October 17 — 历史上的今天
377 条目
事件
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1091
London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
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1346
Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by the English near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.
Battle of Neville's Cross · David II of Scotland · Durham, England · Tower of London
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1448
Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi is defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II.
Battle of Kosovo (1448) · John Hunyadi · Ottoman Empire · Murad II
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1456
The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia).
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1558
Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
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1604
Kepler's Supernova: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.
Kepler's Supernova · Johannes Kepler · Supernova · Constellation · Ophiuchus
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1610
French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.
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1660
Nine regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered.
List of regicides of Charles I · Charles I of England · Hanged, drawn and quartered
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1662
Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for 40,000 pounds.
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1771
Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, age 15.
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1777
American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
American Revolutionary War · John Burgoyne · Saratoga campaign
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1781
American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis · Siege of Yorktown
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1800
Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao.
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1806
Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti is assassinated after an oppressive rule.
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1814
Eight people die in the London Beer Flood.
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1827
Bellini's third opera, Il pirata, is premiered at Teatro alla Scala di Milano
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1860
First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
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1861
Nineteen people are killed in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre, the deadliest massacre of Europeans by aborigines in Australian history.
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1888
Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
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1907
Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.
Guglielmo Marconi · Wireless · Glace Bay, Nova Scotia · Clifden
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1912
Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
Bulgaria · Serbia · Ottoman Empire · Montenegro · First Balkan War
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1919
RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.
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1931
Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
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1933
Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
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1940
The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
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1941
World War II: a German submarine attacks an American ship for the first time in the war.
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1941
German troops execute the male population of the villages Kerdyllia in Serres, Greece.
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1943
The Burma Railway (Burma-Thailand Railway) is completed.
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1943
The Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.
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1945
A massive number of people, headed by CGT, gather in the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina to demand Juan Perón's release.
Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina · Plaza de Mayo · Buenos Aires · Juan Perón
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1945
Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens becomes Prime Minister of Greece between the pull-out of the German occupation force in 1944 and the return of King Georgios II to Greece.
Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens · Prime Minister of Greece · George II of Greece
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1956
The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, in Cumbria, England.
Nuclear reactor technology · Elizabeth II · Sellafield · Cumbria
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1956
Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer play a famous chess game called The Game of the Century. Fischer beat Byrne and wins a Brilliancy prize.
Donald Byrne · Bobby Fischer · The Game of the Century (chess)
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1961
Scores of Algerian protesters (some claim up to 400) are massacred by the Paris police at the instigation of former Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Prefecture of Police.
Algeria · Paris massacre of 1961 · Nazi · Maurice Papon · Prefecture of Police
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1965
The 1964-65 New York World's Fair closes after a two-year run. More than 51 million people had attended the event.
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1966
The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters, the fire department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks.
23rd Street Fire · New York City Fire Department · September 11, 2001 attacks
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1970
Montreal: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte was murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group.
Montreal · Premier · Pierre Laporte · FLQ
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1973
OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria.
OPEC · 1973 oil crisis · Israel · Yom Kippur War · Egypt
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1977
German Autumn: Four days after it is hijacked, Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu, Somalia, where a team of German GSG 9 commandos later rescues all remaining hostages on board.
German Autumn · Aircraft hijacking · Lufthansa Flight 181 · Mogadishu · Somalia
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1979
Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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1979
The Department of Education Organization Act is signed into law creating the US Department of Education and US Department of Health and Human Services.
Department of Education Organization Act · US Department of Education · US Department of Health and Human Services
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1980
As part of the Holy See-United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican
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1989
The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Sixty-three people were killed.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake · San Francisco Bay Area · Central Coast (California) · Mercalli intensity scale
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1989
Peaceful Revolution: The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
Peaceful Revolution · Erich Honecker · Leadership of East Germany · Socialist Unity Party of Germany
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1992
Having gone to the wrong house for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori is shot and killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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1994
Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces.
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2000
Train crash at Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack.
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2001
Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack.
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2003
The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 56 metres (184 ft) and become the world's tallest highrise.
Taipei 101 · Skyscraper · Taipei · Petronas Twin Towers · Kuala Lumpur
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著名出生
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503
Lý Nam Đế, first emperor of Vietnam (d. 548)
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1253
Ivo of Kermartin, French priest and saint (d. 1303)
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1493
Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)
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1500
Alonso de Orozco Mena, Spanish Roman Catholic priest (d. 1591)
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1577
Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. 1621)
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1577
Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642)
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1582
Johann Gerhard, German theologian and academic (d. 1637)
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1587
Nathan Field, English dramatist and actor (d. 1620)
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1623
Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1687)
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1629
Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (d. 1646)
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1688
Domenico Zipoli, Italian missionary and composer (d. 1726)
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1711
Jupiter Hammon, American poet (d. 1806)
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1719
Jacques Cazotte, French author and academic (d. 1792)
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1720
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer (d. 1795)
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1725
John Wilkes, English journalist and politician (d. 1797)
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1729
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, French composer and academic (d. 1817)
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1760
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French economist and philosopher (d. 1825)
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1810
Adolphe-Félix Cals, French painter (d. 1880)
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1811
Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American pastor and educator (d. 1876)
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1813
Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (d. 1837)
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1814
Yakiv Holovatsky, Ukrainian historian, scholar, and poet (d. 1888)
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1817
Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and scholar (d. 1898)
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1845
John J. Gardner, American politician (d. 1921)
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1853
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)
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1859
Childe Hassam, American painter and illustrator (d. 1935)
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1864
Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1943)
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1865
James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1950)
James Rudolph Garfield · United States Secretary of the Interior
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1881
Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (d. 1959)
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1886
Spring Byington, American actress (d. 1971)
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1890
Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)
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1892
Theodor Eicke, German SS general (d. 1943)
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1892
Herbert Howells, English organist, composer, and educator (d. 1983)
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1895
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958 - 1963) (d. 1982)
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1898
Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator (d. 1998)
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1898
Simon Vestdijk, Dutch author and poet (d. 1971)
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1900
C. C. van Asch van Wijck, Dutch artist and sculptor (d. 1932)
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1900
Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991)
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1902
Irene Ryan, American actress (d. 1973)
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1903
Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (d. 1940)
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1906
Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)
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1908
Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (d. 1988)
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1908
Wally Prigg, Australian rugby league player (d. 1980)
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1908
Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1969)
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1908
Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (d. 2007)
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1909
Cozy Cole, American drummer (d. 1981)
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1910
Ester Wier, American author (d. 2000)
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1912
Pope John Paul I, (d. 1978)
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1912
Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)
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1912
Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982)
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1913
Faik Türün, Turkish general (d. 2003)
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1914
Jerry Siegel, American author and illustrator (d. 1996)
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1915
Arthur Miller, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2005)
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1917
Adele Stimmel Chase, American painter and sculptor (d. 2000)
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1917
Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)
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1917
Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (d. 1991)
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1917
Marsha Hunt, American actress and singer
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1917
Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
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1918
Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 1987)
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1918
Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014)
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1919
Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic
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1920
Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. 1966)
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1920
Miguel Delibes, Spanish journalist and author (d. 2010)
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1921
George Mackay Brown, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1996)
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1921
Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (d. 2012)
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1921
Maria Gorokhovskaya, Russian-Israeli gymnast (d. 2001)
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1921
Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007)
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1922
Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 2001)
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1922
Pierre Juneau, Canadian broadcaster and politician, co-founded the Montreal World Film Festival (d. 2012)
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1923
Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004)
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1923
Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (d. 2001)
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1924
Don Coryell, American football player and coach (d. 2010)
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1924
Anton Geiser, Croatian SS officer (d. 2012)
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1925
Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (d. 2010)
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1926
Julie Adams, American actress
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1926
Beverly Garland, American actress (d. 2008)
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1926
Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 2011)
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1929
Mário Wilson, Mozambican footballer and manager
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1930
Ismail Akbay, Turkish physicist and engineer (d. 2003)
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1930
Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (d. 2003)
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1930
Jimmy Breslin, American journalist and author (d. 2017)
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1931
Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and playwright (d. 2012)
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1933
William Anders, Hong Kong-American general and astronaut
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1933
The Singing Nun, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and nun (d. 1985)
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1934
Alan Garner, English author and playwright
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1934
Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (d. 2005)
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1934
Rico Rodriguez, American trombonist (d. 2015)
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1935
Sydney Chapman, English architect and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (d. 2014)
Sydney Chapman (politician) · Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
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1935
Michael Eavis, English farmer, founded the Glastonbury Festival
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1936
Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1936
Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese-American seismologist and academic
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1937
Paxton Whitehead, English actor
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1938
Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (d. 2007)
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1938
Les Murray, Australian anthologist, poet, and critic
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1939
Oliver Rackham, English botanist and academic
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1940
Stephen Kovacevich, American pianist and conductor
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1940
Jim Smith, English footballer and manager
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1940
Peter Stringfellow, English businessman
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1941
Earl Thomas Conley, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1941
Jim Seals, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and violinist
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1942
Steve Jones, American basketball player and sportscaster
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1942
Gary Puckett, American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1946
Ronni Chasen, American publicist (d. 2010)
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1946
Michael Hossack, American drummer (d. 2012)
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1946
Cameron Mackintosh, English producer and manager
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1946
Adam Michnik, Polish journalist and historian
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1946
Drusilla Modjeska, English-Australian author and critic
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1946
Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter
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1947
Gene Green, American lawyer and politician
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1947
Michael McKean, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director
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1947
Robert Post, American educator and academic
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1948
Robert Jordan, American soldier and author (d. 2007)
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1948
Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress
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1948
George Wendt, American actor and comedian
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1949
Owen Arthur, Barbadian economist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Barbados
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1949
Bill Hudson, American musician and actor
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1950
Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal
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1950
Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996)
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1951
Annie Borckink, Dutch speed skater
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1951
Roger Pontare, Swedish singer
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1951
Shari Ulrich, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and violinist
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1953
Joseph Bowie, American trombonist and bandleader
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1954
Carlos Buhler, American mountaineer
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1955
Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek economist, academic, and politician, Greek Minister of Finance
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1956
Fran Cosmo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1956
Mae Jemison, American physician, academic, and astronaut
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1956
Pat McCrory, American businessman and politician, 74th Governor of North Carolina
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1956
Stephen Palumbi, American academic and author
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1957
Lawrence Bender, American actor and producer
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1957
Steve McMichael, American football player, wrestler, and sportscaster
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1957
Vincent Van Patten, American tennis player and actor
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1958
Howard Alden, American guitarist
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1958
Alan Jackson, American singer-songwriter
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1958
Craig Murray, British diplomat
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1959
Ron Drummond, American author and scholar
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1959
Francisco Flores Pérez, Salvadorian politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2016)
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1959
Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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1959
Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic
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1959
Richard Roeper, American journalist and critic
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1960
Guy Henry, English actor
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1960
Rob Marshall, American director, producer, and choreographer
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1960
Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (d. 2013)
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1960
Philippe Sands, American lawyer and academic
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1961
David Means, American short story writer
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1962
Glenn Braggs, American baseball player
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1962
Mike Judge, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer and actor
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1963
Sergio Goycochea, Argentinian footballer and journalist
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1963
Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
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1963
Toby Young, English journalist and academic
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1964
Gregg Wallace, English television presenter
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1965
Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
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1966
Shaun Edwards, English rugby player and coach
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1966
Danny Ferry, American basketball player and manager
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1966
Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and sportscaster
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1967
Simon Segars, English businessman
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1967
Nathalie Tauziat, French tennis player
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1968
Graeme Le Saux, English footballer and sportscaster
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1968
Ziggy Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and voice actor
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1968
David Robertson, Scottish footballer and manager
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1969
Ernie Els, South African golfer and sportscaster
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1969
Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American rapper, producer, and actor
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1969
Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
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1970
John Mabry, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
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1970
Blues Saraceno, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1971
Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer-songwriter and dancer
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1971
Kim Ljung, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bass player
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1972
Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor
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1972
Tarkan, German-Turkish singer
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1972
Joe McEwing, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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1973
Andrea Tarozzi, Italian footballer and coach
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1974
Ariel Levy, American journalist and author
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1974
Matthew Macfadyen, English actor
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1974
Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboard player
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1974
John Rocker, American baseball player
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1974
Dhondup Wangchen, Chinese director and producer
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1975
Francis Bouillon, American-Canadian ice hockey player
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1975
Vina Morales, Filipino actress and singer
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1976
Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer
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1976
Kevin Maher, English-Irish footballer and coach
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1977
Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer
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1977
Alimi Ballard, American actor and producer
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1977
Bryan Bertino, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1977
Ryan McGinley, American photographer
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1977
André Villas-Boas, Portuguese footballer and manager
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1978
Jerry Flannery, Irish rugby player and coach
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1978
Chuka Umunna, English lawyer and politician
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1979
Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer-songwriter and violinist
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1979
Alexandros Nikolaidis, Greek martial artist
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1979
Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver
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1979
Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player
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1980
Alessandro Piccolo, Italian race car driver
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1980
Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer
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1980
Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
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1981
Tsubasa Imai, Japanese singer, actor, and dancer
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1982
Nick Riewoldt, Australian footballer
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1983
Milica Brozovic, Serbian-Russian figure skater
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1983
Felicity Jones, English actress
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1983
Toshihiro Matsushita, Japanese footballer
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1983
Riki Miura, Japanese actor
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1983
Junichi Miyashita, Japanese swimmer
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1983
Ivan Saenko, Russian footballer
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1983
Mitch Talbot, American baseball player
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1983
Vitali Teleš, Estonian footballer
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1984
Jared Tallent, Australian race walker
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1984
Randall Munroe, American author and illustrator
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1984
Luke Rockhold, American mixed martial artist
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1984
Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bandleader
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1985
Carlos González, Venezuelan baseball player
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1985
Collins John, Dutch footballer
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1985
Baran Kosari, Iranian actress
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1985
Tomokazu Nagira, Japanese footballer
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1986
Aija Brumermane, Latvian basketball player
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1986
Yannick Ponsero, French figure skater
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1987
Bea Alonzo, Filipino actress and singer
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1987
Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer
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1987
Hideto Takahashi, Japanese footballer
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1989
Oleksandr Isakov, Ukrainian swimmer
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1990
Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer
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1990
Saki Kumagai, Japanese footballer
-
1990
Patrick Lambie, South African rugby player
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2001
Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer
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著名死亡
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AD 33
Agrippina the Elder, Roman wife of Germanicus (b. 14 BC)
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532
Pope Boniface II
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866
Al-Musta'in, Abbasid caliph (b. 836)
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1271
Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir, Icelandic aristocrat and poet
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1277
Beatrice of Falkenburg, German queen consort (b. c. 1254)
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1346
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray
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1346
Maurice de Moravia, Earl of Strathearn
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1456
Nicolas Grenon, French composer (b. 1375)
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1485
John Scott of Scott's Hall, Warden of the Cinque Ports
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1552
Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (b. 1498)
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1575
Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta, Spanish cardinal (b. 1511)
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1586
Philip Sidney, English courtier, poet, and general (b. 1554)
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1587
Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541)
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1616
John Pitts, English priest and scholar (b. 1560)
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1660
Adrian Scrope, English colonel and politician (b. 1601)
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1673
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1630)
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh · Lord High Treasurer of England
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1690
Margaret Mary Alacoque, French mystic (b. 1647)
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1757
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (b. 1683)
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1776
Pierre François le Courayer, French-English theologian and author (b. 1681)
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1780
William Cookworthy, English pharmacist and minister (b. 1705)
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1786
Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1723)
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1806
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (b. 1758)
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1836
Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. 1782)
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1837
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1778)
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1849
Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1810)
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1868
Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (b. 1775)
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1887
Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (b. 1824)
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1889
Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1828)
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1893
Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, French general and politician, 3rd President of France (b. 1808)
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1910
Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (b. 1819)
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1918
Malak Hifni Nasif, Egyptian poet and author (b. 1886)
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1928
Frank Dicksee, English painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
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1931
Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and academic (b. 1884)
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1937
J. Bruce Ismay, English businessman (b. 1862)
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1938
Karl Kautsky, Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854)
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1948
Royal Cortissoz, American art critic (b. 1869)
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1955
Dimitrios Maximos, Greek banker and politician (b. 1873)
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1956
Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (b. 1920)
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1958
Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. 1896)
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1958
Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1876)
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1962
Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and set designer (b. 1882)
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1963
Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic (b. 1865)
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1965
Bart King, American cricketer (b. 1873)
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1966
Sidney Hatch, American runner and soldier (b. 1883)
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1966
Wieland Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1917)
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1967
Puyi, Chinese emperor (b. 1906)
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1970
Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1921)
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1970
Vola Vale, American actress (b. 1897)
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1970
Quincy Wright, American political scientist and academic (b. 1890)
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1972
Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)
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1972
George, Crown Prince of Serbia (b. 1887)
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1973
Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian author and poet (b. 1926)
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1978
George Clark, American racing driver (b. 1890)
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1978
Giovanni Gronchi, Italian educator, soldier, and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1887)
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1979
S. J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (b. 1904)
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1979
John Stuart, Scottish-English actor (b. 1898)
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1981
Kannadasan Indian author, poet, and songwriter (b. 1927)
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1981
Albert Cohen, Greek-Swiss civil servant and author (b. 1895)
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1981
Lina Tsaldari, Greek politician (b. 1887)
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1983
Raymond Aron, French sociologist, political scientist, and philosopher (b. 1905)
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1987
Abdul Malek Ukil, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
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1991
Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor (b. 1919)
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1992
Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (b. 1912)
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1992
Orestis Laskos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
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1993
Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963)
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1996
Chris Acland, English musician & drummer of Lush (b. 1966)
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1997
Larry Jennings, American magician and author (b. 1933)
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1998
Joan Hickson, English actress (b. 1906)
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1998
Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (b. 1920)
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1999
Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1915)
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2000
Leo Nomellini, Italian-American football player and wrestler (b. 1924)
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2000
Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1964)
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2001
Jay Livingston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1915)
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2001
Micheline Ostermeyer, French shot putter, discus thrower, and pianist (b. 1922)
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2001
Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli historian, general, and politician, Tourism Minister of Israel (b. 1926)
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2002
Derek Bell, Irish harpist and composer (b. 1935)
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2004
Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
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2006
Daniel Emilfork, Chilean-French actor (b. 1924)
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2006
Christopher Glenn, American journalist (b. 1938)
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2007
Joey Bishop, American actor and talk show host (b. 1918)
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2007
Teresa Brewer, American singer (b. 1931)
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2007
Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (b. 1939)
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2008
Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1955)
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2008
Levi Stubbs, American singer (b. 1936)
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2008
Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1923)
Ben Weider · International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness
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2009
Norma Fox Mazer, American author and educator (b. 1931)
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2009
Vic Mizzy, American composer (b. 1916)
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2011
Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman (b. 1919)
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2012
Milija Aleksic, English-South African footballer (b. 1951)
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2012
Émile Allais, French skier (b. 1912)
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2012
Henry Friedlander, German-American historian and author (b. 1930)
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2012
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, American scientist and businessman, co-founded Energy Conversion Devices (b. 1922)
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2012
Kōji Wakamatsu, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
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2013
Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (b. 1926)
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2013
Terry Fogerty, English rugby player and coach (b. 1944)
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2013
Arthur Maxwell House, Canadian neurologist and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (b. 1926)
Arthur Maxwell House · Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
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2013
Lou Scheimer, American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company (b. 1928)
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2013
Rene Simpson, Canadian-American tennis player (b. 1966)
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2014
Edwards Barham, American farmer and politician (b. 1937)
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2014
Masaru Emoto, Japanese author and activist (b. 1943)
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2014
Tom Shaw, American bishop (b. 1945)
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2014
Berndt von Staden, German diplomat, German Ambassador to the United States (b. 1919)
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2015
Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (b. 1926)
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2015
Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager (b. 1946)
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2015
Anne-Marie Lizin, Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
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2015
Tom Smith, American businessman and politician (b. 1947)
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2017
Gord Downie, Canadian musician (b. 1964)
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