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1790)
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1853
Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785)
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1873
John Stuart Mill, English economist and civil servant (b. 1806)
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1880
Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
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1891
Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
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1891
John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
John Robertson (New South Wales Premier) · Premier of New South Wales
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1903
Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
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1907
Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
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1925
John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
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1936
Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
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1941
Natalie of Serbia (b. 1859)
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1941
Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
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1942
Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)
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1943
Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919)
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1944
Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
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1945
Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900)
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1945
Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883)
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1945
Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898)
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1947
Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (b. 1858)
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1948
U Saw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1900)
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1950
Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865)
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1952
William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879)
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1959
John Fraser, Canadian soccer player (b. 1881)
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1960
J. H. C. Whitehead, Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
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1965
Wally Hardinge, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
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1969
Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1892)
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1972
Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee (b. 1880)
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1972
Beatrice Helen Worsley, Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (b. 1921)
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1975
Avery Brundage, American businessman and art collector (b. 1887)
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1980
Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (b. 1920)
Geoffrey Baker · Field marshal (United Kingdom) · Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) · British Army
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1981
Uri Zvi Greenberg, Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1896)
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1982
Neil Bogart, American record producer, co-founded Casablanca Records (b. 1943)
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1982
Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b. 1950)
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1983
John Fante, American author and acreenwriter (b. 1909)
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1984
Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (b. 1890)
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1984
Gino Bianco, Italian-Brazilian race car driver (b. 1916)
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1985
Karl Marx, German conductor and composer (b. 1897)
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1985
Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (b. 1918)
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1985
Dolph Sweet, American actor (b. 1920)
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1986
Ernle Bradford, English historian and author (b. 1922)
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1987
Doris Stokes, English psychic and author (b. 1920)
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1988
Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (b. 1907)
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1990
Luigi Nono, Italian composer and educator (b. 1924)
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1991
Jean Langlais, French pianist and composer (b. 1907)
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1991
Rudolf Serkin, Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (b. 1903)
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1992
Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (b. 1933)
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1993
Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (b. 1923)
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1994
George Peppard, American actor and producer (b. 1928)
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1995
Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (b. 1953)
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1996
Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b. 1937)
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1996
Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926)
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1996
Larry Levis, American poet, author, and critic (b. 1946)
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1996
Garth Williams, American illustrator (b. 1912)
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1998
Johannes Kotkas, Estonian wrestler (b. 1915)
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1998
Charles Rebozo, American banker and businessman (b. 1912)
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1999
Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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1999
Ed Gilbert, American actor (b. 1931)
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1999
Dana Plato, American actress (b. 1964)
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1999
Soeman Hs, Indonesian author and educator (b. 1904)
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2000
Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (b. 1918)
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2000
Dédé Fortin, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962)
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2000
Henry Nicols, American activist (b. 1973)
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2003
Elvira Pagã, Brazilian vedette, singer, and artist (b. 1920)
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2005
Jean Carrière, French author (b. 1928)
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2005
Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1981)
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2006
Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938)
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2007
Philip R. Craig, American author and poet (b. 1933)
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2007
Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1945)
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2008
Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918)
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2008
François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (b. 1982)
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2009
Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917)
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2009
Bud Shrake, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
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2011
Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (b. 1948)
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2012
Everett Lilly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924)
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2012
Jerry McMorris, American businessman (b. 1941)
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2012
Stacy Robinson, American football player (b. 1962)
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2012
Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (b. 1928)
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2012
Ampon Tangnoppakul, Thai criminal (b. 1948)
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2012
Roman Totenberg, Polish-American violinist and educator (b. 1911)
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2013
Jeanne Cooper, American actress (b. 1928)
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2013
Bryan Forbes, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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2013
Juan José Muñoz, Argentinian businessman (b. 1950)
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2013
Hugh J. Silverman, American philosopher and theorist (b. 1945)
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2013
Ken Whaley, Austrian-English bass player (b. 1946)
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2014
Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (b. 1921)
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2014
Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (b. 1935)
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2014
Yago Lamela, Spanish long jumper (b. 1977)
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2014
Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (b. 1939)
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2014
R. Douglas Stuart Jr., American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Norway (b. 1916)
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2014
Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (b. 1936)
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2015
Zeki Alasya, Turkish actor and director (b. 1943)
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2015
Mwepu Ilunga, Congolese footballer (b. 1949)
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2015
Menashe Kadishman, Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1932)
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2015
Juan Schwanner, Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1921)
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2015
Atanas Semerdzhiev, Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Bulgaria (b. 1924)
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2016
Tom M. Apostol, American analytic number theorist (b. 1923)
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2016
William Schallert, American actor; president (1979-81) of the Screen Actors Guild (b. 1922)