Events on 17 August include:
- Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky; later that same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about the relationship (1998)
- Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself (1991)
- The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed (1947)
This page gathers 74 events, 222 births and 98 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 986 to 2019.
Events · United Kingdom
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1998
Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky; later that same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about the relationship. Wikipedia: Clinton–Lewinsky scandal · 36 languages
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1991
Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself. Wikipedia: Strathfield massacre · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1947
The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed. Wikipedia: Radcliffe Line · 26 languages
Archive: John Radcliffe. Line engraving by B. Cole, 1754. — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1945
Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published. Wikipedia: Animal Farm · ✓ Wikidata · 121 languages
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1943
World War II: The Royal Air Force began a strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany's V-weapon programme by attacking the Peenemünde Army Research Center. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
Archive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana -
1943
Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a secret conference in Quebec. Wikipedia: Winston Churchill · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
Archive: Winston Churchill — Bucharest Metropolitan Library · Europeana
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1943
World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily. Wikipedia: Seventh United States Army · 17 languages
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1896
Bridget Driscoll becomes the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Death of Bridget Driscoll · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1836
British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths. Wikipedia: Parliament of the United Kingdom · 82 languages
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1648
The Parliamentarians defeat a English Royalist and Scottish army in the battle of Preston. Wikipedia: Roundhead · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1560
The Scottish Reformation Parliament approved a Protestant confession of faith, initiating the Scottish Reformation and disestablishing Catholicism as the national religion. Wikipedia: Scottish Reformation Parliament · 2 languages
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1549
Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England. Wikipedia: Battle of Sampford Courtenay · 3 languages
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1424
Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
Around the world
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2019
A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured. Wikipedia: 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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2017
Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100. Wikipedia: 2017 Barcelona attacks · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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2015
A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others. Wikipedia: 2015 Bangkok bombing · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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2009
An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area. Wikipedia: Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2008
Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete at a single games. Wikipedia: Michael Phelps · 108 languages
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2005
The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts. Wikipedia: Israeli settlement · 44 languages
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2005
Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. Wikipedia: 2005 Bangladesh bombings · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2004
The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country. Wikipedia: National Assembly (Serbia) · 42 languages
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1999
The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118–17,127 dead and 43,953–50,000 injured. Wikipedia: 1999 İzmit earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1988
President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. Wikipedia: Zia-ul-Haq · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1985
The 1985–86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota. Wikipedia: 1985–1986 Hormel strike · 1 language
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1978
Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine. Wikipedia: Double Eagle II · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1977
The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. Wikipedia: Arktika (1972 icebreaker) · 16 languages
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1976
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000 and 8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless. Wikipedia: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake · 10 languages
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1970
Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). Wikipedia: Venera program · 52 languages
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1969
Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage. Wikipedia: Saffir–Simpson scale · 52 languages
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1962
Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall. Wikipedia: Killing of Peter Fechter · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1960
Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34. Wikipedia: Aeroflot Flight 036 · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1959
American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time. Wikipedia: Miles Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1959
Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.2 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana. Wikipedia: Quake Lake · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1958
Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country. Wikipedia: Pioneer 0 · 30 languages
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1955
Hurricane Diane makes landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina; it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people. Wikipedia: Hurricane Diane · 9 languages
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1953
First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California. Wikipedia: Narcotics Anonymous · 28 languages
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1950
Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea. Wikipedia: Korean War · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1949
The 6.7 Ms Karlıova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320–450 dead. Wikipedia: 1949 Karlıova earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1949
Matsukawa derailment: Unknown saboteurs cause a passenger train to derail and overturn in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, killing three crew members and igniting a political firestorm between the Japanese Communist Party and the government of Occupied Japan that will eventually lead to the Japanese Red Purge. Wikipedia: Matsukawa derailment · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1945
The independence of Indonesia was proclaimed, igniting a revolution against the Dutch Empire. Wikipedia: Proclamation of Indonesian Independence · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1945
Evacuation of Manchukuo: At Talitzou by the Sino-Korean border, Puyi, then the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, formally renounces the imperial throne, dissolves the state, and cedes its territory to the Republic of China. Wikipedia: Evacuation of Manchukuo · 4 languages
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1943
World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission. Wikipedia: Eighth Air Force · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1942
World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1918
Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. Wikipedia: Bolsheviks · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1916
World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side. Wikipedia: Kingdom of Romania · 64 languages
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1915
A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead. Wikipedia: 1915 Galveston hurricane · 7 languages
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1915
Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia, USA after his death sentence is commuted by Governor John M. Slaton. Wikipedia: Leo Frank · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1914
World War I: Ignoring orders to retreat, Hermann von François led a successful counterattack defending East Prussia at the Battle of Stallupönen and scored the first German victory in the Eastern Front. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1907
Pike Place Market (pictured), one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opened in Seattle, Washington. Wikipedia: Pike Place Market · 15 languages
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1883
The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional. Wikipedia: Dominican Republic · 280 languages
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1876
The premiere of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner (pictured) closed the first Bayreuth Festival. Wikipedia: Götterdämmerung · 38 languages
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1866
The Grand Duchy of Baden announces its withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia. Wikipedia: Grand Duchy of Baden · 49 languages
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1864
American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida. Wikipedia: Battle of Gainesville · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1863
American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter. Wikipedia: Charleston, South Carolina · 91 languages
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1862
American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River. Wikipedia: American Indian Wars · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1862
American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Wikipedia: American Civil War · 170 languages
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1827
Dutch King William I and Pope Leo XII sign concord. Wikipedia: William I of the Netherlands · 62 languages
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1808
The Finnish War: The Battle of Alavus is fought. Wikipedia: Finnish War · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1807
Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world. Wikipedia: Robert Fulton · 72 languages
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1798
The Vietnamese Catholics report a Marian apparition in Quảng Trị, an event which is called Our Lady of La Vang. Wikipedia: Vietnam · 369 languages
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1784
Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón. Wikipedia: Luigi Boccherini · 56 languages
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1740
Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope. Wikipedia: Pope Benedict XIV · 91 languages
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1723
Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes Bishop of Făgăraș and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in Făgăraș, after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI. Wikipedia: Ioan Giurgiu Patachi · 7 languages
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1717
Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia: Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) · 27 languages
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1676
Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad. Wikipedia: Scanian War · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1668
An earthquake struck the North Anatolia region, killing over 8,000 people. Wikipedia: 1668 North Anatolia earthquake · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1597
Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores. Wikipedia: Islands Voyage · 5 languages
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1585
Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces. Wikipedia: Eighty Years' War · 76 languages
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1585
A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina. Wikipedia: Walter Raleigh · 72 languages
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1498
Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois. Wikipedia: Cesare Borgia · 65 languages
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1488
Konrad Bitz, the Bishop of Turku, marks the date of his preface to Missale Aboense, the oldest known book of Finland. Wikipedia: List of bishops of Turku · 8 languages
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1386
Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania, forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return. Wikipedia: Karl Thopia · 24 languages
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1186
Georgenberg Pact: Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son Frederick under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided. Wikipedia: Georgenberg Pact · 11 languages
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986
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: The Bulgarians defeated Byzantine forces at the battle of the Gates of Trajan near present-day Ihtiman, with Emperor Basil II barely escaping. Wikipedia: Byzantine–Bulgarian wars · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
World days
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Technology
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Science
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1970
Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). Wikipedia: Venera program · 52 languages
Business
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Sport
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2008
Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, setting the record for the most gold medals won by an athlete at a single games. Wikipedia: Michael Phelps · 108 languages
Culture
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1549
Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England. Wikipedia: Battle of Sampford Courtenay · 3 languages
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1959
American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time. Wikipedia: Miles Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1876
The premiere of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner (pictured) closed the first Bayreuth Festival. Wikipedia: Götterdämmerung · 38 languages
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1784
Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón. Wikipedia: Luigi Boccherini · 56 languages
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1488
Konrad Bitz, the Bishop of Turku, marks the date of his preface to Missale Aboense, the oldest known book of Finland. Wikipedia: List of bishops of Turku · 8 languages
Births
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2003
Rayan Cherki, French footballer Wikipedia: Rayan Cherki · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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2003
Nastasja Schunk, German tennis player Wikipedia: Nastasja Schunk · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2003
The Kid Laroi, Australian rapper and songwriter Wikipedia: The Kid Laroi · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2000
Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter Wikipedia: Lil Pump · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1998
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia: Yoshinobu Yamamoto · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1996
Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jake Virtanen · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1995
Gracie Gold, American figure skater Wikipedia: Gracie Gold · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1995
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1994
Phoebe Bridgers, American singer/songwriter Wikipedia: Phoebe Bridgers · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1994
Jack Conklin, American football player Wikipedia: Jack Conklin · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1994
Taissa Farmiga, American actress Wikipedia: Taissa Farmiga · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1993
Kevin Byard, American football player Wikipedia: Kevin Byard · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1993
Ederson Moraes, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Ederson (footballer, born 1993) · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1993
Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer Wikipedia: Sarah Sjöström · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
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1993
Xie Zhenye, Chinese athlete Wikipedia: Xie Zhenye · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1992
Saraya Bevis, English wrestler Wikipedia: Paige (wrestler) · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1992
Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (died 2013) Wikipedia: Alex Elisala · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1992
Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Chanel Mata'utia · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1992
Maru Teferi, Israeli marathon runner Wikipedia: Maru Teferi · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1991
Austin Butler, American actor Wikipedia: Austin Butler · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1990
Rachel Hurd-Wood, English actress Wikipedia: Rachel Hurd-Wood · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1989
Lil B, American rapper Wikipedia: Lil B · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1989
Rachel Corsie, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Rachel Corsie · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1988
Brady Corbet, American actor and director Wikipedia: Brady Corbet · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1988
Jihadi John, Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jihadi John · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1988
Joyner Lucas, American rapper Wikipedia: Joyner Lucas · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1988
Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Natalie Sandtorv · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1988
Erika Toda, Japanese actress Wikipedia: Erika Toda · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1986
Rudy Gay, American basketball player Wikipedia: Rudy Gay · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1986
Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player Wikipedia: Tyrus Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1985
Yū Aoi, Japanese actress and model Wikipedia: Yū Aoi · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1984
Dee Brown, American basketball player Wikipedia: Dee Brown (basketball, born 1984) · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1984
Oksana Domnina, Russian ice dancer Wikipedia: Oksana Domnina · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1984
Liam Heath, British sprint canoeist Wikipedia: Liam Heath · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1984
Garrett Wolfe, American football player Wikipedia: Garrett Wolfe · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1983
Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player Wikipedia: Dustin Pedroia · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1982
Phil Jagielka, English footballer Wikipedia: Phil Jagielka · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
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1982
Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler and manager Wikipedia: Cheerleader Melissa · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1982
Mark Salling, American actor and musician (died 2018) Wikipedia: Mark Salling · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1980
Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia: Keith Dabengwa · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1980
Daniel Güiza, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Dani Güiza · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1980
Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Jan Kromkamp · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1980
Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Lene Marlin · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1979
Antwaan Randle El, American football player and journalist Wikipedia: Antwaan Randle El · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1979
Nicole Sunitsch, Austrian politician Wikipedia: Nicole Sunitsch · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1977
Nathan Deakes, Australian race walker Wikipedia: Nathan Deakes · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1977
William Gallas, French footballer Wikipedia: William Gallas · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1977
Thierry Henry, French footballer Wikipedia: Thierry Henry · ✓ Wikidata · 103 languages
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1977
Mike Lewis, Welsh guitarist Wikipedia: Mike Lewis (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1977
Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Tarja Turunen · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
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1976
Eric Boulton, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Eric Boulton · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1976
Geertjan Lassche, Dutch journalist and director Wikipedia: Geertjan Lassche · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1976
Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2014) Wikipedia: Serhiy Zakarlyuka · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1974
Giuliana Rancic, Italian-American journalist and television personality Wikipedia: Giuliana Rancic · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1974
Johannes Maria Staud, Austrian composer Wikipedia: Johannes Maria Staud · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1972
Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer Wikipedia: Habibul Bashar · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1971
Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer and actress Wikipedia: Uhm Jung-hwa · 24 languages
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1971
Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican-American baseball player Wikipedia: Jorge Posada · 14 languages
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1971
Shaun Rehn, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Shaun Rehn · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1970
Jim Courier, American tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Jim Courier · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1970
Andrus Kivirähk, Estonian author Wikipedia: Andrus Kivirähk · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1970
Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Øyvind Leonhardsen · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1969
Christian Laettner, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Christian Laettner · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
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1969
Kelvin Mercer, American rapper, songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Kelvin Mercer · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1969
Donnie Wahlberg, American singer-songwriter, actor and producer Wikipedia: Donnie Wahlberg · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1968
Andriy Kuzmenko, Ukrainian singer-songwriter (died 2015) Wikipedia: Andriy Kuzmenko · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1968
Ed McCaffrey, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Ed McCaffrey · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1968
Helen McCrory, English actress (died 2021) Wikipedia: Helen McCrory · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
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1967
David Conrad, American actor Wikipedia: David Conrad · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1967
Michael Preetz, German footballer and manager Wikipedia: Michael Preetz · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1966
Jüri Luik, Estonian politician and diplomat, 18th Estonian Minister of Defense Wikipedia: Jüri Luik · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1966
Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder and stuntman Wikipedia: Rodney Mullen · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1966
Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia: Don Sweeney · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1965
Steve Gorman, American drummer Wikipedia: Steve Gorman · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1965
Dottie Pepper, American golfer Wikipedia: Dottie Pepper · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1964
Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Colin James · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1964
Maria McKee, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Maria McKee · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1964
Dave Penney, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Dave Penney · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1963
Jon Gruden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia: Jon Gruden · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1963
Jackie Walorski, American politician (died 2022) Wikipedia: Jackie Walorski · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1962
Gilby Clarke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Gilby Clarke · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1962
Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia: Dan Dakich · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1960
Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Stephan Eicher · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1960
Sean Penn, American actor, director, and political activist Wikipedia: Sean Penn · ✓ Wikidata · 100 languages
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1959
Jonathan Franzen, American novelist and essayist Wikipedia: Jonathan Franzen · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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1959
Jacek Kazimierski, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Jacek Kazimierski · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1959
Eric Schlosser, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Eric Schlosser · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1959
David Koresh, American cult leader (died 1993) Wikipedia: David Koresh · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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1958
Belinda Carlisle, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Belinda Carlisle · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1958
Fred Goodwin, Scottish banker and accountant Wikipedia: Fred Goodwin · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1958
Maurizio Sandro Sala, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia: Maurizio Sandro Sala · 9 languages
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1957
Ken Kwapis, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Ken Kwapis · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1957
Laurence Overmire, American poet, author, and actor Wikipedia: Laurence Overmire · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1957
Robin Cousins, British competitive figure skater Wikipedia: Robin Cousins · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1956
Gail Berman, American businessman, co-founded BermanBraun Wikipedia: Gail Berman · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1956
Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia: Álvaro Pino · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1955
Colin Moulding, English singer-songwriter and bassist Wikipedia: Colin Moulding · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1954
Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Eric Johnson (guitarist) · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1954
Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia Wikipedia: Andrés Pastrana Arango · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
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1953
Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Mick Malthouse · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1953
Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Herta Müller · ✓ Wikidata · 127 languages
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1953
Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (died 2015) Wikipedia: Korrie Layun Rampan · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1953
Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Kevin Rowland · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1953
Robert Thirsk, Canadian astronaut (STS 78) Wikipedia: Robert Thirsk · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1952
Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and coach (died 2012) Wikipedia: Aleksandr Maksimenkov · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1952
Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman Wikipedia: Nelson Piquet · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
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1952
Mario Theissen, German engineer and businessman Wikipedia: Mario Theissen · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1952
Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player Wikipedia: Guillermo Vilas · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1951
Richard Hunt, American Muppet performer (died 1992) Wikipedia: Richard Hunt (puppeteer) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1951
Robert Joy, Canadian actor Wikipedia: Robert Joy · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1950
Geraint Jarman, Welsh musician, poet and television producer (died 2025) Wikipedia: Geraint Jarman · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1949
Norm Coleman, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Mayor of St. Paul Wikipedia: Norm Coleman · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1949
Sue Draheim, American fiddler and composer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Sue Draheim · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1949
Julian Fellowes, English actor, director, screenwriter, and politician Wikipedia: Julian Fellowes · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1949
Sib Hashian, American rock drummer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Sib Hashian · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1948
Alexander Ivashkin, Russian-English cellist and conductor (died 2014) Wikipedia: Alexander Ivashkin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1947
Mohamed Abdelaziz, Sahrawi politician, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (died 2016) Wikipedia: Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1947
Gary Talley, American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and author Wikipedia: Gary Talley · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1946
Hugh Baiocchi, South African golfer Wikipedia: Hugh Baiocchi · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1946
Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Martha Coolidge · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1946
Patrick Manning, Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2016) Wikipedia: Patrick Manning · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1945
Rachel Pollack, American author, poet, and educator (died 2023) Wikipedia: Rachel Pollack · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1944
Larry Ellison, American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation Wikipedia: Larry Ellison · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
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1944
Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor (died 2026) Wikipedia: Jean-Bernard Pommier · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1943
Edward Cowie, English composer, painter, and author Wikipedia: Edward Cowie · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1943
Robert De Niro, American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer Wikipedia: Robert De Niro · ✓ Wikidata · 139 languages
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1943
John Humphrys, Welsh journalist and author Wikipedia: John Humphrys · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1943
Dave "Snaker" Ray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002) Wikipedia: Dave "Snaker" Ray · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1942
Shane Porteous, Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Shane Porteous · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1941
Lothar Bisky, German businessman and politician (died 2013) Wikipedia: Lothar Bisky · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1941
Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Canadian director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Jean Pierre Lefebvre · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1941
Boog Powell, American baseball player Wikipedia: Boog Powell · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1940
Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 2006) Wikipedia: Eduardo Mignogna · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1940
Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician Wikipedia: Barry Sheerman · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1939
Luther Allison, American blues guitarist and singer (died 1997) Wikipedia: Luther Allison · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1939
Cleve Moler, American mathematician, creator of the MATLAB interface (died 2026) Wikipedia: Cleve Moler · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1938
Theodoros Pangalos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (died 2023) Wikipedia: Theodoros Pangalos (politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
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1936
Seamus Mallon, Irish educator and politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2020) Wikipedia: Seamus Mallon · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1936
Margaret Heafield Hamilton, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner (died 2026) Wikipedia: Margaret Hamilton (software engineer) · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
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1934
João Donato, Brazilian pianist and composer (died 2023) Wikipedia: João Donato · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1934
Ron Henry, English footballer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Ron Henry · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1933
Mark Dinning, American pop singer (died 1986) Wikipedia: Mark Dinning · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1932
V. S. Naipaul, Trinidadian-English novelist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) Wikipedia: V. S. Naipaul · ✓ Wikidata · 110 languages
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1932
Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (died 1980) Wikipedia: Duke Pearson · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1932
Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist (died 2022) Wikipedia: Jean-Jacques Sempé · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1931
Tony Wrigley, English historian, demographer, and academic (died 2022) Wikipedia: Tony Wrigley · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1930
Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Harve Bennett · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1930
Ted Hughes, English poet and playwright (died 1998) Wikipedia: Ted Hughes · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
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1929
Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (died 1977) Wikipedia: Francis Gary Powers · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1928
T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator Wikipedia: T. J. Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1928
Willem Duys, Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Willem Duys · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1927
Sam Butera, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2009) Wikipedia: Sam Butera · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1927
F. Ray Keyser Jr., American lawyer and politician, Governor of Vermont (died 2015) Wikipedia: F. Ray Keyser Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1926
Valerie Eliot, English businesswoman (died 2012) Wikipedia: Valerie Eliot · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1926
Jiang Zemin, Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and President of China (died 2022) Wikipedia: Jiang Zemin · ✓ Wikidata · 100 languages
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1924
Evan S. Connell, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Evan S. Connell · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1923
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan artist (died 2019) Wikipedia: Carlos Cruz-Diez · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1923
Larry Rivers, American painter and sculptor (died 2002) Wikipedia: Larry Rivers · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1922
Roy Tattersall, English cricketer (died 2011) Wikipedia: Roy Tattersall · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1921
Geoffrey Elton, German-English historian and academic (died 1994) Wikipedia: Geoffrey Elton · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1920
Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Maureen O'Hara · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
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1920
Lida Moser, American photographer and author (died 2014) Wikipedia: Lida Moser · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1919
Georgia Gibbs, American singer (died 2006) Wikipedia: Georgia Gibbs · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1918
Evelyn Ankers, British-American actress (died 1985) Wikipedia: Evelyn Ankers · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
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1918
Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (died 1963) Wikipedia: Ike Quebec · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1918
Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (died 2015) Wikipedia: Michael John Wise · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1916
Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (died 2012) Wikipedia: Moses Majekodunmi · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1914
Bill Downs, American journalist (died 1978) Wikipedia: Bill Downs · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1914
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (died 1988) Wikipedia: Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1913
Mark Felt, American lawyer and agent, 2nd Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (died 2008) Wikipedia: Mark Felt · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1913
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentinian race car driver (died 1989) Wikipedia: Oscar Alfredo Gálvez · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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1913
Rudy York, American baseball player and manager (died 1970) Wikipedia: Rudy York · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1911
Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and engineer (died 1995) Wikipedia: Mikhail Botvinnik · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
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1911
Martin Sandberger, German colonel and lawyer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Martin Sandberger · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1909
Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1985) Wikipedia: Larry Clinton · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1909
Wilf Copping, English footballer (died 1980) Wikipedia: Wilf Copping · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1904
Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (died 1984) Wikipedia: Mary Cain (editor) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1904
Leopold Nowak, Austrian composer and musicologist (died 1991) Wikipedia: Leopold Nowak · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1900
Vivienne de Watteville, British travel writer and adventurer (died 1957) Wikipedia: Vivienne de Watteville · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1900
Pauline A. Young, American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (died 1991) Wikipedia: Pauline A. Young · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1899
Janet Lewis, American poet and novelist (died 1998) Wikipedia: Janet Lewis · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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1896
Leslie Groves, American general and engineer, head of the Manhattan Project (died 1970) Wikipedia: Leslie Groves · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1896
Tõnis Kint, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 1991) Wikipedia: Tõnis Kint · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1896
Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian and author (died 1970) Wikipedia: Oliver W. Larkin · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1894
William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group (died 1964) Wikipedia: William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1893
John Brahm, German-American director and production manager (died 1982) Wikipedia: John Brahm · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1893
Mae West, American stage and film actress (died 1980) Wikipedia: Mae West · ✓ Wikidata · 111 languages
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1890
Stefan Bastyr, Polish soldier and pilot (died 1920) Wikipedia: Stefan Bastyr · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1890
Harry Hopkins, American politician and diplomat, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (died 1946) Wikipedia: Harry Hopkins · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1889
Lalla Carlsen, Norwegian singer and actress (died 1967) Wikipedia: Lalla Carlsen · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1888
Monty Woolley, American actor, raconteur, and pundit (died 1963) Wikipedia: Monty Woolley · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1888
Pieter van der Hoog, Dutch bacteriologist, dermatologist, and Islamicist (died 1957) Wikipedia: Pieter van der Hoog · 6 languages
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1887
Charles I of Austria (died 1922) Wikipedia: Charles I of Austria · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1887
Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded Black Star Line (died 1940) Wikipedia: Marcus Garvey · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
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1885
Ernest Dezentjé, Dutch-Indonesian painter (died 1972) Wikipedia: Ernest Dezentjé · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1880
Percy Sherwell, South African cricketer and tennis player (died 1948) Wikipedia: Percy Sherwell · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1878
Reggie Duff, Australian cricketer (died 1911) Wikipedia: Reggie Duff · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1877
Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (died 1923) Wikipedia: Ralph McKittrick · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1873
John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (died 1946) Wikipedia: John A. Sampson · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1866
Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, Indian 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (died 1911) Wikipedia: Mahboob Ali Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1865
Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (died 1950) Wikipedia: Julia Marlowe · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1863
Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer (died 1924) Wikipedia: Gene Stratton-Porter · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1849
William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (died 1919) Wikipedia: William Kidston · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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1845
Henry Cadwalader Chapman, American physician and naturalist (died 1909) Wikipedia: Henry Cadwalader Chapman · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1840
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (died 1922) Wikipedia: Wilfrid Scawen Blunt · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1828
Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist and physician (died 1897) Wikipedia: Jules Bernard Luys · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1801
Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist (died 1865) Wikipedia: Fredrika Bremer · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
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1786
Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (died 1836) Wikipedia: Davy Crockett · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
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1786
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (died 1861) Wikipedia: Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
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1768
Louis Desaix, French general (died 1800) Wikipedia: Louis Desaix · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
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1753
Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian (died 1828) Wikipedia: Josef Dobrovský · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
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1686
Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator (died 1768) Wikipedia: Nicola Porpora · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
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1629
John III Sobieski, Polish–Lithuanian king (died 1696) Wikipedia: John III Sobieski · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
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1603
Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (died 1651) Wikipedia: Lennart Torstensson · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1586
Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian (died 1654) Wikipedia: Johannes Valentinus Andreae · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1582
John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher (died 1639) Wikipedia: John Matthew Rispoli · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
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1578
Francesco Albani, Italian painter (died 1660) Wikipedia: Francesco Albani · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
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1578
Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (died 1638) Wikipedia: Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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1556
Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint (died 1581) Wikipedia: Alexander Briant · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1501
Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (died 1529) Wikipedia: Philipp II of Hanau-Münzenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1473
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (died 1483) Wikipedia: Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
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1465
Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (died 1482) Wikipedia: Philibert I of Savoy · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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2025
Terence Stamp, English actor (born 1938) Wikipedia: Terence Stamp · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
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2024
Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, British countess (born 1933) Wikipedia: Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2024
Silvio Santos, Brazilian media mogul and television host (born 1930) Wikipedia: Silvio Santos · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2016
Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1923) Wikipedia: Arthur Hiller · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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2015
Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (born 1937) Wikipedia: Yvonne Craig · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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2015
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, German businessman (born 1933) Wikipedia: Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
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2015
László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal (born 1927) Wikipedia: László Paskai · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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2014
Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (born 1937) Wikipedia: Børre Knudsen · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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2014
Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (born 1921) Wikipedia: Wolfgang Leonhard · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2014
Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (born 1917) Wikipedia: Sophie Masloff · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2014
Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (born 1928) Wikipedia: Miodrag Pavlović · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2014
Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (born 1937) Wikipedia: Pierre Vassiliu · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
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2013
Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (born 1938) Wikipedia: Odilia Dank · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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2013
Jack Harshman, American baseball player (born 1927) Wikipedia: Jack Harshman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
John Hollander, American poet and critic (born 1929) Wikipedia: John Hollander · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2013
David Landes, Jewish-American historian and economist (born 1924) Wikipedia: David Landes · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2013
Frank Martínez, American painter (born 1924) Wikipedia: Frank Martínez (artist) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2013
Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (born 1912) Wikipedia: Gus Winckel · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2012
Aase Bjerkholt, Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (born 1915) Wikipedia: Aase Bjerkholt · 8 languages
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2012
Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (born 1933) Wikipedia: Victor Poor · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
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2012
Patrick Ricard, French businessman (born 1945) Wikipedia: Patrick Ricard (entrepreneur) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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2012
John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1930) Wikipedia: John Lynch-Staunton · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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2010
Francesco Cossiga, Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (born 1928) Wikipedia: Francesco Cossiga · ✓ Wikidata · 86 languages
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2008
Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and politician (born 1926) Wikipedia: Franco Sensi · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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2007
Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (born 1913) Wikipedia: Bill Deedes · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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2007
Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (born 1982) Wikipedia: Eddie Griffin (basketball) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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2006
Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (born 1929) Wikipedia: Shamsur Rahman (poet) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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2005
John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and academic (born 1934) Wikipedia: John N. Bahcall · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
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2004
Thea Astley, Australian author and educator (born 1925) Wikipedia: Thea Astley · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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2000
Jack Walker, English businessman (born 1929) Wikipedia: Jack Walker · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1998
Władysław Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (born 1940) Wikipedia: Władysław Komar · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1998
Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (born 1950) Wikipedia: Tadeusz Ślusarski · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
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1995
Howard E. Koch, American playwright and screenwriter (born 1902) Wikipedia: Howard Koch (screenwriter) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1995
Ted Whitten, Australian footballer and coach (born 1933) Wikipedia: Ted Whitten · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1994
Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and businessman (born 1901) Wikipedia: Luigi Chinetti · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1994
Jack Morrison, Australian rugby league player (born 1905) Wikipedia: Jack Morrison (rugby league) · 1 language
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1994
Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (born 1902) Wikipedia: Jack Sharkey · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
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1993
Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and academic (born 1920) Wikipedia: Feng Kang · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1990
Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (born 1918) Wikipedia: Pearl Bailey · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1988
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (born 1924) Wikipedia: Zia-ul-Haq · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
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1988
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1914) Wikipedia: Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1988
Victoria Shaw, Australian actress (born 1935) Wikipedia: Victoria Shaw (actress) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1987
Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator (born 1924) Wikipedia: Gary Chester · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1987
Rudolf Hess, German soldier and politician, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (born 1894) Wikipedia: Rudolf Hess · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
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1987
Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor and screenwriter (born 1929) Wikipedia: Shaike Ophir · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1983
Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (born 1896) Wikipedia: Ira Gershwin · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
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1979
John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (born 1907) Wikipedia: John C. Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1979
Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (born 1909) Wikipedia: Vivian Vance · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
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1977
Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer (born 1904) Wikipedia: Delmer Daves · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1973
Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (born 1889) Wikipedia: Conrad Aiken · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
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1973
Jean Barraqué, French pianist and composer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Jean Barraqué · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
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1973
Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (born 1939) Wikipedia: Paul Williams (The Temptations singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1971
Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (born 1914) Wikipedia: Maedayama Eigorō · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1971
Wilhelm List, German field marshal (born 1880) Wikipedia: Wilhelm List · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
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1970
Rattana Pestonji, Thai director and producer (born 1908) Wikipedia: Rattana Pestonji · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1969
Otto Stern, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888) Wikipedia: Otto Stern · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1966
Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (born 1918) Wikipedia: Ken Miles · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1958
Arthur Fox, English-American fencer (born 1878) Wikipedia: Arthur Fox (fencer) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1949
Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (born 1891) Wikipedia: Gregorio Perfecto · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1945
Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (born 1919) Wikipedia: Reidar Haaland · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
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1940
Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (born 1911) Wikipedia: Billy Fiske · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
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1936
José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (born 1880) Wikipedia: José María of Manila · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1935
Adam Gunn, American decathlete (born 1872) Wikipedia: Adam Gunn · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1935
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (born 1860) Wikipedia: Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
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1925
Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (born 1848) Wikipedia: Ioan Slavici · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
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1924
Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1851) Wikipedia: Tom Kendall · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1920
Ray Chapman, American baseball player (born 1891) Wikipedia: Ray Chapman · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
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1918
Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (born 1873) Wikipedia: Moisei Uritsky · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
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1909
Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian activist (born 1883) Wikipedia: Madan Lal Dhingra · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1908
Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (born 1873) Wikipedia: Radoje Domanović · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
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1903
Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (born 1825) Wikipedia: Hans Gude · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1901
Edmond Audran, French organist and composer (born 1842) Wikipedia: Edmond Audran · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
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1897
William Jervois, English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (born 1821) Wikipedia: William Jervois · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
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1875
Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (born 1827) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Bleek · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
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1870
Perucho Figueredo, Cuban poet and activist (born 1818) Wikipedia: Perucho Figueredo · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
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1861
Alcée Louis la Branche, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (born 1806) Wikipedia: Alcée Louis la Branche · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
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1850
José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (born 1778) Wikipedia: José de San Martín · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
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1838
Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian playwright and poet (born 1749) Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
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1834
Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (born 1802) Wikipedia: Husein Gradaščević · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1814
John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (born 1732) Wikipedia: John Johnson (architect, born 1732) · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
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1809
Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (born 1728) Wikipedia: Matthew Boulton · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
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1786
Frederick the Great, Prussian king (born 1712) Wikipedia: Frederick the Great · ✓ Wikidata · 124 languages
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1785
Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (born 1710) Wikipedia: Jonathan Trumbull · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1768
Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (born 1703) Wikipedia: Vasily Trediakovsky · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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1723
Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (born 1668) Wikipedia: Joseph Bingham · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1720
Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (born 1654) Wikipedia: Anne Dacier · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
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1676
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (born 1621) Wikipedia: Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
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1673
Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (born 1641) Wikipedia: Regnier de Graaf · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
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1547
Katharina von Zimmern, Swiss sovereign abbess (born 1478) Wikipedia: Katharina von Zimmern · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
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1510
Edmund Dudley, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1462) Wikipedia: Edmund Dudley · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
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1510
Richard Empson, English statesman Wikipedia: Richard Empson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
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1424
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (born c. 1381) Wikipedia: John Stewart, Earl of Buchan · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
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1338
Nitta Yoshisada, Japanese samurai (born 1301) Wikipedia: Nitta Yoshisada · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1324
Irene of Brunswick (born 1293) Wikipedia: Irene of Brunswick · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
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1304
Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (born 1243) Wikipedia: Emperor Go-Fukakusa · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
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1153
Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne (born 1130) Wikipedia: Eustace IV of Boulogne · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
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949
Li Shouzhen, Chinese general and governor Wikipedia: Li Shouzhen · 3 languages
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754
Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia Wikipedia: Carloman (mayor of the palace) · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
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