May 26 — 历史上的今天
364 条目
事件
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47 BC
Julius Caesar visits Tarsus on his way to Pontus, where he meets enthusiastic support, but where, according to Cicero, Cassius is planning to kill him at this point.
Julius Caesar · Tarsus, Mersin · Pontus (region) · Cicero · Gaius Cassius Longinus
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AD 17
Germanicus returns to Rome as a conquering hero; he celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti and other German tribes west of the Elbe.
Germanicus · Ancient Rome · Roman triumph · Cherusci · Chatti
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451
Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire takes place. The Sasanids defeat the Armenians militarily but guaranty them freedom to openly practice Christianity.
Battle of Avarayr · Armenians · Sasanian Empire · Christianity
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946
King Edmund I of England is murdered by a thief whom he personally attacks while celebrating St Augustine's Mass Day.
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961
King Otto I elects his 6-year-old son Otto II as heir apparent and co-ruler of the East Frankish Kingdom. He is crowned at Aachen, and placed under the tutelage of his grandmother Matilda.
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor · Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor · Heir apparent · East Francia · Aachen
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1135
Alfonso VII of León and Castile is crowned in León Cathedral as Imperator totius Hispaniae (Emperor of all of Spain).
Alfonso VII of León and Castile · León Cathedral · Imperator totius Hispaniae
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1293
An earthquake strikes Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 30,000.
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1328
William of Ockham, the Franciscan Minister-General Michael of Cesena and two other Franciscan leaders secretly leave Avignon, fearing a death sentence from Pope John XXII.
William of Ockham · Franciscan · Michael of Cesena · Avignon · Pope John XXII
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1538
Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
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1573
The Battle of Haarlemmermeer, a naval engagement in the Dutch War of Independence.
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1637
Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Pequots.
Pequot War · Mohegan · John Mason (c. 1600-1672) · Connecticut · Mystic massacre
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1644
Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
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1736
The Battle of Ackia was fought near the present site of Tupelo, Mississippi. British and Chickasaw soldiers repelled a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia.
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1770
The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
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1783
A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrated the end of fighting in American Revolution.
A Great Jubilee Day · Trumbull, Connecticut · American Revolution
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1805
Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Milan Cathedral, the gothic cathedral in Milan.
Napoleon · King of Italy · Iron Crown of Lombardy · Milan Cathedral · Gothic architecture
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1821
Establishment of the Peloponnesian Senate by the Greek rebels.
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1822
One hundred sixteen people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history.
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1830
The Indian Removal Act is passed by the U.S. Congress; it is signed into law by President Andrew Jackson two days later.
Indian Removal Act · United States Congress · Andrew Jackson
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1857
Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners.
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1864
Montana is organized as a United States territory.
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1865
American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, is the last full general of the Confederate Army to surrender, at Galveston, Texas.
American Civil War · Confederate States of America · Edmund Kirby Smith · Trans-Mississippi · Galveston, Texas
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1868
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
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1869
Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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1879
Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
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1896
Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
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1896
Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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1897
Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
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1897
The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
William Bradford (Plymouth Colony governor) · Of Plymouth Plantation · American Revolutionary War
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1900
Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
Thousand Days' War · Colombian Conservative Party · Colombian Liberal Party · Battle of Palonegro
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1908
At Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
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1917
Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon, killing 101 people and injuring 689.
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1918
The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
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1923
The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
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1936
In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
House of Commons of Northern Ireland · Tommy Henderson · Appropriation bill
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1938
In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
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1940
World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
World War II · Operation Dynamo · Allies of World War II · Dunkirk
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1940
World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
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1942
World War II: The Battle of Gazala takes place.
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1948
The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
Public Law 80-557 · Civil Air Patrol · United States Air Force
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1966
British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
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1969
Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
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1970
The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
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1971
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Liberation War · Pakistan Army · Burunga massacre · Sylhet · Bangladesh
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1972
The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
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1981
Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the pseudo-masonic lodge P2 (Propaganda Due).
Prime Minister of Italy · Arnaldo Forlani · Freemasonry · Propaganda Due
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1981
An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others.
Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler · Aircraft carrier · USS Nimitz
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1983
The 7.8 Mw Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
1983 Sea of Japan earthquake · Honshu · Mercalli intensity scale
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1986
The European Community adopts the European flag.
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1991
Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era.
Zviad Gamsakhurdia · President of Georgia · Georgia (country)
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1998
The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York.
Supreme Court of the United States · Ellis Island · New Jersey
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1998
The first "National Sorry Day" was held in Australia, and reconciliation events were held nationally, and attended by over a million people.
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2002
The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting in 14 deaths and 11 others injured.
I-40 bridge disaster · Arkansas River · Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
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2004
United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
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2008
Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million.
著名出生
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1264
Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)
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1478
Pope Clement VII (d. 1534)
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1562
James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (d. 1590)
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1566
Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1603)
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1602
Philippe de Champaigne, Dutch-French painter (d. 1674)
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1623
William Petty, English economist and philosopher (d. 1687)
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1650
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (d. 1722)
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough · Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
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1667
Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist (d. 1754)
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1669
Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (d. 1722)
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1689
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (d. 1762)
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1700
Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint (d. 1760)
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1799
August Kopisch, German poet and painter (d. 1853)
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1822
Edmond de Goncourt, French author and critic, founded the Académie Goncourt (d. 1896)
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1863
Bob Fitzsimmons, English-New Zealand boxer (d. 1917)
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1865
Robert W. Chambers, American author and illustrator (d. 1933)
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1867
Mary of Teck (d. 1953)
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1873
Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian painter and illustrator (d. 1958)
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1876
Percy Perrin, English cricketer (d. 1945)
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1880
W. Otto Miessner, American composer and educator (d. 1967)
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1883
Mamie Smith, American singer, actress, dancer, and pianist (d. 1946)
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1886
Al Jolson, American singer and actor (d. 1950)
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1887
Ba U, 2nd President of Burma (d. 1963)
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1893
Eugene Aynsley Goossens, English conductor and composer (d. 1962)
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1894
Norma Talmadge, American actress and producer (d. 1957)
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1895
Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (d. 1965)
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1895
Paul Lukas, Hungarian-American actor and singer (d. 1971)
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1898
Ernst Bacon, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
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1898
Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (d. 1965)
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1899
Antonio Barrette, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Premier of Quebec (d. 1968)
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1899
Muriel McQueen Fergusson, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (d. 1997)
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1900
Karin Juel, Swedish singer, actor, and writer (d. 1976)
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1904
George Formby, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1961)
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1904
Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1983)
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1904
Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (d. 2002)
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1907
Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (d. 2006)
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1907
John Wayne, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1979)
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1908
Robert Morley, English actor (d. 1992)
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1908
Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Vietnamese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1976)
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1909
Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1994)
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1909
Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (d. 1969)
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1910
Imi Lichtenfeld, Hungarian-Israeli martial artist, boxer, and gymnast (d. 1998)
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1911
Maurice Baquet, French actor and cellist (d. 2005)
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1911
Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1992)
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1912
János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1989)
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1912
Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (d. 1980)
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1913
Peter Cushing, English actor (d. 1994)
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1913
Pierre Daninos, French author (d. 2005)
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1913
Karin Ekelund, Swedish actress (d. 1976)
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1913
Josef Manger, German weightlifter (d. 1991)
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1914
Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2009)
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1915
Vernon Alley, American bassist (d. 2004)
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1915
Antonia Forest, English author (d. 2003)
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1916
Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist and author (d. 1972)
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1919
Rubén González, Cuban pianist (d. 2003)
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1920
Jack Cheetham, South African cricketer (d. 1980)
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1920
Peggy Lee, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2002)
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1921
Inge Borkh, German soprano
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1922
Troy Smith, American businessman, founded Sonic Drive-In (d. 2009)
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1923
James Arness, American actor (d. 2011)
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1923
Roy Dotrice, English actor (d. 2017)
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1925
Alec McCowen, English actor (d. 2017)
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1926
Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991)
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1927
Jacques Bergerac, French actor and businessman (d. 2014)
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1928
Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and assisted suicide activist (d. 2011)
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1929
J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (d. 2014)
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1929
Ernie Carroll, Australian television personality and producer
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1929
Hans Freeman, Australian bioinorganic chemist and protein crystallographer (d. 2008)
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1929
John Jackson, English lawyer and businessman
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1929
Catherine Sauvage, French singer and actress (d. 1998)
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1930
Karim Emami, Indian-Iranian lexicographer and critic (d. 2005)
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1933
Edward Whittemore, American soldier and author (d. 1995)
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1935
Eero Loone, Estonian philosopher and academic
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1936
David Stevens, Baron Stevens of Ludgate, English politician
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1937
Manorama, Indian actress and singer (d. 2015)
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1937
Paul E. Patton, American politician, 59th Governor of Kentucky
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1938
William Bolcom, American pianist and composer
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1938
Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Russian author and playwright
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1938
K. Bikram Singh, Indian director and producer (d. 2013)
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1938
Teresa Stratas, Canadian soprano and actress
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1939
Brent Musburger, American sportscaster
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1939
Herb Trimpe, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
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1940
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Canadian academic and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
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1940
Levon Helm, American singer-songwriter, drummer, producer, and actor (d. 2012)
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1941
Aldrich Ames, American CIA officer and criminal
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1941
Jim Dobbin, Scottish microbiologist and politician (d. 2014)
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1941
Cliff Drysdale, South African tennis player and sportscaster
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1941
Imants Kalniņš, Latvian composer
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1943
Erica Terpstra, Dutch swimmer, journalist, and politician
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1944
Phil Edmonston, American-Canadian journalist and politician
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1944
Jan Kinder, Norwegian ice hockey player (d. 2013)
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1944
Sam Posey, American race car driver and journalist
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1945
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2012)
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1945
Alistair MacDuff, English lawyer and judge
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1945
Garry Peterson, Canadian-American drummer
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1946
Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian gymnast and coach
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1946
Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1993)
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1947
Carol O'Connell, American author and painter
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1947
Glenn Turner, New Zealand cricketer
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1948
Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter
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1949
Jeremy Corbyn, British journalist and politician
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1949
Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki
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1949
Pam Grier, American actress
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1949
Anne McGuire, Scottish educator and politician
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1949
Philip Michael Thomas, American actor
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1949
Hank Williams Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1951
Ramón Calderón, Spanish lawyer and businessman
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1951
Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut, founded Sally Ride Science (d. 2012)
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1951
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn, Irish educator and politician
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1952
David Meece, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1953
Kay Hagan, American lawyer and politician
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1953
Michael Portillo, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
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1953
Dan Roundfield, American basketball player (d. 2012)
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1954
Alan Hollinghurst, English novelist, poet, short story writer, and translator
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1954
Denis Lebel, Canadian businessman and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of Transport
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1955
Masaharu Morimoto, Japanese-American chef
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1955
Paul Stoddart, Australian businessman
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1955
Wesley Walker, American football player and educator
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1956
Neil Parish, English politician
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1956
Fiona Shackleton, English lawyer
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1957
Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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1957
François Legault, Canadian businessman and politician
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1957
Roberto Ravaglia, Italian race car driver
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1958
Ronnie Black, American golfer
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1958
Arto Bryggare, Finnish hurdler and politician
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1958
Margaret Colin, American actress
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1959
Ole Bornedal, Danish actor, director, and producer
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1960
Doug Hutchison, American actor
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1960
Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter
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1960
Masahiro Matsunaga, Japanese race car driver
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1960
Rob Murphy, American baseball player
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1960
Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower
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1961
Steve Pate, American golfer
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1961
Tarsem Singh, Indian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
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1962
Black, English singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
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1962
Genie Francis, Canadian-American actress
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1962
Bobcat Goldthwait, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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1963
Simon Armitage, English poet, playwright and novelist
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1963
Claude Legault, Canadian actor and screenwriter
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1963
Mary Nightingale, English journalist
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1963
Jamie Spence, English golfer
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1964
Caitlín R. Kiernan, Irish-American paleontologist and author
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1964
Lenny Kravitz, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor
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1964
Argiris Pedoulakis, Greek basketball player and coach
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1965
Hazel Irvine, Scottish sportscaster and journalist
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1966
Helena Bonham Carter, English actress
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1966
Zola Budd, South African runner
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1967
Philip Treacy, Irish milliner, hat designer
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1967
Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (d. 2012)
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1968
Fernando León de Aranoa, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter
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1968
Steve Sedgley, English footballer and manager
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1969
John Baird, Canadian politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
John Baird (Canadian politician) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
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1969
Siri Lindley, American triathlete and coach
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1969
Dominic Mohan, English journalist
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1970
Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese illustrator
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1971
Zaher Andary, Lebanese footballer
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1971
Matt Stone, American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, and composer
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1973
Naomi Harris, Canadian-American photographer
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1974
Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer
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1975
Lauryn Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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1976
Paul Collingwood, English cricketer and coach
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1976
Stephen Curry, Australian comedian and actor
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1976
Kenny Florian, American mixed martial artist and sportscaster
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1976
Justin Pierre, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1977
Nikos Chatzivrettas, Greek basketball player
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1977
Raina Telgemeier, American author and cartoonist
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1977
Luca Toni, Italian footballer
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1977
Misaki Ito, Japanese actress and model
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1978
Phil Elvrum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1978
Fabio Firmani, Italian footballer
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1978
Dan Parks, Australian-Scottish rugby player
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1979
Amanda Bauer, American astronomer and academic
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1979
Natalya Nazarova, Russian sprinter
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1979
Elisabeth Harnois, American actress
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1979
Mehmet Okur, Turkish basketball player
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1980
Louis-Jean Cormier, Canadian singer and songwriter
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1981
Robert Copeland, Australian footballer
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1981
Jason Manford, English actor, screenwriter, and television host
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1981
Isaac Slade, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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1981
Ben Zobrist, American baseball player
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1982
Sten Lassmann, Estonian pianist
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1982
Hasan Kabze, Turkish footballer
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1983
Demy de Zeeuw, Dutch footballer
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1983
Henry Holland, English fashion designer
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1983
Nathan Merritt, Australian rugby league player
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1985
Monika Christodoulou, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1985
Ashley Vincent, English footballer
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1986
Michel Tornéus, Swedish long jumper
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1987
Olcay Şahan, Turkish footballer
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1987
Josh Thomas, Australian comedian and actor
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1988
Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer
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1988
Will Chambers, Australian rugby league player
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1988
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Colombian footballer
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1988
Dani Samuels, Australian discus thrower
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1988
Joel Selwood, Australian footballer
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1988
Damian Williams, American football player
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1989
Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
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1991
Ah Young, South Korean singer and actress
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1992
Curtis Rona, New Zealand rugby league player
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1993
Jason Adesanya, Belgian footballer
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1993
Dan Sarginson, Australian-English rugby league player
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1993
Katerine Savard, Canadian swimmer
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1993
Jimmy Vesey, American ice hockey player
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1996
Lara Goodall, South African cricketer
著名死亡
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604
Augustine of Canterbury, Benedictine monk and archbishop
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735
Bede, English monk, historian, and theologian (b. 672)
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818
Ali al-Ridha, Saudi Arabian 8th of The Twelve Imams (b. 766)
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926
Yuan Xingqin, Chinese general
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946
Edmund I, king of England (b. 921)
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1035]
Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona (b. 1005)
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1055
Adalbert, Margrave of Austria (b. 985)
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1250
Peter I, Duke of Brittany (b. c. 1187)
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1339
Aldona Ona, Queen of Poland (b. c. 1309)
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1362
Louis of Taranto (b. 1320)
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1421
Mehmed I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1389)
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1512
Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1447)
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1536
Francesco Berni, Italian poet (b. 1498)
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1552
Sebastian Münster, German cartographer and cosmographer (b. 1488)
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1648
Vincent Voiture, French poet and author (b. 1597)
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1653
Robert Filmer, English theorist and author (b. 1588)
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1679
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)
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1685
Charles II, Elector Palatine (b. 1651)
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1703
Samuel Pepys, English politician (b. 1633)
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1742
Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1672)
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1746
Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (b. 1660)
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1762
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (b. 1714)
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1799
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish linguist, biologist, and judge (b. 1714)
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1818
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1761)
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly · Governor-General of Finland
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1818
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader (b. 1785)
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1824
Capel Lofft, English lawyer (b. 1751)
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1840
Sidney Smith, English admiral and politician (b. 1764)
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1881
Jakob Bernays, German philologist and academic (b. 1824)
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1883
Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algerian ruler (b. 1808)
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1902
Almon Brown Strowger, American soldier and inventor (b. 1839)
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1904
Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French physician and neurologist (b. 1857)
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1908
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indian religious leader, founded the Ahmadiyya movement (b. 1835)
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1914
Jacob August Riis, Danish-American journalist, photographer, and reformer (b. 1849)
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1924
Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (b. 1859)
Victor Herbert · American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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1926
Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (b. 1904)
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1933
Horatio Bottomley, English financier, journalist, and politician (b. 1860)
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1933
Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1897)
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1939
Charles Horace Mayo, American physician, co-founded Mayo Clinic (b. 1865)
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1943
Edsel Ford, American businessman (b. 1893)
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1943
Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist, composer, and educator (b. 1864)
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1944
Christian Wirth, German SS officer (b. 1885)
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1948
Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (b. 1896)
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1951
Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (b. 1880)
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1954
Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (b. 1900)
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1955
Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1918)
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1956
Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (b. 1902)
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1959
Philip Kassel, American gymnast (b. 1876)
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1966
Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (b. 1894)
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1969
Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (b. 1937)
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1969
Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer, co-founded the Lockheed Corporation (b. 1889)
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1974
Silvio Moser, Swiss race car driver (b. 1941)
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1976
Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (b. 1889)
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1978
Cybele Andrianou, Greek actress (b. 1887)
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1979
George Brent, Irish-American actor (b. 1904)
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1984
Elizabeth Peer, American journalist (b. 1936)
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1989
Don Revie, English footballer and manager (b. 1927)
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1994
Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (b. 1940)
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1995
Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1906)
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1997
Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (b. 1896)
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1999
Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (b. 1906)
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1999
Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (b. 1898)
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2001
Vittorio Brambilla, Italian race car driver (b. 1937)
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2001
Anne Haney, American actress (b. 1934)
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2001
Moven Mahachi, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (b. 1952)
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2001
Dona Massin, Canadian actress and choreographer (b. 1917)
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2002
Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)
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2003
Kathleen Winsor, American journalist and author (b. 1919)
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2004
Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (b. 1931)
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2005
Eddie Albert, American actor (b. 1906)
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2005
Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
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2005
Ruth Laredo, American pianist and educator (b. 1937)
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2005
Leslie Smith, English businessman, co-founded Lesney Products (b. 1918)
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2006
Édouard Michelin, French businessman (b. 1963)
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2006
Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish footballer and physician (b. 1919)
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2007
Jack Edward Oliver, English illustrator (b. 1942)
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2007
Howard Porter, American basketball player (b. 1948)
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2008
Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
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2008
Zita Urbonaitė, Lithuanian cyclist (b. 1973)
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2009
Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek journalist and politician (b. 1941)
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2009
Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey and soccer player (b. 1965)
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2010
Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (b. 1912)
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2010
Chris Moran, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1956)
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2010
Kieran Phelan, Irish politician (b. 1949)
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2011
Arisen Ahubudu, Sri Lankan scholar, author, and playwright (b. 1920)
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2012
Arthur Decabooter, Belgian cyclist (b. 1936)
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2012
Leo Dillon, American illustrator (b. 1933)
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2012
Stephen Healey, Welsh captain and footballer (b. 1982)
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2012
Hiroshi Miyazawa, Japanese politician (b. 1921)
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2012
Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (b. 1925)
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2012
Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (b. 1937)
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2013
Ray Barnhart, American businessman and politician (b. 1928)
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2013
John Bierwirth, American lawyer and businessman (b. 1924)
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2013
Roberto Civita, Italian-Brazilian businessman (b. 1936)
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2013
Tom Lichtenberg, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
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2013
Otto Muehl, Austrian painter (b. 1925)
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2013
Jack Vance, American author (b. 1916)
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2014
Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (b. 1921)
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2014
Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American academic and neuropharmacologist (b. 1933)
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2014
William R. Roy, American physician, journalist, and politician (b. 1926)
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2014
Hooshang Seyhoun, Iranian-Canadian architect, sculptor, and painter (b. 1920)
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2015
Vicente Aranda, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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2015
Les Johnson, Australian politician and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (b. 1924)
Les Johnson · List of Australian High Commissioners to New Zealand
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2015
Robert Kraft, American astronomer and academic (b. 1927)
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2015
João Lucas, Portuguese footballer (b. 1979)
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2015
Dayton Waller, American soldier and politician (b. 1925)
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2016
Hedy Epstein, German-born American human rights activist and Holocaust survivor (b. 1924)