July 5 — В этот день в истории
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The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.
Constantine's Bridge (Danube) · Danube · Sucidava · Corabia · Romania
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1316
The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada.
Duchy of Burgundy · Kingdom of Majorca · Principality of Achaea · Battle of Manolada
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1594
Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
Portuguese Empire · Pedro Lopes de Sousa · Kingdom of Kandy · Campaign of Danture · Sri Lanka
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1610
John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
John Guy (governor) · Bristol · Colonists · Newfoundland (island)
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1687
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
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1770
The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
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1775
The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
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1803
The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
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1807
In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.
Buenos Aires · United Kingdom · British invasions of the River Plate
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1809
The largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Wagram is fought between the French and Austrian Empires.
Napoleonic Wars · Battle of Wagram · First French Empire · Austrian Empire
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1811
Venezuela declares independence from Spain.
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1813
War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.
War of 1812 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Fort Schlosser · Black Rock, Buffalo, New York · Plattsburgh (city), New York
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1814
War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.
Battle of Chippawa · Major General · Jacob Brown · Phineas Riall · Chippawa, Ontario
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1833
Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
Lê Văn Khôi · Citadel of Saigon · Lê Văn Khôi revolt · Minh Mạng
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1833
Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
Admiral · Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer) · Kingdom of Portugal · Usurper · Dom Miguel
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1841
Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
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1884
Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
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1915
The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
Liberty Bell · Panama-Pacific International Exposition · Philadelphia
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1934
"Bloody Thursday": Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
1934 West Coast waterfront strike · Police · Longshoremen · San Francisco
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1935
The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
National Labor Relations Act · President · Franklin D. Roosevelt
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1937
Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
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1940
World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.
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1941
World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.
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1943
World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
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1943
World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
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1945
World War II: The liberation of the Philippines is declared.
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1946
The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris, France.
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1948
National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom.
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1950
Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
Korean War · Task Force Smith · North Korea · Battle of Osan
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1950
Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
Zionism · Knesset · Law of Return · Israel
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1954
The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
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1954
Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right," at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
Elvis Presley · That's All Right · Sun Records · Memphis, Tennessee
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1962
Algeria becomes independent from France.
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1971
Right to vote: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
Right to vote · Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution · Voting age · President · Richard Nixon
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1973
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.
Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion · Kingman, Arizona · Propane · Kingman Explosion
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1975
Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
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1975
Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
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1977
Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
Military coup · Zulfikar Ali Bhutto · Prime Minister of Pakistan
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1980
Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976-1980).
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1987
Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.
Sri Lankan Civil War · Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam · Sri Lankan Army · Black Tigers
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1989
Iran-Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
Iran-Contra affair · Oliver North · U.S. District Judge · Gerhard A. Gesell
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1995
The Republic of Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
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1996
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
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1997
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
Sri Lankan Civil War · A. Thangathurai · Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College · Trincomalee
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1999
U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
Bill Clinton · United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267
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2004
The first Indonesian presidential election is held.
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2006
North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
North Korea · 2006 North Korean missile test · Taepodong-2 · Sea of Japan
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2009
A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China.
July 2009 Ürümqi riots · Ürümqi · Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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2009
The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in England, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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2012
The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
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2016
The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter.
Известные рождения
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465
Ahkal Mo' Naab' I, Mayan ruler (d. 524)
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980
Mokjong of Goryeo, Korean king (d. 1009)
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1029
Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid caliph (d. 1094)
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1321
Joan of the Tower, Scottish wife of David II of Scotland (d. 1362)
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1466
Giovanni Sforza, Italian nobleman (d. 1510)
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1547
Garzia de' Medici, Tuscan son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1562)
Garzia de' Medici · Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
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1549
Francesco Maria del Monte, Italian cardinal and art collector (d. 1627)
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1554
Elisabeth of Austria, French queen (d. 1592)
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1580
Carlo Contarini, doge of Venice (d. 1656)
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1586
Thomas Hooker, English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (d. 1647)
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1593
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, French military leader (d. 1646)
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1653
Thomas Pitt, English businessman and politician (d. 1726)
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1670
Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, countess palatine (d. 1748)
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1675
Mary Walcott, American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (d. 1719)
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1709
Étienne de Silhouette, French translator and politician, Controller-General of Finances (d. 1767)
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1717
Peter III, Portuguese king (d. 1786)
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1718
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1794)
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1745
Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician and poet (d. 1824)
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1755
Sarah Siddons, English actress (d. 1831)
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1780
François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (d. 1838)
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1793
Pavel Pestel, Russian officer (d. 1826)
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1794
Sylvester Graham, American minister and activist (d. 1851)
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1801
David Farragut, American admiral (d. 1870)
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1802
Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (d. 1855)
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1803
George Borrow, British writer (d. 1881)
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1805
Robert FitzRoy, English captain, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (d. 1865)
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1810
P. T. Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1891)
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1820
William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and engineer (d. 1872)
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1829
Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican politician and diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Mexico (d. 1910)
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1832
Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter and educator (d. 1919)
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1841
William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1904)
William Collins Whitney · United States Secretary of the Navy
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1849
William Thomas Stead, English journalist (d. 1912)
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1853
Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (d. 1902)
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1857
Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (d. 1933)
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1857
Julien Tiersot, French musicologist and composer (d. 1936)
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1860
Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (d. 1919)
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1860
Mathieu Jaboulay, French surgeon (d. 1913)
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1862
George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (d. 1937)
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1862
Horatio Caro, English chess master (d. 1920)
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1864
Stephan Krehl, German composer (d. 1924)
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1867
A. E. Douglass, American astronomer (d. 1962)
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1872
Édouard Herriot, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1957)
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1874
Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (d. 1967)
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1879
Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (d. 1945)
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1879
Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player and educator (d. 1959)
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1880
Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1940)
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1880
Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (d. 1945)
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1882
Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (d. 1927)
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1883
Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian, author, and academic (d. 1975)
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1884
Enrico Dante, Italian cardinal (d. 1967)
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1885
Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (d. 1936)
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1885
André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (d. 1962)
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1886
Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958) (d. 1988)
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1886
Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia (d. 1918)
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1888
Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1963)
Herbert Spencer Gasser · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1888
Louise Freeland Jenkins, American astronomer and academic (d. 1970)
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1889
Jean Cocteau, French novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 1963)
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1890
Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian and journalist (d. 1954)
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1891
John Howard Northrop, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
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1891
Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (d. 1955)
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1893
Anthony Berkeley Cox, English writer (d. 1971)
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1893
Giuseppe Caselli, Italian painter (d. 1976)
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1894
Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (d. 1973)
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1896
Thomas Playford IV, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (d. 1981)
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1898
Georgios Grivas, Greek general (d. 1974)
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1899
Marcel Achard, French playwright, screenwriter, and author (d. 1974)
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1900
Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (d. 1989)
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1901
Julio Libonatti, Italian Argentine footballer (d. 1981)
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1902
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1985)
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. · United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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1904
Harold Acton, English scholar and author (d. 1994)
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1904
Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (d. 2005)
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1904
Milburn Stone, American actor (d. 1980)
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1910
Georges Vedel, French lawyer and academic (d. 2002)
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1911
Endel Aruja, Estonian-Canadian physicist and academic (d. 2008)
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1911
Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (d. 1955)
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1911
Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1980)
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1911
Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (d. 1974)
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1913
George Costakis, Russian art collector (d. 1990)
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1913
Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)
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1914
John Thomas Dunlop, American administrator and labor scholar (d. 2003)
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1914
Annie Fischer, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1995)
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1915
Babe Paley, American socialite (d. 1978)
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1915
John Woodruff, American runner and commander (d. 2007)
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1916
Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist
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1916
Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (d. 2012)
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1918
K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (d. 2010)
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1918
Brian James, Australian actor (d. 2009)
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1918
Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2012)
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1918
George Rochberg, American composer and educator (d. 2005)
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1921
Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (d. 2013)
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1921
Nanos Valaoritis, Greek author, poet, and playwright
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1923
George Moore, Australian jockey (d. 2008)
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1924
János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (d. 2013)
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1924
Edward Cassidy, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest
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1925
Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian painter and sculptor (d. 2017)
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1925
Jean Raspail, French author and explorer
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1926
Diana Lynn, American actress (d. 1971)
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1928
Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2013)
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1928
Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982)
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1929
Jimmy Carruthers, Australian boxer (d. 1990)
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1929
Katherine Helmond, American actress and director
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1929
Tony Lock, English cricketer (d. 1995)
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1929
Jovan Rašković, Serbian psychiatrist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
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1929
Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic artist (d. 2014)
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1929
Chikao Ohtsuka, Japanese voice actor (d. 2015)
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1931
Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (d. 2000)
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1932
Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 2013)
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1933
Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (d. 1986)
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1936
Shirley Knight, American actress
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1936
James Mirrlees, Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1938
Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (d. 1981)
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1940
Bud Andrews, American radio host and producer (d. 2014)
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1940
Chuck Close, American painter and photographer
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1941
Terry Cashman, American singer-songwriter and record producer
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1941
Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji
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1942
Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor
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1942
Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2016)
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1943
Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach (d. 2001)
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1943
Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster
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1943
Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
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1943
Pierre Villepreux, French rugby player and coach
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1944
Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden
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1945
Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1945
Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico
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1946
Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec
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1946
Paul Smith, English fashion designer
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1946
Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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1946
Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 2013)
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1947
Todd Akin, American politician
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1949
Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (d. 2013)
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1950
Carlos Caszely, Chilean footballer
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1950
Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor
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1950
Michael Monarch, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1951
Goose Gossage, American baseball player
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1951
Roger Wicker, American colonel, lawyer, and politician
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1953
Caryn Navy, American mathematician and computer scientist
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1954
Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist and songwriter
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1954
John Wright, New Zealand cricketer and coach
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1955
Tony Hadley, English footballer
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1955
Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach
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1956
Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay
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1956
James Lofton, American football player and coach
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1957
Carlo Thränhardt, German high jumper
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1957
Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
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1958
Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (d. 1996)
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1958
Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator
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1959
Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1960
Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor and director
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1962
Sarina Hülsenbeck, German swimmer
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1963
Edie Falco, American actress
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1964
Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and producer
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1965
Kathryn Erbe, American actress
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1965
Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli-American pianist and educator
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1966
Susannah Doyle, English actress, director, and playwright
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1966
Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach
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1968
Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator
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1968
Kenji Ito, Japanese pianist and composer
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1968
Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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1968
Hedi Slimane, French fashion designer and photographer
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1968
Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist
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1968
Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube
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1969
Jenji Kohan, American screenwriter and producer
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1969
Armin Kõomägi, Estonian author and screenwriter
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1969
John LeClair, American ice hockey player
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1969
RZA, American rapper, producer, actor, and director
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1970
Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (d. 2004)
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1970
Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker
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1971
Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer and manager
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1972
Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner
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1972
Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter
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1972
Gary Shteyngart, American writer
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1973
Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer and coach
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1973
Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish drummer
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1973
Róisín Murphy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
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1974
Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer
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1975
Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer and coach
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1975
Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player
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1976
Bizarre, American rapper
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1976
Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
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1977
Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player
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1977
Steven Sharp Nelson, American cellist
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1978
Britta Oppelt, German rower
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1978
Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (d. 2013)
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1978
İsmail YK, German-Turkish singer-songwriter
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1979
Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter
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1979
Amélie Mauresmo, French-Swiss tennis player
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1979
Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer and manager
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1980
David Rozehnal, Czech footballer
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1980
Mads Tolling, Danish-American violinist and composer
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1980
Jason Wade, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1982
Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer
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1982
Alexander Dimitrenko, Ukrainian-German boxer
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1982
Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer
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1982
Philippe Gilbert, Belgian cyclist
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1982
Kate Gynther, Australian water polo player
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1982
Dave Haywood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1982
Paíto, Mozambican footballer
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1982
Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer
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1982
Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer
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1982
Beno Udrih, Slovenian basketball player
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1983
Marco Estrada, Mexican baseball player
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1983
Jonás Gutiérrez, Argentinian footballer
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1983
Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player
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1983
Taavi Peetre, Estonian shot putter (d. 2010)
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1984
Danay Garcia, Cuban actress
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1984
Zack Miller, American golfer
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1985
Alexandre R. Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
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1985
Megan Rapinoe, American soccer player
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1986
Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (d. 2012)
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1986
Alexander Radulov, Russian ice hockey player
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1987
Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor
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1987
Andrija Kaluđerović, Serbian footballer
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1988
Martin Liivamägi, Estonian swimmer
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1988
Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer
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1989
Charlie Austin, English footballer
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1989
Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer
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1989
Dwight King, Canadian ice hockey player
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1990
Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner
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1992
Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
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1992
Chiara Scholl, American tennis player
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1993
Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player
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1994
Shohei Otani, Japanese baseball player
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1995
Baily Cargill, English footballer
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1995
Hyuk, South Korean singer and actor (VIXX)
Известные смерти
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905
Cui Yuan, Chinese chancellor
Cui Yuan (9th- and 10th-century Tang chancellor) · Chancellor of the Tang dynasty
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905
Dugu Sun, Chinese chancellor
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905
Lu Yi, Chinese chancellor (b. 847)
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905
Pei Shu, Chinese chancellor (b. 841)
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905
Wang Pu, Chinese chancellor
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936
Xu Ji, Chinese official and chancellor
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967
Murakami, Japanese emperor (b. 926)
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1080
Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1006)
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1091
William of Hirsau, German abbot
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1316
Ferdinand, prince of Majorca (b. 1278)
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1375
Charles III, French nobleman (b. 1337)
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1413
Musa Çelebi, Ottoman prince and co-ruler
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1507
Crinitus, Italian scholar and academic (b. 1475)
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1539
Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (b. 1502)
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1666
Albert VI, German nobleman (b. 1584)
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1676
Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician (b. 1613)
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1715
Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (b. 1659)
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1719
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, German-English general (b. 1641)
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1773
Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (b. 1719)
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1819
William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (b.1744)
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1826
Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (b. 1782)
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1833
Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (b. 1765)
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1859
Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist and engineer (b. 1777)
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1862
Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist (b. 1800)
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1863
Lewis Armistead, American general (b. 1817)
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1884
Victor Massé, French composer (b. 1822)
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1908
Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1833)
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1920
Max Klinger, German painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
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1927
Albrecht Kossel, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
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1929
Henry Johnson, American sergeant (b. 1897)
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1932
Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (b. 1880)
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1935
Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (b. 1870)
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1937
Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (b. 1884)
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1943
Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (b. 1880)
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1943
Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (b. 1873)
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1945
John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
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1948
Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (b. 1888)
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1948
Carole Landis, American actress (b. 1919)
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1948
Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (b. 1871)
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1957
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)
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1965
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (b. 1909)
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1966
George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)
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1969
Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (b. 1884)
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1969
Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (b. 1883)
Walter Gropius · John F. Kennedy Federal Building · Werkbund Exhibition (1914)
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1969
Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician, 1st Kenyan Minister of Justice (b. 1930)
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1969
Leo McCarey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1898)
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1975
Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1892)
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1983
Harry James, American trumpet player and actor (b. 1916)
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1984
Chic Murray, Canadian politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga (b. 1914)
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1991
Howard Nemerov, American poet and essayist (b. 1920)
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1995
Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (b. 1919)
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1997
A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (b. 1936)
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1998
Sid Luckman, American football player (b. 1916)
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2002
Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b. 1924)
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2002
Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1918)
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2004
Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923)
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2004
Rodger Ward, American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1921)
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2005
James Stockdale, American admiral (b. 1923)
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2006
Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (b. 1919)
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2006
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (b. 1924)
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2006
Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. 1942)
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2006
Amzie Strickland, American actress (b. 1919)
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2007
Régine Crespin, French soprano (b. 1927)
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2007
George Melly, English singer-songwriter and critic (b. 1926)
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2008
Hasan Doğan, Turkish businessman (b. 1956)
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2010
Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (b. 1965)
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2011
Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter, sculptor, and photographer (b. 1928)
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2012
Rob Goris, Belgian cyclist (b. 1982)
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2012
Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1944)
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2012
Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (b. 1933)
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2012
Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
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2013
Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
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2013
David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (b. 1929)
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2013
Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (b. 1939)
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2014
Rosemary Murphy, American actress (b. 1925)
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2014
Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1935)
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2014
Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (b. 1931)
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2014
Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (b. 1983)
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2015
Archduchess Dorothea of Austria (b. 1920)
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2015
Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1949)
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2015
Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)