June 2 — В этот день в истории
341 записи
События
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455
Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.
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1010
The Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr took place in the context of the Fitna of al-Andalus resulting in a defeat for the Caliphate of Córdoba.
Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr · Fitna of al-Andalus · Caliphate of Córdoba
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1098
First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later.
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1615
The first Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.
Récollet · Missionaries · Quebec City · Rouen
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1676
Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.
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1692
Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged.
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1763
Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
Pontiac's Rebellion · Mackinaw City, Michigan · Chippewa · Fort Michilimackinac · Lacrosse
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1774
Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
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1793
French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
French Revolution · François Hanriot · Girondist · Jean-Paul Marat · Reign of Terror
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1805
Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, from the British.
Napoleonic Wars · First French Empire · Enlightenment in Spain · Battle of Diamond Rock · Fort-de-France
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1835
P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States.
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1848
The Slavic congress in Prague begins.
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1866
The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
Fenian Brotherhood · Battle of Ridgeway · Battle of Fort Erie (1866)
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1896
Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
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1909
Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
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1910
Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
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1919
Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.
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1924
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
Calvin Coolidge · Indian Citizenship Act · Citizenship · Native Americans in the United States
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1941
World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the village of Kondomari.
World War II · Fallschirmjäger (World War II) · Massacre of Kondomari
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1946
Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
Italian constitutional referendum, 1946 · Referendum · Italy · Monarchy · Republic
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1953
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.
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1955
The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
Soviet Union · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Belgrade declaration · 1948
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1962
During the 1962 FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.
1962 FIFA World Cup · Chile national football team · Italy national football team · Battle of Santiago (1962 FIFA World Cup) · Association football
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1966
Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
Surveyor program · Surveyor 1 · Oceanus Procellarum · Moon · Spacecraft
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1967
Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States.
Luis Monge · Capital punishment in Colorado · Gas chamber · Furman v. Georgia
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1967
Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into riots, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.
West Berlin · Shah · Iran · Benno Ohnesorg · Terrorism
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1967
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles is released in the United States.
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1979
Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
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1983
After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place.
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1990
The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12.
June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak · Illinois · Indiana · Kentucky · Ohio
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1997
In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.
Denver · Timothy McVeigh · Conspiracy (criminal) · 1995 · Oklahoma City bombing
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2003
Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
Mars · European Space Agency · Mars Express · Baikonur · Kazakhstan
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2012
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Egyptian President · Hosni Mubarak · Life imprisonment · 2011 Egyptian revolution
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2014
Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India.
Telangana · Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 · States of India
Известные рождения
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1202
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (d. 1278)
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1305
Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, ruler of Ilkhanate (d. 1335)
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1423
Ferdinand I of Naples (d. 1494)
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1489
Charles, Duke of Vendôme (d. 1537)
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1535
Pope Leo XI (d. 1605)
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1602
Rudolf Christian, Count of East Frisia, Ruler of East Frisia (d. 1628)
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1621
Rutger von Ascheberg, Courland-born soldier in Swedish service (d. 1693)
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1621
Isaac van Ostade, Dutch painter (d. 1649)
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1638
Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (d. 1709)
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1644
William Salmon, English medical writer (d. 1713)
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1739
Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1815)
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1740
Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician (d. 1814)
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1743
Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian occultist and explorer (d. 1795)
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1773
John Randolph of Roanoke, American planter and politician, 8th United States Ambassador to Russia (d. 1833)
John Randolph of Roanoke · United States Ambassador to Russia
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1774
William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician (d. 1850)
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1813
Daniel Pollen, Irish-New Zealand politician, 9th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1896)
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1823
Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (d. 1905)
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1835
Pope Pius X (d. 1914)
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1838
Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg (d. 1900)
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1840
Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (d. 1928)
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1857
Edward Elgar, English composer and educator (d. 1934)
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1857
Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
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1861
Concordia Selander, Swedish actress and manager (d. 1935)
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1863
Felix Weingartner, Croatian-Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1942)
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1865
George Lohmann, English cricketer (d. 1901)
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1869
Jack O'Connor, American baseball player and manager (d. 1937)
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1875
Charles Stewart Mott, American businessman and politician, 50th Mayor of Flint, Michigan (d. 1973)
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1878
Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (d. 1912)
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1881
Walter Egan, American golfer (d. 1971)
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1891
Thurman Arnold, American lawyer and judge (d. 1969)
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1891
Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral and pilot (d. 1945)
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1899
Lotte Reiniger, German animator and director (d. 1981)
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1899
Edwin Way Teale, American environmentalist and photographer (d. 1980)
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1904
Frank Runacres, English painter and educator (d. 1974)
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1904
Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor (d. 1984)
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1907
Dorothy West, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
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1907
John Lehmann, English poet and publisher (d. 1987)
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1910
Hector Dyer, American sprinter (d. 1990)
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1911
Joe McCluskey, American runner (d. 2002)
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1913
Barbara Pym, English author (d. 1980)
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1913
Elsie Tu, English-Hong Kong educator and politician (d. 2015)
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1914
Johnny Bulla, American golfer (d. 2003)
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1915
Alexandru Nicolschi, Romanian spy (d. 1992)
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1917
Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and director (d. 2006)
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1918
Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American illustrator (d. 1997)
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1918
Kathryn Tucker Windham, American journalist and author (d. 2011)
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1919
Nat Mayer Shapiro, American painter (d. 2005)
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1920
Frank G. Clement, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Tennessee (d. 1969)
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1920
Yolande Donlan, American-English actress (d. 2014)
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1920
Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-German author and critic (d. 2013)
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1920
Tex Schramm, American businessman (d. 2003)
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1920
Johnny Speight, English screenwriter and producer (d. 1998)
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1921
Betty Freeman, American photographer and philanthropist (d. 2009)
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1921
Ernie Royal, American trumpet player (d. 1983)
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1921
Sigmund Sternberg, Hungarian-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)
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1921
András József Szennay, Hungarian priest (d. 2012)
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1922
Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
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1922
Carmen Silvera, Canadian-English actress (d. 2002)
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1923
Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
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1924
June Callwood, Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2007)
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1926
Chiyonoyama Masanobu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 41st Yokozuna (d. 1977)
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1926
Milo O'Shea, Irish-American actor (d. 2013)
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1927
W. Watts Biggers, American author, screenwriter, and animator (d. 2013)
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1927
Christopher Slade, English lawyer and judge
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1928
Erzsi Kovács, Hungarian singer (d. 2014)
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1928
Rafael A. Lecuona, Cuban-American gymnast and academic (d. 2014)
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1929
Norton Juster, American architect, author, and academic
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1929
Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (d. 2007)
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1930
Pete Conrad, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1999)
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1933
Jerry Lumpe, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
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1934
Johnny Carter, American singer (d. 2009)
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1935
Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (d. 2003)
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1935
Dimitri Kitsikis, Greek poet and educator
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1936
Volodymyr Holubnychy, Ukrainian race walker
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1937
Rosalyn Higgins, English lawyer and judge
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1937
Sally Kellerman, American actress
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1937
Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
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1937
Robert Paul, Canadian figure skater and choreographer
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1937
Deric Washburn, American screenwriter and playwright
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1938
Kevin Brownlow, English historian and author
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1938
George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, Scottish lawyer and judge
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1939
Charles Miller, American musician (d. 1980)
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1939
John Schlee, American golfer (d. 2000)
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1940
Constantine II of Greece
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1941
Ünal Aysal, Turkish businessman
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1941
Stacy Keach, American actor
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1941
Lou Nanne, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
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1941
Charlie Watts, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
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1942
Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland
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1943
Charles Haid, American actor and director
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1943
Crescenzio Sepe, Italian cardinal
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1944
Robert Elliott, American actor (d. 2004)
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1944
Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and conductor (d. 2012)
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1945
Richard Long, English painter, sculptor, and photographer
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1945
Bonnie Newman, American businessman and politician
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1946
Lasse Hallström, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter
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1948
Jerry Mathers, American actor
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1949
Heather Couper, English astronomer and physicist
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1949
Frank Rich, American journalist and critic
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1950
Jonathan Evans, Welsh lawyer and politician
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1950
Joanna Gleason, Canadian actress and singer
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1950
Anne Phillips, English theorist and academic
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1950
Momčilo Vukotić, Serbian footballer and manager
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1951
Gilbert Baker, American artist, gay rights activist, and designer of the rainbow flag (d. 2017)
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1951
Arnold Mühren, Dutch footballer and manager
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1951
Larry Robinson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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1951
Alexander Wylie, Lord Kinclaven, Scottish lawyer, judge, and educator
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1952
Gary Bettman, American commissioner of the National Hockey League
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1953
Vidar Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist
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1953
Craig Stadler, American golfer
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1953
Cornel West, American philosopher, author, and academic
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1954
Dennis Haysbert, American actor and producer
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1955
Dana Carvey, American comedian and actor
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1955
Nandan Nilekani, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
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1955
Mani Ratnam, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
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1955
Michael Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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1956
Jan Lammers, Dutch race car driver
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1957
Mark Lawrenson, English footballer and manager
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1958
Lex Luger, American wrestler and football player
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1959
Rineke Dijkstra, Dutch photographer
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1959
Lydia Lunch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
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1959
Erwin Olaf, Dutch photographer
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1960
Olga Bondarenko, Russian runner
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1960
Tony Hadley, English singer-songwriter and actor
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1960
Kyle Petty, American race car driver and sportscaster
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1961
Dez Cadena, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1962
Mark Plaatjes, South African-American runner and coach
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1963
Anand Abhyankar, Indian actor (d. 2012)
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1964
Caroline Link, German director and screenwriter
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1965
Russ Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player
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1965
Mark Waugh Australian cricketer and journalist
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1965
Steve Waugh, Australian cricketer
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1966
Pedro Guerra, Spanish singer-songwriter
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1966
Petra van Staveren, Dutch swimmer
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1967
Remigija Nazarovienė, Lithuanian heptathlete and coach
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1967
Mike Stanton, American baseball player
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1968
Merril Bainbridge, Australian singer-songwriter
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1968
Andy Cohen, American television host
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1969
Kurt Abbott, American baseball player
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1969
David Wheaton, American tennis player, radio host, and author
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1970
B Real, American rapper and actor
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1971
Kateřina Jacques, Czech translator and politician
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1972
Wayne Brady, American actor, comedian, game show host, and singer
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1972
Raúl Ibañez, American baseball player
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1972
Wentworth Miller, American actor and screenwriter
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1973
Marko Kristal, Estonian footballer and manager
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1973
Neifi Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
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1974
Gata Kamsky, Russian-American chess player
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1974
Matt Serra, American mixed martial artist
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1975
Salvatore Scibona, American author
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1976
Earl Boykins, American basketball player
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1976
Martin Čech, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2007)
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1976
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer
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1976
Tim Rice-Oxley, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1977
Teet Allas, Estonian footballer
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1977
A.J. Styles, American wrestler
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1977
Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer
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1978
Dominic Cooper, English actor
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1978
Nikki Cox, American actress
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1978
Justin Long, American actor
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1978
Yi So-yeon, biotechnologist and astronaut, the first Korean in space
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1978
Luke Williamson, Australian rugby league player
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1979
Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress
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1979
Butterfly Boucher, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1979
Natalia Rodríguez, Spanish runner
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1980
Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian-American drummer
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1980
Bobby Simmons, American basketball player
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1980
Richard Skuse, English rugby player
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1980
Abby Wambach, American soccer player and coach
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1980
Tomasz Wróblewski, Polish bass player and songwriter
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1981
Nikolay Davydenko, Russian tennis player
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1981
Chin-hui Tsao, Taiwanese baseball player
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1982
Jewel Staite, Canadian actress
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1983
Chris Higgins, American ice hockey player
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1983
Leela James, American singer-songwriter
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1983
Toni Livers, Swiss skier
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1983
Brooke White, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1984
Jack Afamasaga, New Zealand rugby league player
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1984
Max Boyer, Canadian wrestler
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1984
Feleti Mateo, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
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1985
Miyuki Sawashiro, Japanese voice actress and singer
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1985
Maggie Thrash, American graphic novelist and writer
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1986
Todd Carney, Australian rugby league player
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1987
Maryka Holtzhausen, South African netball player
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1987
Yoann Huget, French rugby player
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1987
Matthew Koma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1987
Angelo Mathews, Sri Lankan cricketer
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1987
Darin Zanyar, Swedish singer-songwriter
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1988
Sergio Agüero, Argentinian footballer
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1988
Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player
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1989
Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer
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1989
Steven Smith, Australian cricketer
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1992
Pajtim Kasami, Swiss footballer
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1993
Adam Taggart, Australian footballer
Известные смерти
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657
Pope Eugene I
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891
Al-Muwaffaq, Abbasid general (b. 842)
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910
Richilde of Provence (b. 845)
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958
Oda (the Good), archbishop of Canterbury
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1258
Peter I, Count of Urgell
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1292
Rhys ap Maredudd, Welsh nobleman and rebel leader
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1453
Álvaro de Luna, Duke of Trujillo, Constable of Castile
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1567
Shane O'Neill, Irish king (b. 1530)
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1572
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (b. 1536)
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1581
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1525)
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton · Lord Chancellor of Scotland
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1603
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno, Roman Catholic priest (b. 1575)
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1693
John Wildman, English soldier and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1621)
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1701
Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (b. 1607)
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1716
Ogata Kōrin, Japanese painter and educator (b. 1658)
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1754
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (b. 1680)
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1761
Jonas Alströmer, Swedish businessman (b. 1685)
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1785
Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician and academic (b. 1713)
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1806
William Tate, English painter (b. 1747)
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1853
Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (b. 1777)
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1865
Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)
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1875
Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)
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1881
Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1801)
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1882
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (b. 1807)
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1901
George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary and author (b. 1844)
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1927
Hüseyin Avni Lifij, Turkish painter (b. 1886)
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1929
Enrique Gorostieta, Mexican general (b. 1889)
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1933
Frank Jarvis, American runner and triple jumper (b. 1878)
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1937
Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (b. 1870)
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1941
Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (b. 1903)
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1942
Bunny Berigan, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
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1947
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, English sailor and politician (b. 1867)
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1948
Viktor Brack, German physician (b. 1904)
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1948
Karl Brandt, German SS officer (b. 1904)
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1948
Karl Gebhardt, German physician (b. 1897)
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1948
Waldemar Hoven, German physician (b. 1903)
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1948
Wolfram Sievers, German SS officer (b. 1905)
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1952
Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (b. 1880)
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1956
Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (b. 1886)
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1959
Lyda Borelli, Italian actress (b. 1884)
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1961
George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)
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1962
Vita Sackville-West, English author and poet (b. 1892)
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1967
Benno Ohnesorg, German student and activist (b. 1940)
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1968
André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1929)
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1969
Leo Gorcey, American actor (b. 1917)
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1970
Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (b. 1914)
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1970
Albert Lamorisse, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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1970
Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (b. 1937)
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1970
Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1888)
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1974
Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese race car driver (b. 1949)
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1976
Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (b. 1887)
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1976
Juan José Torres, Bolivian general and politician, 61st President of Bolivia (b. 1920)
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1977
Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (b. 1952)
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1977
Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish-born American actor (b. 1931)
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1978
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1895)
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1979
Jim Hutton, American actor (b. 1934)
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1982
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (b. 1904)
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1983
Stan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
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1983
Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1913)
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1986
Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1901)
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1987
Anthony de Mello, Indian-American priest and psychotherapist (b. 1931)
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1987
Sammy Kaye, American bandleader and songwriter (b. 1910)
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1987
Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (b. 1893)
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1988
Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
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1989
Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1907)
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1990
Jack Gilford, American actor and comedian (b. 1908)
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1990
Rex Harrison, English actor (b. 1908)
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1991
Ahmed Arif, Turkish poet and author (b. 1927)
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1992
Philip Dunne, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
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1993
Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1913)
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1994
David Stove, Australian philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1927)
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1996
John Alton, Hungarian-American cinematographer and director (b. 1901)
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1996
Leon Garfield, English author (b. 1921)
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1996
Ray Combs, American game show host (b. 1956)
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1997
Doc Cheatham, American trumpet player, singer, and bandleader (b. 1905)
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1999
Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican singer (b. 1949)
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2000
Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Russian ophthalmologist, academic, and politician (b. 1927)
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2000
John Schlee, American golfer (b. 1939)
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2000
Gerald James Whitrow, English mathematician, cosmologist, and historian (b. 1912)
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2001
Imogene Coca, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
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2001
Joey Maxim, American boxer (b. 1922)
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2002
Hugo van Lawick, Dutch director and photographer (b. 1937)
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2003
Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (b. 1918)
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2003
Alma Ricard, Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist (b. 1906)
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2005
Lucien Cliche, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)
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2005
Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian skier (b. 1930)
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2005
Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and educator (b. 1950)
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2005
Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (b. 1912)
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2006
Keith Smith, English rugby player and coach (b. 1952)
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2007
Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (b. 1949)
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2007
Huang Ju, Chinese engineer and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1938)
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2008
Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
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2008
Mel Ferrer, American actor (b. 1917)
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2008
Cevher Özden, Turkish banker and businessman (b. 1933)
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2009
David Eddings, American author (b. 1931)
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2012
Avraham Botzer, Polish-Israeli commander (b. 1929)
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2012
Adolfo Calero, Nicaraguan businessman and political activist (b. 1931)
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2012
Richard Dawson, English-American soldier, actor, television personality, and game show host (b. 1932)
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2012
LeRoy Ellis, American basketball player (b. 1940)
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2012
Kathryn Joosten, American actress (b. 1939)
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2012
Jan Gmelich Meijling, Dutch commander and politician (b. 1943)
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2013
Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (b. 1930)
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2013
Chen Xitong, Chinese politician, 8th Mayor of Beijing (b. 1930)
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2013
Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)
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2014
Ivica Brzić, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
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2014
Anjan Das, Indian director and producer (b. 1951)
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2014
Gennadi Gusarov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1937)
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2014
Nikolay Khrenkov, Russian bobsledder (b. 1984)
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2014
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (b. 1924)
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2014
Kuaima Riruako, Namibian politician (b. 1935)
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2014
Alexander Shulgin, American pharmacologist and chemist (b. 1925)
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2015
Fernando de Araújo, East Timorese politician, President of East Timor (b. 1963)
Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician) · President of East Timor
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2015
Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
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2017
Peter Sallis, English actor (b. 1921)