August 27 — В этот день в истории
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410
The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
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1172
King Henry II of England crowns his heirs, Henry the Young King and Queen Margaret, but gives them no actual authority.
Henry II of England · Henry the Young King · Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary
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1557
The Battle of St. Quentin comes to an end.
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1593
Pierre Barrière fails in his attempt to assassinate King Henry IV of France.
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1689
The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
Treaty of Nerchinsk · Tsardom of Russia · Qing Empire · Julian calendar
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1776
Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
Battle of Long Island · Brooklyn · William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe · George Washington
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1793
French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
French Revolutionary Wars · Toulon · French First Republic · Military port of Toulon · Siege of Toulon
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1798
Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.
Wolfe Tone · Society of United Irishmen · French Revolutionary Army · British Army · Battle of Castlebar
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1810
Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
Napoleonic Wars · Battle of Grand Port · Grand Port District · Mauritius
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1813
French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
Napoleon I · Austrian Empire · Russian Empire · Prussia · Battle of Dresden
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1828
Uruguay is formally proclaimed independent at preliminary peace talks brokered by the United Kingdom between Brazil and Argentina during the Cisplatine War.
Uruguay · Brazil · Argentina · Cisplatine War
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1832
Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
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1859
Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
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1881
The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
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1883
Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
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1893
The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000-2,000 people.
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1896
Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
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1914
Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
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1916
The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations.
Kingdom of Romania · Austria-Hungary · Allies of World War I
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1918
Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
Mexican Revolution · Battle of Ambos Nogales · United States Army · Carrancistas · World War I
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1922
Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
Greco-Turkish War (1919-22) · Aegean Region · Afyonkarahisar · Kingdom of Greece
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1927
Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"
The Famous Five (Canada) · Supreme Court of Canada · British North America Act
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1928
The Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
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1933
The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
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1939
First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
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1942
First day of the Sarny Massacre.
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1943
World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
World War II · Empire of Japan · New Georgia · Asiatic-Pacific Theater
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1943
World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
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1956
The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
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1964
South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam · Nguyễn Khánh · Triumvirate · Trần Thiện Khiêm · Dương Văn Minh
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1971
An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
Coup d'état · Chad · Government of Chad · Egypt · Diplomatic relations
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1975
The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
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1979
A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British retired admiral Lord Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Shortly after, 18 British Army soldiers are killed in an ambush near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland.
Provisional Irish Republican Army · Admiral · Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma · Sligo · Republic of Ireland
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1980
A massive bomb planted by extortionist John Birges explodes at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada after a failed disarming attempt by the FBI. Although the hotel is damaged, no one is injured.
Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing · Harvey's Resort Hotel · Stateline, Nevada
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1982
Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
Military attaché · Atilla Altıkat · Ottawa · Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide · Armenian Genocide
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1985
The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.
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1991
The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
European Community · Baltic states · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania
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1991
Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
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2003
Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.
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2003
The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
Six-party talks · North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
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2006
Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
Comair Flight 5191 · Takeoff · Blue Grass Airport · Lexington, Kentucky · Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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2009
Internal conflict in Burma: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
Internal conflict in Burma · State Peace and Development Council · 2009 Kokang incident · Kokang Special Region
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2011
Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
Известные рождения
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865
Rhazes, Persian polymath (d. 925)
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1407
Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)
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1471
George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)
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1487
Anna of Brandenburg (d. 1514)
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1512
Friedrich Staphylus, German theologian (d. 1564)
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1542
John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania and Protestant Bishop of Cammin (d. 1600)
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1545
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1592)
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1624
Koxinga, Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist (d. 1662)
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1637
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (d. 1715)
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore · List of Proprietors of Maryland
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1665
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751)
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1669
Anne Marie d'Orléans, French wife of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1728)
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1677
Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian general (d. 1748)
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1724
John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician (d. 1781)
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1730
Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (d. 1788)
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1770
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and academic (d. 1831)
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1803
Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (d. 1895)
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1809
Hannibal Hamlin, American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891)
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1812
Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1869)
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1827
Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (d. 1897)
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1845
Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St Elisabeth (d. 1914)
Ödön Lechner · Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest) · Church of St. Elisabeth (Bratislava)
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1845
Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)
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1856
Ivan Franko, Ukrainian author and poet (d. 1916)
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1858
Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1932)
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1864
Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (d. 1919)
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1865
James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (d. 1935)
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1865
Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
Charles G. Dawes · Vice President of the United States · Nobel Peace Prize
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1868
Hong Beom-do, Korean general and activist (d. 1943)
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1870
Amado Nervo, Mexican journalist, poet, and diplomat (d. 1919)
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1871
Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (d. 1945)
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1874
Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
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1875
Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (d. 1967)
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1877
Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910)
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1877
Ernst Wetter, Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1963)
Ernst Wetter · List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
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1878
Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (d. 1928)
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1884
Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (d. 1966)
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1886
Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (d. 1979)
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1890
Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (d. 1976)
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1895
Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian archaeologist and historian (d. 1981)
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1896
Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (d. 1933)
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1896
Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (d. 1993)
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1898
Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1963)
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1899
C. S. Forester, English novelist (d. 1966)
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1904
Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (d. 1963)
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1904
Norah Lofts, English author (d. 1983)
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1904
John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982)
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1905
Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier (d. 1945)
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1906
Ed Gein, American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (d. 1982)
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1908
Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager (d. 2001)
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1908
Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973)
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1909
Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966)
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1909
Charles Pozzi, French race car driver (d. 2001)
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1909
Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1959)
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1911
Kay Walsh, English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2005)
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1912
Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980)
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1915
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
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1916
Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (d. 1991)
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1916
Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993)
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1916
Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994)
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1917
Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1986)
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1918
Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001)
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1919
Pee Wee Butts, American baseball player and coach (d. 1972)
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1919
Murray Grand, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2007)
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1920
Baptiste Manzini, American football player (d. 2008)
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1920
James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (d. 2015)
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1921
Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1996)
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1921
Leo Penn, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
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1922
Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Minister of Defence for The Netherlands (d. 2012)
Roelof Kruisinga · List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands
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1923
Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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1924
David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010)
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1924
Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)
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1925
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal
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1925
Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (d. 2011)
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1925
Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic (d. 2012)
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1925
Bill Neilson, Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1989)
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1925
Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic (d. 2015)
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1925
Carter Stanley, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)
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1926
George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (d. 2008)
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1926
Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (d. 2002)
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1928
Péter Boross, Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary
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1928
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu
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1928
Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (d. 2003)
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1929
Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (d. 2007)
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1929
George Scott, Canadian-American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)
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1930
Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler and politician (d. 1968)
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1931
Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (d. 2007)
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1931
Joe Cunningham, American baseball player and coach
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1932
Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2008)
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1932
Antonia Fraser, English historian and author
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1935
Ernie Broglio, American baseball player
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1935
Michael Holroyd, English author
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1935
Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2014)
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1936
Joel Kovel, American scholar and author
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1936
Lien Chan, Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China
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1937
Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (d. 2007)
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1937
Tommy Sands, American pop singer and actor
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1939
William Least Heat-Moon, American travel writer and historian
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1939
Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
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1939
Nikola Pilić, Yugoslav tennis player and coach
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1940
Fernest Arceneaux, American singer and accordion player (d. 2008)
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1940
Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (d. 1994)
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1941
Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (d. 2011)
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1941
János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (d. 2014)
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1941
Harrison Page, American actor
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1942
Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter
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1942
Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1943
Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1943
Bob Kerrey, American lieutenant and politician, 35th Governor of Nebraska
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1943
Tuesday Weld, American model and actress
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1944
Tim Bogert, American singer and bass player
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1945
Douglas R. Campbell, Canadian lawyer and judge
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1946
Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer and manager
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1947
Barbara Bach, American model and actress
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1947
Halil Berktay, Turkish historian and academic
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1947
Kirk Francis, American engineer and producer
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1947
Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
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1947
John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and politician
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1947
Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2002)
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1948
John Mehler, American drummer
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1948
Deborah Swallow, English historian and curator
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1948
Philippe Vallois, French director and screenwriter
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1949
Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1949
Leah Jamieson, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic
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1949
Ann Murray, Irish soprano
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1950
Charles Fleischer, American comedian and actor
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1950
Neil Murray, Scottish bass player and songwriter
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1950
Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author
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1951
Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager
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1951
Mack Brown, American football player and coach
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1951
Randall Garrison, American-Canadian criminologist and politician
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1952
Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian
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1953
Tom Berryhill, American businessman and politician
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1953
Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1953
Joan Smith, English journalist and author
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1953
Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright
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1954
John Lloyd, English tennis player and sportscaster
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1954
Rajesh Thakker, English physician and academic
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1954
Derek Warwick, English race car driver
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1955
Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
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1955
Diana Scarwid, American actress
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1956
Glen Matlock, English singer-songwriter and bass player
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1957
Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author
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1957
Bernhard Langer, German golfer
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1958
Sergei Krikalev, Russian engineer and astronaut
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1958
Tom Lanoye, Belgian author, poet, and playwright
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1958
Hugh Orde, British police officer
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1959
Daniela Romo, Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess
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1959
Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver
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1959
Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor
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1959
Denice Denton, American engineer and academic (d. 2006)
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1959
Frode Fjellheim, Norwegian pianist and composer
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1959
András Petőcz, Hungarian author and poet
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1959
Jeanette Winterson, English journalist and novelist
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1961
Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress
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1961
Mark Curry, English television host and actor
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1961
Tom Ford, American fashion designer
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1961
Steve McDowall, English rugby player
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1961
Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer
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1964
Stephan Elliott, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter
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1965
Scott Dibble, American lawyer and politician
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1965
Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
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1965
Ange Postecoglou, Greek-Australian footballer and coach
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1966
Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower
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1966
Juhan Parts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia
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1967
Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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1967
Rob Burnett, American football player and sportscaster
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1968
Daphne Koller, Israeli-American computer scientist and academic
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1968
Michael Long, New Zealand golfer
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1968
Matthew Ridge, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
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1969
Mark Ealham, English cricketer
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1969
Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer, television personality, and author
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1969
Chandra Wilson, American actress and director
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1970
Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and coach
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1970
Mark Ilott, English cricketer
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1970
Tony Kanal, British-American bass player. songwriter, and record producer (No Doubt)
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1970
Jim Thome, American baseball player and manager
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1970
Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (d. 2008)
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1971
Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and manager
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1971
Kyung Lah, South Korean-American journalist
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1971
Hisayuki Okawa, Japanese runner
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1971
Aygül Özkan, German lawyer and politician
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1972
Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
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1972
Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
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1972
Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1973
Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer
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1973
Dietmar Hamann, German footballer and manager
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1973
Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter
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1973
Johan Norberg, Swedish historian and author
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1974
Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer
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1974
José Vidro, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
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1974
Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer
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1975
Blake Adams, American golfer
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1975
Mase, American rapper, songwriter and pastor
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1975
Jonny Moseley, Puerto Rican-American skier and television host
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1975
Mark Rudan, Australian footballer and manager
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1976
Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress
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1976
Audrey C. Delsanti, French astronomer and biologist
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1976
Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler
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1976
Carlos Moyá, Spanish-Swiss tennis player
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1976
Mark Webber, Australian race car driver
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1977
Justin Miller, American baseball player (d. 2013)
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1979
Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist
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1979
Aaron Paul, American actor and producer
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1979
Rusty Smith, American speed skater
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1981
Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor
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1981
Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Brazilian footballer
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1981
Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer
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1983
Joanna McGilchrist, English rugby player and physiotherapist
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1984
David Bentley, English footballer
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1984
Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
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1985
Kevan Hurst, English footballer
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1985
Nikica Jelavić, Croatian footballer
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1985
Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter and sculptor
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1986
Sebastian Kurz, Austrian politician, 36th Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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1987
Joel Grant, English-Jamaican footballer
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1987
Darren McFadden, American football player
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1988
Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer
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1989
Romain Amalfitano, French footballer
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1989
Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress
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1990
Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer
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1991
Lee Sung-yeol, South Korean actor and singer
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1992
Blake Jenner, American actor and singer
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1992
Stephen Morris, American football player
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1992
Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter
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1993
Sarah Hecken, German figure skater
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1993
Olivier Le Gac, French cyclist
Известные смерти
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542
Caesarius of Arles, French bishop and saint (b. 470)
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749
Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i, Persian general
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827
Pope Eugene II
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923
Ageltrude, queen of Italy and Holy Roman Empress
Ageltrude · Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire) · Holy Roman Empire
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1146
King Eric III of Denmark
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1255
Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln (b. 1247)
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1312
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1261)
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1394
Emperor Chōkei of Japan (b. 1343)
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1450
Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)
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1521
Josquin des Prez, Flemish composer (b. 1450)
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1545
Piotr Gamrat, Polish archbishop (b. 1487)
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1576
Titian, Italian painter and educator (b. 1488)
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1590
Pope Sixtus V (b. 1521)
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1611
Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (b. c. 1548)
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1635
Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1562)
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1664
Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1598)
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1748
James Thomson, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1700)
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1782
John Laurens, American Revolutionary and Congressman (b.1754)
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1828
Eise Eisinga, Dutch astronomer and academic, built the Eisinga Planetarium (b. 1744)
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1857
Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American anthologist, poet, and critic (b. 1815)
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1865
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (b. 1796)
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1871
William Whiting Boardman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1794)
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1875
William Chapman Ralston, American businessman and financier, founded the Bank of California (b. 1826)
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1891
Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (b. 1816)
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1909
Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (b. 1842)
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1922
Reşat Çiğiltepe, Turkish colonel (b. 1879)
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1929
Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (b. 1892)
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1931
Frank Harris, Irish-American journalist and author (b. 1856)
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1931
Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860)
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1931
Francis Marion Smith, American miner and businessman (b. 1846)
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1935
Childe Hassam, American painter and academic (b. 1859)
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1944
Georg von Boeselager, German soldier (b. 1915)
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1945
Hubert Pál Álgyay, Hungarian engineer, designed the Petőfi Bridge (b. 1894)
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1948
Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1862)
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1950
Cesare Pavese, Italian author, poet, and critic (b. 1908)
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1956
Pelageya Shajn, Russian astronomer and academic (b. 1894)
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1958
Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
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1963
W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (b. 1868)
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1963
Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, Pakistani mathematician and scholar (b. 1888)
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1964
Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (b. 1895)
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1965
Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect and urban planner, designed the Philips Pavilion (b. 1887)
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1967
Brian Epstein, English businessman and manager (b. 1934)
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1968
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (b. 1906)
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1969
Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (b. 1884)
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1969
Erika Mann, German actress and author (b. 1905)
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1971
Bennett Cerf, American publisher, co-founded Random House (b. 1898)
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1971
Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (b. 1906)
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1975
Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1892)
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1978
Gordon Matta-Clark, American painter and illustrator (b. 1943)
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1978
Ieva Simonaitytė, Lithuanian author and poet (b. 1897)
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1979
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (b. 1900)
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma · Governor-General of India
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1980
Douglas Kenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)
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1981
Valeri Kharlamov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1948)
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1990
Avdy Andresson, Estonian soldier and diplomat (b. 1899)
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1990
Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1954) (Double Trouble)
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1994
Frank Jeske, German footballer (b. 1960)
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1996
Greg Morris, American actor (b. 1933)
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1998
Essie Summers, New Zealand author (b. 1912)
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1999
Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop and theologian (b. 1909)
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2001
Michael Dertouzos, Greek-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1936)
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2001
Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian politician (b. 1938)
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2002
Edwin Louis Cole, American religious leader and author (b. 1922)
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2003
Pierre Poujade, French soldier and politician (b. 1920)
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2004
Willie Crawford, American baseball player (b. 1946)
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2005
Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)
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2005
Seán Purcell, Irish footballer (b. 1929)
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2006
Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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2006
Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (b. 1969) (Napalm Death)
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2007
Emma Penella, Spanish actress (b. 1930)
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2009
Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and poet (b. 1913)
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2010
Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist (b. 1934)
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2010
Luna Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1962)
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2012
Neville Alexander, South African linguist and activist (b. 1936)
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2012
Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (b. 1931)
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2012
Art Heyman, American basketball player (b. 1941)
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2012
Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1926)
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2012
Richard Kingsland, Australian captain and pilot (b. 1916)
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2013
Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (b. 1910)
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2013
Bill Peach, Australian journalist (b. 1935)
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2013
Dave Thomas, Welsh golfer and architect (b. 1934)
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2014
Jacques Friedel, French physicist and academic (b. 1921)
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2014
Valeri Petrov, Bulgarian poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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2014
Benno Pludra, German author (b. 1925)
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2015
Kazi Zafar Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1939)
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2015
Pascal Chaumeil, French director and screenwriter (b. 1961)
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2015
Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (b. 1957)