November 30 — 历史上的今天
355 条目
事件
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1707
The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
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1718
King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
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1782
American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
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1786
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).
Grand Duchy of Tuscany · Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor · Capital punishment · Cities for Life Day
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1803
The Balmis Expedition starts in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against smallpox in Spanish America and Philippines. In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.
Balmis Expedition · Spain · Spanish America · Philippines · New Orleans
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1804
The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
Democratic-Republican Party · United States Senate · Impeachment · Federalist Party · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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1829
First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.
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1853
Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
Crimean War · Battle of Sinop · Imperial Russian Navy · Pavel Nakhimov · Military of the Ottoman Empire
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1864
American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.
American Civil War · Army of Tennessee · Army of the Ohio · Battle of Franklin
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1868
A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
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1872
The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
1872 Scotland vs England football match · Hamilton Crescent · Glasgow · Scotland national football team · England national football team
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1886
The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
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1916
Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.
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1934
The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph.
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1936
In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
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1939
Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.
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1942
World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.
World War II · Battle of Tassafaronga · Raizō Tanaka · Carleton H. Wright
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1947
Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
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1953
Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.
Mutesa II of Buganda · Kabaka of Buganda · Buganda · Andrew Cohen (colonial governor) · Uganda
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1954
In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
Sylacauga, Alabama · Hodges meteorite · Western Hemisphere · Human
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1966
Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
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1967
The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
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1967
The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman.
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1967
Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing.
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1971
Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the United Arab Emirates.
Pahlavi dynasty · Greater and Lesser Tunbs · United Arab Emirates
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1972
Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000.
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1981
Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.)
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1982
Michael Jackson's sixth solo studio album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history.
Michael Jackson · Thriller (Michael Jackson album) · List of best-selling albums
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1994
MS Achille Lauro catches fire off the coast of Somalia.
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1995
Official end of Operation Desert Storm.
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1995
U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls terrorists "yesterday's men".
Bill Clinton · Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland peace process · Belfast City Hall
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1998
Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.
Exxon · Mobil · ExxonMobil
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1999
In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
Seattle · 1999 Seattle WTO protests · Anti-globalization movement
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1999
British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
British Aerospace · Marconi Electronic Systems · BAE Systems
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2005
John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
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2012
An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people.
Ilyushin Il-76 · Aéro-Service · 2012 Aéro-Service Ilyushin Il-76T crash · Maya-Maya Airport
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著名出生
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147
Annia Aurelia Galeria Faustina, eldest daughter of Marcus Aurelius
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539
Gregory of Tours, French bishop and saint (d. 594)
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1310
Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (d. 1349)
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1340
John, Duke of Berry (d. 1416)
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1364
John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, Scottish soldier (d. 1390)
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1426
Johann IV Roth, Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1506)
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1427
Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland (d. 1492)
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1459
Mingyi Nyo, founder of Toungoo dynasty of Burma (d. 1530)
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1466
Andrea Doria, Italian admiral (d. 1560)
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1485
Veronica Gambara, Italian poet and stateswoman (d. 1550)
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1498
Andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish captain and explorer (d. 1568)
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1508
Andrea Palladio, Italian architect and theoretician, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Teatro Olimpico (d. 1580)
Andrea Palladio · Church of San Giorgio Maggiore · Teatro Olimpico
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1549
Sir Henry Savile, English educator (d. 1622)
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1554
Philip Sidney, English soldier, courtier, and poet (d. 1586)
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1573
Aubert Miraeus, Belgian historian (d. 1640)
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1594
John Cosin, English bishop and academic (d. 1672)
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1599
Andrea Sacchi, Italian painter (d. 1661)
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1614
William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford (d. 1680)
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1625
Jean Domat, French scholar and jurist (d. 1696)
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1637
Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian and author (d. 1698)
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1642
Andrea Pozzo, Jesuit Brother, architect and painter (d. 1709)
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1645
Andreas Werckmeister, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1706)
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1667
Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (d. 1745)
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1670
John Toland, Irish philosopher and author (d. 1722)
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1683
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (d. 1744)
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1699
King Christian VI of Denmark (d. 1746)
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1719
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (d. 1772)
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1723
William Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Jersey (d. 1790)
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1748
Joachim Albertini, Italian-Polish composer (d. 1838)
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1756
Ernst Chladni, German physicist and author (d. 1827)
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1764
Franz Xaver Gerl, Austrian singer and composer (d. 1827)
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1768
Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish physician, chemist, and biologist (d. 1838)
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1781
Alexander Berry, Scottish surgeon, merchant, and explorer (d. 1873)
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1791
Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg, Austrian field marshal and politician (d. 1848)
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1796
Carl Loewe, German singer, composer, and conductor (d. 1869)
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1810
Oliver Winchester, American businessman and politician, founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company (d. 1880)
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1813
Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (d. 1890)
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1813
Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (d. 1888)
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1817
Theodor Mommsen, German jurist, historian, and scholar, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1903)
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1821
Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic (d. 1902)
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1825
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French painter and educator (d. 1905)
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1835
Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (d. 1910)
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1836
Lord Frederick Cavendish, Anglo-Irish soldier and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (d. 1882)
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1840
Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Birks & Mayors (d. 1928)
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1847
Afonso Pena, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Brazil (d. 1909)
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1857
Bobby Abel, English cricketer (d. 1936)
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1858
Jagadish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist (d. 1937)
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1863
Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino activist and politician, co-founded Katipunan (d. 1897)
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1866
Andrey Lyapchev, Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (d. 1933)
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1869
Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
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1869
James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Northern Ireland (d. 1953)
James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn · Governor of Northern Ireland
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1872
John McCrae, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet (d. 1918)
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1873
Božena Benešová, Czech author and poet (d. 1936)
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1874
Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
Winston Churchill · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Nobel Prize in Literature
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1874
Lucy Maud Montgomery, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 1942)
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1875
Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player (d. 1936)
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1875
Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1941)
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1883
Gustav Suits, Estonian-Swedish poet and politician (d. 1956)
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1887
Andrej Gosar, Slovenian economist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1970)
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1887
Beatrice Kerr, Australian swimmer and diver (d. 1971)
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1888
Harry Altham, English cricketer and coach (d. 1965)
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1889
Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)
Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1889
Reuvein Margolies, Ukrainian-Israeli author and scholar (d. 1971)
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1898
Firpo Marberry, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
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1904
Clyfford Still, American painter and educator (d. 1980)
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1906
John Dickson Carr, American author and playwright (d. 1977)
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1906
Andrés Henestrosa, Mexican poet, linguist, and politician (d. 2008)
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1907
Jacques Barzun, French-American historian and author (d. 2012)
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1909
Robert Nighthawk, American singer and guitarist (d. 1967)
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1912
Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966)
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1912
Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006)
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1915
Brownie McGhee, American folk-blues singer and guitarist (d. 1996)
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1915
Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
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1916
Dena Epstein, American musicologist and author (d. 2013)
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1918
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (d. 2014)
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1919
Jane C. Wright, American oncologist and cancer researcher (d. 2013)
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1920
Virginia Mayo, American actress (d. 2005)
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1924
Elliott Blackstone, American police officer and activist (d. 2006)
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1924
Shirley Chisholm, American activist, educator and politician (d. 2005)
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1924
Allan Sherman, American actor, comedian, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
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1925
William H. Gates, Sr., American lawyer and philanthropist
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1926
Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003)
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1927
Robert Guillaume, American actor and singer (d. 2017)
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1928
Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician 68th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan (d. 2014)
Takako Doi · List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Japan
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1928
Joe B. Hall, American basketball player and coach
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1928
Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2013)
Andres Narvasa · Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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1929
Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (d. 2012)
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1929
Joan Ganz Cooney, American screenwriter and producer, co-created Sesame Street
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1930
G. Gordon Liddy, American lawyer, radio host, television actor and criminal
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1931
Bill Walsh, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
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1931
Margot Zemach, American author and illustrator (d. 1989)
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1932
Bob Moore, American bassist and bandleader
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1932
Cho Nam-chul, South Korean Go player (d. 2006)
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1933
Norman Deeley, English footballer and manager (d. 2007)
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1933
Sam Gilliam, American painter and educator
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1934
Marcel Prud'homme, Canadian politician (d. 2017)
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1936
Dmitri Anosov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2014)
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1936
Abbie Hoffman, American activist and author, co-founded the Youth International Party (d. 1989)
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1937
Jimmy Bowen, American record producer, songwriter, and pop singer
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1937
Praveen Chaudhari, Indian-American physicist and academic (d. 2010)
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1937
Frank Ifield, English-Australian singer and guitarist
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1937
Luther Ingram, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
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1937
Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer
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1937
Tom Simpson, English cyclist (d. 1967)
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1937
Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese-American physician and author
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1938
Jean Eustache, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
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1938
John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (d. 2013)
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1940
Kevin Phillips, American journalist and author
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1940
Peter Shreeves, Welsh footballer, coach, and manager
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1940
Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
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1941
Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough, English politician
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1943
Terrence Malick, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1944
George Graham, Scottish footballer and manager
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1945
Hilary Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Hilary Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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1945
Roger Glover, Welsh bass player, songwriter, and producer
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1945
John R. Powers, American author and playwright (d. 2013)
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1945
Stan Sulzmann, English saxophonist and educator
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1946
George Duffield, English jockey and trainer
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1947
Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean-Swedish poet and translator
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1947
David Mamet, American playwright, screenwriter, and director
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1949
Jimmy London, Jamaican singer-songwriter
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1949
Matthew Festing, 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Matthew Festing · List of Princes and Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
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1950
Paul Westphal, American basketball player and coach
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1951
Daniel Petrie, Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1952
Semyon Bychkov, Russian-American conductor
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1952
Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer
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1953
June Pointer, American singer and actress (d. 2006)
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1953
David Sancious, American rock and jazz keyboard player and guitarist
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1954
Wayne Bartholomew, Australian surfer
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1954
Lawrence Summers, American economist and academic
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1955
Michael Beschloss, American historian and author
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1955
Richard Burr, American businessman, academic, and politician
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1955
Kevin Conroy, American actor
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1955
Andy Gray, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
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1955
Billy Idol, English singer-songwriter
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1957
John Ashton, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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1957
Richard Barbieri, English keyboard player and songwriter
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1957
Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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1957
Patrick McLoughlin, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
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1957
Colin Mochrie, Scottish-Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1957
Margaret Spellings, American educator and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Education
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1958
Stacey Q, American pop singer-songwriter, dancer and actress
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1959
George Faber, British television producer
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1959
Lorraine Kelly, Scottish journalist and actress
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1959
Hugo Swire, English soldier and politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Hugo Swire · Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (United Kingdom)
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1960
Bill Halter, American scholar, activist, and politician, 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
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1960
Gary Lineker, English footballer and sportscaster
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1960
Bob Tewksbury, American baseball player and coach
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1961
Innocent Egbunike, Nigerian sprinter and coach
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1961
Ian Morris, Trinidadian footballer and sprinter
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1962
Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (d. 2014)
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1962
Bo Jackson, American football and baseball player
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1962
Daniel Keys Moran, American computer programmer and author
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1964
Michael Cudlitz, American actor and producer
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1964
Jushin Thunder Liger, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
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1965
Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Japanese royal
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1965
Lee Klein, American writer
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1965
David Laws, English banker and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
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1965
Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
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1966
Nigel Adams, English businessman and politician
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1966
David Berkoff, American swimmer
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1966
David Nicholls, English author and screenwriter
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1966
Mika Salo, Finnish race car driver
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1966
John Bishop, English comedian presenter and actor
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1967
Joseph Corré, English fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Agent Provocateur
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1967
Rajiv Dixit, Indian author and activist (d. 2010)
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1967
Richard Harry, Australian rugby player
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1968
Laurent Jalabert, French cyclist and sportscaster
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1969
Marc Forster, German-Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter
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1969
Marc Goossens, Belgian race car driver
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1969
Chris Weitz, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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1970
Phil Babb, English footballer and manager
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1970
Walter Emanuel Jones, American actor and dancer
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1971
Ray Durham, American baseball player
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1971
Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
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1972
Dan Jarvis, English soldier and politician
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1972
Stanislav Kitto, Estonian footballer
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1972
Abel Xavier, Portuguese footballer and manager
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1975
Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1975
Ben Thatcher, English footballer
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1976
Marta Burgay, Italian astronomer
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1976
Marco Castro, Peruvian-American director and cinematographer
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1976
Josh Lewsey, English rugby player
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1976
Paul Nuttall, British politician
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1977
Richard Elias Anderson, Canadian basketball player and coach
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1977
Steve Aoki, American DJ and producer, founded Dim Mak Records
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1977
Iván Guerrero, Honduran footballer and manager
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1977
Kazumi Saito, Japanese baseball player and coach
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1977
Olivier Schoenfelder, French ice dancer and coach
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1978
Clay Aiken, American singer
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1978
Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor and director
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1978
Benjamin Lense, German footballer
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1978
Emil Steiner, American journalist and author
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1979
Chris Atkinson, Australian race car driver
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1979
Andrés Nocioni, Argentinian basketball player
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1980
Cem Adrian, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and director
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1980
Jamie Ashdown, English footballer
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1980
Shane Victorino, American baseball player
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1981
Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
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1982
Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress
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1982
Tony Giarratano, American baseball player
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1982
Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player
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1983
Adrian Cristea, Romanian footballer
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1983
Vladislav Polyakov, Kazakh swimmer
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1984
Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer
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1984
Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer
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1984
Olga Rypakova, Kazakhstani triple jumper
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1984
Francisco Sandaza, Spanish footballer
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1985
Kaley Cuoco, American actress
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1985
Hikari Mitsushima, Japanese actress and singer
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1986
Jordan Farmar, American basketball player
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1987
Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player
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1987
Naomi Knight, American wrestler, model, and dancer
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1987
Dougie Poynter, English singer-songwriter and bass player
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1988
Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (d. 2014)
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1988
Vitaliy Polyanskyi, Ukrainian footballer
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1988
Tomi Saarelma, Finnish footballer
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1989
Vladimír Weiss, Slovak footballer
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1990
Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player
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1990
Antoine N'Gossan, Ivorian footballer
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1991
Agnatius Paasi, Tongan rugby league player
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1993
Yuri Chinen, Japanese idol, singer, dancer and model
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1994
Sofia Araújo, Portuguese tennis player
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1995
Seb Morris, Welsh race car driver
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著名死亡
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912
Otto I, Duke of Saxony (b. c. 851)
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1016
Edmund Ironside, English king (b. 993)
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1204
Emeric, King of Hungary
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1276
Kanezawa Sanetoki, Japanese member of the Hōjō clan (b. 1224)
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1283
John of Vercelli, Master General of the Dominican Order (b. c. 1205)
John of Vercelli · Master of the Order of Preachers · Dominican Order
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1378
Andrew Stratford, English verderer and landowner
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1525
Guillaume Crétin, French poet (b. c. 1460)
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1526
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Italian captain (b. 1498)
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1580
Richard Farrant, English playwright and composer (b. 1530)
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1600
Nanda Bayin, Burmese king (b. 1535)
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1603
William Gilbert, English scientist (b. 1544)
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1623
Thomas Weelkes, English organist and composer (b. 1576)
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1647
Bonaventura Cavalieri, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1598)
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1647
Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (b. 1582)
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1654
John Selden, English jurist and scholar (b. 1584)
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1675
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1605)
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore · List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1703
Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (b. 1672)
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1718
Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)
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1761
John Dollond, English optician and astronomer (b. 1706)
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1765
George Glas, Scottish merchant and explorer (b. 1725)
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1864
Patrick Cleburne, Irish-American general (b. 1828)
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1873
Alexander Berry, Scottish-Welsh surgeon, merchant, and explorer (b. 1781)
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1892
Dimitrios Valvis, Greek judge and politician, 69th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1814)
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1900
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (b. 1854)
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1901
Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (b. 1815)
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1907
Ludwig Levy, German architect (b. 1854)
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1908
Nishinoumi Kajirō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16th Yokozuna (b. 1855)
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1920
Vladimir May-Mayevsky, Russian general (b. 1867)
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1923
John Maclean, Scottish educator and activist (b. 1879)
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1930
Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 3rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (b. 1851)
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1931
Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1848)
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1933
Arthur Currie, Canadian general (b. 1875)
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1934
Hélène Boucher, French pilot (b. 1908)
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1935
Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet, philosopher, and critic (b. 1888)
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1942
Anthony M. Rud, American journalist and author (b. 1893)
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1943
Etty Hillesum, Dutch author (b. 1914)
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1944
Paul Masson, French cyclist (b. 1876)
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1953
Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (b. 1879)
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1954
Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor and composer (b. 1886)
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1955
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer and educator (b. 1896)
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1958
Hubert Wilkins, Australian pilot, ornithologist, geographer, and explorer (b. 1888)
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1966
Salah Suheimat, Jordanian lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
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1967
Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet and author (b. 1904)
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1972
Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish actor, author, and academic (b. 1883)
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1977
Terence Rattigan, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1911)
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1979
Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)
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1987
Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)
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1988
Pannonica de Koenigswarter, English-American singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
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1989
Ahmadou Ahidjo, Cameroonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Cameroon (b. 1924)
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1989
Alfred Herrhausen, German banker (b. 1930)
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1992
Peter Blume, American painter and sculptor (b. 1906)
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1993
David Houston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
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1994
Guy Debord, French theorist and author (b. 1931)
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1994
Lionel Stander, American actor (b. 1908)
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1996
Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player (b. 1932)
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1997
Kathy Acker, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1947)
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1998
Margaret Walker, American author and poet (b. 1915)
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1999
Charlie Byrd, American guitarist (b. 1925)
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2000
Eloise Jarvis McGraw, American author (b. 1915)
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2000
Scott Smith, Canadian bass player (b. 1955)
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2003
Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. 1906)
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2004
Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1920)
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2004
Seungsahn, South Korean spiritual leader, founded the Kwan Um School of Zen (b. 1927)
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2005
Jean Parker, American actress (b. 1915)
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2006
Elhadi Adam, Sudanese poet and songwriter (b. 1927)
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2006
Rafael Buenaventura, Filipino banker (b. 1938)
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2006
Shirley Walker, American composer and conductor (b. 1945)
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2007
Engin Arık, Turkish physicist and academic (b. 1948)
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2007
Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (b. 1938)
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2008
Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (b. 1958)
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2010
Rajiv Dixit, Indian author and activist (b. 1967)
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2010
Garry Gross, American photographer (b. 1937)
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2012
Rogelio Álvarez, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1938)
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2012
I. K. Gujral, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (b. 1919)
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2012
Munir Malik, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1931)
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2012
Susil Moonesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Western Province (b. 1930)
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2012
Homer R. Warner, American cardiologist and academic (b. 1922)
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2013
Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded Trinity Broadcasting Network (b. 1934)
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2013
Jean Kent, English actress (b. 1921)
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2013
Tabu Ley Rochereau, Congolese-Belgian singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
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2013
Doriano Romboni, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1968)
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2013
Paul Walker, American actor and producer (b. 1973)
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2014
Qayyum Chowdhury, Bangladeshi painter and academic (b. 1932)
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2014
Jarbom Gamlin, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (b. 1961)
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2014
Martin Litton, American rafter and environmentalist (b. 1917)
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2014
Anthony Dryden Marshall, American CIA officer and diplomat (b. 1924)
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2014
Kent Haruf American novelist (b. 1943)
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2015
Pío Caro Baroja, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1928)
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2015
Minas Hatzisavvas, Greek actor and screenwriter (b. 1948)
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2015
Marcus Klingberg, Polish-Israeli physician and biologist (b. 1918)
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2015
Fatema Mernissi, Moroccan sociologist and author (b. 1940)
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2015
Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1922)
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2015
Eldar Ryazanov, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1927)
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2015
Nigel Buxton, British travel writer and wine critic (b. 1924)
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